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The Freeman is read by 100,000 persons each week. Advertisers get results from its columns THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER THE NEGRO WILL RE-ENTER CONGRESS ScPredicts Representative Madden Before Bethel Literary and Historical Association on Patriotic Night MISS MADRE REGEIVES FLAG FROM RELIEF CORPS MISS MADRE REGEIVES FLAG FROM RELIEF CORPS Senator Clapp Lauds the Progress of the Negro in Fifty Years of Freedom and Declares the Race Foremost in Love of Country—Booker T. Washington Memorial Fund Growing—James DeKoven Thompson Made Profound Impression on Washington's Theatre Goers—The Town in Review. 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. VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 17 THE NEGRO WILL R ScPredicts Representative ary and Historical Assoc MISS MADRE RECEIVES N Senator Clapp Lauds the Progress of the Declares the Race Foremost in Love morial Fund Growing-James DeK sion on Washington's Theatre Goers (By R. W. Thompson) Bureau of the Freeman, 1223 S Strete. N. W. Miss Madre Accepts the Emblem of Liberty, and Fraternity. Representative Madden in Optimistic Velu. Representative Martin B. Madden, of Illinois, was introduced and spoke at the convention of the Negro race, with patriotism and productive service to the nation and to humanity in general. He is hope for a people, he said, who can in fifty years reduce their illiteracy and who can accumulate a billions dollars' worth of property and win a place among the most advanced races of the world. No other people have done anything like that. There are times when patriotism seems to be its high purpose, but American can identify its other factors. Those other factors are we see brighter or the future of the loyal and faithful Negroes of this land have born a burden and submitted to humiliation* that their number of any other race could contain. We have a diplomat they have understood the value of fawning their day of opulence, rather than sacrifice all a vain stint. We are in sight. The day of the worthy selvedge American is coming and he deserves success in the mission he prophesied that in the South and within fewest of years. He did not fail. The time is coming when the trend of migration will turn from the rapidly growing old-fashioned south and west and go southward, where the airfield is almost in a virgin state, old-fashioned southern, too proud to old-fashioned southern, and the past to allow those to develop in the country in which all must live. By the he coming army of skilled farmers. --- captains of commerce, who will take over the arid soil and make bare fields to blossom as the rose. Stunted development will give way to abundant vegetation, be tended and civilized by the sturdy manhood and womanhood from the north and west, who are willing to give every man a chance, whether he be white or black, to be in the place of color as a badge of citizenship, and fix the basis of recognition. Southern Representation in Congress Should be Curtalled. "The representation in Congress in the South should be curtailed as long as the North should be allowed the element of its electorate is practiced. No man should be allowed on the floor of Congress who does not speak for all of the people he is presumed by then to represent. He must stand for a land of opportunity for every class, in every section. The door of hope must not be closed to any person who is not right and the stars and stripes will not mean all that they should mean until protection to life, liberty and property is given to every individual born beneath them. I may not live to see this ideal realized, but some of you will. Remember me when I was a senator and when that is to come into the lives of your posterity. When patriotism shall have fulfilled its mission the colored states will be represented and representatives and America will take her place at the head of the table in the family of nations and the people of the world and universal brotherhood. I was too young to go to the war, as my six brothers did, but I can fight for you now on a forum of peace, and I shall up the battle until victory is ours." Senator Clapp on "Patriotism," The Highest Clyde Virtue. Speaking with "Patriotism the Highest Civic Virtue," Senator Moses E. Clapp, Minnesota aroused great interest in the remarkable rise of the United States in the galaxy of nations of the world through among her faithful sons and daughters, and declared that of all none had been more faithful to the more loyal to her faithful sons than—nor had any element of our body politic maintained their courage or made a more commendable degree of devotion to the American Negro. Senator Clapel believed in "preparedness"—preparedness to sustain the prowess of the strips and stripes of the American Negro to develop more the resources given this people by nature and to take advantage of them. Senator Clapel also felt sure for industrial advancement, intellectual uplift, and commercial glory. Peace, Prosperity and Patriotism have been the means through which America will continue to stand at the forefront of the civilized world. To the propagation of these values, Senator Clapp felt sure the Negro would contribute his full share in the future as he had done in the past, with a stirring review of the valor of the colored troops in the Civil War, in which the Negro fully subsisted with its patriotism and patience. It was his hope to see the American flag stand as an emblem of liberty and enlightenment, and to be within its folds, regardless of race, color, creed or social condition. Other Notable Features of the Brilliant Program Mass Meeting in Support of Booker T Washington Memorial Fund. A big mass meeting in the interest of the Booker to demonstrateemo- tion being arranged to AN- W- WHAT TYA NEED IMPORTANT BUSINESS! TA SPRING AT LAST YEAR- GET A WIGGLE ON NOW HOLD YOUR HORSES - ILL BE THERE IVE GOT A LITTLE IMPORTANT BUSINESS WITH THESE TWO PUSS BUDGETS RUN ILL BE- THERE DO YOU ALLOW YOUR OFFICE BOY TO TALK HOW WAY TO YOU BASEBALL SEASON place early in May at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, in connection with the Literary and Historical Association. A committee made up of Miss Nannie B. Burroughs, Mrs. Addie R. Clarke, Mrs. Robert B. Clarke, Madre, Dr. W. H. Davis, Daniel Freeman, Henry Lassiter, J. J. Jones, M. S. Moore, appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the affair. It is expected that Prof. Kelly Miller, of Howlett, will provide a private address. Due announcement of details will be made later. To Mark Grave of the Late Miss Bowen A movement is taking form to erect over the grave of the late Miss Matteie Browne, a memorial of her splendid work for the race and humanity as a teacher and public benefactor. For many years this energetic and unselfish woman devised a lesson in instruction in the schools of the district, but carried on social settlement work in the poorer sections of the city and founded and conducted, practically, a school for the poor. Truth Home for the colored women who needed help and substantial sympathy. As a recent memorial to describe the work of the Literary Society, the idea of a monument to mark Miss Bowen's rather neglected grave at Harmony cemetery was now forward ever-thoughtful. Miss Browne, Madra's expected that definite steps will be taken at an early date to have the graves of her sisters, Mrs K. Bertha Hurst, Mrs Mary F. Handy and others, of Baltimore, will co-operate in the work, because of Miss Bowen's activity in assisting the colored women of the monumental City. Baltimore Conference Hold 99th Session Baltimore Conference Hold 99th Session The 99th session of the Baltimore Conference convened last week at the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, and the attendance was large and representative. The conference was Miss Mass D. Madre, presided. Welcome addresses, were delivered at the opening session by Judge Rober K. Orwell, on behalf of the Baltimore Miss Mass D. Madre, on behalf of Bethel Literary Society; Mr. Henry Lassiter, on behalf of the church; W. H. J. Beckett, on behalf of Baltimore, responded. Miss Mass D. Madre, on behalf of the District Conference. Rev. J. W. Sanders, of Baltimore, responded. R. W. Sanders, of Maryland,MD, was principal secretary, Rev. R. C. Ransom, of New York City, delivered the "Conference address," and many general ojcers were in attendance, including Prof. John R. Hawkins, financial secretary, J. I. Lowe, of the publication department, R. F. B. F. Steeple, of the church's nbooard, and others. Rev. C. H. Steeple was warmly praised for the excellence of the arrangements of hospitality extended by the Metropolitan church. The spacious edifice was handsomely decorated with American flags, architectural photographs, and large photographs of all of the bishops of the connection, living and dead. The conference was one of the most enthusiastic meetings that has known for a long time in this section of the country. The Town In Review. Mr. James Dekoven Thompson, who made such a profound impression here, has been a pioneer in the field of "Darkyodm" company and later with J. Leubrie Hill's "Darkyodm Follies," has dedicated his favorite religious education, Dean Lord, Remuth Me, to Mice. C. J. Walker, the race's public-spirited business woman, who now owns an office, displays updraftful musical at Mme. Walker's palatial home in 138th street, in Gotham, Mr. Opal D. Cooper rendered the election with such favor and dutch, with Mr. Thompson at the piano, that the great philanthropist was literally carried away and showed her own of intensive compulsive appreciation, dedicated the song he and she, not less thoughtful and appreciative, created for $60. It expected Mr. Thompson will appear here in a song recital in the near future, probably at the annual concert of Creighton Thompson, who constitute the leading male trio in the country. The Howard University debating team, following the adjustment of the activities at the annual meet of Creighton and Mr. Creighton Thompson, who constitute the leading male trio in the country. * * * The Howard University debating team, following the adjustment of the activities at the annual meet of Creighton and Mr. Creighton Thompson, who constitute the leading male trio in the country. score of three to one. The contest with Fusk University is to take place here on Friday, March 16, 2014, a announcement issued a few days ago. Mr. L. C. Gregory, of the office of the adutor for the Treasury Department, is at the main building on an upper floor of the Treasury Department, one of the most efficient clerks in the department. At a recent session of the Baltimore Conference of the A. M. E. church, Mistress Elizabeth B. Cox, the treasurer $2.50 as the contribution of Bethel Literary and Historical association to the "conference claims" is known as over the land. Bethel Literary Association, founded by Bishop Daniel A. Payne, is an organic part of the M. E. church. MAJOR MOTON'S GOOD MOVE- OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST. We promised to keep the public warned about the various injustices did the race from time to time. So he held a news conference. Now we were qualified to vote is one of the most damaging things here of late. We were asked to be interested to perfect an organization to build up the lack of voting interest in the city and country to do battle for all time to come. Do you not see the man sitting on the wall. Look, read and act. Small jealousies have killed many things for our people. He is the owner of Cairo, was in the city recently on business, Writer of all kinds of insurance is Z. L Breedlove. See him. The Mason's annual sermon will be parched Sunday at the A. M. Echurch in Palm Beach band will play in the parade. