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The Freeman is read by more than 100,000 energetic and thrifty Negroes each week THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER NOV. 9. 1912 VOL. XXV. NUMBER 44 THE BATTLE OF BALLOTS THE COUNTRY WILL NOW SETTLE DOWN TO BUSINESS BISHOP WALTERS AT GALBRAITH CHURCH Dr. Marshall Handsomely Recognized on Board of Education—Capt. Oyster for District Commissioner—Endurance of the Colored Soldier at Top-Notch. (Thompson's National News Bureau.) While this letter is being ticked off on the typewriter, the battle of the ballots is raging fiercely in all of the states of the Union. Somebody is being elected by the people of this glorious Republic to preside over their destinies for the next four years, provided, the electoral college registers a majority for a single candidate. It may be Taft; it may be Roosevelt; but, if the political soothsayers speak by the card, the probabilities are that it will be Wilson. In any event, it is hoped by those who have the best interests at heart, that the victor will be chosen by a decisive vote, to the end that there be no acrimonious dispute over the matter, and that tre new President may come into power with his title untainted. Whoever he is, let us believe he will take a phils duties next March with a view of being true to his oath to administer the laws ah they are written upon the statute books and to guarantee to all the opportunities provided by the american Constitution. The people of the same order, otherwise, the will take it for granted that they new chief executive is a patriot, and he will be given the generous and sympathetic consideration due to his exalted office. All will hope for a continuance of peace, prosperity and progress, no matter who may be declared the winner in the presidential contest that is on today. The Negro, who feels that he has more at stake than any other class of Americans, because his life and liberty are affected by political results, in many instances, while other classes are concerned only with economic problems. The Negro, however, is facing the present crisis with an equanimity that is surprising. In view of the bitter struggle that has been going on for the past six months between the contending forces within and without the party that he has usually looked to for hope and safety. The result will be definitely known ere these lines reach the public eye; but the full effect of the verdict may not be known for a long time, and the Negro will have much to think about, regardless of the man or set of men choice at the trustees of our national home today. The black man is not a man; he is, even if deplored by natural rights. He has intelligence, physical strength, boundless ambition, lofty ideals, abundant moral courage, and no small degree of wealth. With these valuable assets in full force, the Negro is not disposed to go into the hands of a receiver, whether friend or foe happens to be the nation's choice for the White House. Our race, in common with other Americans, is awaiting the returns with deep interest, but will accept the result calmly and with faith in the future unshaken and with courage undaunted. Bishop Walters in Town. Bishop Alexander Walters, in charge of the Zion churches of this diocese, spent Sunday in the city at the Galbraith A. Health Center, a health department, despite his strenuous activity of the past few months. He talked freely of the campaign and expressed himself as delighted that the fight had been carried on among our people in a reasonable amount of time. The great controversy had been accorded a fair and respectful hearing. This, in itself, he regarded as a distinct mark of intellectual progress on the part of the race everywhere. Bishop Walters has stood up straight for the election of Woodrow Wilson for the Presidency. With the election two days off, he felt that the victory for the New Jersey Democrats was the consequent of the satisfaction the impending result brought to his mind. He felt that his contention of twenty years for a division of the Negro vote on lines of fourth fruit. The trial for which he has longed is about to be made, and if the Democracy triumphs, as he was confident would, the opportunity to place the victory enemy on record as a friend will be at hand. "A Democratic administration may be an experiment," said Bishop Walters, but it is an experiment that the negro and why not try it out now, since we are in a position to do with more safety than for many years past. We have not seen it resurgence hopes here and parties. It always hopes to be the part of wisdom to try another organization and see what it will do for us. Governor Wilson is a clean-handed, high-minded American and cannot ford to take the backward reference to the Negro's status as a citizen. He is more likely to take a step in our behalf, since we need help in our work. I will willingly to accept his protestations of friendship at face value. I am desirous of winning the good will of this some-day the Democratic party—and so do we. In half way, be they bourbons from the north or the liberal element of the North. It is no better time than now to put the Democrat in one worth making, and in pioneering in this unblazed path, I trust I shall have a faithful consideration of every friend of Negro progress. I shall have moer than ever the outcome of the election is known." Bishop Walters is the president of the National Negro Democratic League and has led the fight for a division of the Negro vote with race skill and finesse. and, though differing from the mass of his people, he has ever held their confidence and respect. If his party wins, in his case, the congress is entitled to have "a friend at court." By common consent, if Governor Wilson is elected today, Bishop Walters will be the "referee" No. 1 in the Negro people's house. No. 2 in the White House. No. 3 in the intensely interesting developments bound up in the near future. Throughout the long campaign, it is worthy of remark, the Bishop has not missed a single engagement in his episcopal duties, although some big jumps in appolting the churches under his cars. Galbraith Church's Sixtieth Anniver sary Galbraith A. M. E. Zion church celebrated its sixteenth anniversary at three special services last Sunday. In the morning at 11 o'clock, the anniversary sermon was preached by Bishop Alexander Walters, who is in charge of this episcopal district, and he also filled the pulpit in the evening. In the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, fifty-seven of the auxiliaries at work on the $4,000.00 rendered at the joint program. Galbraith church is now pastored by Rev. S. L. Corrothers, who is now in the eleventh year of continuous service, having been appointed in 1902 by Bishop G. W. Clinton. His career here has been phenomenally successful. The church had had a precarious existence for 1850 and to the end of 1900 Corrothers whose reputation as a gospel preacher and expert financier had preceded him. From a mere handful, found in 1902 by the new evangel, Dr. Corrothers has gathered around him today over 1,000 enthusiastic followers, with a church building and a three-story house nearly free from debt. The church was rest and simple, and the church was owned and it is one of the handesmost edifices owned by Negroes in the District. At the Charlotte general conference, Dr. Corrothers was strongly supported for the bishopric and his election in 1916 is freely predicted. He is prominent in politics and during the recent campaign, the National Civil and Political Service, the American Church, is president, endered yeoman service in many states in behalf of President Taft. Colored Soldier "The Man Who En dures" The colored soldier endures the hardships of army life with less loss of time from active duty than the white enlisted man, according to the annual report of the Army Corps of the Army War Department. The non-effective, or sick-rate, of the colored soldier was 25.88, while that of the white soldier was 33.60. The report likewise showed that the white troops required the highest average number of days' treatment for each case of disability. The experiment of having men enlist to seven years is being watched by those interested in army affairs. The rule is that each enlisted man is sent to a training service, and at the end of this time, his name is to remain on the list for three more years, subject to call to arms at any moment. Quite a number of colored soldiers have been sent to Tenth cavalry and Tenth cavalry and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infantry. Abdul-Baha Coming to the Capital. Abdul-Baha Coming to the Capital. Adul Baha the founder and chief exporter of the city is to pay this city another visit soon, coming on from Chicago. The local arrangements, as far as the colored adherents are concerned, are in the hands of Mr. L. G. Gregory. No color-line is used in the meetings, and the colored brethren are kept informed of the meetings and ceremonies. Prof. and Mrs. G. W. Cook, of Howard University; Lieutenant T. H. R. Clarke registers for the enthusiastic believers in the cult, along with Mr. Gregory and many others of like prominence, and are of the opinion that the spirit of Bahaism will go far toward solving the race problem in this city. It through the spread of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. Honors for Dr. Marshall Dr. Charles H. Marshall, the newly-appointed colored member of the Board of Education, has been named by President Obama as one of the most important committees working in connection with the board. They are the committees on hygiene and sanitation and on water supply and drainage. Dr. Marshall is a member of the military affairs and athletics, inspection and disposal of serviceable supplies, on normal, high, manual training and trade training. James F. Oyster is a high-grade man of the people and can be depended upon at all times to do that which is best for all people. He is a well-educated, he is absolutely color-blind. He is a friend of the Negro schools and under hl sredo, "the best is none too good for the color of the man," as he tersely puts Marshall. He is a member of all elements of Washington's variegated populace and his selection for these important committees is a source of great interest. He is sure to be admirably served by the broad-gauged and far-seeing Dr. Marshall. Captain Oyster for Commissioner. Captain Oyster for Commissioner. In January next, there will be two vacancies on the Board of District Commissioners, and the President will fill the places at once. President Cnuo H. Rudolph may be retained. For the second place, a strong sentiment is noticeable in favor of Capt. James F. G. Cnuo H. Rudolph is the Board of Education and of the Chamber of Commerce. If President Taft wishes to please the colored citizens of the District, as well as to recognize a man who will give all the citizens of the District the opportunity to serve Oyster for commissioner. Of unimpeachable character, of ample business experience, of broad public spirit and of immense personhood, the Board of Commissioners in to positions of demands of the position in every possible way. Let it be Commissioner Oyster, Mr. President! The Amphions Celebrate Twenty-first Anniversary. The Amphibian Glee Club, Washington's "crack" musical organization, celebrated its twenty-first anniversary Tuesday night at the Metropolitan A, M, E, church un- A LESSON IN CLASS DISTINCTION. HOWDY DO Oftimes the "better class forgets?" to acknowledge those who are down—those who are of meager circumstances—and ignore them with a seen hatred. In so doing the upper ten does not elevate itself as it might foolishly and soothe itself, but it offends that brotherly friendship that binds all mankind together—Cartoonist. Offtimes the "better class forgets(?) to acknowledge those who are down—those who are of meager circumstances—and ignore them with a seeming hatred. In so doing the upper ten does not elevate itself as it might foolishly and somewhat think, but it offends that brotherly friendship that binds all mankind together—Cartoonist. der the auspices of the Bethel Literary and Historical Association. The audience which turned out to greet them was large and representative, and was highly enthusiastic. The founder of the club in 1891, has continued all these years as director and manager. His story of the career of the organizer and entertainer for the President of the United States, the cabinet members, members of both houses of congress, the Supreme Court and foreign diplomats, was warmly applauded. The Amphison's selections were admirably gauged to the taste of the audience, and every number was enclosed. The opening chorus, Wel-come Grey, Colored Race a Show, club rendered its first concert twenty-one years ago. Another selection, original with the Amphisons, was "Will They Ever Grow?" Colored Race a Show. The took the house by storm. The medley of folk-songs, the old familiar "Comrades in Arms," and "Good Night, Beloved," were among the "taking" num-bers of the Amphison's club. The style "Life's a Baseball Game," and Miss Louise Howard rendered a difficult piano solo with finished technique. The prodigy remarks of President S. M. Dudley are a testament polished commendation, and the congratulatory letter from Madam E. Azalia Hackley, extolling the work of the Amphisons in the musical uplift of the race, evoked heavy praise. Mr. W. A. Pollard assisted in receiving the guests, who numbered about 125. Mr. and Mrs. Lee will take an active part in the social life of the capital. Announcement is made of the marriage of Joseph L. Whiting, teacher of mathematics at Tuskegee Institute, and teacher of music and drawing at Tuskegee, an downt assistant teacher in the teachers' training department of Hampon Institute. The happy event took place at Tuskegee 3, and knot was tied by Rev. J. W. Whittaker chaplain of Tuskegee Institute. Miss Johnson is a daughter of Rev. W. Bishio Johnson, pastor of the City and the Second Baptist Church, and a member of the school and of the teachers' college of Howard University. Prof. and Mrs. Johnson are occupying their new bungalow at Tuskegee Institute. Dr. Booker T. Washington is expecte in the city in a few days to arrange plan for the coming meeting of the Jeanne D. McCarthy and Deepea T. Toil san active member of this board and the principal meeting will be held, as usual, at the White House. A local branch of the National Negro Press Association is to be organized her this month. SHELBYVILLE, KY. zit is interesting to note that the Amphion Glee Club is the oldest organization of music in the city, with intricate rivals in its particular field, outranking and quality of musical achievements, as the record will show. It has afforded expert training for more than one hundred students, all stars to the leading road companies, all of whom have made good. Three of the original Amphions are still in active service, and the Amphion has held its position continuously for ten years. The other officers are: Vice president, George H. Jefferson; secretary, Clarence A. Barbour; treasurer, James A. Barbour; manager and director, J. Henry Lewis. Some of the members are J. A. Walker, H. J. Nelson, I. T. Hardy, R. P. Brown, Horace Ackwitt, G. N. Hairston, P. Plummer, Walter Ellis and C. S. Beale. An enjoyable feature of the evening was the playing of the famous Azaalea Mandolin and Glee Club, the foremost organization of its kind in the East. Dr. Ulisses C. Houston, brother of Attorney, L. Houston, has returned from Chicago, where he graduated from the medical department of Chicago University, winning high honors. Mr. and Mrs. Forlindin D. Lee (nees Mrs. F. G. Snelson) were "at home" to their host of friends last Friday evening a their beautiful home, 923 R street, northeast. Many valuable presents were given to the Matilda Warrick, Miss M. I. Evans and Mr. W. A. Pollard assisted in receiving the guests, who numbered about 125. Mr. and Mrs. Lee will take an active part in the social life of the capital. Announcement is made of the marriage of Prof. Joseph L. Whiting, teacher of mathematics at Tuskegee Institute, and Miss Helen Adele Johnson, a former music and dance teacher at Geegee, an assistant teacher in the teachers' training department of Hampton Institute. The happy event took place at Opelkirk, Aurora, and knot was used by R. J. W. Whittaker, chaplain of Tuskegee Institute. Miss Johnson is a daughter of Rev. W. B. Johnson, pastor of the Second Baptist church, this city, and graduate of our college of Howard University. Prof. and Mrs. Johnson are occupying their new bungalow at Tuskegee Institute. Dr. Booker T. Washington is expected in the city in a few days to arrange plans for the coming meeting of the Jeanes Fund Board in December. President Taft I am active member of this board and will be held, as usual, at the White House. A local branch of the National Negro Press Association is to be organized here this month. SHELBYVILLE, KY. Special to THE FREEMAN Mr. Daniel Duncan spent ten days in the city of Louisville, visiting friends....Mr. Thomas Boone has returned from Indianapolis, Ind....Dr. E. E. Underwood, of Frankfort, Ky...made a political speech in behalf of President Taft. Dr. Underwood made the statement in his address that if he had, ason and he voted for T.R. he would drive him from the house. There was a large crowd in attendance....There was a mask ball given at the Mammoth skating rink last Thursday night, October 31. A large crowd attended. The ball room was most beautifully decorated. The costumes were very attractive....Twice more the Grim Reaped, death, has invaded our city, taking away two precious flowers from the garden of life, in the persons of Mr. Croom's father of Mrs. Jennie Titchnor, and Miss Mary Smith. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved families....Mr. Hall Davis has returned home from Louisville....Mrs. Elwood, of Simpsonville, Ky., spent Sunday with Miss M. B. Whittaker. CHICAGO. ILLS. The Jefferson reception was one of the greatest features of last month. It was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fletcher, 3211 Wabash Avenue on October 29. The house was beautifully decorated and flashlight photographs of the guests were taken. Everyone enjoyed themselves, and after a happy repast, departed, leaving Mr. and Mrs. Dorman Jefferson with a number of beautiful presents in honor of their birthday. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. KENTUCKY'S CAPITAL DR. UNDERWOOD GIVEN OVATION AT SHELBYVILLE SWELL HALLOWEEN MASK BALL GIVEN State Normal's Fair and Football Game with Parist-Patrons Well Pleased with Capital Theatre - Velvet System Pressing Parlor Opened. By Hardin Tolbert, at People's Phar macy; Both Phones 666; Box 233. A grand Hallowe'en ball was given at the Odd Fellows' hall on Thursday night. A large number of pleasure seekers were present to witness the ball and enjoy the evening with their many friends. The following were the winners of the prizes: Mr. Ed. Fisher, for most comical; Mr. Geo. Childs, for the best looking lady; Mr. Mary Lindsey, the best looking young lady. Here is a list of some of the ladies in male oestumes: Misses Mattie Beachum, Dora Wheeler, annie Rebecca Bryant, Mary Dora Dupont, Dora Dupont, Magaret King, Maggie Knight, Mrs. Joe Mack and Mrs. Chisley. ... Miss Lucy Twyman was called home from Indianapolis on account of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. McIntosh. The people are much cured over the excellent service at the Capital theater. The high class vaudeville and moving picture exhibits are more of an educational nature than a vaudeville show. The people as a whole are much pleased with the attitude and generosity of Manager Perkins. The best shows on the road stop here. The performers last week were good and this week they are expected to be better. I will have a sketch of the work of this theater each week. Mrs. James Brown was the hostess for a unique dinner given in honor of a few friends. Things were arranged in a most appetizing way. Those present were: M. R. Young, M. R. Woolf, M. R. P. Russell, M. R. C. Jones, Mrs. Ada Jones and Mrs. W. L. Lawson. Mrs. M. E. Boyd, Mrs. A. M. Coleman, Mrs. T. L. Brooks, Mrs. M. Thomas, Misses Maymie Woolfork and Alexander and Mr. M. H. Harrison, state grand master, were in Louisville, attending the state stage of the Mosaic Templars of America. Miss Carrie Hendicks, of New York City, arrived in to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Hugh Lee. Miss Hendicks is a very charming young lady. Messas, J. B. Harris, S. E. Shelton, S. Krink and J. B. Clay attended a swell in Georgetown. The Negro Bull Moosers had a speaking at the county people turned out to hear the speakers. Messas, G. W. Martin and Otto Steele. The writer was also present taking notes. Mr. S. W. Woolridge spent a few days in Lawrenceburg, where he was highly entertained as the guest of Miss Sadie L. Robinson. Miss Hattie M. Clay arrived home from Cincinnati, where she has been spending a few weeks. Mr. Wm. Tall was very severely scalded by the bursting of a boiler of hot water while fireing on a boat from Louisville to New Orleans. He is now somewhat improved. Mr. William Riley arrived from Cincinnati after being absent for a few weeks. Misses Estella Marrash Parker, of Louisville, was the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Clara Porter, in Bell Point. Miss Julia Smith spent a day in Lexington. Mr. Emanuel Martin has returned from Louisville. Mrs. Joe L. Young, of Harrodsburg, and Mrs. T. Lee, of Harrodsburg, are much elated over their pleasure. Visit in the city. They were entertained by Mrs. T. E. Smith, Mrs. J. C. Brown and invited to meet the church aid, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. W. L. Lawson. Master Eugene Smith was called to his last reward at the age of ten years, after a few weeks' sickness of diphtheria. Prof. A. L. Garvin, state grand chancellor of the Knights of, Pythias, and Mr. Washington were the guests of Lawyer Jones, state attorney of the Knights of Pythias. A large crowd attended the dance given at the Odd Fellow Hall. Rev. W. H. Hall, of Philadelphia, who has been at the Corinthian Baptist church since 1915, left for other points after having made many converts. Rev. Hall's work was of great service to the people. The home talents are having good success at Taylor's vaudeville house in the Odd Fellows' hall. A large crowd gathered at the old State House to hear the last appeal of the Negro Democratic speakers, Hon. L. D. Moore, of the Tutt, of Hopkinsville, on Monday night. Mr. Henry Samuels was chairman of the committee on arrangements, which was composed of Messrs. Charles Wells, Essex Mosby, Preston Johnson, Richard Ward and Watts. . . . The Valet System Pressing Shop, a new enterprise, has been opened in the Knights o fythias building, next door to Dr. An- nielson, the manager of the office occupied by the Capital social club, with Messrs. Armour Blackburn and Lindsay Woodridge as proprietors. It has been the town talk why more young men don't open up in business. These industrious men are not only hardworking and if you are as loyal to do as you are anxious for the young men to take the front ranks you will give these young men a trial. They offer you the best of service and you will be encouraged to organize this enterprise you will encourage more young men to start out in business. COLUMBUS OHIO Special to THE FREEMAN SHARE. A most enjoyable evening was spent at the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Teel, 539 Harrison avenue, on Wednesday, October 30th, when she was tendered a birthday gift. Mrs. Teel was a beloved Robert Henry and Effie Johnson. Covers were laid for eighty-five. The home was beautifully decorated in pink and white, christammenthem and delightful, elegant fulimentary and vocal selection are rendered by Miss Goldie Jones, Flossie Thornton, Effie Johnson, Ida Morehead, Ida Good, Harry Coel and Ardiala Sanchez. The piano and vocal selection is received by Mrs. Teel was an upright grand piano from her son Robert, and a lovely ice cream set from her daughter Effie. The guests were some of Columbus' best friends, Mrs. Bula Williams, Mrs. LuLa Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. Scrugs, Mr. and Mrs. Cobs, Mrs. Walker, Miss Goldie Jones, Mrs. Bula Williams, Mrs. LuLa Thornton, Mrs. and Mrs. Lines, Miss Hattie Booker and many others. 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Gunby, were in thecity last Monday night and delivered speeches in the in- terest of that party. They were not particular what they said about the colored people, politically. Mr. Gun- by, who has long been considered one of the best speakers in the state, among other things, said: “Abraham Lincoln was the greatest human being that ever lived. He gave the Negroes of this country their freedom and I am glad of it. Fifty years after the free- ing of the Negro by Abraham Lincoln, ‘Theodere Roosevelt, the greatest man of the present age, freed me from the Negro.” What was meant by such an expression was not understood... .Dr. John R. Scott, deputy vollector of in- ternal revenue in this state, is in the city on official business. Dr. Scott has been in poor health for several months and was given a sixty days’ vacation. He spent the time in the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia, seeking health and rest. He has greatly im- proved in health....Mr. Blue, an ad- mirer of The Freeman, who is in the city, contemplates purchasing a home in or near the city and locating here. He has spent two years or more south of ere and thinks Orlando the best place for a home. He is a prominent ‘Mason and Odd Fellow....Capt. A. W. Dowdell, one of the leading and most accomplished plasterers and cement workers in this section, is usually kept busy, following his trade and getting new jobs for himself and men. Mr. Dowdell has just about completed a hotel at Oakland, containing more than forty rooms. He keeps a force of plasterers at work, regularly, as well as common laborers. Mr. Dow- dell reads and greatly admires the Freeman. ...The colored men of trades are not at all behind in securing 1u- erative positions. Mr. Sam Sales, who has been with theGore Bros. for the past fifteen years, is foreman of the tile works of the Gore Bros. He is trusted with their most important work in and out of the city. Mr, Sales and Mr. D. Burney, who works for the same company, were at Apokka last week, making tile for use in sidewalk construction there. Mr. Burney owns valuable property in this city....Mr. Chas. Hopkins has gone to New Smyrna, Fla., where hewill open a shoe repairing shop. He has been working with his father in the shoe shop of the latter for the past few years. All hope Charlie will have suc- cess in his new field....J. C. Chatt and F. W. Rutherford have moved their shop from East to West Church street in thenew Colyer building, and ‘they are meeting with flattering suc- cess....Mrs. B. Jordan, after several days’ confinement to her bed, is up and about again. Mrs, Jordan is the wife of Mr. W. E. Jordan, who is a leading business man in the grocery line..... Mr. J. B. Harris is being congratulated upon the style in which his barber shop is kept, and on the success the shop has in theselection of first-class barbers. Besides himself, Mr. Harris has the following named barbers, con- nected with his shop: Mr. H. H.Grant, Mr. John Robinson, Mr. A. L. Perkins. Theshop is patronized by a fine class of customers. ...A creditable business that is proving profitable to its own- er, is the wood and coal yard recently established by Mr. Guy Thomas. Mr. ‘Thomas is one of our hard working and thorough going business men. He has on hand a large supply of both wood and coal and his machines are sawing continuously and the taems are delivering every day.......Mr. Wash Simmons, the quick lunch man on Chureh street, has removed to a much larger building, a few doors west of his old stand and asks that his friends come and see him as before....The Freeman is being looked for every week, and the readers are increasing weekly....Mr. Nelson, a brick mason who has resided here for the past two years, was recently wedded to Miss Ola Brookins, a young miss of seven- WILL GOFF KENNEDY EXPRESSES HiS VIEWS Mr. Knox, Dear Sir: Reading in your issue of October 26 an article by Mr. John B. Cullen. He certainly voices my sentiments in his article. Have run my present show, the Fa- mous Troubadours, six years without closing, with success, gained an envi- able reputation second to none, wher- ever we have appeared. And there are thousands of Freeman readers can ver- ify the above statement, both in the profession and out. Now the perform- ‘er that will steal away like a thief in ‘the night or allow themselves to be ‘persuaded is no good to themselves or to a manager and the sooner a mana- ger is rid of such unscrupulous per- sons the better. The days of slavery are past and a man is his own free agent and does not have to run away. Have had several performers of the kind Mr. Cullen speaks of, but their importance was never so great as to affect our show in the least. All the performers who have worked for me in any capacity can truthfully say that T have not only done a manager's duty buthave been a friend and adviser for everything that stands for the uplift of them and the profession. My motto has always been “Do what's right, come what may, Signed, PROF, EPH WILLIAMS. ‘The man who advertises in The Free- man gets good results, while the man who does “not is. always kicking about hard times. 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All matter should be addressed to THE FREEMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, New Phone 2880. SATURDAY, NOV 9, 1912. Make it unanimous. We feel fair enough, thank you. Exit Roosevelt, we sincerely hope. Its a fine pair anyhow—Wilson and Marshall. Destruction complete—no salvage whatever. The colonel shouldn't have done it. Now he's spoiled his place in history. Albert J. Beveridge showed splendid speed but he was slated with the others. He went. Bishop Walters, one would think, is in a fine frame of mind. He stood stoutly with the hosts that routed the Armageddonites. The Republican party in the deck, all else is the sea. We move to strike out the word Republican and substitute the word Democrat. The Colonel is reported as being happy over the fact that he "busted" up the old party. He always showed capability of great mischief. This was noted, that the country is Republican in normal times. The combined votes of Taft and Roosevelt were generally greater than that of Wilson. The army of Armageddon marched up the hill, then marched down again. The Lord was evidently very much displeased. Maybe they got to worshiping a golden calf. Indianapolis had a large contingent of Bull Moosers. They were very much in evidence before the election; since that time they seem to have taken to the cyclone cellar. Somehow or another we feel that the "Demies" are not going to be too rough on the colored brother. They are not strangers to conditions. They will not make us the scum of the earth. The Negroes have got the Democrats on trial. Some awful threats have been made of what would happen in event of eDMocratic success. We give it as our opinion that we will not know the difference, and if this prediction is true much of the hard feeling between that party and the Negro race will give away. We are absolutely in the hands of the —— well, the Democrats. Since prayers were made on either side it may not go so badly after all. You know we all thought that Chief Justice White would be a lemon as it concerned the race. But one of the first things that he handed down was a package that was most agreeable to the negro Knights of Pythias. The election of Wilson and Marshall is not at all surprising in view of the divided opposition. At the best it would have been a task to have beaten the democratic ticket this year, headed as it was by those excellent men, the Governors of New Jersey and Indiana. The factions in the Republican party trained their guns on one another rather than the common enemy, hence their annihilation is complete. We feel also to congratulate the next president, Woodrow Wilson, on his election. We see him as an upright man who is too great to entertain small notions of our race. We said as much long ago. We were not assured that his party was his equal in this respect. However, since his party is in power we will have to have more faith in it, hoping that it will view it an opportunity to prove that it is not different to other parties. Doubtless Mr. Taft feels the sting of defeat, vet he has been president, is now president. Consequently he will not feel crushed as some other candidates who had not enjoyed the sweets of the high distinction. He held, and rightfully enough, that the defeat of Mr. Roosevelt for the nomination was a satisfactory happening. It is needless to say that he also holds that the defeat of Mr. Roosevelt for president is gratifying. Nor need we think Mr. Taft unduly bided owing to his own candidacy. His type of men, regardless of office, held Mr. Roosevelt a menace and dangerous in event of success. THE CAUSE OF IT ALL. Mr. Roosevelt is to be greatly blamed for what happened, even if through it all great good does come. And we cannot but help think that the American people, the majority, chose wisely in selecting Governor Woodrow Wilson. He is that good we have in mind. Mr. Roosevelt thrust his personality forward as a political asset, and it was. But he mistook this admiration for a call. He thought himself peculiarly fitted to lead the American people—son of destiny. And he has proven an attractive figure, alluring men to him against their better judgment as it concerns a safe, sane government. Already a favorite, Mr. Roosevelt played astute politics, working on the sympathies of a class which has always been, and who feel that it is most responsible for its place in the world. Of course there were more, but these in the man made up his party, thinking that the sun would shine brighter the next morning owing to his selection. Mr. Roosevelt is greatly to be blamed in stirring up strife, so much strife to the single end—his election as president. He promised something for all, and in a sense equivalent to a denial of the same by other parties, when in fact the country is in the height of prosperity. To his statesmanlike ideas he added those of a demagogue, thus falling in the estimation of those whose admiration counts most. A government by the people means that; it means further, that if such reforms as Mr. Roosevelt suggested are needed they have mouths, to ask for them. Mr. LaFollette headed the movement for reform in the party such as the foremost thinkers thought were needed. Mr. Taft was prepared to acquiesce in whatever demands meant for the good of the country. Nothing of good would have been withheld from the people. But Mr. Roosevelt thought to see the high tide coming in; he would on it, and thus to victory. He was impatient, impetuous and as a consequence has paid the penalty. HEALTH OF THE CHILD IN SCHOOL Do you eat breakfast every day? Do you drink coffee or tea? Do you have your bedroom window open or shut at night? Do you own a toothbrush? These and other pertinent questions are to be answered by the children in the public schools of Minnesota. They form part of a "Health Grading Outline" prepared by Dr. Ernest B. Hoag, special director of school hygiene for the state, whereby teachers and school nurses may learn in the most direct manner possible the physical condition of the children intrusted to their care. "Rational conservation of the mental and physical health of our school children" is the ultimate ideal of this and other current health projects reported to the United States Bureau of Education. The appointment of a special state director for school hygiene and the institution of a searching but nontechnical healthy survey by teachers and school nurses, are important contributions to the school-hygiene movement that is now steadily making its way throughout the country. DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON'S REPORT. In making his annual report to the trustees of the Normal and Industrial Institute, Dr. Booker T. Washington makes the significant statement that the attendance this year slightly decreased as compared with last year. He also says that the condition is in line with the policy suggested by the board of trustees to the end that the most promising grade of students be secured rather than a large number. He says: "Instead of increasing the number of students, we are trying to secure the most promising grade of students and to round out and perfect all departments of our work and secure a more uniform and regular attendance of students. This means that we have been compelled to refuse admission during the year to hundreds of students, in many cases not because of lack of room and means, but for the reason already stated." The new policy is in accordance with the educational trend of the day which is towards specialism or thoroughness. The efficiency of schools after all is the better advertisement. And true enough, the fame of efficiency is the magnet of institutions of the kind, although there are some that are practically at a standstill, numerically speaking. Germany, perhaps is most noted for famous schools that refuse to grow in numbers. And this, we think, is due to the intent of the management, an effort to secure the most promising grade of students. With the reputation enjoyed by Tuskegee the management could do no better thing than send into the world the best equipped individuals, whose names when mentioned in connection with the institution would arouse the highest respect. In a measure this is already true, but owing to the youth of the institution, its age, it will do much yet, learned right out of its daily experiences which can be with profit, added on to its daily operations. In 1636 Harvard university saw the light. Doubtless it has gathered wisdom out of its experience in all of these years until it stands for intellectualism. Harvard and intellect are synonymous; not that vague, more or less faithless figurative sense. To say he is a Harvard man says that he is an intellectual man. Tuskegee and product can also stand mutually sponsor, and as they do, but they can in that Harvard sense that admits of no doubt whatever That is to say, all men that have judgment in scholastic matters would have to give into the proposition: Tuskegee and efficiency are one. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Some time ago we said that Mr Roosevelt was capable of mischief. The thoughtful ones who watched closely his career in the white house were also impressed with the fact that the executive mansion was no place for a character of the Roosevelt type. The founders of the government moved with "fear and trembling" among the people, fearful that they would offend, or that they be thought to act in any way prejudicial to the prosperity of the new government of, for and by the people. Washington was particularly care THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER ful that he would not appear ambitious, setting the saving precedent of serving not more than two terms, thus proclaiming allegiance to the spirit in which the government was conceived. Others followed, seeming to hold it a sacred duty to keep the faith in the interest of a government where the people were the rulers. Of our twenty-seven presidents none had the temerity to stand out against the third term precedent saving Roosevelt. Grant was urged; he would not say "no." Roosevelt threw his hat in the ring, in other words he uttered his defiance at what he and so many have termed the ancient, meaning the useless. The salvation of the government may not be wholly or in part dependent on limiting the terms of the president, but in the nature of things it tends to keep the ship of state from the shallow places. Those who were ardent for the ex-president would not see it that way—blinded by the infatuation. But he was none the less aware of the danger even if he felt himself to be above temptation. He perhaps counted himself as one who was strong, hence freer of ambition's germ, with its possibility of eventuating into great dreams. He perhaps would not have been Caesar even if the kingly crown should have been offered him thrice three times. But what about those who would follow? Would they be so well contained? Perhaps they would not be possessed with his moderation, as he may view? What could save against a perpetuated presidency, where soldiers and navy knows no duty excepting from the higher authority? This higher authority could be ambitious, then what? The American people have said there are not going to be any condi- contrary notwithstanding. They have tions of the kind, Mr. Roosevelt to the thrust back the total propaganda of chisms with their entail of harmful possibilities. The ex-president descended to the ordinary politician, gambling in political causes and effects, playing as assiduously the game of futures as the veriest tyro of Wall street. It was a most beautiful game, dazzling, fascinating, worthy of the Napoleonic mind that held us in the hazard. He would do this here, that there, in event it tended to the end in view— the elevation of Theodore Roosevelt. Happily enough there were others who saw the fine Italian hand as it builted its causes. It was met with the crushing, yet refreshing avalanche of wholesome judgment, guaranteeing us the usual peaceful ways instituted long since by the founders of the republic. S. COLERIDGE-TAYLOR AND PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR. More than once writers in speaking of S. Coleridge-Taylor, the English negro music composer, has been compared with Dunbar, the negro poet. The effort is to have it appear that they occupied relatively the same relation to the race, and somewhat in the sense of disparagement as it relates to the noted white composers. Paul Lawrence Dunbar was not a great poet; he was an acceptable poet a fact that meant very much for a negro. He was best in his negro race characterizations. It is safe to say that in this sphere he has no equals up until this time. This has reference to his poems. A few southern white writers have done some negro dialect and negro philosophy, such as "Brer Rabbit," by J. Chanler Harris. Most of such writings have been in prose and as difficult to read as Chaucer, consequently there followed but little pleasure or profit. The philosophy was not always convincing after having been cleared of the maze of outlandish trappings. It was altogether different with Dunbar. The flow of thought was not impeded by a too quaint garb. He struck off familiar situations to a nicety. He amused, entertained. He called up remembrances that were delightful, even of the homely doings of a crude people. This was great in its way, but not what is conceded to be the greatest in the best literary sense. His lyrics were of a beautiful order, simple, touching. They could be understood. He did not confine them to his race, but doubtless got his touch of pathos from what he knew, saw and heard of his own folk. A vein of dolor ran through all of these and which so appeals to mankind, preferring to hear the songs of sorrow. "He drew the dolors from the wounded And breathed a spirit in his rising heart." The object of the foregoing has been to show to some extent how Paul Lawrence Dunbar stood as a poet in the accepted sense; the further object being to show that as much as we think of him, the two, Coleridge-Taylor and Dunbar are not in the same class. Of the many magazines and others more or less notable publications none are without their "poetical" contributors; these compare favorably enough with Dunbar. We do not think he suffers by the statement. But what is said of these contributors can not be said of the composer of music. Coleridge-Taylor did the great things in music which were readily enough discovered in the scope of theme, treatment and so fourth, which somehow make themselves known. They are not done by hundreds, but by the very few. I think I am safe when saying that no living composer classed with the Negro during his career. Coleridge-Taylor did essay the greatest by way of composition. His works are recognized as among the greatest of today, and perhaps, the very greatest. He did nothing that's trifling. In fact he was so high and serious that he failed in giving an alr of go to such transcriptions as required a threatment of the kind. Our own folk lore songs done over by him are as masterly as studies in Chopin or those of any of the better composers. This does not detract from him as a composer; it decidedly lifts him out of the Dunnbar class. One must work industriously to see the intent of the eminent negro composer in most of what he did, but it is there as it is in Browning, as it is in Wagner. No composer was ever on stilts and he verely classic than Coleridge-Taylor. He has no little pieces. All of the other writers did write simple music. such as children can play. The negro composer was ever sn stilts and he would not come down. He has a place among the great ones, such as Handel, Bach, Hyden, Mozart, Beethoven; among the great severe ones, as Listz and Wagner. THE RECALL. The recall of judges idea threatened to become popular. It was born in the far West, where it made considerable headway without protest. It was a thing of the majority, not springing from the people, however, but thrust on them as some new form of deliverance. They did not know the sum of their sinning until the greater minds of the country took up the matter, which had been grabbed up by Mr. Roosevelt in the furtherance of his effort at the presidency. The wise men of the country sounded the alarm, driving back an evil that the people were themselves unconsciously persecuting on themselves. Hon. Richard Bartholdt, of Missouri, in speaking to the pernicious doctrine of recall in the House of Representatives, February 26, 1912, said: "We have built our institutions on the proposition that the people have a right to rule. Their will is made known through the suffrage. And when opinions differ, as they usually do, the majority must govern. But that is not the whole of the proposition. If it were, there would be no safeguard whatever for the rights of the minority. The majority might appropriate their property. It might reduce hem to slavery. It might even take away their lives. The proposition takes for granted, then, certain guaranties for the protection of the minority. And what are these? They are those elementary rights which no majority, however large, may ever violate. They have been recognized in constitutions and bills of rights, but they were not created by them. They inhere in free government itself, for human freedom is impossible without them. Among these rights there is none more important than this, that no citizen shall be deprived of his liberty or property except by the judgment of the law, and after a trial before an independent and impartial tribunal. We have now come to the keystone of the arch. It is this: The majority of the legal voters cannot constitute itself this tribunal. "If it can, it still holds the property and lives of the minority in its hands, subject to its mere will and pleasure, for there is no one who can call it to account." Perhaps the possible vicious consequence of the doctrine has been stated as clearly and as forcibly here as it well can be stated. The people are not judicial tribunals, not the too often capricious people, per se, but their chosen representatives, selected for their ability, probity, integrity, and who, if they fail in rendering popular decisions at all times, or even right decisions, will be still no less capable than the people as a whole in determining things. THE FREEMAN IN NEW YORK. You can get The Freeman in New York at 212-765-2100, Stevens House. West 13th Street. MERIDIAN, MISS. Special to THE FREEMAN. LEXINGTON, KY., NOTES. Special to THE FREEMAN: Special treat. Mayme Ford is able to be up again after a severe illness... Mrs Mary Pearlsall is confined to her bed with lappirpe Mrs Coleman is confined to her bed with Moiselle Holt Sunday with Mrs B. D. Black, of the county. Mrs Black leaves Friday to visit her sister, Mrs Phi Prodouche and Mrs Phi Prodouche leaves for Cumberland next Sunday... This week at the Gem, the Victoria Five is one of the season's hits. She will be Helen Bunbray and Buckner and Buckner. "OUR SEASON." We hoisted up our white top the four- teenth day of May; Everyone was cheerful, happy, bright and gay. P. G. Lowe gazed all 'round and slowly to Prince did say: I place this band within your charge, now direct them how to play. So Arthur L. Prince, with baton grand, took full charge of the minstrel band. Which gave great satisfaction we proud to understand. The merry maids and jesters all wore a pleasant tunic. And every one was lucky to save a snug little pile. S owe all clasp hands and say adieu. For November second our tent season's and may we meet again 'ere late With there big cheers for the Fashion Plate. We're giad we had such a pleasant roam. Our trunks are checked for home, sweet home. —Miss Ruth Sprague. ED. WINN AND HIS SONNY SOUTH COMPANY. "The big combination act" is now playing their second season on the Gus Suns circuit and marketing more success on this circuit than any other attraction. The complete roster of the company is as follows: Wainetta, Wainetta, LeRoy, Lena Snowden, Marie Anderson, Henry Warmack Harvey Jenkins, Chester Gordon, with Fred Green, with "Minstrel Days", with "Minstrel Days", introducing the entire company, with Wilbert Dixon and Henry Ganey, with a conversationallist. The oil consists of three acts of up-to-date vau deville. Wauetta LeRoy, the southern nightingale, in classic and ragtime selections; Wilbert Dixon, the dusky senator, and Vinn, vocalist and crayon artist; and Nightingale, the musical comedy, presenting a spectacular phantasy of plantation days, concludes the performance, introducing the Dixie quartette, composed of the Messrs. Henry and Harvey Jenkins, first tenor; Chester Gordon, first bass, and Harvey Jenkins, second bass, in popular and ragtime melodies with a grand finale, "Walting on the Robert E. Lee," buck and wing dancing galore; a hot time for the wings' garments to all in and out of the profession. THE AUDITORIUM THEATER PHILADELPHIA, PA. An exceptionally good gathering of features was offered last week to the patrons o f the Auditorium. Beginning with Alexander's Rag Band Time. Not often does a band offer such a learning experience in a vaudeville bill, such as accorded this band. The artists who make up this act are first-class musicians, rendering a fine program that elicits many encores. The band's repertoire includes Gives featuring Mamie Butler, who had made such a hit that they were kept for another week; and Nicholas and Logan, singing and dancing comedians. Tolliver, the sensational roller skater, was much more successful, difficult to cut in his act. The show conceived with the funny skit, "En Chain Lightning," which was filled with light amusements. The band's kind that receives great applause. En Chain Lightning was a humorous rodent who had a voice that could be heard above the utmost efforts of the musicians the orchestra, and was on by a very enthusiastic entertainer to lend variety to the performance. CINCINNATI, OHIO. AT THE PEKIN It has been many a day since any act has given the satisfaction at the Pekin that Gulport and Wallace furnished this week. To be rank, we should say live, not dance, we were toughed at the Fifth avenue playhouse. Miss Lizzie Wallace never looked better, nor never gave a better demonstration of her artistic ability as an emotional performer and a singer. She was the new song hit, "You Certainly Look Good to Me." While this is not her first appearance in the Queen City, it is the first time that she has played the Pekin, and she is now re-engaged in the near future with her new partner. Mr. Gulport, though a young man, he showed to be a coming comedian. He has the art and he never overlooks a point to make good. He has the account of himself further up the line. Reed and Carter write into the Freeman correspondent from Big Rapids, Mich., that they are out with the Georgia men and women. They are all going big. They play Petoskey, Mich., Alpena, Mich, with Cheyboygan, Mich., to follow. Best regards to all their friends. Miss Virgie Essex, who is another Cheyboygan, asks a trivet as a voaulist at the Pekin and made good, though she has just reached the age limit allowed by law, to appear on the stage. She handled herself like an old timer. It is the policy of the manager to develop as much talent as possible when they show the ability. THE SAVOY THEATER, MEMPHIS This week's bill was another headliner, "Happy Days in Dixie—the Wedding of Sambo and Dinah Green," a real Southwestern show, and Tommy Parker, of Jacksonville, FL, was given in two acts. The first act shows the wedding of Sambo, and the second, a holiday on the plantation. The second act bills were Laura Smith and Maggie Payne, featuring "Come, Marry Harry," with a dancing chorus. Maggie Payne as a male impersonator was the next number on the bill was the Plantation Trio, which was a scream, consists of Lewis, Gardner and Reese, Sam Gardner as with a mimic Eliza. The final was body having a chance to show their dancing qualities. It was really hard to tell who was the best, as every one received and was applauded. The cast is as follows: Aunt Eliza Jenkins, Sam Gardner; Sambo Jenkins, Tommy Parker; Jasper Lee, Maggie Payne; Carrie Brown, Jasper Lee, Maggie Payne; Carrie Brown, Jasper Lee, Maggie Payne; Dinah Green, Corine Adams; Deacon Green, Billy Lee. Mr. A. Barasso is very well pleased he received. We are turning them away nightly. Would like to hear from all good sisters teams and novelty acts. The team of Gardner and Graham has closed five successful weeks at the Savoy Theater, Garden November 25 for an indefinite time, with Chicago to follow. Laura Smith says hello, Ella Goodlee, also sets Gardner's desire wants, Ella Goodlee write at once. BARNUM & BAILEY NOTES. The greatest show on earth is now on the closing week. Prof. Jas Wolfscale has signed up with the big show for next week. Prof. Wolfscale, and his whole band, at the end of the season, will go directly to St. Louis for a week and will go from there to Chicago to open up a big show with Prof. Wolfscale who will open November 25th. Prof. Wolfscale will not spend the winter in St. Louis, as was stated a few weeks ago. While showing in Corsicana, ex. he was the pleasure of visiting the Black Patti formers. They showed Corsicana on Friday night and as they did not leave until Saturday at 12 o'clock, they were for members of the company who paid us a visit were Mr. Julius Glenn, principal comedian; Mr. Al Watts, straight, and his wife, Mrs. Watts. Prof. Wolfscale and several others from the Black Patti company, wishing them the greatest success. HUNTINGTON'S MIGHTY MIN- STREBS EN ROUTE. Huntington's Mighty Minstrels, traveling in their own private cars, touring Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and other states, are having tremendous hits and applauses in all parts, with the foremost comedian and star in the person of Mr. William Saddler. He is a genial stage manager and co-owner with whom he comes in contact. He is scoring nightly, receiving applauses, with his original jokes and comedrums, and singing "Jungion Coming in," with Curtis has joined with his dpal in the line of minstrelsy. Mr. Curtis has won the hearts of many by his most jovial and comic parts and singing "Southern Gal." Saddler, our singing and dancing soubret, scores nightly, and is greeted by applauses whenever she is seen or heard, and is highly appreciated by the ladies in town at all times. As leading lady she has no superiors and few equals. She sings "Do It Now." Susie Gilbert, the enchanting singing comedienne, has four places in the top three of the leading artists as membered as one of the leading artists of the profession, as she is an exceptionally clever actress in her line of work. She sings "Cinderella," and Pauline Wiggs has won the public by her