The Freeman
Saturday, September 21, 1912
Indianapolis, Indiana
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THE FREEMAN
A NATIONAL
ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER
INDIANAPOLIS
SEP 21 1912
PUBLIC LIBRARY
VOL. XXV.
NUMBER 37
NAPIER IS FOR TAFT
IS MAKING A FIGHT IN TENNESSEE FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Any Negro Casting his Ballot for the Bull Moose Candidate is Endorsing the Disfranchising Laws and "Jim Crow" Cars of the Southern States.
By D. Wellington Berry.
HON. J. C. NAPIER.
he having come to Nashville to look after business matters in connection with the settlement of the estate of the late Dr. Good, being one of the executives named by the deceased physician's will still, when he died, the situation was one seriously threatening the administration among the colored man at the once 'cast his hat into the rain' with the result that he left Tennessee after the re-election of Taft and Governor Hooper. At Centrelink, Taft and Governor Hooper were threatening, thousands of colored people turned out to hear him speak. He is accompanied there by Hayes E Cole, a accompanied there by Hayes E Cole, a young Negro orator of Nashville and a longtime Berry, a colored correspondent of Nashville daily, and who is an expert stenographer. The speech of Mr. Napier, in part, at this place follows.
"Not since the organization of this government has any administration ever come to a quadrilateral election with a record, a better report of the benefits afforded to the people and promises kept than that of President Taft. His administration comes through a turbulent and warlike environment of American and European continents and we find our country, through his wise involvement in no foreign complications and complete peace both at home and abroad, in the interests of the country were never a positive condition than they are the today. Our classes of our people never had better opportunities for continuous and profitable employment than they have at this time. The employment that they have at the country has never realized better prices than he finds now on every hand. There is a reader market for his products that he finds now on every hand. There is prosperity, more happiness and greater contentment among the people than ever before."
has been allayed until we now have reason to expect that the door of hope will swing wide open and the day of opportunity will soon come to all classes alike. We should not forget that we should consider these things quietly, calmly and without bias, I believe that a large majority of them will favor the re-election of President Taft in order that these conditions may be continued and repetition of them be avoided. Under Democratic administration avoided.
"I cannot find words to condemn in too severe terms the unjust and unconstitutional attitude of Theodore. Roosevelt and his administration framed a vote for him or his party by any member of our race would be to place the seal of approval of the person cast as president, the grandfather clauses of disfranchisement and the laws that have been enacted against us. I take it that no intelligent colored man will be found in his ranks or among the number of Bull Mooseers when their roll is over. We will then will think that pledges his and the influence of his great office, if elected, to the repeal of the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. We will then will think of casting his vote for Woodrow Wilson for the reason that his party can show nothing but one continuous record of strenuous opposition and relentless warfare against the American education and elevation of every Negro.
"When Benj. W. Hooper was nominated two years ago as a candidate for chief magistrate of this commonwealth, he promised that if elected that he would be appointed to the office of class or color, but of all the people of the state. He said that his administration would be a business one and not one for the politicians. He has kept his promise in letter to the governor, and he has worked government is in better condition, serving its purposes to a better, end than ever before. The finances and credit of the state are at a higher ebb than he found them. Every phase of our educational system is working in class, or on behalf of few children who have not access to the school room and the day is rapidly approaching when not one will be without its influence and advantages. The governor has not been able to neighborhood social center and every influence is being brought to bear to better and improve the home. Good roads movement has received the greatest impressions of no citizen being neglected by him. Whatever justice was to be administered or wrong righted, Governor Hooper has never been slow to act and when action was necessary he has never stopped to inquire whether those affected by the governor Hooper were suffering humanity in prisons or in chains has been as much the object of his care and solicitude as the wealthy and powerful who had a complaint to make to him. He has been a breaker of law and order, a friend to the peaceful and law abiding classes and a constant pusuer and a legitimate prosecutor of the lawless. He has promptly offered to help the victim whenever it was necessary for the apprehension of the criminal. He has done this wherever crime was committed regardless of the class or color of the victim upon whom the crime was committed. He has helped the victim whenever whiskey would be sold and no saloon doors would be open.
"I believe that a large majority of the people of this state are satisfied with Governor Moore's administration will vote for him at the ensuing election who did not do so in 1910. All who voted for him ought to do so now, for, he has merited their renewed confidence. His course humane, so considerate that I do not believe there will be one vote against him. All this should guarantee the re-election Governor Hooper and secure to the state his wise and fearless guidance of our ship of state."
The address of Hayes E. Cole, which he hears in behalf of both Governor Hooper and President Taft, stating that the latter has been true to his constituency and that "every vote cast this fall" will be particularly in the interest of women, children and the homes of Tennessee.
CENTRALIA. ILL.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.
Mrs. G. M. Fagan, of McKinnie street, is on the sick list ... Rev. Wilson, pastor of the church, who has his farewell sermon. Special music was rendered and after the services Buckeye Lodge No. 75, which attended the services of the Rev. William George Thomly, presented Rev. Wilson
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1912.
PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL CONVENTION
AND THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE.
SMALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
From The North American, Aug. 5, 1910.
THE OPEN DOOR
with a handsome clergyman's suit, which was purchased with the proceeds of the entertainment of Monday evening, September 24, 1950, and money he with a purse of money. A sample vote of thanks was given the lodge by the members of the congregation. Rev. Wilson left Wednesday morning for the last week, and he was to be in session the last of the week.... ..... Mrs. Wesley Williams, of 914 Foster street, has been ery ill for the past two weeks. Her son, E. W. Williams, arrived Mt. Washington, n. E. Williams, Charles Rees entertained a number of lady friends Wednesday evening. A dainty lunch of hot chocolate and wafers was served. The evening was an enjoyable meal. Mt. Washington, gheny, Pa., and Joseph R. Lincoln were married Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m., at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln. Rev. Jesse Smith lunch was served. Mr. and Joseph R. Lincoln will be at home to their many friends at 618 Mt. Pleasant street.... Rev. W. H. V. B. Taylor spent two weeks in Newcastle and other Pennsylvania towns. Mrs. Madison Simms, of 721 Foster street, is able to be about the house after an illness o fa week. A number of Youngsters in Newcastle on Wednesday evening at Rev. Smith, pastor of Oak Hill Avenue A. M. E. church, will preach his farewell on Sunday, September 22, and will leave on Wednesday, September 24, to attend the annual conference in Toledo, O.
DALLAS. TEXAS.
News Gathered Here and There--Save the Boys and Girls--Schools Now Open--Increase Grows Larger--Do Your Part Well.
SPECIAL TO THE FREEMAN
It is never too late to mend your ways in the struggle of life, if you will be considerate enough while we journey along in this tiresome world. We note with much regret the rapid ways of hundreds of men and women who are caring careless route of carousing here and there in the metropolis, with no object in view or a care for the future what a careless route of carousing will be grettable calamity will be registered against the masses. . . Mr. Wm. P. Britton made a quick trip to Muskogee, to see his family and relatives. . . Mr. Jimmy home after a two weeks' visit to the city Houston, Galveston and Beaumont, looking brimful of good cheer. . . Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hannah have purchased a car in the metropolis. . . various K. of P. lodges in the metropolis have visited very often by death in their numbers. . . Some new life is being added to the three uniform ranks of the K. of military department just now and the new officers have something begins to fall on them. . . You totally miss the sons and daughters of Ham out of the city nowadays. The cotton fields are claiming them and want them to see the scarcity of the well dressed professors and idlers about the colored districts. It is claimed that they have a new method of operation, now claiming the attention of the authorities, but the corporation judges them and now it is a blown up scheme. The talk about having a few Negro officers has been talked to death by the race themselves. . . the next move is Hon. J. E. Wyman City, is taking orders for the mills product in the Dallas business men and
BOWLING GREEN, KY.
Special to THE FREEMAN
(By Nellie Early.)
Special to THE FREEMAN
Ollie Elizabeth Brown, of 925 Ashland avenue, is some better....On the stick list this week are the following: Miss Bessie Hayden, Margaret Grisby, All are improving and Mrs Ada Cooper, All are improving and Mrs Oleg Cooper, visited Mrs. Harris, of South Church street, recently....Mrs. Rosa M. Evans, of Springfield, Ill., visited Mrs. Ben Champ, of 916 North Cox street, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McCallister on South West street....Mrs. Alice Clark, of Missouri, preached several able sermons at McCabe church Springfield visitor recently....Gertrude McKinney, of Monmouth, is the guest of Mrs. I. McCree....Mrs. Thomas Glass spent several days at Decatur, and Mrs. J. Jackson, of Springfield, spent September 15 in our city....Mr. and Mrs. James Majors are residing on Center street, Emma Williams and Mrs. Ill, spent a week of pleasure in our city.
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"CAN BE NO WORSE!"
"CAN BE NO WORSE!"
SAYS ELLIS RELATIVE TO NEGRO'S CONDITION IN THE SOUTH
The Rights of the Northern Negro is Also in Danger—How the Initiative, Referendum and Recall Would Operate Against the Colored Brother.
(By Phil H. Brown, Assistant in the Bureau of Publicity, Republican National Committee.)
CHICAGO, III. Sept. 19.—To the careful an dooservative student of the issues of the Negro and the African in the northern Negro and the Negro who dwells in the border zone, just above and below the Mason's and Dixon's line have been referred to the real dangers that beset him.
"Can Be No Worse."
Those of our race who are steering their feeble craft in the wake and slough of the Roosevelt fleet "would-be party destroyers, affect an indifference to the city of New York, and citizenized brethren at the south. One of this element, notably Mr. George W. Ellis, who was chairman of the colored Roosevelt pre-convention national committee, and of one time secretary of the committee, would have dismisses the hopes of his distraught people at the south with the tart, amurful and almost inhuman expression that. It would be difficult to make the condition of the Negro of the South worse than it is.
Northern Negro in Danger.
In the same hypocritical "Confession of Faith," in which Mr. Roosevelt acknowledges as righteous the disfranchisement of African Americans, a political vagary designed for the Negro at the North. That vagary is called the Initiative, Referendum and Recall, and calls for the three stones with which Mr. Roosevelt and the Negro will wreck the windows in the northern Negro's political house. And Mr. Ellis, from his unenviable position as the one leading the blind, is unthinkingly helping get the stones to break his own windows. Does Mr. Ellis believe that Oklahoma is in need of the operation he initiated and Referendum? Does he deny that, guided by Theodore Roosevelt, these un-American measures were incorporated of the state of Ohio?
Difference in Terms.
There is only the difference of sectional terminology; it is disfranchisement in the South and the Initiative, Referendum and Recall in the North, but to the Near South, both mean one and the same thing.
Theodore Roosevelt is seeking to befuddle the fog by running the menace of the Initiative in the North, the unthinkable Negroes of the North. With monarchal intolerance he rams it down the throats of his followers, saying to them: 'Take it; it will kill you, but the anyway.' This pernicious triumvirate is not a nostrum to the northern Negro, but a deadly poison and complicating a political attack who would crown his patients today and crucify them tomorrow, it means the extermination of the political rights of the Negro, and probably in the northern states and probably in the
How the I.. R. and R. Operates.
Under the Initiative, Referendum and Recall, all of the rights of the northern Negro would be settled in the voting booth. He would get more kisses on the
face and stabs in the back than he could enumerate, and he would never be able to know who his assailant was. If his groceryman or his pretended friend in the police would be able to in the Jim Crow car, they would simply go to the voting booth and vote for it by applying the Initiative, and still sell him his groceries and claim his friendship, which would not be true. If the legislature should pass a law in favor of the Negro, the application of the Referendum would necessitate it being referred to the people before it would be allowed to vote. A false friend would go into the booth and annul it. If a judge handed down a decision favorable to the Negro, his enemies and pretended friends could apply to the booth and receive the decision, but recall the judge. All of this, my countrymen, in the dark, in the shadow of the voting booth, in the presence only, God and the conscience of his enemies.
It does seem that in the polity of pernicious policies which Mr. Roosevelt is now trying to thrust upon us, that it means to him exactly what disfranchisement means to his brother in the
People Like Mr. Knox's Interview— Personal Mentions.
Special to the Freeman.
The last issue of the Freeman, September 1988, full of news of interest, as usual. Among the many interesting news items in the last issue of the Freeman is the interview of Hon. George L. Knox, taken from the Chicago Inter-Ocean, splendid expoition of the police policy of the day, the approval of every sane colored man, and we hope that it will be read by every colored voter who has the least idea of casting his vote for the new administration. Simply blow at the colored man.