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Logan Lodge No. 4. Knight of Pythias, will meet in regular session Thursday, April 27. All members be present. Miss Nellie Collman of Yellow Springs is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Simmons of W. M. E. Simmons of Mt. Vernon spent Friday and Saturday with his sister, Mrs. E. Simmons of Avenue, and Mrs. John Shaw of Pittsburgh. Pa. spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Jackson. Robert Docket have moved to 82nd North Avenue. The anniversary services of Buckeye Lodge of Eks, Sunday evening at Oak Hill Avenue A. M. E. church, was quite hateful at dinner. Mrs. Iris Blims of 335 East Federal street is home from the hospital, but not able to work. Mrs. Daniel Greene, 828 Mahoney avenue, would like to hear from Mr. or Mrs. Moses Greene of Charleston, S. C. Louisa Edwards Court of Calantah Edwards County in regular session the second Wednesday in regular session Rev. John Ogborn, the rector of St. Agustine Episcopal Mission, and 55 members, including the show of 22 members on Saturday evening and held services in the St. John's church and Rev. Ogborn preached on Palm Sunday, which was very interesting. Rev. Levi Biggs, Company I, 25th Infantry, Schofield barracks, I. H., would like to locate his sister, Mrs. George Biggs, who was preached at Carrlett Biggs and please notify Levi Biggs or P. O. Box 302, Youngstown, Ohio BISHOP PHILLIPS HONORED. NASHVILLE. Tenn.—Bishop Phillips of the C. M. E. church has accepted the appointment of G. W. Hubbard, Meharry Medical College, and will deliver the commencement address at Ryman Auditorium, April 27. The Meharry commencement address will be between 8,000 and 9,000 will hear the able divine and eloquent speaker. Bishop Phillips is a graduate of W. A. Phillips, Phillips, Jr. St. Louis, Mo.; and Dr Jasper Phillips of this city are graduates of Fisk and Meharry. Both sons practicing medical care attend Natick Medical Association, which meets at Kansas City in August. WEST BADEDN SPRINGS AT ITS BEST. (By Ed Rogers.) WEST BADEN, April 18.—The West Daden Hotel is now enjoying one of the most popular hotels in the city, which has been from four to five hundred guests at the hotel since the middle of March. The waiters and bellbells that you see here are doing a fine business. There is hardly a single man in the valley idle. The waiters are doing a fine business. Ed Hudson is playing the piano and pleasing the boys with some high class music. Miss Goodwin is entertaining a couple of weeks but she left, and the girls are Spaulding is still holding his own at Booker & Grimes' place. I once said that Spaulding is playing the piano and said that he still holds that reputation, as he is not known out of Louisville and the Springs. Few of the players are Spaulding displays. I have heard the well known players around Chicago and even New York, but none in my estimation equal the unknown Spaulding. Mr. Holcomb and Miss Daisy Collins are entertaining at Booker & Grimes' place. I have heard the cream of the valley and often keeps the boys out over time listening to some of her selections with the writer two or three days. Mr. Holcomb is a tenor that ranks far above the ordinary, and bids fair to the writer. Tust Whitney ever heard Henry, I am sure we would lose a talented singer. YOUNGSTOWN, O. Mrs. Mary M. Conrad, of 817 High street, entertained at dinner Thursday the following, Mrs. H. P. Parker, Mrs. Joseph Finney, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. G. E. West, of Pittsburgh, Pa, who is president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Baptist State Convention and field worker. The evening was a pleasant day, and Mrs. E. West, of the Waldorf Cafe, 454 West Federal street, is remodeling his place. is 100. Emily Margaret Harvey, of Hilker street, is ill. Buckeye Lodge of Elks, are arranging for their anniversary service Sunday, April 16. Mrs. Gales, 474 Edwards street, is on the campus of Augustine Episcopalmcfmwshrdlhrudlulu The rector and choir of the St Augustine church will be on Sunday evening, April 16, and will leave at 6 a.m. George Newman, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was called to this city Saturday en- gagement on account of his work with John H. Moore, 214 East Commerce street. Mr. William Lane, 17 Murdock street, was called to Hume, Va., on account of the illness of his mother Mrs. Louise. Mr. W. Pratis, of Erie, Pa., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, 534 Valley street. Mr. W. Pratis, of Ridley, of Ridge avenue, was admitted to the city hospital for an operation. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. NEWS OF THE NATION'S METROPOLIS Prominent Physician and Bride, of Worcester, Mass., are Guests of Bishop and Mrs. Alexander Walters THE OCCASION MADE A NOTABLE SOCIAL EVENT Brilliant Reception by Well Known Physicians a Feature of Many Socials Planned by Bishop and Mrs. Walters—Miss Ida Vera Simonton Organizing Women into Defense Leagues—White Women who have Penetrated the Dark Regions of Africa, Believe Women Should Prepare for World's Conflict. Alter, 312 Wes. "Jr Street, NEW YORK CITY, April 16—Bishop their week-end best at their beautiful residence last week Dr. Horace G. backrower loses her job. He has published his brides. The occasion of the visit of the cultured young couple was made notable and fostered by a socialful social events of the season. which voted for a dry town sometime ago. Dr. Mackerrow is a member of the John Street Baptist church, and is also a member of the church. He is a prominent Odd Fellow. Despite the success that has come to Dr. Mackerrow, he is quiet and unassuming, and has not been spoiled by his success. He is listless. Dr. and Mrs. Mackerrow to this city will be remembered by the large number of cultured people whom they met in the city. Dr. Mackerrow is a fine inspiration to the young manhood of the race. Miss Simonton Organizing Women Into Defense Leagues. Miss Ida Vera Simonton, one of the most unique women of America and who was the first white woman to penetrate the dark regions of Africa, was the first woman to become a women of America into leagues which will serve for the defense of women in the time of necessity. Miss Simonton, who when women should seek to prepare themselves for the world's great struggle and conflict, and believes that the women of America should organize into league where it will be possible to be trained in the art of self-defense. Realizing the hard ecological conditions following a discussion by prominent women, these conditions are forcing upon women keen necessities ago in this city it was proposed that league known as The Women's League. Woman's League for Self-Defense" be disciplined in all of the arts of self-defense, and the program will consist of a rigid military training where women will be disciplined in all of the arts of self-defense, and the training will take on a national shape and branches, are being organized in every section of the country. The work is well under way and the program will be at one of the armories of the city. Miss Simonton is the secretary of the league and is one of the moving spirits of the city. Miss Simonton is a bulk of the work, and she is enthusiastic over the success that she is meeting with on the part of the women of the city. Miss Simonton is a co-sponsor. Miss Simonton said that the movement will be wholly a democratic one, and that there is to be no discrimination on the part of color or race or gender in the program. Miss Simonton said that the movement will be wagged among the colored women of the country, and that she will be courageous and courageous among them. Miss Simonton feels that the movement will be of great help to the women, and she is encouraging women to participate in the program. Miss Simonton is a well-known suffrage speaker and during the last campaign she was one of the women for women. Few women have had such thrilling careers, calling for such dare and courage and has come out of the dark and unknown regions of Africa, where alone she lived upon the savage tribes of Africa. She tells a gripping glom, and throws some sidelights on the character of the African which is not usually brought out. She has been from close angle, and has discovered some traits in the life of the natives which speak much for the high character of her apartments are many curios brought from Africa which shows the thrilling experiences she has passed through her conceptions of mankind, and is free from prejudice of any kind. Booker T. Washington Memorial Campa- paln Progressing. Last week your correspondent visited the headquarters of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Campaign at 2307 South Street and are going well in the collections of the fund for the permanent monument to the late educator, Robert Walton. The campaign is enthusiastic over the movement and is contributing their share to the movement which will put the Negro on record, and the campaign is putting its tands on this question. The campaign is being directed by Lester Walton, assisted by Miss Joseph Holmes. Mr. Walton is directing the campaign in a manner that is being ducted in a manner that is bringing about a great response. An effort is being made to reach all classes and to city is looking to the consummation of the campaign when a program where the most eminent men in America will be held in the churches in which time a collection towards the fund will be lifted. Your correspondent is glad to see the metropolis is alive to opportunity that confronts it in this matter. (By M. L. Redd.) Sunday school opened at 9:30 a. m. we waited, which was well prepared, was reviewed by the scholars and teachers, and at 10:00 a. m. the trum ready to hear testimonies and baptism, we partook of the Lord's Supremacy, we went to church and we adjourned to convene at 7 p. m. Miss Josephine Browning was a business caller in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Miss Bessie Lynch was a visitor in Pittsburgh on Friday. Messrs. Robt. Geo. and Thomas Bessie Lynch of Clava have accepted, points at, Beach Cliff. 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First Class Work Guaranteed. 184 West New York Street. a Se 5 a ARUN paces a Ppp seco ate, Wet eta str SHAMPOO DRIER CO. Minneapolis ‘Terre Haute, Indian Cruse > apols ant Eastern 3 Traction Co, 12:00, 41:00, 2:00, x3:20, 4:06, 5:20, stinviarrtns tevtton at cece 1:00, 1:50, 2:56, 8:50, 4:60, 6:60, 6:60, patvisia prvi. tatieunosviats miviion. 