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An Ad. in The Freeman is not an experiment, but an investment. Get the habit THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER SEP 7, 1912 PUBLIC LIBRARY INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 PRICE FIVE CENTS. A SUCCESSFUL DENTIST DR. HARRY GARNES STANDS IN THE FRONT RANK OF HIS CALLING PETER JONES RETIRES FROM BUSINESS Buffet of "Billy" Lewis in State Street, is a Dream - Chicago's Greatest Vocal Artist Entertained - Reception Tendered "Strangers Within our Gates," BY CARY B. LEWIS. (Freeman Bureau, 3000 State Street Telephone Aldine 2058, Automatic 72-384.) CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 4. —Chicago is fortunate in having several dentists who are a credit to the city. They are men of professional training and stand well in the community, but longer does a dentist take a chance to catch a dentist in the "loop district," but can be easily accommodated on the South side. Dr. Harry Garnes easily stands out as one of the most prominent and successful dentists in the city. He is a graduate of high school and university training and is well equipped for dental work. Born In Ohio. Dr. Garnes is an Ohioan. He attended the Columbus High School, William Penn High School, and worked at the Ohio State University. While his people were interested in the prosecution of the kidnapping, he upon himself to pay his tuition at the schools he attended. During the summer months, like most of the professional men of the race, he secured his finances Chooses Dentistry. Choosing dentistry for his profession, he entered the dental department of the University of Illinois, and after completing his course located in Chicago. Being of a congenial personality and doing his work with thoroughness, he won the confidence of the people, and today Dr. Gurnes stands at the top of his profes- Office Well Equipped. His office is well furnished with modern equipment, which consists of a Wilkerson dental chair, Dunn's night lamp. DR. HARRY GARNES. nitrous oxide gas apparatus, electrical dental engine, electrical sterilizing machine, fountain cuspidor, and other equipment for the most up-to-date dental off-ice. Popular with All Classes. Dr. Garnes is popular with classes of people, and any person he has ever takes pleasure in recommending him. The excellent work he has done is the cause of his continued success. He is a member of the National Medical Association, and takes part in public affairs for racial good. His kindly general disposition, faithful service to his clients, is due in a large measure to the man he has attained in Chicago. He is located No. 5 East 36th Place, in Binga's Bank Building. Will Not Go to Washington, D. C. Miss Elizabeth Clark, of city and city, is a clerk in the registry division. U.S. postoffice, and who was scheduled to go Washington to be in the treasury department will remain here and hold the same position. Miss Clark has in the office for five years and has made a sundial record. She is a graduate of Ulverforce University and the University Chicago. Her many friends are glad she will remain in the "Windy City." Mr. Peter Quits Business Temporarily. Mr. Peter Jones one of the staff tic photographers of Chicago, has temporarily quit business and will take a long-needed rest. For five years Mr. Jones took a photograph business and built up a most lucrative trade at 5519 State, street, but last week Mr. Jones decided to sell his business and his wife take a much-needed rest. He has no inclination of quitting the business. Nationally Known. Mr. Jones is known in all parts of America, London and Paris. Perhaps no other colored photographer in the country has taken as many pictures of Rue Lucas's house. His gallery is literally lined with photographs of the great singers, actors, orators, business and professional men and women from all over the countries distinguished personages of Chicago, one among the first things done was to visit the art gallery of Peter Jones. So pleased were they with his work that a friend of Mr. Jones was a progressive photographer. Nothing new in the work ever escaped him, and he is a master at retouching. Urged to Open Soon. Hundreds of Mr. Jones' friends have heard that he has sold his place, and are constantly urging him to reopen as soon as he possibly can. In an interview with the newspaper, she says, "I'm going out of the photograph business, it's my life work, and I will enter the business as soon as I get some rest. I have worked constantly for five years and need some rest. I want it known, however that if any other are any claims opposing me, I will be at the Climax Studio, at 3420 State street, to make them good. Popular with All Classes Mr. Jones is one of the most popular of the young business men in Chicago. Pictures that he has taken demonstrates that he is admired by all classes of people. He is a man of great character, his wife is amiable and business-like in her transactions with customers. There has been a constant stream of students visiting the Studio, requesting that he make the days as short as possible to reopen another Jones photograph gallery. The Climax is formerly of Lexington KY, and who is a finished artist in the business. "Billy" Lewis' Buffet Chicago is one city where Negroes keep apace along business lines. Whatever improvements that can be made to enclose the building, the owners never fails to make it. This is especially true of the Mineral Spring Buffet, at 3517 State street. At one time it was a large, open kitchen but the building was purchased by Mr. Lewis, and now it has been transformed into one of the finest and most up-to-date cafes on the South Side. Its exterior decoration, the handsome fixtures in the bar to the buffet apartment, newness is seen from cevery angle. Mr. Lewis has the pleasure of hosting the pleasure of his guests and patrons. Splendid Location. He is located right in the heart of the colored district. He is near the most popular corner on the South Side, and is easily accessible to the surface cars and the elevated railroad. Within the past year no section of the city has grown as large as the downtown street, and Mr Lewis purchased property and is doing a "land office" business. Buffet a "Dream." The buffet is a "dream." It is one of the prettiest on the South Side. The patient, entertaining, halis carpeted with the finest grade of carpet. He has four very high-class entertainers, and parties come from all sections of the city to be enter- Waiters Polite. One of the most noticeable things observed at Mr. Lewis' place is the politeness of the waiters. Every waiter makes it his business to treat the guests with extreme courtesy, and there is no overcharging. By doing this, we make crowds nightly, and is now one of the most favored cafes in the city. Mr. Lewis states that, as long as he runs the place, it will be maintained with the strictest order. Latest Songs Heard The very latest songs can be heard at the Mineral Springs nightly. All the entertainers are trained musicians, and several are published and render them to the patrons. For a first-class place of amusement, the Mineral Springs is the place. Mr. Lewis has been fortunate in securing Mrs. R. Harrison as pianist, for a long time was pianist at the Pekin Theater, also Miss Famile. In the theater, she was a principal soloist in Cole and Johnson's "Red Moon." Mrs. Cunningham and Walter are the entertainers that form the best quartet music heard on the South Side. Drop in and hear them. Visitors Brilliantly Entertained Misses Alice Lee and Mildred Brown, of Champaign, Ill., and Miss Mary E. Clark, of Nashville, Tenn., who have been the guests of Miss Lucille Peyton, 3630 Washington University, honored than on last Friday evening, when they were the honorees at a reception at Miss Peyton's residence. About fifty friends of the charming hostess attended. It was an evening replete with the refreshments, the pretty decorated table, from which refreshments were served. The color scheme was pink. Among those present were: Miss Ione Harris, Alma G. Parks, Hazel Wells, Hazel Mulread, Barbara Browne, Olm Porter, Vlvan Ferguson, Beatrice E. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. David Peyton, Mrs. George Peyton, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ellison, Miss Ogleby, of Xenia, Ohio; Ferris Lewis, Beatrice Manning, of Xenia; Hayes, Hilda Lois, Lois Simons, Ruth Martin, Mable Walker, Tobias, Miss Burgell, of Milwaukee; Myrtle Downing, Pearl Mayo, Ruth Young, Edith Jackson, Frances Smith, Mrs. Lula Powell, Mary Krafft, Elizabeth Whitley, Hazel Kraft; Messrs. James Porter Jas. Kelly, Will Kelly, Sam Fielding, Macon INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912 When Vacation Ends. THREE DAYS IN CHICAGO'S PLENTY MUFF PER ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO BACK NOME WHEN YOU RETURN AND YOUR JOB IS GONE JOHN! IS THIS YOU? EVERY BODY GOT A VACATION BUT ME PLENTY MONEY, PLENTY MONEY, JUST WANT TILL I GET NOME AFTER SUMMER A VUTTING TABLET ME LAKES WE DIDN'T GET ENOUGH TO EAT Huggings, Arthur Merchant, Walter Tobias, Willis Hall, James Walker, Homen Thomas, James Walker, Homen Louis; Elgls Harris; Alphonso Young Frank Wooten, and J. Hockley Smiley. Chicago's Greatest Singer Entertained Madam Anita Patti Brown, one of the greatest singers of the race, and Miss Alberta Booker, of Little Rock, Ark., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard 1650 Patterson Cemetery evening at a whistle party. It was one of the most delightful social affairs of the season. Tables were arranged in the double parlors and twenty or more played whist until 12 o'clock, when a delicious Rainey acted as head and side waiter. Five courses were served in pump and style, the luncheon being the feature of the evening. Messrs. Bush, Wolfskill and Rainey funfetti restaurants. Among those present were: Mrs. T. H. Stergis, Sloux City, Iowa; Miss Dewitt Shorter, Nashville, Tenn.; Miss Alberta Booker, Little Rock, Ark., and Miss Alberta Anita Patti Nashville, Tenn.; Mesala Anita Patti Nashville, Lella Thompson; Robert Delaney, Mary Bush, E. Trigg, G. Waters and M. Snell. Messrs. Hugh Williams, W. Wilson, Prof. S. D. Cartham, H. B. Stoll, Richard Hone, Geo. W. Ecton, D. H. Howard, and W. Weathers. Locals Mrs. Hattie Gibbs Marshall, of Washington, D. C., is in the city visiting friends. Mrs. Charles Pickett, of Washington, D. C., is in the city, the guest of Col. and Mrs. John R. Marshall. Mrs. R. Lewis and Miss Marile Lewis, her daughter, of Washington, D. C., are in the city, the guests of Mrs. Louise B. Anderson. Mrs. Louis is the sister of Capt. Anderson, 8th Inf., Ill. N. G. Miss Theresa Stubbs, of Washington, D. C., who has been charmingly entertained, will leave the last of this week for her home. Miss Mable Wilson will be married next week to Dr. Lloyd Ballor, of Kansas City. The wedding will be a quiet home affair. Miss Victoria Bonds and Mr. Dudley Goodwin have announced their wedding, to take place next week. Both are very popular Chicagoans. Mrs. Wm. McDonald and son, William Jr., will leave next Monday for their home in Texas. They have been the guests of Mrs. Randolph, at the corner of 33rd and Wabash avenue. Mrs. Wendell, wife of Dr. Wendell, of Lexington, Ky., will leave this week for her home. Mr. Joseph Snowden, of this city, will attend the Lexington, Ky., fair. Mrs. Beatrice Lee, one of Chicago's most charming young misses, gave a delightful musical last week at the Dunbah hall. A brilliant program was rendered. Mr. Wm. Cowan was elected president of the West Michigan Resort. He is one of the leading real estate dealers of this city. --- Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McAffe, of Louisville, Ky., returned to their home in Mr. Jordan's automobile on last Saturday. Mr. Alfred Anderson of Provident hospital will leave this week for New York and Boston and other large cities of the East. There is a report current that Mr. Anderson has been offered a position by the Philadelphia music. He is the author of "If I Forget," and a number of other song hits. Mr. James H. Price, one of the best known musical critics in the South, and a staff writer on the Louisville News, is in Chicago. His weekly contributions to the music have widely read in this and other sections. --- Miss Hattie Holiday, one of the prettiest girls of this city, was crowned Queen of the Carnival on last Wednesday and presented Miss Holiday with $100 for receiving the highest number of votes for being the most popular girl in this city. Mr. Phil Brown, of Hopkinsville, Ky., has been selected as head of the publicity department of the Taft bureau, and is located at one of the hotels downown --- There is some talk of the fans giving "Rube" Foster a banquet at the end of the season. Fans and friends of the noted ball player will be asked to participate in the stag. Mrs. John RA Mannall and Miss Essie Arnold will receive on Friday of this week in honor of Mrs. Charles Pickett, of Washington; Mrs. R. H. Lewis and Annine Lewis, her daughter, of Washington; D. C. and Miss Theresa Stubbs, of Boston. ... Mrs. George Cleveland Hall has been confined to her bed this week. Dr. J. A. C. Lattimore, of Louisville, Ky., who motored from the Kentucky metropolis, returned home on Monday of this week. Dr. George Hall was called to Indianapolis, Ind., to be the guest of the local medical association of that city. He will return the last of the week. Mr. William Whorton, one of the most popular members of the Appomattox Club, was removed from Provident hospital to St. Luke's hospital, where Dr. H. Stuart H. will operate upon Mr. Whorton. It is understood that the case is a most serious one. Dr. Williams still refuses to give medical attention. The reasons are becoming generally known. CHAMPAIGN. ILL. Miss Eva Jane Jackson, who graduated from the University of Illinois June, 1912, in household science, departed on Sunday, September 1, for St. Louis, Mo., to take a position as teacher in the department of Summer high school. The Campaign people wish her success and hope that she will be an example to other colored graduates...Miss Lovella Phillips, of Milwaukee, Wis., after spending the summer in the student of the university, enjoying the hospitality shown her by the Campaign people, departed for her northern home Saturday, August 31...Mr. Ben Mazies is very sick...Mr. H. H. Illinois, who student of the university, in this city, departed Saturday, August 31, to spend two weeks with his people at Cairo, Ill...Mr. Manuel Harrison, a very energetic young man, has opened up a grocery colored people, and invited them to enterprise and give him their patronage. The store is located at 316 West Tate Street. Mrs. Mary McCurty attended the Business League in Chicago from August to 23...Mrs. Carrie Hines and Mrs. Jackson are here visiting their relatives. BULL MOOSE DECLINING DESERTIONS FROM NEW PARTY ARE AROWING IN ALL SECTIONS Senator Dixon Greatly Chagrined Over the Result in Michigan, Where he had Fond Hopes of Winning—Colored Men are Returning to their "First Love." CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 3.—Political events of the past week are marked by the abject failure of the Roosevelt forces the primary, where less than one-fifth of the polled by the Progressives; and the wholesale desertion by Roosevelt's colored supporters to the standard of Republican managers here in Chicago have made no effort to conceal their chagrin at the trend of events involving the two incidents, and the Republican threat of renewed energies to make the victory. Taft assured. The strength of Roosevelt up in Michigan has been one of the vain boosts of the Bull Moose element, and those of Dillard, the conservatives have been hopeful that Roosevelt's bid for the vote of the northern colored man at the expense of the southern colony, would bear some fruit. In both of these cases they seemed to have reckoned without their hosts. Michigan has failed them, and the open repudiation of Roosevelt by his people among the colored people of the northern states has developed into a perfect rout. Col. John R. Marshall, of the famous Bighigh regiment, of Illinois National College, has been Roosevelt's intimate friend for over 100 years, and who was the chairman of the executive committee of the national Roosevelt headquarters for the colored people during the pre-convention campaign, and who was the chairman of the daily papers denouncing his former favorite as an enemy to the citizenship of the Negro, not only of the south, but of the north. Col. Marshall, it will be remembered, took his regiment to Cuba to be threatened the Colonel of the Rough Riders, when the latter sent his historical "Round Robin" to the War Department, asking to come home that he might avoid the danger of being threatened him and his regiment. Col. Marshall is a man of high character, physical bravery and is a "first-class fighting man." His interview that if Roosevelt can stretch his conscience to the point where he denies the right of suffrage to the Negroes of the south, that it will be only a matter of a short time, he would be at the point where he would advocate the disarmament of the Negroes of the North. Col. Marshall holds that thus far disfranchisement is an ill and an evil peculiar to the Negro and that it behooves the race to be protected from the prevention and cure of this serious political dismper. Col. Marshall is supported by Mr. Nelson Crews, the well-known Roosevelt man, and the colored men dwelling in the border states, both north and south of the Mason's and Dixon's line, are in imminent danger of falling under the ban of Roosevelt's encouragement to the end of the war. W. T. Andrews, of Sumter, S. C., who managed the Roosevelt pre-convention campaign in that state, and who representates national Republican convention as delegate of the bittest of those in the denunciation of the third party, third term candidate. George H. Jackson, the wealthy Chicago financier, Bishop Derrick, the pastor of church, and others of quite equal prominence have declared against Roosevelt. In all there is every indication that the sober second thought is prevailing, and the campaign is settling toward the Democratic party. The triumph of the Grand Old Party. Thoughtful people are beginning to recur to the magnificent portfolio of good things that President Taft has done for the country generally and the country as a whole. The active interest in the education of the Negro; his interposition to save Liberia from being gobbled up by the British government; his appointment of colored men to the army; and more often the active interest in the vagary of the initiative, referendum and recall, which means the abrogation of every right that the Negro has under the Constitution. All of these actions render themselves apparent to those who have thought over the events of Taft's administration, and the colored man, along with other classes of citizens, is beginning to wake up from the confusion of a sense of nationalism with which Roosevelt has threatened the country. EVANSVILLE, IND. Church, Society and General News. (By Benita Morrow.) Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. George Cheatam has returned from a short stay in Chicago....Mr. Robert Doxey was here Friday evening from Henderson. Ky....Miss Lucile Thurman has been ill for the past week....Quite a few of the Evansville people attended Miss Lucile's Little Miss Marsilee Rowans of Bell celebrated her birthday Sunday, August 25. Quite a few of her little friends were present....Mrs. Alice Weekly and little daughters, Willie and Ruth, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Landers, of the street. Miss Katie Harrison, of Clarksville, has been visiting Benita Morrow, of Evansville, off Sunday en route to St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Albert Cooper is visiting in the city. Miss Pearl Smith, who has been there since Mr. keeks, is able to be up again. Mr. Ethel has been a little indisposed for the past weeks. Miss Mollie Arnold has returned from Louisville, Ky. Mr. Frazee of Chicago has been making quite a hit for the keeks. Mr. Fourth Street Theatarium, Rev. H. Clark, of Nashville, preached on last Wednesday night at Liberty Baptist Church. Laura Sypert has returned from a two-week stay in Chicago. Miss Ethel and Annie Neal have here visiting their aunt, James Radcliffe, of Bell street. Mr. Mitchell of the three men who were drowned Sawyers buried last Tuesday. Bishop Mack is here. Miss Myrtle Lee and Miss Cecilia Wyatt have been two successful young students to receive schools. Mr. Shirley Arnold, of Owensboro, Ky., where he visited his mother, Walker. Mrs. Annie Kimbrough, of Clarksville, Tenn., is visiting her mother, or Magnolia avenue. Master Carl M. Arnold, of short vacation in Chicago. Miss Ozara Hara has returned from Chicago. IN BOWLING GREEN, KY. The Citizens Celebrate Labor Day at Athletic Park—Other Notes of Interest of the City. (By J. F. Moxley, 626 Fourth St.) Special to THE FREEMAN. Labor Day was the center of attraction for the day, and many were present at the park to enjoy the day. The so-called hour of rest and pleasure were long sought for at the gathering of neighboring friends and visited by the much enthusiasm displayed by the people of the city given by the young people of the city Monday night. Dial's string band furnished the music for the occasion, and under the guidance of the carpenter and Smith. It was held at the leaf tobacco warehouse....The county institute was held at the Odd Fellows' College street by Prof. F. S. Coleman. Quite a museum were in attendance. It is said to have been one of the best meetings ever held in the city. Many of the teachers expressed their desire being royally entertained and benefited in the sessions of the institute....Prof. C. T. Cook has returned from Paris, Ky., at which place he held the institute; and at the Loving building at Five Mile Market of most desirable places in the city. Mr. F. Moxley has accepted the position as district manager of the Bowling Green district. In a few days the office will be open to all of the people, and he wishes to extend a hearty welcome to all his friends and the citizens of the city to call and see him at their earliest opportunity, and at him have a friendly talk with them, sound, pure and honest business basis. MUSIC COMPOSER DEAD. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Waa of Anglo-African Parentage. LONDON. — Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the music composer, died September 2. He was born in 1875 of Anglo-African parentage, his father being a West African and his mother an English woman. He was born in a natural inheritance and as soon as his tertiary education was finished he entered the Royal College of Music, London, and studied composition under Prof. C. Villiers Stanford. In 1880 he wrote the music for the Birmingham and Leeds festival. Since then his works have reached a large volume and include among others a cantata based on Longfellow's Hiwatha, and a volume of twenty-four Negro melodies for the pianoforte. He was a member of the Jesse S. Fleetwood-Walmsley, and is survived by the widow, a son and a daughter. RICH NEGRO IS DEAD. Robert R. Church, Recognized as Millionaire. Was a Slave. Special to THE FREEMAN. MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Robert R. Church, millionaire colored man of this city, is dead, age seventy-four years. Church, but when the strife ended he went to work for a wholesale merchant here. Saving his money he entered the saloon business and out of this enterprise he bought real estate. Church wealth is estimated at $1,000,000. He owned 350 houses besides valuable business property. He was one of the few Negroes that subscribed to a fund to help entertain the confederate veterans at thir annual reunion, gave $1,000 to the fund fifteen years ago and has continued the subscription. JACKSONVILLE ILL Special to THE FREEMAN Mrs. Bettie Harris, of Gotra avenue, spent a few days with her daughters in Peoria this week....A very pleasant birthday party was given in nonor of Elnora Lafayette on her eleventh birthday. Mrs. Lafayette, the Mrs. Barnett, on East Court street. A most enjoyable time was reported. Miss Lafayette received many nice presents. ...Thora McCree visited Mrs. ...ora H. Gaines recently in Petersburg, Ill. ...Hrs. Raymond Brown left for a visit with Mrs. ...L. Fish day at the residence of Mrs. L. Bolden August 31, was well attended. ...The Gleaners of the A. M. E. church had success social August 28 at the church Mrs. Y. Ye is Marion town, is able to be about again. J. W. Albright & Son Dealers in Fancy and Domestic Granite and Marb'e Monuments. Get our prices before purchasing your work. 204 N. Walnut St., Muncie, Indiana Moffitt - Groman Co. UNDERTAKERS Prompt Service. Reasonable Prices. 305 E. Adams St. Both Phones 85 Muncie, Ind. SCOTT and SCOTT Cash Grocers Big Dealers in Canned Goods and Dried Fruits. 