NOTES FROM MUNCIE, IND.
Special to THE FREEMAN
After several weeks of hard work the first and only colored Baptist church of Union City was dedicated recently. The church has only a small membership, as the city, Rev. James Ray, of Whitly, has charge of the church. Rev. L. R. Mitchell, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, assisted at the cornerstone laying. The Elizabeth Mitchell, owner of a grand mansion at Calvary Baptist church day night. The Young Girl's Circle, of Calvary Baptist church gave a trolley ride Thursday evening over all the lines the city, Rev. Baker preached at Bethel University, Calvary Baptist schools Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Abbott, of Denver, Col.; Mr. Frank Abbott, of Toledo, Ohio, and Mr. Lewis Abbott, of Fort Wayne, are visiting their sister, Stewart and Will Stewart were called to Puilding, Ohio, on account of the death of their grandmother. Mrs. Minnie H. Knox has returned from Atlanta, where she was born, and Mrs. Meed and Mrs. Shackleford, of Dayton, visited the former's mother, Mrs. Ben Ray, of East Jackson street. Mrs. C. York is visiting in Cincinnati. Misses Marie, Lucia, Allegra, Dinda, Eva Evans, Marisela, Makes, Tomas, and Ruth McCallister, of Whitly, entered Normal Monday.
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THE CALL FOR
THE SKILLFUL NEGRO
‘Training Women—industrial Economy.
TUSKEGGE INSTITUTE, TUSKE-
GEE, Ala., September 17, 1912—What-
ever her station in life, it is pretty
certain that sooner or later the young
woman will have something to do with
things domestic. The few who do not
are rare indeed. Taking this as a
fact, not stopping to argue whether
she’ will be a housewife, a school
teacher, a community worker, or even
a business woman, Tuskegee Institute
has so shaped its course for women
that both in a general way and in a
particular trade the girl graduate goes
forth ready to take her place in the
world.
The general work, all girls who pur-
sue the regular course at Tuskegee
must take. They must know how to
clean and put a room in order, how to
set and wait on a table, how to cook
and serve a meal, and how to care for
and handle young children. Whatever
their particular trade, these branches
they must study, both in theory and in
practice. This work begins with their
‘own rooms, which must be kept tidy,
at all times subject for inspection.
They must attend cooking classes so
many hours per week, where they take
up the theory of cooking and then ac-
tually cook, under the direction of
several competent teachers. In these
classes much stress is placed on cook-
ing the ordinary dishes, so as to bring
more delight into the homes of the
common people. Along with this in-
struction in setting the table, manag-
ing the meal from the point of view of
a hostess receives much attention.
Then they go away to the students’
dining hall, thence to the teachers’
dining hall, where they are required
to serve a certain amount of time put-
ting their theories into actual prac-
tice.
A regular room is set apart for the
child-tsudy work. Basinet, pillows,
toys and all the material used in an
ordinary nursey are placed at the dis-
posal of the girls. ‘The teacher begins
with the study of the child in its earli-
est infancy, how to amuse, bathe,
dress and care for the infant in the
earliest stages. The Tuskegee hos-
pital and the surrounding homes serve
as laboratories for the students in
these classes. They visit, observe and
then do the work themselves. This
course, however, is open to upper class
girls only, and ‘not to those just be-
ginning their course.
With her general work and her aca-
demic work the young women may
choose one of several trades. Of
course, young women may pursue the
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study of poultry raising, dairying, fruit
growing and the like, as many are
now doing; but the trades open par-
ticularly for- girls are plain sewing,
dressmaking, ladies’ tailoring, milli-
nery, cooking or domestic science, soap
making, laundering, mattress making,
barketry, broom making and nurse
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Im all these trades a fair balance is
struck between theory and practice. A
young woman who works in the laun-
ary, for example, does not simply learn
to wash and iron. She learns the vari-
ous chemicals used in washing, how to
bleach, remove stains and the like.
She learns how to handle all the up-
to-date machinery in the laundry—the
washer, the mangle, the evaporator,
machines built especially for certain
garments, for collars or for shirts.
‘Then she gains a business knowledge
of the trade by handling and checking
clothes as they come in, and again
checking them and verifying them as
they go out. When, therefore, she re-
ceives her certificate she is not simply
ready to go out and wash and iron,
but to establish a laundry business
with all the modern equipment, as far
as her capital and patronage will per-
mit.
So, too, it is again, to choose one
more example, with the young woman
who makes a specialty of cooking or
domestic science. During her course
she cooks and serves meals. She has
her classes in the theory and in direct-
ing a meal, and then in her chemistry
class she makes a specialty of the
chemistry of cooking.
Probably no call now is louder than
‘that for women trained in one or more
of these branches of industry. Year
by year more public schools and pri-
vate schools as well are putting the
teaching of these trades in their cur-
ricula. They need teachers. From
‘Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Tennessee,
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accent eee ay oes ae Dr. E. N. Perkins, J. F. Wilde, Dr. H. L. Hum-
Kansas, Missouri and many other
States come annually more demands
for such teachers than Tuskegee can
fill; and thessalaries are good.
‘As with the boys, the young woman
is given opportunity to use any special
talent she has to aid her through
school. If she wants to wait on table
to pay part of her board, such a chance
is open to her. If she sings, she is
paid for her services in the choir. If
she plays, various opportunities will
be given her to use her talent in this
direction.
‘On the other hand, if she wishes to
pursue courses in music, these with
a slight extra charge are open to her.
Regular lessons are given in both piano
and voice, and any student who proves
at all fit is given countless opportuni-
ties to appear in public. Class exer.
cises, rhetoricals, public debate, and
the special gatherings between the
boys and girls afford ample sway for
all those who have talent and wish to
develop confidence.
Most important of all, in all the
work, whether theoretical or practical,
the young woman's physical education
is not lost sight of. Just as it is be
lieved that no woman is really edu-
cated without some knowledge of do-
mestic life, so it is felt that no girl is
ready to go out into the world without
a well-trained, graceful body. Hence
a regular course in gymnastics is
scheduled for all girls. If the young
woman attends day school she has so
many hours per week for gymnastic
work. If she goes to night school, she
has her gymnast before these classes
begin. In all cases, when the weather
permits, the classes are held out of
doors, the idea being to bring good
health and strong bodies rather than
to teach the rather fancy indoor gym-
nastics. Dumb bell drills, wand drills,
exercises in running, basket ball play-
ing and marches lend variety through-
out the course.
These exercises are for all girls, but
in later years the placing of Negro
schools in the hands of Negroes has
given rise to the young woman gym-
nastic teacher. In many of the larger
Negro city schools, and more espe-
cially in Negro private schools and
colleges, the Negro girl who can teach
gymnastics is eagerly sought. Tus-
Kegee offers a special course to those
who are planning to do this work, un-
der an instructor from Sargent’s Gym-
siatatn:
MERIDIAN, MISS.
Special to the Freeman,
Mrs. Napoleon Mason and daughter
Cleo, who have been visiting friends
and relatives in St. Louis, Mo., Bloom-
ington, Il, Washington, D.C. and
other Northern cities, for several
weeks, returned home on September
8, much pleased with their trip in the
North....Rev. J. W. Stewart, of Okla-
homa, preached an able sermon at
New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday
night, September 8, to a large congre-
THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER.
gation....Rev. M. S. Jones and wife
have been visiting Meridian the past
week. They will soon return to Ala-
bama, where Rev. Jones will preach
this fall....Rev. Clark Wilson, who
is now living at Marion, Ala., has been
visiting friends the past week. He is
looking the picture of health....Mr.
Geo. Piles died on September 10, at
the Mattie Hearsie Hospital. He had
been in feeble health for some time.
....R. H. Alston, while at work at
the Aurmore car shops, a few days
ago, got his arm broken. He is rest-
ing very well at this time....The Fed-
eral Court convened here at the gov-
ernment building on September 9,
with Judge H. C. Niles on the bench
and all of the other officers at their
posts....Mr. L. S. Nelson, of Laurel,
Miss,, is attending Federal Court. Mrs.
A. E. Nelson, his wife, is attending
the normal at Westchester chool build-
ing. Prof. E. H. Triplett is presiding.
:...Mr, F, C. Harvin (white), one of
the best known livery stable men in
the city, died on September 7. He
was buried at Magnolia Cemetery...
Jerry Patton, one of the best known
firemen, was knocked in the head on
August 31. He died that night. He
was buried on the mountain on Sep-
tember 2....Rev. L. W. Price is hold-
ing the fort at St. Paul M. E. Church.
‘The fourth Sunday in September will
be bird's day....Mrs. C. S. Billings,
who has been sick for some time, is
better....Mrs. Martha Ward left a
few days ago on a sad mission, to see
some of her relatives buried at Hat-
tiesburg. We extend sympathy to the
family... .Quite a good number of Me-
ridian Baptist preachers will leave in
a few days for Texas, to attend the
National Baptist Convention, which
will last for several days.
WILEY UNIVERSITY.
MARSHALL, Tex—The future of
Wiley University is very promising.
The enrollment has been increasing
every year. The value of the grounds
and buildings has increased from $50,-
000 to $200,000. ‘The completion of
the large boys’ dormitory, the largest
in all our freedman’s aid work, will
give us a plant second to none in the
South open to Negroes. The faculty
and officers are well-prepared teach-
ers. Rev. Mathew W. Dogan, A. M.,
Ph. D., D. D., is president.
Glencoe, Ill, Aug. 7, 1912.
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“I regard the Tuskegee Insti-
tute as the most considerable edu-
cational invention of modern
times,” writes Professor W. I.
Thomas, Professor of Sociology in
the University of Chicago.
Industry is the spirit of Tuske-
gee—industry and discipline are
madea habit. The choice of some
40 trades is offered young men and
young women. Tuskegee gradu-
ates 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 effi-
ciency, the Academic and Indus-
trial 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 Secre-
tary of the Y. M. C. A., and
through a Bible Training school.
Morning drills for boys, special
gymnastic training for girls; swim-
ming pools for boys and girls;
attractive grounds; more than 100
buildings, large, comfortable, airy,
electric lighted; 185 teachers,
Catalogue will be forwarded on
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Address
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal,
‘Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
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The Right Style, The Right Quality, The Right Satisfaction, For The Right Price.
He fools satisfied that his head is “topped off” just right,
Ladies White Panamas, $5 to $7; Men’s Genuine Bangkoks, $4;
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Three Stores = 37 W. Penn. St., 41 S. Illinois St., Cor. Market and Illinois St.
JAMES M, HOLT, D. D., LL. D,
The Freeman is glad to present tc
its readers prominent men of the race,
especially those who are self-made.
We present here the likeness of Mr.
Holt, a graduate of the Normal Indus:
trial and Theological Institute of Dix
on, Ten», and also a graduate of the
Centre? La” School of Louisville. Fo
sevcuteen years Mr. Holt was pastot
of some of the leading churches in
Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida. In
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1 straighten the curlost head of al. ern
saerrostie wll not bur or lnjure the hal, because the comb ia never heated. ‘The steet heat:
‘ae Mie te ne halt 8 alone, put ito the flame of the eleosoror gas heater,
ing be, juminur Combis easily detached from the heating bar. then, after the bar is heat-
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1906 he was admitted to practice law,
and in all of his nearly seven years
experience he only lost two cases in
Kentucky and none in Indiana. Mr
Holt is now enjoying a lucrative prac
tice, with a finely appointed suite of
offices at 318 Indiana avenue. He is a
substantial citizen, owning his own
home on Camp street, and is backed
by a healthy bank account,
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TAMPA, FLA.
Special to THe PREraran.
Mr. G. S. Middleton and Mr. King
have gone to Atlanta, Ga., to attend
the B. M. C....Mrs. Jennie Coffee
gave a unique affair on August 6, in
honor of Miss Jessie Perkins, who has
since that time taken her departure
from the city....The local bull moose
party among Negroes is practically
dead since Col. C. H. Alston, of this
city, was denied representation at the
recent convention. ...Miss Emma Bry.
ant, one of the popular teachers of
Harlem Academy, recently sold seven
feet frontage on Nebraska avenue at
a price of $3,000. She bought this sev:
eral years ago, and but recently the
Union Depot has been built in close
proximity....The Negroes of Tampa
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The Best in the Worid! Price $1.00.