12:00, 1:00, x2:15, 8:00, 4:00, x6:16, 6:00, 7:00," 8:00, 9:00," 11:16. Ben Davis only. SHR mee feaee' ee Eee ics gayest sree ieee Ain ee ae ee aes scrote Ona at ae sei Oi trated oe ae ee Pounds mation no excess fare SPEEDWAY IS POPULAR WITH FOREIGN DRIVERS ls TE. ce Beets iV VB fm ye Feet y aA (ae ea XO) pei) ui) : Cablegrams are as everyday an oc- ‘currence as a telephone call at the of- fice of the Indianapolis Motor Speed- way on N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. ‘T. E, Myers, general manager, for some months has been in touch with various foreign countries with the drivers who want to come over and race May 30th in the 300 mile event. Ever since the foreigners first came over and went home with their for- tune in prize money, every race driver in Europe is eager to visit the States. Rene Thomas, who won the 1914 race, has agreed by cable to compete this year, driving a French car of Peugeot make, Myers in his constant cabling, has endeavored to be econom- ical, and abbreviated his messages as much as possible. The other day he omitted one word with the result that the message was not understood in Paris, and it cost Myers $15.00 to ex- plain what he omitted. DANVILLE, KY. (By Marie B. Ewing.) All of our school teachers attended the State” ‘Teachers’ Association in Louteviile this week, ‘Miss Carrie B, Doneby returned from Springfield, Ky, last week, having finished her school work. Madame Mannie Iz, Russell, of Hyatts- ville: Bessie Betell_and -Afiss Alberta Mitchell, of Richmond, Ky., and: Mr. JH. Hyatt, of Lancaster, were in our ity a few nours: last week : he Presbytery of Lincoln convene in our. city, last week at \ Concord Presbyterian church, ‘The sessions were Interesting throughout and a large number of delegates and visitors were present. The rally at the Christian church, Rev. RW. Watson, pastor, last. Sun- day was a success. $38 Was raised, Mrs. Fannie Logan, age 98 years, died ‘at the residence of Mr. John Daughy's Friday morning and was buried Sat urday at 3 p.m, Mme. Maud Cuney Hare and Mr. wm. Hi. Richardson. of Boston, Mass. Appeared at First Haptist chureh Tues- duy- evening, April 18th, to a large an- dience. All’ present expressed them- Belves as being highly pleased with the recital. ‘Mrs. Fannie Cowan, of this city, and Mr. George B. Turner, of Wilmore, Ky, were quietly married in Nicholas- ville “Thursday, March 0. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Turner are at home to. thel friends In Wilmore, Rev, J. M. Ewing, D. D. of Knox- ville, ‘Penn., conducted a revival meet- Ing at the Concord Presbyterian chureh last ‘week. : There will be an Faster program ren- dered at the Pirst Baptist chureh Sun- day, April 23, and a. grand. song. re- cital by Prof. W. H, King Monday night the 24th, CREAM CITY NEWS, (By H. Jones.) MILWAUKEE, Wis (Special) Rex, 5 MUNA ea eee a nai can A ta to tor Sth Se ate deta te ioe aaa nce oeetcaon eh ihe, desta ane Une" (crate ii met BOY yy theca ohasioea ah BBs SOMME nan one co. Genet, tarhee, Matai aw tk Bmergency Hospital temporarily, but Berens ee Waltons © Das cet en inn coor meq. sho veibteoecs aoe Shi hans Bae allah Qbtpece tea rng al a Fecie GoaPa ona tot ate si Serta ata ge U8, En Seen HRP oNE MS ek oe Hite socat whiat tournament contin aerate at A alee ae ages hae Mes’ ae Heme ME Metntnate, and Me Et Menace CaN a at ‘apatite aang acer a cham ieee eae aims bate eta Sony ana ee Sop Lapierre aried tke eal wt sibs ihe beet bats inner and iver Bal ac Malt, Panto ttathe a sada aren mest PUR Gb Fga rene toe, saved ben See tlnnes sieseiee wei acier ate 20h tne be eae is Sac Gancing. "Admission 25 cents. FORT SUMTER, 8. C. AML the lodges of the city Knights of Pythigs celebrated the, thanksgiving Services Sunday, March 26, a 7:40 p.m he four lodges ted by "the Uniform Rank marched from tho Castle Hall to Hount Zion Baptist church, where they Were Joined ‘by the Courts of Calanthe. Zome splendid addresses were delivered by Captain ‘7, B. Davis, who was the Master of ceremonies: Dr. I. D. Davis Tepresenting the Courts of Calanthe Hon. W. ®. Andrews, Prof. C_ A. Lawsor and Mr. Jackson, of the Progressive Podge “The sermon was delivered by Bdge Mt Mt Aertin and, wa ane. quent address, “helpful and inspiring quent aesent, ro Martin held. his Audience from start to finish. iBmanuel At $s. church hag. Just_ had one of “the most successful rallies Rnown to Sumter, the total amounting to g12139., ‘The members have beer Working like beavers and the city re- Joices with them in the success whict Ais ave achieved. Dr. 3. W. Moultrie {hey beloved pastor, isan” untiring Worker and a power behind the pulpit rang of the membera say it ts. th Dest rally, they have ever had. nat OLY ney eecenciecs were held THE FREEMAN, Alt ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. RS Friday, March 91, ‘This was a great Success, “Nearly ail the country schools wero in full attendance and it is ontle thnted “uiat over vg, thousand ‘people Polenald and showed that the teachers Throw Away the Dope Medicine: had been nainataking in, train Che | roamnds ot tromarh Euoroca agp enting cured now through a slnple gn Ghitho qeaetves tmuch credit for the | Remedy. called tho Germania Stomach ‘Fablete. Tui remoay will SOERUSE ofthe exercare cro“t {°F WB) sour lary and rray cove sour Stomach Tse ynivernity of Columbia, "'S Co and Mrs. F. Kohnke, St. Joseph, Mo., Wri Mops, College, oF thie ity Feruied 12) wo Germania Stomach hts cored my. Ingimton Tho baring 1 tEit eet anlgnte bias to. seo ous | Stomach is comotetely mie: and Lean sat anyibing {draire, without any ie! tae girls fee) mighty, PIUe toe a ee ecaetes box: Boxes Sl.w. head afl orders to 2 font walioping, mevercthesiews not: withstanding: ree arene, mall clerk, who R. LANDIS was injured n'a wreck some time ago, I taking special treatment in Charles: | Box F, 12 Evanst Cr Be tO ee ee oS, | elighied to know that he 1s 01 | ——— ng. : eee B lard I C Second “Prespyterian “church, has re h al Sigued, nis charge and. ls planting’ to] eee e ar ce Uream ster upon his few deld’ in -Andefson, £6. ince “ecming to Bumter Be ———-Manutacturers of ——— Frierson has dome @ great work and the citizens in general ag well as ‘his ICE CREAM AND FRUIT I Inembers are loathe to. give’ him up. Siri A’ Walters; who was taken es 315 N. Alek suddenly ill last week, is much better Phohy 10 at this time, Mr, Walters 1s 006 0S) Sumtera Jeading: merchants ‘Miss Evelyn Wilson, of the class of 2 8 ‘ig'at the State College, who was ins Shred inthe fire there” ig able to pe due again ‘ana it is hoped ‘that she wil beable to resume her studies in 8 few days. ra (Successors to, Johnson- Woodbridge Co. No. 2) MOUND CITY, ILLINOIS. leep.. mez. gan eheace Dainta Vs Quite a number of the laboring mer of this city have been leaving for Gary Ind,, and Muncie, where they have se ‘cured: employment. i ‘Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clark of Char. leston, Mo, were here last week t attend the debate given by the Lovejo Schoo}, their son Otto being one of the debaters, ‘The entertainment given by the Love- joy school April 14th Was. a succes: in’ many ways, ‘The attendance wa: Very large, ‘The program was well fendered, ‘The proceeds completed. the payment on the piano, all of whick has been raised by community interes! entertainments, ‘The recitals, opera: tions and music Interspersed with fag and. scout drills ‘were splendid. | Th debate, “Resolved, ‘That the Philippin Islands Should Be Granted Immediate Independence,” held the audience spell bound and the pantomime performed bs seven young women adorned in star: and stripes under red lights caused aiwaye of patriotism to sweep over the house and" at the. close ‘there was great applause. ‘School election was held here Satur day, the 15th, and two members, fo thrée years were chosen, namely: Johy Schuler and Attorney Charles L. Rice For president, Hon. E. P. Easterday ‘There was no opposition. ‘The U, BF, gave an entertainmen at the & MT Hall’ April 17, whiet Was well, attended. Judge T. A. Head, of Cairo, was i the elty Sunday attending service ai the MB. chureh. Mrs. Ailen, who has been very sick at her country home, is much better having been brought to her daughter Mrs. Nowlen, Saturday. JACKSONVILLE, ILL. NEWS. (By Nellie Early.) Mr. Frank Baker, formerly of this city, now of Chieago, died recently in the latter ‘ity. ‘The funeral serviess of Mr. Henry MeNeor, formerly of this city, was held in Chicago April 12, Rev. Mackay has been sent back to MeCabe chureh to take charge. All members and friends are glad to re- ceive him back, Mr. Renich Vires, of Springfield, Th, attended the HP. Minstrels here on April 12 irs. Della MeIntyre, of St. Louis Mo, was recent guest here of het parents, Mr, and Mrs. H. Lynch. ‘The Allen's Improvement Club was toyally entertained bs. Mrs. LB Wright on April 13 at the ‘Tabernacle Hail’ on ‘South Mauraisterre street. ‘Mr. Sherman Mounts, of Oak street has hada very bad poisoned hand. Mrs. Bell Jackson, of West Anna street, had her finger operated on. The member 18 quite paincul. Revival meetings are in progress at Mt. “Emory. Baptist church. Rev. Hackman, of Springfeld, Il, has been preaching: ‘Benjamin Carter, son of Rev. Carter, has arrived in the elty from Chicago, Mi, also his mother, Mrs. Carter. BRUNSWICK, GA. On last Menday’ night the. Unicon Rank, Company B, K. of P., had a Dig barbecue at Amherst and "G- streets, which proved to be a success. |The doys-are now getting things in. shape for July at the Grand Lodge, which will be held In Albany, Ga. ‘The Shiloh Baptist church is now running a revival and are gaining many" souls, ‘Twenty-two ‘were bap- tized last Sunday morning” by thelr pastor, Rev. S.C. Roberts. ‘This grand Inecting will run for. sometime. yet ‘The public is cordially invited to at= tend. The Knights of Pythias booster cam- paign for 90,000 new members is do- Ine'much for Brunswick, and each Tocal lodge here’ will certainly get their share ‘soward tho 50,000 mew members. Hooray for Brunswick, ‘The Lenten. season is ou, but just wait a week or so and you can enjoy Yourself in the good old summer time. Excursions, picnics, moonlight rides. Oh, don't mention, but what ever you do’ don't forget to get the Freeman. That is another enjoyment for you Mr. Pravlor ‘Kelth, the Breeman agent, Nuit sed, ALTON, ILL, NEWS. (By Pearl Curtis.) Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Connor, a som, Mareh 31, 1916, Mr, John Skinner, age 96 years, died at his home on Coal Branch, ‘Thursday morning, Mf. Skinner was well Jnownsin the northern part of the Oty. "He was buried Saturday after- "The Walker brothers left for Hot sopings, Avi. Mareh 25, Mildred Valley, age 11 years, died April 7. Funeral was held at Camp- Hal chapel church Sunday afternoon. Rey. “Hrown ‘ofliciated. Mr. William Jackson, of Louisville, Ky, came to Aiton, Wednesday, | to visit his brother Robert, who has been ii, for some ‘time, Sick fist—-Christiana Miles is sick and is Improving nicely. Mrs. Mayme Hinsley iw quite ill-and is improving slowly, Mr. Jasper, Hice is able to be Out again. Mrs. Violet Conners is gene along, nicely. Mr, Von Mason fs now able to be back to his job at the Bederal punching pots. SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HONOLU LU, H. Ss. The Marquette club on Saturday night, March #5, 1916, gave a banquet Inchonor of, the departing president, tho eaves on the mext transport for The mainland: And also to celebrate the pirth of the club. ‘The musie was fumiahed by the club orchestra, Mr. Baptist, alrectors, address. "by, MW a Harvison, 2. Song by the club quar- tet 3 Music; 4 Song by quartet: 5. Xddress’ by ‘Mr. Johnson? 6. The club ith music, and, Jone. Omcers of the Giub: Mi Geo Hibbitt, president; Mr. Kremmonds. vice-presidents” Mr, John Sith, treasurer; Mr. Highbough, “see- Piary. “The menu: Assorted pickles, Olives, celery, oyster soup, Toast tur- Key, cranberty sauce, ‘roast Dork, ap- pic’ sauce, green peas, green corn, Preamed ‘potatoes, shrimp ‘salad, plum pudding pple, pie, lemon pie,” sweet otate pe plait cae, chodlate cake, Joly" cake, se crea “assorted candies Luthuts, Faisins, table peaches, apples ‘Stanges,, clears," cigarettes. beet punch. “The closing address by "the Bremdant sats "Gea, ibbite, "ve Piatvison, “corresponding secretary Marquette club. SHAWNEE, OKLA. Mr. B. F. Brown, a colisin to Mra Robt. Melendon, waa over from Bailey, Gkle, Yon "overnment business last Sreck, We gave an interesting lecture Tothe children. One. of the principal features of his discourse was the valuc in hhos raising, which took quite an titect upon some of the youngsters. “A Golored telephone business meeting was field here on the 7th Inst. ‘The Dun- bar high school ball team is booked to play the Lima High. School team tid Wook, is, Jones ‘Wiliams. feMaring héF_property on South Un. Tor street. ©. Mr. Billy Carrol, the old Teinstrel war horse, 48 still in town. Myf you dont, why don’t you read th a. oe | e INDIGESTION! Throw Away the Dope Medicines ‘Thousrods of Stomach Fulferers are getting cured now throngh a simple snd harmless Home Remedy alga tin Germania Stomach Tablets. ‘Tis remoay Wil also put atop tO Your misery and surely eure Four Stomach Trouble. Mrs. F. Kohnke, St. Joseph, Mo., Writes: omit German, stoma? TAY ca Carangtiogt ire, withost saynefox Brice ouly oo conte a box: 4 boxes SL Sead all orders to R. 