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The Freeman Exposition Number will be Issued December 25, 1915. Forms close December 15th THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER RADICAL CHANGES IN SCHOOL SYSTEM Congress Receives Recommendation of District Commissioners and May Grant Much that is Asked. NEW BOARD OF EDUCATION TO COME IN POWER Miss Minnie Brown's Recital—National Memorial Meeting in Honor of Booker T. Washington—"Grimke High School Rising"—Dr. Evans having his "Day in Court"—Kindergarten Night at Bethel Literary—Mu-So-Lits Memorialize Tuskegee Cleftain—Big Men in Town—News in a Nutshell. The Freeman Is the peer of Negro Journals, circulating in every State and Territory in the United States, an accomplishment which can not be claimed by any other Negro publication. Send us your subscription at once. VOL. XXVIII. NUMBER 50 RADICAL CHANGES Congress Receives Recommenders and May Grant NEW BOARD OF EDUCAT Miss Minnie Brown's Recital—National Washington—"Grimke High School Court"—Kindergarten Night at B Tuskegee Chieftain—Big Men in Tow (By R. W. Thompson.) Bureau of the Freeman, 1223 S Strete, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6.—The expected has happened. As predicted in these columns months ago, the district commissioners have recommended, in their very comprehensive report to Congress, radical changes in the public school system for this community. There is a general belief that the changes are likely to be substantially as well as more than the result of the city's administrators' decision for the reason that the people are sick and tired of the perpetual racket that has been occasioned by the clashes in the schools of both races, and especially is the din distasteful to the people. For the purposes of this is the colored schools the other than the storm centre. The people, the event, the people, and it must be had, even if the price is found to be a little steep. Little can be lost in the long run, for almost any kind of a change is considered better than the change that has become a stench. The most important is the change of the life of the righteousness and of a good progress. Fair and a restoration of the merit system is wanted, and it has been acknowledged that only through change of system and a change of the millions could this be secured. If the commissioners have their way, the district has a chance to get what it wants. The report of the commissioners, among many other things, urges that the commissioners be dissolved and that a new board of five members be named by the commissioners, with the assistance of Edwin E. McCormick, who prescribes. All appointments, promotions, dismissals, are to be made by the commissioners, and the commissioners are to be appointed by the Office of Superintendent of Schools is to be abolished and a Director of Education is to be appointed after the scolastic course with a salary of $6,000 per annum. Two assistant superintendents are provided for a salary of $1,500 per annum of $1,000. One of these, of course, will be colored. Who? Nobody can guess, but the present incumbent." The effect of a reduced board on its colored membership remains to be seen. In the present case the main point is our deal. If the colored people lose anything in the way of representation, they have only themselves to blame. It is believed that the commissioners give our people fair compensation along the way. Editor Manning: "In our Midst." Mr. A. E. Manning, editor of the Indianapolis World, and advance courier of the National Democratic Committee, reached town last Saturday on the 28th of the first day of the meeting of the committee that is fixing the time and place of the next national convention of the Jeffersonian party. Mr. Manning usually the custodian of the city, and the president of the state, who was the eighty-one of the eighty that wins the convention. Mr. Manning's host of friends, chief among them Bishop Alexander Walters, are extremely anxious to have his "land" a position under the commission, and to be more active with the public service and unflagging loyalty, and they still have strong hopes that a suitable berth will be found for him. It is said that he might be best at the time of the election of the President of Deeds, if to accept the term of the term. This desirable plum is still unplucked and the $4,000 salary is lapsing. It is an open secret that Mr. Manning could have had the Liberian Mission, but during the election of the president of the state, he was recommended that led to the selection of lawyer James L. Curtis, of New York. Indiana will be an important state in next year's presidential battle and will be a key factor in the election of the state. He was also promoted voters of Housierdom, which was a broad grim-of delight if their favorite son, "Alex." Manning, should be handed a goodly slice of federal pick. Mr. Manning recently attended the funeral of Dr. Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Institute, and his description of the scenes there is graphic and pathetic. He was the first colored man in Indiana to bring a red color to the state. He was deeply moved by the death of his revered chieftain. Eminent Ruthless in Litigation Eminent Pythians in Litigation. Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green, of New Orleans, La., Chancellor Joseph L. Jones, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Supreme Attorney S. A. T. Watkins and Major R. R. Jackson, of Chicago, Supreme Keeper of Record and Seals E. E. Underwood, of Frankfort, Ky., and others representing the Supreme Lodge, N. A., S. A., E. A., A. and A., are here this week in connection with litigation in the United States Court touching the contempt proceedings growing out of the controversy of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias with Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr., and his colleagues of the Grand Lodge of the State of Virginia. The best legal talent in the country is involved in the case and there seems to be a "battle of the great legal teams." Notwithstanding the seriousness of their role, the friends of the litigants have been making it pleasant for them and the capital fraternity leaders among distinguished fraternity leaders among. Grand Soirée by the Famous "Soup Boy Club." The third annual sorlie of the fam- anion "S皂 Box Club," given last Frid- day evening at Old Fellowes Hall, was the "swelest" social affair marking the pre-holiday season. The attend- ance was large and representative of the best the capital affords in beauty, fashion, intellect and culture. The laureates of the modestest's art and the gentlemen in evening garb, completed a picture that was good to look upon, and the badges across their possums that were decidedly unique and *attractive. The latest Charles Hamilton's orchestra and all of the "big numbers" were enthusiastically encored. Many out-of-town men from New York City, Baltimore and Richmond, were present and added to the occasion. Prof. Furkain of Baltimore, structurer in the technique of the modern dance, demonstrated a group of the club, "whose annual receptions are always notable events in society, is made president; George L. Walton, vice-president; Talbert E. Dowling, secretary; Albert H. Adams, financial secretary; Albert W. Ferguson, sergeant-at-arms; nand A. Bradley, sergeant-at-arms; P. W. Thomas, Fugene B. Letcher, Frank A. Younger, J. Gartfield Harris, Charles M. Francis and Stephen O. Plummer. 1. S. S. Maxwell Buys Out Business of Lteuf. Plankback. Mr. U. S. M. Maxwell, one of Washington's most enterprising and far-ranging businessmen has has a poised position and poised position at 1819 14th street, which has been operated for a number of years with signal success which stands is a popular one which the young men of "The Smart Set", and is a familiar debating ground for the leaders in law, religion and educational problems. Here all the "national issues" are settled overnight and adjustments by the leaders are made purely perfunctory—as far as this intellectual "Lime Kiln Club" is concerned. Mr. Maxwell has a large personal following throughout the District, and already it is being demonstrated that his business will make and make his neventure as profitable under his management as it has been under the Pinchback regime. He will be charged with a charitable prise and his biopic appointed torsional establishment on S street, about a block away. He will be assisted at the 14th street, where he will be with the business for a number of years and his S street affairs will be trained and his biopic trained "understudy". Mr. Maxwell has other investments that bring excellent returns and is showing himself to be one of the really "solid" men of the "Kindergarten Night" at Bethel Liter-ERY Kindergarten work and training were discussed at the meeting of the Bethel Literary and Historical Association at Metropolitan A. M. E. church Tuesday evening. Miss Marie A. D. Madre, the only woman ever elected president of the society and now serving her fifth term, presided in her usual graceful and affable manner. The program, which was supplied by the Kindergarten Parents-Teachers' Association of the District of Columbia, led by Miss Charlotte E. Hunter, principal of the kindergarten department at the Miner Normal School, embraced addresses on topics germane to the work by Miss Helen Gordon, principal of the kindergarten department of the Wilson Normal School; Miss Winchester, of the United States Bureau of Education; Miss Martha McLear, of the Teachers' College, Howard University, and Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook, of the Board of Education. Miss M. M. M. was contributed by Miss Charlotte M. Wallace of the public schools and by the chair of the 19th Street Baptist church under the alreation of Prof. Roy W. Tibbs, of Howard University. Miss Madre, Rev. C. Harold Steptau, Rev. George Sewall, Willis M. Menard and Rev. E. W. Williams took part in the interesting discussion that followed the addresses. Some of the attractions offered by the new institute for the new week includes: "Hawaii at the Nersey University December 21, "Y. W. C. A. Night," January 4; Mrs. Ida Gibbs-Hunt address on campus; "Vice President of Voice Abroad," January 18; "Business Night," January 25; Address by Prof. Joseph L. Moore, Judge George, Baltimore; February 8. Mrs. Hunt, mentioned above, is the accompanist for the State Consult at St. Elenne, France, and formerly stationed at Tamatave, Madagascar. She is the daughter of Judge M吠lin W. Gibbs of Arkansas. Underlined for an appearance in February 2014, the prima donna and apostle of musical devotion and race, Mme. E. Azalia Hackley, principale of the Normal Vocal Institute, Chicago. Dr. W. Bruce Evans Granted His Long- Soucht, "Day in, Coupr." As this letter is being mailed to the court, it is important to note that W. Bruce Evans against the Board of Education is being heard before Justice J. Murray, the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, result must be made the subject of a later communication. The first blood" in the preliminary battle a few days ago, when the Board of Education attempted to delay the hearing, delayed the hearing twice by continuances." Justice Stafford cut across the court, and the court forth by the counsel, for the Board, denied the plea for a demurrier and insisted that the plea be made out in open court. After much shuffling, an agreement was reached by which both parties would be ready for the hearing, and on the following Monday, December 6. The particulars of this interesting struggle for justice on the part of Dr INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1915. WE'LL NEED A COUPLE OF REAL DOGS WHEN THE WAR IS OVER. BOYS, LET'S GO OVER AND STICK UP THE OLD GENTLEMAN ALL THE REAL MONEY IN THE WORLD EUROPE Ireland in Columbus Dispatch. Evans are well known to the nation. Without trial, as prescribed by law, Evans was convicted in the principal of Armstrong Manual Training School and as assistant director of night schools for the District. The District was also a resistant assistant Superintendent Roscoe Conkling Bruce, without warning, although he was often warm and friendly of long-term friends of long-term residents, shocked down the health of Dr. Evans and until recently, the life of the deposed educator, who was a chronic illiterate, had the entire sympathy of the public and the repeated denials of some form of condemnation upon all she was condemned upon all she was. The administration of Mr. Bruce has suffered greatly in the popular esteem by the friend and co-worker In his petition to the court, to which Dr. Evans repaired as a last resort, he requested the mandate of the court to counsel to the court of Education to reinstate him to his former position as principal of the armstrong Marina School and School Counseling facts connected with his dismissal without a hearing and without the assistance of the Board of Education, the contends that his removal was the result of a conspiracy on the part of certain members of the Board of Education is upon this issue that the trial set for today is being fought out. Widespread interest is being generated in the effect will have upon the affairs of the colored schools, in which chaos has existed continuously in recent years. A return to his school and the recovery of his salary for two services during the post, amounting to about $11,000, defeat for the opponents of Dr. Evans spells the beginning of the end of the disastrous Bruce dynasty in the local The "Race Question" in Matrimonial "Mix-up." Attorneys William L. Hawkins and A. W. Gray, cooled, are the representatives of Mrs. Anne Linney, who has endured a long fight against her husband for separate maintenance. Mrs. Linney, who before her marriage to the defendant, Thomas L. W. Linney, has endured allegations that she was led into believing the said Linney was a Caucasian until shortly before the birth of their child. The wife alleges further covered that her husband was a "Negro and that she had been deceived as to his race." The wife alleges farther covered that her husband's race has been ostracized by her relatives and former friends. The petition sets forth that the Linney was born in Philadelphia. The wife asks a reasonable amount of allomry that she may maintain herself and her children from the immigrant McCoy, of the District Supreme Court has cited the case for an early hearing. Miss Minnie Brown in Recital at John Woodley, Church Miss Minnie Brown, the accomplished vocalist, backed by a splendid reputation as a singer through her long career. She was the St. Mary's M. E. church, New York City, and distinct triumphs as a prima donna with leading roles in her recital at John Wesley A.M. E. Zion church Friday evening and was warmly greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience. They enjoyed her treat. Miss Brown was in excellent voice and her mellow high notes completely filled the room, and all of her varied selections gave evidence of close study and there is marked improvement in her singing. All of her varied selections compared with her earlier efforts in this community, which she honors by calling it her sometimes liked, both for her pronounced talents and charming personality. The range of selections was wide, and none of the Miss Brown. The one regret expressed is that she did not render at least a single performance at the risk of lowering the tone of the classic recital. In the rendition of "My Hero" from "The Chocolate Soldier," she did not render at least a regiment of admirers in this city, and they never fire of these tense airs, tinctured with the sentiment she puts into play. Miss Brown opened with Tschalkowsky's "Jeanne D'Arcy" (Farewell Yeah) and showed dramatic force, as well as dis criminating vocal modulation, and handled the difficult passages with a practiced eye. Her patte physical makeup. Her volume is remarkable and her voice possesses a richness that is not easily appreciated. Her notes at will and portray sentiment with a finesse that brings out the true soul of the composer. Her degree and does not slight the most insignificant detail in her work. She knows her ought to attempt nothing beyond her powers, and yet never falls to satisfy her most fastidious. Her commands, she seems not to find it necessary to use many of the trills and vocal gymnastics she uses to display purposes—although this is not to their discredit. It is a difference in not only the tone, but also the aspects of her music as in the vocal interpretation, and sings her song for what the song is meant to play, neglecting the by-plays that please. The repertoire included "Senenta" (The New York Die Gad), "DHareldot" (Still Wie Die Gad), (Bohm); "Because" (DHareldot); "Vision" (S. Coleridge-Taylor); "Tide" (Dhareldot); being rendered with artistic finish rather than with theatrical flourish. She was generously applauded throughout. She sang to Presidents of the United States, the Supreme Court, Congress and the diplomatic corps, in the twenty-three years it has been in existence, fairly elitely among the public. Under the gracefully-wielded baton of Director J. Henry Lewis, the time for sang such favorites as the "Rain Song" by Will Marion Cook "Break, Break, Break" (Meyer); "Comet" (Parkes); "Time for Dawn" (Parkes); interpolating their unnoused "Bargain Song," which invariably makes a hit with the ladies. As she won laurels on many occasions as an elocationist, fairly outshone herself in well-chosen dramatic offerings, and as a Grandmother's Story and "A Grandmother's Story." Mme Williams is essentially natural and loses herself in the character she aspires to in the closest attention of her hearers. The rectal was under the auspices of the Amphion Glee Club, for the benefit of the audience, the neat sum from the affair. Mr. William H. J. Beckett, the genial executive secretary of the association, in a brief audience for its liberal patronage. The "Charlotte Forten Grimke High School." This is the name that the Board of Education has decided the new building, to take the building to the tall bear. The selection is made to honor the memory of Mrs. Charlotte Forten Grimke, a former member of the Board of Education, and the graduate of the grammar and a factor in the civile and social uplift of the race in the earlier days of our development. The new location on First street between N and O streets northwest. It will cost more than a half million dollars, and will be located in the heart of the Old M Street High School may be converted into a vocational center, if the recommendation of Prof. Arthur C. Clewman the head of the School is carried into effect. TOWN TOPICS IN TABLOID. Howard University's football team, which had such a hard rub at Hampton Institute on Thanksgiving day, is to be strengthened. The team will give the revised team greater encouragement than the existing team claims to have received. Congress is "on our hands." Bishop Alexander Walters, the race's most commanding politician and Mobilist, visited the city this week, witnessing the opening scenes of the 64th Congress and attending the session of the Congress, which met here to set the time and place for the next national convention. . . . The local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. observed the birthday of the Metropolitan A. M. E. church at the Metropolitan A. M. E. church. The address of the evening was delivered by Mr. Charles Edwyn, the Metropolitan A. M. E. Grimke presided. National Equal Rights Convention to be Held in Philadelphia Dec. 13 and 14, with National Observance of 50th Anniversary of 13th Amendment Dec. 15—Colored Americans Invited to be Delegates. Help in this celebration. Will you refer to it in meetings of organizations? Attend a conference. Yours for freedom of the race. B. GUNNER, President. YOUNG JOURNALIST DISCUSSES DIGNITY OF THE PRESS. Mrs. L. B. Fouse to Speak at Mass Meeting in Chicago. By Hardin Tolbert. — Mr. Fred A. Payne discussed the "Dignity of the Press" as follows: I feel it is not out of place that a thought should be expressed for the sake of the press. I have nothing whatever to say in favor of his against either side of any present controversy, and am not writing to attract any of the public's attention to myself. What I have to say will not require an answer but will answer it to the public. I have no idea why it is so. In the printers' ink for fifteen years and has served in every capacity from "devil boy" up to editor, he must have had sufficient experience of the public. He is not an journalist, nor is he a journalist of his own, and has to do so change the color of his article as to resort to the use of obscene language in its present form. He is not a writer of his against either side of any present controversy, in the eyes of the better class of journalists he ceases to be a successful newspaper man, and by the time of his publication he is not a journalist. He is not asked upon us as a writer of any great degree of ability. I am saying this for no selfish motive, but am voluntarily dropping it in as a help in defense of the public. L. B. Fouse, former president of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, National Director of the Gaileada and Metoka Association of Chicago, has been the convention of the World's Workers, a Christian denomination undernominal American national denomination. Mrs. Fouse is a forceful speaker; she spoke at the Chicago National Meeting of the American Church. Miss Virginia Silvey, the daughter of Rev. W. T. Silvey, at Frankfort, deceased, was buried Wednesday. Read The Freeman for all news all of the time. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. ANNUAL LITERARY CONTEST DEC. 19 Successor to Hon. S. W. Green is Being D.scussed Here and in all Sections of the United States COL. JOHN MARSHALL HEAD OF APPOMATTOX M. T. Bailey Entertains Officers of the City Federation - Bert Williams, the Celebrated Comedian, Appearing at the Illinois Theatre with the Follies - Miss Elizabeth Clark Entertains Brides to be - Secretary Jackson Making Good - Miss Lelia Stubbs Coming Christmas - City Federation Meets. (By Carey B. Lewis.) Chicago, Ill. December 9. The first of the year Apparatox Club will have a new president. It will be Col. John R. Marshall. The distinguished soldi and citizen was elected on last Saturday night at the Club rooms, running away ahead of his opponent, Hon. A. T. Watkins, who had served as the chairman of the club. He was the chairman of the club and has served nearly all offices of the club. The presidential bee had been flying around his bonnet and he decided several weeks ago to make the race. His many friends, including the president, were in the center of the race was made. He beat his opponent almost two to one. Col. Marshall is one of the most widely known men in America. He was the first colonel of the first colored regiment in the United States. He was the first of the Spanish-American war as colonel of the Eighth. For over twenty years he has been prominently identified in the military life of this community and has served as the president of the former Governor Deene and Congressman Martin B. Madden. Mrs. Marshall, his wife, is one of Chicago's most popular women. Some two years ago she had an attack of paralysis but is in splendid health again. Miss Essie Ar- The first of the first two years of enjoyed the distinction of being one of Chicago's most popular society girls. The many friends of Col. and Mrs. Marshall are elated over the election. It means another successful administration of the Apo- thety. The first of the first two years he was invited by the Kentucky News- grotesque city of New York, the city of July, on the opening day at Louisville July 27 to represent Illinois. City Federation Meets. Fifty-six clubs comprising the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, which includes Jessie Johnson is presided over by Desiree Evanson, Glencoe, Lake Forest, Waukegan, Harvey, Morgan Park, Joliet, Aurora and Milwaukee convened at Inwood, Glencoe, Lake Forest, Waukegan o'clock. The morning session was spent in hearing reports of the individual clubs as to charitable work performed by the students. In the afternoon resolutions were adopted endorsing the appointment of Mrs. Blanche Gilmer, who succeeds Mrs. Ida Wells-Barnett as adult probation officer. The committee holding memorial exercises for Booker T. Washington at St Mark's church on next Sunday afternoon. A report made for assistance to be given the various charitable homes for the race. Essay Contest at Olivet Church. Who Will Be the Next Supreme Chancellor Although it is a little early to talk Pythian matters, yet it is bubbling with interest and the question is being asked who will succeed Hon. S. W. Green for the presidency of the Senate and who of the Pythias. It is a foregone conclusion that the administration forces will be powerless to tide him on, and the successful successor is talked of as much as the probable candidate for the president of the Republican Party, and only about the matter and The Free In As an advertisin dium is unequalle any Negro News, per, going into the homes of a class of thrifty, money-spend ing Afro-Americans not reached by any other Journal. Mr. Advertiser, take the hint and try us. CE FIVE CENTS. MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. CONTEST DEC. 19 Queen is Being D.scussed Here of the United States HEAD OF APPOMATTOX City Federation--Bert Williams, the Cele- l Illinois Theatre with the Follies--Miss to be--Secretary Jackson Making Good-- City Federation Meets. likely this is the first time but it is being talked over nevertheless. Mr. Green has Virginia against him and he is fast losing out in his home State, Louisiana, and Illinois, a State that has always backed him is said to be found in the lukewarm column. Tennessee and New York are on the anxious senate for another end of the year. It seems his health is in these States. Reports are being received here that Mr. Green is losing out in nearly every section. So the question is who will be the most available man to succeed him and put the Supreme Lodge on a basis where it was when the lamented Samuel W. Starks died. Mr. Green, it seems, is still the man for which he has had eight years because the Pythians have had such a triumphant march all over the country, especially in the South and this was not due to any efforts of Mr. Green, but the active work of the State Grand Chancellors and other officers in pushing Pythianism. In some quarters the people are ever-good at making it have been announced for the place, but they are reticent about their names being made public so soon. At any rate, a hot time awaits Mr. Green at the next sitting of the Supreme Lodge. His staunch supporters see the hand writing on the wall; they see the feat coming but they are not so good. This may be, by a bigger and stronger man should be at the head of the Supreme Lodge and Green has had his day in Pythian leadership. M. T. Bailey Entertains Officers of City Federation Clubs. Mr. M. T. Ballley, one of the most widely known business men in the city of Chicago, served as the City Press Association extended an invitation to the officers of the City Federation of Colored women's Clubs, the National Federation of Women's Club, together with their special guests in church, where the City Federation was in session. As soon as the invitation was offered, every member present was upon their feet, desiring to accept the invitation for his kind offer. Several elegant speeches were made and a rising vote was cast in favor of the officers and their friends repaired to the dining hall, where sumptuous dinner was served. Mr. Ballley has now served as the city agency, of the good women of the city of Chicago. Mr. Ballley is manager of the city agency, $638 State street. He is also manager of the Ballley Press Club. Alexander A. Jackson, Ex-Secretary. Mr. Alexander A. Jackson, Executive Secretary of the Wabash Avenue Association, presides over this institution. Under his administration, the association has a membership of 1,047, whereas this time last year it had a membership of three hundred. His assistants, Mr. Charles Pierce and Mr. J. E. S. Stamps, business secretary, are giving him the chairmanship. Dr. George Hall, president of the executive committee, is greatly pleased with the approval of the system and the system of business meets the approval of the men quartered there. Young Edward Thompson, a business educator, is now one of the business education at Indianapolis, Ind., and his practical education in the Freeman office, is now one of the men with a vice and well thought of by all the men and officials. The writer returned at the meeting with the kindly reception given him by old-time friends, all expressing sympathy in the loss of his mother. Mrs. Lovey Dudley at Pompeli. Mrs. Lovie Dudley, who has been leader of the orchestra at the Monogram Hall, will attend the Café during the Drake-Walker stay at the Monogram. Mrs. Dudley is quite a musician, having written seventeen albums, and some talk of she and Miss Elvira Johson going to Louisville, but they are still entertaining the Chicago public to Bert Williams Here: Bert Williams, famous comedian, is here with the Follies at the Illinois University Show and as usual takes the house and as usual takes the house with applause nightly. Mr. Williams will be here four weeks to success. He will be here four weeks. He is stopping in the "loop district." Forms Close December 15. Forms of the Indianapolis Freeman will close for the Exposition number. He will be the author of the Freeman and who must matter the matter in preparation, writes that it will be the biggest number in the historical and educational point it will be a beauty, writes the editor. Every advertiser should get in this number, as much as possible, as parts of the United States. It will be only big Christmas issue of the year. Miss Stubbs Coming Xmas. Miss Lella Stubbs, a graduate of Provident Hospital and later a city employee, but at Dayton, Ohio, is ex-convict. Stubbs was originally from Boston, Mass, a typical society girl, but loved to be of service in social settlement work. While here she made many friends, and gladly entertain her during Yuletide. Lloyd Hall a Chemist. Mr. Lloyd Hall, of Aurora, Ill., but who has been in Chicago for some time, passed the civil service examination for chemist. A few days ago he was (Continued on Page Four) ```markdown ``` TRUSSES Fitted Over Shoulder Braces, Ankle and Leg Braces. Instrument Bags. We have installed new machinery in our Orthopedic department and are prepared to do more satisfactory and better work than ever. William H. Armstrong Co., 34 W. Ohio Street. Indianapolis, Ind. Elastic Stocking Indianapolis, IN Ka-Dee SKIN SPECIFIC TRADE MARK COMPLEXION BLEMISH PURIFIER REMOVER PRICE 25 CENTS PREPARED BY KRIEGER DRUG CO. LOUISVILLE, KY. 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Tuskegee was his boon to men—a lasting paradigm As long as mortals work with hand and knowledge is the goal. And when his summons came to quit It found him in the harness worn, tired, ready, as, His went home to rest. And Sunday he died, the premier of a race, A nation's leader, a great world-character, anAppeal to good will. Uneventful was his birth. But he'd different the end, which came a loss. And a loss. "America First"—no matter what happens. Let us have a "Booker T. Washington Day" every year. Now and then we hear of a church getting out of debt. The government—and all the rest of us—need more revenue. "Preparedness" is not a partisan question—it is an American precaution. The income tax is not a burden to any of the folks with whom we associate. Congratulations, Mr. President! May you and your prospective bride live prosperously. Listen to "Abe Martin" who thus chirps blithely: "Cheer up! The haunt nobuddy everbuddy likes." For reasons that need not be discussed at length here, we are not going to Europe on Henry Ford's "peace ship." Booker T. Washington is reaping the rich fruit of a well lived, of talents quietly exercises of constant devotion to lofty ideals. Dr. C. V. Romans' announcement is about ready for the palpitating public. He will spring a surprise on his brethren—but it will be one that all will like. Ginnittani is putting up a $100,000 colored Y. M. C. A. building. Julius Rosenwald, the great Chicago merchant philanthropist, recently gave $25,000 toward the project. Charles Banks has reopened the Bank of Mound Bayou on the institution's former a founder foundation than ever. Mr. Banks is a business man from the word go. The Danville (Ky.) Torch Light, carried so brilliantly forward for many years, now presents a new dress. This thoughtful journal is a powerful instrument for religious and racial灯 and leading. Mime. E. Azalia Hackley's new college of music at Chicago is a valuable addition to the agegroup for racial diversity. He is a valuable leader. We shall have much to say of this wonderful woman in the near future. Counsellor J. Frank Wheaton would make a "dandy" assistant district attorney for New York City. Such an appointment would please the Negro people from coast to coast. The cry of "hard times" ought to cease in view of the volume of marriages that took place about Thanksgiving day, when the black man would be married. Nobody would get married if times were really hard. Judge Robert H. Terrell, of the municipal court, Washington, D. C., has been receiving a royal welcome at the hands of the mayor of New York by that energetic son of the "Lone Star State," Rufus G. Byars. Cleveland G. Allen, New York's foremost general correspondent, is contributing some forceful letters to the contemporaneous press. He is not only a conscientious reporter, but an ad of rare power, forcefulness and strength. Better get land now, colored men and women! The close of the European war will mean the rush of home-seekers to our shores and unless the black man, Mr. Byars, is the forelock he is apt to be crowded to the wall and crushed in the melee. United States Minister James L. Curtis has a great opportunity in Liberia, to give a formal talk out in any moment because of British and German rivalry as to the commerce between Kenya and the French of Minister Curtis are confident that he will distinguish himself at the court of Monrovia. It is all settled now that Kansas City, Mo., will be the seat of the 1916 meeting of the American House of Representatives. The executive committee, in a session held at Tuskegee Institute, unanimously agreed upon the metropolis of western Missouri as the seat of the American House of Representatives. In August next as the time, everybody should be there. Since the wave of opposition to the hyphenated American has become so the American" has grown less and less fre- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. quent. Plain "American" will describe our nationality and the connection with the African fatherland and the blood of Ham in our veins. The hyphen is headed for the discard. Booker T. Washington's last message to the countryside and the students at Tuskegee Institute emphasized "Team-work." The two terms mean the same thing. His message to the students of the deceased leader to follow to the letter the wise admonition left as a legacy to the people he loved. Finally, may be appropriately written on the documents for the courts for that $88,000,000 said to belong to the producers of certain cotton in the South. The secretary of the treasury says there is no such fund in the government's strong box and that spent with the distribution of such alleged fund is money wasted. One of the very best of the poetical tributes paid to the memory of Dr. Booker T. Washington is to him the *brightest* of Charles Henry Phillips, of St. Louis, Mo., a young man for whom the "wizard" had long elicited a deep interest and whose steady advancement to the top of the poem referred to is reproduced above, to give all a chance to be inspired by his lofty sentiment and dignified rhythm. The Lexington (Ky.) Leader struck the nail on the head when it snapped into the ground and into the minds of the colored folk of the Southland the idea that they must not be medicants, but men must, must, must, physically and spiritually for their rightful places in the world's great battle, and having done so stand firm in the face of all else to them to the full measure of the fitness of things." The Mosaic Guide of Little Rock Ark, owned by J. E. Bush and the Mosaic Templars of America, is urging the college to accept the Tuskegee Institute, to succeed the lafe Dr. Washington. It gives the institution and thorough knowledge of its needs and assistance, and his balance with the powerful influences of the country that are needed to maintain Tuskegee in lofty standards for the reasons of the real man for the place. --- Correctly, a great deal of denunciation is heard in the American press-relative to the execution by the Germans of Miss Edith Cavell, an English nurse, who was accused of being certain military regulars while put-suing her foepossession in a hospital in England. These same papers, however, are woefully silent when a Negro American is lynched, without a heart in the hands of the judge of jury, many of our homes states. Sympathy should be the only effective enough to cover the need for the "own" of our own country who suffer unjustly, as well as the unfortunates of other lands. Bishop Alexander Walters is a towering figure in the political, as well as religious life of the American nation. His broad-gauged policies in church and state are being made to the energy are everly recognized as the efficacy of being more general understood. His absolute happiness and constant acclaim are the helping others are traits that will help the people in a commanding light among the leaders of his day and age. Bishop Walters has now the upon the country as a great up to the church and race. Power and promotion are the logical rewards for the labors. This remarkable man. Statistics seem to point out Editor William H. Steward, of the American Baptist, Louisville, Ky., that the church has been continuously in the journalistic arena for forty years. He was born in 1875 as associate editor of the Baptist journal, Rev. G. W. Dupree chief, the Herald was merged into the American Baptist in 1875; he was then hired by W. Carpenter and Rev. G. Dupree as associate editors. The latter has been connected with the church since his editor or associate, Dupree, uninterrupted newspaper service of forty years. A group of "soulless economists" in the A. M. E. church insist that the connection can save money. During the next quarterly by the simple process of not filling the three vacancies now on the board, the church must these. These members, unmindful of the ambitions of a host of the clergy, claim that the present staff will work the church needs during the coming four years. No doubt some of these so-called staff, to adequately and persuasively, by the patronage pushers who are committed to the theory that economy in the matter of salaries The National Negro Business League is fortunate in having at the helm such seasoned veterans as Aaron Davis, executive committee Charles Banks, first vice-president, and Emmett J Scott, who are now the ranking officers of the league. He is also the right hand of Dr. Washington and are thoroughly in touch with the constructive policies that the league has enacted. He is the most potent agencies extant for the practical upbuilding of the Negro people, the old men carry on the race, the old men and it is believed they will maintain, in every way, the high standard set by the league's illustrious founder. The sympathy of the united press of the race goes on the race goes on. Defender and the Indianapolis Freeman, because of the recent loss of his mother, who died a short time before the race, was a splendid woman, possessing natural ability of the highest order and spirit of helpfulness that earned her out the community in which she lived and served. She gave to the world a son who has prostrated himself and who has made lasting impression upon the profession that gladly claims him as its own, Lewis, as a journalist and literateur, sits in the "seats of the mighty." If political lines in the Buckeye state continue to tighten, the time may come soon when a presidential candidate will be obliged to decide who of the colored TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY. contingent he will allow himself to be supported by The Burton boosters, who now claim to have the call, do not have the right to be held to be the child. This will be the first ship bug buzzing around in his bonnet, any individual who has climbed onto the tailgate of the "band-wagon," after other wagons broke down. A band of the "band" is very old. A kind of man he is likely to put forward in the event he becomes the standard-bearer of his party. He must not permit him to be a type of strong and type that is "in bad" in his bailwick. Ohio politics "is tuff." Prof. Charles H. Moore, supervisor of Negro schools in the state of North Carolina, is revolutionizing conditions in the rural localities. New school houses are being built for colored children and are being built in the new building and enlarged, and longer terms are being arranged for, with better equipped and better paid teachers. The state board of the school was working up the program of Professor Moor and is being encouraged to bring the colored schools up to the highest possible standard of efficiency. The Colored Teachers Association has been a key member of Durham, is also in harmony with the developing process under way for the colored schools. The North Carolina friends of education, and colored, are finding Pro Moore to be the right man in the right place. There isn't the slightest reason why a married woman should not teach school, if her fitness and taste so unpleasant, or years in training herself to get the best results out of children in the school system, she could surrender her work merely because she plays the natural instinct of sex and unifies her career with the man of her choice. The situation cation tie its hand so that it denies the best talent an opportunity to secure the best talent an opportunity to secure the best talent an opportunity to restrict its area of selection to unmarried women, regardless of their equipment. Let women, married or single, be the best choice, because the one basis of selection. Each case can be decided upon its importance, but any hard and fast rule either way. An official call has been made for the regular annual convention of the organization which is to be held February 10, 11 and 12, at Nashville, Tenn. The executive committee will meet on the morning of the 10th at 8 a.m. the institution will assemble at 10 in one of Nashville's leading churches. The call will be made by the president; Joseph L. Jones, chairman of the executive committee, and Henry Boyd, corresponding secretary. It is a time when the association will come before the association and every member is expected to be present, along with the organization been efective for member journals in recent months is the standardization of advertising, and the organization has issued measures in process of incubation. The Oklahoma Association of Negro Teachers is one of the strongest organizations of its kind in the country and is exercising a powerful influence in developing the schools of the colored people, both in the cities and in the rural districts. The association is officered as follows: T. R. Denham president, Oklahoma City; W. H. Fort, first vice-president, Okmulgee; J. H. Porter, second vice-president, Boss; J. F. Ellison, third vice-president, El Reno; H. P. B. Johnson, recording secretary, Haskell; Mrs. E. L. Person, assistant secretary, Boley; Mrs. Julia A. Jackson, corresponding secretary, Tulsa; Mrs. L. Lena Sawner, treasurer, Chandler; and W. M. A. Hill, auditor, Rentiesville. The State Association is called with the National Association of Colored Teachers, which is an outgrowth of the extension work of the Tuskegee Institute. The National Baptist Publishing House has just issued from its mansion a book to become a household treasure in every family in the land. The production, is known as "The National Baptist House," and the pages embroider some of the oldest of its songs that have had such a vogue among the lovers of the native American folk music, among the choice selections are the family songs of Sweet Chariot, "Steal Away to Jesus," "Before Td Be a Slave," "The Old Camp Song," "The Old Pray," "The Songs were collected and arranged for Dr. R. H. Bovid, of the publishing house by K. D. Redell, of Nashville, known music writers and authorists on melody. Nashville, long the natural home of the jubilee song by reason identified as music with this class of music, will once again be the folk-song world through the presentation of this wonderful little book. JACKSON. TENN. Prof. A. R. Merry, Prof. G. F. Porter, Prof. W. Y. Bell, Prof. A. J. Collins, Mrs. C. R. Neely, Miss Ethel Brown, Miss Gertrude Woolfolk, Miss Emma Moore, Mrs. Callie Donald, Miss Ornington and Miss Moseley. Attending the Teachers' Congress, which was held in Memphis. They report this meeting to be one of the best in the history of the congress. Some very distinguished men appeared, among them being Prof. J. W. Hope, president of the school, college prof. F. J. Pinger, president of Le Moyne, Memphis; Prof. Kincade, superintendent of the Memphis schools; Dr. I. S. Lee, pastor of St. Peter's A. M. E. church. Memphis, and Dr. M. V. Lynch, president of the University of West Tennessee. The bazar given under the auspices of the Ladies' Guild of St. Thomas Episcopal church last week was a decided success. Miss Ann May Parkman, who has been attending the State Normal at Nashville, arrived home Friday night. She has accepted the position as teacher in the primary department at the South school. Prof. Ben Thurston, of Miles Memorial College, came up with the Miles boy to meet the Lane boys in a game of football. The Lane boys scored 6 Miles boys 0. Mrs. J. F. Lane is on the sick list See A. R. Merry, Jr., for the Freeman. Read The Freeman and be sure to get the Exposition number during the holidays. PEARL ROLLER MILLS THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF INDIANA 1816 PRIDE OF INDIANA FLOUR Wm. ROUSE & SON INDIANAPOLIS, IND Deputies Wanted Deputies Wanted $60 to $100 per month easily made in spare time *Organizing Local *emps of the United Loyal *Organizer, the big strong world side secret *dress. Large cash benefits small monthly *dress. Supreme Office U. L. 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The injunction flashed from the sixty-seventh district court at Fort Worth Texas, informing all Pythians and brave men to be on their way with that 22.5, a special command to the court. In response to the grand lodge, the lawyers of the new way or look forward towards other actions to keep on doing business in the Lone State state. Using the good looking of the nature. Every local K of P. Lodge has been busily engaged in the past week in holding their respective elections and are sending their best men to the grand lodge. The men are in the same position as the next June, where a hot time is looked for and no one will be disappointed. The wise acres of Pythianism have seen the hand writing on the wall and speculation in ripe to do stifling business. The future is for the old and still along the line to satisfy the policy holders and the attorney general's orders to increase the Pythian reserve fund have created more interest in the plain common men and women. 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If you are coming or leaving Dallas, a card or phone Haskell 7483 and have roomed rooms 3111 State Street, Dallas, Texas. D. P Powell, proprietor.-Dec. 4. DISSOLVES PYTHIAN INJUNCTION Judge Terrell Sustains Action of Negro Grand Lodge in Increasing Assessments. Special to The Freeman. FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 1.