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Agents Wanted T. W. TAYLOR, Howell, Mich,
ees witihg ileses sista these ”
are to have a new school building in
the garrison....An epidemic of ma-
laria fever is now raging among our
people, and many are confined to their
homes with the disease. ...Mrs. Mary
Douglass, widow of Mr. Charley Doug-
lass, died on September 8, just about
six months after the death of her hus-
band. Six children and a motherin-
law are left to mourn her loss...
Miss Helen Hendricks has been con-
fined to her home, suffering with a
bad attack of malaria....The Phillis
Wheatley Art Club is conducting quite
a commendable amount of charitable
work. On September 6 they met at
the home of a member of our race and
left. $3.85 cash and two baskets of gro-
ceries. The club was organized the
first of the year, and the membership
consists of about twenty-five enthusi-
astic maids and matrons....The Air-
dome has again opened up under new
management. Only moving pictures
are shown....Miss Etta Rodgers and
Mrs. Albertha Burney will soon ar-
rive home from a visit to various
points in middle Florida.....Miss
Blanche Armwood has been’ confined
at the country home of her father in
Sefner, Fla....The citrus crop of
South Florida promises to yield an
abondance this year.
DON’T FAIL TO VISIT THE NEW STORE
M.C. Shea & Company
a 307-309 Indiana Ave. 308-310 N. Capitol Ave.
ests Staple and Fancy Grocories, Vegetables, Hardware, Tools and General Household
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urink Gartersbur. ring Water
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Special to The Freeman.
_ NORMAL, Ala.—Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
C. Ardis, of Troy, Ala., announce the
engagement of their daughter, Mollie
Rainer, to Mr. Herman Eugene Grice
of Pensacola, Fla. The marriage cer
emony will be performed Wednesday
October 2, at the home of President
Walter S. Buchanan, Agricultural and
Mechanical College, Normal, Ala., 3
brother of the bride. The young cou
ple will be at home after October 6,
at 612 Coyle street, Pensacola, Fla
For two years Miss Ardis was libra:
rian of the Agricultural and Mechan-
jcal College.
DAY’S HOTEL
Bet Largest Colored European Hotel in the West
Deni aoe Lights in each room. Within two blocks of all Playhouses.
The Freeman in Denison, Tex., for
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Notes from the Palace Theater, Form.
ally the Grand.
Madame Bva La Rue artl Miss Bessie
Brown opened here week of September
Both scored heavily.
Crampton and “ail are going fine.
Henry Bowman, lyric tenor, pleased the
audiences: here.
Mills and Tanzel closed after six suc-
cossful weeks, and opened in Lexington,
Ky, week of September’ 9.
Henry “Bowman closed Saturday night
after, two weeks, and opened at tie Cent
fral jin Adlanta,’ Ga, week of ‘Septem:
ber 9.
‘The manager, E. B. Dudley, is wearing
the smile that won't come of
Mr, Billy Cross, better known as Poor
Boy, is staging the show.
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ELWOOD C. KNOX,
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SATURDAY, SEPT 21, 1912.
Getting to be the days when potatoes and coal have an equal engaging appearance.
Brother Hunter would put one over on the Indiana A. M. E. Conference. But the brethren spiked his guns.
The weather has been simply incorrigible—most contrary. It has been just like ragtime—the stress in the unusual places.
George L. Knox and Gurley Brewer will speak in Terre Haute, Ind., September 21, at the Emancipation Celebration held in that city.
Bishop Lennox, of the Zion African Evangelical Church, has designed his Negro flag, says one of our exchanges. We repudiate it instanter.
Mr. Beveridge's letter is most pathetic and a bit belligerent also. When he reached the "I demand" stage he was about ninety-six in the shade. The News calmly acquiesced, assuring the Bull Moose prince that there was a useless waste of heat.
J. C. Napier, Register of the Treasury, has been in his home State, Tennessee, for the past two weeks. He found it convenient to get in some good work for Mr. Taft. In his speeches he showed the inconsistency of Mr. Roosevelt's attitude in trying to straddle the race question. Mr. Napier said that a vote for the chief Bull Mooser would be an endorsement of the existing political and civil conditions in the South. He made many points which the colored voter will be unusually headstrong if he does not heed.
Mr. J. H. Washington, General Superintendent of Industries at Tuskegee, claims to have raised the banner watermelon of the year, and without the assistance of any of the fertilizers. It was of fine proportions, elongated, weight seventy-two pounds. Mr. Washington says that the seeds will be furnished any one on application as long as they last. We rather suspect that when The Freeman spreads the news among its thousands of subscribers, scattered, as they are, everywhere, Brother Washington's prize melon seeds will be cleaned up in a jiffy.
The Indiana Conference of the A. M. E. Church at Kokomo, Ind., last week, refused to commit itself for Theodore Roosevelt, candidate for President on the Bull Moose ticket. Rev. Charles Hunter, presiding elder, who was one of the Committee on the State of the Country, engineered the Roosevelt boletet, which was punctured later on. This puncturing was due mainly to Rev. T. A. Smythe. The Conference put itself on record as having no sympathy with the third-term movement through resolutions introduced by Rev. Smythe and seconded by Rev. W. H. Giles. The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
"Trust me for it," says Mr. Beveridge, Bull Moose candidate for Governor of the State of Indiana, "when I say that I am going to be known as the fighting Governor of Indiana, if the people of the State elect me to the office." Such a belligerent spirit! We dare say that if Mr. Beveridge would point out the necessary reforms his suggestions would be cheerfully complied with. The people of Indiana are surprised to know that the State is in a bad way. If the ex-Senator isn't careful he'll get the reputation of a calamity shrieker. But, of course, he has to say something to make good his excuse for standing for the job. He, however, should be careful not to slander the State, even if in doing so he became twice Governor.
New Orleans will have a Negro daily in the near future, according to report. It will start out with a circulation of 5,0000, also according to report. We are none too serious about dailies of the kind, because so much is involved. The promoters will do well to thoroughly debate every step they will have to take in their efforts to bring about success. A venture of the kind, we think, will succeed some day. It may be the day now. Special daily race journals are maintained in many cities, and for the most part out of necessity, one may say, serving as guides for foreigners who have not become acquainted with the ins and outs of this country. Negro weekly journals have served, are serving a similar purpose. The daily has also been attempted, but for good reasons has not succeeded. Conditions have considerably improved within the last few years. While this does not argue the success of such a venture, it says that
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the chances of success are much better. We hope the project will discover a winning gait and stick to it.
Say what you please about Colonel Roosevelt, but he still occupies the front page, top of column, and next to pure reading matter. If you do not think he is in the spot light, just turn it on, and you will find him standing there, right in the middle of it. It is mighty hard to keep a good man down.—The Afro-American Ledger, Baltimore, Md.
Oh, yes, he occupies the spot light, and so much worse for the Colonel, because it's of his own ingenuity. It's not much of a trick to become an agitator even by lesser men than ex-Presidents. There are multiplied thousands who feel that they are being sat on in the race of life. Any sound that voices their woes is welcome enough, especially if a remedy is proposed. Doubtless there are wrongs in the world that should be righted. This fact is seized as a cue, and Roosevelt et al., who have axes to grind, give it out that they are the political saviours, when in fact it's merely a play for place.
Yes, it is true that the Colonel occupies the front of the stage, and a pity 'tis true.
COLORED MAN FOR THE LEGISLA TURE.
Yes, the Bull Moose party nominated a young colored man for the Legislature of Indiana at its sitting in this city a few days ago. He's a nice young man and all that, so far as we know. He came to town a few years ago and hung out his shingle as an attorney. Apparently he has been making it fairly well, all things considered. His haste to get with the Bull Moosers is indicative of opportunity—to be nominated, hence be somebody—rather than downright conviction of efficiency in the new party.
Mr. Brokenburr, the young man referred to, will not be any more condemned for his opportunism than white men, there being "oodles" of the latter class. This, however, he should not lay too great a claim on race support, in view of the kind of nomination and what it means.
It will be borne in mind that the nomination is meant to influence votes nationally for Theodore Roosevelt. He is the great objective. It will be borne in mind that Mr. Roosevelt, in his characteristic boldness, has declared his intent on the Negro situation. He was honest; too honest for the Negroes' political good. He said that the Negroes of the South must come up politically through white men. While this may be a political practice that will linger long, owing to conditions of which all know, it's no theory to be uttered by men who hope to help shape the destiny of the nation. As much as such is a condition—the patronizing proposition—it, nevertheless, assails the letter of the general laws, and assails the spirit in which they were conceived. Mr. Roosevelt is as ruthless here as when he disregards the third term tradition, the safety valve of the nation, saving against presidential perpetuity—merely another name for Caesarsism. In short, Mr. Roosevelt is a law-breaker, violating both the unwritten laws, the unwritten covenants of our greater Presidents, and the written laws, the safeguards of our liberties. And yet there are those who would condone his political infractions because of some sentiment, and which he himself contributed most in creating. There are more or less opposing forces in the world, in whatever domain—religion, morals, politics. It is the place of those who would "battle for the Lord at Armageddon" to do as they say, and not steal the livery of heaven to serve the devil in.
"They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three."
The colored voters will bear in mind that they cannot endure half slave and half free, politically, any more than the country could endure half slave and half free, civilly. There must follow one of the two things: total freedom or a wholly slave condition. In time there will be the same voting conditions for every man, or there will be no laws for Negroes that a white man is bound to respect.
The forthcoming election will test the political sense of the Negro. Will he erect to power an individual who has given it out that the Negro is rejected in the very foundation of the building, trusting that there is some hidden sense or saving clause in his declaration that will work out for the best? Roosevelt no Sir Oracle when he promises that all would end well, and if he were, he would be none the better for those evasive "institutions," oracles, lost their standing for veracity pretty much as the Colonel is losing his.
The individual to vote for is the one who comes clean. When voting for the Bull Moose party, or any part of it, it is voting to endorse the principles of the individual that brought it about. Mr. Brokenburr doubtless is of some ability. He seems bright and intelligent enough. But for the good of the race he is hooked up with the wrong crowd.
DEATH OF MRS. JOSEPHINE SI
LOME YATES.
Among those who died recently was Mrs. Josephine Silome Yates, who, for years, was a teacher in Lincoln Institute, at Jefferson City, Mo. Mrs. Yates was highly regarded throughout the country by educators and by women identified with the club movement which made itself so generally manifest about ten or twelve years ago. She was especially concerned in this movement for the betterment of colored women, and for the betterment of the race generally, which was the sense of the organizations.
Mrs. Yates was a woman of large scope, comparing favorably with a class of white women whose names are more or less known owing to their ability and for their activity in behalf of womankind. Some dozen years ago she contributed much to race publications. The Freeman was her preference, and of course, owing to its wide circulation. Her style was vigorous, displayed in her manuscript and in her expressions. Being a teacher of
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English, she was direct, to the point, a fact which added to her reputation as an intellectual woman.
By the way, it can well be added that it has finally become "unfashionable" for colored women to appear in the papers with strong, sensibly expressed articles, as was the custom a few years ago. It can not be said that education is wanting, but it might be said that the special kind of education is wanting. At any rate, our women contributors are gone. The male writers, like the poor, we have always with us, consequently the women are not missed if we have quantity in mind.
Perhaps the age does not demand what it demanded some years ago. The white women are not so active, proving that there was also an element of fad in it all. However, these days are not radically different to those of the recent past. If the white women have slowed down in their general club work and in the newspaper contributions along club lines they are no less in evidence. The magazine is an open door and their name is legions. The colored women have no such opportunity, to express it charitably, or shall we be uncharitable and say that they cannot successfully compete, hence have no field of outlet for their views and sentiments? We feel to charge the condition the same old carry-all, the race condition. Colored women are not expected.
It looks as if the mantle of Josephine Yates is interred with her. It may be due to indifference or even studied neglect. But we have this to say, and right along with the Bible, that the light is not to be hid under a bushel. Let your light shine that men may see your good works, and be constrained to follow, is not too far fetched an injunction. We need bright women as well as bright men, women who are not just satisfied at being bright enough to hold a job as the tendency is today.
Life will not be known wholly of books, consequently if the faith is so pinned it will be found at the general accounting of racial progress in the future that we have but little accumulation in fee simple. If we have nothing to contribute to civilization we will be merely cumbers of the ground, without initiative spirit—consumers, producing nothing. Tracts, treatises, novellettes, novels, essays, poems are among the things that should be proceeding from the race as ceaselessly as the glacial flow, owing to the fullness thereof.