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Motley, 614 Fulton street DALLAS, TEXAS, NEWS Lincoln Manor No. 1—Hon. A. J. McCauley Battles for the Race in the Council Chamber—Segregation Up—Here and There Items—The Race Looking Forward—Are You a Builder, Freeman Headquarters, 2922 Cochran Street. Phone, Haskell 6956. By Col. J. G. Griffin. Hon. A. J. McCauley, colored attorney here, startled the populace with a question of "gagement" of the race and what its purposes are aimed at. Several persons interested in both races were present and served notice that its the intention of the highest tribunal. Meetings are being held in the interest of a fund to be provided by whereby all persons interested in any matter might unto and for this noble cause. Are you one? Who will? Do your part financially. What justice that is being done the race from time to time is by a few of the so-called, self-styled, meeting and that to announce a mass meeting and that to organize These star chamber meetings cease and keeps the citizens well posted on the things of interest and they will come on. Home buying has not ceased since segregation has been with the enterprise Afro-American, because it has been on the minds of those of push and integrity. We ask one and all to surmount the obstacles and on go up and become of all that others possess that's good. In these days of warfare we see too many of the race hunting for pleasure and the expense without the price in his leans. The Ladies of Pride of Dallas Court is the garrison killer of P. Lodge No. 44 last Tuesday night. It was a financial success. These ladies should be complimented. The ladies should be the interest of their brothers to meet the requirements to enter the new Pythian temple. The opening of the new Alhambra last Wednesday night was largely attended by the elite of the city. Mithir Pryor and Johnson. Menu: Roast turkey, potato salad, cranberry sauce, crab cake, fried fish cake with fruit punch galore. Each lady was presented a souvenir. You are invited to the Alhambra at all times. The best cooking, the new addition to their kitchen and ladies' dining room, the place throughout, puts it ahead. 1608 and 1605 Jackson street, Dallas. Call and call again. East Elm street is destined to become the business center of the metropolis and our people can boast of three of the largest halls and office buildings now in the city. Prises also. With the completion of the new Pythian temple and its occupancy, the brighter to that end for the race here. and Mrs. Jim Jefferson, and Mrs. Cain Jim Jefferson, and Mrs. Jim Jones, Mr. and Mrs. George Hall, Charlie Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Dillard, M. and Mrs. R. E. Edin, Rev. D. W. Richardson, Mrs. W. K. Richardson, groceries and notions, a Baptist, and a Methodist congregations, Zion Rest, theological and missionary schools, Rev. D. W. Richardson, Baptist association, Prof. J. T. Atkinson, president, with fine teachers and 50 pupils, girls' and boys' dormitory and campus, a baseball grounds. Rev. D. W. Richardson, bought lots but have not built homes yet. No whites can buy lots, we were informed. Several own from one to two hundred homes. Chickens are to be found in abundance and they don't seem worried over the various ordinances. The people are improvements. Mr. Albert Payne, who was operated on last week, is doing nicely and his friends hope for him a complete recovery. Mrs. A. E. Overton, teacher at Denton, spent a few days here visiting the school. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Johnson, of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Johnson, State and Thompson streets. Mr. and Mrs. A. Filmore, of Paris, are the guest in an African stay and Mrs. B. F. White, 1019 Good street. Mr. Sam Tally, of Chanute, Kans., met Convent street, a few days' visit during her illness. She is better now and is able to be up. She is members and friends of St. John's Baptist church raised over twelve hundred dollars in one single rally Sunday a week ago, and on Easter Sunday will be the burning of mortgages, leaving them free from debt. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bruton is now at 3214 Illinois Avenue, Mrs. D. J. Greggs, her sister, returned to her home in Paris. Miss Lillian Spencer is recuperating from her illness, Mrs. Mozael Wesley, 3614 Illinois Street. Mr. P. W. Coleman is at home from Hempstead, where he was called to the funeral of his mother, J. Downs of Marshall, spent last Sunday here, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jim Price and Mr. Henry Pythias, their brother, 2111 Montazuma street. Hon. C. C. Wiggins, chairman of the general committee to entertain the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias here in June, informed the Freeman reporter that all of the various sub-committees are working on their plants to surpass any other in the country, each and every visitor who may come to Dallas in June. James' Pleasure Park, 3601 East Colly街. Mr. Wyatt James the gun behind the fun at the James' attractions, has several attractions booked for the lovers of pleasure. A first-class hotel, waxed floors, cool dances, waxed floors, cool and well lighted swings for the children, and refreshments to patrons. A night. Autos to the gate, and car service also. Mrs. Celeste Knopf, James, his wife, has retired from the stage, and best wishes to her many friends in and out of the profession and wishes one and all the very best success. Her address is 3601 East Colly street, Dallas. Mr. Herbert Featherston, one of the popular tonalist artists of this city, and wife, married the past week in the presence of a party of their most select friends and each day they apply them to the work of more famous acquaintances. They are domiciled at 2204 Clark street. The acquaintances, the Grogtown promoter and barber, wishes to learn of the whereabouts of his old chum and friend. Mr. Grogtown must visit once as soon as he will address me at 1308 1-2 McKinney avenue, Dallas, where people everywhere. Have you any lost friends that you wish to reach? If so, see CORRESPONDENCE WANTED. With a gentleman middle-aged. Man not younger than 45 years old; culture and business reference; sober and of Christian habit; a banking reference; for matrimony. Must be as repre- THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER OFFICIAL CENTER CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIP MEXICAN NEWS sented. Correspondence promptly answered. Reference as asked will be given. Address care Freeman Headquarters, 2922 Cochran street, Dallas Texas. New modern brick flats, 2612% Juliet street. Up-to-date ten large rooms, hall, electric lighted, hot and cold water, bath and all the conveniences for light housekeeping. Phone: (212) 822-7900. Wilson, proprietress, Dallas Texas. LITTLE GEM BARBER SHOP. Bath Rooms and Penny Laundry. Quick work and service that pleases. Thompson, better known as Poper Thompson, 406 North Central avenue, Dallas Given's Cafe. Where service, quality and quantity goes a long way for your meals, lunches and short orders. My place is Porters Headquarters. Open day 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 1031 Young street and Santa Fe Ave., Glencoe. Pron. Dallas, Texas FOR SALE OR TRADE. Four high grade hacks. Cheap. A bargain for investors. Phone Main 169 Johnson Bros. Stables, 2115 Cochran street, Dallas, Texas. THE 24TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLORIDA BAPSTIT ACADEMY. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May April 12—The celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Florida Baptist Academy in this city was one of the features of the celebration, and brought to the city a large number of prominent men and women of the race from all parts of the state and few from other sections of the country. In Bethel Baptist church 24 years ago the institution was established, headed by the Rev. Dr. Johnson and the Rev. Dr. Robert B. T. Brown, and Miss S. A. Blumberg as the teachers, and Miss Blocker has remained to the school ever since. It now has an enrollment of over five hundred students, one of the best, schools in the state. Prof. M. W. Collier, the president, presided throughout the exercises, and special music was rendered by the stu- dium teacher. Invocation by Rev. J. P. Davis, of St. Augustine, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," by the school. First prayer, "The Lord is my prayer, Rev. S. A. Morris, St. Augustine; second scripture lesson, by Rev. S. A. Morris; and third, Collier is this point told about the work of the institution, showing its wonderful growth and progress. He introduced Charles Stewart, A. M. Collier, and the address in which he declared that the great battle in this country for the race was not money getting—not ac- tion, not brains. "Tagnorce must give way to intelligence, and the Negro must take his place in American life as a thinker. He must think from his experience. He must be a factor in American life." "Manhood is not physical strength, it is not physical size, but mind the father, the school teacher, the school students were looking ahead for the young people. They realized that they could not be teachers. The white man has always tried to keep the Negro from being his equal in thought. "I am glad that the country, who have realized that it is cheaper to build schools and churches and impure competent teachers and bishops and clergy, houses and court houses, and employ police officers." "J. Junius rendered a solo, and Dr. S. B. Rogers, D. D., secretary of the Florida State Board of Missions, delivered an address, assuring the situation that the white Baptists of the state were going to help them it. He told them about their faults and some of the things which kept the Negro to hold them about their faults and some of the things which kept the Negro so until he had passed over them." Charles H. Anderson, treasurer of the National Negro Business League, said that effort is being made to create a new business, amounting to $200. A large number of pledges to $200. GULFPORT. MISS. The St. Paul A. M. E. church held dedication services for their new individual communion service. The set was held by the Rev. D. Bruce W. Lee, of the St. Paul Rethel Baptist church, and the dedication Baptist was preached by the Rev. J. C. Houston, of the Merrill A. E. church. The entire services were instructive and inspiring and we trust that whenever members of St. Paul A. M. E. church (and those in the Merrill A. E. church) set they may remember the services at which the set was dedicated. The dramatic and humorous recital by the Rev. D. Bruce W. Lee, of the St. Paul Rethel Baptist church was cancelled. However, Miss Belle Pitts Coleman gave a private recital at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cotton, a singer, songwriter, Elieen and Twilight sang Mrs. Lulu Clarke presided at the piano. We are very sorry that Miss Simon was unable to attend her engagement and those who failed to hear her recite has certainly missed a treat. Miss Simon was a splendid singer and under her control, Mrs. Lulu Clark's playing of piano was excellent. Mr. and Mrs. Simon were also invited to the performance Beckham, Miss Lullian Jones, of Mrs. A. E. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Raby of Gulfport. Mrs. Simon announces the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Treighton of Hanaboro. She was a member of the First Brigade and the services were conducted by Rev. McGhee pastor. She leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss. Mrs. Simon, Mrs. E. M. Church delivered a strong sermon the third Sunday in March, and Miss Murdell of Oklahoma sang a solo, "Beyond the Darkest Mystery," which was nicely The Ladies' Aid No. 2, of which Mrs. C. M. Price, left, leap year party. The committee in club was, Mrs. C. M. Price, Mrs. Martha Jackson, Mrs. George Johnson, Mrs. Laura Bell, Mrs. Marshall Jackson, Miss Aline Jackson, and the mold. The party was a financial success. Mr. and S. R. Cotton has gone to a club for some Iowa millionaires. SOLDIERS' HOME NOTES, MARION INDIANA. Marcus Harvey was called to Indianapolis on account of the serious illness of his daughter. James Harvey, formerly of Jeffersonville, suffered a slight stroke of paralysis last week while in the hospital home. He is some better at this writing. Frank Bridges has taken a furlough for the college. He is an Indianapolis. He and times hit him soon be back to the Soldiers' Home Retreat. A Marks paid a flying visit to his children. He has been busy since his return telling of the many sights in Indianapolis. The old veterans are looking forward to visits Decoration Day from their relatives and friends. The old veterans are looking for Carolina, O., to visit his sister and other relatives, also to spend Easter and looking up the familiar haunts of his brothers. Several old colored veterans are asking for admission to the Home. They are beginning to realize what they need to do to be able to where they could have lived like a prince or king in their old days. Come on boys there are lots of good beds in the house. HICKMAN, K. the head of military department, Louisville, the head of military department, the Knights of Friendship, mustered in the Hickman camp Wednesday night, and were so footed when the company dismissed. The general remained with us for three days and was the guest honor at our first annual military banquet. Mrs. Vergie L. Bynum, princess of the temple, with her welcome committee, Upshaw Meta menefee, John L. Hurst, Disnue Winston, Mary E. Barbee, Nichols and Annie P. Ainte, deserve unstinted praise for the splendid service they rendered in giving the banquet. The revival at Pleasant Hill Baptist church is doing fine under the management. There have been sixteen conversions and there seem more to come. The Women's Educational Convention will begin April 19-22. The Fisk Jubilee Singers will be at the C. M. E. church Saturday night, 4:25 p.m. The following teachers will leave Tuesday morning for Louisville to attend the Negro Educational Convention. The Burton, Misses Ona Jenkins, Hertha L. Nichols, Ada Milner, Prof. and Mrs. D. G. Rose, E. Warford, and J. W. Mrs. Joe Bortfield is spending a few days in town, the guest of Mrs. Eliza Wiley. O. T. Y. Club bought a Jesse French piano last week. pillow last week Dr. S. Kramer was detained three days this week doing dental EARLINGTON, KY. town a few hours last week shaking his hands many of his old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Lee, two of our very pop- ular Indianapolis. Miss Pauline Garrette miss Ora Lee, two of our very pop- ular Indianapolis. Miss B. L. Peacock, and Mr. Rosco Ross passed through Saturday shopping. Mr. B. L. Peacock, and Mr. Rosco Ross passed through evening on their way to Greenville, taking charge of the body of one, Mr. Merguson. Hagar Chapter. No. 10, O. E. E. E. the annual services next Sunday, the 15th. Mr. Carrington, of Madisonville, will preach the sermon. The public is in attendance. We have two new solosists in our town. Mrs. Maud McMcRiay and Mrs. Mary McMcRiay, the annual services Saturday night at the Zion Church in honor of Bishop J. S. Caldwell was a great success. The service Sunday at 10:00 clock. Mr. Bishop bishop preached an excellent sermon. $40 was raised on general claims. Rev. Wesher thanks all for their help. Mr. Wesher, of Paducah, was in town Monday. Wm. Hines visited Purity Chapter at Maryville. Yes, you can get The Freeman, the best Negro newspaper. Detroit Jennings will bring it right to the Bishop. Mrs. Millie Ray, Mrs. Eddie Hines, Rev. Waters and several others went to the Bishop Sunday night to hear the Bishop. ANDERSON, IND. Special to The Freeman. Buy a Freeman at the Saratoga hotel Mrs. Anna Lampkins is slowly improving at this writing. Mr. Nimrod Tucker remains about the same. Mr. Nimrod Spar is on the sick list. The Sisters of Charity gave a supper at Mrs. John Rhoads home, 16th and Sherman streets. Tuesday. A nice sum of money was raised. Mr. Nimrod entertained Tuesday at Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stange's home, the Ideal Embroidery Club. A needle of contest and games were held two days in the afternoon a lunch was served. The No-Name Band is playing good music. Get ready for the big entertainment, April 15, 16, 17 and 18. Mr. and Mrs. Lampkins, at their Goldie Watkins, serve to Miss Goldie Watkins, Flores Harvey, Azalia Hall, Lizzie Watson, Mrs. Sussie Watkins and Mrs. William Watkins. Mr. and Brook and daughter are spending a few weeks with his parents in Michigan. Mr. J. G. Brook just returned from a visit with family and friends in Michigan. Misses Eva Newsome and Murrel Stafford took dinner at the Saratoga hotel and visited friends Sunday. Oscar Bond spent Saturday in Marion and attended a charity event. Charlie Smith and James Louis, of Murcicle, were here Sunday. Henry Harris returned to Richmond, Ky, to stay indefinitely. Mrs. Elmer Smith visited relatives and friends. Mr. Smith and child went to Indianapolis on business. Richard Rudolph spent Saturday and Sunday in Indianapolis. From Pern, visited friends here Monday. finished here today. Finish. Spend the motorcycle out Sunday, the first time for the season. PUEBLO, COL. Special to The Freeman. St. John's A. M. E., church is celebrating its ninth anniversary of its denominational existence. Rev. W. T. Biggers, pastor. Deacon Valter A. Smith, of St. JOHN'S COLLEGE, of St. JOHN'S Springs, Col. and Miss Laurette Devereaux, of Wichita, Kan. were quietly Mrs. A. Vest, of Mrs. Mrs. A. Vest, by Rev. L. A. McIntyre, pastor Eighth Street Baptist church. Mr. A. W. Bean, colored tailor, has added to his staff of workers a most efficient helper and like bees, they are busy fitting customers with spring attire. The East Side Progressive Club of the entertained royalty at the home of Mr. J. O. Blagburn, last week. Mr. J. O. Blagburn, pleased to know that Rev. G. P. Gelseg, pastor of Scott's M. E. chapel, has been assigned back to us for another year, has joyfully entered upon the work. Miss Jessie Perry entertained forty of her friends at a birthday party, last week. Mr. Robert Prinkleton, the colored tailor of the south side is doing a good business in spring and summer samples. 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President Wilson will have to exhibit unusual agility if he succeeds in pulling the country out of its controversies without a serious mixup. A news note from Philadelphia had this: "For her excellent services and devotion, Miss Marion Price, a colored woman of this city who has been a cook in, the home of A. J. Drexel, a banker for fifty years, has been provided by her employers with a home to live in during the rest of her life. Two servants have been hired to wait upon her and a large monthly allowance is at her disposal." Tell us that all the good white people are dead? What better news are you looking for? Our Thomas Taggart may be a candidate after all. We say our Mr. Taggart because there is a sense of endearment that has come through his varried activities in this community and state, politically and otherwise. It must be admitted that his candidacy, in the event of him becoming a candidate, is in a poor year for Democratic success as compared with past years. But his party needs him, and it seems inclined to demand him, knowing that he is a wheel horse when on the job. But Mr. Taggart is Senator, an honor that he has wished for years. So his many friends in and out of his party, feel a sense of ease regardless of the result at the polls. News comes from Canada that forty able bodied Negroes have been refused admission by every battalion in the second division. The following comment was observed: "The action of the officials has certainly put a damper on the patriotism of the race people in this section of the country. Many who have had the idea of enlisting have given it up and are surprised that the officers have taken the stand they have. If this sort of tactics had been applied in the United States where the Stars and Stripes fail to give justice, nothing would have been thought of it, but we have a new, more blow." What we can glean the difficulty is that the white officers and, perhaps, soldiers, do not care for mixed companies. Objection is not urged against complete battalions of Negro soldiers. So it is practically the same everywhere. The Indianapolis Tuskegee fund movement is doing well, but the management has hopes of realizing a greater sum than has been raised so far. It hopes not to fall short of $1000, and this sum has not yet been reached. If it is not reached it must not be set down to an unwillingness to be paid. The fund will be mostly in small amounts and which requires time to collect. We say this in advance of the announcement of the final report, and out of respect for Dr. Washington and his great institution. Indianapolis should not send less than $1,000 to Tuskegee. The amount will be a preachment of respect for our own institutions. A number of our citizens have given $25 each. Viewing the fund as an appeal to all this is very liberal and humble. However, we have not yet been reached, and there should be some way to bring the matter to every door before the campaign closes. The Philadelphia Tribune has it that only Hughes and Roosevelt are big enough for the Presidency. Mr. Hughes has for years been very favorably considered, due to his fine educational qualities and superior judgment, just as Mr. Wilson was valued at the beginning. Mr. Rosevelt is known for his pronounced views, and which have been most favorably received in some quarters. But we can not see why any of this should mean special fitness for a President. Abraham Lincoln at no time was classed as a brilliant man. In fact his known ability was so poorly advertised that by many he was not thought fit to be president, but few believed in him. So it seems that we can not always know an individual by his index. We greatly respect Justice Hughes and Colonel Roosevelt but we do not think that the situation has simmered down to only two eligibles. Indiana has her Fairbanks and other states have their favorite sons. The judgment of their constituents will not be easily set aside. The Republican party is rich in candidates at this time. The office will be the best test of their fitness. Easter, like Christmas, with many of us, has lost much of its Christian significance. While this is true the universality of the one and the other never fails in bringing reminders of their origin from one source