—Judge Ben M. Terrell tonight, at the Seventh District Court, dissolved a temporary injunction obtained about sixty days ago by the Negro Knights of the Negro Grand Lodge. Knights of Pythias, at Austin and sustained the action of the grand lodge in increasing assessments of insurance policyholders. A permanent injunction was sought by the local lodge to restrain grand lodge fees from the lodge. The assessment of $2.50 on each insurance policyholder to increase the revenue fund so comply with the terms of Mobile. The decision tonight is in effect a decree setting forth that the fraternal lodge has the amount of the grand lodge Negro Knights of Pythias of the state, comes within the scope of the decree made by the Attorney General of Texas when he instructed the grand lodge to increase its insurance reserve fund. A large number of Dallasites were in the court room when the judge renamed the Mr. J. A. Patton, Dr. J. C. Wade, Bob Beems, C. Williams, T. Turner, Bob Beems, C. Williams, T. Turner, last Sunday at 2917 Commerce street. Mr. P. Frazer, E. Coston, Nathan Daugherty, M. C. Daugherty, daughter are up after several days of illness to the delight of their many friends. Edil Adams, alias Forepaugh, made a flying trip to his former home in Corsicanna, and returned to his duties. Mr. B. M. Hollis, the grippman of Corsicanna, is a constant visitor here in company with other joy spreaders from Navarro county. The Navarro county is improving her home on Julett street. Mr. Dane Campbell was called to sandy the bedside of his dear mother on Rev. F. D. Holloway, of Carrollton and Kauffman, is now at his ministerial office, and ports a brighter outlook in his work. Mesdames Brotherington and Johnson, of Lewisville, were here, few miles away, and porta a brighter outlook in his work. 1725 McCoy street. Mr. B. J. Cook is laid up with an injury. After a short illness Mr. Jeff Clay, better known as Jack, of his hometown of Gore street last Thursday, he was a successful cafe owner on the street where he lives and wife and other relatives and friends mourn his demise. Brain miningitis for him. For the Future. Order Your Exposition Number. Fill in. Oscar & Stanley. Mrs. James Toland made a flying trip to Waco and return. She reports having had a most enjoyable time. Last Friday night at the Municipal Auditorium, Mine. N. Vaultt Wyman directed a musicale for the Congregational church. The various vocal and instrumental numbers were loudly applauded. The pewed, Mosses C. Worthman, F. B. Weems, Rachel Cowan, A. Holmes, E. P. Nelson, A. E. Western, C. G. Wilson, F. Prather and Messrs Jones, Crutchfield, Slovenia. All people should give more encouragement to the talent we have in our city, so charity begin more encouragement to the church work. Hundreds of little children over the city have asked us to kindly tell old friends about this Christmas. When he comes to Dallas on his visit they all say they want some cakes, nuts, candies, apples, oranges, fudge, crackerjacks, oats, cookies, pineapple dums, autos, busses, and every item in the deck that goes to make up cheer and happiness. The Freeman feels glad to write this favor for the little ones of Greater Dallas to Mr. Santa Claus. They all are to their most urgent wishes and may they all be blessed and their parents, with the little ones and be cheerful. JACKSON, TENN., NOTES. Mrs. A. C. Cain had the misfortune to cut her arm very painfully, but not seriously, with a glass jar last Monday. The annual bazaar of St. Thomas church is being held at the parish house, which is located in Memphis. A large number of the Jackson teachers are expecting to attend the West Tennessee Teachers Congress, which will be held in Memphis. The home of Mrs. Sullie Fisher was destroyed by fire Sunday night. Every article in the furniture was burned except the plaster. Mrs. K. R. Jackson entertained the public with an illustrated lecture of liberty of Liberty C. M. E. Church. Monday night. Dr. Ed Barnett had the misfortune to get his car struck by the street molluscism of the rear Dr. Barnett was not hurt. See A. R. Merry, Jr. for the Freeman. MERIDIAN. MISS. By W. T. Gillespie. Special to The Freeman. of the Scobba, Miss. who has been in the city for three years. Mrs. W. S. Gillespie, leaves today for her home. We regret to see her leave with us. Mrs. T. J. Wilson has been very sick, but is able to be out again Mr. Tom Giles arrived in the city yesterday from Birmingham, Ala., enroute to Scooba, Miss., where he will be the guest of his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. H. Giles. There was a grand rally at Union Baptist church. After hearing the reports of the twelve trustees, the total collection was $163.30. Miss Bertha Birch, of Sucarnoochee, Miss., was in the city last Saturday visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. P. Birch. Don't forget the place: The Freeman is on sale at the Howard drug store. Fifth street, 25, or call on the agent, W. T. Gillespie. 620 33rd EAGLE MILLS. ARK hurley, Powell left a Saturday night fight with Pinkie Jones, on Sunday with Miss Pinkie Jones, on The citizens of Eagle Mills compliment Eugene McNelly for handling The Freeman. Miss Arabella Williams is expected to be a regular subscriber to The Freeman. Thanksgiving of 1915 in Eagle Mills was more heartfelt than ever before seemingly. Prof. E. Scott gave a Thanksgiving dinner on the school campus for the Eagle high school. Prof. E. Freeman had a baked fish for his Thanksgiving dinner which made him slightly ill. Before January 30, 1916, there probably still had 40 subscribers to The Freeman here. Mrs. Jennie C. Easson will make a business trip to Camden, Ark. Tuesday, day. Miss Annis Rowells is dealing with many busines in Chicago. Miss Maxie Mills the treasurer, is in Eagle Mills on business. Eugene McNeely will solicit business for The Freeman in Millville. Mills given in the auditorium Saturday. Muncie Joe W. Norful and Charles McClahan. SOLDIER HOME NOTES, MARION, INDIANA. Saturday inspection is a military ceremony, and as a rule the members vie with each other for the appearance on that day. The general inspector for all the national homes, M.W. Marion, is given here that No. 1 barracks was the best in general appearance and cleanliness. Calvin Brooks and wife were visitors to the home Sunday. The boys are always glad to see Mrs. Brooks on account of her pleasing ways and good cheer given them with every visit. For the first time at the home services were held at Old Betsy A.M. Marion, Ind., in the home chapel, Preaching by Rev. R. M. H. Henderson, pastor of Bethlehem Church. This is a new occasion, a very large and appreciative audience greeted the initial services. Our Thanksgiving dinner was a huge affair with turkey and all kinds of including music by the home band. The were treated to a movie in the afternoon and night at the Home Theater. Old soldiers, keep your eyes on this column and know where your old comrades are at. MURPHYSHORO, ILL. By Hady Stoner. Mr. Harvey Owens has returned fri. Kankan where he has been visiting with his brother, Mr. Ben Bates. McKinley Crawford, of Dewey street, is on the sick list. R. and Mrs. B. Eates entertained at Sunday Mrs. Griffin of Marion, III. Mr. Frank Worthen, of Grant street, is on the sick list. He was pastor of the A. M. E. church, was called to Carbondale to attend the funeral of Mr. Caldwell Wilson. Mr. S. L. Howard, D. D. secretary of the Evangelical bureau of the A. M. E. church, Nashville, Tenn., has closed a successful revival at the A. M. church, which has done much good. Mrs. Eliza Stricklen, better known as Grandma Stricklen, passed away on April 16, 2016. The funeral was held at the Baptist church and interment at Mount Carbon cemetery. The Freeman is sold at Fifth and Bridge streets, Phrysboro, Ill. THAT FARCE, "THE BIRTH OF A NATION." By Dr. M. A. Majors. Is the great white race of America becoming a degenerate race? Is it possible that a people who boast of a monopoly of the world's civilization? Is it possible that the human population is now an perseveration of Bunker Hill, and the national constitution are dumb, and the despotism of the people has a help-up for the less-well-being against cruel, wanton slander of criminal disease of money getting? Does the exhibition of the "Birth of a Nation" for what money can be made match the high-penetration of some kind souls who insist that no one of our worthy poor shall go without a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving day? And yet, seeing an entire race held in the country, the country has to tempt to gratify a callous hardened human heart over curious, what may have happened fifty years ago? The real picture of the Birds in the world is nothing to do with the present generation of Negroes who are so well behaved as any class of our American citizens. Why may not the curtain of cupidity and cunning doings be lifted in the black pages of our American history that the evil-minded may just as zealously portray the blood curdling transactions of the�, the clerks of the other world? Why do you have a long horrors of a few thousand in-human orgies wherein every form debauchery and maruading outlawy perpetrated to the last disgusting lim- sile, especially the clerks of the world? If the pre-bourgeois men of the horrifying memory of the present civilization? It is generally conceded that no one can possibly be benefited by viewing the preachings of the gospel only value that can be placed upon them is of a commercial nature. Has justice to be brutish beasts, and men heir to treason? What is the cause of harlotry? What is the cause of drunkenness and general world-wide, waywardness? Can the preachings of the gospel grog? Is he the general disturber and manufacturer of all the deviltry and general black pictures in the rogues gallery? Are there only Negroes in the jails and penitentiaries? Are there black kickbacks, burglary throats? AreNegroes the cause of court trials only? Then would it not be human if the preachings of the races, that the preachments of a gospel of Sinai apply indiscriminately to all? Can the one who has the most in his eye point to another who has the beam I do not press any great claim for the Negro. He is surrounded with a very peculiar environment and has become to a very great extent to create of conditions and circumstances. He has only limited independently along every line of social, religious and moral development his own organizations that make a people respected and proud. No other race has had to grow amid the hindrance to the prejudice for bidding his and compelling them at the same time to be and not to do, and not do, to have, and not have to know and not know, and yet in spite of this ever present rank human injustice we average up fairly well with the rest of the world's humanity. Would it not be more in keeping with the noblest American spirit to blot out such a travesty and infamous slander of a race of helpless people, as this prison conveying nostrum, viz.: "The Birth of a New Age." Oh! who would be benefitted? The Negro is the only race benefitted. Dr. Booker T. Washington used to say, "He who would keep me down in the ditch must stay down in the ditch with me." And we may rely on a biblical truth that the Golden Rule is a ver The immediate concern of the Negro may some day become the general concern of all. The Negro has a single law has a destructive influence against all law. The careless and ruthless in injustice dearest the despised Negro. Warning, ruin in government upon all other races. Just as a carol builds an island, a moth may destroy a tree. So may a whirlwind engulf a nation that persists in sowing to the winds. WHY THE HAWAIIAN HAIR-GROWING PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS. From the very beginning The Hawaiian Hair Growing Preparations have been recognized as the best, by giving better results than by being known as the standard of purity and perfection. They embody wholesome ingredients that are Pure, wholesome, and better prepared. A purer or a better preparation is impossible. 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We will think that Mr. John Wanamaker was honest at heart and pure in his motive when he made his offer to the Negroes of Philadelphia. It will be remembered that our race had enjoyed his hospitality by way of the beautiful auditorium, and which event will be long remembered. From what we understand that distinguished gentleman is philanthropical and kindly, showing this spirit to our people as he does to his own race. We are sorry of the incident, but, of course, see it pretty much as the Negroes of Philadelphia saw it, that the church was the better place to hold a memorial service. The Birth of the Nation is with us next week at one of the leading playhouses. There is some little protest by way of street talk so far. We know nothing of the play further than what we have seen in the papers from time to time. This information naturally put us against the pictures; it created prejudice, and which, we think, is justified. However, we are not certain about them. Consequently we will see the pictures, if possible, for the purpose of giving them our understanding. We will try to discover if there is an undermining motive running through the production. The review will be given in the Exposition Number of this publication. THE PRESIDENT'E MESSAGE President Wilson's message was well in keeping with what thoughtful men thought it would be. The policies of the government, due to the present European struggle, was what might be called the motif, and which ran all through the themes. And this is nearly literally true, the message being fairly special, dealing with the various developments of the war, and phases of preparedness in view of an emergency. Anyone who has the least conception of fine and forceful English will concede that the message was fine and masterly, and almost to a fault. It plainly reflected the man, the man who has been tossed to and fro on the billows of human passion like a ship in a turbulent sea. Those who selected Mr. Wilson for a president as a man of parts did not miss their guess. This has nothing to do with his statesmanship, for while he has done nothing that did not look presidential he has been no more or less than a child of fate anent the various crises of the last few years. That he has held the rudder with a firm and determined grip must be set down to his credit. That he has tried to avert the repetition of the old world's carriage on a new scene must also be set down to his credit; but through it all he was practically carried along by the currents, the tide or the winds. He has had no change to display statesmanship that might be called brilliant unless that which stubbornly stands for conservation and peace is set down as that. His scholarship is undoubted today, if it ever were before. His fine lines were rich and redolent with varied expressions, at times tense and crisp, ringing like a tone from Sinai, at times of fine poetical frenzy with that "Ah me; we ise" coloring, giving a picture of a modern Job. Then again he comes into his own as a Richard III, when he would crush out the incipient rebellion as he would crush a snake, placing his country freed of domestic strife in the honor place on the roil of the nations. President Wilson is right when he says that, "I am sorry to say that the gravest threats against our national peace and safety have been uttered within our own borders." It is true and a pity 'tis true. But we may well admit that the matter was not altogether one sided. Our country is pre-ally, but less so than formally. Many of us while hoping for the best for Belgium, Poland, Serbia and those lost portions of France cannot get away from the fact that we have been partisans. We hoped with the enemies of Germany, and when the trial came to our own short' we still hoped with her enemies, and showed not very much disposition to be fair. This in part has had something to do with the activity of German sympathizers on this side. The manifest unfairness was so evident that square minded men with all of their pro-ally inclinations swung the other way, not particularly for Germany, but for a square deal. These facts, of course, do not change the situation, nor does it relieve those of offensiveness who have plotted at the destruction of our government. We, the Negroes, know the weight of the heavy hand of bias. And because we know it we should not stand aside, mute as oysters, as a matter of policy. Our policy is to be eminently fair since it gets us nothing by being biased. Nor do we advocate reprisal, or revenge; but justice, that thing we are all mannequin and human consideration. We are saying that the president is right when he speaks so feelingly to the situation which is so fraught with danger for the republic. He is justified in exhausting his resources in the effort to restore the situation as it was before the war. His speech, if vehement, is no more the sign of displeasure at the disturbing happenings than the great majority feels, if not all of us. Thoughtful citizens are sorry as he is that he found it necessary to take even a few of the citizens so seriously to task. The part of a speech which came nearly being sensational was as follows: I am sorry to say that the gravest threats against our national peace and safety have been uttered within our own borders. There are citizens of the United States, I blush to admit, born under other flags but welcomed under our generous naturalization laws to the full freedom and opportunity of America, who have poured the poison of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life, who have sought to bring the authority and good name of our government into contempt, to destroy our industries wherever they thought it effective for their vindictive purposes to strike at them, and to debase our politics to the uses of foreign intrigue. Their number is not great as compared with the whole number of those sturdy hosts by which our nation has been enriched in recent generations out of virile stocks; but it is great enough to have brought deep disgrace upon us and to have made it necessary that we should promptly make use of processes of law by which we may be purged of their corrupt distempers. America never witnessed anything like this before. I never dreamed it possible that men sworn into its citizenship, men drawn out of great free stocks such as supplied some of the best and strongest elements of that little, but how heroic, nation that in a high day of old staked its very life to free itself from every entanglement that had darkened the fortunes of the older nations and set up a new standard here—that men of such origins and such free choices of allegiance would ever turn in malign reaction against the government and people who had welcomed and nurtured them and seek to make this proud country once more a hotbed of European passion. A little while ago such a thing would have seemed incredible. Because it was incredible we made no preparation for it. We would have been almost ashamed to prepare for it, as if we were suspicious of ourselves, our own comrades and neighbors! But the ugly and incredible thing has actually come about and we are without adequate federal laws to deal with it. I urge you to enact such laws at the earliest possible moment and feel that in doing so I am urging you to do nothing less than save the honor and self-respect of the nation. Such creatures of passion, disloyalty, and anarchy must be crushed out. They are not many, but they are infinitely malignant, and the hand of our power should close over them at once. They have formed plots to destroy property, they have entered into conspiracies against the neutrality of the government, they have sought to pry into every confidential transaction of the government in order to serve interests alien to our own. It is possible to deal with these things very effectually. I need not suggest the terms in which they may be dealt with. I wish that it could be said that only a few men, misled by mistaken sentiments of allegiance to the governments under which they were born, had been guilty of disturbing the self-possession and misrepresenting the temper and principles of the country during these days of terrible war, when it would seem that every man who was truly an American would instinctively make it his duty and his pride to keep the scales of judgment even and prove himself a partisan of no nation in the world. But when he is some men among us, and many resident abroad who, though born and bred in the United States and calling themselves Americans, have so forgotten themselves and their honor as citizens to put their passionate sympathy with one or the other side in the great European conflict above their regard for the peace and dignity of the United States. They also preach and practice disloyalty. No laws, I suppose, can reach corruptions of the mind and heart; but I should not speak of others without also speaking of these and expressing the even deeper humiliation and scorn which every selfpossessed and thoughtfully patriotic American must feel when he thinks of them and of the discredit they are daily bringing upon THE EXPOSITION NUMBER The Exposition Number of The Freeman will stand for the highest expression of Negro achievement up until this present day. It will be, in a manner, a registry of our progress within the fifty years. Books and publications are no less than monuments in the memory of things that were. The Freeman was not called on to play historian to the race, but clearly it was up to some of us to conform to the customs of civilization. We must do this or, perforce, quit its ways. We are about to submit to the public the survey of our fields from where we have culled those products which stand as representative of our race. We could have gotten together a greater representation, but not a better one; it could have been greater in quantity, but not in quality. We will present practically the leading individuals of every considerable concern conducted by us. We will present the leaders in all of the professions. Our products have not kept pace with our ambition, pride and general understanding. Consequently our race has been chary about what it had to exhibit. As it concerns the many things exhibited by white people at their expositions they are no less the products of Negroes. They are employed about shops and factories, contributing in a way to the successful exhibition. These, however, do not appear in our own right, and because of the peculiar citizenship we get no credit. The fifty years of freedom celebration events for this year were looked forward to with great expectation by many. Others were careless and callous, not being touched by the great call of the forward march. The expositions were in the right direction, regardless of how much good they did. The effort counts very often as much as results. We do not willingly set ourselves aside in order to create such an opportunity; we find ourselves set aside, and in the language of our late grandmother, we sit down down the buckets where we are. We do not contend for the attitude, THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER since it is hindering in the sense of all-Americanism. The condition is without our seeking. Those among us who fight hardest against racial lines must admit that they are hemmed in here, there and everywhere. If we are true in giving expression to our convictions, we will confess that the present Negro status is through the efforts of Negroes, and that the future will not be different. We do not mean to be careless of that ceaseless vigil kept by white people, many of whom stood behind our movements, and are yet standing taking notes of those who faint in the struggle, reinforcing their effort and succoring all along the line. See this great paper, the epic of the fifty years of Negro freedom. ORLANDO NEWS ITEMS. Memorial Service at Mt. Olive A. M E. Church to the Great Leader— Social and Personal Mention —Some Marriages. By Marcellus Henderson. ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 8, 1915-Orlando, Fla., is as patriotic when it comes to duty as any city or town or city-state. He was a part of his race, for thirty years or more had gone to the great beyond for a career in the Army, and to lando, through the leadership of Rev Dr. D. A. Perrin, of the A. M. E. church, and Mr. J. A. Colyer, presi- dence League, prepared a program which was rendered at 3 clock last Sunday at the A. M. E. church in commemoration of the age of Dr. Booker T. Washington. Singing and prayer and the introduction of the master of ceremonies Helen J. A. Colyer, Mr. Colyer made a new appropriate remarks and then introduced the next number, a quartet by E. J. Colyer and Miss Cromartie, Mr. P. W. Spears, the next on the program, read his speech, which proved to be the most listened to in Mt. Olive church. We wish for the time and space to let the readers of The Freeman know more about the speech of his young man, Mr. L. S. Hankins, who appropriate and highly appreciated duet. Mr. L. S. Hankins rendered a poem by the year of the deceased. Mr. L. S. Hankins principal of Johnson academy, surprised and mystified the great gatherer of the man who had done more to help the black man in this country than any other of his day. Dr. J. H. Thompson, the praise and some tears when he sang "Beyond the Gates of Paradise." The doctor can be classed among the best in this state, if not, in the country. Dr. T. R. Hunt, an old friend of the writer, is in the city and has been experienced physician and at the present he is manager of the colored hospital at Ocala. Dr. Hunt is looking for a treatment and want a nice place to stay. And while he is out and is meeting people that demand his attention, he is in the hospital that Dr. Hunt is manager of keeps the best surgeons and physicians in the hospital. Williams, owner of the Silas Green show, was in the city last Sunday and attended the memorial Memorial Museum of Booker T. Washington, Prof. Williams attended the funeral of Dr. Washington, coming from there to his Florida home. A painful accident was met with by Mr. Walter Robinson, a young man, whose marriage to an Augusta, Ga., woman fell in a wagon on which Mr. Robinson went out with a crowd of orange pickers to see them pick oranges and fell from a wagon on which Mr. Robinson fell across his thigh and the bone was broken. Under the treatment of Dr. Callahan, Mr. Robinson is doing a thing as well as could be expected. MRS. S. S. L. BEATTY OPENS UP A FIRST-STORY NEWS UNI GENERAL CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—Special: Mr. S. L. Beatty, a well known and highly revered up a first-class cafe and confectionery known as the "Palace of Sweets" at a local fair, all kinds of soft drinks, candies, cigars and short order lunch. Private parties arranged for by request. The crowd is well suited to soda fountain of the latest style. I trust that the colored people will show their colors and appreciate theirprise, because it has been long needed. Miss Sade Green, who was operated by the company, dicitis, has been removed to her home. The men who are lifting the world over are not who encourage, more than criticize. Misses Eulalia Osby and Halena W. Wheeler, both of W. Thornhill at her residence, 601 S Wright street Thanksgiving. Misses Sheena Sheen and Ivandale Rogan of Decatur, visited Miss Alice Moore at 1310 Beslin street, Mr. Sam Fielding, of Chicago, visited Mr. and Mrs. William Brewer and fam. Mrs. Brewer, 202 W. Main street, Urbana recently. Mr. Aaron A. Guyler died at 9:50 p.m. Sunday after an illness from tracheitis. East Eureka street. Mr. Guyler had been at the W. L. Davis barber shop, became such as to prevent his working. The deceased was born in Carlsbad, Calif., in 1907. A year later he moved to the city in 1909. He married Miss Sadie A. Ferguson in this city on January 14, 1910. He the deceased's father who resides at 515 East Eureka street. The following surpassed his home: H. B. Caggart of 721 North Park street and M. M. Guyler of 412 East Eureka street. The deceased was a member of the Phyllis. Funeral services was held at the C. M. E. church at 2:30 Tuesday charge. The remains were taken to Carlyle on Wednesday morning for interment. Mr. Baptist Church—Rev. S. W. Battcheler preached at 1 a.m. on "The Lord Hath Done Great Things for Us." Jones and H. C.aggart assisted the pastor in administering the sacrament. Haggart of Chicago, preached at 8 p.m. on "The Reward of the Faithful." Mrs. William Shell spent a few days in Carlyle. The Square Club gave its second annual dance on the night of Sept. 23, at the Elks' auditorium. About fifty attendees attended. On Oct. 6, con.was served at 9:10 clock. Out-of- town guests were present from Decatur, Springfield, Danville and Farmville, themselves in the superlative degree. Don't forget that the Christmas issue of *Broadway* has five cents as usual. B. L. Breadlove for your next sick and accident policy. The Crittenden, a white publication at Marion Ky., had the following to say: Prince Pickens, a colored man, 85 years old, who lived in this county many years and who left here for Sunny Side, Washington state, was here, the guest of his son-in-law, Lawrence Shelly and family, this week. Since leaving here he lost his wife by death in the far northwest and afterwards moved to Champaign, Ill., is reside with his son, Sherman, where he now makes his home. Prince, while here, called on old friends who had accommodated him in the past and paid many small debts, which his creditors had forgotten. One was to W. B. Yandell and amounted to over $50.00, one to H. H. Hayes, administrator for Emeline Turk, one to R. F. Hayne and to J. W. Goodlo; one to S. M. Jenkins. He has proven himself a man of honor above the average colored or white. We wish there were more like him. Try the Freeman once and it will always invite your attention. The editorial department, sporting news and interesting educational and elevating news will interest you. Mr Z L. Brewleid will serve you. Just let him know. MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, NEWS By Robert King. The Baptist Missionary convention will be held at the Second Baptist Convention in Cincinnati. Gates are expected to attend from the following towns: Cincinnati, Hamilton Lebanon, Ann Arbor, Oxford. All the gates are of the Missionary are expecting a large attendance. GROESBECK, TEXAS. Sunday was another beautiful day. Rev. Biggams, pastor of the A. M. E. Church and Sunday night. He preached his farewell sermon and now he is preparing to go to the army from Mexico, Texas was here Sunday. He preached two remarkable sermons at the Primary Church in Mexico. Rev. Clemons was here Sunday, visiting his old friends. The elder teacher was made colleague for the Edgarkerham College at Corsicanna which they are preparing to build. He made a mistake in his last week's write-up. It was Miss Robrida Blacker that subscribed for the Benjamin instead of Miss Commil Blacker. Prof. James Garrett and wife say, Mr. Doffus Williams and wife were out. The Freeman every Sunday morning. Mr. Doffus Williams and wife were out. Mr. M Busby's Colored Minstrel show will be here Monday, Dec. 13th. Little Willie May Brown is interested in the Freeman. Willie May says that she wants her mother to keep on taking the Freeman. Mrs. Emma Burnett has bought another house and lot and has gone to keeping an eye on Mr. Tucker is looking for himself another wife. He is sound and able-bodied. He has a good house already furnished. Write him at Groesbeck, Texas. You want to get a good suit of clothes or a pair of pants, or overcoat call on James A. Jones. He carries a backpack. Now don't forget what the reporter said the other week in the paper. Do not ask what the reporter is piece of a small sum and if the reporter should credit you do not wait until he asks you for his pay. He will report the reporter. He will report them every week. My readers are increasing ever week. If I do not collect the editor's money and send it to him he will stop my papers. If you do not pay me I can buy your paper so please pay as you go. HUMBOLDT, TENN. Notes by Eddie McCleary. The Humbledlt city school is in a flourishing condition. Very soon a new building will be rendered by the second, third fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The school will be represented by the Rodger Williams, visited the school Monday and gave the pupils of the high school department a look along the high school character building. Miss E. S. Watson spent the week- Miss E. S. Watson spent the week teaching at the Dye school is teaching the Dye school Freeman JACKSON, MISS. NEGROES HELD MEMORIUM TO B.T. WASHINGTON At the Central Methodist Episcopal church in Jackson, Miss., Mississippi most noted and fashionable Negro church, the Negroes of that city held memorial service in honor of Dr. Booker T. Washington. The audience was almost unprecedented in size and did credit to the great church which is now being pas- tored by the brilliant Diouert and talented Rev. E. O. Woodwork. Perry W. Howard, president of the Jackson's leading President of the National Negro Bar Association, presided and the following program was ren- dered: Dr. Washington's Early Life. D. W. Turner, M. D.; Dr. Washington as a Churchman, Pro. E. L. Gordon; Dr. Washington as an Educator, Prof. W. H. Lanier; Dr. Washington as a Leader, Mr. D. Cox; Dr. Washington in Domestic Life, Prof. T. A. Dickson; Dr. Washington as an Author, President Z. H. Robert; Dr. Washington as an Pro. N. H. McGhee; Dr. Washington as an Organizer, E. W. Moore. Annual Literary Contest Dec. 19 Concluded from Page One. notified to report and now he is the first and only candidate Chicago has had. It is another evidence that if you have it under the hat and can pass the civil service board, a good job Miss Katherine Kent to Leave Soon. Miss Katharine Kent, Birmingham, Ala. who has been in Chicago since the fiftieth anniversary exposition of the race at the Coliseum, and who has been the guest of an Amelet Trout- Crest 238 Prairie, and Madame Mayme Clinkscale, the milliner, 3641 South State street, will return to her home the last of the week. She has had a delightful time in the "Windy City and spent three weeks at New York City. The event is in disposition and very stylish, Miss Kent has been royally entertained by the best in Chicago, especially by Madame Clinkscale, who became very fond of the Southern beauty. The many friends of Miss Kent were loathe to see her leave. Miss Elizabeth Clark Entertains. Miss Elizabeth Clark, 3812 Wabash avenue, entertained last Saturday afternoon for Miss Margaret Morgan, who is to be a bride soon. Miss Wabash in the Willow Park, the most甚之一 are to be married soon, were also guests at the dinner. Covers were laid for Miss Essie Arnold. Miss Emma Shaw, Miss Vivian Harsh and Mrs. Lucy Jackson. The dinner was served in course. Green and white were the the same. Cupids were given as favorites. Grace Sunday Club. Miss Bertha Moseley, a graduate of the Englewood high school and the Chicago University, now serves as the director of the school of this city, has started a Sunday Club at the Grace Presbyterian church. The program for this coming Sunday is as follows: T Theo. Telo Sunday solo; T Theo. Telo juguio solo; Mr. Maynard Jackson, vocal solo; address, Mr. A. L. Jackson; Mr. Haywood, violin solo; Mr. Maynard, vocal solo; address, Mr. A. L. Jackson; Mr. Haywood, violin solo; selection Grace orchestra. The public is invited to hear this program. Theo. Pankey En Route North. Mr. Moseley Embry, the "matinee idol" has taken the Williams and Walker Company, is now in vaudeville and is off this week for an extended trip East. He will be given a warm reception by the Williams and Walker company. YOUNGSTOWN. O. NASHVILLE, TENN The local K. of P.'s banqueted their friends at the Pythian Temple on last Friday evening. The location of the State Board of Health, addressed the Y. M. C. A. on last Sunday evening. His subject was "Diseases Prevalent Among Colored People and Precautions or Preventatives." Complimentary to M. Lillian Allen Darden, of Petersburg, the board was on Saturday from 5 to 8. The occasion was a delightful one. Mr. Roland Hayes, of Boston, renamed two selections, accumulated 100 votes. Mr. Marshall presented a reading. Miss Hazel Thompson rendered an instrumental solo. Like Lady Macbeth, she sang with vocal solo. Mrs. Darden also rendered a vocal selection. Mrs. Marshall Cheatham had two selection Dunbar. The Porters Elder M. Stewart, president, gave a delightful social at their hall on Wednesday evening the purpose of putting coal into the home with windows. The affair was a big success. Lawyer K. L. Mayfield was called to Gargoyle Creek for consultation in legal matters. Prof. J. H. Rucks, manager of the Bismarck baseball team, has taken over the Palms Creamery. Fifth avenue and Cedar street. He will be glad to see Mr. Childress McCutchon, the sophrisist dispenser at Marshall, serves wear off. Jack Carter, the young violinist, played several evenings this week at the Palms cremery. He is a young man of exceptionally rare musical abil- The Eureka Dancing class under Prof. Doc Liner, is the place where the younger set goes. His new dances are called Miss Agnes Ray, cashier at Marshall, Miss Willie Ray, cashier at Pleasured cremery, a spent a few days in "Ole Ky., last week. Prof. Doc the pellet, Jr., foreman of the composing room of the National Baptist Publishing Board, entertained at a smoker on last Saturday evening. Prof. Louis K. Thomas, secretary and head of the groo magazine Company, is the recipient of many congratulations for the November issue of his magazine, "while they last" can The Freeman "while they last" can be had at the Acme Company, 418 Cedar street. The Sylvester Harrison, better known as "Slim," formerly of the Rex Comedy Company, will return into the circuit about January 1. Sends regards to those and others of the profession, stopping over at 511 Peabody street, Nashville, Tenn. CREAM CITY NEWS. MILWAUKEE, Wis.—(Special)—The congregation of the St. Mark's A. M. School, which has interesting lectures that was ever held there for some moons, by Maj. J. R. Lynch, ex-Congressman and retired professor, Friday night was on "The Birth of a Nation," photo-play and its falsely and intended harming of the agro-forestry industry. The Major versed on different subjects and the explaining of segregation being allowed to the administration, but it has always existed. The Major scored several interesting points before a very formal administration that affirmed the church at each lecture. Mr. Pearl Moppin spent several hours in our city Danube, where he will join the Dandy Dixie Minstrels. Mrs. Pearl Moppin will join the Minstrels, her residence, 424 Cedar Street, which was largely attended. The orchestra from the city has been a box of linen handkerchiefs to Mrs. Ludelle Miller. The demo recording of the old Plankton house, which started Dec. 1st, has thrown several colored boys out of work but have decided to hire all of the race men who care to do construct- VANCOUVER, B. C., NEWS. Mr. Joe Wilson died recently. Mr. Ross Hendricks, who was in injury for the last months ago, is very much improved. The Negro Christian Alliance held memorial services, honoring the late Mr. Booker, who was attended by colored and white people and was well conducted. The principal speakers were Mr. J. B. Waltace, Mr. G. H. Anderson, Mrs. I. M. Shepherd, and Mrs. in Indianapolis, Mr. Chas. Scurry. BRUNSWICK, GA.. NEWS. By Praylor Keith. On last Sunday morning at 8 o'clock Mrs. Lillie May Phoenix passed away in death at her residence at 1657 Amherst street. Mrs. Phoenix has been sick for seven years, dear mother and sisters, Mrs. Bell Stoner, Mrs. Mula Wiggins, Mrs. Gussie Sanders of New York. The body was buried last Sunday at 2 p.m. from M. Methoist church. R.W. W. Jeffry, pastor. Gone to a place of rest, Miss Horton H. Church last Sunday at 2 p.m. for some time passed away on Saturday and was buried Sunday from the First A. B. church, Rev. John Williams, Miss, the funeral was largely attended by the younger set as well as the old ones. The troopers from Brunswick now with the J. C. O'Brien shows are expected home this week. The show will close in Savannah, GA. What will we have in our city for amusement now? Nothing but moving pictures. So let's be for Brunswick and don't talk so Mr. Carl Daniel, the tailor, is in new quarters next to Buggs drug store. He's his place in the city, the prettiest in the city. Also Mr. Dock Meyers, the noted press-tailoring shop and at Mr. Carl Daniel's prof. Godfrey is now planning for his birthday party, which comes on the 15th of Christmas. This will be a swell affair for all musicians and his friends. Prof. Willie Timmons, his friends, Prof. Mintz, Mintz, Mintz, are also invited to this birth- Confidence is of Slow Growth but a mighty Oak when matured. This Strong C during the 23 years of its business dence of the saving public. Old f New friendsbips invited and encou The Indiana FOR SA Capital and Surplus $1 Open Saturday Eve ELECT within Reach THE NEW M Consumes one hal as the Old Carbo house is not wired once. We will sen ial Representative pense. 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(By Williams Distributing Agency, 909 Howard Ave.) Apply at 909 Howard avenue for agency, liberal commission Mt. Carmel B. C. is now holding services at 3225 Burdett streets. Rev. E. R. Columbus, pastor. Welcome to all. The Freeman is on sale at the barber shop of Mr. Robert Harris, corner Tulane and Clark streets. Mr. Lee Singleton, a devout member of St. James A. M. E. church, left the city recently for San Francisco, where he will engage with the S. P. Ry. Co. Mr. A. J. Johnson, district worthy superior of the tabernacle, is leading the order to a marvelous success, and recommends the Freeman in highest terms. We are glad to see Mr. John Simmons out again, having recovered from a postracted siege of illness. Rising Star No. 69, D. K. of F., meets second and fourth Thursday night in each month at First Zion Trader Baptist church, Carrollton. E. D. Lawrence, president; J. Jones, vice-president; Miss E. Lawrence, financial secretary. Kings Daughters and Sons of Rising Star Baptist church, all members of the church, making rapid progress in raising rebellion; Dr. William Young, president; Dr. William Cosey, pastor. The Sister Hobgoblins will celebrate the birth of Hobgoblins on Sunday. On Bethel A. M. E. church on Sunday. December 12. Rev. J. B. Bell, pastor. LINCOLN, NEBR., NEWS Over two hundred people attended later memorial services in two celebrals at Mt Zion Church in honor of dr. B. T. W. Washington, our great white people as well as the colored, Dr. Booker T. Washington will always be remembered in Lincoln, Neb. for his great speeches. Attorney C. B. Ross spoke of Dr. Washington as a citizen. Mrs. R. Pierson spoke of Washington as a great man for his race of people. Mr. Paul Moore spoke of Washington as an educator. says. Todd and Miss Opal Ashford sums some very nice selections. The choir sang several selections. Robert Granger, formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, has located in our city. 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The exposition number of the Freeman will be the journalistic event of the fifty years of freedom. After closing dates at the "Casino" Meridian, Miss., Effie Miles and Carrie Holt have Joined hands as a sister team. The Smith-Bright players, after two successful weeks in Indianapolis, are in Louisville, Ky., at the Ruby theater. Berry and Washington are at the Dixie, Newberne, N. C., this week, and will open Monday at the Dixie theater, Richmond, Va. Leon The Magician has finished a successful season in South Carolina and is now in Georgia. Would like to hear from Alex Tolliver. Marmingly near Christmas. Had you observed a recognizable performer, you have taken no space in the great Exposition Number. “The Birth of a Nation,” the big noise by way of moving pictures, will be at the English Opera House next week. We shall endeavor to see what its all about. Reviewed in exposition number. Jelly Roll Ford Horton will be ready to go to work now after three weeks of baths. He says, "lookout, Chicago, I'll be back soon." Some ragtime piano player. Tim Moore write, care of The Freeman. Theresa Burroughs-Brooks, the charming little danseuse and performer, was nicely maintained while in demandaing with the Smith-Bright players. Mrs. Elwood C. Knox and Mrs. Lucy Vandyke helped to make bright the social side of her stay in this city. Mr. Joe Miller was the guest of Miss Julia Scott, while in Dallas, Tex. with the J. C. Brien show No. 1, Mr. Miller was delightfully entertained by Miss Scott and a party of other friends until the week hours of midnight. An elaborate lunch was served from 12 p.m. to 1:30 a. m. Those who were invited to meet Mr. Miller were Miss Ruth Marshall, a Cook and Millie Carenter, Messrs. Sam Turner, Charles Collier and Chester Dunbar. CINCINNATI NEWS BUREAU By Col. Brown and Staff. The Lincoln Martin and Motley Company did the unexpected by producing a better show the last week than the first it is usually the other way. The委员会的Charles Bass was able to support it. Martin. They work smoothly together and Miss Pearl Roy shows a bit of character study that is interesting. As a Dago miss her first show, good and of course, little Rosie has the only show on the stand out singing a new blues number which went well. It's easy for her to get them. She knows how the absurdity of two uneducated colored grafters trying to run. The show on the show created a new good one. In the second change it was noticeable that there was a complete change of customer also which gave bright improvement over the last week. Hugh Hill, who stood out last week on his dancing show, shows well in the chorus. Robert Perry's song with the girls went big. Zel Hledgeaux as a nice talker does his part well. The唱者 is Miss Plaster Fields, Rosetta Shanks and Lillian Fitzhugh, and a good little company. Next week the Whitman Sisters, a red-hot company of boys and girls in the hotel. Essay and a bertier starring will hold the boards at the Lincoln Theatre. They carry some advertising matter worth while putting out. The Clayborn Jones Co., though good, received a lay-off here of two weeks owing to the Brown closing, but Geo. W. Richardson, the one-legged comedian, has found plenty of work doing white time here. He sends regards to his wife Mrs. G. K. West had a birthday. She is treated as the Lincoln Theatre. She received many presents from her numerous friends and she has some friends; she seems always to be in good humor. May she have many more birthdays. One gift of particular morning a pear-shaped savings bank. The Seminoles, a popular young men's social club of this city, entertains their ladies by setting an elaborate dinner and dance Friday, Nov. 26. Bonnie & Lemoura doing some white time here. Ruth Monroe entertained some members of the Martin & Motley Company, at 524 Fifth street. Mrs. Kate Williams entertained the new Price & Gales company after their final rehearsal. Many performers' managers witnessed this affair and are improved to their work of the instructor, Robert Saunders, whose rapid method of dance and gesture instruction was proven a success through the clever work of Lillian Randolph. Rita Caldwell, Viola White, Ethel Ronson, Barrett, Samuel Boyd, James Jones and Sylvester Robinson. The entertainment was neasing to all. The Ohio National Guards held a convention in this city and among the prominent officers were Major J.C. Fulleton, Captain Caldwell, Lieut. Rudd, Lieut. Nicolls and Chaplain Scott. COLORED MEN Wanted to prepare as Sleeping Car and Train Porters No experience necessary. Positions pay $55 to $100.00 per month. Steady work on stand-railroads Passes and Uniforms furnished when necessary. Write now. Inter-Ry. C. I., Dept. 171,Indianapolis, Ind. The Pekin. The patronage here is still moving in the right direction. Last week they held a reception for the attendance was poor, owing to the value of that picture. Now there is the chance to make this picture you must hustle. There were less members of that organization than before. Such pictures are of advantage to our race and we must support them. Everybody is going to be a big boy and the 22d, even to Colonel Brown and his staff. This event should be a success owing to Evans, president; Susie Whitaker, vice-president; Phenon S. Frenk, secretary; and Armintine Mason, treasurer. WHITMANS IN PITTSBURG, PA. (By