high-class singing and dancing. Prof. B. R. Randolph, the bandmaster, has spared no small amount of time in bringing his band to the highest point of excellence, which in time will be a credit and a pleasure to his students for his patience as a teacher and musician. Prof. E. L. Walton, the juvenile orchestra leader, has won for himself a place in the professional orchestra as a first-class player. He come in contact with some of the most severe critics and has stood the test. These statements are heard from state officials and shows, band and orchestra the highest honors. band and the company, owned and managed by Mr. Huntington, has talent of the best kind, and is a grand success. Prof J. C. Turner, the veteran musician and bandmaster, of the bunch, sends awards to all in and out, of the profession. EASTERN THEATRICAL NEWS By Billy E. Jones. The well-known quintette, Tom Delaney and wife, Gussie Smith, Helen Chase and husband, Wesley presented their minstrel first part at the Pomegranate Theater last week, and scored a distinct hit. Mimi Chase possesses a voice of remarkable sweetness and scored nicely in her numbness. They introduced his big song hit, "Mandala Waiting For You," and judging from the applause, the song was well liked. It is one of the best songs I've heard since Do You Do, Miss Mandy," and is one big hit. The Eastern Trio, who appeared at the Murray Hill Theater remixed in their singing and dancing, the song numbers getting over nicely. This act should not have any trouble in holding their performance. They have open up after November 4. Written to Rose Orr, 348 West Forty-first street, New York City. Miss Ruby Taylor, formerly of the Pattie Show, now resides in Brooklyn. The Dora Patterson Trio, composed of Hara Stout, John Edgington and Dora Patterson, are meeting with success down East. They just finished on the Canadian time. Billy E. Jones scored a big hit with the "Devilish Rag" in Brooklyn at the Cabaret show, receiving three encores at each performance. This is certainly going some. Notice has been received of the death of Harry Kraton, of the well-known Kraton-Hoop rollers, who were playing in London. Epps and Loretta, who just finished ten weeks through Ontario, Can., went big at the Auditorium, Buffalo. Copeland and Payton are booked solo on Pantage time. They are playing this week at Pantage's theater, Los Angeles. Sam Lucas, one of the oldest colored performers, was forced to leave the vaudeville stage owing to illness. He will just entertain at private affairs and entertainments. Hart and Johnson opened Monday last at Hammersstein's theater, New York. Ray White, with the Eastern Trio, is featuring the song, "At the Rag Time." J. Francis Morris is making good with the John Rucker Musical Comedy Company. Brooks and Robinson, the two boys from York, are scoring a success on the Pacific Coast. Tom Delaney's big act of ten people appeared at one of the Sunday night shows in New York and scored a big hit on the bill. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Colored novelty acts predominated at the Sunday concerts November 3 on 125th street. The acts caused much favorable comment and were as follows: Mrs. Adia Overton Walker and her Porto Rican Girls at Keith's theater, and the Musical Girls at John W. Hoppe's theatrical ventriloquist, at Hurtig & Seaman's Music Hall. "WHAT'S WHAT ON THE DUDLEY CIRCUIT." Eastern Circuit. Washington, D. C.-S. H. Dudley theater, Lew W. Henry, manager: Jas Crosby, Purcell and Thornton, Patrick and Joan Washington, D. C.-Fairyland theater, Frank Kearney, manager: Nicholas and Logan. Washington, D. C.-Foraker theater, F. Payne, manager: Henderson and Henderson. Washington, D. C.—West End theater, Chas. Green, manager: Anderson and Holmes and others. Richmond, Va.—Dixie theater, Walter J. Green, manager: Howard and Mason, Lillian Brown, Dinslow and Dinslow. Norfolk, Va.—Globe theater, J. VanBuskirk, manager: Susie Sutton, Latimore Dixon, Pratt and Hayes. Newport News, a.—S. H. Dudley theater, Green, manager: Eddie Green. The Goodmans Western Circuit. Indianapolis, Ind.—Crown Garden theater, Tim Owlesy, manager: The Woodens, Tim Owlesy, manager: The Hendersons, Bly Nicois, Dermont. High Point, N. C.—High Point Opera House, R. A. Williams, manager: Open window, R. A. Williams, manager: Memphis, Tenn.—Metropolitan Airdrones Co. S. H. Dudley Circuit: Open November 11, with vaudeville, Open November theater, R. A. Roll, manager: Open November 11, under S. H. Dudley circuit. Chattanooga, Tenn.—Palace theater, C Chattanooga, Tenn.—Goes in Dudley ciru- ture, November 18. Wilmington, Del.—Rex theater, Love & Hill, November 18. In the S & H Dudley ciru-ture, November 18. St. Louis, Mo—Booker T. Washington theater. Columbus, O.—Dunbar theater, Anita Winslow manager. Montgomery and Mc Cain, Colonnade Minor, A. E. Scafar's Trained Animals. Philadelphia, Pa—Circle theater, Geo. Boyd manager. Star Quartette, and four big acts. Cleveland, O—Oriole theater, O. J. H. Harris, manager. Vaudeville, three acts. Charlotte, N. C—Dixie theater, J. C. Sky manager: All new acts open this house. Greensboro, N. C—Gaiety theater, T. J. McAdoo, manager: Vaudeville and story. Winston-Salem, N. C—Rex theater, W. E. Pike, Manager: Conley, Virginia Lyton, Hiawatha Trio. Durham, N. C—Rex theater, W. E Pike, Manager: T. Spencer Finley, Campbell and Campbell, Joe Johnson. What's Your Name? In all walks of life we find this question asked. It is sometimes very embarrassing to answer. Use neat calling cards with your name, and address. We furnish a high grade card in correct styles and sizes for ladies and gentlemen at the following prices, postpaid: 50 Cents per 100 or 25 Cents for 50 Below are a few of our different styles of type. Write to-day for our complete line of samples. THEY ARE FREE STYLE L NO. 1 Mrs. George H. Andrews STYLE M NO. 1 Mrs. Henry H. Frankfort STYLE M NO. 2 Miss Edna Belle Henderson STYLE G NO. 3 MR. EDGAR H. EDWARDSON Can be turned into money by acting as one of our agents. We want a good colored person to represent us in every colored community. Calling cards are in great demand everywhere. It is no trouble to get orders. We furnish you wifi a free outfit and allow large commissions. Write now for terms. The House of Chowning Deak 11, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. GOSSIP OF THE STAGE RG. BUCKMER CAREFUL NOW GET OUT OF MY WAY TOO BIG BLACK MANHATTAN DUG JEFF DUMMY THE WOODEN MANHATTAN DUG THE JOHN MENDY SONS BILLY NICHOLS The Freeman Cartoonist Sketches this week's Bill at the Crown Garden Allen's Troubadours lead; the rest follow. A. Lovejoy is somebody with Allen's Troubadours. Mrs. L. Williams is a bearcat with Allen's Troubadours. John Hedge at Liberty theater, Honolulu, Hawaii. Going big. R. Gibson is screaming them nightly with Allen's Troubadours. Kid Thomas is there with the goods with Allen's Troubadours. Gaines and Brown at the Orpheum, Boston, November 7, 8, 9 and 10. Mrs. J. Carter has an eye like an eagle at the door with Allen's Troubadours. The Carter Trio, Paul, Ruth and Nettle are at the Grand theater, Brooklyn, N. Y., week of November 3. The Johnson's are having success on the coast, Present address, 1015 Stanford avenue, Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Allen are there, and always have been, with the goods. Ask the North, East, West and South. John and Lila Moore, the versatile character team, now touring the eastern and Middle states, with Florida Troubadours. T. L. P. H. Davis, of the Manhattan Trio, is in the city. He is making the rounds of the show houses; making good. The Original Carolina Comedy Four, booked solid over the United time. D. Jones, Mgr.; Phil Johnson, C. Chase, Fred Davis. Thornton's Big City Trio closed at the Monogram theater, Chicago, November 3. At the Virginia last half of the week. Premier to follow. Buckner and Buckner, St. Louis, now with Burton's Victorious Stock Company, meeting with good success. Will soon be seen in vaudeville again. Billy Nichols, the well-known impersonator, is at the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, this week. He is still astounding them with his cleverness. He's the human wonder. The male member of the team of the Dudley has recovered from his injury of a few weeks ago, when he was struck by a street car. They were in Akron, O. this week. Epps and Loretta just closed engagement of ten successful weeks in Ontario, Toronto, and at the Majestic theater, Wonderland theater. Prof. Sin, the band leader, and musicians, Edmonds, Harvey, Humphrey, Carter, Williams, A. Thomas, J. Harris, A. Johnson and A. Louis constitute some band with Allen's Troubadours. Hester Kenton, dauseuse, was skipping over the Crown Garden stage most delightfully last week in Indianapolis. She desings and talks most vivaciously. She easily belongs to the Ala. Overton Walker class. Stovall and Stovall close with the John Rucker show November 9. Will open at a popular little vaudeville theater. The Stovall made quite an impression the New Orleans people, and now are big favorites. King Williams and dogs have been in Gloe Bay, N. S. week of October 21. At Montreal, Canada, October 28. Newfoundland follows for six weeks. Dogs, four in number, doing well. King Williams is having great success. After spending six weeks in New York City, with great success and making a trip to Niagara Male, N. Y., the two Weavers, Eula Mae and J. J., are in Cleveland, O., visiting in both of the male member, in Weaver, N. West, at the Monogram theater, Chicago, Ill. The Jolly Henderson's close their second engagement at the New Crown Garden, Indianapolis, November 10, and will be at the New Crown Garden, the theater, Chicago, and the week of the 18th at the Pekin theater, Cincinnati, O., returning to the Crown Garden, November 25th. The Four Brass Men are featuring a bill of eight big acts this week at Prisilla theater, Cleveland, O. Act going great, M. F. R. W. Simpson is visiting husband in Cleveland, Four Brass Men are at Sandusky, O., November 10th and at Ashland, O., November 14, and 15 and 16. The only Irvin C. Miller is some straight man. He is a fine young man who will soon be leading them all. He is a big help to Mr. Rucker because he works on the same style as George M. Cohen and puts new ideas in the old comedian's head, he makes Mr. Rucker's comedy much stronger. Robert C. White, who has been in New Orleans for the summer as manager of the Chicago hotel, was induced to take the road again by Mr. Jos. Ippice, proprietor of the Dixie Land Minstrels, and to come to show for the southern trip, which territory Mr. White is very familiar with, from his personal experience as a manager. Mr. White wrote the show "From Slavery to Freedom," the own book of Lyrics are fine. The show is now in South Carolina, and from there goes to Florida; then to Cuba. The big cooured carnival en route with the "White Slave Company," still continues to hit them hard nightly. Mr. Hat is coming up for the week of October 27th, at Chicago, but is now up and around. Mrs. Helen Marshall sprained her instep on our closing night, but is coming around all right. Big Bob is coming up for the week of November 27th. His home town is Kansas City, Mo. Simmons, Christian, Johnson, Hill and the sister team of Marshall and Johnson are scorers in the play in the plantation scene. All send regards. CIRCLE THEATER PHILADELPHIA, PA The headliners the past week were the Wallburgos in a novelty sketch, called the "Daughter of Uncle Sam." The act was full of surprises and went great. At the end of the show, the Black Flag" set the house in an uproar. Ruby, educated horse, drew well and took away all the honors. She answered all questions, told the time, went to bed, camel bed, covered up and said good-night. Wiggins and Wiggins and the Butlers completed the bill. The same packed houses prevailed. Next up, the comedy retweeted, Comedy Four Conte, character artist; Glenn and Glenn, comedy duo; Brown girls, sisters act. New Crown Garden TIM E. OWSLEY, Mgr. Business continues up to the standards, and nothing but the best attractions in colored vaudelleville are presented. Some acts are not as well as others, but as a proper all-good. Manhattan Duo Opened the show and offered a clever singing and talking skit. The comedian is indeed very clever, and the audition was wayward girls and boys brought the house down. This act was billed as a trio, but appeared as a duo. We don't wish to understand the "ins" and "outs" on Manager Owesley is hard to put one over on Manager Owesley. Jeff De Mont Returned to us more popular than ever, the Crown patrons wore wardrobe were his offerings this week Jeff is a favorite of the Crown patrons and is good for an engage- ment. (BIG BAY JAY) The Jolly Hendersons Return with a new act and deliver the goods in big bundles. Miss Henderson is in charge of the audience forced her to sing it over and over again. Mr. Henderson's wardrobe when he first appears isn't in keeping with the music he presents. Mr. Henderson's songs pleased the audience, and for the second time the Jolly Henderson's made a big hit at the Crown. Billy Nichols. Everybody knows Billy Nichols, and everybody came out to see and hear him Monday night; and you can bet that Billy knew all the tricks he was playing. The many single hits he plays the Crown. At one time he was manager of the Union theater. Having made many friends while in that position, he was hailed with a hearty welcome when he stepped in front of the crowd. The Woodens. Bicycle experts, returned to the Crown more popular than ever. The Woodens, and it can be truly stated that this act is one of the leading novelty acts in colored vaudeville. Mr. Wooden deserves much attention, the way the tuned and in the big hit class. Miss Wooden naturally comes in for her share, because she is an earnest artist in what little Henry goes at. The Crown patrons are always glad to see the Woodens. The Crown patrons get the best of everything that it takes to make a show. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW By Sylvester Russell Johnny and Mazie Fogarty at the Grand—Manny and Roberts Score on the Wind-Up. The Grand put on a heavy show for the first three nights, to combat against the coming of Miss Mitchell at the little position house. Johnny Fogarty, a former here before, here before, went bigger than ever, and his clever wife, who songs and acts artistically, won favor. Manny and Roberts, a nimble dancer and a good Negro comedian, favorites at this house, cleaned up the room, and certainly Hot" hit the bulleyse, Colton, Darrow and company sent by Ed Hayes to interpret George Cohan's "Wise Guy" in condensed form, were fair. Hayal was a good comedian, good; and Carlo an eccentric conductor, led his military band all the way from the laurels of a country town to the victory of a big city vaudeville. The last half of last week furnished the two men: Benny and Benny, the young man qualifying as an artist and violinist; Whitfield and Ireland, who replaced a cancelled act, made a big hit in their dialogue of jokes, and Miss Ireland, as the belle of Bengville, was capable. He was Kennedy and Mack were also on the bill. Abbie Mitchell Charms at the Monogram—Tim and Hester Moore Return and Princess Sotanka The advanced announcement that Miss Abbie Mitchell would appear at the Monogram last Monday filled the house at 1 p.m. in the preceding evening, and when the diva appeared there was a big reception, which held back her song. Her first number was Will Marlon Cook's "My Lady Nicotine, a smoking song of the frencio in the mid-19th century, a supreme warrior," her second number was "Tm the Lonesome Girl in Town," a ragtime of literary merit, in which her artistic finish shown; and her last number was likewise exalted. Her second number was Tim and Rachel Moore returned popular as ever, and their singing and dancing, as well as their dialogue, were full of exhilaration. Then Moore told a deceased friend, Miss Tansel, that she had a return date, and their new dialogue caught on at once. Miss is a comedian hard to beat and decidedly genuine. Princess Sotanka, an Oriental dancer, in a snake dance, with popular favor; and she does not go beyond the shiver in features of animation, before the closing of her engagement. Her last poses dazzled the audience under the glimmer of beautifully designed shadow lights. The Pekin to Open Next Monday with a Colored Stock Musical Com- Once more the Pekin has succumbed to the demands of its former patrons, for on next Monday the theater's "The Musical Comedy Stock Company," in Sidney L. Perrin's "The Laughing Trust." The Pekin buffet, wine room and music hall are in still full bloom. New Picture Stories at the Phoenix. "The Parasite," the story of an ingrate, was the theme of an older Monk's "The Wild Man" and "The Opium Smugglers" were also good pictures. The matinees are now well attended. Jones orchestra is cleaning up. A Two-Act Photo Drama at the Merit. "Victims of Ingratitude" is the two-act photo drama which headed the picture program last Monday evening. That the Merit is the popular house with the colored people in it, fifth street from the city by the big audiences which assemble every evening. Chicago News and Stage Notes. Lilly Gary and Bean's Picks were at the Edna, closing the show, during the last half of the last week. Alen and Morton were at the Apollo the first half of the week, and at the President theater the second half of last week. I was the table man of these actors with thirty ladies of Bowman's ball at the Marquet Club. Gus Simmons, a C. V. B. A. member, her corrections as his guest at a fried chicken supper at Stephen's cafe, October 31. Mr. Simmons is with the White Slave Company. Silas Frazier, of the Carolian Jubilee Slingers, informs me that his wife is recovering from a shock caused by the sight of an accident at Green Springs, O. The company left for the Pacific Coast. --- Billy Johnson, the original, is now the father of a little big boy who came in with the stork, weighing ten pounds, day, October, Mrs. Johnson is nice, Billy has been staging big acts for Minnie Palmer. William Bowman's son of the Marquette Community School at the Coliseum Annex last Wednesday evening, was a credit to the promoters. Everybody was orderly, and no nights took place. Bristol and Innis Boyd were the managers successfully piloted the affair to its success. --- Jensen's new studio has opened at 2940 State street, and is the handsomest photograph parlor on the stroll. The shooting gallery will remain at the old stand. Three new places of business on State street, that are making good on their merits, are the Art Gallery in the 2967 State street; Mrs. Lizzie M. McKay with a high-class millinery establishment at 3151 State street, known as "The Store of Quality." The store express and coal and wood dealers, in their new office at 2827 $ State street. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fletcher gave a very informal birthday reception in honor of fEmma and Dorman W. Jefferson at their residence on Wabash Avenue, where those present were Mr. and Mrs. Lackey, Blanche Casey, Mrs. Golden (Dr. Carrie), Mrs. Florence White, Ella Robinson, Mrs. Hudson, York, Mrs. W. Carter, Mrs. Saunders of Pittsburgh, Pa, George Scott, Mrs. Anna Brandon, Mrs. Elizabeth Bedell, B. Ford, Joseph Founson, S. B. Jefferson, Mrs. Joseph Founson, S. B. Jefferson, Boston, Mass, Mrs. Katherine Johnson, Mrs. Pearl Love, Mrs. and Mrs. Miles Webb, Mrs. Anna Taylor, Albert Carroll, James A. Art, Thomas De Brow, Sylvester Russell, Mr. and Mrs. F. Baynard, Mrs. L. Brandon, Mrs. J. B. B'akey, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Warfield of Denver, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Warfield, Mr. and Mrs. H. Harper, W. Kinchlow, Mrs. A Schrod and Miss Toledo. The Heart Forlorn. Sitting in the quiet, dreaming spell, With drooping eyes and a whispering tone, Murmuring what none can tell. Seemingly sad, is the heart forlorn. With features so sweetly tinted of hue, Someone is drawn is drawn is drawn. Someone is waiting for you. "The Girls from Missouri," which has been winning good opinions all along the circuit, and which has few equals and no superiors in the amusement field, connotes next week, beingingham theater, Louisville, next week, beingingham matinee on Sunday. The management of it has never been connected with a poor or unsuccessful show, and has done about the best work of their careers in gathering, besting, and giving the girls from Missouri." They will provide a brimful of fun and frolic, music and original comedy. No trace of coarseness or impropriety can be detected in the enunciation which they will offer, but there will also be an amuseable, browlessness, stiffness or tireless dialogue. the comedians, a clever set of original fellows who have never allowed themselves to get set in any of the old groves, will be given every minute of the time. The girls, ever cheerful all, are what the crowd goes to see in a burlesque show. These stars of the word of Venus will be displayed in a new two-tone "The Littlest Leading Lady," replete with good things in the way of jovial diversion. Among the players representing the excellent company, we mention the following well-known people: Dainty Eva Mull, the powers, Leathe Keeney, Pred Russel Johnson, Herbert Terry, J. Francis Reynolds, the American Comedy Trio and Joe Milton. THE LINCOLN THEATER NOTES. 58 West 135th Street, New York City. The show opened with Emita, the human doll. This little lady's age is forty-five but looks on the stage to be twelve years old. She is David's and Rector, two members of Mr. Hill's act. Went big. Those boys are some dancers. Grace Johnson, the charming little souvenir, got her share of applause. Haven't she been a dancer and dancer and their harmony was splendid and their eccentric dancing brought down the house. Miss Olivia Butler, the older sister of the old favorite she has always been. Williams and Stevens will close Sunday night. ROUTE S. H. DUDLEY—In Dr. Beans From Boston St. J. Joe, Mo., Nov. 10-11; Topeka, Kans. 12; Sattrice, bb. 13; Nebraska Council, 14; Yedo, Fremont, 15 BLACK PATTI MUSICAL COMEDY CO. —Beaumont, Tex., Nov. 11; Port Arthu, 12; Jennings, La., 13; Lake Cayman, 14; Fremont, 15; J. M. BUBSY MINSTRELL—1248 West Jefferson street, Los Angeles, Cal., in indefinitely. PROF. WOLFSCALE'S CO.—With Barnum, Bailey Shows—Columbus, Miss, Home. 12; Metdian, 12 (Home, Sweet Home). PROF. H. L. RAWLES CO—With 101 Ranch — Texarkana, Ark. , Nov. 11. Nashville, 12; Prescott, 13; Arkadelphia, 14; Hot Springs, 15-16. Gentlemen's List. Jenkins, Walter Johnson, Earl Kelley, W. A. Moore, E. Alonzo Moore, Willie McGee, Garfield May, Butler McGee, C. C. Norton, J. B. Pettiford, B. D. Perkins, Daniel Perry and Perry Reed, Frank Reed, Jap Reeves and Reeves Richardson, Irwin Redmond, Ralph Saucy, Ollie Schaffer, David Stone, 6 Tommie Sutton, H J Smith, James Two Swieves Victoria Four Woods, Johnle Williamsm, W. L Watt, Billy Walburg, James Wiggins, Jack Ladles' List Butler, Trixie Gardner, Miss Ida Gaston, Galtie Gant, Mable Brown, Rosie Copeland, Mrs. Ellen Kenney, Miss Hazel Lethru, Eva Moore, Cecil A. Moore, Tucker Tucker, Miss Alice Townsend, Mary Townsend, Mrs. Garratt, Miss Early Goodwin, Mary Groves, Miss R. Harris, Miss Ruth Hulette Mrs. Lena Howard, Mrs. Nettl Lizzie Wiggins, Mrs. Lena Williams, Eva May Week of Nov. 4th Monogram Theatre, Chicago, Ill. Address all mail there. The biggest Novelty Act in colored vaudeville M. B. after acountinuous and successful run of sixteen weeks. This record is only equalled by themselves on their previous engagement, the most versatile theater. This is probably the most versatile day, both portraying characters of all descriptions. Williams is a very eccentric, up-to-date comedian, while Stevens, as a comedian, is a very continuous drawing power can be better appreciated by watching the constant crowd outside the Lincoln theater. They are booked on a continuous run, and it is with the deepest reward that the management sees depart. Ralph Delayne and Florence Brooks are getting together an act which they feel sure will be a winner. They are both clever and we wish them the best of luck. Williams and Stevens, known as two of the best stock men in the business, have written a play for the Lincoln theater, New York City over twenty-five plays, musical comedies, farces, dramas, burlesques and so on. Miss Ora Chriswell is now playing a retelling of Lincoln for a week and maybe more. Nothing like being a favorite, folks, says Ora. ALLEN'S TROUBADOURS DOWN IN DIXIELAND. Allen's Troubadours are breaking the record in the sunny South. Their big riding parade and show are the talk of the city, and they are the company and band and orchestra is hard at work, and each is an artist and not an amateur, with the show. The musicians and performers are up-to-date. The raggings and words of the people in every town. If you ever strike Allen Troubadours' territory, you will hear all about their friends and the bunches. D. E. Joey Jones, the SanCatlet, write at once. Address G. W. Mann, care of Allen's Troubadours, per route. We've Got YOU'VE GOT — PLAY The New Crew Indianapolis Acts who have written, TIM E. OWSL He is the of November Hard Kell an L. M. ME MUSIC and S. WO OTHER B en Girls who can sing B. F. KEITH'S and Opera House Next W STEWART SIS ARCHI ONRI O'MEERS ST B. F. KEITH'S Latest and best ND BALCONY SEATS. MATIN Theatre, Louis commencing Sunday ALS FROM M Day in Phil an book quick here. Other GOOD and theaters. Headliners may also. GEO. E. BUNDY, New Circle T Mystic Th and H. Johnson, Props., C ate Vaudeville. Would be glam for our house. W. L. HOR Men's Unite and orchestra to my OLD PLANT IANS, those doubling orchestra o how never closes. Si Elliott writ of Nov. 9th. NTE and other instruments. Musi Grade Gartrude Williams wri Nichols, week of Nov 11, Theatre, Cleveland. O ce Minstre Acts who have written, write again. Address TIM E. OWSLEY, Manager. He is the Man. Week of No Howard K. Coleman THE M Stone and AND TWO OTHERS Wanted—Ten Girls will MATINEE EVERY DAY B. F. K. Grand Opera H GEORGE BEBAN LITTLE LORD ROBERTS SIX VASSAR GIRLS MADDEN & FITZPATRICK RICHARD & KYLE 500 EXCELLENT SECOND BALCONY S Buckingham Theatre One week, Commencing "THE GIRLS FROM Hide Away in Big time acts having lay-off, can book quick he eral weeks in white and colored theaters. He ing chorus girls write at once. GEO. E. BUNN Philadelphia, Pa. The Mystery W. L. Horne and H. Johns Moving Pictures and Polite Vaudeville. times. No act too good for our house. Littlejohn's U Am going to add a good band and orchestra to to hear from first class MUSICIANS, those dou or quartette preferred. This show never close Manager. Luverne, Ala., week of Nov. 9th. WAN Lady who can play piano and other ins dresser on and off the stage. Gartrud Freeman. Addess Billy Nichols, we bus O; week of 8. Alpha Theatre, Cle Can Place Mi Week of November 11: Howard Kelly& Co. Coleman L. Minor! THE MUSES Stone and Stone! AND TWO OTHER BIG ACTS. Wanted—Ten Girls who can sing and dance. One week, Commencing Sunday Mat., Nov. 10 "THE GIRLS FROM MISSOURI!" Hide Away in Philadelphia Big time acts having lay-off. can book quick here. Other GOOD acts can open soon, doing several weeks in white and colored theaters. Headliners may also break in that new act. Please chorus girls write at once. GEO. E. BUNDY, New Circle Theatre, 1821-23-25 South Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The Mystic Theatre! W. L. Horne and H. Johnson, Props., Columbia, Mo. Moving Pictures and Polite Vaudeville. Would be glad to hear from acts at all times. No act too good for our house. W. L. HORNE, Manager. Littlejohn's United Shows Are going to add a good band and orchestra to my OLD PLANTATION Show, and would like to be here from the class MUSIC 1AN, those doubling orchestra or stage, or singers for choir or quartette preferred. This show never closes. Si Elliott write. THOS. P. LITTLEJOHN, Manager. Luverne, Ala., week of Nov. 9th. WANTED! Lady who can play piano and other instruments. Must be a good singer, neat dresser on and off the stage. Gastrude Williams write, saw your cut in The Freeman. Address Billy Nichols, week of Nov 11, Dunbar Theatre, Columbus, O: week of 8. Alpha Theatre, Cleveland, O Can Place Minstrel People FOR ALL WINTER Comedians, singers dancers novelty acts, mu- B. & S. Musicians on all instruments. Harry write or wire if as liberty. This show will play THE ORIGINAL DANDY Corsicana, Tex. Nov 11: Ath MUSICIANS FOR BAND NINE Can use several professional men at bandma- pace six amateurs as understudies $15.00 with and respectability wanted Extra money for tei- cian. State instrument, experi nce, age, if ma- WADE H. Chief Musician, Ninth Cava novelty acts, musical act. Professor tumors Harry Anderson. Al B Bals show will play houses this win- DANDY DIXIE U Nov 11: Athens, 12; Tyler, MANS W. BAND NINTH CAVAL men at bandman's pay. £4.00 to dies $15.00 with first class tuition. extra money for tailor, barber or nce age. if married in first letter. DEE H. HAMM, Ninth Cavalry Band, Comedians singers dancers novelty acts, musical act. Preference given people who double B. & B. S. Musicians musicians. This show will play houses this winter. Address MUSICIANS WANTED Can use several professional men at bandman's pay. $24.00 to $40.00 all expenses. Can also place six amateurs as understates $15.00 with first class tuition free. Only men of refinement and respectability wanted. Extra money for tailor, barber or shoemaker who is a good musician. State instrument, experi. age, if married in first letter. Addres s C WANTED A partner in a first class hairdressing parler with $500 capital. Or person to manage a store for 1 year. A well established business in Chicago, Ill. Address The Freeman. THE EDITOR Assistant Manager Center Theatre, Atlanta, Ga. Can always place Vandelle Acts, Stock Co. and Producer on biggest city time in the South. Write me or L.D. Joel, sole owner. WE Got the House YOU'VE GOT THE ACT PLAY New Crown Garden! Indianapolis, Indiana have written, write again. Address E. OWSLEY, Manager. He is the Man. November 11: Kelly&Co. L. Minor! MUSES and Stone! HER BIG ACTS. Who can sing and dance. KEITH'S House Next Week. Vaudeville in its High eet Expression. STEWART SISTERS & ESCORTS ARCHI ONRI & CO. O'MEERS SI-TERS B. F. KEITH'S PHOTOPLANE Latest and best imported motion views. MEATS. MATINEES 10c: EVENINGS 15c. Are, Louisville, Ky., Big Sunday Mat., Nov. 10 FROM MISSOURI!" Philadelphia Are. Other GOOD acts can open soon, doing save dilimers may also break in that new act. Please BY, New Circle Theatre, 1321-28-26 South Street c Theatre! Soon, Props., Columbia, Mo. Would be glad to hear from acts at all W. L. HORNE, Manager. United Shows Any OLD PLANT ATION Show, and would like doing orchestra or stage, or songsters for choi S. St. Elliott write. THOS. P. LITTLEJOHN TED! Instruments. Must be a good singer, neat, e Williams write, saw your cut in The week of Nov 11, Dunbar Theatre, Colum- leveland. O instrel People MUSICAL act. Preference given people who double Anderson, Al Boyd, Amos Peopens, Earl Terry houses this winter. Address DIXIE UNDER CANVAS mens, 12; Tyler., 18; Troupe, 14. S WANTED NTH CAVALRY his pay. $24.00 to $40.00, all expenses. Can also class tuition free. Only men of refinement color, barber or shoemaker who is a good mnis- teried in first letter. Addres s HAMMOND Dry Band, Douglas, Arizona 5 BILLY KING Epps and Loretta just closed ten weeks on Griffin time. Now at Buffalo, N. Y. The Great Clemo, acrobatic demonstrator, is touring Michigan. He says this is his seventeenth year. Still doing nicely. burg, Baton Rouge, Greenwood and many others. Greek met Greek when we played Mound Bayou, the greatest town in the world, we think. A thirty colored town, composed entirely of Negroes, and the best community of colored people, living like a big family. "Silas Green," the Troubadour Sam Lucas, the veteran showman, has surrendered to old age. He has retired. Mr. Lucas is the oldest colored performer living. Pugh and Lillard, featuring the Texas Tommy Four, is on the Joe Wood circuit, meeting with good success. Will be seen in the West soon. Campbell and Campbell, J. H. and Edna, are now at the Galey theater, Greensboro, N. C. Net two weeks at Rex theater, Winston-Salem. Doing fine. Coleman L. Minor was in the city last week en route to Columbus, Ohio, where he opened at the Dunbun theater. Mr. Minor is doing single, owing to the illness of his partner. Cherokee Thornton, formerly of the team of Thornton and Long, now of the Big City Trio, opened at the Monogram theater, Chicago, Monday night, October 28, and went good. The Invincible Four closed at Cressent theater, Washington, D. C., last week. Opened at the Howard. Had big success with patriotic songs, electric banjos, etc. On Stein and Leonard circuit. The Ragtime Trio has just completed its ten weeks' tour of the West over the Webster circuit, and will play a few dates around the Twin Cities be fore leaving for the East. Next week at the Palm theater, St. Paul, Minn. The Smart Set with S. H. Dudley turned them away at the American theater, St. Louis, Mo., last week. Will be in Chicago week of November 24 at the Globe theater for five nights only. Opens for matinee Sunday, November 24. The Watts Bros. are at their home in New Orleans, La. They were compelled to cancel their future engagements and return home on account of sickness. They are at present rehearsing a new novelty act. Will soon return to the vaudeville stage, with special scenery and electric effects. Report has it that James Ransom killed his wife, Mary Ransom, at Brookhaven, Miss. They are of the Florida Blossoms Company. Up until this time the Freeman has no definite knowledge of what is reported. Will be pleased to publish something in the way of information. NOTES FROM A. H. BROWN'S DIXIE MINSTRELS We have with us the team of Costella and DeKnight, who are more than getting their share. Also Mrs. Maggie Harrison and Wm. Goodloe, Miss Dandy Thompson and Mr. J. C. Overstreet. The band is in charge of Prof. W. J. Jackson; the stage is under thedirection of Crazy A. D. Patterson. Hello, Slas Green and Ada. We play Ft. Worth Saturday night. NEWS FROM YANKEE ROBINSON'S ANNEX BAND, WITH YANKEE ROBINSON'S THREE-RING Prof. John Eason, leader and manager. The bunch sends regards to all in and out of the profession. Mr. Frank Terry is still with us and has just finished a band arrangement of Baby Seals "Blues," and is making a daily hit with it. He sends best regards to all in and out of the profession and would like to hear from Bert Deleao. He has something very good for him; write in care of The Freeman. Mr. Amos Smith, of Cincinnati, O. who has been with the show for about a week, came on as a porter on a private Pullman which has been with the show on account of one of our cars getting smashed up so bad that it had to go to the shop. He is a nice fellow and has made many friends with the show. Mr. Clarence Stocker and Mr. Bolsey Gray, Mr. James Brooks and Mr. Harrison Hall send their regards to all in and out of the profession. The Petersonis arrest with us. Sheeny and Nanny send regards to all friends. Mr. John Eason and Mr. John Mitchell send regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Mr. Preston Bridgewater is still with the trick. He sends his regards to all friends. He would also like to hear from Mr. Jim Jackson and Clifton and Shaw, or Shaw and Shaw. Important business. Write at once. All the talk is where the show is going to close, and the date. Mrs. Peterson, better known as Miss Nannie Mack, is still with us, and sends her regards to Mr. W. Bryant and J. W. Wright. Schenie Peterson sends regards to all friends. He also wishes to state that he and Mrs. Peterson are no more together. They were making a great hit in concert work. He would like to hear from Whitte Vinie. NOTES FROM EPH WILLIAMS' TROUBADEOURS. Our first visit to the Cotton and Sugar Cane states has been fruitful. Packed houses everywhere. Satisfaction the best. The demand for return dates was so great that we played a good many and our canvass theater was not large enough to accommodate the immense crowds, especially at Jackson, Clarkdale, Greenville, Vicks. burg, Baton Rouge, Greenwood and many others. Greek met Greek when we played Mound Bayou, the greatest town in the world, we think. A thrifty colored town, composed entirely of Negroes, and the best community of colored people, living like a big family. "Silas Green," the Troubadour trademark is thoroughly instilled in the minds of Mississippians and Louisiana. Our band, under the leadership of Walter H. Childs, is a feature of our noonday parades, featuring Jesse Reeves, trombonist and Fred Kewley, clarinet. The entire company came near succumbing to the Delta malaria fever, but nearly all have recovered. Next week will find us shaking hands with our Georgia friends. W. H. Mayfield, doing leading comedy roles, is a scream. L. Don Bradford and W. A. Baynard are doing the legitimate lines creditably. Willie Austin Slim Jim, the dancing wonder, is getting fat off of turkey. Bessie Edington, sensational dancer, Flo Russell, soubrette, and Susie Cooksey, the pleasing cantatrice, come in for their share of appreciation and applause. Miss Jennie Hale, our leading lady and mezzo soprano, has been ill, but is much improved and is back in the cast. The Williamses, Mancy and Fannie are coming to thefront as a high class sketch team. Goff Kennedy, stage manager, has been on the sick list, but is much improved and has ordered a new wonderphone alto from C. G. Conn. R. C. Puggsley, business manager, who has been ahead of the show with our advance staff, is again with the show. THE MAJESTIC THEATER, COLUMBIA, MO. W. L. Horne, manager of the band and minstrels with Young Buffalo's Wild West, has opened a moving picture and vaudeville theater at Columbia, Mo. Langford and Langford are sending them out screaming this week. All acts making Kansas City and St. Louis would save long jumps by playing our theater. Regards to all of the profession. Would be glad to receive a few lines now and then. HOME FOR THEATRICAL PERFORMERS. If in our city, with no friends to greet, call and see us on Washington street. You are welcome, morning, noon and night, at the Attusks Buffet and Pool Room. Our goods are some of the best in the city, our service is prompt at your command. MISS G. GAINS, Proprietress. 