A few women of Mrs. Mrs. Yates' ability are yet among us, and who were contemporaries with her. The new people are not playing their part, either having succumbed to a racial trait? of mental indolence or they have been swallowed up in indifference. Perhaps it is conceit.
We deplore the loss of the woman who had such a large share in the colored women's work of racial uplift. We would not like to say that her likes will not be seen again, since it would be a surrender to discouragement and which should not be.
EVANSVILLE, IND.
(By Benita Morrow, 411 Olive St.)
Mr. J. R. Porter has been ill for the past week, but is somewhat better now...Mrs. Bertha Sewell was brought home ill, Sunday...Mr. Jesse Taylor has been indisposed for the past week...Little Marie Jackson is coming to be up at the present...Mrs. Georgia Coffee, formerly of this city, was brought home a corpse Saturday night from Chicago. Her funeral was held last Monday from Alexander Chapel
CHICAGO, ILL.
S. H.
The annual conference of the Chicago district convened at Galesburg, Ill., on Wednesday morning.
The pastor of the A. M. E. church left Tuesday night for Galesburg, the seat of the annual conference.
W. H. Jackson, formerly of this city, of late an instructor of stenography at the Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala., died there after a protracted illness.
The harvest home dinner at Quinn Chapel was well patronized Monday night. An excellent program was rendered.
Vinitious Gerald Mills delivered a fine oration Monday night before a large audience. His subject was "Another Week." Vinitious is only eight years old, and is the most wonderful child orator in the world. Vinitious is a constant student of the Bible, and it is indeed a treat to hear him.
Mrs. Olivia Perry, 3706 Wabash avenue, is visiting relatives and friends in southern Indiana.
Mrs. Lydia M. Hunt will represent the Cradle Roll at the annual conference at Galesburg, Ill.
Mr. J. P. Early, 3712 Wabash avenue, has returned after an extended trip in the East.
Mr. Benjamin H. Martin has returned to the city after a delightful visit at Indianapolis, Ind. Louisville and Glasgow, Ky. Mr. Martin is a very proficient post-office clerk.
AT KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL.
Clinton High School Teachers Poorest Paid in the State—Prof. Mayo's Machine Dominating for Himself Only—K. N. I. I. Applicants to Be Considered the Next Board Meeting—S. D. Henry Honored in the Athletic Field—State Normal Literary Society.
(By Hardin Tolbert, at People's Pharmacy, Both Phones 666, Box 23.)
Frankfort Ky Special
The Clinton Street high school is located on the side of a railroad track in the West End and the teachers room is on the opposite side. In high schools of the state, Last Sunday morn-
ing Rev. W. T. Silvey, rector of the First Baptist church, made mention of the fact last Sunday that there were four white schools in the city and a four in building where the teachers could hardly hear a class without stopping to let a switch train pass. He also said that it was only through the providence of God that that teacher would be going to and from this building. General W. W. Wilson arose and recommended that the people as taxpayers should see that their children go to school and give their children the best teacher the teachers and also ask for another school. This situation seems to be arousing the entire population to think for themselves and the people are beginning to take care of their best teacher, regardless of who is to blame, even if it comes to outstaging some one. The investigating is out for the peoples' interest and not for personal welfare. In another issue, Prof. Wm. H. Mayo is principal of this school.
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Your correspondent, after an investigation of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, was given the following list of names of men who will be considered as president of the State Department: President E. E. Reed had such a successful opening and for which he has been complimented by the people. The names are: Prot. T. Amigier and J. W. Wasserman, Louisville; J. M. Russell, of Richmond; M. S. Russell, of Lexington; F. S. Buford, of Frankfort; W. S. Buckman and I. Fisher of Danville; William H. Waltman of Norma, Ala.; William of Columbus, Tenn.; W. Beaver of Alabama; C. F. Simpson, of Lawrenceville, Va.; P. F. Trigy of Lynchburg, Va.; J. H. Ganby ofginia; I. Fisher, of Alabama, I. Shlittle Rock, of Alabama; J. H. Daney, Little Rock, of Alabama; J. H. Jackson, Lexington, Ky. There will be one of the above named elected as president of the Normal Institute, and these men will be considered as president of perhaps nearly all the applications which were presented. The State Educational Department are readers of this paper.
Mr. Stoward D. Henry, one of the most popular young men of the city and an athletic giant, has been highly honored having the proud distinction of being the choice of Ohio and Kentucky to summon the champion baseball game between the Jackson State team and the Cincinnati baseball team which was prevented by the weather last Sunday, but will be played next Sunday. Mr. Henry is the atractional performer of note and will appear in the Silver Leaf Company. He is the guarded for the stock company, and all that is necessary is to mention Mr. Henry, the popular drawing card. The people of the city are glad, such young men as Mr. Henry taking the front ranks are making good, and it is the inspiration to us all. He has the hearty support of every loyal citizen, and they will give a step upward.
Mrs. T. B. Woods, of Indianapolis, was the guest of Mrs. M. L. Webster, a very popular young lady.
Mrs. D. Lewis passed through the city en route to Jeffersonville.
Mrs. M. B. Jackson arrived in the city from Louisville.
Mr. D. R. Williams, one of the wealthiest business Negroes of western Kentucky and master of exchequer of P.'s, and a resident of Pinkin, was the gist of Brent R. L. Thimberkel, edited "The Voice." Mr. Williams has a host of friends in and out of this state. He has a knowledge of business that is advisable for any young man to emulate.
The State Normal literary societies were organized for the fall term. Miss C. J. Booker, of Philadelphia, was elected for the Phillips Wheateau, a society of girls. Mr. Arthur Poole nominated Mr. John Rowe, of Danville, in an eloquent address, for president of the Jacksonville Literature Society of young men who were elected by a large majority for the fall term.
The reports of the Silver Leaf Stock Company will be given in next week's issue.
For G. R. R. Bryant, superintendent of the Indiana District M. E. conference, passed through the city en route to Richmond.
Mr. B. Richerson, a young blind man left for Louisville to attend the State Institution for Blind Persons.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben F.
Spencer, Jr., died at their residence on
Murray street.
Miss Sallie and Geo. E. Taylor were the
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Mr. George L. Phillips and Miss Helen
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Mrs. Joe Williams and son left for Chicago to spend a few weeks.
Mrs. M. Johnson and Mrs. James Troy spent a day in Lexington.
Rev. R. L. Dickerson passed through the city en route to Louisville.
Rev. W. D. Page, of Lexington, passed through the city en route to Brownsville, and will preach at Horse Cave and Icy-sink.
Mrs. K. Booker, of Shelbyville, was the guest of Mrs. Wells.
Mrs. L. Thompson and Miss Maggie White have left for New York.
Miss Katie B. Ellis was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Fannie Dupee, in Lexington.
Many friends regret to hear of the illness of our chum, Lee L. Brown, editor
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The La Vita Medicine Show Company is at Jacksonville, Ill., week of September 16.
Stovall and Stovall and Martin and Motley were headliners at the Cadet Theater, Chester, Pa., the week of September 16.
"La VoLA," slack wire king and magician, is meeting with great success on the Gus Sun time. He will play the Guffin time, through Canada, in November.
The W. M. Rainey's stock company is in its fifth month at the Airdrome Theater in Rome, Ga., and making a great success. The S. R. O. sign is hung out every night. The vaudeville opened with Mrs. Gertrude Rainey singing "The Baby Baboon Dance" with great success. Slim Butler, the singing, dancing and talking comedian; McDaniel & McDaniel, Mrs. Annie Bell Hargrom, Prof. Edwards, with his novelty of magic.
THE GLOBE THEATER, SPARTANBURG, S. C.
Miss Rosetta Brannan, a good soubrette, and Hi Jerry Barnes are making good and pleasing the people. Miss Ora Jackson, soubrette, is featuring her song, "O Mr. Dream Man," and getting many hands. Owen S. and Dangerfield, the team of them all, are a success in this city.
THE CARTER TRIO
After twenty-two weeks at Queen Theater, Wilmington, N. C., opened at the Pekin Theater, Richmond, Va., September 2 and held over for the week of September 9. They also purchased four pretty lots while in Wilmington and expect to build a home very soon. The Carter Trio made many friends while in Wilmington, and they regret that they left, as they were held in the highest esteem by the prominent citizens, both white and colored. The Carter Trio will make their Eastern and Western tour in vaudeville this winter, then return to Wilmington in the spring. They are having special scenery painted for their act while in Richmond. Regards to friends.
ROYAL THEATER, ASBURY PARK N. J.
Though the season closed at the resort on Labor Day, "the cosiest playhouse on the Jersey coast" has played to capacity business this week, the attraction being Oreste Torris, the Italian Samson, in feats of strength, and Pauline Wickes, that popular singing celebrity, featuring "All Night Long" and "The College Rag."
Miss Maude Baptiste, of New York City, went fairly well, but not up to the standard of her reputation, knowing how she was featured with Joe Moore's Minstrels at Huler's Museum, New York City.
This week we are playing the Taylors, Marguerite and Bobbie, in a neat singing and dancing act.
Miss Nettie Starks, who took the house by storm when she sang that song, "I Wonder Where My Old Man Is To-Night."
Billy Ward entertains as the Black Dockstader, as of old, and the Royal Theter wishes to announce that they will be open all winter, playing high-class vaudeville.
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P. L. Jenkins writes from Tulsa, Okla.: We are still in Oklahoma and everybody is well except Chas. La-rendine, who is now at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCamon, in Paris, Tex., resting and slowly recuperating from an attack of malarial fever. Mr. Worlds Davis, comedian and wench impersonator, is scoring nightly, singing "You'll Never Know the Good Fellow I've Been Till I Am Gone Away." Mr. J. B. Norton, the old reliable stage manager, who rejoined recently, is scoring nightly, singing "It Was Me." Verdum and Earl are still doing nicely in their act, "Wildcatting." Mr. Mose McQuilty, our bass player, has just received a new $160 monster E flat bass, direct from the factory of York & Sons. It certainly is a beauty, and Mr. McQuilty proceeds daily to jar the ground and windows. Messrs. Wm. Fisher and Ellwood Johnson, baritone and cornet, respectively, will rejoin September 16, and Fess McCamon is blandly smiling because he is chief musician with the very strongest band now on the road. Mr. Wm. (King) Phillips, the man who "knows," who has been slowly recovering from a severe illness for the last five months, in Savannah, Ga., is expected back with the show in two weeks, thus giving us four reeds. Some band—that's all. Mr. Robert H. Gant sends regards to Miss Siberia King and Jas. Wolf-scales. Mr. Marcus Veale, clarinet and violin, sends regards to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cooper. Mr. Page Tillman sends regards to Mrs. Julia Daniels and "Happy" Cole. Edward Alexander says hello, Billy Butler—where are you? Write him; he has some news for you.
SAVOY THEATER, MEMPHIS,
TENN.
The great Pamplin and White Musical Comedy Company, with twelve all-star artists, opened the house Monday night to standing room only, and were compelled to turn them away from the door. Pamplin, the world's greatest juggler and demon of the trapeze, is the wondering sensation of the town. The next number on the bill is the Big Comedy Four in "A Lovely Day for a Walk," featured by W. B. White, Nellie Cook, Nellie
Brooks and George Payton. The team of White and Brooks, doing eighteen minutes in one, featuring "Do Right, Women." Miss Elliott, prima donna and leading lady, singing "Twilight" and "Hero Soldier," takes from two to three encores nightly. Henry Fields, the Black Doc Quigley, is a scream with his long musical legs, singing "I Am Wild About My Good Living." W. B. White, eccentric comedian, is a cure for the blues. Master Hartgraves is the buck and wing dancing wonder. The Savoy orchestra, Prof. Buddie McGill musical director and pianist, including violin, trombone, clarinet and traps.
Would like to hear from all first-class novelty acts, sister teams and vaudeville acts. Regards to all. Would like to hear from Good Stock Company.
SMART SET COMPANY NOTES.