or the other even to those who are unknown to church houses. Easter is a world resurrection, and so beautifully profound that the most spiritual slugard is touched and moved by some of the myriad evidences. We go to the theater to see the wizard who has planned his hundred surprises. Here bursts forth the unexpected and then bursts. Soon, however, his ingenuity is exhausted and we retire remembering, perhaps, only the more startling evidences of his art. But in the great theatre of life, this period, something is doing every moment. Nature arranges a continual pyrotechnical display and for months, quite a half year, under the guiding genius of Demeter the silent artillery is booming away, spreading the evidences as fast and thick as confetti on a day of Mardi Gras. This is the resurrection of the world and which links back with the risen Savior who in fame, evidence and value illumines the world the year around. We cannot get away from the fact that the injection of our race the Negroes, in the affairs of this country has made it difficult to speak of the high purposes of the government and the unimpeachable bench without a shrug, knowing what public sentiment expects as it concerns us. This sentiment is complied with in the greater instances of race controversy, and when great harm is because a fundamental principle is struck down. We have learned to forego some rights that are common, and because we know the price. We would gain but little in a way if certain places were thrown open to us. We have not been insistent that hotels should entertain our race or the theaters, rights that are clearly ours. But we cannot give up our right to live where we choose. We cannot see how a government of this description will survive if portions of its citizens are treated flagrantly different to others. Enforced grottos will never sound good to the ears or appear well in history. To pave the way to "greater" peace is the duty of the statesman of today, and not the surrendering of citizens to conditions that make for eternal turmoil. Once in a long while there comes along a colored person who is engaged in the very trying work of demonstrating the output of manufacturing concerns in the windows of the great city stores. Chas. A. Davis, of Mansfield, O. was engaged for a few days this week in such work in the show window of the D. Sommers' department store. Mr. Davis was showing the good points of a gas range put out by the Eclipse Stove Company, of Mansfield. He appears as a chef. He turned out his work with neatness and dispatch, making good for his company which disposed of a good number of ranges during his stay. Mr. Davis is employed as a stove mounter in the foundry when at home. He is the only colored man of the 250 men employed in the works. He demonstrates for the spring and fall trade. He seems to be in love with his trade at the foundry. At one time the company employed seven colored persons. For various causes they dropped out. He says that there is not much disposition on the part of the young men to do this kind of work, consequently the big establishment stands with but one representative of his race. Mr. Davis enjoys the confidence and respect of his employers. The vote for segregation in Dallas, Texas, was 7,613 for it, and 4,693 against it. This small vote and the small majority compared with the vastly greater number of white people is conclusive evidence that there is no strong demand for such ordinances. That city has 124,000 white people and 24,000 colored people. This means that there are at least 15,000 white voters, yet the vote for segregation was only 7,613, presuming that the total affirmative vote was cast by white voters. In St. Louis the proportion was similar; not half of the possible white vote had voice in the decision. This less than half of the white vote, silent and the total Negro vote in the negative should have weight from the viewpoint of the majority voice of the people. It is plain that there was no popular demand for segregation. It is the point. Owing to the race question generally any proposition, wherein the races are involved, submitted to the people for decision, will be settled in but one way. This is simply taking advantage of the racial situation, and which would never be forced to take part in this process, for a few who urge the many to take a race stand. The Supreme Court can settle this sort of inciting the people into racial partisan bands for all time if it will. The usual processes will hold the races sufficiently apart, and for at the same time no great principle of government will be disturbed. SHAKESPEARE YEAR. The colored people of New York are 'in the lead as it concerns Shakespeare's Tercentenary Celebration. They are preparing to give a series of Shakespeare's plays, incident to which an audience was addressed not long since by Sir Herbert Beebohr Tree at the Lafayette theater in that city. Sir Herbert is an English actor. He said: "We are all of us celebrating the tenacity of blime that was probably the greatest man that ever wrote or spoke our common language. All the people of every clime, complexion, race, gender, age, religion, celebrations, and it would be, I am sure, a pride to Shakespeare himself to know that his works were being imaginative touch" occurs in "Julius Caesar" when Brutus and Cassius and Caesar, Cassius stops the hurricane and tumult to give utterance to this intellectual parenthesis. "How many times shall this our lofty speeches be the object? 'Oer in States unborn and accents yet unknown.'" The speaker said that only Shakespeare could have thought of this. And he certainly had a vision proper when he declared that "this our lofty scene be acted," and so forth. He spoke as one having authority. Shakespeare is also our heritage; we speak the language of his works, the noblest product of mankind. Blessed are we to find ourselves so fortunately born—the lowest in the scale of men as viewed, suddenly transformed to that other extreme as if in consonance with the law of compensation—the God law, evening up his humanity, and giving him power. This city and others can do something by way of honoring the master. It will be more than that if the attempt is made. His acquaintance is good to cultivate. He leaves lingeringly good helpful reminders by way of fine morals, fine philosophy and fine phrases. THE REAL HAITI. Dr. A. M. Moore is writing some timely letters on the island of Haiti. For some cause very little has been given out heretofore concerning that country, notwithstanding the fact its people have long enjoyed a reputation alongside which the Negroes of the United States pled to insignificance. However, the noise of Haiti's civilization was heard years ago when the race of this country had made but little headway. At that time, with no little pangs of jealousy, we learned of how the sons and daughters of the well-to-do of that island were sent to Paris, France, for education disdaining the contact with the boorish Negroes of this country, and avoiding the insufferable American prejudice. Imagination sent the islanders skywards. mandatory, but in reason we must concede that that court, the president nor the army can mandate a people when of one mind in opposition. If the Supreme Court should say that all the theatres, hotels and so forth should entertain our race or not be obeyed, would we expect it in view of the known public mind other than that of ourselves. In this case it is much different. Only a very few cities have seen fit to have segregation ordinances. It is proof enough that there is no crying demand for them. Society will not be disturbed by a decision in favor of the race. The Negroes have gracefully stood aside from those above, notwithstanding Willis's limited time to He failed to read through ton. Louisville and Cipriani papers of the honorable meeting Phonex meet most all the rest saw, the rest by cousins is a writing "King's English" left the griddle in the library by cousins to you to answer Editor people of Lexington and some thinks you can him have it in your own man or a business. Be Better Car It is a sad story to be alleged to be true that two-story house on West between Limestone and Cedar. Recent events and information have disillusioned us. The letters of Dr. Moore tell a plain unvarnished tale of conditions which were never suspected. We are indeed pleased that this Dr. Moore, whoever he may be, has the nerve and good common sense to paint things as they are. We would like to think of that land not only as one of milk and honey, a world's garden spot; we would like to think of its people as being able to their situation, and the things known to progressive peoples. The land is all right from what we understand; it is rich and productive; but the condition of the people isamentable. This fact forces itself on one if we may believe Dr. Moore when he says that there are cities of 10,000 population having but one church. Voudvoisim reigns supreme among the mass, a low formed religious fetish which causes the blush of shame when it is mentioned or spoken of in print. If this and other conditions in keeping were merely the incidents it would be quite different. But no; these conditions rule, shattering the dream of Haitian, civil, political and social efficiency. The class that floats as the crest over this miasma of mingled impotency and decay, for Haiti is nearly as old as the United States, is the politicians who survive on their mutual vitals. We need not recount the long succession of political horrors of the past quarter of a century. The letters of Dr. Moore clearly show the reason. The school house and church are absent. This condition, together with minds unfreed of the virgin African impress, have wrought a misfit nation according to modern standard. We hope those who have seen much to condemn in this country's attitude of interference in Haiti's affairs will have the opportunity of studying and understanding the country and which is more in need of missionaries, than of ambassadors. SEGREGATION ON TRIAL. The Louisville segregation case has finally reached the United States Supreme Court, where it was tried Monday and Tuesday of last week. Moorfield W. Storey, the present head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was retained by the colored people of Louisville to present their cause. Mr. Moorfield was formerly president of the American Bar Association, the fact assuring his ability as a legal general, and well fitted to fight the case successfully through the highest court. In the opening Mr. Storey declared that the ordinance was in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment the Constitution in that it deprived one set of individuals of rights and privileges given to others. "The Constitution gives to every American citizen the same rights," said Mr. Storey. "It gives to each what he gives to every other one. It forbids that you shall say to one, 'You shall not buy land there, because you are not white,' or that 'you shall not buy land there because you are not black.'" He brought out the fact the ordinance forbids a Negro to live next door to a white man, yet at the same time it does not prevent that man's Negro chauffeur, cook or butter living in the same house, or in the rear of the house. In the language of the parliamentarians, the point is well taken, as we see it. The fact that Negroes in the capacities cited can live in the vicinity of white persons makes for a situation that even should appeal to the segregationists as being a very uply place in the ordinance. The attempt to have it appear that the segregation measures operate equally because Negroes and white