117 E. Charles St. Both Phones 348. Muncie, Ind. 10 ALVARIAN R. SHOECRAFT. Mr. Shoecraft (Al, as he is familiarly called) is one of Muncie's oldest residents. He came here from North Carolina in 1853. He had the advantages of the public schools here, and put all of his children through these schools. He is the father of two children. One, a daughter, is Mrs. Smith, of Detroit, Mich., whose husband is Bishop C. F. Smith, of the A. M. E. Church. Mr. Shoecraft is one of the leading barbers of Muncie, and in the early days he, with his father, almost controlled the business. He is an active member of the A. M. E. Church and of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Shoe- M. craft has a host of friends among white and colored, and his record is one of which he is justly proud. SAMUEL MORGAN. Mr. Morgan is the only colored shoemaker in Muncie, and in five years he has built up a good trade among white and colored. He is an old, experienced workman, having been at the trade for fifty years. He ran a shop in Tell City, Ind., for more than thirty-five years. His work is of the best grade, and he guarantees satis- [Name] faction in all of his work. Mr. Morgan is a strong churchman, being one of the deacons of the Calvary Baptist Church. He has been a deacon for about thirty-seven years. He is also a member of the U. B. F. Lodge, in which he was one of the high officers before coming here. He has five living children, all grown. He is a native of Kentucky. THOMAS K. FOSSETT. Mr. Fossett is one of the oldest and most popular barbers in Muncie. He has been in the business for twenty-six years, and at his present place, 206 North Walnut street, for twenty- M. B. one years. Mr. Fossett is not only a good business man, but he is interested in whatever concerns his people and community. It should be remembered that he was the first colored man in Delaware county to sit on a jury. He is a native Hoosier, Frank lin, Ind., being his old home. Mrs. Fossett was before marriage Miss Amanda Grant, of Dayton, O. She is a niece of Dr. E. Clemens, so well known throughout this State. REV. LEROY R. MITCHELL. For the three short years Rev. Mitchell has been in Muncie a seemingly impossible task has been accomplished in his church affairs. When he came here he found a debt of about $2,000 hanging over the Calvary Baptist Church, of which he is pastor. Now that debt is wiped out. Kentucky is his native State, but he has been away from there about fifteen years. He studied theology at Roger Williams University, in Nashville, Tenn. After going to Indianapolis he made further preparations for the ministry by attending Butler College. He was ordained in 1907 and one year later he accepted the pastorate of the Metropolitan Church, in Indianapolis, where he stayed nearly two years, when he received a call to his present charge. Rev. Mitchell has not only served his church to the extent of increasing its strength financially and numerically, having raised about $8,000 and added over 200 members to the roll, but he has taken an active interest in the political and civic matters of the community. He was the principal colored leader in the liquor fight last year. He feels that his suc P. cess as minister and citizen was mostly due to the helpfulness and encouragement of his wife, who, too, was very active in religious and social circles. She was president of the local Federated Clubs of Colored Women when she died, over one year ago. LEWIS E. STEWARD. Mr. Steward is a young man, but thirty-one years old. He is a native of Ohio, where he spent the early years of his life. He was raised on a farm. He came to Muncie fourteen years ago and was in the employ of the factories of the Indiana Steel & Wire Co., one of the largest establishments of its kind in the Middle West. His service has been imminently satisfactory. He has continued to devote his spare moments, to the study of elec- J. H. briefly and has taken a course in the Scranton courses. Nine years ago he was employed by the D. & M. telephone Company as installation man and assistant wire chief, where he worked for four years. During this time Mr. Steward studied hard, taking a course in electricity in a correspondence school, the American Technical School of Chicago. In 1908 he accepted the position of electrician with the school. Mr. Steward owns a beautiful home in Whitely, a suburb of Muncie. He is an active member of the Bethel A. M. E. church. WILLIAM WILLIAMS. For eleven years Mr. Williams has been one of the valuable employees of the Union Station at Muncie. His connection with the company has been appreciated by them so much that more than once they have increased his salary. Mr. Williams was reared in Savannah. Ga., from whence he THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. came to Muncie in 1897. Because of the fact that he was an orphan, his chances to get up in the world were very slim. But he has in him the qualities which keep men from falling. He picked up a pretty fair amount of learning, which comes in good stead in his present position. Mr. Williams believes in laying up for the future. J. B. He has a pretty home on a corner lot in a good part of the city, worth about $2,000. He married in 1898 Miss Diana Reno, of Greenville, Ky. He is an active member of the A. M. E. Church, being one of the trustees. He is also a strong Odd Fellow. REV. JAS. A. McWILLIAMS. Rev. Jas. A. McWilliams was born in 1853, in Limestone county, Alabama. He was licensed to preach in 1879 in Haywood county, Tennessee, and ordained in Kossuth, Miss., in 1882. Since that time he has built seven churches. The last one built was the First Baptist Church of Muncie, in Whitely. He has a wife and three children, one of which lives with him. Rev. Mc- [Name] Williams is strictly a self-made man, having come up through all the hardships to which many of our best men have been heir. He lives with his aged mother and cares for her. Rev. McWilliams exemplifies the broad-gauged Christian citizen. He serves both his country and his God. He has been in the civil service as mail carrier for about eleven years. He is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, ranking very high in the former. ALEXANDER KELLEY. Mr. Kelley was born in North Carolina in 1858. He left there and located in Indianapolis with his parents when quite young. He lived there about twenty years, leaving in 1902. He is a professional cook, having cooked at the Grand and English hotels for several years. He came to Muncie in 1906 and a year ago estab- [Picture of a man with a mustache and a suit]. lished the Pekin hotel at 709 South Walnut street. He has built up a reputation as a first-class hotel man and his house meets the needs of first-class people. Twenty-nine years ago he married Miss Belle Dean, of Indianapolis, and to the happy union have been given eight children. Mr. Kelley is quite active in lodge circles, being M. of E. in the local K. of P., and P. H. A. in the Odd Fellows. FORT GAINES, GA. Special to The Freeman. There was a banquet given at the home of Miss Laura Willis last Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Emily Griffin, of Columbus, Ga. The lawns were beautifully decorated with lights. Music was furnished by Miss Elvira McCoy, and games were indulged in, after which the luncheon was served, consisting of salads, punch and cream...Miss Trudie Mallard has gone to Eufaula, Ala., to attend a house party. The Fort aGines baseball club will play the closing game Labor day against the Cuthbert, Ga., club. Clarence Dillard and Buck Tanner are the star twirlers...Mr. Jule Lewis and his friend, the Jack. PIANO VALUES! For September At Prices that Will Interest You. If you haven't the cash to pay down, don't let that worry you. We can make terms to suit the pocketbook of all. Car Fare Refunded on all out-of-town purchases within one hundred miles of Muncie. Pianos delivered free. will appear in the next week's issue. They are loving friends....Shade Culver. Jule Lewis, John Brown and John Jackson are the only joy spreaders in the Fort on Sundays....Lee (Happy) Lewis, Will Alexander, Henry Sipp, John Brown, Stringer Bryant, John Peterman, Doe Martin are all Freeman friends. When it fails to arrive they get sick....Carl Peterman is still making things hum with his trombone and would be glad to hear from all who know him....The Freeman is on sale at Wheeler Peterson's, the barber man. THE PARIS French Dry Cleaning & Steam Dye Works PAUL JOHNSON, Proprietor. Successor to S. E. Short. New Phone 325; Old Phone 445 622-624 Kirby Ave. Muncie, Indiana Meat Market 608 Kirby Avenue, Muncie, Indiana MILLINERY! MRS. POWELL Up-to-date Millinery. Prices Very Reasonable. 120 E. Adams St. Muncie, Indiana Guarantee Shoe Co. All That's Doing in Snappy Shoe Styles for Fall. Walnut & Adams Sts. Muncie, Ind. Personett Music House! Musical Instruments Old Phone 188. 109 S. High St., Formerly at 123 Adams St. MUNCIE, INDIANA. H. P. Leonard Groceries and Notions We Roast our Coffee Fresh Every Day. Old Phone 1311; New 1031. 1027 E. Main St. Muncie, Indiana LEO H. HOLLOWAY TAILOR AND HATTER Ladies' and Gents' Fine Tailoring. Cleaning. Pressing and Repairing; Hats Cleaned, Bleached. Reblocked and Retrimmed. New Phone, 1049; Old Phone, 2392. 106 1-2 E. Main St., Up Stairs, Muncie, Ind M. H. Littleton PHOTOGRAPHER New Phone 989 BOYCE BLOCK. MUNCIE, IND. Milk Once Howe's Walk-Over Boot Shop 215 S. Walnut Street, Muncie, Ind. Best Styles, Best Qualities, Best Fittings, Best Service $4.00, $4.50 Down to $3.50, up to $6. NED HOWE, "Of Course." PIAN For At Prices THIS UPRIGHT '95 An opportunity of a lifetime to high grade Piano at your own price. of this month we will give you the b Pianos ever offered in the city of Mu The well known King Piano is own state and sold direct from the your home. A Piano that your fr bors are using. If you haven't the cash to the pocketbook of all. Terms as Low as Car Fare Refunded o Pianos delivered free. An opportunity of a lifetime to buy a medium or high grade Piano at your own price. For the balance of this month we will give you the biggest bargain in Pianos ever offered in the city of Muncie The well known King Piano is a product of our own state and sold direct from the factory store to your home. A Piano that your friends and neighbors are using. WeDoNotSubstitute If we haven't the goods you want, we will get it for you, regardless of cost. Telephone us Your Wants. We Deliver. Credit Terms Arranged to suit your income. School Books! 1025 E. Main St. "THE DRUG MAN" Muncie, Indiana High Grade Portraits. View & Flashlight Photographs The most Central Studio in Muncie, as all city and Interurban cars stop at the corner. BRING THE BABIES Cor. Charles & Walnut Sts. Old Phone 582 Muncie, Indiana E's Walk-Over Boot Shop 215 S. Walnut Street, Muncie, Ind. Styles, Best Qualities, Best Fittings, Best Service $4.00, $4.50 Down to $3.50, up to $6. HOWE. "Of Course." Anyone Bringing This COUPON Will be Given $5.00 Discount From our Cut Price, on any Piano in our Store during the month of September. King Piano Company. 205 E. Main St., Muncie, Indiana Prices at $75 and Upward Save money by buying NOW. Come aad see what wonderful bargains we are offering. The honest man or woman who toils can own a King Piano. Frank W. Sowar Shoe Company GOOD SHOES CONSTANT DIXON A Man Who is Indifferent About His Appearance will probably not care to take advantage of our service, but those who do care about their persons and who do use our service will surely appreciate our modern methods. Our prices, too, appeal to those who would economize even on the little things. Good dyeing and cleaning for all. French Steam Dy 415 to 419 E. Main St. Both Phones HENDRICKSON & For Millinery, Hair Goods Making Our Hats a S 206½ South Walnut St., C. A. CRO Staple and Fancy C BOTH PHONES 414 S. Walnut St., H. S. Curts, C Courteous Treatment and 108 W. Washington St. THE CHICAGO LOA MONEY TO LOAN ON ANY ART We do French Dry Cleaning and Pressing, also Shoe R J. DALINSKY, Prop 606 S. Walnut Street. Ever's Soft Water 213 N. Walnut St., Mu Most Up-to-date Laundry American L BOTH PHONES Cor. High and Howard Sts. TRY= Edward F. B FOR YOUR FAL 109 West Jackson St., Geo. L. J Bicycle and General From November to Your Bicycle Enameled and Striped, of Baking Enamel, for $1.5 910 S. Walnut St., THE JOHN J. HARTT Real Estate and In Building a Spec 123 South Mulberry St., Everyone Can No Electricity in T The cost of wiring a house at the present fact you can get a five room house w the lamps for $7.00, or $12.25 for conce Wire Your House You can get the best, safest, cleanest li per month Flat Rate. Phone for tives to call and tell you about it. Muncie Electric Bath Steam Dye Main St. Both Phones 254, JACKSON & Dinery, Hair Goods and Baking Our Hats a Special Nut St., Mu CROP Le and Fancy Groov BOTH PHONES 229 Out St., Curts, Gr Treatment and Fas Bton St. Mu CAGO LOAN LOAN ON ANY ARTICLE ing and Pressing, also Shoe Repairing J. DALINSKY, Proprietor Street. MUN Soft Water Walnut St., Muncie Up-to-date Laundry in the American La BOTH PHONES 909 Howard St. Mu TRY Howard F. Ben FOR YOUR FALL ST Bton St., Mu L. L. Jo Le and General R from November to May the Enameled and Striped, a neat Baking Enamel, for $1.50 and St., Mu N J. HARTLEY Real Estate and Insur Building a Specialty Merry St., Mu Everyone Can Now city in The g a house at the present time a five room house wired on 00, or $12.25 for concealed Your House nest, safest, cleanest light on at Rate. Phone for one tell you about it. Electric L Tam Dye Works Both Phones 254, Muncie, Indiana ON & FISHER, Fair Goods and Corsets. Hats a Specialty Muncie, Indiana ROPPER, Fancy Groceries PHONES 229 Muncie, Indiana s, Groceries ment and Fair Dealing MUNCIE, INDIANA NO LOAN OFFICE! ANY ARTICLE OF VALUE also Shoe Repairing. Unclaimed Goods for Sale SKY, Proprietor MUNCIE INDIANA Water Laundry t., Muncie, Indiana. Laundry in the City In Laundry! PHONES 909 Muncie, Indiana TRY= F. Bender R FALL SUIT Muncie, Indiana . Jones General Repairing Member to March and Striped, a neat, durable job nel, for $1.50 and up. Muncie, Indiana HARTLEY AGENCY and Insurance a Specialty Muncie, Indiana Can Now Afford In Their Home the present time is very low. In house wired complete ready for 5 for concealed work. House Now cleanest light on earth for $1.00 Phone for one of our representa- t it. Electric Light Co. French Steam Dye Works 415 to 419 E. Main St. Both Phones 254, Muncie, Indiana HENDRICKSON & FISHER. 206 $ \frac{1}{2} $ South Walnut St., Muncie, Indiana Staple and Fancy Groceries BOTH PHONES 229 414 S. Walnut St., Muncie, Indiana H. S. Curts, Groceries Courteous Treatment and Fair Dealing 108 W. Washington St. MUNCIE, INDIANA THE CHICAGO LOAN OFFICE! MONEY TO LOAN ON ANY ARTICLE OF VALUE We do French Dry Cleaning and Pressing, also Shoe Repairing. Unclaimed Goods for Sale J. DALINSKY, Proprietor 606 S. Walnut Street. MUNCIE INDIANA 213 N. Walnut St., Muncie, Indiana. Cor. High and Howard Sts. Muncie, Indiana THE JOHN J. HARTLEY AGENCY Real Estate and Insurance Building a Specialty 123 South Mulberry St., Muncie, Indiana Everyone Can Now Afford Electricity in Their Home The cost of wiring a house at the present time is very low. In fact you can get a five room house wired complete ready for the lamps for $7.00, or $12.25 for concealed work. You can get the best, safest, cleanest light on earth for $1.00 per month Flat Rate. Phone for one of our representatives to call and tell you about it. Muncie, Indiana. CHEAP THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER OMAR KNOX. For sixteen years Mr. Knox, one of Muhlec's popular barbers, has been a resident of this city. He has, through his excellent, artistic services, made a host of friends among white and colored. His congenial disposition and business tact place him among our best and most valuable citizens. He is a native Hoosier, born in Milton, Ind., over forty years ago. Reared on a farm, with a fair educational advantage, and the care of good parents, he was trained to know the meaning of honest industry, and by this means he has accumulated some of this world's goods. Some years ago he bought a nice home in Whiteley, where he and his family, consisting of wife and one child, now reside. He is a strong lodge man, being at present noble grand of the local G. U. O. O. F. and secretary of Fifth P. R. of Indiana. REV. SIMON P. ASHER. For the last fifteen years Rev. Asher has preached in the State of Indiana. Before coming here he preached at various points in Kentucky. His ministerial activity covers a period of twenty-five years, during which time he has done much valuable service for his connection. He has been pastor at the Trinity M. E. Church, in East First street, since April. Rev. Asher is a native of Alabama, where he was reared. His parents gave him splen- did educational advantages. After finishing the public schools of Florence, Ala., he was sent to Central (Waldon) University for three years. Since he has been in Indiana he has taken work at the State University, attending three years. Rev. Asher is a very strong and devout minister, having been in the church for thirty-three years. DePauw University conferred upon him the degree of D. D. last year. JOHN H. JONES. One of the most faithful and reliable members of the deacon board of the Calvary Baptist Church for more than twenty years is Mr. J. H. Jones. He has been one of the few who has stood by his church through thick and thin. He is now timber inspector for the Smith Binding Works, where he has been for some years. From 1898 to 1905 Mr. Jones was proprietor of a grocery. He was born in Park coun- ty, Indiana, in 1859, and reared in Marion. He was brought up on a farm, but had the advantages of the county schools. He came to Muncie in 1887. He is an active member of the G. U. O. O. F. Last year he married his present wife, who was Miss Jennie White, of Portland, Ind. She is a very amiable lady and very helpful to her husband in his social and religious duties. Mr. Jones has the respect of his neighbors, both white and colored. JOHN BURNAM. Reared in Bowling Green, Ky., and began the carpenter trade with B. D. Clark, of Bowling Green as an apprentice for about three years. He followed the trade in this city until 1892, when he came to Muncie, Ind. Mr. Burnam is considered the best carpenter of our people in the city, having been in the business since 1884. He has worked on some of the best business and residence build- ings in Muncie, among which may be mentioned the Delaware hotel, the McNaughton building and the Weisor building, the last two being the largest business houses in Walnut street. Mr. Burnam has been a member of the Carpenters' and Joiners Union of Muncie, and the state of Indiana for ten years and he is said to be the only colored member of the Indiana union. He owns a nice piece of property in Whitely. JEFF CLARK BEAT JOE JEAN-NETTE. Gains the Popular Decision in Six Round Daylight Fight at Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH—Pittsburgh was the other day initiated to open-air fighting, the first real event of its kind that has eve rebeen staged here. It was surprising. A large audience appeared and the program was successful, something new here. Jeff Clack, of Joplin, Mo., "The Fighting Ghost," and Joe Jeannette, of Hoboken, N. J., aspirant for championship laurels, met in the principal bout. Popular opinion gave the better of the mill to Clark. In several rounds he fought rings around Jeannette. Clark weighed $163\frac{1}{2}$ and Jeannette $197\frac{1}{2}$ pounds. The first round was even, both exchanging rights and lefts to the body. Jeannette had a shade in the second round, putting hard left to face and repeating many times as he backed Clark into a corner. Clark landed several blows to stomach, but was bleeding at mouth when round ended. Clark won the third round. He apparently hit Jeannette at will. Jeannette was distressed and complained that Clark hit in the breakaways and said he would use the same tactics. As they broke Clark shot three blows to Jeannette's body. Joe retaliated with two lefts to the face. In a mix-up Joe landed several light blows. In the fourth round Clark seemed to punch eJannette when he pleased, Jeannette landing a few ineffective blows. Jeannette turned the tables in the fifth round, although Clark rocked him with a hard left to the jaw at the opening. Joe hit him frequently and played for the stomach, but could not land. He sent smashing blows to the body and face as the round ended. Both fought hard when the sixth round opened. They clinched and both hit hard. Clark landed left and right to eJannette's jaw. As the second clinch ended Clark repeated and a moment later went to his knees after "hugging" Jeannette. Clark continued after eJannette, landing hard rights and left to the jaw. Joe attempted to land on kidneys but was blocked Clark getting a right and left to body and three blows to eJannette's face. He repeated as the round ended with the crowd yelling the praises of Clark. FLYNN WHIPS MILLER. White Hope Refuses to Respond for Sixteenth Round. SAN FRANCISCO—Jim Flynn won from Charlie Miller, the latest white hope, here when Miller refused to come up for the sixteenth round. For the first eleven rounds the fighting was about even, Flynn kept handling out heavier and heavier punches. Miller weighed 218, Flynn 182 pounds. Miller gamely stayed through the fifteenth round, but, claiming that two of his ribs had been fractured and that he was barely able to walk, he ignored the gong for the sixteenth. Miller's condition was plainly such that he could not continue. With the exception of some of the earlier rounds, Flynn administered a severe beating to the championship aspirant. He closed his former sparring partner's left eye and drew blood from the face more than once. During the last five rounds he had Miller staggering part of the time, and four times almost put over a knockout. Miller was willing at all times and forced the fighting through many of the rounds. He stood and exchanged punch for punch with Flynn and started several rallies that brought the crowd to its feet. Flynn used an effective right uppercut and jolted Miller with head punches. He also landed frequently on the body. During the tenth round, after Miller had beaten Flynn around the ring in a sensational rally, he stood and looked at the fireman and then said, smilingly: "Gee! Flynn, I've got to give it to you. You're a tough guy." Spider Kelly refereed. ABRAM GIANTS DEFEATED. WEST BADEN, Ind.—The West Baden Spruedels played rings around the Abram Giants of Indianapolis in the first of a three-game series. Taylor was in rare form and kept the visitor's hits scattered, while the Spruedels batted Griffin and Williams to all corners of the park. Score: Giants ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0—1 5 2 Spruedls ... 3 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 *—10 14 3 11 H. R. Moore Repair Shop Pianos Refinished, Regulated and Tuned. Reed Organs Repaired. Furniture Repaired. Agents for Jesse French & Sons Pianos. PROMPT SERVICE REASONABLE PRICES PIERCE PRINTERY A Work of Quality. Both Phones 449. Vatel Block Basement, Muncie, Indiana Campbell ICE CREAM We Try to Treat One and All Alike With Meat and Groceries H. O. SMITH & J. B. CASHDOLLAR 718 S. Walnut St. Old Phone 602 New .....584-W Muncie, Indiana E. E. CLINE, Res. Phone, Old 948. D. O. MOOMAW New and Second-Hand Furniture, Carpets and Stoves. Highest Prices Paid for Second-Hand Furniture. Save Profit Sharing Stamps PROFITS STARRING MARKS & COMPANY We are glad to have you any day. Bring stamp, your book and get a ticket on the Brass Beds that are given away Free each month. The Last Friday in each month is Favor Day when you get 10 Stamps Free for each book you have. Remember 308-10 E. Main St., Muncie, Indiana The Mutual Home 51/2 per cent. Dividends paid First January and July Money to Loan on Farm and City Homes. GEO. N. HIGMAN, Sec. N. E. Cor. Charles and Mulberry Sts., Muncie, Indiana Call at our Display Room and inspect these appliances. We have them in all styles and prices. Liberal Payment Plan. A She—"What Chance has Teddy Roosevelt of re-entering the White House again as President?" He—"About as much chance as a mule refusing to eat oats when hungry." THE CALL FOR THE SKILLFUL NEGRO. Training the Post Graduate—Unusual Advantages at Tuskegee TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala. Aug. 3—Just as one finishes at college and then pursues special studies in a university, so students after receiving a fair elementary training in both academic and manual work are turning their attention to special industrial training at Tuskegee Institute. In no calling is this special training in higher demand than in agriculture, and in no school, certainly no Negro school, are the facilities so ample to meet this demand as at Tuskegee Institute. There is the laboratory with its appliances and aparatus suited to the experimental study of farming—to the study of seeds, seed germination, chemistry of soils and the composition and importance of various kinds of fertilizer. The best Negro teachers available, teachers who understand the colored student and teachers who can also grow the product, conduct these classes and experiments. On the other hand there is the farm with its 2,400 acres of farm land, 1,000 of which is under cultivation, to test and apply the theories developed in the laboratory. This combination of theory and practice exists not only on the general farm but in the special branches of farming as well. Over all farming industries there is one man known as the director of agriculture. Under him there is a head for each division. Thus there is one man who instructs in, and has charge of, pig raising—and he actually raises pigs. There is another who has charge of butter-making and the selling of milk—while actually making butter and supplying a market himself. There is a third who gives instruction in truck farming—while he himself is raising and handling produce for 2,000 people about Tuskegee Institute. It thus happens that no student could take a course in agriculture and go away a mere theorist or a mere farm laborer. Rather he goes away with skill in all the various lines of his work. The story of this year's peach crop at Tuskegee Institute will illustrate in detail this system of agricultural training. In the orchard there were several students specializing in fruit growing. Of course they were taught in a practical way how to grow other fruits than peaches, but as peaches called for the biggest harvesting they will be taken. To begin with the school bought 1,000 peach shrubs and set them out on land that was good for little else, but excellent for peach growing. It taught the student how to set out a peach tree—how deep to dig, when to dynamite a hole and why, what vegetables could be grown in the young orchard and why, when the growing of any other product in the orchard should cease and why. At the same time there was a vast orchard over there bringing forth