The consensus of opinion is that the Southern Smith Set Company has the best show this season that a Smart Set company has had for several years. Everywhere the show is spoken of in the highest terms. Managers, stage hands and critics are generous in their expressions of approval. The principals are well fitted to their parts, the chorus is of unusual strength, and the music is original, melodious and catchy. "His Honor, the Mayor" seems to comply with the every requisite for a complete evening's entertainment. The Lexington Herald has this to say of the show:
"The Smart Set Company puts up a good show. 'The Darktown Politician' played to two good houses Saturday matinee and night. The cast is composed of Negro talent entirely, and in addition to having a well-dressed show, has a number of singers and dancers of unusual merit, while Salem Tutt Whitney, Mayor of Darktown, is a comedian of no mean caliber. The jubilee scene in the second act, introducing a medley of plantation songs and dances, was a real treat. It not only pleased the Negroes in the balcony and gallery, but was exceedingly entertaining as well to the white people in the audience.
"J. Homer Tutt has never dressed or acted his part better than this present season. His new song, 'Neat Ned, Nuff Sed,' bids fair to outrival the famous 'Bon Buddy' song.
"Graceful, magnetic, petite Miss Blanche Thompson wins favor with the audience upon her first appearance. The enthusiasm her work awakens never abates from rise until the fall of the curtain. Her two songs, 'Tell Me, Rose' and 'I Could Learn to Love a Boy Like You,' are artistically rendered and well received.
"Miss Nettie Taylor makes a dashing school teacher. Her love making with the Mayor elicits roars of laughter. Her singing in the conversation song, 'You, Babe, Only You,' with Mr. Whitney, helps to make it the song hit of the show.
"Miss Marie Wayne, enacts the role of suffragette with effectiveness and becoming dignity. Miss Wayne is also a violinist of ability.
"Miss Ethel Marshall portrays the beautiful character of Pocahontas, the Indian princess. Her singing and acting quickly wins the sympathy of the audience.
"Miss Edmonia Lewis possesses a soprano voice of unusual range and sweetness. Her singing adds greatly to the strength of the chorus.
"Alice Russel, Hattle Akers, Cleo Mitchell, Virginia Wheeler and Grace Kneff are seen and heard in the chorus and small parts in the show. They are all experienced workers and worthy of special mention.
"Although a cultivated and talented singer, Mr. Russell Smith had never attempted an impersonation. His good work as Pedro Manuel, the halfbreed Mexican, is a pleasant surprise to his friends and admirers, and is one of the most effective impersonations in the show.
"Mr. Leigh Whipper, a comedian and character artist of repute, is all that could be desired as Major Jinks, the civil war relic. His comedy is not overdone and is highly appreciated by the audience.
"Mr. Frank Jackson, as Eagle Eye, the Indian chief, wins rounds of applause in the duel scene with J. Homer Tutt.
"Mr. Al Strauders, acting as Eph Snow, stamps him one of the best delineators of Negro characters before the footlights.
"Eddie Stafford, formerly of Gordon and Stafford, wins encores nightly with his eccentric dancing. Charley Olden is also a singer and dancer of merit.
"Babe Townsend is without doubt the best chorus basso now traveling. His rich, deep voice is heard above the chorus in every number. He also does some good character parts with the show.
"R. C. Puggley, baritone, and Sam Gray, basso, do creditable work. Mr. Wilson Kyer, a pianist of exceptional ability, handles the music of the show and directs the chorus with ease and ability. Mr. Lawrence Williams adds to the effectiveness of the music with good work upon the traps and drums."
"Mr. Corwell, the genial manager, wears a happy smile. He feels that managing a good show is a pleasant occupation."
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Sunny Dixie Minstrels have left the Carolinas and are now touring northern Georgia and Tennessee. Everybody is well and happy, with the exception of one of our clarinet players, Arthur Cox, who had a slight touch of malaria. After spending a week in the Dr. Good private sanatorium at Chester, S. C., he joins the show again
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at Rockmart, Ga. Our female section now consists of Miss Doshie Styles, Miss Viola McCoy, Miss Rosa Ives and Miss Willie Venable. Happy Dudley loft the show unexpectedly and without notice at Greenwood, S. C., and was ably replaced by Mr. Fred Allen, who handles the end much better than Dudley. Frank Keith is also a new addition to our comedian circle. James Garrett, our champion buck and舞er, has anything beat that ever walked in shoe leather. Frank Perrryman, our band leader, received a new $125 tenor saxaphone, and his solos during our street concerts are the talk of the town. Dick Brown, our stage manager, is producing new stuff all the time, and has the bunch busy trying to keep up with him.
We now have a 75-foot round top, with three 20-foot middle pieces, and the ushers are kept busy every night trying to seat the crowds. At Asheville and Hendersonville, N. C., we had to turn away business, and Sallsbury was great, being our second engagement there in two months.
Our private car, Dana No. 7, received a new pair of steel wheels from the Southern shops at Spencer. Blackey Cohn, our commissary agent, keeps pushing the beef, pork and chicken to the bunch.
William Bryant, our genial baritone player, had a sad accident last week, when his wife sprung three large willow plumes on him. The elephant stepped on his bank roll.
Our little mascot, Miss Dana Frances Thompson, has been down with malaria fever, but is now up and spreading jov around the car as usual.
Doc Zeiger, who was our candy butcher this spring, left after getting on the nut about $100, and after Mr. Thompson had bought him a new suit of clothes he stole $40 of Mr. Thompson's money and ran away. Such people as this are what hurt the show business.
All send regards to the profession, not forgetting Willie Timmons' bunch. Willie Moore was a visitor to the show at Rock Hill, S. C., August 19. J. C. O'Brien, of O'Brien's Georgia Minstrels, was a welcome visitor to the show at Salisbury, August 17.
NOTES FROM PROF.
JOHN EASON'S BAND
And Minstrels, with Yankee Robinson's Annex Band.
We are with a show that never misses a pay day. The ghost walks every Saturday night. The show will soon be in Oklahoma. Everybody is well and doing nicely. The minstrel show has been strengthened by Master Alonzo Burnett, who joined us at Versailles, Mo., September 4. He is some danger and singer, scoring a hit daily. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are still with the show and are doing good.
HENRY PAYNE
The Minstrel Man.
INTEREST IN BOXING GAME RE VIVING.
(By W. E. Middleton, Hattiesburg, Mississipp.
Interest is being revived in the boxing game in this State. The bouts are limited to ten rounds, no knockouts are allowed, and so long as promoted and acted "on the square" with the public, we think the game, will flourish. Public sentiment was so bitterly against boxing since the days of the Sullivan-Kilrain fight at Richburg, Miss., until no one dared to stage a boxing contest for fear of being haled into a court on a charge of promoting prize fights.
Young Sarpy and Congo Kid fought nine rounds of fast milling at River View Park, Monday night, September 9. The bout was scheduled for ten rounds, but Congo quit at the end of the ninth round on account of a broken hand, and the referee decided the contest a draw. Both men claim the welterweight championship of the South. Each has a decision over the other to his credit.
In the preliminary Jimmy Farmer had the better of Kid Pooly in a six-round go.
Mr. H. G. Levette, manager of River View Park, advises lovers of clean, healthy sport to visit his open air arena.
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LOS ANGELES, Cal—Jim Flynn,
tne heavyweight pugilist, left here the
iter night for Pueblo, Col,, his home
‘en route to New York, where he ex.
pets (0 get a mateh with Al Palzer,
fis most formidable rival for the hono1
* being the leading “white hope.”
Flynn came here to try’ for a match
with Tommy Burns, the former heavy-
weight champion, but did not get it.
yie blames the failure upon Burns,
NEW YORK.—Another white hope
tied away when Al Palzer announced
today that he had quit the ring tem
yerarily on account of business diff
Riies. with his manager, Tom
O'Rourke. The pair formed a partner-
ship at the outset of Palzer’s career,
and the pugilist has been trying to
juve the arrangement nullified by the
fourts,. Palzer said he would go back
+o his farm in Iowa and remain there
intil the terms of the contract had ex-
pired
SAN FRANCISCO.—Twelve _ thou-
sand pounds sterling ($60,000) is wait
ng for Jack Johnson in Australia if
he will go there after it. This was the
xord given out here to-day by W. C.
Kelley, agent for Hughie McIntosh, the
Australian promoter. Kelley is en
route to Chicago to see the black cham
pion. The purse Kelley said would be
split in three parts, each portion to be
aid for one fight. MeIntosh, he said,
planned to match Johnson with Lang
ford, MeVey and Joe Jeannette,
CHICAGO.—Jack Johnson wept as
he denied he ever had been brutal to
his white wife, Etta Johnson, who
killed herself by shooting. Johnson
was testifying at a coroner's inquest.
‘The champion is through with the fight
game for all and good, he said at the
nquest. He said he never will fight
again, “My wife was prostrated by
overwork—working over me when I
‘was in the mood that she was in when
she killed herself,” said the black
prize fighter. “If it had not been for
Eita I would have killed myself by
leaping from a window of a hotel in
Portland, Maine, @ year ago. My. wife
stayed up nights nursing me. As a
result she became a nervous wreck.
‘There is no telling what T shall do
now, I may kill myself. There never
was a better wife. I never expect to
marry a woman like Etta. All talk of
family trouble is false. A few days
ago I bought her a diamond ring and
a sealskin coat, I may appear dry-
eyed now, but this morning I could not
eat for weeping for my old pal, Btta.””
MRS. JACK JOHNSON DEAD.
From a Pistol Shot by her Own Hand
—The Champion Offers Explana-
tion—Some Uncomplimentary
Comment.
(By Billy Lewis.)
Perhaps it is generally known by
this time that death invaded the home
of Champion Jack Johnson last week,
taking his wife, Etta Duryea Johnson.
As it is understood, the case was one
of self-destruction. Johnson stoutly
maintains that his wife was practically
nervous wreck, owing to over-exer-
‘ion in caring for him after his fight
Reno, She died Thursday, Septem-
ter 19, at her home in Chicago.
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'| thought that she was attracted to him
| because he occupied the spot light in
| pugilistic affairs—a phase of the sport-
|| ing life to which she more than likely
| had become enamored during her mar-
| riage with the white man, who was a
horseman, and accordingly, one will
think, inclined to the sports, Perhaps
it is uncharitable to advance the view
| that she married the champion out of
| pique at her husband. But such things
|have been done, and who knows but
‘| what her sense of evening-up things
|took that unusual route? I am in-
| clined to the first view. I saw her, and
'| thought her at once intensely humane,
| and well worth the attention she was
|receiving. Perhaps she was too much
|| 80, too humane for the age. ‘The sport
life which she knew and admired made
her game enough to see man as her
-| Maker would have us see him—merely
||man. She evidently saw Johnson as a
'|man—of other men, refusing to recog-
|nize the discounting influences that
|society imposes. In the sight of God,
|in the view of personal liberty, in the
interest of the manhood that’s worth
|| while, she was right. In view of racial
|relations, past and present, she ran a
great risk of her personal happiness
When marrying Jack Johnson. It is
| not urged that she was weighted down
with unpleasantness owing to her mar-
ital relations, yet the marriage was
|ever considered unfortunate. It must
|e admitted that it did not add to the
‘| pleasure of either, further than that
| which came of their immediate asso-
| ciation.
| Etta Duryea was for six years the
|| wife of Clarence Duryea, wealthy elub-
man of New York City and Long
|Island. In the spring of 1910 she got
|a divorce, the decree being signed by
|| Judge Cooper, in Chicago. Duryea was
'| then in the Adirondacks, being treated
for tuberculosis. A few months later
she married Johnson.
|| Etta H. Duryea Marries Jack Johnson.
| Etta H. Duryea was married to
| Champion Jack Johnson in Pittsburgh,
|Pa., January 18, 1911, by Alderman
| John A. Fugassi, at the hotel of Frank
| Sutton, in Wylie avenue.
| Johnson, at the time, was appearing
|in a local theater, and after his act on
‘|the evening of January 18, went to
‘his friend’s hotel to be married.
|| George Cole, a city detective, was best
'|man at the wedding. In the records
'|there Johnson’s age was given as
| thirty-two and the woman's age as
|| twenty-nine,
| ‘The records of the marriage were
.|not returned to the marriage bureau
|until almost a year later, and this
|| gave rise to sensational reports.
The Champion Sheds Light.
| Johnson said that the nature and ex-
'| tent of his sufferings after the cham-
|| pionship fight had been kept secret by
|| his wife and himself.
| “Iam still suffering from the effects
.| of that fight to some extent,” he said.
Johnson gave his testimony in tears.