710-712 Washington St., Toledo, O. WITH THE OTIS J. ADAMS AMUSEMENT CO. (By J. B. Pitt.) Pitt and Mescott just closed a two weeks' successful engagement at the Sawyer theater. Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Adams is much pleased with his show now, as he has got rid of all of the "bad eggs," and his show is running very smooth, have with us Bab Boon, the king of battles and a trombone wonder. His buck dancing is second to none. Bayke Wiggins and wife are still making good money, and they are doing fine. Mr. Jones is better known to the profession as "Boots." He is certainly a great singer and dancer. A nice little suburban, is still improving. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Whitman Sisters and Toy Comedians Rio Hit at Globe Theater. One of the classiest and best dressed acts that ever played this house. That's what Mr. Crowd, manager of the Globe Theater, did in the day. These young ladies surpassed all previous efforts and left much against the wishes of them manager and their many friends, and are entertainers to see the show and bestow their gifts and traction. I never lost one cent by booking the Whitman Sisters, one of the high-quality performers in the house. Their new costumes and those of Sammie and Aaron are beyond my description, but are fair examples of what performance can be they will. They are at Macao theater, Arlesston, beginning Monday. October 14. SAVOY THEATER, MEMPHIS TENN. This week, for the first time, the show has been booked for the entire week, and is entitled "Trip to the Jungles," staged by Sam Gardner, assisted by Laura Smith. The show is based on a bookish. Little Tommy Parker in a class by himself and as a comedian has become a headliner and doing all the leading comedy. The cast of characters was as follows: Tommy Parker, king's interpreter, Nellie Brooks; Princess Lulu, Laura Smith; Lee Sung, Chinese missionary, Josie Graham; Detective disguised as missionary, Tommy Parker; the portmanteau king, Tommy Parker; Natives, Maggie Payne, Ruth Anderson, Nellie Cook, Corrine Adams, Cuhly Lewis, Lovie Dixon and Ada Anderson, the bunch sends rebel agents at once. Billy Reece is manager and A. Barasso, proprietor. HARRY KRATON DIES IN EUROPE. Body to Be Brought to America—Was the World's Greatest Hoop Controller. (By Sylvester Russell.) The sad news of the death of Harry Kraton, the world's greatest hoop controller, has reached New York by telegram from his wife, Ethel Kraton. Mr. Kraton, a former basketball ball and had, no doubt, over-exerted himself while participating in the game. His life was one of inexhaustible energy, at an yrate, and to add to this, his personal interest in magnetism, all added, as usual to the undermining of his physical preservation. There is no doubt that the result of a heavy cold had more than anything else done to him. He was said to be tuberculosis. He had been taken to the Home Sanitarium, West Southbourne, Bournemouth, England, at which place he died Sunday, October 20. He was received by friends in New York. Meetings are being made to have the body forwarded to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Kraton has a brother in England, in whom he was told by Kraton that he played his engender at the Grand theater in Chicago last win- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER ter, that he had intended to reside in London. While his stage career has been large, he has not been identified with many companies. He achieved his most notable success as a director of the Patti Company, and became famous. As a controller of hops he was the cleverest of all in his class, both in America and in Europe. He was a big time circuits at the highest salary limit. Personally, Kraton was one of the finest quality of gentlemen known among actors and actors, and one of the most intelligent, and one of the colored Vaudeville Association, and every member looked upon him with pride. He was also an authority on stage and on film, and his race was a rare example of class and real respectability among people, which gave him a first place in the best of society. A later report of his final interment with recording to the disposition of his relatives. EASTERN THEATRICAL NEWS. (By Billy E. Jones.) The writer would like to hear from Mr. Burns, of Burns and Robbins; Ora Criswell and John and Lila Moore, concerning their routes, and how they are progressing. Billy E. Jones, 88 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Ora Criswell is still the queen of rag singers when it comes to getting those ragtime melodies over the footlights. A big hit last week at the Crescent theater, New York, N. Y. As one of the principal vocalists from New York City, Billy E. Jones introduced the song "Need You" at St. Phillip's church, Newark, N. J., last week and scored a big hit. The Manhattan Glee Club Concert Company gave its entertainment of the sea to St. Paul's church, Orange, N. J. last Thursday evening and scored a big success. YOUNG MAN IN PRISON WANTS FIRST FRIEND. In the federal prison, at Leavenworth, Kan., is a young colored man who was sent there on the charge of white slavery. He pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty and sentenced for two years on the charge of kidnapping a woman, is now eligible to parole. He has the following to say of himself: "My name is David H. Harris, late of Kennedy, Wyo. I am a young man, honest, sober and reliable, by trade a first-class barber and musician, and wise some other man. I am wise a first friend. I am doing a light sentence at the federal prison and am now eligible for a parole and in case I pass the next parole board would like to have someone that would employ me and act as a friend in the western town, and will be very thankful, Address 7785 U. S. Prison, Leavenworth, Kan. FOOTBABLL TEAM ISSUES CHAL LENGE TO THE HERCU- LEAN GIANTS. The Muncie Grizzles football team challenges any 135-pound team in the State for a game to be played at home or abroad. We desire expenses for fourteen men, or will give expenses for fourteen men if a return game is promised. Write William Board, manager, 301 East First street, Muncie, Ind. NO MUSIC IN CAFE FOR JOHNSON —HE SHEDS TEARS. Chicago.—Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight pugilist of the world, shed tears when he was refused a permit to conduct music in his Cafe de Champion, according to Chief of Police McWeeny. "He cried, whined like a baby, when I told him there was nothing doing in the way of getting a permit," said Chief McWeeny. The music and entertainment was stopped at Johnson's place by Mayor Harrison several weeks ago and Johnson has been striving in vain ever since to resume the program. McINTOSH HANDS JACK JOHN SON'S TITLE TO JEANETTE, LANGFORD OR McVEY. Jack Johnson has been counted out again. Hugh McIntosh, the Australian promoter, not only has withdrawn his offer of a rich purse for Johnson, but he now proposes to hold a tournament among colored heavyweights to decide on Johnson's successor. According to reports from New York, W. C. J. Kelly, representing Hugh McIntosh, the Australian promoter, signed a contract with Dan McKetrick, manager of Joe Jeannette The contract calls for the appearance of Jeannette in five contests in Australia, the first of which will be with Sam Langford and the second with Sam McVey, both of whom are now in Australia. McIntosh agrees to give Jeannette $25,000, with the privilege of 25 per cent of the gate, with five round-trip tickets for himself, manager and sparring partners, and they will sall from San Francisco the latter part of November. In addition to these stipulations McIntosh will donate a gold belt, emblematic of the world's heavyweight championship. WHITE CHAMPIONSHIP IS AIM OF PROMOTER Door of All Clubs Is Closed to Jack Johnson. Los Angeles.—Tom McCarey, promoter and matchmaker of the Pacific Athletic club of Vernon, who has started plans for a three-cornered white heavyweight championship tourney, made it known that the winner of the elimination trials will be presented with a diamond-studded belt as a reward for his efforts, this aside from the money that comes in at the gate. McCarey has been in communication with Jim Flynn, Al Palzer and Luther McCarty, and they have signified their intention of coming here to compete for the prize. McCarey plans to stage Flynn and McCarty about the middle of November and will match the winner with Al Palzer in December. To the winner of the final match will go the diamond belt, and he will be considered the white champion. McCarey's movements mean that for the first time in the history of the ring there is no heavyweight champion. Johnson, the former holder, has been denounced by hostile public sentiment until every club has closed its doors to him. At least such are the views of McCarey. "I have not a particle of prejudice against the Negro race," said Uncle Tom, "but I feel that the holding of this title by Jack Johnson has engendered such bitterness and so much feeling that future contests should be limited to white men. A feeling has grown up that white men should not be put in the ring against black men. The Negroes can hold their own championships. "I don't want to appear as trying to dictate to the boxing world. No boxer should be put to the shame of looking up to Jack Johnson as the champion of the world." Resident Manager Tim Owlsley, of the Coventry Garden theater, Indianapolis, celebrated his third birthday, Friday at his residence in West Eleventh street. The Freeman in New York City—General representative, Miss Lelia B-Mitchell, West 135th street, over Leroy's cafe. Every Saturday. REKLAW'S SUPERIOR TOOTH CLEANER. The finest in the world of its kind. I found nothing to equal it.—C. W. 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This will be sent to any address in the United States. 2c and 50c per bottle, and one bottle will keep the teeth white for one year. POPULAR HITS SHEET MUSIC 15c per Copy by Mail All Night Long Georgia Rose Dearest Memories Gaby Glide Ragtime Ball Snake Rag Keep It Up Dixie Land Moonlight Bav You'll Want Me Back Don't Shake it When I Am Gone Circus Dav Sands of the Desert Waiting for the Robert E Lee We do not handle professional copies. THE WM. FOSTER MUSIC CO. 8025 State Street, Chicago, Illinois WANTED AT ONCE Musicians and performers of recognized ability. chorus girls always wanted. Brooklyn Theatre. Charlotte, N. U. M. S. Gathers, Manager. Sandra Owen WHEN IN INDIANAPOLIS 6311 Indiana Ave. New Phone 2947-K. 8311 Indiana Ave. New Phone 2947-K. unpassed. MSS.F. WAGONER. Prop. NOTICE PERFORMERS! While in Atlanta, Ga., Stop at the Bearden House 16 Collins Street. Catering to the Theatrical profession. Strictly first class Electric Lights. Steam Heat. Hot and Cold Baths. Po- lic services. One block from all the theaters bronized by colored people. Your patronage solicited. ARTHUR BEARDEN. Prop. WANTED For Savoy Theatre Performers at all times. Would like to hear from A No.1 producer, soubrette, singles, novelty acts and sister teams. Can keep you as long as you make good. A. BARRASSO, Savoy Theatre, Memphis, Tenn. The Alpha Theatre Booking First Class Acts Most complete theatre in America. Ask any performer who has been there. Owned and operated by The S. C. Green Amusement Co. 503 American Trust Bldg. GORDON BUNCH, Mgr., Cleveland, Ohio Fisher & Simmons Doing Fine Somewhere next week Ask THE FREEMAN about it. The Star Theatre, Columbus, Ga. The Star Theatre, Columbus, Ga. The Only Colored Theatre in the City. Want first class vandville performers of merit at any and all times. We pay reasonable salaries for a small house, but pay them without argument and offer sets. Don't propose to mould your habits, but prefer to employ only sober and reliable people. Singles, teams and stock companies of class please write. Three shows per night. Address J. T. COLEMAN, Manager, 1429 First Ave., Columbus, Ga. 40-Performers and Musicians Wanted-40 For the Florida Blossoms Theatrical Company Musicians must double B. & O. This company has a reputation equal, if not superior to any similar show in America. Good musicians and performers wishing employment for the season of 1912-13, can find a reputable show to travel with. I pay what I promise on pay day. Parties answering this add will please state what they can do and lowest salary in first letter. The show opened July 16. Address PETE WORTHBY. Owner and Manager Florida Blossoms Co. 619 Fourth St. Macon, Ga. WANTED! First class acts of all kinds. Good novelty acts of recognized ability. Address JOHN T. GIBSON, Prop Auditorium Theatre, South Street above Broad, Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED! Vaudeville performers, male and female, who can make good. Write or wirs at once. Booze fighters not wanted. Tickets sent to right people. Address BOB JOHNSON, Guild, Tenn. Temple Theatre! (THE HOUSE OF JOY) OFFERING John Rucker and Company! In High Class Musical Comedy only. One show nightly 2 1-2 hours. Don't need any performers, but it is good to keep on the mailing list. Write in. Finest Negro Theatre in the World. New Orleans, Louisiana Get Warm, Get Fat, (not ham), Get Paid. Will forward tickets anywhere in the United States for good people. Address Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida. Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager, The New Grand Continuous Vaudeville, Moving Pictures Change of Program Monday and Thursday Finest Theatre in America 3110-12 State St., Chicago, Ill. Performers Send in Your Open Time. Savoy Theatre First Class Performers Soubrettes, Singles, Teams, Trios or Novelty Acts. Keep in touch with us for time. Also Keep your eyes on us, there's something doing soon. ADDRESS= BROOKLYN Some are Wise, Some are Otherwise Better wake up and get in on the Dudley Circuit. Mr. Actor you can work if you have the goods to deliver. Write in your open time. I will tell you where you deliver your first package. Can use good singles and trios. No act too big for us to handle. Get in touch with the IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. BY HAROLD C. MCGATH. Comment by Colored Editors Opposed to Jack's Affinity Inclination—Considered Slap at His Own Race. (By Billy Lewis, Indianapolis.) The passing of Johnson. But is it so? Somewhere something like this is said: Thesaddest words of tongue or pen are these, "it might have been." It is no pleasure to me to speak of Johnson as a has been. Nor do I like to think of him in the light of this line and mourned the living Hector. as the Hector dead." as the Hector dead. But those lines from Homer's Iliad hits it off nicely. By the way, I am accused of harping eternally on that poem by a well-known literary friend of mine, and I must admit I am sometimes ashamed that I do draw on "Mr. Homer" so much. But he is so fitting at times. How applicable the lines above to the subject in hand and how simple—how strong and grand! I must admit that the old Grecian has me enmeshed; yet not nearly so much as he has a Mr. Plateas in the beautiful little classic of Demetrios Bikelas, who quoted from the poem at every favorable opportunity and then some. The author in speaking of this Mr. Plateas says, "Still, everybody used to smile when he raised his voice in the midst of a trivial conversation to roll forth majestically some sonorous hexamer from Homer." I plead this in self defense. The Colored Newspapers. Our race newspapers have not done a great deal of Jack Johnson. For the most part, they, the managers and editors, have not thought much of the sport side of life. The reasons for this, some of them can be given readily enough. In the first place a thick—deep, religious atmosphere was over the race at the beginning of its days of freedom. It was nothing more than the legacy of the past, the same, perhaps, as that devoutness that enshrouded the Israelitish children when they emerged from the land of the Parah's. Their deep religious minds had no time for what appeared excessive gayety. The spirit was not different to that which brooded over the early settlers of America, when the women and men had their respective sides in the churches. These too, in the main, had escaped their bondage. Albeit they could sing the songs of the Lord in a strange land, yet they could do but little more. And by the way, the white people have not always been so given to the sports. The age of awe extended long. From dawn to midday has been a long stretch. It is only within the last twenty years that our better class journals dared insert the yellow leaf. The yellow back novel was classed with cigarettes, tobacco, whisky, saloons as it concerned the small boy. The yellow pages or red pages of our daily journals seem to be a compromise between "Dead Eye Dick of Thunder Gulch" and his set and the pulpit, the platform. Leisure, due to prosperity, has had something to do with the public, which yields more and more to the infatuation of the sporting side as the years go by. Our race journals, most of which were conducted by preachers, teachers or moralists, in the past have broken truce with their apparent avowal of Anathema Maranatha against the ungodly pursuits. The theater was included under the ban and is yet included but in the language of the late lamented Grover Cleveland it, this ban, is of innocuous desuetude. The church don't say anything more about it—that is, not very much. In the church, in the school room, there have been new entrants in these latter days who have taken on the common civilization of the day—every bit of it. 