peaches. What was to be done here and why. Where was smudging to be done if the weather was cold, there was the making of solutions for spraying the tree. Moreover there was spraying for different purposes and at different times of the year, each requiring a different solution. There was one kind of spraying for San Jose scale, another kind for insects, and still another kind for worms. All the theories of spraying peaches were learned—and then applied right there on the trees. Then came the peach harvest. Given a large peach crop, how shall the student save it? The first problem was that of labor. Persons were hired to pick by the bushel, but it was found that they raked anything off the tree to fill up the measure. Thus they ruined the harvest. Then these same persons were hired by the day, but an average number of bushels was determined upon and required of each picker. If a workman fell below the average for any length of time he was docked. It was found too that very small boys and girls can pick peaches, thus saving the heavy workmen for other tasks. Another problem they learned to handle was that of marketing. What will a man do when his products overrun the local markets? Break into other markets. Now, and at what gain? All this the young fruit grow er learned this year by actually doing, for this was the situation that confronted the fruit growing division at Tuskegee Institute. Thus the student fruit grower learned how to plant, harvest, pack and ship his fruit meeting in a practical way every problem he would meet in actual life. The incident in the fruit growing division is typical as showing the kind of training the Negro agriculturist receives. He meets this same happy combination of theory and practice in farming, truck growing, market gardening, care and management of horses and mules, dairy husbandry, dairying, swine raising, beef production and slaughtering, canning and veterinary science. To meet the demand for the student trained in agriculture Tuskegee Institute offered several alluring advantages. It will be noticed that in all cases the agricultural student must work, must do actual and profitable work. For this work the institute gave him certain advantages. In the first place all other students on entering school pay $10 entrance fee; the post graduate agricultural student has this sum omitted. All other students pay $1 0per month for board, part of which they may work out. The post graduate agricultural student receives $15 per month for his work. Thus, after his board is taken out, he has $5 per month. In this way he receives his training and earns a small wage besides. That good positions await him (indeed there is jealousy arising that the agriculturist is getting overpaid) is shown by the positions held during the last few years by the Tuskegee graduates in agriculture. These are: T. H. Campbell, Washington A. Tate, Crawford D. Wenafee and Harry Simms, farm demonstration agents for Uncle Sam. There are Walter S. Buchanan, Jesse E. Whitfield, Augustus Simms, Luther Van Hose, Rollin W. James, Dennis A. Starks, Christopher T. Evans, Grover C. Buchanan, all principals of schools or heads of agricultural work because of their training in agriculture. Their salaries range from $50 to $100 per month the year round. SEEN AND HEARD WHILE PASS ING. (S. Tutt Whitney.) Tidewater, Va. Beautiful, historical, progressive and prosperous Tidewater, Va., may well be called the Garden Spot of the Country. The principal towns that comprise this section of the country are Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, Hampton, Phoebus, Smithfield and Old Point. The collective Negro population of these towns exceeds 200,000. They participate in every line of industry and nearly every profession is represented. Employment is steady the year around, even the most shiftless find it a difficult matter to dodge work in this hustling locality. While the color line is tightly drawn and the jim-crow is quite conspicuous, the intercourse between white and colored is as felicitous as could be expected under the regime of the unpust jimcrow, segregation and disfranchisement laws. The fun loving propensity of the Negro impels them to seek some place of amusement. The white theaters are practically inaccessible to colored patrons in this vicinity, and the building of colored theaters for colored people is only a natural consequence. In Norfolk, Mr. Chas. Mosley has been operating the Pekin theater successfully for several years. Geo. Howard, the shoe-polish king, and Mr. Carter, a successful tailor of Norfolk, opened the Globe theater on Church street. It is one of the prettiest colored theaters in the South, and is now operating successfully under the booking of S. H. Dudley. W. M. Grogan opened the Ideal theater in Portsmouth, with the Whitney Musical Comedy Company as the opening attraction. The theater is beautiful and inviting, and should be a paying investment. Two of the most prominent figures in Newport News, intellectually, socially and financially, are Col. Matt Lewis and his wife, Lillian Lewis. They may well be called the amuse- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ment benefactors of Newport News. Several years ago, realizing the needs of the people for a place of amusement, they opened a dance and refreshment pavilion at the end of Ivy avenue. A place where the elite of Newport News might assemble and spend an enjoyable evening. Later seeing a chance to give their fellow citizens a more intelligent form of amusement, they secured a lease on an old skating rink on Jefferson avenue, fitted it up and opened the Lyric theater to the public. Neither Mr. Lewis nor his wife had any knowledge of show business or show folk, but with uniting energy and indomitable wills they started to make the Lyric a success. The story of their trials and tribulations reads like a romance, it is a good lesson in tenacity and perseverance. It was six months before they made enough money to pay for the lighting of the theater. But their losses only made them the more determined to make the Lyric a success. At the end of this period the people began to realize that the Lyric was there to stay and they gave it their support. During the following season, Mr. Lewis was able to recuperate his losses and realize a small return for their labor. The following spring season the Whitney Musical Comedy Company came to the Lyric and played ten weeks to capacity houses. The Lyric was not all that could be desired as a theater. It had a habit of being too cold in winter and too hot in summer, so Mr. and Mrs. Lewis made up their minds to have a new theater, with the result that Newport News can now boast of a beautiful playhouse, that can be comfortable heated in winter and easily cooled in summer. The growth in Mr. Lewis' business and the decline in Mrs. Lewis' health forced them to lease the theater to Mr. S. H. Dudley. The Lyric is now known as the S. H. Dudley theater and plays all the best colored acts. Mr. Dudley has also secured a lease on Bassette's academy in Hampton. Hampton is one of the best show towns in the Tidewater. Mr. Dudley will have the colored population of Phoebus to draw upon. This should insure the success of his Hampton house. While playing the S. H. Dudley theater, performers will find no better place to stop than the We-Us hotel. Mrs. Lillian Lewis is the proprietress and knows how to cater to the desires, whims and idiosyncrasies of performers. The house is large, clean and comodious. The food is always fresh and good and served in generous quantities. The same may be said for Mrs. Mattie B. Robinson, proprietress of the Grand Union hotel. Hampton. No doubt Mr. Dudley will soon control all of the colored play houses in the Tidewater district. Ladies and gentlemen playing over the Dudley circuit will find the people hospitable and generous, capable of enjoying a good performance and giving intelligent criticism; easy to please, but very hard to hoodwink. THE J. M. BUSY'S WORLD'S GREATEST COLORED MINTRELS Having tuored California, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado, we are onewaking rapid strides toward Missouri, where we open the Gillis Oprea House for one week, commencing Sunday, September 15 to 21. The show has done an exceptional successful business and never miss a salary day. The company now numbers thirty-five people, two cars and complete in its entirety. Everything is pacific and congenial among us and many are looking forward to a happy old time in the good old town. K. C. Major Daniels and wife joined us at Ellis, Kan., and they were warmly welcomed. Our new street parade uniforms will be at Kansas City and the designers, Cox & Co., have finished our special first part scenery, which will add greatly to the beauty of the already elegant setting. Our four lady artists, Misses Effie Moore, May Armstrong, Lena Hulett and Anna Lyle Rnussell, are certainly a bouquet of human loveliness and artistic beauty. All send regards to the profession. Would like to hear from friends at Kansas City. May Armstrong, who for the past three seasons has been one of the leading features with J. M. Busby's The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. Bargain Pianos 1.00 Down $90 1.00 Per Week BUYS THIS FINE UPRIGHT We must sell 25 pianos at once, regardless of cost, to make room for large shipment arriving from our factory for our fall trade. No reasonable offer will be refused on any piano in our store. Every instrument is fully warranted. One dollar down secures any of these bargains. Minstrels, is astounding the audiences each and every night with her personality and individuality and magnatism. She seems to draw the people nearer and nearer to her and she is establishing herself a prime favorite everywhere she appears. She will soon play her home town, Kansas City, when her many friends and acquaintances will be proud of her successes and no doubt will shower a deluge of flowers upon her. Success to Little May Armstrong. C. B. Y. MUSKOGEE (OKLA.) NEWS. By John W. Williams. Our big little city is still coming to the front. We have a population of 35,000 progressive citizens with 12,000 Negroes. The famous National Negro Business Men's League of America will convene here on August 15, 1914, and it is our intention to give this great body a royal welcome while in the metropolitan city. The Pastime Theater, which is owned by Hon. L. T. Brown, one of our prominent real estate men in the city. The show at present is showing to crowded houses each every night and has a change of program twice a week. The A. L. G. Allen Minstrelss, one of the greatest colored organizations on the road, was the attraction in Muskogee last Wednesday night. The show is traveling under canvass with its own private car. The Tuskegee Normal CADET OFFICER. Barga 1.00 Down BUYS We must sell 25 p make room for large for our fall trade. any piano in our st ranted. One dollar Saturday & Monday Discount Coupon This Coupon and One Dollar entitles the purchaser of any piano on our floor to a credit of $10.00. Saturday and Monday only. A. J. KING, PRESIDENT Cor. Mass. Ave. and Penn. St. THE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE Open all of the Year Round For males only. Three departments: Academic, Agricultural and Mechanical. Courses leading to the degrees of B. S. in Agr., and B. S. in Mechanics Board, lodging and tuition $7.00 per month. Summer School for teachers of both sexes. For catalog or further information, address Jas. B. Dudley. Press, Greensboro, N. C. DO YOU KNOW that you can save from 75 to 100 per cent. 1 all household goods bought of WILLIAM H. BARON dealer in new and second hand goods. It cost you nothing to inspect my stock. Always want thing on hand that is the very thing you need Special bargains to young married couples New phone 5407. 383 Indiana Ave. 283 West Vermont street. AS, N. SHELTON. LUCAS B WILLIS Phones—New 3058 Old, Main, 4694. Shelton & Willis, (Licensed Embalmers) UNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Best Service. Lady Attendant. Lowest Prices. 418 Indiana Ave. Open all Night al and Industrial Institute "I regard the Tuskegee Institute as the most considerable educational invention of modern times," writes Professor W. I. Thomas, Professor of Sociology in the University of Chicago. Industry is the spirit of Tuskegee—industry and discipline are made a habit. The choice of some 40 trades is offered young men and young women. Tuskegee graduates are earning from $50 to $80 and $100 per month as Academic Teachers, Farm Hands, Steam and Electrical Engineers, Tailors, Teachers of Domestic Science, Nurses—in fact the demand for men and women trained in all the trades at Tuskegee is far beyond the supply. The Academic work is vital and real; it is close to realities. The school seeks soundness and efficiency, the Academic and Industrial work are closely correlated. The spiritual work of the school is strong. It ranks fifth in the United States in the number of students studying the Bible. It is guided by a Chaplain and a Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., and through a Bible Training school. Morning drills for boys, special gymnastic training for girls; swimming pools for boys and girls; attractive grounds; more than 100 buildings, large, comfortable, airy, electric lighted; 185 teachers. Catalogue will be forwarded on receipt of 6 cents for postage. Address BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. ain Pi Kink-no-more is a vegetable compound; it is perfectly harmless and will not harm the skin nor hair, but will stop it from falling off. positively removes dandruff, promotes growth of healthy hair and keeps it soft and glossy. Remember that Kink-no-more is not a guarantee to do all that is claimed for it and is refunded. We will send to any one on our receipt of $1 a regular size box of Kink-no-more, enough to straighten from one end to the other. When ordering send registered letter, postal code or express money order. Liberal inducements offered to agents. Write today for special terms. Inclose 2-cent farm fee and payment every where. Address Shelton & Joan Springwood Avenue Asbury Park, N. J. THE WOMEN'S WEEKLY GIRL IN INSTITUTE UNIFORM AND HAT 2 DALLAS. TEXAS. Will We Get Negro Officers—Big Gath erings Over the State—Are We Morally or Not, Is the Question Special to THE FREEMAN. FORT SMITH (ARK.) DOTS. Special to THE FREEMAN. The outlook here for The Freeman is very bright. I hope soon to have it placed in every home. The needed bells are sounded, though they are numbered as to the certainty of the tie. They say here, however, "When it rains it pours." Look out, Mr. W. and Miss P.. To all subscribers of The Freeman. To all friends, though they are agent previous to each Monday with all the happenings in the city ..Mrs. W. E. and Miss Earnest Josen-burger left this week on a vacation trip to Chicago. To all friends a pleasure, G. C. McConnel a Rock, is here to further the work of his insurance, the Home Industrial.... The past few weeks have evidently been enjoyed, seemingly there was something doing, complimentary to Miss Jordan, of Little Rock, and Mr. Moore, of St. Louis.... The Freeman and many other papers, magazines and a book at North Ninth street. Get the habit.... There is some talk of opening a colored drug store here. That is inspired indeed, as there is lots of room for improvement, as there are ads secured, the larger the space for Ft. Smith news. WM. LACY, SONG WRITER AND POET. To many of our Indianapolis readers, the name and personality of Wm. Lacy are familiar. He is a native of Princeton, Ky., and came to Indianapolis about fifteen years since when time he has called it home. At Indianapolis, Mr. Lacy is well known as an efficient waiter, having served in several places in the state as head waiter, and always with credit. He is one of his friends to know that he has written several creditable poems and songs, and that he has done what many have failed to do, "get the attention of publishers." The R. Kirkens Dugge Company, whose name have been called, C. are putting Lacy's productions on the market. Some of these productions that we shall herein mention are: "The Carpet House Ball" and "Old Kentucky, songs (these have been) called," "The Heavenly Way (a sacred ball)," and several poems, among which are "The Lost Ship," "A Mother's Prayer for a Soul Beyond the Grave," "The Drunkard's Dream" and "The Parade (without a Band) are some of Mr. Lacy's works." For a young man, whose educational advantages were meager, it must be said that Mr. Lacy is, indeed, "hitching his wagon to a star. Noble thoughts, unexpressable thoughts." For the form in which they may be "food for the multitude," they become, not only HENRY PAYNE/ LOS ANGELES CA Agent—"Well, Uncle, I am selling talking machines, wouldn't you like one?" "Uncle Hiram—"Lawd, no man! I see had one thirty years! I seed married." the inspiration of noble deeds, but are the most useful to the writer. We wish Mr. Lacy Godspeed. May he lag not until he has reached the top. A poem by this budding author fol- lows: city, were married in Jeffer Many of their friends ser gratulations. We all extend for their great effort in e the great duties of life. The Month of May. Welcome, beautiful month of May! The trees are green, the birds are gay, The morning roses and buttercups say, "Welcome to our garden!" Little chickens break their shells today And robin redbreast will have full sway, Since you are here, sweet month of May! Friends have left us, we must say, New year is coming, You bring us roses and you say, "Forget not the dead on Decoration Day." So welcome, welcome, sweet month of But go ye out to the Atlantic ocean proportion- Roses, violets, do not save. But sprinkle them on the Titanic's grave. O, you beautiful month of May. Why didn't you come and April stay? Ten thousand roses, and you say, "Twas the day of May!" Roses, vollets, sweet month of May; Go to the Atlantic and forever stay. AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL Frankfort, Ky., Special. Miss Mary Smith is the guest of Miss Edmonia Hall, of Lexington. Miss Rosa Howard left for Cloverport, to take up her school. Miss Bessie Silvey left for Providence, to take up her school. Rev, Richard spent a day in Lexington. Mrs. Lizzie Taylor died at the age of thirty-nine years. Mrs. Taylor had a host of friends to mourn her loss. Mrs. Louise Warren, of Cincinnati, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Lowery. Mr. and Mrs. Smock, of Louisville, are the guests of Mrs. Rosa Dudley. Mrs. Sam Brown left for Versailles, to attend the fair. Mrs. Rebecca Smith, of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. Smith. Mr. R. Spencer, of Indianapolis, is in the city the guest of his parents. Misses Delma Greenup and Margia Davis were the happy guests of their many friends in Cincinnati for a few days. Miss Lucy Twyman gave an unique entertainment for twenty children at her residence on Washington street. Mrs. Rachel Shipard, of Harrisville, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Lue Russell. Mrs. Cassie Weisler left for a visit in Cincinnati and Detroit, Mich. She was accompanied by her grandmother. An auto party from Harrisburg, and composed of Mrs. Brown, C. Read, Miss Harkins, C. Washam and Mr. Jackson, were the guests of Mrs. Mattie Miller. The new Smart Set company will appear at the Capitol on Friday night in their new play, "The Darktown Politician." A large crowd will be in attendance as usual. A reception is being planned for them after the performance. Every fellow looking forward for his best girl only. Ah! how hard it is on you. Miss Louise Ward spent a day in Versailles, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Maggie Crosby. Mr. T. Payne is very ill with rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. John Mayson, of Cincinnati, are in the city the guests of Mrs. Mayson's mother, Mrs. Martha Washington. Mr. Carrie Edwards is very ill. Miss Cordella Henry spent a day at the Versailles fair. Mrs. John Stone, of Georgetown, is the guest of Mrs. Sallie Alcone. Mr. C. L. Timberlake, editor of "The Voice," was called to Franklin, on account of the death of a relative. Mr. Terrence Paey went to Louisville, and drove an auto back to this city. Mr. N. Roberts, of Shelbyville, was the guest of the city, representing the fair. Miss Lucy Hampton, of Louisville, is the guest of Mrs. Mattie Hall. Miss E. B. Irrington and mother of Georgetown, were in the city on business. Rev. W. D. Page, of Lexington, was the guest of the city on Wednesday. Miss Mattie Wilson, a student at the Normal Institute, died from gasoline burns, which she had received. Mrs. P. M. Chiles, Mrs. Bell and Master Thomas spent a few days in Lexington. Dr. R. T. Bailey and wife, of Lancaster, were, the guests of his parents. Miss Rosa Bacon, class poetess of 1912 at the Normal Institute, died at Indianapolis. Those who desire to have their social functions mentioned in this column and in this book, please send a courtesy to send your servant a ticket. Miss Ethel Spencer and Mr. Garrett Smith, two popular young people of this THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. city, were married in Jeffersonville, Ind., Many of their friends sent them congratulations. We all extend best wishes for their early effort in entering upon the great duties of life. Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson gave the sweetest reception of the season at their cozy residence in Terre Haute, Indiana, to a kind of beautiful belles, Misses A. Payton and Johnson Anderson, of Louisville. The color scheme was blue and white, and the reverence of the beautiful palms. About three hundred called and paid their respects. Miss Anderson wore a handsome white voile. Miss Johnson wore a black velvet moll. Mrs. Robinson, a creator of blue and white. There was music, after which whist was indulged in. The guests were presented silk fans. Miss Edna Harris gave a dancing party in the dances were much elated over the rttr. CENTRALIA. ILL. ...Mr. Grosse Hickman, of Champaign, Ill., who has a position with the Illinois Central railroad there as superheater inspector, is visiting his parents here. ABRAM GIANTS VS, THE DAYTON MARCOS. Indianapolis Club Took the Series of Three Games. The Abram Giants, one of the crack teams of Indianapolis, went to Dayton, Ohio, a week ago to take on the Marcos of that city. Three games were played. The Giants took them all, the scores being 5 to 0, 8 to 2, and 6 to 4. The Dayton fellows are said to top the State among the local teams, consequently felt that Abrams' men were easy picking. Some sensational playing was done on either side. Shawler, of the Giants, knocked a ball so far in an adjacent field that it stopped the show for a bit, as the stage boys say. Coleman made plenty of two-base hits. Morris singled right along, ringing in a two-bagger once in a while for the fun of the thing. Griffin and String Beans were in the box for the Giants. The Marcos say that they were shy a good pitcher, hence their poor showing. The attendance was not up to expectations. KANSAS CITY, MO. Death of a Noted Woman. Mrs. Anna May Bowser Brandis, sister of the noted educator, Prof. J. Dallas Bowser, died at her home, 835 Nebraska avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, last Thursday, after a protracted illness. Deceased was born in Ohio sixty-three years ago, and was educated and grew to womanhood in that State. She came of a family of teachers, her father, Henry R. Bowser, being one of the pioneer teachers of the Seioto Valley. The family moved to Missouri soon after the close of the civil war. Miss Bowser taught in the schools of the two Kansas City's and elsewhere for a number of years. She was an earnest club woman and at her home was known as Mother of Clubs, being a charter member of several....Miss Ruth Bradley leaves Saturday morning for an extended visit in Chicago and vicinity....Rev. Turner H. Wiseman, the well-known singer, has gone to Colorado to take charge of a church at Boulder....Prof. J. B.ass has his position at Tuskegee, and is tilling his farm near Olathe, Kans....Miss Kathryn M. Johnson, of the Crisis, is lecturing in the nearby States, on the advancement of women....Attorney Dorsey Green is the colored nominee for elector for Kansas on the Progressive ticket....The colored people are about to found a sanitarium for the training of nurses and for the better care of the sick who need special treatment. It is to be known as the Perry Sanitarium. The Freeman in New York City— General representative, Miss Melia B. Mitchell, 1 West 135th street, over Leroy's cafe. Every Saturday. For sale by Clarborne White, 118 Cora street. ```markdown ``` Colored People's Hair We are the largest manufacturers of Colored People's Hair. We make wigs, switches, braids, hairnets, and combs the same as your own hair. We guarantee satisfaction or money refunded. We also sell straight combs and toilet articles. Our prices are lower than those quoted elsewhere. Send 2x stamp for catalogue. Agents wanted. Humania Hair Company Dept. K 2Dane St., New York City, N. Y. 417 Indiana Avenue Poultry, Butter and Eggs. Game in Season GIVE ME A TRIAL. L. BLOOMENSTOCK, Prop. Old Phone, Main, 2963. Hadley Bros., DRUGGISTS. 781Indiana Avenue. Near Bright St. Indianapolis, Ind. Try our Corn Remover. Syrup. White Pine and Tar. SCHNIEDERMAN Cleaners and Tailors Of Ladies' and Gents Waring Apparel. We Call for and Deliver on Short Notice. N 609, Saratoga, Arte. Videodio. 602 N. 