He declared that his wife's efforts to
keep him from committing suicide
were what broke down her own health.
|| He said:
“I believe that I incurred brain fever
or some similar derangement from the
exertions of the Jeffries fight and the
heat that prevailed at the time, I was
not myself for a year, but the secret
was closely kept between me and Mrs.
| Johnson. ‘She saved me twice when I
‘| tried to choke myself to death, She
'| seized me and struggled with me, and
'| prevented the act.
| “She had an awful time taking care
|of me for over a year. I am only
,| telling this now in justice to my wife.
|| It never has been told before.”
|| Testifying as to his wife's suicidal
mania, Johnson said:
‘| “During the last two years she often
told me she was tired of living. She
tried twice before to kill herself. Once
)| she attempted to jump out of a win-
-| dow in a London hotel, and before that
.|she tried to take her life by leaping
from a train out West.
| T did everything I could to make
-|her happy and spent money on her
Hlavishly, but most of the time she
|scemed ‘despondent. Her father died
"| four months ago, and since then she
seemed more nervous and despondent
| than before
“T employed two maids to wateh her
after she attempted to end her life the
first time, and one of them was con-
| stantly with her. "Yesterday morning
she seemed in especially good spirits,
-|and I had no idea that she would Kili
:|herself. The stories that there was
much domestic trouble between my
"| wife and my mother and sister are un-
true. They both were very fond of
,| her.”
: The End.
|| Dismissing her maids, Wednesday
1) night, September 2, with the injune-
;|tion that they “pray for her.” Mrs.
;| Johnson went to her rooms above her
‘husband's new cafe—the Cafe de
;|Champion. At 2 o'clock the next
;| morning late revelers were alarmed by
-| the sound of a shot. Rushing upstairs,
;| they discovered the pugilist’s wife un-
conscious on the floor, a bullet in her
.| brain. She was rushed to the hospital,
t} and died without regaining conscious-
-| ness an hour later.
{| Mrs. Johnson was to have gone to
,| Las Vegas, N. M., the evening of the
:]sad happening for the benefit of her
-Jhealth. ‘Tickets had been purchased,
?| but she received a nervous attack, con-
;| sequently the trip was declared off for
.| the time.
;| When the shot rang out, Henry John-
‘THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER.
much affected by the news that his
wife had attempted suicide. He wiped
his eyes and made audible manifesta-
tions of grief before leaving in his
touring car, together with his mother
and sister, for the hospital. There he
dismissed the nurses and was alone
for a few minutes with the dying
woman. Shortly after the nurses re-
turned Mrs. Johnson died.
Some Uncomplimentary Comment.
‘A newspaper, commenting on Mrs.
Johnson's death, had as follows:
“The first bitter fruits of the inter-
racial marriage came when her friends
in the East socially ostracized her.
Then came another shock with full
realization of the forebodings of her
friends and family. After his ‘con-
quest of the white race,’ Johnson built
a palatial home in Wabash avenue and
installed his wife and family there.
The Negroes of Johnson's menage re-
garded his wife as an outeast from the
white race. They thought she was
after the money.”
It is not urged that her trying social
situation had anything to do with her
taking off. But in spite of that fact
some think that the woman was grilled
to desperation between the fire of the
two races, And if she were a sensitive
woman, educated and refined, as she
appeared, in spite of her race philan-
thropy there must have been moments
when she prayed, “Let this cup pass
from me.” Like 80 many of the well-
todo of the white race, she had no
way of knowing of the living death,
socially, just across the line. She pos-
sibly knew of some racial disadvan-
tages; she concluded to be brave and
to live cheerfully in spite of them. She
did not know of the terrible sacrifice
that would be hers to make. Johnson
‘was not philosopher enough to under-
stand. The small hints and complaints
that she must have made from time to
time were lost on him, or else he
would have fled with her to a lodge in
some wilderness, free from the hurly-
burly of racial agitation.
When in Indianapolis she said she
could not understand that there could
be so much prejudice in the world.
She would, if she could, she said, drop
into a barrel of ink, to change her
color so that the colored people would
take to her, love her. But “they con-
tinually refer to me as Johnson’s white
wife.” She wanted to be one of them
—one of us, but we turned her down
as the white people turned her down,
and for no better reasons.
Should it be said that this woman
was grief-strieken by heartlessness on
the part of the Negro race, and should
it prove to be true, it will be held ac-
countable for it in some way. For as
much as the white people deplored the
marriage, she was yet white.
In Memoriam.
Whatever the world thinks of Mrs.
Etta H. Johnson, it will not be said
that she ever forgot that she was the
wife of J. Arthur Johnson. If there
were anything unbecoming her, she
left it at the gateway of the race as
she entered. If she had remorse of
conscience, her bosom was her only
confessional, her other self her priest
and confidant. She stood by her dusky
lord as Desdemona stood by Othello;
came to her death through her service
for him—nursing him to health and
strength.
What the future has in store for
waiting, sacrificing, trusting hearts is
not known. It is to be hoped that the
goads of life will interrupt with the
grave for those that have been loyal to
every trust. Or, at least, it is to be
hoped that for stich cases Dante has it
right when he would have the unpre-
pared righteously, shriven, and_pen-
ance do, to make meet for the glories
prepared for man from the foundation
of the earth.
ROSS FOULS ONCE TOO
OFTEN; JEANNETTE WINS
Badly Worsted Italian Employs Fou!
Tactics in Seventh and Pays
Penalty.
NEW YORK.—deliberately fouling
with blows below the belt, Tony Ross,
the Italian heavyweight, was ordered
out of the ring in the seventh round of
his bout with Joe Jeannette in Madi-
son Square Garden the other night.
Ross was outclassed and outfought
from the start. Jeannette landed fre-
quently and with telling effect in every
round until Ross knew that he had no
chance to win. He couldn't quit, how-
ever, so resorted to the meanest kind
of tacties in order to bring the one-
sided battle to a close before the limit
was reached. Ross was slow and in
comparatively proo condition. All he
/had was a dangerous wallop, and when
he found he could not land it on a
vital spot he lost confidence’ and also
all ideas of sportsmanship.
‘Tom MeMahon, the Pittsburg bear-
cat, at short notice went on with Gun-
/boat Smith, of California, in the sec-
ond ten-round bout, which was chock
full of hard hitting and sensational
| incidents,
George Kirkwood, of St. Louis, who
is in line for a bout with Feather-
weight Champion Kilbane, stopped
Frankie Fleming, the Canadian. title-
holder, in quick order, Fleming was
on the floor, practically out, when the
gong ended the first round, and the
referee refused to allow further hos-
tilities.
When Jeannette and Ross appeared
for the star bout the crowd received
them uproariously. Jeanette weighed
195 pounds and Ross carried 207%
pounds. Before the scrap began the
fans had a chance to pay their re-
spects to Peter Maher, Terry Mc-
Govern, Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, and
last, but not least, Robert Fitzsim-
mons, who received an ovation.
As soon as they toed the scratch for
the first round Jeannette shot a quick
left to the neck. Ross went in for in-
fighting at once and reached the stom-
‘ach with a heavy right. Ross crouched
ala Jeffries and tried a left swing that
was blocked. Jeannette missed a left
but got the right over to the ear. In a
half clinch both landed short punches.
Then Ross missed a heavy right for
the jaw as Jeannette ducked and came
up with quick lefthand facers. Jean-
nette had the round on points.
‘They worked into a half clinch as
the second round opened, but using
free hands. Jeannette after the break
whipped a left to the eye, Ross ham-
mering the ribs. Jeannette came again
with short hooks, Ross clinching.
More shortarm work followed, Jean-
nette having the better of it.’ Ross
hit low, but did no harm. His nose
was bleeding when he
lige eee sat down, Jean
8 waded in to slug in the third
round, and he put the Negro on the
ropes. Jeannette blocked cleverly an¢
in a scrap at close quarters he did
the cleaner hitting. Crouching low
Ross suddenly jumped in with a dan
gerous right on the side of the head,
but he did not follow, and Jeannette
hooked and jabbed him into a clinch.
Jeannette missed a hard left and Ross
rushed into another clinch. Jean
nette’s round on points, with no great
amount of damage done by either man.
Jeannette met a rush in the fourth
round with clean left handers. Ross
let fly a terrific right that just misse¢
the point of the jaw. A heavy jolt in
the mouth shook Ross, but he swung
the right again and reached the ear.
Jeannette used short hooks with effect
and Ross soon clinched. Ross jarred
the Negro with a right cross on the
jaw, but promptly clinched when Jean.
nette responded with more hooks in
the body. Jeannette’s round.
Jeannette forced it in the fifth round,
driving lefts to the Italian's face, bul
always keeping an eye open for a dan
gerous swing. Ross took numerous
jabs in the face, but whenever there
was an opening he let go a tremendous
swing. He missed one of these blows
and Jeannette uppercut him for a
clinch. Jeannette then poured in
heavy blows with both hands and Ross
welcomed the bell.
Ross was tired and slow in the sixth
round. He bored into a clinch, an¢
after the break Jeannette put in three
long lefts to the stomach with a re
turn. Ross hung on the rest of the
way and received plenty of punish
ment, but Jeannette could not put him
down. Ross landed a wild punch in
the groin just before time was up.
Jeannette sailed in for all he was
worth in the seventh round, and Rost
hit him twice below the belt. The
Italian was up against it, and was des
perate. Again he landed a blow below
the belt and was warned. As Jean
nette increased his attack Ross, ap
parently with deliberation, fouled his
‘opponent again, whereupon Referee
Joh stopped the bout and ordered Ross
out of the ring. Jeannette was in pain
as he proceeded to his dressing room,
Of course he was the winner.
Kirkwood and Fleming were the first
pair. On the scales at the ringside
Kirkwood weighed 124 pounds, while
the Canadian champion tipped the
beam at 124%. They were trained tc
the minute and began boxing at a fast
clip as soon as the first round opened
Korkwood forced it and quickly openec
an old cut over Fleming’s left eye. 4
left hook on the jaw made the Can
adian reel, and a right-hand uppereu'
put him down for a count of nine.
‘When Fleming got up he stalled for
a moment, blocking and clinching
Kirkwood stood in close and _finall;
whipped a stiff right to the chin tha
knocked Fleming on his back. He
rolled over in a semi-helpless condi
tion as the referee started to count
but the bell ending the round soundec
before six had been tolled. The ref
eree would not permit further proceed
ings, and Kirkwood was the winner
the crowd cheering him wildly.
In the place of the Australian Dave
Smith, who declined to go on for som«
unknown reason, McMahon was pitte
against Smith. ‘The Gunboat weighe
181 pounds, MeMahon scaling 187. Th
first punch landed in the first rounc
was a left uppercut by McMahon tha
almost lifted the Californian off hi
feet. Smith stood away and boxed a
long range, McMahon crowding him t
the ropes and driving in powerful body
blows. Smith let fly a terrific righ
that reached the jaw, but McMahor
put in a fierce left on the mouth anc
also made him cover up in a corner
MeMahon received two lefts in th
mouth, but kept on slugging the Gun
boat to the bell, taking a hard round
The next six rounds were full of har«
battling, with honors about even.
McMahon was puffing from his owt
exertions when the ninth round start
ed, and Smith went in to win deci
sively if possible. He drove a lef
into the stomach and MceMahor
clinched. More body punches contin
ued to lessen the bearcat’s vigor, bu
he was still full of fight and rallied
with some hot slugging. MeMaho1
then finished the round with a heav:
assault, but Smith had the honors.
The last round was a grilling affair
‘The men went at it hammer and tongs
McMahon seemed to have renewe
strength, for he tore in with som
great smashes. Smith was battere
into a corner and had to assume thi
defensive. Then MeMahon tired, an¢
Smith finished strong. It was a cork
ing scrap, and a draw would have beet
la fair verdict,
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416} Main Street, Richmond, Indiana
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ey YOUR RANGE
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The Famous Furniture Co.
448-456 West Washington Street.
“In the Low Rent District.”
Office Phone, Main, 4301, day or night. , Res, Phone, New, 7801
The Battley Electric Co., Inc.
Electric Light Wiring, Construction and Supplies.
Job Work Promptly Done. 234 W. Vermont St.
The Jersey European Hotel
One-half Square from the Depot
TURKISH AND ELECTRIC BATHS
Yours in F.C. B,, I. B. P. O. E. of W., F. P. A. Club.
Chas. P. Rice, Prop. Write for Rates © West Baden Springs, Ind.