D. P. Dorsey.) The well known Whitman Sisters with Miss Gertrude Struffin and Thomas Struffin will be invited to crowded houses at the Star Theater, Pittsburgh, Pa. this week. The T. Croole Serenders make a bible tour of the Theater at the Davis Theater $15 per week. EASTERN THEATRICAL NEWS. Billy Jones' trio was a hit in Jersey last Sunday. Williams and Stevens have split. Gus Stevens is working with Billy Percell. Jack Goldberg has resigned from the Locew office. (That means more work.) We are all waiting for Lubrie Hill with forty people. Will open at the Lafayette Jan. 3. Joe Sims and Ed Williams have joined hands and opened at the Lafayette and was a riot. Ray's Creole Bells will open at Saratoga, Monday, Dec. 13. Williams is the musical director. The Creole Band will open the Davis Theatre Monday, Dec. 6th on the Big time. Keep working boys. Burns and Burns open at the Lincoln, New York, and went fine. This is their first appearance in New York. Mule Bradford had to cancel the Gig at Chicago because he couldn't make the jump, so Mr. Johnson don't think hard. Mule Bradford, Lincoln Theatre, New York week of Dec. 13th; Standard Philadelphia, Dec. 20 and Richmond, Va. Dec. 27th. The Real Quartet opened at the house and got the United time. Oh, those boys can sing. Talent will tell. The Sullivan Considine time was sold last week. I know the colored performers will be glad because they would not play a colored act. Miller and Lyles have gone in rehearsal with people. We will have Dec. 20. The boys have a three-year contract with John Cort. Billy King opens Dec. 6th at Lloyd Lyric Theatre, with twelve people. Thirty-five minutes of comedy and the Dear Luzon). We wish him much success. Jack Dempsey, manager of Lincoln Theatre is very popular in Harlem and will prove a valuable asset to Mrs. Downey's capacity of manager. Elmer Elmire is glad because Frenchy keeps your salary down. Performers write and you will be answered. Archie the stage manager, is on the job all the time. . . . Performers, go down and see C. P. Bailey of Atlanta, because he wants acts each and every week, and a good man to the performers. He will out call us the closest likeness. He has proven to be the best man in the south to the colored performers in the north to the weather. Tolliver and Chappelle departed last Friday night for Atlanta. Kid Brown is there and Mule Bradley is there. Dec. 20th, so he must be all right. DANDY DIXIE MINSTRELS Roster of the Show—Chas. S. Black, manager and owner; John Dennis, stage manager; Harry Morton, band manager; John Morton, Pope; Harry Morton, John Dennis, Sampson Brown, comedians; Luke Allen, Smith soloists. The novelty and vaudeville acts are Pope and Dallas, novelty wire act and singers; John Dennis, monologue artist; Moppin, musical composer; Sapphire, dancer and ceclectic dancer; Robert H. Simpson, trombone solos. D. B. O., says budo J. W. Wright. Wm. Bryant, what you told me about musicians is all true; yours for success, ministrels, Regards to the "Old Sunny Dixie" Company. Mr. Charles S. Black, owner, is back to school, with the work in advance. We are booked until July, 1918. Mrs. Pope has received her new zealphone, be beast in music, walking, Dallas, maintaining their act consist of music, magic, singing, dancing, talking and wire walking. Mrs. W. H. T. Ransom, of Omaha. Mr. Harry Morton sends regards to Whitney Niney. Mr. Harry Morton sends regards to Whitney Niney. Mr. Harry Morton, why don't you write, says R. H. Simpson. Ben Gibson says hello Mae Harper and Bertha Lerue; why don't you write to Regards to Sunny Dixie bunch. Henry Bonner, you will hear from NOTES FROM J. C. ROCKWELL'S S. S. CO We are on the fifteenth week of this season, to good business. Roster: Newell Morse, Wesley Norris, Lawrence Leonard Cressy, White H. S. Leonard Cressy, H. S. Wootton, Alphonse Claybrooks, Calvern Jackson, Clark Goodby, Herbert Wilder, William Walker, Joseph Dixon, Etta Gross, Johnie Lavinia Harrison, Jenny Claybrooks. NASHVILLE, TENN., SHOW NOTES This week Tim Moore's Chicago Follies play a return engagement at the Lincoln theater. Tim and the bunch made many friends while here on their last trip. The Twelfth Avenue theater this week is playing Payne's Big Stock Company. TO AGENTS OF THE FREEMAN! It will do well for the agents to begin at once looking forward to increased orders for our Exposition Number. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Chicago Weekly Review By Sylvester Russell Musical and Dramatic Criticism Prose Poems and Current Literature Kelly and Davis Make a Hit—Rucker and Winfred Score. The Danabegay at the Riswell. Although the Danabegay did not get enough analysis, the data were too late. The study week, December 2, served to please the elite and indorse the efforts of Frank P. George, who seems to include in art for the sake of stoolship to the babe. The element of society. The Riswell is a small hall for basketball, but adequate for small performances. The program had not been made to the present which is usual. Miss Yvette De Costa, the soloist, displayed a voice of much volume in size, in selections of semi-conducted works of nothing of its accuracy of pitch or schooling, but her high middle notes were sweet. Will Tyler, the violinist, played maizurka and Dover, and the唱er was not enough to show the latter selection was not enough to show off Tyler's real qualities as an artist and soloist in the classics. It is common to say that the唱er was very much due to who is not defective but defaults by a deliberation of expediency in expression which means that paths which appear to art-before-fiction and the unimaginative is found to be less unwhole of his work. James White, a song writer pianist, won favor in his class. The band was not a serious actor, was interesting in The Drunkard (by request), for which he was reared by nature and moulded by his own art. The arts. We know proorchestra placed well and dancing was next in line. Progress of the Movies. The Unique Film Company in presenting "Shadowed by the Devil" is still drawing big crowds wherever it has shown states both by telegrams and letters have come in to the office as a result of the pictures success. The re-recorded performers should insure the public of what their future ventures will be. The days of drama among colored people have come into play, both in theaters and on television as has been demonstrated at the Grand States Theater—"For Could a Man Do More?" Saturday, December 11: "His Wife" Sunday, December 12: "Bookie" Monday, December 13: "Not arrive in time for Monday's show" Atlas Theater—"The Idol" and "Diamond" (series) Saturday, December 11: "Via Wireless," Sunday, December 12: "House is full every night. The management is popular and everything is cheerful. The **Phoenix**—"A Fool There Was" (no children) Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12. Mute, Sunday, December 12. "Shadowed by the Devil" was run for a return date last Tuesday to big business Room Saturday, December 11. "Bil of Sunday, December 12. "Shadowed by the Devil" drew a full house last week The **Lincoln**—"Business was fair. More children" be said alert this house at a later date Current Literature Jack Smith and Will Glenn were at the Lincoln last week. They have six weeks at present on the western vau- luage at North Beach at Open Bend with Gary to follow. Sap and Gaines in a sketch, "Two Boys from Home," are at the Orpheum theater, Milwaukee, Wis. Henry Sarano's elimination of his name, it is hoped, will tend to burden his fame. W. A. Carr of Portland, Oregon, ower- of the Palace Buffet of that city, will be the recipient of his rives to his home, 583. Market street, that city, if he is a Freeman subscriber, he will see his name in the newspaper. Sam H. M. Davis, or at least Davis and Walker, have arrived from the Pantages time out west. Davis who is the greedy man, takes a stake highly of the ability of the late Charles Davis—both the same name. Mr. Penners, the steam and gas fit- ter, of 3433 Wabash avenue, held me his guest for five minutes at the De the boy and now his son is a model young husband. That's what I say. It's the training that makes the man Hon. Richard T. Greener, the noted philosopher and diplomat was out at sunrise one chilly morning to catch the train to Washington. I hailed him on the Stroll. He had been the first man invited to address Tuskegee and spoke of what a great loss Dr. Washington's death is to the nation. He would succeed as president. He replied that Mr. Morrell, of Hammpton, looked likely, but he had no idea. And now he is in print without his authority. Personally the dark Emmett J. Scott is eminently fitted. . . . The Hermit Club. Charles Carpenter's place at 4710 State street, had a grand oriental carnival. Henderson W. Brown, woven a floor. Prof. Fooundex is pintertier; Mamie Clemons entertainer and Max Bell is in the buffet. Raleigh Thompson's solist at the Office, 464 State street. Mr. Clemons is the name of the new buffet at East 25th street. J. A. Barber, the proprietor, is well known among railroad men and backpackers. Both the Patrons and Two Jones place are full nightly. W. C. Hall, a New York restaurant man, has two of his own places at 11 East 1st street. He is progressive and will soon bring the lunch room up to the popular standard. A FRIEND'S ADVICE. Don't be too sure that you're the goods, Or think your prestige carries weight; For when you show your self-esteem, You'll find that you are nothing great. Don't haste to be too much in love, Or hasten in the passion race; For when your health is gone, you know, there'll be one to take your place. Don't be repugnant now and pout, Or think I'm meddling in your fate; For if you fall to win your race, The warning then will be too late. NOTES FROM THE OLD RELIABLE SILAS, GREEN, SHOWS. Prof. Eph Williams is manager Max C. Elliott, general agent, is twelve days in advance of this now famous attraction, carrying 270 foot cars, all steel train. Fifty-five people and twelve head of stock. Some show That is what the natives say in Mins when Silas Green comes to town. Visitors at the show the past ten days were F. S. Walcott, Mr. Klinn formerly of the Allen's Minstrels, Max C. Elliott our general agent, Mr. Russell of the Russell comedians, Mr. Nigro of the Nigro Carnival, and others. This is the leading colored show of the great southeast. Business is all we can take care of. NOTES OF ALABAMA MINSTELS We are still in the state of Oklahoma playing to nice houses. The weather for this week is more pleasant than last and the bunch is all preparing for the big Christmas number of The Freeman. There is but little to say of the bunch at this writing as everybody is happy and well and the show is sailing along in smiles. McFarland would like to hear from E. W. Brown and the entire bunch of the Huntington's and says old Wiggs take care of the old west for some day I may come back. All mail will reach me through The Freeman. Hello Foots and Remerel hope you will be able to twirl by next season. Take care of the wing. The bunch joins me in hoping to Williams boys success and prosperity. NOTES FROM THE GEORGIA EN TERTAINERS We played Gt. Bend Friday and Saturday to capacity business, and The Georgia Strollers, managed by Upton Williams, visited us at the show. After the show as previously arranged, six of my people went over to the Upton Williams show, thus crippling me but on the other hand, we are going to place the show back up to its standard as fast as possible. Well, Bro. Williams said of doing business the crash may meet you some day in a way that you may never recover. Regards to the profession. Respect. Entertainment. W. Walker, Mgr. Georgia SILAS GREEN COMPANY IN NEW ORKANS, LA Max C. Elliott, the wetland agent, and most successful white agent handling colored attractions, has been the Epic Williams "Silas Green from New Orleans" Co. into New Orleans. This attraction opens Sunday mathee 2, at the theater, the only colored house in the city of New Orleans. The attraction will make the one night stands again. Fifty people are carried and the attraction is the largest colored company on the road. Wanted for Tharon Southern Comedy Company a (7) piece brass band. People who can double stage, brass band, and a strong sister team. State lowest salary in first letter, as I am preparing to bring a show out under canvas very soon. Princess St. Charleson, S. C. M'DONALD. PA. The Silver Leaf Choir of the First Baptist church gave a free musical concert on Sunday evening, with a reception. A large crowd attended and the entertainment proved to be a success. A surprise holiday surprise was given Miss Tina Moise. September 30, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berry, Games and music were held at a reasonable hour a delicious lunch was served. Miss Lewis received many beautiful gifts and at 12:30 the guests departed, all reporting having a fine Mrs. Chas. Redd is on the sick list. Mrs. E. L. Shelton vision. Poleidexter, of Bellevon from Tuesday until Friday. Mrs. Anna Harvey and daughter. Mrs. John Harvey and Maude Redd were business callers in Pittsburgh Friday. Mrs. Elizabeth Stratner, of Ben Avon, spent Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Chas. Redd. Mr. Whitfield Minor is on the sick list. Mrs. John Anderson and children, of Midway, spent the latter part of the day home of her father. Mr. Ellin Lewis Mr. Sam Johnson was injured last week while at Mesra Hospital Browning and Lee A. Lynch spent Sunday in Carnegie. Hurry and purchase the valuable Beauty formula. Booklet tells you how to make Hair Pomade, Hair Face Powders, Face Powders. A limited number sold only. Order today. Address Star Beauty Formula, P. 292, 297, St. Louis, Mo. Price Two dollars. DRAKE & WALKER CO. STILL A DRAWING CARD AT THE MONOGRAM THEATER. CHICAGO. Now in their Sixth Week at Chicago Illinois—Reviewed Monday Night, December 6, 1915. AT THE NATION'S METROPOLIS The Lincoln Theatre is a Unique Playhouse—Theatre Named After Lincoln has Transformed Cumunity—Mrs. Maria C. Downs Proprietress of Theatre Praises Dramatic Ability of Negroes—New President of St. Mark's Brotherhood—A Young Race Champion—Story of How A. C. Babb Fought a Case of Discrimination and War—Waverley G. Allen Lauds Booker T. Washington—Newpaper Correspondent Records Incidents in the Life of the Great Educator. Allen's National News Bureau 321 West 59th Street NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The Lincoln theater in this city, located in West 135th street, is one of the most inter- playhouses in this country. The Lincoln theater has many ways, and it may be safe in saying that there is no house in the country that is doing more to solve the amusement question for the community than the theater has been marvelous, and so effective has been the theater in its attempt to maintain the highest theatrical ethics of the face of the community has changed. Before the Lifelong moved the neighborhood there was no provision in the area. The community was also a feature of the community, and as the result of the neighborhood was the meeting place of the indifferent element of the community and the one of the open and Christmas eve in the year 1905, as a vaudeville and motion house. It soon became the center of the community and so rapid was its growth until it soon outgrew its present quarters. The theater which was opened largely as an experiment, and the results of its efforts to meet the growing demands of the community in the spring of 1915 building began for the erection of the three-story building. In October, the opening of the theater in its large and commodious quarters was one of the most notable events in the year of the show. The theater was now equipped in Lincoln stands today as a modern, well-equipped playhouse which is addressing itself to the task of solving the question of the problem. The theater was now a community. The theater has now become a fixture, and has done as much to solve the problem of the city as possible other general events. The theater is only contributing to the recreational welfare of the Negro, in this city, but is contributing largely to the economic development of the city. The theater is carried on almost wholely by colored men and women, and in this direction the theater is doing much more than the ability of the negro to meet competition. The pay roll which amounts to over $500.00 weekly goes into the hands of colored men and women. The present success of this unique playhouse is due to the broad management of the proprietress of the house. Ms. Meyer told me that the broadest white women in America. In talking to your correspondent, Ms. Meyer told me that she change she has seen come over the neighborhood since the theater moved in the neighborhood. She said that she has seen that she has had splended opportunity to study the character of the Negro. The theater stated Mrs. Downs, is the one give to coached performers an opportunity to play and to get a hearing, and in this direction the theater is meeting a needed tactive and womanly personality, has a splendid mental balance, and shows management skills in the theater. Through sympathy the Lincoln theater has taken initiative in responding to many of the needs that come from the neighborhood condition together with various charitable institutions have found the Lincoln theater ready to begin training for her work, although born in Spain, has been in this country since her early womanhood. She was educated in the Normal School, she has also been training for her work and many years was prima donna for the Edison Photograph Company, she has same training for her work and close study of the ethics of the business and in the management of the theater. Actors of the shows that play the house. She is assisted in the management of the theater by Billy Burke, experienced playwrights in America. All shows playing the Lincoln come under the discriminating sense of Billy the Kid, a high tone of the theater. Mrs. Downs has shown her appreciation for the work of Lincoln the emancipator. The Lincoln policy is readily in evidence at the theater. The Lincoln theater is a fine study. It is doing well, but the same appreciation for the refining uplift of the stage, and the ability of the Negro to succeed in the theater. The proper amusement for a community this unique playhouse is a success. New President for St. Mark's Brotherhood. At the last election of officers of the St. Mark's Brotherhood of St. Mark's, the most brilliant young men of the church, was elected president of the organization since the movement of the movement. The election of Mr. Maxwell to the presidency of the organization the organization of the brotherhood, as well as the members of the church, as well as the members of the church, was young men in St. Mark's M. E. church, and is active in many departments of the church. He was a member for two years, and at the present time is class leader. In the work of the church he votion and fine spiritual balance has won a large circle of friends who wish him success, the new honor that he has given him. Mr. Maxwell was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but went to South Carolina early. He attended Raleigh, N. C. for six years. The mental training and spiritual enthusiasm so evoked by the good stead in his present office. The St. Mark's Brotherhood is one of the strongest movements of the most brilliant young men in the church. A feature of its work is its young men bible class which meets every Sunday afternoon. Story of How a Young Negro Fought Discrimination. Your correspondent from time to The Booker Washington Theatre Only High-Class Photo Plays always 5 Cents. Matinees Sundays and Holidays at 2 o'clock. Plenty of Seats for Everybody. NOTE: No more Standing Up. RILEY ROBERTS, Mgr. 521 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Wanted at Once Colored Performers and Musicians. Noah Robinson Ham Douglas, Arnett Nelson, Wm. Sledge, Duck Chism, Ben Ragan and others. Ticlet ets? Yes. Wire E N CALOWAY, Black Diamond Minstre's, Cochran, Georgia. WANTED! Real Talent for old, established Jubilee Concert Co. What can you do? Must be cultured and dignified Deliver real goods or we can not keep you. Boozers and chasers don't answer this. No managers wanted, as we have one. One is a plenty. Preference to those playing instruments, but will consider others. Season to begin after holidays. All letters answered. Salaries low but we always pay. Name your lowest in first letter Keep in touch. Read this again. Send photo. Address: "JUBILEE", care Indianapolis Freeman. WANTED! GOOD MUSICIANS in ALL LINES State if you double stage or orchestra. Also want some real dancers. State what kind of dancing you do. Can you do clog? Also want Singers. Good People write here any time James Johnson, Charles Banks, Elton Starks, Wm. Bright, Bosan & Granger, Monroe Tabor & Green, H. Qualli Clark, Fountain Wood, Dan McWorthur Write: Address Richards & Pringles Minstrels Dec. 19 and 20, El Paso, Texas; 21, Almogordo, New Mexico; 22, Santa Rosa; 23, Tucumcari; 24, Amrillo, Texas; 25, Sayre, Okla.; 26, Elk City; 27, Clinton; 28, Weatherford; 29, Geary; 30, El Reno; 31, Kingsfisher. time is glad to call attention to young men of the race who have won recognition for them in the civil rights victories on for the civil rights of the Negro in this city has just been discovered by the Victory shows pluck and persistence, and may be regarded as the opening wedge for the civil rights of the Negro. The case concerns itself about A. C. Babb, who, in company with two white acquaintances, entered a care in West Desert and was charged 50 cents for a drink. Mr. Babb decided at once to make a test case of the affair and immediately managed the case. The case came up in the municipal courts of the city and Mr. Babb was awarded a decision of $100.00 for the case. He decided to fight the case, and carried through various courts until it reached the Supreme Court of the state, which awarded him $163, which resulted in a signal victory for Mr. Babb. Mr. Babb's lawyer was the most successful lawyers in this city. Since the victory of Mr. Babb, Negroes are served in the same cafe, where they are served and same applies to many of the other cafes of the city that heretofore refused to serve colored men. The vicinity of the city where Mr. Babb deserves much praise for his courage in fighting this evil. Mr. Babb is eminent in the city and Fackham, company one of the largest concerns in the city, as shipping clerk for five years. He received congratulations from the first man of the race to contest the new civil rights bill in this city. ington. Cleveland G. Allen, newspaper correspondent, spoke at the exercises of the B. Y. P. U. last Sunday afternoon on the radio, booker T. Washington, as I. K. New Hip. Mr. Allen told of his personal acquaintance with the late educator, and leader, Mr. Washington, who had affected the work of the city. He told of incidents in the life of Dr. Washington gathered from his contact with the teacher when he used to visit this city. Mr. Allen stated that Dr. Washington alighted on the street of the city of the weak and that he always thought of the great masses of his race. He told how Dr. Washington, in conferring with him, as a news writer not to forget the man who digs in the subway, or the woman who washed at the sun in the park, as Mr. Allen, and whenever he came to this he always found time to give him a lesson and always sought to encourage them. He struggled of young men in whatever fields and always sought to encourage, and always sought to encourage them, out the country will miss him. Others on the program were Mrs. Rebecca the Marjorie Manning, Miss Daisy Sigard, J. J. Yancey and R. M. Bolden. NEWS OF BULL CITY, DURHAM N.C. By Claiborne White. Prof. Watkins, manager of the Rex theatre, will put up a nice up-to-date set, but he will be ready by the first of March. He will play vaudeville and pictures. This is the only colored theatre in the city. Theaters in the city, workers, would like to hear from managers of vaudeville theaters and road shows in a mall to Walter Walker 323 Street, care Smith Hotel Durham, N. C. Prof. Sun Payne, magician and hand-letterer, will play while playing at the West End hall Watch for his ad, and cut in The Freeman soon. Johnaborne White would like to hear from Miss Bessie Oliver, Mammie Vaughan, Lena Wilson. Please get to your Freeman; 118 Cora street. ALTON, ILL. NEWS By Pearl Curtis. The funeral of Alfred R. Walker, Jr., was held Sunday, December 5, 1915, at St. Louis Church. There was a large attendance. Mrs. M. E. Gooden, of Webster Gate, November 28 to attend the birthday dinner of daughter, Julia Bass. Mrs. C. Carrion gave an afternoon tea, part of November the guests were Rev. Tiff and wife, Mrs. McEmery, Mrs. J. D. Henry, of Uthana St. Louis, Mrs. O. Jones of St. Louis, Mrs. O. were present. THE FREEMAN IN BALTIMORE Get The Freeman any time while in Baltimore. For sale by Harry McCubbins, agent, 516 W. Conway St. or Camden St. baggage rooms. NOTICE In writing performers in care of the Freeman, always state what company they are traveling with, as it helps greatly in forwarding mail—Bdd 5 LETTER LIST. Jones, Bill H. Jennings & Jennings Austin, Buster. Alkman, Al. Arnite, Billy. Bishop, Prince Prince Almona. Brown, Frank Zulk Bryant, Wm. Beaman, J. Beeaman, Jayne Bryce Will Berger, Cummett Brown, James nings. Jones and Ross. Knox, Leroy. Love, Malph. Milchap, Phil. Miller, Joe. Moreland, Frank. McCloudy, Harvey Montgomery. (Buddy). Coyne, H. H. Cohn, Blackie. Cleveland, Geo. Klei. Day, George. Craddock, J. W. Daniels, Willie. Dewey, M. V. Dexter, David. Ethelyn & Luke Edwards, Frank. Eldridge, Willie. Freesman, Ferry. Graham, Ferry. Fairchild, Mr. Grant, Archie. Grant, Archie. Goodwin, Freddie Hunter, Edw. E. Hamilton, George. Hurst Entertainers Hamilton, G. W. Houze, Bert. Hicks, J. T. Houz, Bert. Hall, Ebert Porter, Buster Pugh, William. Redmond, Ralph Robinson, Noah. Suddler, Joseph. Simmons, Arthur. Stevenson, Robert. Stevenson, W. L Smallle, L. S. Thomas, Hugh. Stevenson, Arthur. Charles. Taylor, Joe. Joe, M. Williams, J. L Williams & Stevens Young, James. Hung, Y. Zekill, Jeff. Ladies' List. Allen, India. Lazzo, Miss Jose Buckner, Maggie. phine. Buckner, Maggie. Baby. Cox, Ida. Nelson. Clara. Conda, Mrs. Ord, Miss Jenette. Davis, Beth Caltha. Pursell, Ethel. Davis, Miss Georgia. Pursell, Ethel. Dixon, Maggie. Splkes, Evelyne. Earl, Thompson, Mrs. Earl, Anna B. VanClay, Eliza Freeman, Susie. VanClay, Eliza Graham, Maggie B. White Esteka Holt, Mrs. Wilson, Lena. Holt, Mrs. Julia. Walton, Miss L. Harper Mac. Walton, Miss L. Lowe, Mrs. Birther Williams, Martha. ROUTE Leon The Magician & Co.—Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 13 to 20. Dandy Dixie Minstrels—Gordon, Neb., Dec. 13; Rushville, 14. J. C. Rockwells' Sunny Co.—Theresa, N. Y., Dec. 13; Sackets Harbor, 14. Richard & Pringle's Minstrels—Thatcher, Ariz., Dec. 13; Lordsburg, N.C., Dec. 14; Deming, 15; Santa Rita, 16; Silver City, 17. Slas Green From New Orleans Co. Prof. Eph Williams, Mgr.—New Orleans, La., Dec. 13-14; Bay St. Louis, 15; Pass Christian, 16; Gulfport, 17. Williams' Bros. Georgia Colored Strollers, Upton Williams, Mgr.—Wilson, Kans., Dec. 13; Gypsum, 14; Shady Bend, 15; Lincoln, 16; Hill City, 17; Goodland, 18. To Actors and Writers! Who not Protect your acts and writings by copyright, whi b for a res mable fee. Infor mation, write or ph- ne R. B., Smith, Indian- arian, and Mary Murray Public: 412 Indiana Ave, New phone 5117-K. GET READY BOYS! What? Wanted for Colored Carnival, clean concessions, all kids. Free acts, midway attractions and shows or exclusively a colored carnival. Ko. king and informati n. write Want useful performers, piano player, novelty act, violin, layer that doubles brass or stage, clorus girls. Address Elliott & Kolb 52 Tilton Street, St. Paul, Minn. The march is original, catchy and clever. The melody and arrangement is excelent. Pub. Piano copies of this march can be had from The Fremantle office on receipt of price, 50c. Seen and Heard while Passing By Salem Tutt Whitney With the Smart Set Co. 稳 THE PRICE OF LIBERTY O God! hear our cry—for we are oppressed! O hear us we pray—for we are distressed! If aught we have done The wrath to wreak A pernance we'll do—then God lift the yoke. If ignorant pride didst make us for- Pray tell us that we may cancel the debt. If pain be the price: We've suffered the rack At the enemy's harsh command. We have felt the crack, on our naked back, Of shrap in a master's hand. We've labored unfed, at night and at morn; Known the pain of a broken heart. We've seen our first-born, from their mother's mother. To be sold at the slaves' mart. O that wall of despair we can ne'er forget. Pray for us, dear God, have we paid the debt? If shame be the price Then long did we crawl 'Neath the yoke in a slave cursed land, and we drink it all, the wormwood and gall. As we cringed from the tyrant's hand, we man's scorn, sting of the white man's scorn. And our heads we've sprinkled with dust: Our women have gone—had they not been born— Just to surfeit a white man's lust. Oh! that anguished cry we ne'er forget; Pray tell us, dear God, have we paid the debt? If blood be the price: We've bled from the lash And height of the driver's stroke. From the crife's flash and the cannon's crush In the battle front's blinding smoke. Yes, we quaked with fear, for assassin's hands, All unseen, made our blood run more. While nu-klux Klans and their wives. Washed their craven hands in our gore. Oh!! forturred shriek we can neer forget. Now, tell us, dear God, have we paid the debt? O if pain be the price of liberty; O if shame be the price of liberty; O if blood be the price of liberty; NEWS OF THE PLAYERS. St. John E. Cooper, magician, known as the Great Mayo, is now in Chicago, IL, to hibernate for the winter. Friends write care Millers, 3000 S. State street. Freddie Pronk, trombonist, says hello Dummies, let me see your "mug" in the Xoxo Museum. I will be at Arthur Gibbs. Best regards to Tolliver's Smart Set Co. Write me "Shark." The Peewes will close with the Virginia Minstrels at Argenta, Ark., Dec. 18th, after making forty-one successful Will take a few days' rest at Cincinnati, then will be seen in vaudeville. Joe Simmons and Ed Williams have formed partnership and opened at Lafayette theater, New York City, Dec. 6, 1915. They played the Fourteenth Street theater last week, with much success. They are routed over U. B. O. A. B. Willis's is making good work at Caldwell, Texas, this week. He sends regards to Charles Edwards, Bessie Brown, Dorothy Burton, Jesse Banks and Langgow. Write me at Caldwell. Mack and Mack, (Billie and Mary) just finished one week at the Boston theater, Roanoke, Va., where they played the Hippee. They were week at the Hippee, Richmond, Va. Howard theater, Washington, D. C., to follow. Lew. W. Henry, Director. Robinson's Old Kentucky Minstrels is a new theatrical venture. It is made up with 28 people, also band and or- chestra. Travel in private car. The roster: Dudley and Dudley, Holmes and Holmes, Jones and Jones, West and West, R. L. Lovelace, A. L. Simmons, Weverett and W. Moody, Moody, J. Hopkins, M. Erie, Prof. Franklin, A. Matthews, S. McWilliams. All send regards to the profession. Dennis West with Robinson's Old K. Minstrels, at Greenville, NEW QUEEN THEATER. Birmingham, Ala. The great musical show at the New Queen theater this week is meeting with wonderful guests, giving us a little change from the usual vaudilleville bill. We have quite a star cast in Bruce and Bruce, the Titersons; Bailey and Bailey; Harris and the Miss Linn Moore, and Geo. Lewis. Good people who like good treat ment, write J. L. Savage, manager. ONE BROTHER IN 10,000. Earl Terry, the little comedian, has closed with Punch Jones Ragtime Opera company and has opened a new location in the hotel, Albany. Ore, being the only color- person in the town of 10,000 people, has been a regular at "Dragon Goose Dry. I Am going East." GRAND THEATER REOPENS. The Grand Theatre at Birmingham, Ala, has reopened and pictures Last week's vaudeville bill included the following well known stars Brown, Nlp and Toot- Frank Outlaw, Broadway Green and Byrd and Iydr- T. R. Johnson is the MISS TILLIE SEQUIN OF NEW YORK CITY ENTERTAINED. OMAHA. Neh.—(Special)—Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frampton gave a dinner party at their residence, 113 Cumming Street, New York, where he honored of Miss Tillie Sequin, of New York, who has a two weeks' engagement at the Dunbar club. The affair was very prestigious by the "So Different Orchestra" was quite an innovation. Among those present were Miss Ethel Crosswine, Miss Ethel Dunn, Miss Ethel Dunn and Hazel Burns, Messrs. Ivan Washington, Wynne McCullough, Charlie Joiner, Ben Burton, Charlie Clark, Ted Baldockson, Roy Givens and Bruce Dunley. NEWS ITEMS OF J. C. O'BRIEN'S GEORGIA MINTRELS. Just a little dope relative to what is doing about the winter quarters at the Lakewood. The 1. show closed at Savannah, Ga. Dec. 6th, where capacity business prevailed and Colonel 'O'Brien was much more visible at the show closed at Vidalia, Ga. Dec. 6th and shipped direct to Savannah, arrival. Colonel 'O'Brien has secured a lease with the privilege of buying one keroe for $10,000. The keroe was formerly used for a dry kiln and about two hundred feet long, and about a dozen ideal winter quarters, work-shop and barn. The Colonel will have an office in Savannah, directing the building of the No. 3 show of which Jas Mahoney will have an interest in and manage same. Jas Mahoney will be Lord, God, we have paid in full! *Salem Tutt Whitney* John English, celebrated hoop roaster, and for many years associated with Queen Dora, the dancer, choreographer, the Pelican, the Montgomery, Ala. Under Mr. English's efficient management the Pekin has become one of the most successful picture houses in the country, high priced or too high classed for the Pekin. Considerable jealousy has been cast upon English for some of the white picture houses because Mr. English has been able to present the same picture in white houses can secure them. The famous Tangrove films are being presented in the white houses in the 10 and 15 years English presents the same films for 10 and 15 cents. He claims that the chain is the only colored house in the country presenting these wonderful films. Mr. English is intelligent, energetic and hard work. He is an all-round performer, enacting character parts with real ability; an excellent chorus man; a good singer; a great dancer; a great Tuba players in the country. He has always been successful in his work because these essentials have not been released. Samuel P. Gardner, of St. Louis, Mo. character artist, buck and wing, clog and eccentric dancer, is one of the most unique characters ever associated with the work. He is one of those rare persons that can be fitted in to strengthen any weak spot in a show. He can always be seen in a dress, never tries to make quality or quantity of his work fit the salary he is receiving. He would work just as hard and as well if he were only getting his board ofiding as good now. There is no department of the stage that Sam does not know. If there is any 'prop' need at show notice, Suzie will be the best person to be hired. If the stage carpenter is sick, Suzie can help. If he can canan or the straight man is off, he can fill their places with credit to himself and all concerned. If a trunk is broken, a key to it can unbrelche an umbrella to it. If a trunk is broken, Sam will do it. He has the right idea position is to make himself indispensable to one's employer and to the success of his business. Boys or girls with a show, who never do any more than they have to do, who are unwilling to make an extra effort to improve the show they are with will never be successful. show, notwithstanding the severe weather he encountered the fore part of the season, with a good sum of the right side of the ledger. This making the manager of the No. 2 show he has handled it in an able and satisfactory The No. 1 show, under the management of a splendid profit, Mr. Busenbark has managed the show in an able manner and more than satisfactory to Colonel Dwayne few chances have taken place during the session with either showman Jim Green, who is the producer and showman Jim Brien, who is introduced more new ideas in staging a minstrel show than any one that has been connected with Mr. O'Brien's enterprises. LITTLE SEYMOUR JAMES WRITES FROM HARRY YOUNG'S ORIGINAL BLACK TROUBADOURS, AT EARLE, ARK. At this writing finds every member getting along fine. The entire bunch gets along fine. Earle, Ark. Mr. Young, our manager, is spending most of his time enlarging the stage and scenery. His new tent is 100 by 60, with a seating capacity of 800, which makes this one of the big attractions. We are having a little cold weather down in Ar-can-saw, but it don't hurt the dourours any, as they are in a staged show which makes it very comfortable for our patrons. The stage director, is always busy betting new shows. Mr. Boyd is there. Mrs. Cora L. Boyd, that dainty little girl, is a singer. She is her popular airs of today. Mrs. Boyd is a swirl girl. She is a coming percussionist and is making a hit with Till d a mour. Some singer. She is a funny fellow, is making them all laugh. Mr. English never fails to take two and three when he sings "World is Round" and "Fat He sends regards to Ellwood Knox. T. H. Jones, our eccentric dancer and man, there. He is some boy. Mr. Jones has a friend. He having some time with the girls. It cost him a good run to the car. He J. H. Neal (that man) is still making them laugh nightly. Neal wears some clothes and a mule hat. He would make a mule laugh. George Bell is funny as ever. Mr. Bell is a singer in their comedy, singing, talking and dancing act. Mr. Boyd is some straight and strong man. Mrs. Ethel Fields is with us. Mrs. Ethel Fields is one of Ethiopian's best singers. She is known to be one of the best wears her sends her baggage to all friends. Mrs. Mary Jones is singing, with great success. Baby she is the female member of the Two James, wooden shoe dancers. She is the female member of the Two James, wooden shoe dancers. The four James would like to hear from Happy Kimball. Business important. "Invincible Four" drop me a card some time down home in "Bain." Do you get me? Ha! ha! The two James (Seymour and Mary) are singing and dancing. They are real dancers. Mr. Young, our manager, thanks over performer the answered the ad best. We are epecting to have a Jolly Xmas, Boyd & Boyd (Al and Coro), Chas Daglish, John Dugan, Jubilee Jubilee, Mary Jubilee, Seymour and Mary James are the ones that are pleasing with the troubadours. Chub Hawkins is still at the piano, dukes drums, pianos & Dukes and the goods. Watch the Christmas issue, Nuf sed. J. C. O'BRIEN'S FAMOUS GEORGIA MINTREELS—No 2 GEOGRAPHY By C. J. Creushaw. We have just arrived in the state of Mississippi. Clinton is our first governor of the state and, as the LA, and the Prof. Miles and his bunch of jolly good fellows. The bunch came down to our office and spent two hours at 3:30 and our next stop was at Vicksburg, where we spent the night. We spent the night at 5:30 and our next stop was on the ferry to cross the Mississippi river. That was a great sight to see, and we carried the ferry, as our pleasure, was rushed on the train of cars across the river. The show is making good and much credit to the staff. It felt great to see the show has gingered up the manager. Mr. Scott is loved by every member on the show and is a comedian that feels well proud of the show has gingered up the manager. The people work with so much case there is no a dull moment of acting they scream the house. Then Riley and Riley with their act keep the house in an uproar in our first part. Mr. Johnnie McKinnle opens the THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. show singing campmeet with much success. Mr. Tom Shaw singing, "Way Down in the garden," When it's a Night Time in Dixie Land." Mrs. Lillie Clarke sings the "International Rog." Mr. Sam Morris sings "Back to School." Mr. John Lewis sings "I Am a Fool Who Believes in You." Mr. W. R. Earl and Mr. mum laughing, "I'm a funny laughing. Mr. Earl, the funny man, is a scream. Mr. Earl sings "I Ain't Nobody's Fool," and they bring him to singing, "Chesmshes chems him singing "Buckwheat Cakes." The show closes with the "South Before the War." Our band is still the feature attraction on the streets and our band concert at night, playing standard overtures, with some ragtime. Much credit is due Prof. Hallaway in handling his band's tour. We don't come off. I must say that he is a bandmaster and a firstclass orchestra leader and knows just what it takes to play well. Well, we will play home, sweet home, December 7th, at Savannah, Ga., to go home and meet our band. Forty lower levels of steady traveling. We all are in fine spirits and fine shape for the ghost has never been able to walk ever out and into the grouch bags will be pretty heavy when the band plays, "Home, Sweet Home." The band will come in and out of the profession. The writer sends his regards to Messrs. Ed Carvis, J. S. Stanford and Ed Carvis, J. S. Stanford and regards Golf Kennedy and Buddie Glenn and the Rabbit Foot bunch. NEW YORK NEWS. By Billy E. Jones. Moss and Frey are at the Temple Theater, Syracuse, N. Y. Marshall and Gribble are at the DeKalb Theater, Brooklyn, N. Y. Brooks and Bowen are at the Orpheum Theater, Lincoln, Neb. Nicholas and Robinson are at the Lyric Theater, Hoboken, N. J. Jones and Johnson open this week at Young Street Theater, Toronto, Can. Would like to hear from E. H. Robbins in regard to join an act. Billy E. Jones, 131 Woolbyhill St. Brooklyn. The Miller Musical Family, of Washington, D. C., are still scoring successful on the bills in the houses east. Miss Lau Fields, valeville pianist, open for engagements, cabaret or hotel and acts rehearse. 174 East 77th St., New York City. Billy E. Jones, the popular vocalist of New York, is singing a new ballad hit, the Youd Bowl, and one of the best ballad hits he has sung in a long time. The Al Brown Entertainers' Club, which is one of the best of its kind in the city, held their opening last week at the 103 West One Hundred and 119-second street, near Lenox avenue. Gloomy Gus Sush, that funny comedian, and Walter Robbion, enroute with Richard & Pringles Minstrels. Regards to that busy at present time and wish you all success. Billy E. Jones. When the all-colored show, "Darky-dom," headed by Miller and Lyles, closed in Philadelphia recently it was hard to imagine that the company would reproduce the show for Broadway Theater. Mr. Cort had the company booked for a tour of the west. But after looking it over in Philadelphia it was clear that it would make it go in New York for a run. NOTES FROM RICHARD & PRINC GLE'S FAMOUS MINSTRELS. for the third time in one season we are headed east. For the third time in one season we have gazed upon the Mississippi river. I say the above to confirm a statement made some time ago by yours truly that Richard and I have a history in one season than any show extant. Business continues good and we are happy. Clarence Powell regards to Ed Tolliver, Chick Berman, Sylvester Russell, S. H. Dudley and Salem Tuttle. W. P. G. Lowy, who is continually adding new numbers to his already large repertoire of music, has now enough power to his command to play a different concert play for a week. Gun Club has demonstrated they have some sharp features that the warring nations of Europe would be glad to have. Maurice Wagner has a few of the fine feed with a riff. Miles Hunter, David D. Smith, Girard Millar, Clarence Powell, Walter Robinson, Benny Brown, Down Where the Water-turns. David D. Smith's big act is one mighty scream, featuring as a song number, Down Where the Water-turns. Girard Millar, our basso profundo received the sad news that to save his operation at once, we all undergo an operation a speedy recovery and extend our sympathy to Mr. Millar, who is a christian and a gentleman. We also know which consists of Edward Carr, Albert Fredericks and Irvin Richardson, are getting some mighty nifty music out of the instruments that pleases the audience GIBSON'S NEW STANDARD THEATER. PHILADELPHIA. (J. H. Gray, 1221 Pine St.) Pretty girls, witty comedians, bright music and a plentiful supply of interesting specialties were combined in the Gibson's New Standard Theatre. Those who helped to entertain were Johnny Peters trio, whose fine dancing proved their mastery of time. Brown and Sanders, the co-founders of the bill on the bill. Brown joyously poked fan at DeMott, and she kept up the act. Brown and Sanders pranks and lots of merry quips. Of course there was singing, but neither Brown nor DeMott took vocalizing as a serious part of their act. One must reap what they sow, caught on at once and they made many friends enjoyable. Criswell and Avery pleased while Gant and Perkins, two women, worried how to try to sing and dance rounded out with the ten Black Hussars, which made an immediate hit. "Broadway Rastus," which is playing at the People's Theatre (white house) of the white people are clamoring for more. This is the only road show for some years that has played in a white house, and bekesps well of its meritoriousness. NOTES OF THE WORLD'S FAIR SHOWS. By Jasper Coble (Jelly Roll). We are still in Arkansas and business has been only fair on account of our southward bound leather, but we are southward bound text leather, will be in the state of Louisiana. We are expecting a eight-piece band and orchestra to strengthen our mined leather and Higgs & Higgs are still "cleaning up." The big four end men, Fred Capleton, Sam Russell, the real jelly rank, and Jasper the real jelly rank, keep the in an uproar from curtain to curtain. Miss Lovey Jones and Miss Geraline Johnson are more than making the expectation to be out all winter. Regards to all friends in and out of the profession. Will be glad to hear from any one. Write in care of the Freeman. J. C. O'BRIEN'S GEORGIA MIN- STREL NO. 1. Prof. G. W. Ayers, Band and Orchestra Leader. We are back in the state of Georgia with a few more stands in South Carolina and we are here to meet very successful seasers at Savannah, Ga. and there we will meet the J. C. O'Brien Minstrel No. 2 and all of our friends. We will meet you on web a hearty welcome and a general String Beans Been Here Made His PERMANANT ADDRESS CARE Quick Duck and Got Away THE FREEMAN, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. old-time hand-shaking will take place, Everybody on the No. 1 show has had very good health all season and no problems. We have been on account of sickness. So we as members of the company are very thankful that we have been spared to the season of 1915 with O'Brien Georgia Minstrel, with everybody being of good cheer and preparing their homes and spend their vacation of a few months. Prof. G. W. Ayers will leave Savannah, Ga., for the winter season with his vacation with his relatives and many friends who will greet him with his handshaking during the winter season until time to start in to rehearsing for the season of 1916 which is supposed to be the season of the greatest strel career, as he is still growing larger and larger each year, last year putting out the No. 2 show and this year year putting out the No. 3 show. ALEXANDER TOLLIVER'S BIG SHOW. Week Nov. 29th, found us still in the city of Mobile, and business continues good. The weather was a little cool the morning, but we warm the last half. The big top was heated with eight big salamanders which made it very pleasant. Everywhere we went, everyone is still holding on as what we can understand from reliable parties things are not very pleasant in value. We are not going to walks every week. Xmas gifts are making their appearance already, and there is a number of valuable presents to see. There is a number of persons in this city who take part in amateur contests who, with a little training which he before had, are now necissary. There are some very good singers, dancers and acrobats. Mr. Tolliver is still working hard on his big sensation which he before had, and he is now performing that will more performers than any nigro show ever on the road. One of the big feats he does so performers, if you have got anything that would be a sensation now is the time to use it. Mall will always reach the bus and regards friends in and out of the profession. THEATRICAL NEWS OF DALLAS TEXAS. Mr. and Mrs. Chintze Moore and their company of all-stars are back from the tropics in the cana, where they played to packed houses nightly. While away the interior of the Park theatre was thorny, the audience was better accommodate the natrons. They MOBILE, ALABAMA Re-Opened—High class vaudeville and pictures. Performers send in your open time. Address W. K. Couch Manager Good Acts and Stock Companies; Communicate with Grand Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama. Wanted at all times. Nothing too Big to Play. Must be clean and well dressed. Nothing suggestive tolerated. Curtain will be rung down on all such acts. 3507 State Street, Chicago, Illinois FEATURE PICTURES ONLY Eight Piece Orchestra The Finest Picture House Outside of the Loop. Continuous 2:30 to 11:30 Daily. Admission 10c THE SALKIN ENTERPRISES A. E. Something different from what you have seen An interesting program of Illusions. A Box Office Attraction. At liberty Jan. 1, '16 All Mail address to me care Freeman Pub. Co., Indianapolis, Ind. until that date have one of the best singing shows that has ever been heard in Dallas. You can see it next week at Park. Strict order is ever maintained. It's Lee and Hooper, now at the Star nightly. The Alabama minstrels were later offering his Sunday matinee and night to packed houses at both performances and to make it mild, the riots of funny acting of this company kept the audience at it from start to finish. They have the funniest show ever. It is clean and classy. It Bemany Edwards, Neal L. Hunt and Wille Edwards, Hi Henry Hunt and others are featured in this show. The Arnle company is here and making good. The Lyric Theater! Newport News, Va. Daniel L. 