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She has probably been a professional skincare and scalp fo- dal care provider. The adds her personal guar- tance to scalp Food will do all that is claimed for it. Notice that Madam Brice does not show her Young Cream Food. She will do it over and over again to be far ahead of anything you will include an extra $500 with your Scalp Fo- dal. You owe this to your children, care for the constant user of the wonderful preparation, t uarantee under the Pure Drug Act, June 30, 19 The Young being you five boxes of this wonderful preparation. The dish live trouble will be a good food. Just send for $1.00, and five boxes, if this great scalp food will go accompany each box, and we guarantee you will be deal of the wonderful new hair that this will create for , 1107 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. big money selling our preparations. Write us about one to show the remarkable woman who discovered and perfected probe more for her people than any other woyears of effort that she was able to offer them this perfect guarantee to that of the Always Young Cream Co. that for it for her 57 years because of the constant use of Always of her wonderful preparations that she has demonstrated separation, the Africa-America Scalp Food, which has full or Scalp Food order. for the scalp, and to do this you should not fail to be separation, the Africa-America Scalp Food, which has full June 30, 1906. Serial 44868. Sold by Young Cream Company 1107 North Senate Ave., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA It doesn't cost much. $1.00 will bring you five boxes of this wonderful preparation. The diary can be made in any case package. You can use an applique or a muslin order to receive the letter for $1.00, and five boxes of this great scalp food will go forward to you. 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You owe this to your children, care for the scalp, and to do this you should not fail to be a constant user of the wonderful preparations of Africa-America Scalp Food, which has full The Always Young Cream Company THE FASHION WEEK --- --- M. B. B. Mrs Magaret Wellington. 2738 West Polk Street, Chicago, IL [Picture of a woman in profile]. A. B. Frank Temey. Babylon, N. V. Because the well dressed man wants the style of the minute, quality and the highest degree of satisfaction, but he does not want to pay more than is necessary. The man who wear Levinson's $200 straw gets The Right Style, The Right Quality, The Right Satisfaction, For The Right Price. He feels satisfied that his head is "topped off" just right. Ladies White Panamas, $5 to $7; Men's Genuine Bangkoks, $4; Men's White Panamas, $5. LADIES LOOK! Every lady can have a beautiful and luxuriant head of hair if she uses a MAGIC. 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A Six Weeks' Trial Treatment sent to any Address by Mail for $1.70 Make all Money Orders Payable to Mme. C. J. Walker. Send Stamps for Replies. AGENTS WANTED. Write for Terms Agents. Before writing Madam Walker, inquire at your druggist, as she is now placing her goods in all drug stores. TAYLOR'S NEW SHAMPOO DRYER and Hair Straightening Comb This Comb, properly heated, and the use of LaCrotea Hair Pomade, will bring the most crimpiness and straight and silky at every stroke and cause a rapid growth of the hair. Don't put it off until you are ready to wear it. The combination of Made of copper and brass associated together and cast into one solid piece: highly polished and nicely nickelled; steel bolt which goes through the large wood handle and screws into metal Price of Comb and Alcohol Heater complete $1.50 OHOL HEATER is the handiest and most convenient method of closed up so that you can put it in your handbag. Price 5c. Hair Pomade. It not only meets every requirements of the luxurious grocative of hair. Price 25c. ALOGUE Illustrating the Largest and Most Complete Linens colored people, such as Bangs, Wigs, Puffs, Switches, Pompes, etc. T. W. TAYLOR, Howell, Mich. writing please mention this paper. e, Cape May, N. J. With every modern improvement, claims distinction for it. Superlative in construction, appointments, service and living, representative citizens. Concerts daily by the ALOGUE, tennis, etc., on premises. Special attention given to la-formation mailed upon request. **TAYLOR'S SPECIAL ALCOHOL HEATER** the handiest and most convenient method of heating the Comb, and can be closed up so that you can put it in your handbag. Price 50c For results use LaCresea Hair Pomade. 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Social, Personal and General News (By LaVetta Jones, 631 Sixth Street.) A box lunch was given at Atkinson park Friday afternoon by Mrs. W. J. Weston in honor of her mother, Mrs. Thomas, of Washington, D.C., and other visitors... The Friday班班 club enter Center... The last week W. J. M. Price has returned from Frankfort, where he has been attending the General Association... Miss Theresa M. Brooks has returned from Evansville... Miss Grace Smith of Evansville, in the city the guest in Miss Leroy J. Jones, Miss O. H. Kennedy, and daughter, Miss O. H. Kennedy, are visiting in Chicago... Mrs. N. C. Ware and children have returned to their home in Mound City, Ill... Mrs. S. A. Cabell and son, Mr. S. Cabell, have returned after a pleasant visit, Mrs. W. J. Weston and mother spent Sunday in Evansville... Messrs. Charles Carr, A. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watkins, Miss Sallie Belle Bilbs, Lucie Kennedy, the pleasure Sunday in Evansville, please spend Sunday in Evansville, Mrs. J. B. Winnow, the newly elected teacher, has arrived in the city... The Messrs. Charlie Burris and John Henry McKinney have returned from Evansville, spent Sunday in the city. A SURPRISE PARTY AT GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A birthday surprise party, given in honor of Mr. Robert Goins, at his residence, 130 Sycamore street, Saturday, August 26, was a complete success. The house was decorated with palms and a large screen. The guests assembled at the residence about 9:30 p. m. while Mr. Goins was down the street. The house was entirely dark; and, upon his entering the door, he was seized and given thirty-three lashes, his tongue was cut off, and Whist games and singing were the chief amusements, and at a seasonable hour the guests assembled in the dining room, where justice was done to the excellent caterer, H. C. Milton acted as toastmaster. Numerous speeches were made. Mr. Goins was presented with several presents, among which was a master Mason jewel, he being a member of North Star lodge N. 106. Those present were: H. C. Milton, W. H. Lacey, Rufus Patterson, Lamott Jones, Robert Goggins, Rufus Smith, Sam Pinkney, Captain Grayson, William Foster, James Goins, Richard Wilson, Leo Goin, Harry Johnson, Richard Herrod, D. C. Hancock, J. Ed Jones and William Hancock. VISITORS ENTERTAINED BY PEN CIL PUSHER—SEE SIGHTS OF THE CARNIVAL CHICAGO, Ill., Aug. 27. —(Special).—Mrs. Elwood Knox, wife of E. C. Knox, of the Indianapolis Freeman, and Mrs. Lula Coats, formerly of the Coats and Mrs. Cary B. Lewis at luncheon on Tuesday evening at one of the fashionable dining rooms on the South Side. The ladies were gorgeously gowned. Several places of amusement were held, with rights along the carnival blocks. Mrs. Knox left Wednesday for her home at Indianapolis, and Mrs. Grundy left the following day for an extended tour on the Orpheum time. She visited the city for a shortville. Mrs. Knox has been in the city for several weeks, and has been highly entertained by relatives and friends. BALTIMORE, MD. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mr. and Mrs. McCubbins, of 516 West Conway street, are home after spending the day at the museum, N. J. H. Jackson, of 1114 Drink Hill avenue, and D. B. Brown, of Cottonville, are attending the Shriner's meeting at Washington this week... Mrs. Charles Monk and the daddy are visiting in Atlantic City. The Freeman for sale in Nashville, Tennessee at the Palms, 5th avenue and Cedar street. COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE. State of Indiana, Marion county, ss: In the Superior Court of Marion county, in the State of Indiana. No. 7756. Eula L. Goatley vs. Augustus H. Goatley. Complaint, divorce. Be it known, that on the 17th day of August, 1912, the above named plaintiff, by her attorney, filed in the office of the State of Indiana, in the State of Indiana, her complaint against the above named defendant, Augustus H. Goatley, and the said plaintiff having also filed in said clerk's office the affidavit of competent person, H. Goatley, is not a resident of the State of Indiana, that said cause of action is for divorce; and whereas said plaintiff having by endorsement on said complaint required said defendant to appear in said complaint, H. Goatley thereto on the 21st day of October, 1912. Now therefore, by order of said Court, said defendant last above named is hereby notified of the filing and perency of said complaint against him, and that unauthorized thereto at the calling of said cause on the 21st day of October, 1912, the same being the 14th judicial day of a term of said Court, to be begun and held at the Court House in the city of Indianapolis, on the 21st day of October, 1912, the plaintiff and the matters and things there-in contained and alleged will be heard and determined in his absence. JOHN RAUCH, Clerk. James T. V. Hill, Attorney for Plaintiff. WALKER'S SUPERIOR TOOTH CLEANER. The finest in the world of its kind. I found nothing to equal it—C. W. Scott, 2921 Armour avenue, Chicago, IL. 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One dollar down secures any of these bargains. The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. ty of a young lady or gentleman more than five years of pretty white teeth. It is a feature of the appearance of the face more than the cloth. Agents wanted. Write today. Chas, H. W. 813 Eastern avenue, Bellefonte, Ohio. Send to any address in the United States. 25c and 50c per bottle, and one bottle will keep the teeth white for one year. COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE State of Indiana, Marion county, ss: State of Indiana, Marion county, in the State of Indiana. No. 21468 Profile Jaynes vs. James T. Jaynes. Complaint, divorce. Be it known, that on the 8th day of August, 1912, the above named plaintiff, by her attorney, filed in the office of the Marion county, in the State of Indiana, Court of Marion county, in the State of Indiana, plaintiff against the above named defendant, James T. Jaynes, and the said plaintiff, also filed in said clerk's office the affidavit of the plaintiff, showing that said defendant, James T. Jaynes, is not a resident of the State of Indiana, and where cause of action is for divorce; and where said plaintiff is being by endorsement on said complaint, said defendant to appear in said Court, and answer or demur theeto on the 16th day of October, 1912. Order of said Court, said defendant, last above named is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said complaint against him, and that uncle appears and answers or demurs therefor on said complaint, said defendant on the 16th day of October, 1912, the same being the 9th judicial day of a term of said Court, to be begun and held at the court on the 1st Monday of October, in Indianapolis, complaint and the matters and things therein contained and alleged will be heard and determined in his absence. A. N. Crane, Attorney for Plaintiff. Barga 1.00 Down BUYS We must sell 25 p make room for larg for our fall trade. I any piano in our s ranted. One dollar Saturday & Monday Discount Coupon This Coupon and One Dollar entitles the purchaser of any piano on our floor to a credit of $10.00. Saturday and Monday only. The Tuskegee Normal M. CADET OFFICER. Cor. Mass. Ave. and Penn. St. THE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE For males only. Three departments Academic, Agricultural and Mechanical. Courses leading to the degrees of B. S. in Agr., and B. S. in Mechanics Board, lodging and tuition $7.00 per month. Summer School for teachers of both sexes. For catalog or further information, address Jas. B. Dudley Pres., Greensboro, N. C. DO YOU KNOW that you can save from 75 to 100 per cent. all household goods bought of WILLIAM H. BARON dealer in new and hard goods. It cost you nothing to inspect my stock. Always some thing on hand that is the very thing you need Special bargains to young married couple New York. 358 Indiana Ave. 232 Wes Vermont street. AS. N. SHELTON. LUCASE B WILLIAM Phones—New 3058, Old Main, 4694. Shelton & Willis, (Licensed Embalmers) GENERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Best Service. Lady Attendant. Lowest Prices. Indiana Ave. Open all Night $90 YS THIS FINE UPRICE 5 pianos at once, rega- large shipment arriving No reasonable offer w r store. Every instrum- dlar down secures any o upon enti- no on 0.00. KING PI A. J. KING, Cor. Mass. Ave. "I regard the Tuskegee Institute as the most considerable educational invention of modern times," writes Professor W. I. Thomas, Professor of Sociology in the University of Chicago. Industry is the spirit of Tuskegee—industry and discipline are made a habit. The choice of some 40 trades is offered young men and young women. Tuskegee graduates are earning from $50 to $80 and $100 per month as Academic Teachers, Farm Hands, Steam and Electrical Engineers, Tailors, Teachers of Domestic Science, Nurses—in fact the demand for men and women trained in all the trades at Tuskegee is far beyond the supply. The Academic work is vital and real; it is close to realities. The school seeks soundness and efficiency, the Academic and Industrial work are closely correlated. The spiritual work of the school is strong. It ranks fifth in the United States in the number of students studying the Bible. It is guided by a Chaplain and a Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., and through a Bible Training school. Morning drills for boys, special gymnastic training for girls; swimming pools for boys and girls; attractive grounds; more than 100 buildings, large, comfortable, airy, electric lighted; 185 teachers. Catalogue will be forwarded on receipt of 6 cents for postage. Address BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Principal. 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That's not so bad for these stressful times. Mr. Taft is plenty good enough. He is sturdy, steady and honest. He also recognizes the fact that there is a race question, but he has not concluded that the Negro voters in any section should be under patronizing influences of white men as a necessity. Michigan and Vermont have both spoken. They said, plainly enough, that the Republican party would not disintegrate because Mr. Roosevelt has side-stepped. The ex-President hoped to play the role attempted by Belzebub when he fell out of heaven, in that his Satanic majesty thought to swipe the supernal region at his exit. W. H. Lewis stuck in the Lawyers' Club all right. It is hailed as an important victory. Well, it was worth while. But if he can stick in one of these latter-day first-class hotels as a guest, it will be worth more yet. Or if it is a sign that the time is coming when first-class Negroes will be accommodated in first-class hotels it is something also worth thinking about. Dr. James R. Norrel, colored, will try for nomination to the legislature of the state on the Progressive ticket. He may succeed in getting on the ticket since Indiana is a northern state, the Roosevelt policy in to give the Negroes a peep in, in such states. A few degrees further south and the policy is changed. The doctor would be gradually discounted if he should choose to proceed southward. Col. John R. Marshall, of the Eighth Illinois regiment, has returned to the Republican fold. He concluded with that grand old man, Frederick Douglass, that so far as the race is concerned, the Republican party is the ship, all else is the sea. Colonel Marshall thought to take on the Bull Moose party with its advertised square deal. He soon found out that the advertisement, like so many others, had no reference to his race, at least as a whole. He had to fly to cover. After a hard-fought battle Norwood got into the city fold. Mayor Shank vetoes a former annexation ordinance, but the South Side got busy, worked on the councilmen, who let the suburb in over the mayor's protest. Norwood is made up largely of colored people. The admission, however, means a large surrounding territory occupied by prosperous white people. It means, further, a civic advance for the southeast section of the city, according to those interested in the annexation. Miss Hattie Holliday, queen of the recent State street carnival of Chicago, rode a real elephant as a part of the program. She looked every inch a queen. Dr. Bibb, the king, also looked his part. Both are fine specimens of the race, judging from their likenesses. They do not depend largely on the infusion of white blood to give them their go, although they are not without some trace of the outside flow. These people as king and queen were ethnological studies, exponential of the racial trend under favorable circumstances. Colonel Roosevelt goes on the theory that dead men tell no tales. In order to make his position good that he knew nothing about those huge donations to his campaign fund by the big interests, he uses the names of Bliss and Harriman most generously. These men are dead. He denounces the testimony of men now living and who were men of equal standing with Messrs. Bliss and Harriman when they lived. Verily, he explaineth too much in his great letter of denial. The clear conscienced individual has no need of so many words to explain a simple situation. The colored man that proposed a Negro flag has certainly lost his bearings. And he is said to be a Bishop, too. Well, whoever he is, he has a right to his private opinions, about whatsoever, but when he breaks into print with the object of influencing and teaching he should be cautious. Of course no harm follows, but it makes the race appear silly and foolish. How is it possible to get a flag under the conditions? Flags stand for something. We think the bishop would be ashamed if he was driven to the possible source of his flag getting. The Africans, apparently, have not worried themselves about what banner they essayed their wars under, or cultivated their fields in peace. Perhaps he would not be ashamed of the source of his extraction, but ashamed of the actual banner if they had any. The art of manufacturing cloth did not spring up in our portion of Africa. It would be too bad to hark way back to the Garden of Eden in the hopes of finding a vestige of cloth sufficient for a flag design. The Republican campaign text book recently issued has the following to say under the title of The Afro-American citizen: "On July 1, 1912, there were more Afro-Americans in the service of the United States, under the Taft administration, than ever before in the history of the country. Emphasis is given to the work done by the department of agriculture for colored farmers and to the fight against peonage in the South made by President Taft. A denunciation of lynching by the President is given in full, while the President's attitude favoring the full enfranchisement of colored men in all parts of the country is shown in a letter written by him on this subject, when an attempt was being made to disfranchise colored voters in Maryland." Colored Bull Moosers and would-be Bull Moosers, kindly take notice. Parties are for serving individuals' interests. What party gives the greater promise? ROBERT P. CHURCH, OF MEM PHIS, DEAD. Robert R. Church, who died a few days ago in Memphis, Tenn., was one of the truly wealthy Negroes of the country. Sometimes when colored men of means die, their wealth is greatly exaggerated. It is different in the case of Mr. Church, who was really wealthy, owning, as it is understood, not less than three hundred and fifty pieces of real estate. At a fair valuation this would place him in the "vicinity" of a millionaire, which he was reported to have been. It is presumed that he had also various other holdings thus making good the title of the Millionaire Negro. We are not apprised of Mr. Church's other qualities beside money getting. This, however, he gave the world the most distinguished woman of the Negro race, the learned and talented Mary Church Terrell, of Washington, D. C., the wife of Judge Robert H. Terrel, of that city. Concededly he has done his part at race making in amassing so much wealth, the sign of industry, economy, integrity, ability, and by the gift of his daughter. We think that he was also charitably disposed. He gave annually a good sum of money to the Confederate old soldiers in the interest of their annuals, giving as much as $1,000 at a time. We are yet to know of his gifts to his own race, but doubtless they were many and continual. At any rate he is valued for what is positively known of him. A great character he must have been, that could have succeeded so well under the opposing racial circumstances. He will not be forgotten very soon. SOME POLITICAL UPPERCUTS BY CHAMP JACK. CHICAGO, IL., Sept. 5—Jack Johnson takes a semi-humorous, semi-pathetic view of Col. Theodore Roosevelt's attitude toward the colored people, which is embodied in the Progressive candidate's "Confession of Faith" and in the editorial columns of The Outlook. Says the big champion: "The Colonel seems to be the latest 'white man's hope', but since he has always been such a good sportsman in the past, it grieves me to see him violate the rules of the game. He has grossly fouled the Negro by smashing him one below the Mason's and Dixon's line. The weakest part of the Negro politically is below the belt. He is all unprotected there, and it wasn't a square deal for the Colonel to hit him on the weakest spot. "Now he is feinting and sparring for wind with a view to registering a solar plexus on the northern part of our racial anatomy, and if we are caught napping with our mits down—bing/ And away goes the entire race, down and out to take the count, from which there is no comeback." "And to think," added the big fellow, ruefully, "the colored man has always been in the Colonel's corner, and rubbed him and trained him and backed him for so many victories." PAST WEEK AT LOUISVILLE (By Lee L. Brown, 1006 W. Chestnut St., Home Phone City 4511.) The city school teachers are all homeward bound. School will open in a few days. Several new faces will be seen among those who composed the teaching force. . . . The Knights of Tabor closed their national session last Friday evening with a banquet at the U. B. f. hall. Mr. Scipio Johnson was re-elected as interim president, and Mr. Na M. Bowman of this city, was re-elected as international chief recorder. Twenty-one states were represented. Dr. H. B. Beck was seen on the street this week in his new motor car. Messrs. Howard Jordan and Alonzo B. McAfee THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. and Mesames Jordan and McAfee have returned from the Windy City, where they went a short time ago to attend the Business League. The trip was made to the University of Chicago, where it is reported that another popular colored physician will surprise the natives by coming out in his new car. Mrs. C. H. Parrish, of this city, has been invited to be one of the speakers in Washington, D. C., at the celebration of the National Jubilee, which will celebrate the fiftee anniversary of the issuance of the Constitution by Abraham Lincoln, and which will be held September 22. Every colored child in the United States will be asked to give one penny, which will be used to pay for the friends of freedom. Some of the most noted men and women of the race have been invited to speak. Mrs. Parrish should feel highly honored. She is good speaker and a deep thinker and will represent Kentucky in an able manner. * * * Prof. E. H. Reid has been placed, for the time being, in charge of the Frankfort normal school. The management has not been able to secure or rather to agree upon a job, and Mrs. Reid is watching with interest this school. The board of education need not go out of the state to secure a man to fill the bill. Right here in this state the state has a Christian man who is competent man can be found who could make a most excellent president. He has been president of several schools, a man highly educated, liked by all who问他. He is a Christian man who is indeed a St. Joseph deeming character, combined with aptness in teaching and tact in enforcing discipline, could not fall to render him what we need him to do. He is a superior president. We cordially present the name of Rev. W. T. Amiger, president of the State University, Louisville, Ky. We have presented this name with great interest. We feel that he is the right man for the place, providing he would give up the place he has. We do not mean to rob the State University of a good man, but only wish to present the name of a man who is indeed a scholar. There will be a very important Pythian meeting held in this city next Sunday by the boards of control and the endowment bureau. It will bring from the city many prominent members of the order. The main topic at issue will be in reference to the great Pythian temple to be erected at Tenth and Chestnut streets. All is in readiness for the special train to Houston, Texas, where the National Baptist convention will be held. Most of the Baptist ministers will leave from Louisville, as well as from other parts of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McElloyd, of French Lick Springs, Ind., were in the city a few days ago. Mr. Jos. L. Jones, supreme vice chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, was in the city last week. The colored playgrounds, located at Sixteenth and Magazine streets, has closed for the season. It will open early next spring with better equipment. All roads will lead to Lexington, Ky., in a few days to attend the colored fair, which usually draws a large crowd of children from all over the United States. It is a sort of homecoming. It has often been said that the Lexington colored fair was the greatest of its kind in the United States. Henderson, Ky., is holding this week her first annual colored fair. Hammond will be there to furnish the music. The Fair Association is under good management and it promises to be a successful event. It has