111 Kentucky Avenue
Good Cars, Good Service Phones, Main 4375, New 1048
fs. _ The Home Brewing Co,
age i ee ee Brewers and Bottlers of
, fecal ie Strictly Pure Lager Beer.
Bh SS in he ton Indianapolis, Ind.
THE NEW GREATHOUSE
Jill be pleased to meet you‘at my new place. | Ten Neatly Furnished Rooms
for gentlemen only. I solicit patronage on merit of goods, Pool and Billiards,
325—327—329 Indiana Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana
| Archie Greathouse, Proprietor.
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THE MECCA
THE PLACE OF QUALITY
Bar and Billiards
812 INDIANA AVE., 218 W, NEW YORK 8ST. NEW PHONE 1819
Chas. E. Lewis, Proprietor
A Visit will Convince you that we have the Quality
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A SILK CORSET
Only $1.19
Here’s an outcleaning that
is destined to create an hour
or two of enthusiasm. To-
day we've been gathering
into one group a miscellan-
eous lot of high-grade cor-
sets—the last of various
brands and models regularly
selling at from $5.50 to $7.50,
Included are La Vera, Sotio,
C. B. and American Lady
corsets, in white, pink and
blue, many of them of fine
silk fabric.
Take your pick today from a
fairly good range of sizes, $1.19,
—Third floor, annex.
L. 8. Ayres & Co.,
Indiana's Greatest Distr!-ators
ot Dry Goods.
CITY AND VICINITY.
Rev. D, H. V. Purnell, of Connersville,
Ind., was in the city this week.
Bert Evans, who is in the hospital, is
not much improved at this time.
Spencer Tousey, of Sullivan, Ind, was
1m the city a@ fow days last week.
Mrs, Kato Mann Baker, of Pasadena,
Gal, is visiting her parents on Ellen
street.
Superintendent Bryant, of the M. E.
Church, Indiana District, wena to Ander-
son, Ind, this week.
Mrs. Francis Pope, of Joplin, Mo., is
visiting her sister, Mrs, Amelia Hardy,
in Coltmbia avenue,
Jesse, the five-year-old son of Rev. J.
1) ‘Thompson, is ‘recovering from an’ at-
tack of typhoid fever.
Ars, Amelia Handy and children have
returned home after a five weeks’ visit
among relatives in Kentucky.
Joseph Pritchard, after having been
confined to his home for some time, ow-
ing to illness, is able to be out again.
Wm. C. Felton, of Mt, Vernon, «Ind,
has Teturned home attor “a visit to. this
city, “druing which time he took in ‘the
State fain
‘Mr. Eugene G. Helms, a mailing clerk
in. the Chicago postoffice, was in the city
this week the guest of his cousin, Po-
leeman George Helms.
Mrs. Cella M. Stewart and son Glenn,
accompanied by Mrs. Amanda" Rogers!
Chief ler at’ Lincoin “hospital, eft on
Wednesday night for a two months" visit
in Denver and other Colorado cities.
‘Chas Martin has returned from Cleve-
land 0, where he Tavoiced. tha. Peopies
minaey.” He exten iD,
‘the East, visiting Buffalo, New Tore aa
Boston," Mr. Martin, wil! enter the Indi
Anapolis Sehool of Pharmacy: this ‘tall to
Sagan ‘aged mother and working Hie way
through school.
‘The many friends of Rev. T. eerie
are gp es to have him retu to
Bethel church for the fourth year. Dr,
Smythe’s work at Bethel during the last
Year was almost phenomenal. The mem-
bership of the church has been Increased,
ali Indebtedness paid and contribution tc
the ‘general claim greatly. in excess. of
that ‘Of any other year. ‘Tho offering. for
education was $107.00; for missions
nearly $200 and the increase in dollar
Inoney, $81.60. Dr. Smythe will. preach
aasae cocaine can pe.
COLORED BOUT CARDED.
Billy McClain has arranged for a ten-
round fight between One-Round Bess and
Young Joe Gans, colored bantamwelgnts,
at Fun City, 430 Indiana avenue, next
Monday night, September 23. Gans Is
from Kentucky and claims ‘the bantam
title of that state. A battle royal will
also be staged. There will also be sev-
eral try-out bouts at 7:30 p.m. Prices,
25 cents and 35 cents Billy McClain,
Promoter.
ECONOMICAL, EFFICIENT GAS.
‘The Indianapolis Gas Company has be-
gun a house to house campaign, intro-
ducing Its new light, tHe Welsbach Eco-
nomical Home Light. This new light
saves the gas bills by one-half, since it
burns but half of the amount of gas con-
sumed by the open flame burner. - It also
gives a much brighter light, thus It 1s
Both economical and efficient’ The com-
pany makes agreeable guarantees. See
ad elsewhere in this issue. The address
is 49 South Pennsylvania street.
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
Much interest is being manifested in
the opening of the fall activities In the
boy's department of the. Coored Men's
Branch of the Young Men’s Christian As-
sociation, Regular gymnasium classes
for the boys will be conducted on each
Monday and Friday evenings from 7 to
& o'clock. Scout meetings will be held
every Wednesday night and on Friday
evening, the boy's Bible class meets. at
7580. "The department is open to any
Boy from twelve to sixteen years of age.
This year the work. willbe enlarged in
anticipation of ‘the increased “work. that
‘will be conducted in the new building.
Preparations are belng ‘made for the oF-
ganization of one of the largest and best
glee clubs that has ever been conducted
in. the association, and all persons who
desire to become members are requested
to hand in their names to the office at
once and to meet. with Mr. Joseph C.
Hayes on next ‘Tuesday night at the
oe
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, Il,
Ford's Hair Pomade is the old time
tried remedy for harsh and unruly hair,
that has been giving satisfaction for
over fifty years. Ford's Royal White
Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, non-
frritant skin remedy. It makes the skin
whiter immediately upon application.
Ask your druggist about these rem-
edies. Be sure and get Ford’s, manu-
factured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow
Company, Chicago, DL.
For sale by Ferger’s drug store
‘Vaughn Bros. drug store, Pink's Phar-
macy, Eureka drag store, Hadley Bros.
Gruggists; Robt. ©. ‘Blodau, James Fi
Noe, Graves Pharmacy, Geraldine Phar-
building. This is a splendid opportunity
for any young man who. dosires to Te-
celve @ training im voice culture without
personal expense.
‘Phat the colored citizens of Indlanap-
olis believe in doing what they say is be-
ing manifested by a large number of loy-
al citizens who are meeting the payments
‘on their subscriptions to the new building
promptly and It is hoped. that the few
Who have not paid up to the present, wil
o.s0-at once in order that the work on
the new bullding ‘may be continued and
that ‘the reputation of the colored citizens
of Indlanapotis for integrity and, honesty
mi intained. ‘shoul
made at te Colored Y. MGA. building,
corner West North and California strests
which is open each day from 8 a. m. to
10 p. m, and Sundays from 2 to 6 p. m.
INDIANAPOLIS BOY AT HAMPTON.
A. R. Booth, son of Mr. Richard Is
‘Booth, is’ making fine headway in. the
cabinet making department at Hampton
Normal ‘and Agricultural Institute. ‘The
department has recently turned out, some
work which 1s highly creditable to it and
{0 the school.
Young Booth is also of musical inclin-
ation. Segoins and Booth’s. orchestra
Tends valuable assistance to the Dunbar
Literary and Debating Society, an inter-
esting adjunct to the school.
Not long since a party of Indianapolis
teachers were entertained at the. insti-
tute. ‘The literary society and orchestra
contributed to tho delightfulness of thelr
stay.
‘Mr. Richard L. Booth is a prosperous
citizen ‘of this city. He takes’ great in
terest in the education of his ehildren.
THE A. M. E. ZION CONFERENCE
APPOINTMENTS.
‘The appointments of the annual con-
ference just held at Mt Vernon, IiL, on
September 11-16, 1912, of the A. M. B.
Zion church, Bishop G: 1 Blackwell, pre-
siding, were:
indianapolis District.
Rey. O. H. Banks, presiding elder; Rev.
W. T. Brown, Jones Tabernacle, North
and Blake streets; Rev. A. J. Schoenley,
St. Mark's temple: Rev. S. Samuels, Cald-
well's Chapel, Haughville: Rev.’ LP.
Powell, Campbell's chapel, North Indian-
apolis; Rev. C. H. Purdy, ‘Peinck’s chapel,
‘Norwood, Indianapolis; Rev. J. J. Kenne-
ay, North Terre Haute; Bro. Geo. Long,
Urbana, Til.; South Terre Haute and Mt.
Vernon, Ind., to be supplied.
District Officers of the W. H. & F. M.S.
‘Mrs. M.S. Thompson, president ; Mrs.
Gertrude Johnson, secretary; Mrs. 'M. E.
Rowan, superintendent of the boards.
Cairo District.
Rev. C. H, Jackson, presiding elder:
Cairo Station, Rev. J.’ A. Terry; Hood
temple, Evansville, Rev. H. J. Johnson;
Caldwell’s chapel, Evansville, Rev. W.
Pruitt; DuQuoin, TIL, Rey. M.'S. Kell, D.
D.; Mi Vernon, IIL, Rev. P. H. Wright ;
‘Walnut Hill and Howell, Rev. Geo. Brew-
er; Carbondale, Rey. D.'C. Canty; Futun
City “and Newton to be supplied, Rev.
8, W, Weller transferred to the California
conference. Rev. Geo. Spurlock’s name
was dropped from the roll as well as Mrs.
Grace Staten's.
District Officers.
President, Mrs. C. H. Jackson; secre-
tary, Mrs. Branaugh; boards tobe ap-
pointed.
‘The next seasion of the conference will
be held June 25, 1913, in Jones Taber-
nacle, North and’ Blackford streets, Indl-
anapolis, Ind. G, I. Blackwell, bishop.
NORWOOD HAS A LIBRARY.
Sunday, September 22, will he the scene
of van ‘uousual’ occasion “in Norwoodr
village southeast of the city. For some
months the Norwood Library Association,
composed of the residenas agd friends,
has felt the need for the uplift which the
acquaintance with good books gives. The
city, library, was Unavallable because of
distance, and there has been a quiet col-
lection of books unl now there are 1,000
volumes, not including magazines.
"AUS p.m. Sunday the association will
open ‘the library. to the public. ‘There
Will be five minute. talks "by prominent
citizens, Songs by the school children and
inspection of the Mbrary.
‘The library is an adjunct to the boys
gymnasium and “is situated on thelr
grounds. ‘The public 1s cordially. inviaed.
heh vand 3:20 intorurbans stop at the
grounds.
Bxecutlve Board—Buelah W. Porter,
Lioyd Washington, Ellen Bradstiaw, Cor:
nelia Banner, Mary Durett, Ada B. Har-
ris; superinéendent; Hattle C. Butler,
president: Sara Washington, .vice-prest
Gent; Willa Remover, Hbrarian.
THE A, M. E. CONFERENCE AP-
POINTMENTS.
The seventy-fourth annual conference
of the A. M. KE. Church closed its ses-
sions last Monday. Conference held at
Kokomo, Ind., Bishop Lee presiding.
‘The assigninent of pastors for the en-
suing year is as follows:
Tndianapolis. District—Bethel, Indian-
apolis, T. A. Smythe; St. Paul's temple,
Vi Kirk; Lafayette, 'J. P. Q. Wallace |
Crawfordsville, A.B: Taylor ; Logansport,
B. J. Coleman; Noblesville, 'T. W. Beck !
Greencastle, A! E. Davis;’ Rockville, H.
J. ‘Thompson; Plainfield, 'C.P. Smith;
Wrankfort, G. F. Crossland; Brazil, Wil:
Ham Kelley; Clinton and Lost Creek, J
F. Puggle: Peru, W. ‘T. Anderson ; Madi-
son and Hanover, FT. G. Morrison ;
Danville, F. W. Daniels,
Evansville Disariet—Evansville. W. D.
Shannon; Allen chapel, ‘Terre Haute, J.
L, Craven; Spruce Street, Terre Haute,
‘M. W. Sparks; New Albany, Martin Cole-
man; Bloomington, W. Hi. “Giles: Vin-
cennes, Ik W. Ratlice; Jeffersonville, G:
H. White; Washington, i. 1, William:
son; Lyles, J. A. Barbee: Mt. Vernon, C.