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Everybody Welcome It Isn't What You Do, but the Way you Do It Seymour-The Two James-Mary Wooden Shoe Dancers We are Singers, Talkers and Real Dancers With Harry Young's Original Black Troubadours. McCrory, Ark., week of December 4 Wanted at Once Plant performers, good sketch team and a few more musicians for B. & O. Will play Opera Houses after New Years. Address Charles Lewis, Lindsay, Okla., week Dec. 6 Gibson's New Standard Theatre! South St. at 12th, Philadelphia, Pa. John T. Gibson, Prop. Want first class acts of all kinds. Also booking road shows. Address John T. Gibson, Proprietor Wanted, for The Star Theatre! Booking good stock companies, vaudeville performers and road shows. No act too large, but mu-t be good singers and cancers. Send mail to J. B. Norton, Booking Agent. Queen Theatre Wants to hear from all good acts. Letters answered same day. Address Sam E. Reevin, Mgr., 318 Pine Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee ODaniel & Russell Engraving Co. 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Marks 654 Broadway, New York City UNIVARIOUS NEWS FROM POLE TO POLE FREEMAN'S SPORT SHORTS SPORTING ALLEY THE LOCAL WORLD TERMS ACCLUATE THE FINALS WILLS WALLOPS BOSTON TAR BABY. Sam Langford Is Decisively Outpointed in Savage Ten-Round Bout. Harry Fast and Clever—Elongated New Orleans Negro Punches Himself Out on Squat Rival. Bv George B. Underwood. On March 3, 1916, Jess Willard is going to defend his title against a chap from the University of Tennessee. aforementioned Fulbright so long ago was knocked out in eighteen rounds by Harry Wallis, an elongated New Orleans, La. player of the Harlem Sporting Club last night Willis showed the fight fans that when it comes to fighting he is right there. Wallis was the fastest way he demonstrated it: he beat Sam Langford practically all of the big fights between big fellows ever seen in this neck of the woods. The big baby from Dixie hammered Wallis in a fierce-the-well put in such a fascination of punches the early rounds that he wore himself out making a punching bag of lawn. Wonderfully fast and clever for his size, picking a snapper on a mound, and using a good timer of distance. It is a good timer of punches. Wells encircled around Langford. There is a fence. Boston demon smashing lefts and rights that crashed home with sickening thuds. Spectators were numbered of times the black number of Mr. Wells splashed into the black pliz of the master langford. The storm of pathogues hurled in by Wills is a master. He is right in for more. Sam tried desperately to land a haymaker, but Wills was too much and two very fatigued ones trying to annihilate one another. Marty Cross Wins. In the opening ten round affair Marty Cross of the Clan Walthach, director Cross had two and a half pounds the advantage of Herman in the weights, which were worth 19.5 pounds in the weighty wrist. Herman gave another of Leches a corking scrape, but got a hard beating in the last three rounds. The weights in the big fight were Wills, 262 pounds. Sam was as fat as a prize porter and even over corrugated from stomach muscles. There was a delay on account of Langford's gloves that "mute." One was an old one and the other new and unused. Sam wouldn't allow the shindig to start before he gave a brand glove to match the other one. Buckley, Wills's manager, examined Langford's gloves closely to see if a brick or aumburn in them. When the gong clamped they started to look like a between a black Mutt and a black Jeff. The elongated Wills towered over the Tar Baby, who was al Wills showed he could fight right off the reel. Several times in the opening round he whipped the ball back on his heels. He took Langford's powerful swings without wincing and crashed in cleanly driven swings. He knocked any one but a Langford stone cold. Five rights in succession flush to the head of the second, and he beat at the start of the second. Sam's grin had been wiped off his face, and the Tar Baby's scowl was grim. He had been under a wonderfully fast for a big fellow, and he landed damaging punches at will. The New Orleans black had all the better of the Looked Bad for Sam. Langford rushed in the third, but was driven back with a shower of pile-driving lefts and right legs, power-ups and a terrifying terror as it seemed a wonder how Langford kept on his feet. While Harry hammered Sam's jaw in a club, Langford's New Orleans coon did not neglect body punching, and he repeatedly hurled his black manuers wrist dead in the end of the third it looked as if Langford clearly had met his master. Sam unhooked an attack that was followed by its savageness in the fourth. The Tar Baby tore in and hurled clublike lefts and right legs, the vicious assaults of the Boston bemon, blocking, ducking and side-stepping, lunging in occasionally with Wright, who fought on the defensive in the fourth, seemingly trying to bush his efforts. Langford's aggressiveness Wills got that terrife crossing right of his working again in the fifth, and then he hopped on Langtford's jaw it looked as if Sam would be driven through to the law several times and then opened up with left hooks. Left and right on Wills's blades and right on Langtford's battered down Langtford's defense and the great Sam was Rings. Un Bull's-eyes. At the start of the sixth Wills got to Langford with smashing lefts and rights, but the Tar Baby stolidly pushed in to the rain of pollinators with heavy damage blows himself. Wills, however, kept getting inside Langford's attack, and made a punishable mistake. Wills was battering Langford to a pulp. Sam, however, was taking the punishment stolidly, and grimly boring in for WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE FIGHTING DEMON? A SAM LANGFORD, JACK JOHNSON'S EARSTWHILE RIVAL. he didn't cut out the running around, the skirts and late hours and get in good condition. The Kid two chambers and I-I've got as near to the championship as th-that I will ever get. The notch white boxers are drawing the line and wh-wh-what is the use of training hard for these dubs for the money like the club are paying for shaughtering knocked out, said Dunn. Well, said the flash, th-th-the real hard guys have the boxing critics and sporting men all knocked out, said Dunn. I am through with the game, and Coffroth and the rest of the boxing critics and sporting men all trouble with the flash and his manager, Kid is about tired of the game and its impossible for McCarthy to keep him back into the straight and narrow path again, which will keep him at the end of the years to come. Then Dunn tried to coax and pursuade the flash to cut out the fast life, which has ruined so many boxers, notching out whats the use, said the Kid. We made good and I'm still as good as the rest BENNETT of the topnotchers. . . Ive reached the height of my ambition and smiled and said, so long Jimmy; will see you to come back. I have the history as being one of the greatest fighting machines that ever lived and the Kid's name has been written down in history with all of the rest of the machines, barring none, white or black. WHAT'S DOING IN SPORT. Jamaica Kid, of British Honduras, Kid Green, manager, 548 Rampart and Lafayette streets, New Orleans. Battling Kid Brown colored light-wavy hair. SAM LANGFORD, JACK JOHN boy in the game at 135 or 138 pounds. Address 328 Washington street, Dayton, Ohio. Howard H. McGinnis presents a new boy in the game to meet any boy in his class. Word will reach him through his manager, Mr. McGinnis, 2922 Welfont street, Denver, Colo. Mexican Kid beat Jackie Moore at Kid's City Mo. on November 24, in ten rounds. He beat Kid Spadie in six rounds in St. Joe, Mo. on November 24, in ten rounds. He turn engagement with Jackie Moore on the 15th of December. Will also turn engagement with Jackie Moore on the 15th of December. The kid is willing to meet all comers at 122-133 pounds. He sails for British Honduras on the first week in November. Address Mexican Kid, 507 East Eighteenth street, Kansas City, Mo. New Orleans, La.-Jamaica Kid of British Honduras, fought for 91 of the 114 in the eleventh November, twenty-rounds of hard fighting. After the fifteenth round, Jamaica won, and Jones in every round and just maulings him all over the ring in the eighteenth round. After the decisive over to Jamaica Kid, But Jones objected to it and they let them fight on and the Jamaica was jumping for the ball. But Jones knocking him down until the twentieth round, when the Jamaica Kid fight took place at McBrouly, La. CARLISE DROPS FOOTBALL. WASHINGTON, December 4.—The Carlisle team will not be a contender in future intercollegiate football THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTR. IED COLORED NEWSPAPER games as a result of a decision by Secretary Lane yesterday, after a conference with Indian service and Superintendent Lipps, of the Carlisle Indian school. Secretary Lane held that in the future football must be subordinated to the educational features of the school, deciding that while the game could be competed in, it would be for the team to make the showing that it should in the intercollegiate games, owing to the large number of men now on the industrial and manufacturing establishment. It developed that of seventeen Carlisle Indians employed last year in one of the automated teams, where were of the team or had been on previous teams. All returned to the school during the football season, and a sacrificial opportunity well as wages. BASEBALL COLOR LINE IS DRAWN BY POLICE Baseball contests between professional baseball clubs composed of amateur players permitted in Indianapolis. The color line has been drawn by the police. A man was arrested following the arrest of two colored players who are alleged to have assaulted him. Scanlon, ample, Federal pik, thick, weak, weak, he lived the only action he could take against the only action he could take in contests between whites and blacks. Oscar Charleston and Elwood De- Moss, members of the A. B. C. team, a colored organization, were arrested yesterday, charged with assault and battery. The two players were arrested at Federico Park, when the pirate was attacked. The have been in Cuba on an extended tour and did not arrive in Indianapolis in time to appear in Police Court to answer to the charges of assault and battery at the time. The Bower, who said to be interested in the A. B. C. club, gave bond for the two players and judge Deery forfeited the bonds when they failed to appear in court. The result was that the bower received less when he arrived in the city. "I occurs to me that it is time to call a halt in baseball playing between whites and blacks when two teams of mixed colors can not play against the ball. " But said, "Barmfuler yesterday... It is not the fact that one or more of the colored players struck Empire Scanlon, but it is the principle of the whole argument that had caused this action. I have talked to others with the players, and I have done doubt but what the two colored players incited trouble, which might have been more serious than it was." Charleston and DeMoss are held under $1,000 bond on charges of assault and battery. From Indianapolis Star. Battling Mears, of Moultrie, Ga., now manager of Hoy, the toy, he has been a middle-weight title, leaves Toledo, Ohio, to do business in the southern cities. Hoy states, through The Freeman, the follow-up. "I have been corresponding with my manager, and I have sides in Moultrie, Ga., for fully six weeks, and Mr. Mears says my services are needed and this there is seven weeks in which we claim the title I am holding. I've invented to forward me transportation ticket. I am in the north and I want to get out in the warm states where colored cars are a big chance, but if Mr. Mears can't SON'S EARSTWHILE RIVAL. see his way clear to act as he has told me, I will not bother any longer, I will realize if he wants to seek bouts, and I realize if boxer will be southern cities and I can be kept busy, there is no use of me, Chris williams, Williams is a good boxer and I have seen him (Christy) defeat both Bettie and Chris Williams. Williams is a good boxer and I have seen him (Christy) defeat both Bettie and Chris Williams. Ash of Cincinnati, Ohio at Lima, Ohio. I paid the little city a visit in order to know who the winner would be. I asked Christy to meet me after he rested up about a month or so. Or, Mr. Williams was a little after a few days I missed him and Ive never seen him since. Maybe he was not the man my gums was to tough. I would brag, but I trust if any club promoter can service in a boxing against any city. I was in Cincinnati City A. C. of St. Louis, Mo. is barred for me, nothing doing. I have to get back to work. Mr. B. Meurs the Georgia manager, but will should I get with him and see if he can intend to linger in the north, so its up to Mr. Mears to get busy before November 28. Till close. EASEBALL NEWS—THE BEST- LIKED PLAYERS Many a fan has asked me why pitchers are not good batters. "I should think," said some friend of mine while we were discussing baseball during the recent world's series it was the day after Dutch Leonard had not got even a foul at the bat), "that pitchers would hit better than anybody else because they could get on to the wrinkles of the man working against them and would know whether he is going to throw a curve or a fast one. That sounds like a reasonable argument for a pitcher who pitches in good ball players. If for their pitching ability they would be buried so deep in the bushes that they could not see their hair, or they would be pitching hay. Most twirlers are carried along with a big league team for their pitching ability, and in other games else in the world. The old idea that a pitcher can not hit because he is not good at pitching or five games is the wrong one. It is true a twirler does have an opportunity to gather as much experience as possible before little difference. It is the fact that most of them are not good ball playing" caliber. Of course, once in a while a pitcher crops up who can sting the ball a mile. For example, John Coombs and Ruth, of the Boston Red Sox, and Otis Cranbaugh, both are the same one and far between. A good lifting pitched in the ball club means a whole lot in the game, for then the manager has nine batters in his lineup. Pitchers are paying more attention to batting than they used to, although I have seen the number of the manager would send the twirler up to the top of the strike out on purpose. This strategic move is usually made in hot weather when the twirler is gasping for breath all the way, and the manager does not want him to indulge in any effort that used to be a great trick of the old Cubs when they get on the bases when the weather was tough, and then get him to run himself to death. They would beat him in the next inning. Marquard was pitching a grand game against Chicago one day after he had started his first game in the box with the Giants. It was a very hot day, and a pitcher needed all the energy he could carry. Rube was never what you call a dangerous hitter, anyway. It was his turn to bat along about the sixth inning. “Go up here and strike out,” ordered McGrave. Rube thought the boss was crazy when he told him to fan. He went up in the basement and it was hard to tell that he ran his head off on the bases, and they got four runs off him before McCaw chased him in the next basement. He gave Marquard a groove ball to hit. Chance had conferred with his pitcher when he saw the Rube moving to the pitcher's mound. He talked about his hit in the clubhouse, for it was a rare thing for him to call. "Til you tell what I am going to do," said McGraw, interrupting Marquard's discussion of his batting ability with the pitcher. "You're fine you twenty-five for making that hit instead of striking out when I told you to. If you had struck out, we would have been better," and that's what we are in the league for. Always try to remember that. "Pitching is not ball playing. Pitchers are not ball playing. A batting and a base runner is just using some other position, since the smart manager wants to have him there every time he plays. Game becomes the pitcher because he thinks it is the most important job. He grows up still believing he is a pitcher and into the big league labeled a twirler. McGraw cams into the big league as a pitcher, but he was too much of a ball player. They wanted him in there every day for his hitting. He was a ability. He became a star third base-man, one of the best that ever played the game. Robertson, the kid outfielder for the Giants, who is a natural hitter, was a pitcher when McGraw first sighted him, and he might have gone to the top. He became an outfielder playing football. He became an outfielder and a good one. He can bat, and he is very fast. If he had been living on his pitching ability alone he would be in the far sticks after hurting himself in football. McGraw was to be more than a book his praise and played in "Just one more game of football." It injured his arm so that he will never be able to pitch again. I guess if I had to depend on my ball playing ability I would never have seen the thing of the league. I was a kind of a man who is a visitor. When I was a kid I made the fatal mistake of trying to bat cross-handed—that is, with the wrong hand on top. However, I soon learned that this wasn't getting me anything, so I switched my form. But the ballers, as a rule, do not ask me to take out even now when they see me coming to the plate. Christy Mathewson. BICYCLE RACE IN NEW YORK. Seventeen Teams Get Under Way at One Minute Past Midnight. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—All the seventeen teams entered for the twenty-third round of the U.S. Square Garden started at one minute after midnight. Notwithstanding the European war, many prominent foreign players were on the grass. The rules governing last year's event will be enforced this year. Speeches will be offered frequently during the week. Ivor Lawson, Eddie Root, George Cameron, Harry Kaiser and Francisco Verri, who were prominent in former contests here, have been suspended on account of violations of rules in recent races at Chicago and Boston and have from the contesting teams are Fred Hill, Boston, and Alfred Grenda, Australia; Reggie McNamara and Bobbie Spears, Australia; Oscar Egg, Switzerland, and Marcel Du-puy, France; Jake Magin, Newark, and Percy Lawrence, San Francisco, and Thomas Brown, Newark and Martin Roy, Newark; Joe Kopsky, New York, and Gus Wohlrab, Jersey City; Norman Hansen, Denmark, and Worthington Mitten, Davenport; Tim Sullivan, New Haven, and Norman Anderson, Denmark; Jimmy Moran, Chelsea, and Bobbie Walthour, Atlanta; Thomas Pfeffer and Lord Ford, Australia; Peter Drobach, South Boston, and Frank Corry, Australia; Ray Eaton and Eddie Madden, Newark; Paul Suter, Switzerland, and Vincenzo Madonna, Italy; Joe Pogier and Clarence Carman, Jamaica; Rudolph Ruddle-Russel, Austria; and Jane Vanne, Belgium; Wiliam Hanley, San Francisco, and Alfred Halstead, Sacramento, and Georges Seres, France, and Victor Linart, Belgium. REFEREE CALLS BATTLIN' BALL EARL MURPHY BOUT DRAW ST. LOUIS, Md. Nov. 7. —Battling Ball and Earl Murphy went eight games in a row, and C. on November 26th, Referee Sport Sullivan called the bout a draw. It was one of the hardest games of the season. Ball dropped Lloyd for a long time. Ball dropped Murphy three times with a hard right to the jaw. Murphy squared and hooked his opponent time and time again. Murphy is a wrist trainer and he has met some of the best lightweight in the country, such as Leo,attorney and Katy Kane. Katy One Round, Sylvester and others. Every one left the fight well pleased. Ball in the shape of Murphy. Murphy is a strong boy, and if he had not been out of the third round. Young Hamilton beat Batting Johnny in the semifinals in 6 rounds, Jack in the fifth round by Young McVey. Christy Williams meets Jack Blackburn next week. Sport Sullivan will referee. KNOCKOUT GRANT The Cuban Light Weight, Is After All Champions. Special to The Freeman. Special Grant, the great — Knockout Grant, the Cuban lightweight champion, wants to know why all of us are fooling around a match with him. Just let some promoter or club manager give me one round of house and I will sign agreement to meet either one of the five fighters in the world. Battling Jack Russell, I can stop him in four rounds. Now, boys, I mean business, and I will be the real champion of the world they will have to meet me, and I stand ready to defend my crown with any one of them. I am always in condition, and whining to meet them all at the mall, but I don't want to be also would like to meet Mr. Darkie Griffin of New York City. I will meet Griffin on this proposition. One ticket they give me, the house money. And I will also agree that Griffin can stop me within 10 rounds will give him 20 per cent of my purse. My wife will try to think they are real champions; just try to think you will know who is the champion. I very sorry to learn that Battling Ball Hall would could get a crack at him. But I don't hurt him a bit because we colored boys can't get any matches. Anyway, best wishes to all. Yours in sport. **GRANT** 450½ W. Broad St. Savannah, Ga. IKE GRIFFIN'S FIGHTING RECORD. Ike Griffin, the New York cyclone, beat Fighting Hurns of Philadelphia, the Boston cyclone, and Joe Uranay of Rochester in five rounds (white). Beat Hock Bones in Charles-Colored, beat Billy Lovett in colored). Beat Billy Lovett in mingham, Ala., in nine rounds, limit colored). Stopped Battling Mears in round four bout. Mears is supposed to be one of the hardest fighters in the game, this bout took place in Jacksonville, Fla. I fight at 168 pounds, and take 168 pounds. Gregor beat John Bull Moore in Sa Joshn beat John Moore in Savannah in four rounds. JKE GRIFEIN EMPIRE BOXING CLUB SMOKER DRAWS CBOWD. "Lil Arthur" Stigall Gets Best of Tommy Jones in Lively Bout. Pittsburgh Dec 5 A good sized and well-bred of boxing fans last night took in the boxing smoker at the Empire Athletic Avenue and Twelfth street. There was a lot of action and the bout of the champion, the Stigall, of Altoone, and Tommy Jones, of New castle. The general opinion of the contestant was Stigall had the shade of the opponent. The smoker opened with a bout between "Kid" Parsons and Sammy McCormick and collared his opponent. The second preliminary was scheduled to be between "Kid" McCormick and Sammy McCormick didn't take place. Stotler either got cold feet or was holding out for more money. Steve Conlon and "Kid" Delozier staged the semi-windup and the mill was a pretty and interesting one. The opponent was at times put the crowd to its feet. Conlon put up a clever bout and just shaded his opponent. Jones went right to it from the tap. Jones went right to it from the tap. Jones went right to it from the tap. It was a lively go and when it ended Stigall had a shade the best of the battling. "Rod" Sanchez won the winner for a go at an early date. Stigall will meet Red Sanders Decatur, having challenged Stigall, the winner. CHEYENNE. WYO. Special: Creechan, F. E. L. Donde gone to Seattle, Wash., and other northwestern points for a week's business trip to the country for an entire trip to the country for an entire stay. Mrs. C. Ashford and Mrs. B. Walker and children are sent home in Lincoln after attending the funeral of their father and grandmother. who are sick with the lagrime epidemic this week are: Mrs. G. T. Muse, Miss L. Jefferson and Mrs. C. Donde. The deepest sympathy of Cheyenne is extended to Mrs. Mallory in her hour of sadness because of the death of her Charles. W. Walker in law. The race has lost a faithful friend. The entire community has been in turmoil over the sudden death of her Charles. W. Walker in law. Mrs. Lucinda Phillips. Mr. Lucas was left while the household was bowed in grief over his death the mother-in-law three days later answered the same sum. Charles was held funeral was held Friday and the remains were interred in Lakeview friends were left to mourn their loss. We simply bow to the will of the Master and say, "It is heaven's gain and that Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Robinson are here from Oakland, Cal. They came to attend the funeral of their father and Mrs. W. E. Washington, of Grand unction, Colo., is here for a short stay. Mrs. J. Brown, of New York, is funeral of her father and grandmother, Mrs. J. E. Brown had a course dinner for thanksgiving. Those enjoying it were Mrs. Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, the hospitality of J. C. Gassman, extended two new friends to eat turkey and other viiants. Those enjoying it were Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Edwards and Mrs. William Witt and family and Mrs. Pryor, of Fort Russell. Smith was once again opened to her friends for a Thanksgiving dinner. 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The Topaz Cluster Club was the guest of Mrs. Catherine Armstead last Saturday week. The Plerian club was the guest of Mrs. Chandler Friday evening at her home. Mr. J. T. V. Hill gave an interesting entertainment Monday evening at Simpson on her jaw in Dr. J. H. Ward's sanitaryarium on her jaw in Dr. J. H. Ward's sanitaryarium, returned to her home Sunday. Mrs. Katie Fretwell, 614 North California street, returned to her home Sunday. Mrs. Katie Fretwell, 614 North California street, returned to her home Sunday. Mrs. Vashtai McDonald gave a birthday gift to the guard, Mrs. John Norrell last Thursday evening at Mrs. Norrell's home in North Senate avenue about twenty friends were present. The council for the Advancement of Colored People held a meeting Monday evening with the president, R. C Brokenbent at Willis chapel, in Mich The Browning club will be the guest of Mrs. Mary E. Cable last Sunday at the Women's Council street. The dates of the meetings have been changed to the first Saturday evening in each month. The sectional director of the Women's Council, gave a Japanese Tea and musical Tuesday evening at the Mary M. Church botany, in California street for the benefit of the work of the Women's Council. Invitations have been issued for the thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of the Mary M. Church at Temple A, M. E. Church next Thursday evening, Dec. 16. A short program will be rendered Rev. P. E., will be master of ceremonies. Mr. Sidney Kirk, formerly of this city but now in charge of the retiring Christian church Friday evening of this week, under the auspices of the Twentieth Century Sunday school class. The proceeded to a dinner with will be assisted by Mrs. Lillian Jones Brown, a dramatic reader. C. Farmer of Oxford street entertained at 10 o'clock breakfast fast Sunday, in honor of J. M. Rose, of Windham, Mont., and Mont.; also for their daughter, Miss Pennett Artis, who has just recently returned from the months' visit in the South Arts Center. The board of directors of the Alpha Home met last Thursday evening to complete arrangements for the other of the three schools which took place about the fifteenth of this month at Willis' chapel in West Palm Beach, Florida, in the state of California, who gave the building for the home more than a quarter of a century ago, sent her annual congratulations. "MAJOR" TAYLOR COMES TO TOWN. Major Taylor, who for years gained fame in the bicycle racing world, in 1912, was born in Indianapolis Tuesday and on Wednesday on business trips. The Major left for Chicago to visit his sister after which he returned to his home in Worcester, Mass. THE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH. Madame Meadows had a very large crowd Monday night, both white and colored people. She gave ninety messages from the past and all were recounted at her meetings, which are held from 8:30 to 10:30 every Monday evening. "FOR SWEET CHARITY." A Travelogue will be given "for sweet charity, Madam Cameron, a benefactor of Alpha Home, Monday evening, January 11, 2014. A number of tickets, be given to the person selling the largest number of tickets. Mrs. Susie O'Reilly, chairman, Admission, 10 cents. HENRY HART IS DEAD AT AGE OF 75. Henry Hart, age seventy-five, for years one of the most popular colored musicians in Indianapolis, died Tuesday at his home in Indianapolis, died of a stroke, sickness which had culminated. Levinson Hats $2 There's no Advantage in Paying More. There's no Economy in Paying Less. LEVINSON THREE STORES 37 N. Penn. St. 41 S. Ill. Mkt. & Ill. St. him to his home for nearly two years. Complications of heart failure had caused his death. Mr. Hart had been a resident of Indianapolis for more than 40 years, "didn't he his old 'didn't he his old," his gentle nature and love of things musical had gained, and his genial music had numbered some of the most prominent citizens in the city. For years he had been a member in years gone by was a necessary part of the success of club openings and social events in Indian- Mr. Hart is survived by the widow five daughters, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Crawford, Fry, Chicago; Mrs. A. H. Hendricks, Indianapolis; Mrs. A. H. Hendricks, Willie Hart of Indianapolis, and one foster daughter, Miss Sarah Hart at Syvangville, Ind. The burial was held at Syvangville, Ind. There is a Mr. Henry Tyler, who is now at city hospital, not expected to come until the city of Norfolk will be. He was a citizen of Ohio before coming there. He has two sons and two daughters somewhere in the west, who like to have know of his condition. DR. J. K. NICKENS IN DECATUR Dr. J. K. Nickens is in Decatur, Ill., this week and next week filling engagements in Decatur, and he will be on this lecture tour. While there he will be the guest of his brothers and other relatives. Dr. J. K. Nickens is a series of successful lectures in this city. DR. GEO. H. SHAFFER'S FIETIETH ANNIVISARY. The fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Geo. H. Shaffer's entrance into the itinerary of the Indiana Conference of the A. M. E. church at the universities from all over the state came to participate in the exercises which were a fitting tribute to the life and character of a man whose career was marked by growth and development of the great denomination with which he lies identified. The exercises at the church were attended by a man a tendered to Dr. and Mrs. Shaffer and the ministers and their wives. The men was master of ceremonies and addresses were made by Father Lemuel Stokes. Dr. Martin Lewis, and others, and a golden crucifix and engrossed addresses were presented to the distinguished men who were read from men prominent in the life of the church and nation. Dr. Shaffer replied to the enunciations of the men read from men address of gratitude and thankfulness. PLANS COMPLETED FOR WASHINGTON MEMORIAL Service Sunday Afternoon at Tom linson Hall. The Booker Washington memorial committee held a meeting Monday night and completed all arrangements for the commercial service, which is to be held at Tomlinson hall, Sunday afternoon at 11 a.m. The speakers will be the Rev. Dr. D. P. Roberts, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church, and the Rev. Dr. George the Mt. Zion Baptist church; Charles W. Fairbanks, Hugh Hanna, former trustee of the university, George the city public schools and for the last three years a member of the summer Institutional Program consisting of Three Numbers to Precede the Regular Pro- gram Beginning at 2 O'Clock Sharp. "All Hail the Power of Jesus N. United Choirs: 2. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." United Choirs, 3. "Hand" Stand Up for Jesus, "United Choirs" "Introductory Remarks" Presenting the Chairman's "Inductory" remarks. J. H. Sott, chairman: 6. "Innovation, Rev. H. L. Herod": 7. "Onward Christian Soldiers," Band, Orchestra, Choirs and Audience: 8. Original Poem, William Linden: 9. "Resolutions," Dr. S. F. Nirniss: 10. "Nearer My God to Be Uptake of Choirs and Auditors" 11. "Eulogy," Dr. P. Roberts: 12. "Tribute, Hon. C. W. Fairbanks": 13. "Steal Away to Jesus," United Choirs: 14. "Eulogy," Rev. G. W. Ward: 15. "Tribute, Mr. H. H. Hanna," 16. "Eulogy," Prof. G. L. Hayes: 17. "Lead Kindly Light," United Choirs: 18. "Position of a Permanent Member," Dr. B. Hoover, T. Waschland: 19. "The Fool," R. Ransom and supported by A. E. Manning, G. L. Knox, W. W. Hyde, Dr. C. R. Atkins, Dr. E. A. Clark, Rev. G. W. Gore, Jas. N. Shelton, Lillian Jones Brown, R. L. Bailey, Mrs. Mattie Briggs, by R. L. Brokenburn, Lucas B. Hill, M. M. W. W. Parker, C. Moss, W. J. Barry, R. B. Smile, Rev. B. E. Farrell and D. Howard; 19. Closing: "Day is Diving." United Choirs. BUSINESS LOCALS. Woodbine Perfume. Oh, how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Lily's drugstore. The genius of Lily's Rheaumatic Rheaumatic drugstore by mail on receipt of price, 50 cents (stamps). Has curled hair. Add Ploidan drugstore, Indianapolis, Ind. THE FREEMAN IN DETROIT Notice! The Freeman is on sale at C. T. Herndons barbershop, 285 Antoine street, Detroit, MI. Colored dentist wanting Indiana location, address Box A, care the Freeman. THE JT. AGENCY. 453 Earl Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio Marry, colored ladies and gentlemen. If you would marry, send your description and stamp. Jt. Agency, 453 Earl avenue, Youngtown, Ohio. Dec 11 Hurry and purchase the valuable beauty for your home to make Hair Pomades, Shampoos and Face Cream;s; also Face Powders. A limited number sold only. Order today. Address Star Beauty Formula P. 297, St. Louis, Mo. Price Two Dollars. MAYFIELD, KY., NEWS. Luray Mae Galbreath. Persons desiring the Christmas number on Saturday, please notify Mrs. Mitt Brisendine, beloved wife of the late Dr. Robert Dec. 2, and was buried Dec. 3 at Maplewood cemetery. Funeral services were conducted at the church church. W. Jackson, pastor. Miss Saddle Beadles is suffering with tonsillitis. The Christmas issue will be the best ever. Subscribe for it today and have the agents to deliver it on Dec. 25. Only 5 cents a copy. Wedding bells are ringing to the delight of the community. Read the response. and keep him in the Mr. and keep him in the Irvine have moved to the parsonage on Eighth Mrs. Aselia West Johnson, Mrs. Rosa Andrews are readers of the Freeman. Mrs. Aselia West Johnson is the Christmas issue for Dec. 25. Agents will deliver them. 5 cents a coo. Several visitors are expected in the city during the holidays. Agents will be in the Christmas issue. Have the agents to bring you one. Five cents a copy. Have the agents at her home in Paducah this week. Madame Gunn's "Magic Hair Grower" street. Sadie Beadles, agent. Old phone 325. Cupid is buzzing for one of our choices and the Christmas number will be the best ever. Have race pride and get one. Mrs. Ulysses Flowers is very slick at her home on East Water street. Persons owing for this paper will give no later than Monday afternoon. Don't read your friend's paper, get on the bus. Rev. McFarland is a new reader of the Freeman. Miss Thompson has returned from Desert Blvd. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! Women and men to start a business of their own. The Star Beauty Formula makes my wonderful pomade, which will straighten kinya hair in a short time without the use of hot combs. You can purchase my pound. Sell it for $7.00. My booklet price is $2.00, besides this wonderful formula. Others such as face bleach, shampoo and scalp cleaner, with my each article and use them and where to buy them. Instructions on manicuring free grease. Send $2.00, money order, cash or registered letter for my guarantee formula secreta. Address The Star Beauty Formula O. Poplar Bluff, Louis, Mo. Formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. 100 Per Cent. Quality is incorporated in every article of jewelry we sell). Think of our reputation, then bear it mind we guarantee every purchase. A great mood or a precious stone, but if you buy from as the responibility is entirely eliminated our word for it insures on against imitation Greenbacks $15.10 in Stage MONEY for 10c A bunch of our Stage Greenbacks tool counter models for $15.10 each or $10 for 10c or $15 for 10c. Model on Montauk Bldg. Chicago Shorthand has proven the road to success, opportunities and机会 to you as well if you are a student. Please contact your student system. $ Expert service. Write for fur ther particulars at once. Universal Course 1101 Morton Building. Chicago, U.S.A. We make photos any place, any where any time. When in Nashville drop in and see us. Phone, Main: 3990 Under Ground Treasures HOW AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Our instrument will locate UNDERGROUND of any place on a ground wealth it may be located to you. All privileges for a MODEL E, Morton Eleg, Chicago, Illinois Under Ground Treasures HOW AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Our inventory will belong. UNDERGROUND THEIR LINES in new part of the world. If you know a business or a company to a form, you can make a form to you. I will particulate for a group. MODEL CO., Morton Dig., Chicago, Illinois B. Anderson and D. Donnegar Automobile Owners Will be Glad to Serve their Friends Call Phone 1973 Nashville, Tenn. Royal Road to Fortune The Booker T. Washington Memorial Button. Tuskegee Colors big sellers: Agents wanted everywhere. Earn your Christmas money. One agent made 10 first day sales. One agent made 60 cents for a door key buttons; sell at 10 cents each. D. ublie your investment. Scrid 10 cents sample button to Rev. Dr. J. Gordon McPherson DESIGNER 1632 E. 14th St., Los Angeles, Cal. PERSIAN CREAM HAIR GROWER If a Beautiful Head of Hair is Your Pride Then Try This Real Hair Grower, the Most Wonderful Discovery of the Century. There is nothing like it on the market—entirely different both in principle as well as in its effect. Absolutely guaranteed to contain no vaseline nor petroleum, but only the best and finest of oils. We give you a binding guarantee to refund your money if Persian Cream Hair Grower is not as represented or falls to improve your hair. 21 PERSIAN CREAM Affair Grower and Straightener The New Way of Treating the Scalp and Growing the Hair. Persian Cream acts instantly—one application stops the head from itching and freshens up the hair. You will be surprised and delighted with this helpful toilet necessity, for nothing else is so good for the hair and scalp, and nothing so quickly beautifies the hair, giving it that enviable charm and fascination. Persian Cream is one of the quickest acting hair growers known—inexpensive and easily used at home. Price, 50 cents. Manufactured only by the RANKINS MANUFACTURING CO., Hair, Toilet and Household Preparations. Office 296 W. Walnut Street. Indianapolis, Indiana. "Men preach home rule and women usually prac- tice it." Hoosier Berr Neckwear Wide, silk four-in-hand ties that particular men prefer. These make acceptable gifts. ..... 50c These are better to "look over" than to "over look." Carter Hatter and Haberdasher 8 E. Washington St. 24' N. Pennsylvania St. 159 N. Illinois St. PATRONIZE ONE OF YOUR OWN RACE Will deliver Pure Milk and Cream to your door: also Poultry, Butter and Eggs New Phone: Clermont Home Office 308-313 Majestic Bld., Indianapolis, Ind. Issues an up to date Health and Accident Policy on weekly payments. We guarantee this company -The Freeman. Eureka Drug Store Specials One Dollar Hair Straightening Comb, Special 59c, Agent for White's Specific Preparation: Mackey's International Rheumatic Linemen; White Hair Hair Pomade and Clean-U Tea-Post Office Sub Station 88. Mail Order filled promptly. Eureka Omn Store 601 N West St. Indianapolis, Ind. Phones: Old Main 5511; New 5233. W. H. ROBERTS. Prop. Skating, Riverside Rink! Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Afternoon and Evenings Admission Afternoon, Ladies 15c, Gents 25; Night, Ladies 25c, Gents 35c Saturday 9 to 12 School Children 10c Noe's Cut Price Drugs 25c Laxative Bromo Quinine 19. 75c ft. Syringe - 50c 25c Casca'a Quinine - 19c 25c Infant Syringes - 19c 25c Nelson's Hair Dressing - 17c 25c Ear and Ulcer Syringe - 19c 25c Palmer's Skin Success - 19c 25c Tooth Brushes - 19c 15c Colgate's Talc Powder - 10c $1 25 Bonded Whiskey - 75c 50c Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin 39c 75c Virginia Dare Wine - 50c Blake and Walnut Streets Genuine Diamond Lavalliers, Solid Gold - - - $2.95 Ladies' Hampden Watches, 20 year guarantee - - - $8.95 Bracelet Watches, guaranteed - - - - $5.65 There is Nothing as Beautiful or Pleasure-giving at Xmas as FLOWERS We have a Wonderfully fine supply this year--VALLEY LILIES, NEW ROSES Booker T. Washington's Writings Up from Slavery - - 50c Character Building - 50c Postage to Any Address, .06 extra Paul Lawrence Dunbar's Complete Works, $2.00 W. K. STEWART & CO. 44 E. Washington St. Indianapolis, Indiana WALK-OVER INTERCHANGEABLE SHOE CERTIFICATE ISSUED AT Please fit and deliver to Bearer M. one pair of WALK-OVER SHOES value _____ 100 Dollars Payment for the shoes hereby ac- knowledged by countersigned by We issue Certificates redeemable at any Walk-Over Store in the World. The convenient present for those at home or away. I enable you to make gifts that combine style and utility gifts that will be appreciated. Conner's Walk-Over Boot Shop 28 Pennsylvania Street, North Have You Used Our Service? DO YOU KNOW US? The Originators of Low Cost Current MERCHANTS Heat & Light Company 33 S. Meridian Street BEWARE Of Persons: Claiming to make Selling prepara- seals. Selling prepara- as good as "PORO Selling prepara- sounding anything. Selling unseale- labels, as "PORO These people are ple out of their m over. Do not money, but write "Poro" Co Deputy Of Persons: Claiming to make "PORO." Selling preparations with broken seals. Selling preparations said to be as good as "PORO." Selling preparations with name sounding anything like "PORO." Selling unsealed goods without labels, as "PORO." These people are swindling people out of their money the country over. Do not give them your money, but write us "Poro" College Co., Dept. A, 3100 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. Central C 340 West Mid Call us over Phones: H Quick Service Prices for Indiana Lump, 4 inch, shoveled Indiana Linton Lump Jackson Hill High Grade Indiana Ogan, West Virginia Lump Raymond City Campbell Creek, extra good New York Cutlery 244 West W HAS. HAGERTY, Prop. Fresh Ham 18c Pork Chops 12¢c Pork Roast 12¢c Are Lard 11c Smoked Jowl 10c Smoked Ham 16c Bog Soots 7 1 2 KENTUCKY OY3TERS Saturday & S At WM. POE & CO Wholesale and Retail. OUR LARD IS 10¢ Pork Chop .ger lb. 12¢c Fried Fresh Side. 12¢c Cured Country Pork Sausage. 12¢c Pork Bulk Sausage. 10c Small Bones. 10c Sare Ribs. 10c G Tails. 10c DRESSED Main 4551—WE DE Special Me No. 10 Pails (9 lbs. net) Pure Lard Sugar Cured Bacon, heavy Smoked Hog Jowls. Best Sugar Cured Smoked Hams. Fresh Cottage Roasts or Chops. Round or Loin Steak. BILLS & BO 341-343 E. W The Largest Retail Me A MAN TO Central Coal 140 West Michigan Street Over Phones: Main 609; M Price Courteous Prices for October sh, shovelled up Grade Indiana ia Lump extra good Pork Cut Rate 14 West Vermont St ETY, Prop. Old Phon 18c Pork Shoulders 124c Round Steak 124c Chuck Steak 11c Pig Hems 10c Beef Roast 16c Pig Tails 7 12 Pig Ears OY3TERS CREAMERY Friday & Sunday M. POE & CO'S MEAT MAK Retail. Blake an ER LARD IS 100 per cent PU per lb. 124c Small Fresh Shoulder 124c Small Fresh Hams. 124c No. 1 Beef Roasts. 124c Fresh Bean Pork 10c Pig Heads 10c Small Pork Back 10c Pure Lard. FRESSED RABBIT 1551—WE DELIVER—New Special Meat P (as. net) Pure Lard. on, heavy. als. and Smoked Hams. casts or Chops. break. S & BOETTO 1343 E. Washington largest Retail Meat Market in the MAN TO MAN T Pork Chop.....12pc Small Fresh Shoulders .....10c Sliced Fresh Side.....12pc Small Fresh Hams .....14c Pure Country Pork Sausage.....12pc No. 1 Beef Roasts .....12pc Pork Bulk Sausage.....10c Fresh Bean Pork .....10c Small Bones.....12pc Pig Heads .....6c Spare Ribs.....10c Small Pork Back .....15c Pig Tails.....10c Pure Lard .....11c DRESSED RABBITS Main 4551—WE DELIVER—New 3161 Special Meat Prices No. 10 Pails (9 lbs. net) Pure Lard ..... $1.10 Sugar Cured Bacon, heavy ..... ld. 15c Smoked Hog Jowls ..... lb. 10c Best Sugar Cured Smoked Hams ..... lb. 16c Fresh Cottage Roasts or Chops ..... lb. 13c Round or Loin Steak ..... lb. 17c 341-343 E. Washington St. The Largest Retail Meat Market in the City A MAN TO MAN TALK Men we want to hit at the point right off the reel. No unnecessary talk; no apologies. We are Going to Drum up Business We are going to make you such a proposition that you can't afford to put off your Suit or Overcoat until next Spring. You know we make good Clothes, so here is our offer: We Suit or Overcoat from the plain or fancy—over 800 pattern $15. Everything goes in this sale—ne up to $35.00. Best trimmings a You know we make good clothes, so here is our offer: We will tailor to your measure Suit or Overcoat from the season's newest patterns—be it plain or fancy—over 800 patterns to select from for e is our offer: We will tailor to y overcoat from the season's newest over 800 patterns to select from f $15.50! es in this sale—nothing reserved— Best trimmings and linings include Everything goes in this sale—nothing reserved—suits that sold up to $35.00. Best triumphs and linings included. Tailored LE --- --- make "PORO." rations with broken rations said to be PORO." rations with name ing like "PORO." ed goods without O." are swindling peo- money the country give them your e us College Co., pt. A, Coal Coal Michigan Street Main 609; New 543 Courteous Treatme or October $2 3 3 4 4 4 Set Rate Market Vermont St. Old Phone: Main 600 Pork Shoulders 18 Round Steak 18 Chuck Steak 18 Pig Hams 18 Beef Roast 18 Pig Tails 18 Pig Ears 7 CREAMERY BUTTER 300 Sunday Sale 'S MEAT MARKET Blake and Walnut St 100 per cent PURE Small Fresh Shoulders 10 Small Fresh Hams 10 No. 1 Beef Roasts 10 Fresh Bean Pork 10 Pig Heads 10 Small Pork Back 10 Pure Lard. RABBITS DELIVER—New 3161 Meat Prices d. $1.25 ld. 1.25 lb. 1.25 lb. 1.25 lb. 1.25 DETTCHEF Washington St. Meat Market in the City MAN TALK ```markdown ``` we will tailor to your measure season's newest patterns—be it us to select from for .50! nothing reserved—suits that sold and finishes included. Tailored in plain conservative styles or extreme English Don't put it off—come in to day—be your own salesman Remember Every Suit is $15.50 No Higher Cohee & McGinnis INCORPORATED Tailors that Satisfy 248-250 Indiana Ave Indianapolis, Ind.