been announced that a ball of other colored fairs will bring quite a number of the home folks to Henderson. AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL. Opening of the K. N. I. I. and the Clinton Street High School—Ray District Grand Chancellor of K. of P.'s—The Smart Set at Capital Theater—Rev. Carroll's Lecture—The Tragic Death of Barnett—K. N. I. I. Applicants—Norman Commits Suicide—Social Greetings. By Hardin Tolbert, at People's Phar- macy; both Phones 666; Box 233. FRANKFORT, Ky. — (Special) — The twenty-sixth annual session of the Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute opened on Tuesday, April 4. A crowd was present and the outlook seems very promising for this famous institution, which has done so much for the development of good teaching and learning, a week of the opening. President Gavin will pilot the school this year and push the commendable work. . . . The thirty-first term of the Clinton Street high school opened with much enthusiasm on the part of the students and citizens, and the prospects for the ensuing year are bright. The students were given the chance to assess their summer pleasures and take up their duties in the school. This valuable institution of learning is developing some excellent material for the betterment of the race in this city and elsewhere. The students of this school will be well fitted to contend with the challenges of the twentieth century and overcome the many obstacles that beset our people. Prof. W. H. Mayo is principal. Mr. James A. Ray, a prominent business man of this city, has been appointed district grand chancellor of the order of Knights of Fythias, the district emperor of Fythias. This appointment was a surprise to Mr. Ray, though he has been in the limelight of progressive Pythianism. He stands eminent among the faithful few who are of the class in the position seeks the man. Mr. Ray is of the position of the mayor of the city in fraternal work. He was a delegate from the Capital City lodge to Somerset, to the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, and to the session of the Knights of Fythias at Bowling Green. White and colored citizens, and is a gentleman who is making a fine record in life. The new Smart Set opened the fall season of shows at the Capital theater, where he was appreciated and attended by both white and black theatergoers. The company played "The Darktown Politician," in which it made a big hit and left a glorious demand for its next appearance. The whole cast is highly appreciated by the great masses of theatergoers. The event was very artistically costumed and played well their parts. Rev. Richard H. Carroll, of Columbia, S. C., one of the most noted Negro orators, was a lecture at the Corinthian Baptist church, Rev. E. J. Jackson is pastor, to a large and appreciative audience. Rev. Carroll has lectured to the white Lyeum Bucum and many of the students has been highly praised for his excellent work. The citizens of Frankfort are always glad to extend a hand of welcome to a distinguished person as Rev. Carroll. --- The tragic death of William Barnett, who was killed by Oble Wilson (now in jail), is a sad affair. Mr. Barnett was killed about a year ago. This matter will be discussed in a series of articles in this paper, and all of the details of the murder will be published. Watch for it. Mrs. P. Coulter, one of the pioneer citizens of the town, this week, and the funeral was conducted at her late residence on Hill street. A series of articles will be devoted to the names of all the applicants for the Norman and Industrial Institute, it said that there are nearly two hundred applicants for this place—prominent educators representing, it is said, nearly every state in the Union. The series will begin soon. Mr. Claude Norman, one of the most highly respected citizens in the city, committed suicide at his home on St. Clair street by cutting his throat with a razor, Saturday morning, August 31. Norman was a former MBA student at the Brook & Greene Company. He was a member of the Masonic order, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. The funeral was held at the First Baptist church, Rev. W. T. Silvey conducting the services to mourn a host of a widow, to mourn his untimely death, to widow, sisters and several other relatives survive him. Mr. and Mrs. John Mason left Cincinnati, after joining a week with their mother, Mrs. M. Washington. Miss Lois Bocairl gave a party at the home of her mother in honor of her cousins from Georgetown, Ky., and Chicago, H. P. The candy hunt was held at the M.P. Prize prize; Master Hawkins, second prize, and J. W. Bradley, third prize. The children were much elated over their success. Mrs. Maggie Wells entertained her cousins from Cincinnati and Chicago this week. Prof. C. L. Timberlake has returned from Franklin with his fine trotting mare and colt. Misses Bradley and Twyman spent Sunday in Cincinnati. Mr. J. B. McCann, an up-to-date tenor singer, will have a role in "The Silver Tongue Quartette," that will appear at the new vaudeville and moving picture house conducted by Mr. Lucien Taylor, in the Odd Fellows' building. Mrs. Nettle Callery, of Louisville, was highly entertained at the magnificent residence of Mrs. James Brown, on high street, also Miss Grayson, of Georgetown. These are two very attractive young ladies. Miss L. Ward left for Versailles to visit her sister, Mrs. M. Crosby. Mrs. Effie Price, of Louisville, and son were teh guests of Mrs. Price's mother, Mrs. Mayes. Miss Handy left for Chicago, after spending a few weeks in the city with relatives and friends. Misses Florence Brown and Miss Gordon, residents of Longlane avenue, have been on the sick list for several days. Many of their friends have been very hospitable to them. Mr. Carroll Chisley and Miss Matte Todd, of Lawrenceburg, and Mr. Wm. Hawkins and Miss S. L. Robinson, of Lawrenceburg, have been enjoying themselves. His highest in this city and at Versailles. Mrs. Arthur Crozier and fine little baby left for Chicago to make that city their future home. Miss Katie Willis has returned from Chicago, after a few weeks' visit with friends. Mme. Lizzie Allen, a fascinating belle of the city, entertained the following party at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Combs on second street. Mr. and Mrs. Helen B. Ovrington and Mr. Geo Randolph, of Lexington. Mme. Allen is a hair culturist. Mrs. T. L. Anderson, state organizer of the Federation of Women, left for Bagdad, to take up her school. Miss Atherline Payton, a popular school teacher of Louisville, left for Louisville, after spending a few weeks in the city, the guest of Mrs. August Morton. Miss Amelia Williams left for Chicago, after spending a few weeks with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Washington. Mrs. Frank Stanley, of Indianapolis, was called to the city on account of the illness of her father, Mr. Butcher. Mrs. Blakemore left for Indianapolis. Miss L. Small, of Franklin, Ind., is the guest of Mrs. Owen Small. Miss Mattielen Thompson, a student in the Chicago University department of music, left for Chicago after conducting a music class for the summer session in the city. Rev. T. L. Bollou and mother, of Georgetown, passed through the city on route to Nashville where Rev. R. B. accepted the position as pastor of the Spring Street Baptist church. WEST BADEN, IND. Mrs. Spencer Johnson and her most charming daughter, Miss Vivian E. Guest, a graduate of the guests of Mrs. H. L. Sebree for two weeks. After being highly entertained they left for Jackson, Tenn., to visit James J. Nane, daughter of Mrs. Spencer Johnson. DULUTH, MINN. Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Joseph Glenn, assisted by eight young players, delighted a large audience Thursday, August 29, at Kalamazoo hall with playlet in intertapea with well-defined lines. All a credit to the young performers. All of the players showed a finish and understanding unusual for such young players. Mrs. Glenn was well with enthusiasm by the audience. After the program an hour of dancing was enjoyed by the members present...Mrs. Eugene Wattz, of 915 East Sixth street with honor of Miss Carrie Thompson, of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Lucinda Dudley, of Toledo, Ohio. Covers were laid for four, the other guests being Mrs. Samuel McNell and Mrs. Marie Play Only Two Out of the Series of Five. By Cary B. Lewis. Special to The Freeman Sept. 4.—The St. Louis Giants had a series of five games with the American Giants, but for some reason they only played games and won games that were in the third inning on account of rain. They were to play a double-header on Monday and play the game to the game and the St. Louis boys packed up and wended their way to St. Louis. The visitors, however, won the two first games, both by narrow mar- Saturday's Game. Wade was at the mound on last Saturday, but Dougherty pitched a better game, and the visitors rallied in the seventh inning and brought in four scores. All through the game it looked as though the American team was withdrawn, when Pryor in the tenth opened with a single, wen to third on two infield outs, and scored on Webster's hit to center. The score: St. Louis ..... 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1-5 American ..... 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-5 The three hits—Barber, Dougherty (2), Payne, Three-base hit—Mongen. Struck out—By Wade, 2; by Dougherty, 8. Bases on balls—Off Dougherty, 2. Umpire—Goeckel. Time—2:05. Sunday's Game. One of the largest crowds of the season witnessed one of the fastest and most interesting games of the season. The American Giants defeated the ninth inning, when Bennett dropped the ball hit by Monroe. It looked as though it would be a shut-out, but the home boys rallied and the more certain the game had not been for Dough- WANTED AT ONCE! Man or woman in every city or town, $50 to $100 per month in spare time, organizing Camps of the United Loyal Neighbors of the World, grandest beneficial society in existence. 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We are very much gratified over the rapid progress which has been made in restoring the service, and in the end we believe that our patrons will be well satisfied with their treatment from our company. It will certainly be our aim to deserve their full approval. Indianapolis Telephone Co. erty's stumble. It ended three to two. The score: S.....0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0-2 American.....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 Two-base hits—Barber, Pierce. Three-base hit—Hewitt. Home run—Lyons. Double plate hit—Monroe to Petit- Tern. Pierce, Striker to Mukes. Mukes, 2; by Lindsay. 1. Bases onballs - Off Dismucks, 1; off Lindsay, 1. Um- Chicago Giants Lose 6-1 Rogers Parks trounced the Chicago Giants yesterday at Rogers Park, 6 to 1, in the first meeting of the clubs this season. Rogers Parks scored two runs in four of the errors and a single, and founded Goodgame in the eighth, when they scored three runs on four hits. The score: Rogers Parks ..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 *-6 Chicago Giants ..... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 Boca Juniors hit -J. Green. Third-base hit -Wilhelm. Trunk hit. Fourth-base by Goodgame, 3. Bases on balls -off Goodgame, 2. Umpire -Meyers. Time -1:49. The American Giants will play the Chicago Giants on next Sunday. There is quite a discussion among the fans as which team is the better. While it is generally agreed that the Chicago Giants lead in the number of games won, the Chicago Giants have determined to give the "champs" a run for their money. Banquet Talk. "Rube" Foster, known among his teammates as "Chief," may be given a stag tag, but he is not the one that there are quite a number of fans anxious to do honor to the man that has made base ball famous among Negroes and the Negro league. The Neilin program has been planned, but is whispered around that such an honor would be most fitting and worthy. Elmer Johnson, the manager of Jack Johnson, both admirers of M. Foster, are said to be in for the stag. Chicago Items. Dr. Reginald Smith, of 34th and State streets, will leave Saturday for New York City to attend the Fordham Med- WANT Man or woman in every organizing Camps of the set beneficial society in der the laws of Mental benefits in the country, and disability benefits. Has military, social and B. F. Johnson, Surgeon The Commer Wholesale Coal, Coke Offces 337 West New York St. Telepho NEW GLOBE HOT BLAST L. D. TYL "JUST AROUND 35-37-39 N. Capitol Ave. ical University, to study neurology under some of the world's most eminent surgeons and physicians. He will be gone several weeks. Dr. Smith will be the best man in the Croft-Trotter wedding, which takes place at Boston, Mass. Garfield Wilson's dancing class opens Friday night of this week. LOUISVILLE CUBS DEFEAT RECIUS IN SECOND GAME OF SERIES. Louisville Cubs etalon etalon'b etalon' The Louisville Cubs deefated the Reck Cubs from their series. The the score was 8 to 8. This time, interesting from start to finish. The w could not land on Burdette. Jimmy Trevor the ball for the ball for the Reckus, was a good ball for boys. They landed on him whenever they sired. Watson merits great praise for his good work with the stick. He made the trip to the plate. He made the plate. Wallace and Griffin come in for their share of praise for will play ing stunts. The same teams will play in Sunday. Following Sunday, Cubs..... $ 1.00 1.04 0.4 0 8 Reccius ..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Two-base hits—Watson 3, Kellar, allace, Griffin, Martin, McGill, Wentz, Gadiner. Home run—Kellar. Sacrifice hits—Mitchell, Rogers. Stolen bases— Wallace 2, Griffin. Double plays—Bog at Martin. Wentz vs Griffin to Martin. Struck out—Bat Wes. 6; by Tilford. 3. Bases on balls—Off game. 1; off Tilford. 3. Time of game: 1:40 Umpire—Lee. WHEREABOUTS OF LOST RELA TIVE. I had a sister in Brownsville, Tenn. named Mary Davis. I would like to hear from her. 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August Prices Will Prevail Throughout the Entire Season ER & CO. THE CORNER." The Economy Center. GOSSIP OF THE STAGE Simms and Fisher resting up in Indianapolis this week. The Victoria Four at the Pekin theater, Cincinnati, this week. Spring Beans still attracting attention at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, this week. run in Chicago. It has also been seen in the East. She is spending most of her time with Mrs. Annie Bownan and Mrs. Lucy Vandyke. The Two Weavers, Eula Mae and J. J. closed their engagement at the Brooklyn theater, Charlotte, N. C., on the 17th of August, after eleven successful William McCabe's Georgia Troubadours open the season at Cedar Bluffs, Neb. September 9. Frank F. Nichols is going big at the Alazar theater at Galveston, Texas, as principal comedian. Johnny Jones and Eva Moore at the Majestic theater, Bridgeton, N. J., the week of September 2. Dainty Cora Boyd is getting three and four encounters every night with Geyer's Dandy Dixie minstrels. Others may come and go, but Black Patti goes on forever. In Indianapolis next week. Buch of good ones with her. The Griffin Sisters, Indianapolis favorites, are at the Crown Garden theater this week. Things are going their way. U. S. Thompson (Slow Kid) is still with P. G. Lowery's bunch en route with Hageney-Wallace shows. Doing fine. Mrs. John W. Allen, who made quite a hit at the Empire theater in Kansas Champlain, Ill. The Two Weavers, Eula Mae and J. J. are at the Auditorium theater, Philadelphia, Pa., week of September 2, and are going fine. Charles Anderson opened at the Oriole theater, Columbus, Ohio, September 2, and went big. The week of September 9 will be in Columbus, Ohio. Mack and Mack, Billie and Mary, have just closed ten weeks' successful engagement with E. D. Lee's Creole Belles at New Orleans, and are now in stock at the Locust theater, New Orleans. John E. Cooper is now playing tramp magician this week at the Star theater, Washington in big burlesque magic act at the Howard theater, Washington, D.C. LaVola, slack wire king and magician at Family theater, Wheeling, W. Va., week of September 2. Doing a great slack wire act. The only wire artist of recognized ability in vaudeville. Charles and Lillie White, after closing their engagement at the Palace Theater, Chattanooga, Tenn., opened at the Globe Theater, Jacksonville, Fl., and were well received by the audience. The Pewees have just closed a fourteen week engagement at the Globe theater, Jacksonville, Fla. Too much can not be said about the manager, Mr Frank Crowd. The manager who knows his business from A to Z. Thornton and Long, the two unrelated players a return engagement at the Lumis theater, Monday, August 26, and the last half of the week at the Crystal theater, Burlington, Wis. They left for Chicago Monday, September 2. J. W. Allen is with the Great Lavita Company. He is making a hit with his ballad songs. Mr. Allen is not on the band, but he is playing instruments with perfect skill, and his music is good. Best wishes to the pastime theater. Harry Long has dissolved partnership with Mr. Thornton, and the team of Thornton and Long will be a thing of the past. Mr. Long, who is a brother of Leon, the magician, has left the city for a tour of Nebraska, with Uncle Tahn. The team of Mills and Tansel are now playing the Palace theater in Chattanooga, Tenn., Miss Aggie Tansel is song leader in Night Long," while Billy Mills is singing Smith and Bowman's "Duckey Rag." Regs to all. McNeil and McNeil, refined comedy show artists, after three successful weeks at O'Neill Theater, and Park theater, have closed and are now in Nashville, Tenn., where they are booked for two or more weeks. Giving satisfaction everywhere they go. The American theater, formerly the Union of Indianapolis, is again under way. It opened as a moving picture show such as the women and children. It present tribute will be a feature. It is thought vaudeville will be introduced in the future. Earle and Johnson, the clever young comedians, and their Sunflower Four are drawing crowded houses in Oregon. Lillian Earle is singing "Mr. Dream Man" with great success, while Joan Johnson is dancing better than Ella at the Crystal theater, Astoria, Oregon. D. W. Batsell, solo B clarinetist, is having great success with The Lebanon Band, of Lebanon, Tenn. They are also music arranged and written by Mr. Batsell, the musician that captures the laurels. Regards to all friends. Write to him in care of the Freeman. James Martin Free, advance man for Black Patti, was in Indianapolis the first part of this week. He paid the office a call. Mr. Frease has been hand-colored shows for fifteen years. The Black Patti Company will be in Indianapolis September 9, 10 and 11, at the Park theater. Miss H. A. Broughton was winner of the prize having given the best title name to a man in the New Amsterdam News by Romeo L. Rougherty. Out of several names submitted by mail, "A Jilted Lover" was the most appropriate title by Sylvester Russell, who was selected as the judge. The Watts Brothers, comedy acrobats of merit, for the past five seasons a special feature with the A. G. Allen's Mindset have closed their engagement with that apprehension and are now taking a much needed rest at their home, their family and many friends. They will return to vaudeville in the near future. Robert C. White Stock Company, consisting of Grice and Grice, Watts and Annie Harris, Julius Hill, Mabel Andria, Henry Williams and Estella Wills, had a pleasant stay at the Royal Palm where they are now in Laurel, Miss, until September 8. Will open at the Denny the theater, Oklahoma City, for an indefinite time. Mrs. Jennie Lacy, wife of Dr. Lacy, of Chicago, is in Indianapolis for a few days, staying friends. She is known to stage acts in the play "Tallaboo," which she had to do with in-production. The play was run in Chicago. It has also been seen in the East. She is spending most of her time with Mrs. Annie Bowman and Mrs. Lucy Vandyke. The Two Weavers, Eula Mae and J. J., closed their engagement at the Brooklyn theater, Charlotte, N. C., on the 17th of August, after eleven successful during which time they made a great amount on the theater and Charlotte and the distinction of being one of the most gorgeously costumed acts ever seen in that city. They are now at the Howard theater, Washington, D. C. The Lockhart Stock Company has just closed a successful four weeks' engagement at the Bailey airdome. It next stand will be Dallas, Texas, at the Grand Central theater. This little company has been great, now it is great! The Pelbons, Andy and Sade, joined us last Wednesday evening; also the team of Love and Love (Willie and Oscar) joined the company Friday morning, coming from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to costume twelve people, all of whom are artists and know their business. J. C. Singleton, the saxophonist and card writer, after staying in Minneapolis, Minn., for one month, returned to Chicago for a week during the carnival. While there he worked five days for the Mazeppa horse show, Singleton says he was the owner of the Davis, who has the Mazeppa band, as he will not pay and is a dead beat. The Morton boys got a judgment against him in this state. The lawyer gave him until 3 o'clock to get the money, but he ran away to Chicago. Regards to Eph. Williams' and Allen's bunch. Would like to hear from Dana Thompson. TIM E. OWSLEY, Mgr. Offers a good show and is well received, notwithstanding we are having The Woodens Bicycle experts, are beyond a doubt, the best in the colored profession. Mr. Wooden is a bicycle that I have never seen any other act perform. Mrs. Wooden as a lady cyclist, makes an excellent partner for the movie The Woodens are clever and entertaining. Kittle Berry As her name appeared on the program, returns to us all alone. The adverse criticism of the Chicago celtic must muscle him more than any other personal feeling, as Miss Berry is far from being an amateur singer. Yet I will admit there are some who sing some songs she sings, but not as good, better and best in all lines. Miss Berry has a pleasing voice and it is well adapted to the songs that she sings. Miss Berry sang well enough to be a part of the audience as the audience gave her enough applause to make her one of the pleasing acts on this week's bill. From an honour role in the way, Kittle Berry did very nice indeed. May and May Better known to all as String Beans and Sweetie May, are in their second week. Mr. May came back even stronger this week than the week before. His act is a real laugh from start to end and his song, "I am the riot class," the riot class. Miss May appeared in all new costumes. Either of her beautiful gowns must have cost not less than a cold hundred each. String Beans always has something up his sleeve and never falls to his comedy and May are real hits in comedy and songs. The Griffin Sisters Return to us, looking as of yore, charming and clever. From the amount of applause they received, we wonder what震撼了 the stage, it was convincing that the audience knew them and that they were not forgotten. Each of the sisters is an artist, and the "Wizard," is showing us some progressive show business right now. By K. C. E. AT THE OLIO, LOUISVILLE, KY. (By Geo. Slaughter.) Those two clever comedians, Green and Pugh, arrived in town Tuesday evening, and opened at the Olio the same evening. Manager Hogan was lucky in securing these two stars to open his show at the theatre he had hired for cent. After a talkfest, brimming with wit and clever satire, they hand us "The Georgia Rose," "I Want to Be in Dixie," and "That's Why They Call Me Shine," Green and and have them bounce out this week is a best straights ever seen here, and Pugh puts on the blackface stunt in a most approved fashion. Pugh's comic dancing is a strong feature of the act, which is well balanced and could hardly be impaired. Browne, the man from "Bam," does a fairly good monologue, sings a parody on the "Monkey Rag" and does some nicely executed footwork. He is generously applauded. The animal circus is proving a splendid drawing card. The professor is master of his pets, and they do some stunts that are hair-raising. The feature performer is the goat, which startles everybody into admiration when he stands upon the trainer's head. This act would prove a drawing card any-other. Mrs. Maxwell and her cute little daughter close the window of vocal rattle and terpischorean art. They are getting the hands in a big way. The pictures all the week were interactive. The presence of Ringling Brothers' circus in Louisville on Monday evening had no perceptible effect on the attend- THE PEKIN THEATER, CINCIN NATI, OHIO. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW By Sylvester Russell Ralph Connors Captures the Grand— Chas. Hickey a Great Tumbier. Labor Day did not fare very lavishly, owing to the incessant showers, but the evening was the trump card for the first half. His ventriloquism was distinguished by an original entertaining course of talk. The Five Musical McLarens were greater in skill than Miles Harris, of the Grand orchestra, nor was the lady drummer in the George Reeves class in playing the bass. And Peter, dancers; Hayes and Wynne and Dawson and Echart, in "Dooley's Pipe Dream," completed the bill. The last three houses were the Minstrels, with Joe Slimms, which drew heavy houses. The white acts were the Three Hickey Brothers, with a clever comedian, with a clever comedian, took rank as a great tumbier, and his form was an athletic picture. Loretta, Woman of Mystery, at the Pekin The attraction which drew large houses to the Pekin was Loretta, a beautiful Creole, who answered all questions creole, and whose performance made a big hit. Bud Minus, comedian, was exceptionally good in his line of work. The white performers were the LaMons and Madison Sisters, singing and dancing in their old, oldly entertaining in their line of art. The last half of last week held over Perrin and Crosby and Lilly Gary's picks. The white acts were Fan Tas and Jensen. The "Penalty of temperability" was the one. The orchestra was in fine form and Frank Tate, who is the best orchestra violinist on State street, can now be proud of his leadership. The Pekin buffet is now open and the BeW will be both popular, will be glad to welcome our old friends. The Too Sweets in a New Role at the Monogram. The Too Swets gave an entirely new act that was a real novelty. Willie Sweet appeared as a coarse woman and his wife made an entertaining boy lover, both winning hearty laughs and a plantation sketch which made good and had a finish that gave satisfaction. Minstrel Morris reappeared after one year's absence and with his new bright course of talk made a hit, and can still be seen dancing and dancing speciality that was lively enough to please and Mr. Brinkley had a good song. The Carib at Oakland Music Hall. The Solace Dramatic Club presented Terrevons L. Douglass "The Carl," with a fine cast which lacked the spirit which marked their performance at the Pekin last season, owing to uncertain reading of the lines. The performance, which was very joyful, was H. Sarev Geo. M. Allen, Jeannette Wattz-Bernre, Terrevons L. Douglass (the author), Madelyn Johnson, Belah Ray White, Selma/Breckenridge, Norris Francis, Eunice Kersey, George, Robert, Jeffrey, Jennifer Edwards Proven and Lorain Craik. There was a fine quality of people present and a later hour of dancing was enjoyed. Spot Song and Photo Plays at the Phoenix Ed Goodhar sang "Your Heart" in the voice again won encores. The pictures included "Heaven Avenues" "A Romance of Boots" and "all the steps of Boots." The boots are full all the steps. A New Three Reel Picture at the Merit There was a new picture story from the pen of H. Rider Haggard at the Merit, in three parts with a beautiful shade of colors, entitled "Jess." The music at this house is fine. Chicago Stage Notes and Stray News. Charles F. Crowd, son of Frank Crowd, of the Globe theater, Jacksonville, Fla. is visiting in the city. He will leave for Boston, Mass., next week, where his mother is on a visit. Irving Jones and Burt Grant have arrived in the city. They opened at the Indiana Avenue theater. The summer clearing sale of the "Fashion," 2908 State street, offers extraordinary values in shirts, hats, etc. J. H. Coleman, the expressman, of 2540 State street, has a new design cut for a man business advertising. Mr. Coleman is a man who has a brain, wrist and race pride. --- Henry Sapro has severed his partnership with Perrin and Crosby, of the Pumpkin Colored Trio. He would like to hear from Claude Winfrey, who can address him at 2952 State street. Jensen Brothers, who turn out more and better work than all the other photographers put together, are now enjoying a good business and making popular Their Work and shooting gallery is located at 2952 State street. Fred L. Bradford has left the city for Henderson and made a night flight in Labor Day evening. He has signed with the Sullivan and Considine international time for fairs in Iowa in September and October. The Dixie Four, who are with the Norine Carman Company (white) played St. Louis, Mo., week of August 26. Mrs. Tom Turpin, of 2333 Market street, gave a banquet in honor of the quartette, with the BW House Crewed Archie Ford and Jack and Miles Emmett, twin brothers, one night during their engagement. Mrs. Cella Dorsey, mother of Will Dorsey, is in Louisville, Ky., where she was called to account for the loss of her niece, Mrs. Chas, W. Crutcher of Bemidji, Minn., has been the guest of Mrs. Henderson Smith, wife of the manager, on Calumet avenue. Harry Long has dissolved partnership with Cherokee Thornton. Mr. Long, who is a brother of Leon, the magician, left Nebraska, to join an Uncle Tom's Cabin. --- Miss Sin Claire White, the violinist, played a selection so lengthy at the Negro Business Men's League, that Booker T. Washington had to have it dispensed on appearance on an occasion of this kind was ill advised. Her mother should have known that a tedious demonstration of that kind would be no place for the applause of a guest artist, whom men speaking are hardly appreciated on account of the noise. Miss White continued to occupy Mr. Washington's seat instead of leaving the stage, so she must learn from the real critic while she is young. Butler May, known as "String Beans," and his wife both made a mistake in a gossip Greek. While their remarks are not worthy of must deny and explain their contention NOTES FROM YANKEE ROBINSON CIRCUS ANNEX BAND AND MINSTREL SHOW. SENATE AVENUE THEATER. The plays given at this popular north side amusement house are being highly praised. The plays are only the neighborhood, but the entire city. Hill Brothers, as managers, are a part of the day. The day is colored amateur night. Vaudeville of high class is always on the bill. NOTES OF GEYER'S DANDY DIXIE MINSTREL COMPANY. Amos A. Peoples and Charles English are still with the show and leaving them screaming with their jokes and songs. John Dennis holds the house with his full arm. Mrs. Charles L. English, the wife of Mr. Charles English, closed with the show on August 31, to spend the rest of the season at home with friends and relatives. All members of the company are well. We have a band of fifteen pieces. ABRAM GIANTS WIN. Defeat Penn Grays and the Duessel dorfers. The Abrams Giants defeated the Penn Grays Sunday, September 1, in a doubleheader. In the scores of 10 to 0 and 11 to 0, Giffin made a record by pitching a no-hit game. Higbee and Thompson were the battery for the Giants. On Layne, September 2, the Abrams Giants defeated the strong Duesseldorfers by a score of 10 to 4. Batteries: Williams and Thompson for the Penn Smith and Madern for the Duesseldorfers. Everybody wants to see the A. B. C. s. and the Abrams Giants meet in a series. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Allens Troubadours Jackson, Wilbur T. Burton, Earl Jackson, Willie Bibbs, Richard Kenner & Williams Brown, Irving Kewley, Fred Beaman, Lee, Walter Bradford, Fred Mebbler, W. Hunter, B.J. Merrweather, E. Carter, Leslie Moore, J. H. Clark, Bonnie Mays, Livingston Cook, W. Marion Phillips, King Cheatham, Paul Puggsley, R.E. Cook, C. Payton, S.E. Crup, George Seldom, Tom Crosby, Jas Singleton, J. C. Caldwell Elwood Smith, Bert Daniels, Willie Seals, Baby Dow, Dole Strauder, Ed Stone, Clarence Davis, J. L Stewart, Edward Edwards, Chas. T. Simpson, Fred Erickson, C. L Simms, Sank Farrell, E. Sutton, H. J Freeman, Y. Sainsbury, Thomas Green, W. M Thompson, Thomas Green, R. L. Wise, Hen. Goines, Gus Waldon, O. W. Graham, P. G. Wallburg, Jack Hughes, Atrus Wallburg, Rae Hun, Henry Wace, W. J. Halw, Walter Williams, Prof. Eph Hermdon, Coy Williams, Sylveste Heonay, Zag Zig Ladies' List. Adams, Mabel Colecift, Miss Tria Mason, Lillian Brown English, Mrs. Dora Fairfax, Mable Brown, Rosie Hackley, Early Mary Hackley, Madam E Howard, Mrs. Nettle Jones, Miss Julia V. Miller, Miss Mamie Colecift, Miss Tria Mason, Lillian Brown English, Mrs. Dora Fairfax, Mable Brown, Rosie Hackley, Early Mary Hackley, Madam E Howard, Mrs. Nettle Jones, Miss Julia V. Whitman, Mattle THE HOWARD THEATER, WASHINGTON. D. C. The Butlers, Gus E. and Trixie, opened here the week of July 29, and as I knew nothing of the team's ability, I put them on to open the bill, but after the first performance had to let them lose the game, the team broken all records at this theater. I kept them here three weeks, and it was longer than I have ever kept any act yet, as they were a knockout every week, and as they were a knockout every week, the act would become weakening, so we put them second on the bill and the Texas Tommy Four to close, but after the first show I had to let the Butlers close and they changed acts every week. They were very good. We have them back for a return engagement on September 2. Andrew J. Thomas Merz BLACK PATTI MUSICAL COMEDY CO. Indianapolis, Ind., September 9-10; Shelbyville, 12; Crawfordsville, 13; Hertford, 12; Mt. Hershel ProF. P, G. LOWERY'S CO. With Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows. — Nebraska City, Neb., September 9; Red Oak, Ia., 10; Clarinda, 11; Creston, 12; Albia, 10; WM. MCCABE'S GEORGIA TROUBA-DOUR MINSTREL-Cedar Bluffs, Neb., September 9-10; Ashland, 11-12; Dorchester, 13; Friend, 14. WR. BELL—With Cole Bros.' Shows.—Hillsborough, September 9; Augusta, 10; Coldwater, 11; Ashland, 12; Medicine, 10. PROF. WOLFSCALE'S CO. With Barnum and Bailey's Shows.—San Francisco, October, September 9; San Jose, 10; Stockton, 11; Presno, 12; Visalia, 13; Bakersfield, 14. VISALIA, 13; STRELLS.— West.— Mt. Ver- The Two Sweets LOOK, LISTEN. atre, Formerly the Union, 326 Indiana Ave. Picture Theatre, four reels of pictures and good music 5c. to invite the ladies and children to this Theatre. No picture down. MAKE THIS YOUR THEATRE. Recing Wayne Burton, By With the Insane Feet. Single. Book the Act and See. Address, The Freeman, Indianapolis. Rs Take Notice Using a Real Novelty Feature Act, secure the Woodens after they leave. Address care The Freeman, Indianapolis. Bkhart Stock Co. The Grand Central Theatre, Dallas, Tex. writes for open time. Address Grand Central Theatre, Dallas, Texas NTED! The Theatre, Anderson, S. C. class vaudeville and moving picture show for colored people. class J. W. Jordan. Owner and Mgr., or J. W. Ellis, Stage Mgr. Anderson, S. C. NTED! Amland Airdome. All first class colored acts going at Houston. Tex. Trap drummer and trombone Owner; W. G. Miller, Mgr., 609 Prairie Ave. NTED! HORNE'S GEORGIA MINSTRELS- Villain, Ind, September; Mt, Yer- Sullivan, Ind, September; Mt, Yer- STOP, LOOK The American Theatre, Former Is now open as a first class Motion Picture The The Management especially desires to invite the that can possibly offend will be shown. LADIES, MAKE THE Alone, Dancing The Boy With the But Have a Strong Single. Permanent Address, The Managers T Those wishing a Real No The W The act the patrons talk about after they leave. The Lockhart Now Playing the Grand Cen Managers write for Thos. W. Lockhart, Grand C WAN At Casino Theatre Good acts at all times. A first class vaudeville Seats 300. Write at once. Address J. W. Jorda Casino Theatre, Church Street, Anderson, S. C. WAN Good performers at the Dreamland Air East or West write or stop at Houston player wanted. F. E. Pye, Owner; W. LOOK, Theatre, Formerly the Union, Picture Theatre, four reels trees to invite the ladies and childr known. MAKE THIS YOUR Dancing Wayne You With the Insane Single. Book Address, The Freeman, ers Take shing a Real Novelty Feature Act The Woodens after they leave. Address ca Bokhart St the Grand Central Theatre, ers write for open time. Ac Grand Central Theatre NTB ino Theatre, Anderson class vaudeville and moving pi ress J. W. Jordan, Owner and M Anderson, S.C. NTB reamland Airdome. All first hop at Houston. Tex. Trap , Owner; W. G. Miller, Mg The American Theatre, formerly the Union, 320 Indiana Ave. Is now oven as a first class Motion Picture Theatre, four reels of pictures and good music 50. The theatre will invite the ladies and children to this Theatre. No picture that can possibly offend will be shown. LADIES, MAKE THIS YOUR THEATRE. But Have a Strong Single. Book the Act and See. Permanent Address, The Freeman, Indianapolis. Now Playing the Grand Central Theatre, Dallas, Tex. Managers write for open time. Address Thos. W. Lockhart, Grand Central Theatre, Dallas, Texas WANTED! At Casino Theatre, Anderson, S. C. Good acts at all times. A first class vaudeville and moving picture show for colored people. Seats 300. Write at once. Address J. W. Jordan. Owner and Mgr., or J. W. Ellis, Stage Mgr. Casino Theatre, Church Street, Anderson, S. C. WANTED! Good performers at the Dreamland Airdome. All first class colored acts going East or West write or stop at Houston. Tex. Trap drummer and trombone player wanted. F. E. Pye, Owner: W. G. Miller, Mgr., 609 Prairie Ave. WANTED! For Franc's Minstrels lands, comedian and woman who can double stage preferred. St Fisher & Simm Doing Fine Somewhere next Showing under canvas, week stands, comedian and woman who can sing and dance. Also musicians of all ages, those who can double stage preferred. State all in first letter. Address NTED! theatre, Wilmington, N. C. of all kinds. Soubrettes, singers and dancock. All winter work for right parties. La Aaron Gates. NTED! Theatre, Wilmington, N. C. of all kinds. Soubrettes, singers and danc- k. All winter work for right parties. La-aron Gates. WAN Howard Theatre, Good, clever, clean acts of all kin ers, leading lady for stock. All w Belle Glenn write, also Aaron Gat Edward "Dad" WANTED! Good, clever, clean acts of all kinds. Soubrettes, singers and dancers, leading lady for stock. All winter work for right parties. LaBelle Glenn write, also Aaron Gates. Edward "Dad" Howard, Prop. Howard Theatre, 615 S. 7th St., Wilmington, N. C. Park Theatre! Mon., Tues., Wed., Sept. 9, 10, 11. Matinee Daily. The "Black Patti" Musical Comedy Co. In the New and Original 3 Act Musical Comedy "Captain Jasper!" WITH Sissieretta Jones (Black Patti) "Happy" Julius Glenn The Big Laugh-Fest. The Wangdoodle Comedian Everything New. Seats Now on Sale. ROUTE. PETER A. non, 10; Vincennes, 11; Washington, 12; Olney, Ill. 13; Pana, 14. PROF BISMARK FERRIS' CO.—With The Two, 9; Fremont, Norfolk, Neb. September, 10; Columbus, 11; Seward, 12; Beatrice, 13; Marys- ville, Kans., 14. PROF JAS. A. HARRIS' CO.—With Gollmar Bros.' Shows.—Osceola, Iowa, September 9. PROF JOHN EASON'S CO. — With Yankee Robinson Circus. — Chetopa, Kans., September 9. New Crown Garden 521 Avenue. TIM E. OWSLEY, Manager. Ln Next Week A. B. 9", [GOSSIP A Tile STAGE Laas o EK 4 a Ss H. Lanchies’ Ten Jolly Georgia Coon. Shouters are on their eighth week. E. Fred Sefton time. Scoring a big suc- cess, Ray Miles and Jimmie Wise have Joined hands and are doing nive in vaudeville. They opened at the Bel- mont theater, Pensacola, Fla. The house had been closed for four weeks. SAVOY THEATER, MEMPHIS, TENN. ‘We have been playing to S. R. 0. with one of the best comedy-dramas ever staged in this house, entitled “Just Kit, Girl of the Streets,” by Laura Smith. The characters are as follows: Ben Wright, Chas. Smith; Edgar Leroy, Mithe Bradford! Mabel Leroy, Odessa Schaeffer; Bones, Mat- thew White, better known as Slick; Old Mother Hag, Fannie Ballinger; Laura Smith, as Just Kit. This play, which is in three acts, will be remem- bered by all, The team of White and Schaeffer is leaving them screaming ‘with their latest success, the “Ragtime Ball,” and closing with their dancing. Mithe Bradford, the male impersonat- ‘or, is gaining nightlyq, singing “Mr. Moon.” Chas. Smith, comedian, the man behind the fun, leaves them screaming with “his parodies. The bunch send regards to all. WHAT'S WHAT ON THE DUDLEY CIRCUIT. WEEK OF AUGUST 26. Washington, D.C.—S. H. Dudley The- ater, Lew Henry, Manager: Rockpile and Buster; Joe Johnson; Sadie Britt; Glaude Winfrey. Foraker Theater, Green & Payne, Managers: Mazie Bush, singing and dancing comedienne. West End Theater, H. C. Smith, Man- ager: Small stock company. Fairy- land Theater, Frank Kearney, Propri- etor: The Butlers, in their new act. Richmond, Va.—Dixie Theater, W. J. Colter, Manager: King and Gee; Joe Sandifer; Charles Huggins. Norfolk, Va—Globe Theater, J. Van Buskirk, Manager: Mme. Fairfax; Billy Cumby; Ora Criswell. ‘THE FLORIDA BLOSSOM Co. This show is owned by Mr. Pete Worthy, successor to Douglas & Worthey, and managed by Mr. T. C. Williams, assisted by Mr. William Mel- ton and Mr. Samuel Cohn, and advance by Mr. Ross Jackson and Mr. William Davis, and moved by Mr. Samuel Cat- littl and put on lot by Mr. Claud Mc Pherson. The show was staged by Mr. Chas. McKenzie, but is now in charge of Mr. Leroy White, who is assisted by eleven bright performers who can han- dle their ability to their best advantage. ‘They are as follows: Mr. Leroy Knox, Mr. Leroy White, Mr. Happy Howe, Mr. Chas. Miller, Mr. James Crawford, Mr. James Johnson. The ladies are as fol- lows: Miss Mamie White, Miss Anne May Brown, Miss Mytle Brown, Miss Daisy Baxley, Miss Leola McGee, Miss Estella Smith. ‘Tho band is under the direction of Mr. Ralph Reddman. He has charge of fourteen pieces who play swell concert music. Their names follow: Mr. George Christian George Crump, Alter Cox, Robert oung, Fred Goodman, War- ren Thorn, Fred Williams, Ralph Red- man, Isiah Wilds, George Ross, Wil liam Fisher, Joe Miller, Joe White, Le roy Knox. How is this for a frame-up, doys. After the show closes, only three weeks this season, then take a fly trip to the west coast season 1913. All send regards td friends on Eph Williams and A. G. Allen Frances shows and J. C. O'Brien. By Eddie E. Day. BEYOND THE FOOTLIGHTS. (D. V. G.) ‘The bilis on the Dudley time were exceedingly attractive last week. King and Gee, Sandifer and Huggins taxed the capacity of the Dudley Theater in ‘Washington. eee Reports from the southern end of ‘the circuit showed that the managers were well pleased with the drawing powers of their several shows. owe ‘Mme. Fairfax continues to delight audiences with her rich and beautiful voice, eee Billy Cumby went fine in Richmond. Ora Criswell is now playing the Dud- ley time. She went big in Richmond last week. Mr. S. H. Dudley has so succeeded in pleasing his patrons in Washington that for the past week the S. R. 0. sign has made its appearance early each night. eee ‘The Dudley Circuit is steadily being enlarged. Recently several additional managers, hearing of the good results obtained by others, have expressed a desire to join the circuit. eee King and Gee, those winsome little soubrettes, are, as usual, one great hit. ‘Their act is dainty and delightfully pleasing, and was highly satisfactory to Washington audiences. As sou- brettes they have no superiors and few equals in Negro vaudeville. Being handsomely costumed, they make an ex- cellent appearance on the stage, satis- fying the most fastidious and exacting patron. Their songs are bright and possess that peculiar catchiness which “gets across.” They are booked over the Dudley time. ese Mr. Joseph Sandifer went very well at the Dudley Theater. He has made himself a general favorite in Washing- ton with his clever monologue, good songs and engaging personality. He is booked for the Dudley Circuit, and, judging by his Washington reception, will be a drawing card along the entire Toute. A CARD OF THANKS. I wish to thank the many friends who contributed to my husband during his finese Es Goal ocSuvel asset's, at Richmond, Va. rah caetially to thank Mr. Couiter, of the Dixie theater, Richmond, Va. MRS. ROSA E. McKENZIE, 53 W. 136th St, New Yori BARNUM AND BAILEY NOTES. The members of Prot, Wottscal's pant’ ware shay woksttuined ue Be Lawton, while in Seattle, by the sol- diers and band of the Twenty-fifth In- fantry. Mr, King, chief musician, and his band of twenty-eight pieces gave a special concert for us and it was grand. eeice har Ghat Saar eae dole ia"S Ato ‘taint *ana'S’ mod i. feotot” ana Re as niet omy fase by the matters” ar Woursenes ted Rho Be LS"Blance and Company Bret the Pawenigcatinn “Tnrastre Poach teaimn ‘layed at excliiag camer he SNE Mat aataatsh oy oboe or oS seh deaaenar nS Gate eats Soe fiveting SF aptatn Lowi Canr” st ee Blas and the shortstop of the arens can! BIG TOP BURNS AT STERLING, ILLINOIS. At 1:30 p. m., August 22, the big tent of the Ringling Brothers’ shows was de- stroyed by fire caused from fire brands flying from a burning barn about two blocks away. The management of the show Is due great credit for using such Judgment as was shown to avold a panic and also prevent great loss of life." Sec- ing the burning barn, the manager kept the doors closea and wouldn't admit a single one of the thousands of persons seeking admission to the show. Had the doors been opened on time, hundreds of human lives would undoubtedly been lost. But as it was no one was even scorched. No performance was given In Sterling, but the next day ‘the show was on time in Kewanee, and gave the regular pa- rade and two performances under a new top. No one would have thought that the world’s greatest show was in ashes the day before. OBITUARY. Charles McKenzie. Charles McKenzie, a well-known actor, died August 8, of consumption, at Rich- mond, Va. He was buried by the Ac- tors ‘Relief Fund, of Philadelphia. He was formerly a C. V. B. A. but was un- financial. Mr. McKenzie” was ‘once a member of Bert Williams’ “A Lode of Koal” company. He had worked with Eda Peat and also the “Happy Four.” He was a good character actor. His best engagement was with the “Down in Dixie” minstrels. Mac was a fino look- ing man in his younger days, a great favorite with the women, which was the ehfef cause of nis early decline, He was about thirty-seven years old and married. Madam Susie Payne. ‘Madam Susie Payne, who died in New York City July 26th,was the wife of the late Benjamin F. Payne. She was best known fm vaudeville, was a ‘splendid singer and a. brilliant woman to. con- verse with. She was once with “South Before the War" and “Slavery Days.” Her daughter, Mamie Payne, survives er. EASTERN THEATRICAL NOTES. (By Billy E. Jones.) Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Thompson enter- tained at dinner,” Friday evening, at their residence, 110 Rochester avenue, Brooklyn. Billy . Jones, who enter= tained the guests with the popular num- bers ranging in scope from ballads to rag time, which the guests seemed to enjoy immensely. Some of the guests were Miss Dennis Marteena, Miss Marie Logan, Mrs. Emma Williams, Master Fred Williams, Mr, HO. Harris, Miss Root and Miss Susie Potts, Martin and Delaney at the City thea- ter, Newark, N. J. Cook and Stevens are playing this week at Pantage’s theater, Portland, Ore, Copeland and Payton at the Empire theater, Calgary, Can. Billy E. Jones, the man who sings to beat the band, is singing with great suc~ cess, Won't’ You Let. Me Take You Home,” at Asbury Park, N. J., where the song is receiving three and’ four encores, Orra Criswell, in syncopated melodies, scored a distinct hit at the Howard the- ater, Washington, D . C., recently. Orra is dn Arkansas ‘traveler on the coon songs. ‘The Smart Set Company commence rehearsals in New York City, September th. J. Leubrie Hill's Dixie Girls scored a big hit at the Crescent theater last week, and were held over. Mayme But- ler and von Robison are with the act and making a big impression. Billyq E. Jones, who 1s some coon shouter and who has a style of his own in rendering the syncopated songs, 1s introducing this week “Those Ragtime Melodies” ‘and “I Want My Man,” at Asbury Park, N. J, ,From the reports by John Phillips, the Black Patti show is a singing show this season. We hope he has the right oo |, Miss May Evans, of Brooklyn, the con- tralto singer, will’ introduce “Down By the Old MiNl’Stream" this season. THE TEMPLE THEATER AT NEW ORLEANS TO OPEN UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. For the first time since the comple- tion of this handsome playhouse, the ‘Temple theater will be managed and financed without the white man’s ald. Sunday, October -6th, will mark a new era at the finest theater in the South, owned and controlled exclusively by col: ored people. Mr. Brown, who has been quite successful in theatrical ventures, has succeeded in leasing the house, and it Is expected that things will be dif- ferent under his capable management. John Rucker, the Alabama Blossom, heading his own musical comedy com: pany of fifteen people, has been engaged for twenty-nine weeks, and will put on high class musical shows. In engaging Mr. Rucker and his com- pany, the management experienced quite a bit of trouble, for the reason that managers of this house and other houses in the city made promises to performers that they could not live up to, with the result that the performers have given the town a black mark. Some perform- ers have come down here under one con- tract and after playing for a week or two, were confronted with another con- tract; while others have come and been promised such big salaries that of course the promise could not be lived up to, Information is at hand that one well-known producer came down here, THE FREEMAN, AN iLLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. eee and after working a while, had to bor-| trons that they can easily defend the ti- Fow money to pay car fare home. This| tle under which they are billed (Cham- had @ most telling effect, and perform: | pion Buck and Wing Dancers). | Rastus! ers have been loathe to accept any of-| imitation dancing was a sensation, and fers coming from this town. Bue Mr,|the fifteen minutes of fiery buck and Brown persevered, with the result that | wing dancing is really a novelty. Toot- this obstacle has been overcome and ar-| sie Delk is in dancing form again and Tangements have been made that are en-|completes a team of dancers that. well mm |tirely satisfactory to Mr. Rucker, “so| deserves the title. Manager Bibson is| Elect that now everything points to a record-| booking all the best acts obtainable, a3| Detry breaking season at this beautiful little|it is his desire to satisfy the public, showhouse. and as. the write said before, Mr Gib: | s— Tt is an assured fact that in con-|son is a credit to the theatrical public. tracting with John Rucker, the manage: ee eee ment has engaged the strongest possi- f ble drawing card for New Orleans’ the-|NOTES FROM GOLLMAR BROS! atergoers. No other comedian is so pop- ANNEX SHOW. e lar in’ this neck of the woods as 15 2 John Rucker. “His name is known from| we are still playing Wisconsin, with the river to the woods and from the|rinois to follow. Mr. Le wAVanson, Our 4,| levee, to the barracks. He is the biggest | popular side show manager, is packing | Old, } , and,| drawing card that could have been en-|fhem in at every performance. Mr Harry ption,| gaged to rejuvenate this house, and in| anderson (Big Boy) of St. Louls, joined | City pr entire| this