persons are alike affected can not be so successfully combatted as the thing of permitting some of the race to live in certain localities because of their employment. It is plain to see what the principle of such a course is. Here is a case of a lawmaking body to present allong that the civil aspect altogether, taking on what is strictly social, and of the master and servant variety, a phase that has no rightful place in our scheme of government. Of course the condition will not appear vicious in the practice because such commercial relationship has long since been. It is vicious as a thing of principle, in that the condition is founded in, or reinforced by the law. Through it all there will not be a chance to benefit the influences of the various segregating cities prevail. Our people would in either event, in the main, live in Negro communities, and the whites would do the same thing. But some would be inconvenienced. And the constitution, as Mr. Storey says, gives to every American citizen the same rights. While we call attention to the peculiar case of pure social regulation by law we do not pass up the other thing of what is scarcely less than social regulation of the squares. Dallas, Texas, is the latest city to be dealt the terrible blow of segregation. The Negroes of that city, like those of Baltimore, St. Louis, Louisville and Richmond, felt outraged because of the result of the election which was so disastrous to them. All await the decision of the Supreme Court with the greatest anxiety. We are optimistic enough to think that with the excellent counsel chosen, the justness of the contention and the complexion of the great court, that the race cannot lose. We have heard from Chief Justice White, and greatly to our advantage, He is a Democrat and without doubt his position will be of influence with his colleagues in the party. As a pity that we must conclude on a decision that includes a political quantity, and, perhaps, we are taking an advanced position to say this in the light of the recent decisions in favor of Negro citizens. Our complex citizenship, one must admit, calls for careful treading in order to avoid inflammatory results. In general the rulings of the court are mandatory, but in reason we must concede that that court, the president nor the army can mandate a people when of one mind in opposition. If the Supreme Court should say that all theatres, hotels and so forth, should entertain our race on demand, this day, the order would not obeyed, nor could we expect it in view of the moral mind other than that of ourselves. In this case it is much different. Only a very few cities have seen fit to have segregation ordinances. It is proof enough that there is no crying demand for them. Society will not be disturbed by a decision in favor of the race. The Negroes have gracefully stood aside from those things of a more social nature, but they cannot with respect to themselves endure this decided yoke of proscription without it being welded on by every possible authority in the country. And even in that event the appeal in such cases should be everlasting. When generations of men die off, others are to be faced with the civil delinquency of their predecessors until civil rectitude obtains in the land to the extent of the rightful demand on the part of the mistreated citizens. BLUE GRASS OF KENTUCKY. Lecture Recital at St. Paul A. M. E. Church by Mrs. Mauce Hare Hare, pianist, W. H. Richardson, Baritone, Prof. and Mrs. H. W. House Reception in Their Honor- Charity Ball at the U. B. F. Hall May 4th. (By Hardin Tolbert.) LEXINGTON, Ky. (Special), 118 N. Broadway, Headquarters People's Pharmacy—Not since the appearance of Mrs. Hare, assistant to William H. Jackson, the founder of Intellect, St. Paul A. M. E. church, the appearance of Mrs. Maud Cuney Hare, pianist, assisted by William H. Jackson, the founder of the literary gem to the proud Lexingtonians. This was for the benefit of the Orphan's home of which Mrs. E. B. Jackson is the secretary. The Orphan's secretary, Mr. A. W. Titus is superintendent of the home, but much credit is given to the energetic women's labor of getting out such a large crowd to test these distinguished Afro-American. PROGRAM "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors" T. Burleigh Mr. Richardson Mr. Richardson Negro Folk Music "Bamoula"_____ _____ Coleridge Taylor Mrs. Hare (a) "I Doan Want Fert' Stay Hay"_____ (b) "Round the Corn Sally"_____ Harmonized by Maud Cuney Mrs. Hare (c) "Poor Roy"_____ Maud Cuney Hay (d) Pit Vell Pitleton (Creole)_____ Harmonized by H. T. Burleigh Mr. Richardson "Stel Away"_____ Coleridge Taylor Influence of Afro-American Melodies. Mrs. Hare "Bapo Song"_____ "Way Down South"_____ Sidney Uomer Mr. Richardson The Musician of Color (a) "The Phantom Love Arrives"_____ (b) Dane_____ (c) "Military March"_____ _____ Coleridge Taylor Mrs. Hare (a) "My Heart to Thy Heart"_____ _____ Maud Cuney (b) "Mammy's Little Pickaninny's Gone to Sleep"_____ (c) "Almona"_____ (d) "Ahmed's Farewell" (Sareen Song)_____ H. T. Burleigh Mr. Richardson Violin Solo—Adoration (Boovwski) Kelly D. Robinson, Lexington, Least University Prologue from "1 Pagliacci." Leoncarvalle Mr. Richardson MacDowell "Polonatea" Mrs. Hare "Go Not, Happy Day!" Wheleply (b) The Place of Breaking Light" Gordon (c) "Invictus" Huhn Mr. Richardson Prof. and Mrs. W. H. Fouse were the reception of a reception in the honor of Mrs. Richardson and Rev. J. A. Sharp, superintendent Teachers' Training Service of the National Baptist Church. The cozy home of the hostess was artistically decorated, and an informal reception to the public, including people from the local community, came extended to all after the lecture recital. Mr. Samuel E. Johnson, a very popular oung society man, invited Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Door. Mrs. W. W. Hallard introduced the guest to those whom the reception was in honor. The menu consisted of the Irish cacao. Charity ball will be given by the Starlight club at U. B. F. Hall May 4th. The club will be seeking some place of real elevation for the young men. The Starlight club, so far, are some of the real representatives of the trial subject to a mistake, and so far they are some of the Blue Grass bone and show, of young society men, and are their social gatherings, and are not ashamed to let the public know the nature of their show, and for that special reason their efforts should be encouraged. Their anticipation is to give a charity ball to young shop shop 21. Broadway. Every young shop will visit this reading room at their own pleasure. This ball will be at the F. hall, May 4th. Price, $1. Public reports will be made of the proceeds. G. A. R. Not Sued But the Emancipation Committee. We regret very much that the daily paper carried a story of the Emancipation committee was sued for $2.90. We were told that the whereabouts of the people's money, and we could hardly keep from a duel, with some of the unthoughtful memoirists, and that the daily papers were a little bit mixed up in the story, it was not the Old Soldiers, they would treasure their military training in the flushers. Madisture Dodd and others took up a collection and paid the Emancipation bill which was four dollars (it is worth of a few "big" Negroes deceiving the confidence of the public. Unknown Rosebud Club Private Dangio. School. Your correspondent is in receipt of an invitation from the Unknown Rose-Club, the first Wednesday and third Saturday school in Arena Beach. Arena泳士 is president. This is a private dancing school. The aim of the school is to give you a fact that they are progressive as white clubs of similar nature, to let the public press inform the people of their social functions. Success to the students, as they learn, has it on a first class basis, as the old famous Assembly Club; then conduct yourselves in a manner that brings you to the next level. The Rose-Club has an excellent chance for success, so make the best of it. Editor Phil H. Brown Puts the Quietus On Editor Willis for All Time Editor Phil H. Brown, or the "Hokinsville News" one of Americas' most scholarly young writers, gave the devoted representative of $5,000 Negro G. O. P's to the Chicago national convention. In a very nice way, gave Editor Baldi Wilk of the Lexington Weekly News, and a member of the Emancipation committee that was sued for $2.90 and a member of the Nork Fork and Company, the people and with a misfortune as usual, for this type of leadership which was received, another stigma of disgrace. Editor Willis is one of the world's greatest horse trainers of which he may him but Editor Phil Brown says, in his last Saturday's edition of the paper, "that his cousin, Ed. Willis, is trying to edit a paper with a pitch fork and manure Let me tell you Sir.— Easter, the dress up week of the Spring, will soon be here. Furnishings do not make the man, but they help a lot. Carter stands for high class mens furnishings at frequent force. Take my tip, soys, and fix your Shirts and Neckwear at one of Bells 3 Stree. Hooein Ben shovel, notwithstanding that Editor Willis's limited time to edit a paper. He failed to read through the Lexing-ton papers of the honorable Phil Brown meeting the state meeting which was held at Phonex Hotel. It seems that the rest, by Cousin Ed." Editor Brown thinks his reading is something like writing "King's English." "King's English" is the frying pan. Editor Willis, it is up to you to answer Editor Brown. The people of Lexington believe you can, and some thinks you can't do it; so it let the frying pan be the next issue. Be a man or a mouse. Better Be Careful. It is a sad story to tell, but it is alleged to be true that in a certain two-story house on West Fifth street, between Limestone and North Upper, where you were visited by some very young girls, who ought to be in school, and perhaps are school girls, have been going to this desolate house it would be well for the girls and boys to go to it. It is alleged that you go there for immoral purposes. We do not want to take that to break it up, we take that to break it up, we are going to do it with the assistance of the officials of the city, so be wise and stop while everybody don't know you. The Dunbar Rod and Gun Club. Banquet Wednesday night: menu cocina, tortilla, tortilla de queso, wiches with mayonnaise, coffee, rolls, punch, grape juice potato salad cigars and wineries. W. C. Gaines was the inaugurator. PROGRAM. "Trap Shooting, the Ideal Sport." Dr. J. E. Hunter. "The Gun of Wing and Trap Shooting." M. C. Johnson. "The Gun Club, an Important Factor in the War." Dr. J. E. Hunter. "Possibilities of the Dunbar Rod and Gun Club." Prof. J. B. Coulder. Your correspondent will be in Louisville this week. Watch the Freeman for a report of the Kentucky Negrogers' Association and Lodge meetings. HOPKINSVILLE, KY. Col. Roscoe Conkling Simmons addressed a large and appreciative audience this distinguished course Monday night, this distinguished course to come here through the efforts of the Douglas Club. Mrs. Sandford Bright, of Madisonville, Ky., were called home on the account of the illness of his mother, Mrs. Fannie Bright, of Ganville. Mrs. Louise Bright of Louisville Ky., was summoned to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Bright. Mr. Aaron Stewart died last Tuesday after a few days of illness. The show, "Primus Green," staged by our great comedian, Mose Watkins, was greatly enjoyed by both races and the public. The show was on Thursday and repeated Friday evening. The eighth grade defeated the high school Friday by a score of 13 to 9 in baseball. Rev. E. Williams is out again after a long