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I think I owe it to my fellow man to send me a copy in confidence, so that I can keep it in my possession, coached with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines, secure what I believe is the life of the patient, and spot-TOUCHING remedy ever devised, and so cure himself at home quietly and quickly. Just drop me a line like this: E. R Robinson, $331 Luck Building, Detroit, Detroit, copy of this splendid赡品 in a plain ordinary envelope free of charge. A few many doctors would charge $3.00 to $3.50 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send it entirely free. course, there is a danger of swinging out too far the other way instead of maintaining that recommendable plumb, the other name for which is sanity. Comment of the Editors. Some of the thearticles were above a column in length. Most of them, however, were short. In giving the review, I cull only a few lines and which best represent the views of thewriter, as I think it. The St. Louis Advance quotes from Major John R. Lynch, indorsing his sentiment. Major Lynch said: "Some of his race have been proud of him as a prizefighter, but never as anything else. At all times they have looked upon him as an undesirable citizen and hehas never been given access to their homes." The Star of Zion: "The world's champion pugilist is once more in the limelight. This time he is arrested from trafficking in white slaves. A great injury is done therace when any of its members are exploited whoseselves cannot be emulated by the youth of the race. We do notsubscribe to the doctrine that the champion pugilist is a racial asset." The Star, Newport News, Va.; "No Negro, who has any spark of manhood and who prayed and hoped that Jack Johnson would win his battle with Jim Jeffries and clearly establish his title to the championship of pugilists, in his class, now feels that he did himself the slightest tinge of honor." "What a pity it is that Johnson ever was successful in obtaining the great amount of money which came to him, if it is to be put to no better use than being spent in a desire to parade a white woman as his wife. An Exchange of Birmingham, Ala. "As to the physiological ability of Jack Johnson, we believe we voice the sentiment of every intelligent Negro when we say that we glory in him. And again we truly believe we voice the sentiment of every race loving Negro, irrespective of his intellectual development when we say that we most indefatigably denounce his debase allegiance with the other race's women, and only express our feelings mildly when we say that we hope that he will get everything that is coming to him as far as the law is concerned." Detroit Informer: The camel's back is broken with too much Johnson. That he is a menace to the race is conceded by all. Johnson should not nor does he deserve the touch of pity or defense from any source." The Pittsburgh Courier: "Without attempting to exaggerate thehesitation, we think it may be truthfully said that the Negroes have had quite enough of Jack Johnson and his "high life." Whether white women areactually haunting his life out in their efforts to get next to his velvet skin or next to his money: we care not a particle. Only onething concerns us; the disgrace and humiliation every self respecting Negro must feel when he sees his race held up before the world through the evil agency of a single member, suffering from too much prosperity and notoriously." "We think Jack Johnson a failure as a representative of therace; and experience no hesitancy in saying that we havehad too much Johnson." "Mr Johnson may be the most scientific boxer in the world, but he is not the best diplomat or business man upon theuniverse, and he or no other man has ever suppressed public sentiment or public morals, and the moment that he attempts to do it he will be destroyed of his popularity and business opportunity as have all other men who defied public sentiment." The Amsterdam, N. Y., News: "Without stint we have recently criticized Jack Johnson and with him the other comparatively few colored men who, obtaining a small measure of worldly success, havewronged their race by foolishly and needlessly going out of it to marry. 'It has been too often the case,' we then said, 'that colored men who have achieved prominence have apparently sought to forsake their race by taking as the companion of their bosom either a cast-off or mediocre woman from the Caucasian race * * * Other colored men if they would, cannot take the bold Caucasian woman into their family or social circles. White men of standing not only do not brook the spectacle, they conceitedly point to the example as an evidence of the black man's lack of race pride, his desire to be white and the general unworthiness of his race * * * The number of colored women is legion, fit both to honor and make happy the home of any man, however great or good." The Texas Freeman: "Jack Johnson's temporary prosperity, his dense ignorance and misuse of power is doing moreto crystalize sentiment against our race, even in the North, East and Middle West, than all we have seen or known of in recent years. Unless Jack is squelched or put out of the way, it will only be a question of time before the situation in Chicago, especially on the race question, will be like it is in the state of Texas and other southern states. If the Negroes themselves don't stop Johnson in his mad rush for notoriety, the Freeman hopes the authorities will find a way to put him out of business and to relegate him and his vulgar white consorts permanently and forever. We certainly have grown sick and tired of Johnson. From a racial standpoint, we in this country would be far better off if Jack Johnson would quit the United States, burning the bridges as he left. NEWBURNE! Sterling Silver Collar Buttons Emblems and Buttons of all kinds. Send for circular. Address J. Newburne, 188 Sixth Street, Milwaukee, Wis. The Chicago Defender: "The mischievous manner in which the Chicago press has and is exploiting the Jack Johnson episode is not only a disgrace to the entire journalistic profession, but a crying sin against the peace of the community. It has the effect to inflame the feeling of the masses of the white race against the Negro, who is having a hard enough time as it is. If Jack Johnson has committed the crimes charged to him, he should pay the penalty, but even so, they are mere misdemeanors compared with the unpunishable felonies the press is committing against the peace of the city." The Fellowship Herald, Chicago, IL: "The Herald earnestly hoped that Mr. Johnson would be an exception to this rule and that he would devote his energy and his money into some channel that would be beneficial to his race. We had an editorial to that effect some months ago in which the hope was expressed that he would establish a high class gymnasium of his own and become a real benefactor to the young men of his race by giving them a chance to develop their physical powers to the highest. When he decided instead to become a saloon keeper we knew that it was not only a matter of time before he would hurl hundreds of young men and women but would eventually ruin himself. Chicago should thank God that Chicago has emerged from this past week of hysteria with no criminal blot on its face." THE AMERICAN GIANTS, CHAM PIONS—IN LOS ANGELES, CAL. (By Rube Foster.) Special to THE FREEMAN. The American Giants, undisputed colored champions of the world, reached Los Angeles, Cal., where they hold a franchise in the California Winter League, on October 14, opening in Los Angeles Friday, November 1, 1912. The league is composed of four clubs, McCormick's, of Los Angeles; Tuff Lyon's, of Pasadena; San Diego and American Giants, of Chicago. The lineup of the three white clubs is composed of men off of every big league and minor league club in the world. Such players as Meyers, catcher, and Snodgrass, center fielder, and Shofer, short stop, of the New York Giants; Olson, of Cleveland; Hall, of Boston; Altizer, Cravath, Smith, Easterly, Carish and California league players, not a semi-pro player will be in any of the line-ups. The American Giants have Barber, right field; Hill, center field; Duncan, left field; Taylor, third base; Pierce, first base and catcher; Monroe, second base; Petway, catcher; Hutchison, short stop; Foster, Dougherty, Lindsay, Johnson and Gatewood, pitchers; Parks, utility infielder. The Giants were met at the station with a band and over 2,000 of the citizens of Los Angeles. The mayor of Los Angeles and Vernon will throw out the first ball on opening day November 1. There will be an automobile parade and there will be two bands. In three games played before the opening of the league season by the American Giants they have won all, and the fans are wild over the team. On Sunday, October 20, the Giants defeated the All-Natives of California, composed of all league players living in California, as follows: Giants ..... 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0—7 14 2 Natives ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 3 0 Batteries—Dougherty and Petway; Klowater and Smith. The score in the other games was as follows: R.H.E. Giants ..... 6 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0—14 20 0 H Franks ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 2 2 Batteries—Lindsay and Petway; Pina, Hitt, Moore, Brown. R.H.E. L A Giants0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 7 5 Giants ..... 0 3 4 0 6 0 6 0 2—21 27 0 Batteries—Foster, Johnson, Gate- wood, Petway; Pierce, Kyle, Langford, Pettus. Duncan and Borker got twelve hits each in three games. Hill, Pierce, Taylor, Dougherty, Monroe, Duncan and Borker each hit for home runs. Watch the Freeman for all the games played in the California Winter league. Well-Known Baseball Fan Will Tell of Great Plays and Players in Coming Issues. Thomas Irwin Florence, the well-known fan and popular authority on baseball dope, is now engaged in writing several letters of review on the closing season of baseball among the colored clubs over the country. Mr. Florence is a great follower of the national game and is well acquainted with nearly every star player in the business. He has attended nearly every important game of the past season. 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As an idea of the variety of patterns offered we name those which have arrived for this special November sale: Chrysanthemum, fleur-de-lis, oak leaf, pansy cluster, poppy, holly, rose, tulip stripe, scroll and oak wreath, wreath and stripe, dot, rose stripe, quarter-inch stripe and others. This fabric is 68 and 72 inches wide, double satin damask of pure linen, snow bleached and fine. You'd do well to match its quality at $1.25; we quote you for any pattern at $1.00 a yard. -Second floor. The Rev. M. S. Johnson is visiting his parents on Payette street. Mr. Charles P. Rice, of West Baden, Ind., was in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Belle Cole, of Atlanta, Ga., is in her Miss Mamie Mamie Jones, in Scoltoe town. Mr. George Wilson, of Milwaukee, Wis., an old Indianapolis boy, is in the city visiting friends. Mine K. Allison of 1228 Northwestern avenue, is visiting her aunt in Chicago this week. Do you like muslo I mean real music. If so, hear Mme. Anita Patti Brown at Allen Chapel, November 16th. Messrs. Melvin E. Scott and Lucian Moore of Chicago, are visiting in the city this week. Rev. Charles Jones is visiting his family in the city this week. Rev. Jones is here from North Vernon, Ind. Oscar C. Carter dropped into the city this week. He has been attending the Latonia races in Chicago, Ohio. Musical treat of the theater will be at Allen Chapel November 15th, when Mme. Anita Patti Brown, of Chicago, will sing. Missa Anna Offutt entertained Friday of last week at her home in Fayette street in honor of Mrs. Robert Turner, of Peoria, Ill. Mr. Noah Ramssey and family, of Lafayette in the city, visting Mr. Ramsay's brother, the Rev. James Harris, en route to Lebanon, Ten. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Caldwell of St. Paul, Minn., were in the city a few days this week, looking up a lost relative. They were successful in finding him. The Forum held a business meeting on Wednesday for the purpose of forming a permanent society. The meetings will be held Bethel A. M. E. church. Miss Virginia Wheat, a popular school teacher of Columba County, has arrived in the city for an indefinite stay. While here she will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jackson, of Muskingum street. Dr. Sutton E. Griggs, of Nashville, Teen, made a most excellent address to him. His speech was grand and greatly appreciated. Dr. Sutton is educational secretary of the National Baptist Association. Miss Mary E. Donegan, of Huntsville, a teacher in the public schools has been a city schoolteacher for 25 years, cousin, Mrs. Mattle Nelson, 429 Tole street, Mrs. Nelson, who was ill, is recovering, with a companion Miss Donegan to Huntsville, wife and the winter for the benefit of her health. Mr. Thomas Anno, of Richmond, Ind., was a caller at the Freeman office Thursday of last week en route home from a day out through the West. Mr. Anno is employed by Pennsylvania yards, where he has been under employment for the past thirty-five years. The Freeman Publishing Company was formed in 1984. Inc. Mr. Elgie B. Smith and Miss Eryaneline Whitman were quietly married 421 West St. Clair street on October 30, the presence of a few friends. Both bride and groom were handsomely dressed. They were married in marriage altar by Miss Kittle McGhee, after Mrs. and Mr. William Black. After the ceremony, the usual repast was enjoyed. All were pleasant evening. The bride and groom were the above number. Rev. J. C. Patton office BETHEL CHURCH NOTES Dr. Smythe will preach tomorrow morning, subject, "Asking for a Closet." At 4:30 o'clock, the Young People's Forum, under the presidency of Mr. Walter Price, will meet a professor, Professor C. H. Johnson, of William University, will be the speaker. Every person interested in a young people's literary society is invited to be present. At 7:45. Prof. Johnson will deliver an address to all who are interested in the subject of the laying foundation. At this service a program will be rendered to members of the Sunday school and the church. JONES TABERNACLE. North and Blackford Streets—Sunday November 10. The regular services at the above named church at 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. The pastor will preach to the unsaved at the evening services. The installation of the following officers of the V. C. E. was an interesting feature: Mrs. Lina Cochran FEVER DESTROYED HER HAIR Two years ago I had fever which took out all my hair, I used your Pomade and now have a nice head of hair, long and thick. I owe it to your Pomade, writes Mrs. L. Garrett, 3619 Dearborn St. Chicago, Ill. Ford's Hair Pomade is the old time tried remedy for harsh and unruly hair, that has been giving satisfaction for over fifty years. Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, nonritant skin remedy. It makes the skin whiter immediately upon application. Ask your druggist about these remedies. Be sure and get Ford's, manufactured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. For sale by Ferger's drug store, Vaughn Bros. drug store, Pink's Pharmacy, Eureka drug store, Hadley Bros. Drug厂; Robt. P. Blodau. James N. Graves Pharmacy, Geraldine Pharmacy. Hully Gee! They're Fine!! Chas. Major and John Mitchell Union Made 5c Cigars. A. D. MOORE, Distributor, president: Miss Williams, vice president: Virginia U. Jewis, vice president: Mr. M. O. Boneparte, corresponding secretary: Mr. W. M. Hail, treasurer. Mr. Jullus Green has been elected superintendent of the Sunday school. On Monday night the Rules of Promise will give a splendid entertainment to which all are invited. Mrs. A. W. Blackwell, wife of the bishop, will be in the city and will be present at the quarterly mass meeting chapel, November 13th, 1912. The leaders are doing well this last month. They collected from the members $62.02, and they intend to do better for the month of November. Will you help, by paying your dues? SENATE AVENUE THEATER This popular amusement house, under the proprietorship of the Hill Brothers, is still meeting with popularity. "Custers" will be held on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Large and appreciative audiences attend each performance. Amateur nights are Monday and Friday. If you want to attend, "blues," go to the Senate Avenue theater. THE ELKS TO GIVE A MINSTREL AND BALL. The Elks of this city will give their first minstrel and grand ball at Tomlinson hall Tuesday, November 26. Rehearsals for the minstrel are now in progress, and the Elks will be able to it will eclipse anything that has ever been seen in the city. The Elks are composed of the city's most representative business men, and should draw the smart set of this community out to their promoters. Mr. John Tolliver, one of the best known professional minstrel men in the business, will direct the performance, and William the Minstrel will be successful in the big entertainments given in the city, is one of the promoters. WOMAN'S CIVIC CLUB NOTES. This branch of the National A. A. C. P. has fifty-seven paid memberships. It has started an educational fund, and the branch at Mrs. Booth's, West Twelfth street, a splendid musical program was rendered, and refreshments were served. A silver offering was given. The general educational board has given, during its first ten years of existence, $2,107,500 to higher education in the South. Practically none of this has gone to college education for Negroes.—The Crists. In view of the above, we should be proud of the number of young men who are taking advantage of the state universities. Sylvester Duvall, of our own town, having taken his Bachelor's degree at Butler College, was working at the school at Indiana. The people of Indianapolis should see that he be given a position right here at home, equal to his education. We need young men with his abilities. At the next meeting of this branch, November 15, at Mrs. Clays, 223 West St. Clair street, a talk will be given on the Civil Rights Bill of Indiana. All members of the board will attend. Wouldn't it be well to ask the city administration todo something about the discrimination shown colored people in lunch rooms, drug stores and theaters? Legal Redress. The National Association aims to furnish legal aid to Negroes in cases where the discrimination is obviously because of the race of the man, and poses a problem to handle only a few cases of the many that have come to its notice. During the year 1911, in New Jersey, the association through the man's friend Graham of Lakewood Graham was arrested because he was found near the scene of a murder. Word of the case came to the association through the man's friend Graham, who investigated. He found that the former work of the association had been noted throughout that part of the state, and that he had been accused of that that no third degree had been practiced. There was no evidence against Graham, and in a few hours their lawyer secured his release. Graham then said that he and his wife wrote to the association in terms of deep gratitude. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Y. M. C. A. monster meetings were opened last Sunday afternoon at the Crown Garden theater with much enthusiasm, but the interest is the series of meetings now beginning will surpass those of former years. Dr. Sutton E. Griggs, the educational secretary of the National Baptist mission and the speaker of occasion and thrilled the great audience with his powerful and convincing logic. He emphasized the "Christian Citizenship of Man" as the greatest asset to the success of the mission. The organization Christianity and its direct effect upon the sanctity of home life. Dr. Griggs will be remembered in Indianapolis and will receive a royal welcoming ode to the odelette rendered selections. The Y. M. C. A. orchestra furnished the music. Mr. S. Ecles Payne will render a solo Sunday afternoon. Most of the various building fund teams are coming in rapidly and are very encouraging. Friday, November 8, inst., there will be launched one of the greatest membership organizations. It will be the last campaign in the old building and under the old membership fee. The slogan of this campaign will be "The Last in the Old." In our next issue we will look at the progress of the campaign to date. During the membership campaign there will be given an opportunity to all those who have been waiting to rhe campaign to be opened in Indianapolis, then we believe that the association is to be depended on to train men in the paths of Christian ethics and fit them for good, strong citizenship. The membership of the Colored C.C. will probably be compared with the membership of fany organization in the association. We appeal to the emen of Indianapolis to avail themselves of this great opportunity of joining this mammoth army of Christians men. The monster meeting program for next Sunday afternoon promises to be equal to the one of last Sunday in interest. Dr. Joshua Stanfield, the speaker for next Sunday, is a great speaker who came early and get a good seat. The Y. M. C. A. orchestra will furnish the music. DALLAS, TEXAS. A Busy Place for Evil Doers—The C. R. V. Club Helps in a Needy Time—Show Folk Improve Things. Special to THE FREEMAN. Old Crimp and plenty of frost have put in their appearance and the people can be seen here and there very much worked up over their coming.....Cotton pickers are yet in demand all over the state. The young men who clean cateau and clean cateau at 1705 Jackson street and ask that you eat with them when hungry....The young men who composed the Pleasure club here, called the C. R. V., have been the most valuable for the home, audit will be remembered etauna etauna. It will be remembered that Mrs. Helm lost her humband and son only a few weeks ago, and these young men took a keen interest in doing this act of kindness, and these young men became a member of the club. Several short talks were made by the officers and members of the club in presenting the gifts. Mrs. Helm was greatly affected and uttered the words, "I am Jackson." Mrs. Lda. Jackson entertained a number THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER friends at the residence of all men and Mrs. Jake Ward, corner of Allen and Cochran streets, Monday night with a Mexican supper, which was greatly enjoyed by the present. The and games and the features of the evening and Mrs. Charles Best capheroned a party of friends to the country on a pecant hunt this week. Mr. Ed Ruffins, Geo. Mays, Walter Scott, James Walter, and others of the Pastime Hunting club made a most enjoyable time this week on their outing. Much game was bagged. The reporter for this paper wishes to thank Mr. Oliver Howaway and family for the token, unprecedented. He was the last week... Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Mays received at their residence in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Foster and daughter, who were the best and the best business. He were here visiting at last week. Achtilting feast was greatly enjoyed in their honor which was greatly not only by all present and the event, but also to the cause of the race. There were even the cause of so much ignorance displayed in the race, like the same form of the race. It is a pity that some of these do not find their way to some of the night school. It is more than a question of the time, and it is being a thousand that is the cause of too many things to mention here. The night schools are here to help you, so attend them and become more useful and a help to the race. The office members and visiting Kingdom Pythias celebrated the thirty-first anniversary of St. Luke Lodge No. 1, last Tuesday night at Castle Hall. Many interesting things were talked of and much interesting things were talked of. The members and guests until the committee having the arrangements in hand announced that all things were in readiness for the evening. The new words were�wued of St. Wiggins, past grand chancellor of Texas and a charter member of No. 1, which was applauded to the echo. Sirs, I'm Good. T. B. Bradley, General I. L. O'Neal, M.D., and Mr. Wiggins, who were more so as a charter member of Texas and a charter member of No. 1, which was applauded to the echo. Sirs, I'm Good. Louis Rutherford, Ike Mason and others spoke on various subjects. There were guests present from every Pythian Lodge in the city and the occasional members were�ed. The talks of Pianian which were given by the various talks which were given. A lunch was served and concluded one of the best of Pythian meetings. Over held in the city of the city which would be in power of Pythianism in Texas, for which every loyal Knights of Pythias in the Lone Star state should feel proud of... It's dollars to doughnuts that the large materials are to be used. The planning of the week giving stunt at the cost of the other fellow ...The remains of Dr. Wright, pastor of St. James A. M. E. church, were shipped to Dennison for interment. The officers and nurses for the mourn with the family in this their sad hour. Many flowers were sent as a token. The clergy loses a valuable worker.....Mr. Luther McCoy, the producer of plays, is leaving the Park and Grand Central the shows are pleasing, but a little too long for vaudeville. Snap and ginger is needed at both houses among the performers. Performers, musicians and stage hands are leaving the Park, and it is not borrowing it as has been the custom at these houses for a while. In the past the public has been keen to see and appreciate the performer who can and will perform. It is not there, it is no use to try that old slap stick effort, as it is long gone and cannot come back. Improved acts, catchy costumes, new songs, etc., will bring the public in, and then some, which fills the house and causes applause and brings good salaries to all. HENDERSON, KY. Brown-Carr Wedding—Y. M. C. A Banquet—General News. Special to THE FREEMAN. One of the most important events of the season was the wedding of Miss Sue Ella Brown to Mr. Harry D. Carr, on Wednesday morning, October 30th. The house was attractively decorated in cut flowers and satin and carried a bouquet of white carnations, while the groom was dressed in the conventional black. Many witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. Joseph Chase, the groom left, immediately for Chicago, where they will make their home....The close of the membership campaign of the Y. M. C. A. was marked by the big banquet, the chapel call to the Baptist church. The basement of the church was beautifully decorated in blue, the Blues having won. In the center of the church, a large table was set with candles. The guests were served by the Reds, Prof. J. W. Hays being head-walter....A revival was begun at the First Baptist church on Sunday, November 11th. The guests were attained by Mrs. Pauline Brown, on Friday evening, November 11....Mr. James Cabell and family spent a few days in the city, Mr. Pauline has returned to city. The Douglass high school senior and Junior rhetorical will be given on Friday. HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND PA- DUCAH, KY. Special to THE FREEMAN. The A. M. E. conference is over, but some of the good sermons preached by those noted ministers and the instructive remarks by some of Kentucky's most famous preachers have been attended this important conference. Mr. Burke's chapel is exceedingly glad to get Rev. Nichols back again. By a rising vote, the officers showed their appreciation to Rev. Nichols for the good work he had done. As usual, large audiences attended the services last Sunday at 6 o'clock a few young people met and organized the Allen League, with Mrs. Nettle, George, and the other men. Mr. W. B. Burt, treasurer, and Miss M. Overton, organist. With the election of all officers of Burke's chapel, reorganization of the Sunday school, proper组织的组织，the afterdays of the month on the fourth Sunday in December it is expected that success will crown this year's work Rev. T. W. Hawthorn preached an able sermon at the Seventh Bapist Church last Sunday. ... Rev. V. S. Smith, pastor of the Washington Street Baptist church, is out of the city on business. Rev. C. G. Lowlett, pastor of the Presbyterian church, returned Monday from Mayfield, where he attended synod of which he is moderator. The following persons attended the synod at Mayfield last Sunday. Mrs. Karl M. W. O'Neill, Mrs. O. O'Neill, Mrs. R. Roe, Mr. Mrs. H. Bradley, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs. Ida Albriton, Mrs. Farnie Albriton, Mrs. Major Pritchett and Allen Fletcher. Miss M. and Mr. B. Brown, Rev. W. W. O'Neill, and Mr. Brown and Samuel Robertson attended the synod at Mayfield last Sunday. Mr. Clarence Lane has returned from Mound City. III. where he visited his�. Mr. O'Neill was at the same time, who, according to the reports, was much served. Mr. I. H. Pinkston, who has been confined to his home at 1318 Monroe street, is able to be out again. ... We are at the same time. Mr. Elliott will be again. During the last few months Mr. Willis has been traveling for his health. He recently resided at Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Henry Nequhart and family, who lived in 103 years. Younger strives now, residing in St. Louis. In the interest of his brakeshoe invention he is making St. Louis his headquarters. Mrs. Julia H. Jones, of Peoria, is visiting Mrs. Sophia Schroes, the 6th South Seventh state. ... Get the Freeman, J. J. Amos, 103th North Seventh street. NEWS OF EVANSVILLE, IND. By Benita Morrow, 411 Olive Street. Special to the Freeman. Mrs. Annie E. Lennox, the former Free-man agent, was taken ill Sunday....Mrs. Willetta Jackson, of Orr avenue, has been ill for the past week....It was very sad 240 South Illinois Street to learn of the death of Mrs. Johnson, of Ninth street, who died last Saturday evening. She leaves a devoted husband, five daughters, two sons and other relatives, and a devoted member of the Fifth Street church... Mrs. Annie Kimborough is improving nicely...A splendid time was enjoyed by all the young people last Wednesday night at the U.B. of Hall, at their Halloween party, the M. H. of the exhibition to have an exhibition November 12, 13, and 14. Admission, 10 cents; season ticket, 25 cents. Tickets are on sale at Gibson's, Fields', Osborne and at Philp's grocery, Green bar, the H. Grove's, H. Bell's and I. ...The Bland Avenue M. E. church, Rev. H. W. Tate, pastor, is in the mist of real lives were largely attended. Rev G. R. Bryant, district superintendent, preached two able sermons, morning and night, and Rev. W. D. Shannon delivered the comedy sermons, and three were three conversions and three accessions. Quarterly collections amounted to $34.69. Sunday, November 10, will be held at the Eight state governors will raise the collections...The Social Club of the Y. M. C. A. held its services Sunday night, November 3, and there was a program renamed to B. Y. P. U. of Liberty Baptist church meets every Sunday evening from 7:30 to 8:15...The Social Club meets on every Monday evening...Miss Georgia Darr, spent Tuesday night with Benita Morrow. She left Wednesday at noon for her home in Nashville, Tenn. ...Miss Della Overby, spent the street, left Friday for Little Rock, Ark. ...Mr. Frank Wesley was buried Monday. COLORED SOCIALISTS—JORDAN JACKSON, OF LEXINGTON, KY., DEFEATED—THE WOMEN VOTING. By Lee L. Brown, 1006 West Chestnut Street. LOUISVILLE, KY., Special. With the election over it is rather hard to gather news enough to fill our column. Mr. Lee, father of Miss Ida Lee, was buried this week. Mrs. Minnis, mother of Miss Minnis, died this week and was buried Tuesday morning. Last Sunday was indeed a live day. There were meetings at a number of the churches in the interest of the school commissioners' race. A colored Socialist held sway on one of the corners, while the other members sentiments to a number of fraternal organizations. The Louisville Pythians are making a great fight for the membership. The battle cry is "On to Baltimore." Jordan Jackson, of Lexington, the colored businessman who was in the race for city commissioner, lost his race. He made a great fight. Messrs. Englehard and Strather were re-elected as school commissioners. They polled about 24,000 votes, while the opposition represented about 10,000. The fight was a bitter one and was hotly contested from beginning to end. With four daily papers, two colored on one side, and two colored papers on the other, Messrs. Englehard and Strather were both Messrs. Bartholowem and Zimmermade. The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity entertained new friends election night at the residence of your correspondent. Lunch was served. The members of the committee of management of the Y. M. C. A. are working like trojans to make the opening of the new building a great success. Monday morning the two ministerial alliances met on the campus of the new Lincoln Institute, Simpsonville, Ky. The women of Louisville cast their first vote here this week for the school election. They made a grand fight and deserve great credit for the business-like way in which they worked. They were up at the break of day and remained near the polls until the battle was over. Miss Alice L. Dortch, a former teacher at Eckstein Norton Institute, has entered a business college in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Negro Outlook Committee will hold a special meeting tonight at 1006 West Chestnut street. The Gane Club and Central colored high school played a the game of football last Saturday. CENTRALIA, ILLS Special to THE FREEMAN. There was an entertainment given at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Hadley on Saturday night, November 2..Mr. James Skinner, a coal miner, is allowed to attend the school for four weeks or five weeks on account of some of the family having scarlet fever....Mrs. B. Folks has been on the sick list but is able to be up again.....Mrs. N. Browne, a teacher, is on the husband, Mr. Cliff Bidwell, who is a colored machinist in the Illinois shops here.....Mr. A. Taylor has returned from Iowa, where he has been for the last four months. He has been a cold coat teacher, Mr. Phillip, teacher of Dunbar school, is taking violin lessons. Mr. O. A. Cash is busy with his fall making and preparing preparations to spray his fruit trees. He is reputed to be the finest orchard in southern Illinois. . . Miss C. Cash is progressing finely on her piano. . . Mr. Henry Bilbs is erecting a new house on his farm. Mr. C. Mosley is on the sick list. . . The Knights of Pythias met last Monday night. They have several new applications and are interested in internships some time in December. . . Mr. George E. Taylor is agent for the Fidelity Beneficial and Protective League, of Springfield, Ill., a mutual benefit society incorporated under the laws of the state CLARKSVILLE. TENN. Special to THE FREEMAN special to the brass band the dates of the Crescent Circle met tuesday evening, November 5, at the residence of Mr. Dan Merlweather. A delightful rest was enjoyed by all present Mrs. S. A. Dabney has gone to Chattanooga to visit relatives. Mr. Ernest Roberts, of Louisville, but formerly of this city, spent several days in the city visiting with relatives and friends. Miss Alma Harris has returned home from Denver, after a stay of about two years. The United Christian Club met at the residence of Mr. Jack Murphy Friday night, November 1. After all business had been transacted, a delightful repast was enjoyed by all present. The club will give an entertainment on Monday night, November 11, at St. John Baptist church. Mrs. Lena Drane is president: Mrs. Mattie Smith, secretary: Mrs. Mattie Hatacher, treasurer. Rev. W. M. Young, pastor of the First Baptist church, has returned home from Columbia, Tenn. ... Dr. W. J. 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Their opportunities for employment in business are entitled to a practical monopoly at callings like this, in which they serve to better advantage than white men. The white man uses his job as a means to an end. He is independent, often supervised, and he feels above it, and goes into something else as soon as he gets in shape to do so. "The Negro, on the other hand, makes waiting and calling, is his natural and obligatory job, is more than when doing something to please a gentleman or lady of what he terms 'class.' He is proud to be known as a first-class waiter, and grows better as he goes along. He is more practical than when southerners feel perfectly at home when we have him about us. This foreign waiter fad is blowing over, and we are glad to see the Negro returning to the job, he is both usual and ornamental. Give me colored waiters every day in the week." In putting the colored waiters in their dining rooms permanently, Managers Hillman, Weston and other have scored successes. "The 'spirit' patrons assert trait, under no consideration, will any of the white strikers be taken back. COVINGTON. TENN.. NEWS. Special to The Freeman Mr. Albert Brown, of Hollywood, Miss., is visiting Mr. Joe Brown.....Mr. Thos. Maher 1st.....Miss Nettie Dewalt and Mrs. Nora Woods paid a pleasant visit to Mrs. Eddo Foster.....Mr. Charles Hall and Miss. Eddo Foster.....Mr. Charles Hall and October 28.....Mrs. Charity Ware, of Mason, Tenn., spent the day with her mother, Mrs. Francis Phillips. Rev. K. E. H. H. November 3.....Mr. Freddie Hall, of Memphis, Tenn., spent two days visiting with friends in Covington, Tenn.....Mrs. Netta 30th, from lung trouble, died October 30th, from lung trouble. COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE. State of Indiana, Marion County, ss: in the State of Indiana in the State of Indiana Bessie M. Burse vs. Manly L. Burse. No. 21747. Complaint. Divorce. 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