alone, Mr. Brown has made a big| us at Oconomowoc. He is certainly some | a ‘scoop. * comedian and makes a big addition to our] ——— Our readers’ attention is called to an|pand and minstrel shows “Prof. Jas. A. ad appearing in another column of this| Farris, ‘manager of the band and min- issue. Mr. Brown desires to engage a|strel company, is well pleased with his first-class producer ahd musical direc-|punch. Mr. Chas. Bell, manager of the is who| tor, and we have been informed that he | Three in One show, is certainly a hustler. “his|'8 willing to pay a good price for good|#e can be seen on the lot early every ;,‘at|men. Those wanting a long engagement | morning, getting his show up for DUSI-| Pipe, with sure pay, should write him at once. | mas Str’ ma sRiymata, inside lecturer, | 7° oulter, SEEPS TRE Can always be found wearing the same a. EASTERN THEATRICAL NOTES, | Smile, rain or shine. He is also a reader| 394 B, fa of, the Freeman” Me. “Al, Masti, ven~ ork. i triloguist, and. Major Jack Kelley, ‘the | =—~— By el liy esveiiae. physical culture wonder, get their paper ES. | syonar and Donnie the watrunown| ge, Me «si wm Bae and Gee sate’ | Ady hate atespers at 1802 Sevonth trent | GOO" etiam, of Colorado. springs Cat | MA scale’s| Washington, D.C., have something “in| G22 eee : S Fort| the halt ive which’ is's novelty and in| Prot, HAFri# end sregards to the Dandy, e s0l-| vite all the ladies in the profession when é th In-| playing Washington, to call. eae ee ee eee SS: OS ‘The Queen City Quartette, colored en- tertainers, instrumentalists and vocalists, are, gooring 'a ‘big success ‘at the ‘Hotel O'Brien, ‘South Beach, where they are introducing the late popular numbers. ‘They ‘are certainly some cabaret enter: tainers. Copeland and Payton, who are meeting with success on the. Miles circuit’ In. the West, ate in Milwaukee this week. Marshall and Tribble, who have event- ually made themselves ‘what they are, is one of the new colored acts to be seen on the tig time. ‘They are booked on the Pantage’s time for’ elghteen weeks, "to open the latter part of September. The Lasses Candy Drops, a new act, opened “Monday at’ the Central Square theater, Lynn, Mass. Zel Bleadeaux is doing nicely down East as a monologulst. Billy B. Jones, the, well-known bari- tone, 1s not with the Pata show, and all mall should "be nddressed to. Mim at 38 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn. Aida Overton, Walker at Hammer- stéln’s: theater, New York. The Felipse “Trio, musical artists, ts rehearsing their act for the season. Misses Mamie and Baith Rowe, now en route with the Patt show, send regards to all friends. Nathan Davis, the celebrated mandolin- ist of Brooklyn, is busy rehearsing his musieal act. SOUTHERN SMART SET COMPANY. ‘The Southern Smart Set Company, with S. ‘Tutt Whitney, has about gotten its stride. ‘The show opened its season at Hampton, Va., after a short rehearsal of two weeks. “The week on the road has ‘brought it up to about what the public wants and now that the pruning is over and the hoarseness from. re- hearsals gone, it looks like the show will finish in the money. Mr, Whitney has rewritten “The May- or of New Town,” and it is by far the best vehicle he has ever had. The plot and the name are the only old things about ‘it, ‘the lines having been changed and also the characters. ‘The company, "ag a "whole, Js, the strongest the Southern Smart, Set has ever had, and they are placed in a way that they are able to show thelr abli- 1ty inaivigually” and collectively. ‘Mr. S. Tutt Whitney, the star, is still the mayor, and has made his part not only one that brings forth” laughter from the audience, but one that also evokes sympathy. His work so far this season shows that he is not only a tomedian, but also an actor of rare abil. ity'and that is demonstrated in one of tie “scenes that throws. the audience nearly into convulsions when he does two minute pantomime. Mr, Whitney is steadily working his Way to the front rank of stardom. Mr. J. Homer’ Tutt, undoubtedly the best" straight man on the staxe today, is stil his brother's main support and handles the role {ua way as only he ean do, ‘The dialogue between. his’ brother and himself. is) the sure-fire talk that kets a laugh every time, He dresses his part like a Beau Brummel and. al- though his costumes are striking. they are not exaggerated, Ifis_ personality is pleasing and the audience sits with Dated breath to see what he will wear pert, “He is the hero of the play, kee At fo time does he attempt to be a Sothern or a Faversham. Miss Blanche ‘Thompson, tn private life Mrs. J. Homer Tutt, is the leading Indy. She is an’ artist In every sence of the word. He ‘work is such as. has never been seen with this company be- fore. Aside from being blessed with a pretty face and form, she also has a Voice and knows how to use it. It is Tull’ of sweetness and has. plenty. of volume. “Tt is not penetrating but is rather soothing, and when she talks It seems to have the same sweetness as when she sings and at all times she Speaks clearly and distinctly, She has wonderful amount of magnetism and Wins her audience the moment she ap- pears, Her support to. Mr. Whitney Means a tower of strength to his com- pany. ‘A careful selection has been made in the chorus this season and the voices are the best the company has ever had, The choral aggregation’ will. be the strongest that has traveled south for many a day. ‘They sing with ease two very. heavy ensemgles that would do credit to grand opera. The others are of a lighter strain and they are han- led in ‘the same. way. There are several tuneful numbers in the play andthree of them look tobe Sure hits. ‘They are “Tell Me, Rose,” “I Could Learn to Love a Boy Like You" and “You, You, You Babe.” The music this season Is under the direction of Mr. Wilson Kyer, uite young as a di- rector, but under the tutelage of Mr. TL. Corwall will prove to be excep- Uonally good before long. The show this season has been cos- tumed beautifully and special scenery has been made Tor It. “With. the. star that has made the Southern Smart Set and his. exceptionally strong. company, itis without question that it will be the [Strongest aggregation in the South this ae PHILADELPHIA, PA. A Hummer Bill at the Auditorium. The bill at the Auditorium theater, in Philadelphia the week of August 19 Was one that the patrons of the Quaker City should give Mr. Gibson. all. the credit due a manager. It consisted of four acts of reputation and without a coniliction whatever. The Arntes, Billy and Grace, opened the show and worked in their oid form. Billy won applause With his, parody on “Casey Jones,” and Miss Arntes was compelled to take bow after how on her feature song, “You'll Never Know What a Good Giri 1 Am.” Miss Blanche Deas, formerly of. the Sambo Girls and Cole and. Johnson's “Red Moon,” was the second number on the bill and delivered. three beautiful selections. ‘This dainty little soubrette is winning fame in the way she delivers her songs, ‘The McCarvers, Billy and Sadie, made their debut at the Auditor- jum on this bill, and they were received heartily. Billy's acrobatic and tumbling dancing was a feature within itself, and Miss McCarver, in a fine voice, delivered two songs beautifully. ‘The closing number on the bill, Brown and Delk, was the feature. ‘They came direct from New York and conyinced the pa- DAY’S HOTEL : Largest Colored European Hotel in the West ee ao in each room. Within two blocks of all Playhouses, SO ———— J. S. Cruse Realty Co, Rents, Real Estate and Fire Insurance Everywhere in the City, Old, Main, 1038. 110 112 East Market Street. Phone New, 1083 City property for sale, Fire Insurance at best rates. Insure today your household boy ———=—z—zKzi={[={={={==[=_—_——_ ——— —_ oe W. H. Hyde & L. C. Fletcher Insurance Agency Tire Fie Glaas saPetaniey Coase Be Accident Tpmrance, Reprenating ts Pre 314-316 Unity Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind, SSS, Aetna Trust and Savings Compa Aetna Building, 23-25 N. Penn. St., Indianapolis, Ind. Pays 4 per cont. on Savings. Start Now. QQ ——————————— iit Weta hows SEW GiRCLe MABATRE, TaN , cteeetP Tbhe oF more woke WANTED! At METROPOLITAN THEATRE, all first class colored sketch teams, single or double. Any thing that can maks good can havo long, pleasant engagement. here" Some vans ten and state lowest salary in frat letter. “Address all mails METHOBOLTTAS THEA Re me Boal Ave., Mempuis: foun. SS ———————————— 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. ee ——_—_—_—_——XXu—_—_—_—_—_—> WANTED! Walnut Street Park Theatre, Louisville, Ky. First class ncts of all kinda. Novelty acts of recognized ability will have first call. Wireor write to EUGENE CLARE, care Aveuus Theatre, WANTED! Vaudeville performers, male and female, who can make good. Write or wire at once. Booze fighters not wanted. Tickets sent to right people. Address BOB JOHNSON, Guild, Tenn. a pace: als Louaiana: Vou bisgaat raliroed ioe wreath bo IS at eee liana and chorus girls. isa toama Must ‘bo able: ty work tn stocky” One thow w night. con salaries, loug engagements: mouey sures Stats in firs letter lowest eularse We sexwer mal promptly. -Addrose M.D. LEE, tf Valance St., New Orleans, Las NNR RS trons that they can easily defend the ti- tle under which they are billed (Cham; pion Buck and Wing Dancers). Rastus’ imit ation dancing was a sensation, and the fifteen minutes of filery buck and wing dancing is really a novelty. Toot Sie Delk is in dancing form again and completes a team of dancers that well deserves the title. Manager Bibson is booking all the best acts obtainable, as it is his desire to satisfy the public, and as the write said before, Mr. Gib- son is a credit to the theatrical public. NOTES FROM GOLLMAR BROS.’ ANNEX SHOW. We are still playing Wisconsin, with Illinois to follow. Mr. Le wAvanson, our popular side show manager, is packing them in at every performance. Mr. Harry Anderson (Big Boy) of St. Louis, joined us at Oconomowoc. He is certainly’ some comedian and makes a big addition to our band and minstrel show. Prof. Jas. A. Harris, manager of the band and min- strel company, is well pleased with his bunch: Mr. Chas. Bell, manager of the Three in One show, is certainly a hustler. He can be seen on the lot early every morning, getting, his show up for busi- ness. “Mr. Ea Rhymata, inside lecturer, can always be found wearing the same smile, rain or shine. He is also a reader of ‘The Freeman. Mr. Al Mastiff, ven- triloquist, and Major Jack Kelley, the physical ‘culture wonder, get their paper every week. Mr. Wm. Bright and Chas. Brown would like to hear from Prof. Geo. Williams, of Colorado Springs, Col. Prof. Harris send sregards to the Dandy Dixie bunch. THE FREEMAN IN DURHAM, N. C. At Robert Murry's Barber Shop, or Henry Hill's residence, 516 Vine street. LORETTA! i = & . | | A a we The Mystic In Mental Telepathy and Seccnd Sight. Vaudeville’s greatest attraction, unique, novel and new. Packing houses every- where. Costumes changed daily. Now booking season 3912-18. First class houses write or wire. D. A. Joseph, Manager, care The Freeman. > | ss Cae by 2E F \ a Ba \ < 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 com- mission. Wire, write or telephone. Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida. Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager, BILLY KING Assistant Mavager Central Theatre. Atlanta, Ga. Can always place Vaudeville Acts, Stock Co. and Producer on. biggest city time in the South. Write me or L. D. Joel, sole owner. Continuous Vaudeville, Moving Pictures Change of Program Monday and Thursday Finest Theatre in America 3110-12 State St., - Chieago, Ill. Performers Send in Your Open Time. WHEN IN INDIANAPOLIS “THE FINUS” pea “SHAR SARS! Globe Theatre Spartanburg, 8. ©. Fae Dey Be andl wold lie os teat tray All GEO. A. LYONS, Manager. : : Producer and Musical Director If there is a good Producer in the United States who can produce a two hour Musical Show every week, and do ‘‘straight” or ‘‘character” for 20 weeks, [ want him. Also want a Musical Director with a recognized reputation, for the Temple Theatre, New Orleans, La. Now don’t let the name frighten you. A real live and popular showman has the house, with lots of money behind him and a company headed by a1” John Rucker, the Alabama Blossom. _ Will pay a first class price to first class men. Money sure and guarantecd We the Interstate Trust and Banking Co., New Orleans. Ask Rucker about it. If you are not first class don’t write, as I know ‘em. Write or wire J. A. BROWN, Mgr. Tokio Amusement Co., 506 Pythian Temple, New Orleans, Louisiana ae Send us Your Subscription Booking First Class Acts Most complete theatre in America. Ask any performer who has been there. Owned and operated by The S. 6. Green Amusement Co, 503 American Trust Bldg. GORDON BUNCH, Mgr. Cleveland, Ohio ee Colored Barbers, in Winnipeg, Man., Canada. ‘The Gate City Barber Shop, the finest and most ap tordate i-ehair shop in the city. hasan open {ug for first class men’ Barbers can enn from $ifto $25 porwoek-—white trade, “Address Gato tity Barter Shop. ai Main St. Winnipeg: Man. Wo}. SHIELDS, Provrictor and Manager ot Dreamland and Princess Theaters, Augusta, aoe 8 The Ayres Bulletin WHEN BEFORE Did a Good Silk Dress Cost so Little? Certainly not this season, if ever. Fact is, we are so nearly sold out of summer purchases that we are willing to make almost any sacrifice to make the clearing absolute. One of two prices buys any one of them. At $14. 75 Silk Dresses whose elegance justifies the reasonable-ness of their early season prices, which were $20. 00, $25. 00, $27. 50, $29. 75, $30. 00, $35. 00 and upward. At $24 75 Silk Dresses—our finest, rich fabric daintily fashioned—gowns whose price tickets called for $32.50, $55.00, $40.00, $45, $50, $55 and up to $85. These dresses are mostly in medium sizes, but there are a reasonable number of extra large and a few for the patite. —Third floor, north. L. S. Ayres & Co., Indiana's Greatest Distributors of Dry Goods. Mrs. Lanier is visiting in Chicago. Mr. Wallace Vaugh is visiting in Los Angeles, Cal. Miss Russell, of Gary, Ind., is visiting in the city. Miss Lilly Gay has returned to her home in North Carolina. The Batchlors' dance on the last Thursday in this month. B. B. Owsley has returned home after a week's visit in Chicago. Miss Louise Rape, of Muncie, Ind., is visiting friends in the city. Mr. O. R. Bates, of Woodstock, Ill., is in the city for a few days. Mr. W. A. Thomas has returned from his home in New Haven, Conn. Dr. W. E. Brown, who has been con- fined to his bed, is able to be out. Miss Cordia Jones has returned home after spending the summer in Muncie. Mr. Henry Craig, of Bristol, Va., is the guest of his mother in Ogden坡. Mr. Guy Harrison, of Madison, Ind., is the guest of Mrs. Battiste and daugh- ter. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thompson, of Washington, D. C., are visiting in the city. Mr. Tom Billingsley spent the week with relatives and friends at Hopkins- ville, KY. Mrs. Charles Bowers, in Northwest- ern avenue, entertained a few friends at dinner Sunday. Miss Margaret entertained last Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Louise Rape, of Muncie, Ind. Mrs. Frank Monday has returned home after spending several weeks with her mother in Frankfort, KY. Mrs. C. T. Pate, of IPttsburg, Pa., was in city jail for days, being entertained by Mr. Archie Gracewright. Mrs. Theodore Crawford of West 25th street, visited her sister, Mrs. Billings- sley, in Chicago, last Sunday. Mrs. Anna Burris has returned to her home in Chicago after a two weeks' visit with her mother, Mrs. Clay. Dr. Brown having returned from his vacation usual four o'clock services will hold a church in Philadelphia. Rev. Allen, pastor of the Presbyterian church at oLuisville, spent last Thursday in the city, the guest of friends. The local district meeting of the A. M. E. Zion Missionary Societies was held this week at Jones Tabernacle church. Mr. W. P. Lewis, chef on the Pennsylvania Lines, was in the city Monday, en route to his old home at Madison, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Welch left Monday on an automobile trip through Kentucky. They will attend the Lexington fair. Mr. Charles H. Turpin, well known in the political and business world at St. Louis, Mo., was a pleasant visitor last week. Master Wm. Saunders, Jr., of Greencastle, Ind., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Belle Saunders, No. 1455 Massachusetts avenue. Prof. W. E. Grubbs, who has spent the summer touring the state in the interest of the Freeman, returned home Sunday. Mr. Remus Moore and Mrs. Katie Pierce were married at the Bethel parsonage by the Rev. H. Smythe, Tuesday evening. Dr. George C. Hall, of Chicago, is in the office attending the Indiana Colored Physician's Dentists' and Pharmacists' convention. Mr. Geo. W. Holland, of the Terra Haute, Ind., postoffice, was a Freeman caller this week. He also visited in South Bend, Ind. Mr. Virginia Emory and grandchildrina Droothy and Harrison Mays, left last Friday for a two weeks' visit at Lake Maxinkuckee. The Keneida Whist Club met Friday with Mrs. James Harris, in West street. Mrs. Willis Bryant entertained a few friends last Friday at her home in Wyoming street. Mr. Harry Farley, Henry Butler, S. Irvine, John Mukes, John Montgomery and many other number of girls and boys Wednesday evening at the residence of Miss Beatrice Beaumont. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Harper announce the engagement of their daugh- FEVER DESTROYED HER HAIR Two years ago I had fever which took out all my hair, I used your Pomade and now have a nice head of hair, long and thick. I owe it to your Pomade, writes Mrs. L. Garrett, 3619 Dearborn St. Chicago, Ill. Ford's Hair Pomade is the old time tried remedy for harsh and unruly hair, that has been giving satisfaction for over fifty years. Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, nonrritant skin remedy. It makes the skin whiter immediately upon application. Ask your druggist about these remedies. Be sure and get Ford's, manufactured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. For sale by Ferger's drug store, Vaughn Bros. drug store, Pink's Pharmacy, Eureka store drug, Haddys Bros. drugists; Robt. P. Blodau, James H. Noyes, Graves Pharmacy, Geraldine Pharmacy. Hully Gee! They're Fine!! Chas. Major and John Mitchell Union Made 5c Cigars. A. D. MOORE. Distributor. 240 South Illinois Street ter, Helen Marie, to Mr. Raymond Hugh Cannon, the wedding will take place in the town of Columbus known young business man of Columbus, Ind. and is a graduate of the Vincennes University. WHEREABOUTS OF LOST RELA- TIVE. I had a sister in Brownsville, Tenn., named Mary Davis. I would like to hear from her. My present residence is 223 West National avenue, Brazil, Ind. M. C. SHEA & CO. MOVE. M. C. Shea & Co., who have been located on Illinois street, have moved to Capital avenue, which building also front on Indiana avenue. Negro in the city now Mr. Shea personally. He is very attentive to business and carries a select line of groceries and a large selection of fast food. Also a line of light hardware and house hold utensils. He respectfully solicits your patronage and can assure you good goods at moderate prices. A trial order will prove the above facts. WILL BATTLE IN NOBLESVILLE, IND. Under the direction of Billy McClain a boxing contest will be held at Noblesville, Ind., September 10. Kid Stone will meet Cyclone Gibbs: One Round Bess will go against Kid Stockings. Ten Bess each. Grand battle royal at close. PHILLIPS CHAPEL. Drake and West Streets—Rev. J. L. Thompson, Pastor. Great congregations are gathering at each service at Phillip's chapel to hear the gospel preached by Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, evangelist. The church is greatly stirred, six members have been received and many persons have accepted the service. The pastor is sistin in the preaching Sunday. The last quarterly meeting will be held. Communion at 3 p. m. This is a special homecoming. The pastor is anxious to have all the A. M. E. members come in. The R.T. will leave a conference after the first Sunday in October. Mrs. Howard will only be in town a week longer. SHRINERS AT WASHINGTON, D. C The fourteenth annual session of the Imperial Council Ancient Egyptian, Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of the Oasis and S.A., closed August of the Oasis and Washoe of the District of Columbia, after a successful meeting. Will meet at the Oasis of Indianapolis, desert of Indiana, in August, 1913. Ready to get your camels ready. The international conference of K. of T. met at Washington, D. C., in the same week. Closed to meet in Columbus, Ohio, August, 1914. Fred D. Partridge was the Indiana representative to both conferences. LOYAL NEIGHBORS OPEN CAMPAIGN. LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Louisville Camp, No. 2, United Loyal Neighbors of the World, has opened a special membership campaign for 200 new members by October 1. The order is rapidly growing, and it will be one of the United States. The order guarantees to pay more and larger benefits for the money than any other similar society in existence. The joining fee is in the reach fo all. For particulars, see Deputies L. H. Rhea, 427 Lampon, and R. Marks, 925 Magazine street; W. Wickens, West Green street; or call or write the supreme office, 814 South Seventh street. ROBERT PARKER SLASHED IN THE ARM. Robert Parker, colored saloon keeper, 527 Indiana avenue, was badly cut in the right arm Tuesday in a fight with Emerson Street, the arm street, and Charles Bowden. 23, 538 East Washington street, both colored. Parker tried to order them away from his restaurant when the man with the knife forcefully hit him. He said he did not want them in his place. He told the police that as he took hold of Conner the arm to push him into Conner's pocket, he used knifes slashed him a vicious cut in the right arm above the elbow. Patrolmen O'Donnell and Finney happened along while the row was in progress and arrested BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH NOTES. Rev. T. A. Smythe will close his third year as pastor of Bethel church tomorrow. The year just closing has been exceedingly prosperous one for the church. The day will be observed with several services. At 6 o'clock sunrise prayer the day will begin. At 6 o'clock, Bishop Heard, of Liberia, bishop of West Africa, will preach. There are few preachers with more pulpit power than Bishop Heard. Be sure to attend the service. Bishop Heard will again preach, and speak of the manners and customs of the Liberians. As many persons in the city have friends and relatives in the church to hear about the city and country. At 8 o'clock, Mrs. E. L. Howard, the greatest living female evangelist, will preach one of her soul-stirring sermons. He will sing and soul-uplifting sermons come and enjoy a feast of heavenly things. Bring your lunch and remain all day. Plenty of water, free to all. Let no one forget this is the last day for dollar money. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The committee of management of the colored men's branch, as well as the building committee of the Y M. C. A. building, queues that we splice record made that fall in our records by the colored people will be maintained and thus a record for Indianapolis will be made that will surpass one that will be done if the friend will be mind that they are only erecting a Y M. C. A. building once in a lifttime and that the subscriptions made last October are obligations which should be as binded as the one that will be made and call for just as prompt payment, and if we are to do this thing in a way that will bring credit to us, we are not doing the thing we get the way of making our payments. We are always talking about chances and opportunity. The colored people of Indianapolis have the opportunity of demonstrating not at this time that demonstration is well enough in its place, but the time has come when we must back up our word with action and though it may hurt us now personally to deprive our customers of the benefits that we are doing something for the benefit, not only of this present day and generation, but for the generations to follow. Building operations are going to be good and good their payments, the building will be completed by March 15. However, if we delay in the payment of our subscriptions, the building operations will be delayed. White subscribers are away ahead in their payments and they behooves us to get busy if we expect to enter this building in a creditable fashion. Payments on subscriptions are made by the Colored Y M. C. A. West North and California streets, THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER which is open each day from 8 to 10 p. m., except Sundays when it is open from 2 to 6. A temporary receipt is given there and a duplicate receipt is sent by Mr. H. C. Atkins, general treasurer. The Y. M. C. A. band lived up to its reputation on Labor Day as a well organized body of musicians. After playing in the Labor Day parade, they went to Newcastle and played during the moonlight they were received with warm smiles. The band will play Sunday afternoon for the drill practice of the Knights of Pythias at Brighton Beach baseball park. The football team of the Y. M. C. A. has some good games scheduled for the day, which is the captain, and Prof. G. L. Hayes is coadjunct. G. L. Club practice each Tuesday evening. THE BOXING CONTEST Most Interesting Scraps Pulled Off at Northwestern Park. (Fight given in detail in next week's Freeman.) About seven hundred people were eager spectators at a most exciting series of scraps pulled off at the A. B. G. baseball park Labor Day. A few were eager to play, and would see the game and the boxing contests for one price of admission. They grumbled but paid and stalled after the baseball game and from all accounts outraged the coach to make the contest was managed by Billy McClain, the well-known amusement promoter, assisted by Beverly Howard, who is known in sporting circles. Everybody was eager to make the argument made a good impression, and more than likely, it will be able to come back with more advantage. The contests were: Thunderbolt Gibbs against Cyclone Bibbs, One Round Bess against Cyclone Bibbs and Young Lowyery against Kid Edwards. Gibbs and One Round Bess won their bouts. That between Lowery and Edwards was stubbornly contested. Edwards appeared brilliant in his attacks, grim and determined, giving equal to what he received. Owing to the approaching darkness the bout was called off at the close of the seventh round, no decision. Freeman will give the fight in detail next week. COLORED M. D'S OPEN ANNUAL CONVENTION Negro Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists Convene at Bethel A. M. E. Church. The fourth annual session of the Indiana Association of Negro Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists opened Monday night with a public meeting at Bethel Hall, president of the Aesculapian Society, the local medical organization, presided. The address of welcome was delivered by Dr. Humphrey, the associate association. Special musical numbers were furnished by the Bethel A. M. E. choir. The address of the evening was delivered by Dr. George C. Hall, of Chicago. Dr. Hall is one of the two most successful colored surgeons of America. He spoke on "Self Help" and advocated the use of the colored people in infirmaries by the colored people wherever practicable. He said that such institutions are wholesome influences in a community, in the cure and prevention of diseases, in the business of getting well, in the training of nurses, in the making of better physicians and in maintaining helpful and fraternizing among others. Bethel Hall is a museum of the Provident hospital in Chicago, in addition to having organized eleven other similar institution in the South. In the heads of infirmaries the speaker said. Makes Plea for Race. CENTRALIA. ILL. Special to the Freeman. The W. I. C. Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. Millie Brack, August 29. After the business session the guests were invited to the dining room. An excellent luncheon was served. The guests included Jeffries, Mrs. Caruth, of Mississippi; Mrs. Sadie Glisby, of Bloomington, Ill.; Misses Lillian Simpson, Minerva C. Flowers and M. Campbell were in St. Louis, Mo., last week. They say they have been doing not make any mashes. The two Hinde ladies are doing a good business with their ice cream parlor. There was an entertainment given on Labor Day at Masonic hall. The two daughters of Mrs. T. Scott are here from Chicago to attend the luncheon. They were very glad when they met her and threw their arms around with joy. PARIS, KY. Special to the Freeman. The hottest weather in many years, and the scarcity of farm labor are worshipping hardship among our farmers, we have a large, seasonal season that have been raised in years. The Bourbon white fair commenced on September 3 and will last five days. The colored Bourbon fair commences Sep- tember 10. The white fair commences white fair grounds.,Mr. Charley E. Nichols and wife, of Cincinnati, Ohio, were visitors in Paris last week.,Mr. Samuel Durgans, of Pleasant Hill, Mo. was a visitor in Paris last week. brother of J. C. Gatewood's wife, of Paris, and who has been lost to his family for thirty-three years, brought great joy when he come home recently. brother of J. C. Gatewood's wife, of Springfield, Ohio, and family are here, the guests of his parents. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Mr. William Brown visited friends and relatives in Erie, Pa., and Cleveland, Ohio...Jess Boggess was in Pittsburgh on days in Miss Alberta Smith. of Washington, Miss. of friends here, Labor Day, Mr. and Mrs. William Saunders and niece, Sadie Boggess, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boggess and family in Ravenna Sunday of the Misses Brown of Foster street, entertained oclock tea on Tuesday afternoon, in honor of the Misses Ida and Mamie Johnson, of Newcastle, Pa. Those presidents of the Misses Mrs. David Brannock, Mrs. William H. Brannock, Charles Reeves and the Misses Johnson 240 South Illinois Street ...Will Thomas is able to be out after two weeks' illness....The delegates and party of Elks who attended the grand session in Dayton, Ohio, last week, returned home Saturday, and report having a fine dress. The Wight show some improvement in health. Mrs. Geo Ridout, of 116 North avenue, who lost about a thousand dollars worth of diamonds by some one stealing them while she was out, has not found any and returned home. The Wight shows weeks ago. The Oak Hill Avenue A. M. E. church will have a prize contest for the most popular lady in the church at the fall festival, Tuesday evening, September 10. The festival is for the benefit of the community. The R. K. of P., will meet in regular session Thursday, September 12. All members are requested to be present, as Capt. Collins, who has been on the sick list, is able to be around again....Mrs. Maud Johnson of East Federal street, who attended the town hall on Monday. She leaves a mother, brother, three sisters and a host of friends. BUSINESS LOCALS. Woodbine Perfume. Oh, how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Blaudon's Drug Store. Found—At last, a lung healer; it healed mine and saved me from a consumptive's grave; particulars free. H. L. Wilson, Kalamazoo, Mich. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price, 50 cents atamaze. Has cursed others; will visit. Address P. B. Blodau, drug-industrial, Inc. TRUSSES. TRUSSES—R. W. Magee & Co., 425 Mase- ture. Truesse Trusses and foot braces a specialty. FOR SALE $150 will pay for one-half interest in Tailor and Pressing Pairer. Good business of two years, only one in the city. Poor health and must use dress 713 South Walnut street, Muncie, Ind. Sanitary Fish & Poultry Market Now Open—Fish, Poultry and Eggs JAMES M. HOLT, D. D., LL. B. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Mortgages, Loans, Insurance, Claims, Real Estate Equity Practice a Specialty, Residence 393 Camp St., New phone 2979-K Office 318 Indiploma Floor. Floor. New phone 4237-K. Indianapolis印. A Specialty at the old Poultry Stand 818 Indiana Avenue. Under new management. Old phone. Main. 6158; New. 1887. McHAFFY BROTHERS Proprietors 307 W. Washington St. For a Full Line of Buy a Base Burner in August and Save $5.00. Give Him a Call. 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Indiana Trust Company A HOME FOR SAVINGS total, all paid in... $1,000 plus, all earned... $600 CHICAGO 1.75 ROUND TRIP $25 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER VIA TERRE HAUTE, INDIANAPOLIS & EASTERN TRACTION CO., And Frankfort, Indiana Connecting with steam road at Frankfort to Chicago In leaves Indianapolis Traction Terminal Station September 8th. Leaves Chicago at 11:30 p. m., Sunday, Sept. Indapolis early Monday morning. Use the “Big City” at Popular Railway For information call Joint Ticket Agent, T Building. Phones, Old Main 4500, New 3939. GAS LIGHTING SERVICE Campaign Extraordinary Indianapolis Gas Announces that beginning Monday, Sept. 19th, corps of men will be appointed by the government to visit the homes of its patrons throu- city and install, on a special offer, the agent gas saving appliance ever invented ence lighting. A special plan will be used, whereby this great gas saving light may be secured by any gas consumer in company’s territory. 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SERVICE Campaign Extraordinary The Indianapolis Gas Co. announces that beginning Monday, Sept. 16th, a corps of men will be appointed by the Company to visit the homes of its patrons throughout the city and install, on a special offer, the most efficient gas saving appliance ever invented for residence lighting. A special plan will be explained, whereby this great gas saving light may easily be secured by any gas consumer in the Company's territory. The light cost only one cent for four hours' burning, and gives three times the illumination obtained from the open flame gas burner. A sample of this new light, called the Welsbach Econom Home Light may now be seen lighted in the window o company's office, 49 S. Pennsylvania St. Isbach Economy Home Light now be seen lighted in the window o pany's office, 49 S. Pennsylvania St. may now be seen lighted in the window of the company's office, 49 S. Pennsylvania St. "Personality" in WALK-OVER Shoes. Many people can recognize WALK-OVER Shoes on the feet of their friends. They recognize the WALK-OVER character in the style and build, or, in other words, the "personality." This "personality" cannot be copied. It can be imitated and is, but it cannot be duplicated any more than one can duplicate your personality. It is satisfying to wear shoes with character. Let Your Next Pair be WALK-OVERS. $3.50 to $7.00 the pair Walk-Over Boot Shop 28 North Pennsylvania Street Economical e Light ighted in the window of the S. Pennsylvania St. The Search Light Focused on the Progress of Muncie, Ind. INDIANAPOLIS SEP 14 1912 PUBLIC LIBRARY THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOL. XXV. NUMBER 36 PROGRESSIVE MUNCIE PROGRESSIVE MUNCIE A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE ACHIEVE-MENTS OF THE MAGIC CITY WAS A POPULATION OF 35,000 SOULS It Proudly Boasts of Being the Home of Fire Hundred Factories—The Colored People are Engaged in Many Business Persons and are Thrifty. By W. E. Grubbs Muncie has a colored population of 2,000. Many members of the race are engaged in various lines of business, the professions, schools, churches, lodges, societies and other features. Muncie, the magic city of eastern Indiana, is known as the city of five hundred factories. It is situated on the beautiful White river and is surrounded by a level farming country, the soil of which is adapted to a variety of vegetation. Muncie has two good daily newspapers, the Star, a morning paper, and the Press, an afternoon paper. The latter gives a special column twice a week to the interests of local colored people. The management seem to be very fair in their treatment of the race question, and our people appreciate the value of this medium. The City. Muncielets boast of their city, because it is the manufacturing place of many industries and gives livelihood to many workmen. Factories. It is the home of glass and automobile factories, which give employment to many thousands of workmen; madeable iron works, machine shops, saw mills, wire works, nail works, paper mills, foundries, boiler works and many others. Inventions. The Ross Brown glass gatherer by a colored man Population. There are 35,000 people in Muncie, and the population is composed of Caucasians, Jews, Poles, Greeks, Negroes and Italians. Negroes. The colored people as a class are respected for their loyalty in upholding the laws and their contribution of carpenters, plasterers, blacksmiths, boiler makers, electricians, tailors dress makers, shoe makers, milliners, and brick layers Business. In business the colored people are identified as grocers, hotel keepers, hair dressers, contractors and bakers. Professions. There are three doctors, one physician, one veterinary surgeon and one chiropodist. Lodges and Societies. Muncie has one Masonic, one Odd Pellow, one K. of P. and one Knights of Tabor lodges. Churches. There are two Methodist churches, and three Baptist churches, most of which are well attended. The A. M. E. church is located on East Jackson street, with Dr. J. M. Townsend as pastor. The First M. E. church is located on First street, with Rev. Asher as pastor. Calvary Baptist is located on East Jackson street, with Rev. L. R. Mitchell as pastor. The First Baptist church is on E street, Whitely, with Rev. McWilliams as pastor, and Antioch Baptist church, with Rev. Carrothers as pastor. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH. This is the oldest religious organization of color in the city of Muncie, is situated on the corner of Jackson and Beacon streets. It is a large, commodious frame structure, and has seating capacity of five hundred nec ple. This church was organized in 1871 by Rev. Jason Bundy, rebuilt in 1875, and remodeled in 1902 by Rev. W. H. Taylor. It has a loyal membership of 225, with an efficient corps of officers. It has an elaborate, well-equipped basement for church banquets, etc. The church is heated by a furnace and lighted with electricity. At the last revival sixty-five converts were added to the church. From a financial viewpoint it stands second to none in comparison to its membership, for in six weeks it raised $836.25. The church property is practically out of debt, and in the near future it will be refinished, including a new pipe organ to correspond with its excellent choir. The parsonage, adjacent to the church, with seven rooms and bath, was remodeled this year. Its members, as a whole, are religious, charitable, energetic and morally high-toned. The church has been wonderfully inspired by its much-beloved pastor, Dr. Jas. M. Townsend, who is now seriously ill. SYLVANUS W. BENSON. Mr. Benson is one of the younger business men, being but thirty-six. He is a native of Knoxville, Tenn., where he was reared until 1898, when he M. B. left for Ohio. Beginning in 1897 to learn the barber's trade, he made himself proficient in that trade. In 1898 he located in (Whitely) Munecie, Ind., where he purchased a fine piece of property a few years later. And now he owns a nice large building in which he runs a barber shop and pool room for white people. He owns other pieces of property in the vicinity. On the rear end of his home lot, which fronts on a large beautiful park, he has a refreshment, lunch and ice cream stand, where he serves many of the white and colored who visit the park on Sundays and at other times. Mr. Benson is one of the few of our young men who do not know the meaning of the word failure. He gives the credit for all of his better qualities and his successes to his mother. He is a sort of genius and does almost anything he wants to do. He never has to hire a carpenter or mason or cement about his place, but does all such work for himself. By such methods of economy he is sure of continued success. His wife, who was formerly Miss Alberta Moss, of Indianapolis, proves to be exceedingly valuable to him in his business. She manages his ice cream parlor most of the time, and Mr. Benson says it is she that he owes much of his success to. ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH. This church is located in Whitely, a suburb of Muncie, and was organized about three years ago. A nice frame building, worth about $1,000, was erected. There are something over fifty members, and these are generally faithful and energetic church workers. The present pastor, Rev. M. M. Carothers, of Indianapolis, has served the church since its organization. The deacons and officers are as follows: Ed DeVor, Lewis Thomas (treasurer), J. W. Johnson (clerk), W. H. Thomas. Among the strong, faithful workers are William Stewart, Robert McDonald, Mrs. Ed DeVor, Mrs. Eliza McDonald (superintendent Sunday school), Mrs. Viola Anderson, Mrs. Marie Johnson, Mrs. Nettie Ray, Mrs. Stella Powell and Mrs. Mary Thomas. CHARLES A. MARTIN, M. D. Dr. Martin was born on a plantation near Jacksonville, Fla. In 1870 his parents moved to Dubois county, Indiana, where young Martin received INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1912. J. B. B. REV. JAMES M. TOWNSEND. D. D. No man in the state of Indiana has done more for his church and its people than Dr. Townsend. His history reads almost like a romance. He is a self-made man, as his early advantages were exceedingly meager. He began his public career as a public school teacher. At Evansville, Ind., he opened the first public school for colored children and was afterward made supervisor of all public schools of the city. He entered the ministry and took up the work in great seriousness, and during his early service he has built some of the most important churches in the A. M. E. connections. At Pittsburg, Pa., where he pastored some years ago, he built a $60,000 church, said to be the finest in the connection. He also completed the leading church at Chicago. He was the man who first established the foreign missionary department of the A. M. E. church, and for nine years his education, and when eighteen years old he began teaching at Rockport, Ind. Young Martin studied hard at home and attended county normals and the State Normal School at Terre Haute. For several years he taught school at the following places: Jeffersonville, North Vernon and New Albany. He graduated from the Louisville National Medical College in 1901, and passed the State Board of Medical Examination in 1902, and immediately took up the practice of medicine [Picture of a man in a suit with a bow tie]. at Princeton, Ind., where he had much success as a practitioner for four years. While at Princeton he was elected as county physician. He is a member of the Medical Society of Delaware County and at one time was grand medical examiner of the State for the Knights of Pythias. At present he has a lucrative practice at Muncie, and still holds the position of county physician. He is also identified with several orders. THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WHITELY. This church has a very neat, modern frame building, corner Fifth and E streets. It is lighted with electricity and has a large basement. It was built in 1911 by the present pastor, Rev. J. A. McWilliams, costing about $4,000. It will seat nearly 400 members. The officers and members are a working set of Christians, and are very loyal to their church and pastor. conducted the work with general offices of his own at his home in Richmond, Ind. He established missions in several of the foreign countries, among which are Africa, Hayti, and other foreign fields. He was also at one time a member of the Indiana state legislature, and it was he who put through the law providing for separate schools for Negroes in this state. Through all of his great career, which has been mixed with much hardship, his wife has been truly his helpmeet. Dr. Townsend is now confined to his room on account of a severe attack of illness since spring. Many of his old friends and co-workers all over the country are sending letters and telegrams, expressing their sympathy for him. Rev. Townsend is the pastor of the Bethel A. M. E. church here, and his members are extremely loyal and devoted to him. WILLIAM F. PARROTT. Mr. Parrott is Muncie's only colored grocer. For three years he has been building up his trade, until now he has a very large number of customers, among both white and colored. Mr. Parrott came to Muncie from Mitchell, Ind., four years ago, and bought a beautiful piece of property, about two acres, with a large two-story residence. He taught school in Kentucky and southern Indiana for about [Name] thirteen years, but on account of his health gave it up and went into business, in which he is a genuine success. Mr. Parrott was reared on a farm, but had advantage of the public schools of Mitchell, graduating from the high school, after which he spent nearly three years in the University of Indiana. He married Miss Lula Brown, of Ghent, Ky., in 1900. Mr. Parrott is one of the few business men who is an active force in church and community work. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and is identified with most of the departments thereof. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. This is the largest and one of the oldest churches in Muncie among our people. It was organized over forty years ago, and has increased in its membership and value, until now it leads the colored churches here. Up to 1903 the building was a frame, but In 1905 a brick was completed by Rev K. Warren, at a cost of about $6,000. A debt of $2,500 was left, most of which was liquidated by the present pastor, Rev. L. R. Mitchell, in 1911. There is also a pretty parsonage, consisting of seven rooms, nicely decorated. All told, the church property is worth about $12,000. The members are a live set of people, ever ready to take up the tasks imposed by their leader, Rev Mitchell. ROBERT O. DICKERT (The Hot Tamale Man.) Mr. Dickert was born in South Carolina in 1870, and reared on a farm. He went to Atlanta, Ga., in 1896 and engaged as cook at a large hotel for about two years. He accepted the position of chef at a French Lick clubhouse, at $125 a month, where he worked until it closed. Mr. Dickert came to Muncie last year and opened a lunch stand and hot tamale business, in which he realizes a very handsome income. He owns a nice home and a vacant lot in Whitely, a suburb of Muncie, and some valuable property in Spartanburg, S. C. He was the prime mover in the organization of the local Negro Business Men's [Name] League. He also was the first to organize a literary society in Muncie that ever became useful. Mr. Dickert has a wife and one child. He is an active member of the Odd Fellows and of the A. M. E. Church. When Mr. Dickert started in his business he had five competitors, but now he has none. JAMES GRANT Mr. Grant is the sole proprietor of a restaurant in South Walnut street, where he still holds forth, and he has the reputation of giving the best table [Name] accommodations for the money in the city. His restaurant is kept in an up-to-date style. His customers know where to go for good food and courteous treatment. Is a native of Randolph county, Indiana, and a product of the farm. At the age of thirty-seven he left the farm and came to Muniec and followed teaming for about four years. Up until this year he worked in machine shops here. Last May he was given the position of baggage man at the C. & O. railroad station. So far his services have been satisfactory to the company. Mr. Ladd is a Ma son and a K. of P. He is also a member of Calvary Baptist church. NEW YORK—"We have called off the match for the good of the sport," said Eddie McMahon of St. Nicholas A. C. the other day to the newspaper man as he emerged from the offices of the State Athletic Commission, where he and his brother Jess conferred for more than an hour with Commissioners O'Neil and Dixon about the scheduled Johnson-Jeannette bout on September 25. "The commission stands upon a decree said to have been made last September that Jack Johnson will not be allowed to box in this State. We do not wish to oantagonize the commissioners. They have assured us that the Johnson-Jeannette match would jeopardize the boxing game. We, therefore, voluntarily withdraw the match. Jess McMahon said the commissioners were of the opinion that Governor Dix would frown on the appearance of Johnson here. While the McMahons were showing the newspaper men the articles of agreement between the St. Nicholas A. C. and Johnson, Commissioners O'Neil and Dixon entered the room. O'Neil acted as spokesman, and said Johnson was barred from appearing in a match in this State because, despite the fact that the bout would be a limited round, no decision contest, it would appear to the general public that a championship fight was being promoted. He said Johnson's appearance would bring undue notoriously on the boxing game and cause a halt on the progress being made in bettering the sport. "As long ago as last September," said O'Neil, "when James E. Sullivan was on the commission, we agreed that Johnson could not appear in the State. We believed, and I still believe, that his appearance would savor too much of championship fighting. The situation in the State, so far as boxing is concerned, has grown steadily better and hundreds of persons who never until the present law was passed saw a boxing match are now regular patrons, and we want to keep the situation healthy. "We have nothing personal against Johnson. He is not barred on account of his color or for any other reason except that his appearance would savor too much of championship fighting, and we believe public opinion, is against that. The commission, however, has not made any decision in regard to the proposed match between Johnson and Jeannette, as the McMahons have voluntarily withdrawn the match." In the articles of agreement between Jess Mahon and Johnson, the Negro signed his name in red ink, preceded by the word "Champion." Johnson was guaranteed $25,000, with the privilege of 50 per cent. of the first $60,000 receipts and 35 per cent. of all profits over $60,000. McMahon guaranteed to give Johnson $25,000 before the champion entered the ring. The principals agreed to post their forfeits last Monday. The McMahons were the only ones who fulfilled their part of the contract, although Johnson is said to have posted his forfeit with Al Tierney in Chicago. The articles of agreement called for Johnson to post the money here in New York. Neither the commissioners nor the promoters would say what happened at the secret session. It is said, however, the McMahons told the commissioners they were within the law and would insist on the bout being held. It is understood the McMahons threatened a legal battle should the commission interfere and that the commission came back with the statement that the license of the St. Nicholas A. C. would be canceled if the club officials disobeyed the wishes of the commissioners. After a hot dispute the parties became amicable and when the commissioners argued that the match might kill the boxing game the McMahons agreed to withdraw the bout. HARRY JACKSON, CARTOONIST. Cartoonist Harry W. Jackson has seen fit to sketch off some of the most important events in the prize ring, among the stars and especially the theatrical world. Mr. Jackson is one of the race's greatest cartoonist and is head of the art department of The Freeman. PHILADELPHIA, PA J. Morris Winningham, of 1132 Lombard street, Philadelphia, Pa., has recently graduated from the Practical Druggist Institute, 108 Fulton street, New ork City.