H. Jackson; Princeton, J. W. Reynolds ;
Spencer and Bloomfield, D. G, Lewallen ;
‘Bedford and French Lick, A, A. Cottman
Corydon and Cedarwood, “A. ‘Tiller; Mitch-
ell, J. HL Young: Charleston, 1H. Wil-
Mams; Oakland City, attached ‘to Prince-
ton: Petersburg, attached to Washing:
ton: J. M. Holt, supernumerary.
Richmond District—Richmond, G. ¢.
Sampson; Allen chapel, Indianapolis, J.
KR Harvey; Beahel, Marion, Ro J." M
Long; Allen temple, Marion,’ Charles W.
Sims; Muncie, F. P. Baker;’ Kokomo, W.
G. Irvin: Franklin, A.W. 'Gilliam:’ An:
derson, J, M. Nickles: Portland, if, C.
‘Moorman; Hillis chapel, John . "Taylor ;
Greensburg circuit, Irene G._ Evans
Fountain City circuit, GH. Butler; New-
castle circuit, Myra B. McCullough; Con-
nersville clreuit, T. A. Wilson; Columbus
cireuit, J. 1. Hill; Alexandria ‘circuit, W,
H. Patterson; Wayman chapel, Indian-
apolg B. L. Rabitoy: Dunkirk mission,
I. M. Smith; P. Ht. Lewis, supernu-
name
EMANCIPATION DAY WILL BE
OBSERVED SEPTEMBER 22
Knights of Omar Will Picnic—Busi-
ness College Will Open—Cary
B. Lewis in Town.
(By Lee L. Brown, 1006 West Chestnut
‘Street, Home Phone City 4511.)
Louisville, Ky., Special.
Cary B. Lewis, correspondent of the In-
Aianapolis Freeman, is. in the city, 90-
journing among his friends. "He is en
route from Atlanta, Ga, where he went
to report the B. M.'C.
‘he delegates from the National Bap-
tist Convention, which met in Texas, have
returned to the city.
Mr, Henry Abel, a former Loutsville
boy, but now a very prosperous business
man of Indianapolis, has been in the city
for a few days, seeing the folks
Sine Gaus: tuten have eommemnei ik tek
THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER.
ae
of the fellows are still trying to pick’ the
eky pons. owe US
Mr. Oliver Murphy, of this elty, who for
a long time has been the janitor ab the
Knights of Columbus hall, is sojourning
Jn Indianapolis, Ind. this week,
Miss C. Smith, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.,
isin the city, the guest of Miss Anni
Wilson, of 1827 West Walnut street.
Mrs. Joe Milligan and Mrs. James Nor-
man, of Gane Clty, Ky spent a few gays
in’ the clty as the guests of ‘Miss ‘Fores,
Of Hancock street.
You should read this, boys: A charm-
ing widow wishes to correspond with
Some good man with the purpose of mats
Fimony. Tam a hard working and indus-
trlous woman’ and. would be glad to help
some man about forty OF Nifty years, Call
Sr write, Mrs. Emma L. Young, 484 South
Tenth sree
Mrs, W. 0. Martin, of French Lick,
Indy te Inthe elty tls Weel visiting her
parents, "Mr. and. Mrs." D.\ La Fulcher,
S28" West Walnut street.
Mrs. W. 0. Martin was highly enter-
tained white in the city. by ‘Mrs’ Minnie
Fores, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Steward Guite
a vnuniber of fiends were out
Everything seems to be working. very
smoothly over at the Central colored high
School under the guldanes of Principal
Matthews. ‘The night schools will open
in a short time. sue 6
The Attieth anniversary of the signin
of the emancipation proclamation will be
chserved. inthis city at the C. ‘Me Be
church, Sunday afternoon, September 22.
‘There will be special music under the di-
Feotion of Attorney "Hatper. Senator
Bradley “and Dr. Amiger "are scheduled
to spade.” "Phe eelebration is under the
Imanigement. of” the "Louisville ‘News,
Prof. A. E. Meyzeek will serve as master
Of coremoniess ne
Rev. I, Hi. Brown, pastor of C. Mm
church, tas been ‘called. out ‘of the elty
on mecount of serious illness of relatives.
Miss Giltlus Graves, of Greensburg, Ky.,
ts in tho ely fora few. dase viele
One of the latest books to be added to
the colored branch lMbrary is the Negro
year book, published at Tuskegee. It is
Indeed worth reading.
Probably in tho next Issue we will be
aultionsed to anmounos the wedding’ ots
very popular young lady of Louisville,
who is to be married to a very popular
Youngman
‘Mr. W. P. Martin, the elocutionist, was
in the city this week. He appeared at the
Taekson Street church before a lange aus
tence, He is quite a favorite in Louls-
ville, having appeared here at Quinn
Ghabel some time ago.
‘The Negro Outlook Committee _ will
meet next Friday evening, September 23,
at their headquarters. Quite a great deal
Of business is to be transacted.
Bp: |
We understand that another watt
be launched in Loulsville By. Messrs, Bo-
hannon and Anthony.
cing
tude SyGlane te miaking a erent effort
tucl ns, a
{o inenione tie snemieeatin of ton, Toes
in Kentucky. Plans_ate on foot for a spe-
Hted to Jone One Taitation too
sit 3 :
held eltiier “in 9 oy, Lexinston
will take place. B Seemed to
Bing Monae tor theses want in Ry
ian history. fe
A number of the musical clubs of Lou-
isville are re-organizing and there prom-
ises to be great work accomplished along
musical lines during. the. “winter, _ We
ave here in the clty quite a number of
Accomplished musicians
We had an occasion Tast_ week to. pass
tne eastern colored. "school “and, noticed
fiulte x deal of Improvements in the way’
Aelnedt Structures. This schoo!” promises
to bo an industrial ‘center dufing the
Scholastic term. ss
Quite a number of the boys and girls
are preparing to leave next. weele to. enter
tallegere Guite, a number wilt take. spe=
cil" courses, “Touevitic is well represent:
Shim some of the best’ schools’ in the
United States. Bie si
‘The football teams of the diferent
schoois are getting ready for tall. Gene
spot ea Fight school eammiees (0. hava
gre Of the best teams tins sear wie
Stee University hase eres iat ot
fealty: looking boss to draw on. The
Cane Club_and Alpha Omega Clubs are
gelling Heady’ to do effective work.
Brown's Business College 1» preparing
to open next. week, providing twenty Tus
pits will carols the services. of Miss A
Bora Hast, of Pennayivania, and Mr. Wa
Martin, of St. Louis. Mo. hinve been ae:
Cured.” ‘The school seit be much larger
iis ‘year. "Bookkeeping _and penmanship
Have been added: to, the regular ‘course
There ‘will ‘also be clvil service classes
There Is aerent demand for eificient
Stenographers “and hookkeepers
‘The Knights of Omar will piente at the
White City on September 29th and Both.
They will also hola divine services at the
Jacob ‘Street “Tabernacle, ‘Sunday. evening,
Beneentber star a0" A special ne
tram wall wo ‘renaersa
Sporting News.
‘The Nebraska Indians and the Louis-
ville Cubs were the special attraction. at
the Spring Bank park last Sunday. After
an exciting game the Cubs carried away
the honors, winning over the red men by
a score of 5 to 2.
‘The same teams played Monday, the
red boys getting even with the Cubs by
winning with a score of 5 to 4. There
Seems to have been some dissatisfaction
on account of a decision rendered by. Um-
pire Billy Lee, yet it is known, that Lee
Is very fair in his decisions. ‘The Cubs
are scheduled to play the Recclus Sun-
day.
NEGRO IS MAJJOR OF U.S. A,
Colored Graduate of West Point First
of Rrace so Honored.
Special to THE FREEMAN.
WASHINGTON—Capt. Charles Young,
of the Ninth United States Cavalry, the
only Negro army officer graduated from
the Military Academy at Wesa Point, has
been promoted to the rank of major. It
is said no other Negro has attained that
rank in the line of the regular army.
Young is now military attache ao Liberia
and is organizing the army of the black
republic.
MORRIS NOBLE.
First class Tailoring, Suits to order.
$18.50 and up. Ladies’ coat sults. Ali
cleaning, pressing, repairing. 905 Leom
street, Polatka, Fla.
BUSINESS LOCALS,
‘Woodbine Perfume. Oh, how fragran:
exquisite, enchanting, bewitehing. Ouly
‘at Blodau’s Drug Store,
eae Senane Carieras Rhemeatic ams
ly sent by mail on receipt of price,
cents (stamps). Has cured others; ‘will
cure you. Address ft. P. Blodau, arus-
gist, Indianapolis, Ind,
FOR SALE—Doctor’s stanhope buggy.
‘Patterson make. First-class condition.
Nowly painted, rubber tires. Cost $200.
‘Will ‘sell less’ than one-half. “Geo, W.
Miller Carriage Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
Se eat, Sere ae
a4 “Personality” in WALK-OVER Shoes,
<] Many people can recognize WALK.
Ry OVER Shoes on the feet of me
z Aap 3 friends.
GN They recognize the WALK-OVER
Zl i , i \\ character in the style and build, or,
A { (\ i in other words, the “personality.”
AWW j This “personality” cannot be copied,
Oy \\ Z It can be imitated and is, bat tear:
1) \ yee not be duplicated any more than one
Se4 J can duplicate your Personality,
| Ya Ibis satisfying to wear shoes with char-
vy) acter.
AN Let Your Next Pair be WALK-OVERS,
\ $3.50 to $7.00 the pair
\ ——s
Ss
het Walk-Over Boot Shop
GPT COA TAD MARK REGUS PANO 28 North Pennsylvania Street
MEN, WOMEN,
! SYSTEM BUILDER
Blood Poison, Skin Diseas
CURES 2
Diseases, Liver, Stomach
and Kidney Diseases, Constipation and
Indigestion.
and vigor, ft mates pure blood, 4 clone and
DOPE ead Si so ton dys trae
inet FREE. which will convince you that our
Senioatrarss (abe
John’s Dairy Lunch
531 Indiana Avenue
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Lunch Obile and Oysters. (Fermerly with
Yanch Chie and Orsers (Permery with
Strength, Stability and Character
Together with Courtesy and Efficiency
Have been the factors in the growth of
The Indiana Trust Company
i ca oe
$1,650,000.00
Your Savings Account, Large or Small, Welcome.
J,
Aaron daffe’s Liquor House
361 Indiana Ave.
Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Tobacco.
jotted goods for family use onr specia'ty.
Home, Sopltal ‘ity and’ Torre, Haat patle
boor, "Beil and telephone orders promptly at.
tended to. Goods delivered free. New phone
Grr: Oia Main Bo
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Real Estate, Fire Insurance and Loans
122 E. Market St. New Phone 4137, Main 2614
DWELLING HOUSES :
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HENDRICKSON & FISHER,
For Millinery, Hair Goods and Corsets.
Making Over Hats a Specialty
206; South Walnut St., Muncie, Indiana
Homes Furnished Thruout!
Credit Terms Arranged
to suit your income.
We Give Profit Sharing Stamps.
Banner Furniture Company
Muncie, Indiana
Modern Steam Heated Flats
To Colored People Exclusively
705 N. Senate Ave.
Emil C. Rassmann,
Front papel: Soo 31 gar aerate
More Light With Less Gas
%, _ Thelndianapolis Gas Co, ===
NV memes Fo
40. foe Has now started the special Gas Lighting Cam- Vetoes
| , ’ 7 P| pee ESS
S3,i| —spaign. The large staff of service men be- ni noes
BS soe ahie (Heat
~ Ey gan the house to house demonstrations this eee, pS
(ely eee |
el Slel week. We hope to reach every gas consum- j2at— ie
EIS) ea Steer
EIS) ‘4 er using The Indianapolis Gas Co.’s ser- Se
i = ' ; : ee
Gand mK Vice, The service men will show you the Lasrarr
Pee ——
_) Welsbach Economical WN
H SS H Lo
SO Home Light. fk
STH] hie new I; CI
SSS hd is new light burns only balf the gas con- iM \
SP fF], be sumed bythe open hme burner and gives three vi iat a0
caf ecTar LA LEA times the light. We sincerely hope that every ‘il si Wey
EEy eseeefb'G FL] one of our patrons will adopt this economical Ios sy i ee
ae IP *{5S9) Kadi and efficient light. We know it will give satis- is Bp aatety 77°
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