illness, shaking hands with his friend, the pastor of the church and she will be greatly missed. The Attucks High School team will appear in their new uniforms in a few meetings to meet all rival high school teams. IN OLD PADUKE Cupid Awakens Poems of D. P. Rucker To Be Read By Many—Rev. C. G. Rowlett Attends Funeral At Providence—Earl McAllister Off For Chicago—W. C. Jones Leaves for Hopkinsville—Revivals Well Attended—Rev. C. W. Diggs Here—Captain Meredith's "Sterlings" Prepare To Score Big On the Diamond. (By J. J. Amos.) PADUCHA, Ky., April 20—Seemingly, Cupid has been enjoying a quiet slumber since he was a child, to show society that it would be "Johnnie on the spot," he awoke April 6th and, in accordance with his predeceased mother, Miss Anna Hogue and Mr. Frank Winfrey as one. These well-thought-of young people, united in their love for Mrs. Hannah Painter, 1211 South Eighth street. Miss Hogue came here a few years ago, and soon, as soon as she stay more than a few friends have been drawn to her through a medium of true friendship and a pleasing Hogue alone. Mr. Frank Winfrey has Strong Company offers you every facility and convenience for saving money. Start saving today by joining our Weekly Saving Plan for next Christmas. The Indiana Trust Co. FOR SAVINGS Capital and Surplus $1,725,000 The Strong Company—Oldest Trust Company in Indiana. Open Saturday Evenings 6 to 8 O'Clock lived in the city long enough to be well acquainted with its many classes bushilians and different modes of bushilians fear and is known to the city auto owners. Rev. J. W. I, pastor of the church, Rev. J. W. I, pastor of the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Winfrey left for St. Louis and Waterloo, Iowa. On their return to the city they will meet with the friends they are all well street. A few intimate friends were present. We are glad to say that Mr. and Mrs. Winfrey are readers of the magazine and the shakes are happiness and an abundance of prosperity will be theirs. Mr. D. Prentice Rucker, of the firm of funeral directors, has composed quite a few poems which have been read on different occasions by the composer and the friends, and schoolmates, who fish for his early prominence in the poetic arena. You should watch this paper for more information concerning this young writer. Rev. C. G. Rowlett, pastor of the church, Rev. C. G. Rowlett, pastor of the Providence, Ky., to attend the funeral of the Rev. E. J. Simpson's wife, who, having undergone an operation which could not survive at Evansville, died. Mr. Sim Garnett, after being sick at home, 15th and Clay streets, is able to Mr. Earl McAllister left recently on a business trip to Chicago. a business trip to Chicago to attend the University of Light House, our local publication, left Wednesday for Hopkinsville, to attend the funeral of his wife, Wm. H. Wilson who died in Hopkinsville cently. Progressive revival is being conducted at the Harrison Street Baptist church by its pastor, Rev. B. L. Ivory. B. B. Watson, D. D. of Columbia, Tenn. The Kentucky Evangelist, Rev. B. Spillman, is doing an earnest work at A. M. E. church, in McMenichansburg. Mr. John Ross, who during the past several years has held employment at the I. C. R. R. shops, left last week as a salesman. Mr. Ross service. Few young men are at a thought of and respecter as Mr. Ross. We really regret to know of his departure, but wish for him every success. Mr. Ross conveys in his Pullman is equal to the number of friends he leaves in "Old Paduke," he will certainly have success to you. "Johnnie," success to you. "Johnnie," By-by. Mr. Jesse McCullough, who received a painful injury by an eccentric rod falling on his left foot, is yet unable to walk. He is employed at the old well shops, the roundhouse. Mr. McCullough is especially noted for his good health. He limb he does not seem to sigh and show much impatience. We are certainly wishing for Mr. Jesse's early retirement with our baseball team, the Sterlings. Hopkinsville's pastor, Rev. C. D. Diggs, is visiting his son, Mr. W. H. Diggs, who resides on North Thirteenth Street, and he will know that "Old Paduke" will soon have a ball team that will play ball. Elijah Meredith is the old and well-known manager of the "Sterlings." They are working out, and owing to arraangements, will be seen on the diary of the team known as the "Sterlings." It is reported that the Sterlings are to play the Cairo team at May 1st. It is reported that the Sterlings are to play the Cairo team at watch this sheet each week to see how the Sterlings are scoring. Mr. Jas. Buford, local manager of the Standard Life Insurance Company, will be the same position because of the colored children. His creditable work last year secured for him this year. Bovard is the boy of Boyd & Gaines, embalmers and funeral directors, is assisting Mr. Burford, as he will be the 1915 cause. These young men are usually you don't mind they will count you yet. Lincoln High School Loses a Member Saturday night, April 15, Miss Charlotte Lincoln High School, died at her home 1030 North Eleventh street. She had been ill several days. Her funeral was held at the flowers of the things instuct church. Miss Charlotte's school- mates showed their respects to her by giving flowers to the things instucted. Rev. S. Smith, pastor of Washington Street church, read the scripture. Resolutions: Miss Mary V. Johnson, sophomore; Miss Georgia L. Zelder, junior; Miss George S. Zelder, kinder; Archie, friend; Mr. Willie Robertson, president of Presbyterian theology; George Spillman, Herbert Williams, Granville Moore, Robert Mack Clarence Archie and Ulivia Harvey Kramer, instructor; Ransom, Fenetta Caldwell, Luvenia Overby, Carus Richardson, Mary Lee Vinager, instructor; Vinager, Mrs. Geiger's step-mother of St. Louis, attended the funeral and returned to St. Louis. The deceased instucted instructors and pupils. A mother, Mrs Lucy Geiger, three sisters and other relatives mourn their loss. During the instucted instructors' visit, a sick sum of six dollars was given her by Lincoln High School pupils. In our next issue we will tell you the carnival at Lincoln High School MANSFIELD, LA. (By J. W. Hamilton.) The concert was given by the Willing Workers of the Wesley Chapel M. E. church Last Friday night at the annual conference to educate to the church in which the annual conference will be held in June next. It was a rare treat. . . Long live the Freeman. If you want the news as a radio program, J. W. Hamilton at the Downtown Cafe. What they are doing on track and field in the great Metropolis, is included in the following notes by Herman E. Foster: Howard P. Drew duplicated the performance of the flying "Drew" of 1914, young last. Friday the 25th, men's Democratic League games he won the special 65-yard dush in third, by himself and Lawson Rex. Mr. Trump Stephenson was second and Rowan Morsse easily defeated Stephenson in second, but the finals was too short, but in the finals was too short, getting started. However, Morsse a little missed from away any credit from Drew, who left away a shot from a pistol and won all the way by the handy margin of three feet. Charlie Hill, a new addition to the Alpa P. C. C. was easily the individual with the most members' games on Sunday morning, a park, Hill won three handicap events, capturing the 100, 220 and 440-race races. Walter Powre, of the same club, won the half and one mile runs. Entries for the coming Smart Set games have reached 200 mark. Manager expects to have about 300 more by the time the entries close on the 20th inst. Sol Butler, James Burwell, Binga Dismond and other well-known stars respectively college in the Pennsylvania Relay carnival on April 28 and 28. AT THE LAFAYETTE THEATER (By Jack Trotter.) (New York City, Special.) The show has attended the Lafayette Theatre's complete dramas during the past two months, has come solely through the management, and has encouraged the value of placing the kings' amusements on their bills that the people wanted. "This thus far produced has met with a decided success. Within the Law," which was the first play to be released, caused such a flutter of excitement among the people in this city felt called upon to unusually favorable criticism. "Tail the people in unflagging interest. "Tinnie played to the S. R. O. sign during every day of last week, and for this week the Jack's greatest masterpiece, "Kick In." Here is a brief outline of the story of the play which was greeted by the critics "Within the Law." Chick Hewes and to wife both ex-convicts, have decided to play the role of a part with all their old associates. Two of these old friends are suspected of knowing something about the theft, and Chick is arrested and taken to Police Headquarters under suspicion of knowing something about the theft, and himself, but the police continue to hound him. The real thrief seeks shelter and is then that problem is finally solved, but it is not granted him. He ungrateful died on their hands and leaves them to dispose of and been robbed of the necklace. He is then perate, and hunted, nearly gives up his newly made resolutions of honesty, but he is shown him the hopelessness by him, and he is immortal to every turn the necklace over to a detective one concerned if he is the detective is not playing fair and arrogant, with his allows, during which he receives to her husband's rescue by stabbing the detective with a hypodermic needle and a morphine, and together they overpower him. The reformed couple finally throw themselves on the mercy of the law. In the case of the inspector, they make clear their innocence. The commissioner relents. Their trials and tribulations are at an end and they live to follow, unmolested, their life of virtue. AT THE NEW LINCOLN THEATER (By Jack Trotter) STAGE GOSSIP J.B. DAVIDSON Ruth Wilson is sick at the hospital, Darton, Ohio. The Phinizee dining rooms, 72 W 132d street. When in the city don Wanted to know the address of the Jardin Trio. Globe Chemical Co. Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. The Dark Town Swells presents "Count" Jarvis, Billie Arnte and a company of fifteen people. P. L. Jenkins, of the Rabbit Foot Minutez, sends regards to Prof. J. H. McCammon and the Watts Bros. Yes, we accepted contracts for the Williams' House for eight consecutive weeks. Who would? Lacee & Lacee. Nelson Green, en route with the Silas Green Company, is making quite a success playing baritone. Regards to Tampa, Fla. Mr. "Slim" Mason and Kilmer Jackson are back with Barnum & Bailey again. Madison Square Garden until the 29th, then Philadelphia one week. Vaudeville in Indianapolis once more, if you please. The Washington Theater announces its opening. Formerly Crown Garden. Riley Roberta, pro- Mr. Archie Blue is back on the road again, after spending eight months of pleasure at Wilmington, NC, now en route to the Silas Green Country. He sends regards to all friends. Edwards & Wilson, that classy act, goes weeks in and around Birmingham, Ala., opened at the Queen Theatre, Chattanooga, for a two weeks' engagement. Best singing act playing colored houses. Prof. Paul L. L Jones and his famous royal band and orchestra is meeting with great success playing all the latenight rounding towns of Louisiana en route with Drew's Dandle Dian Minstrels. Mr. James Williams, the Southland's sweet tenor, is meeting with great success, singing those beautiful ballets entitled "In the Garden of the Gods" and "My Ship O' Dreams." Enroute with Drew's Dandle Dian Minstrels. The Wildcat Agent, Max E. Ellott, still in advance, still in the ring, ten days ahead of the new and Original Silas Green From New Orleans Shows, traveling in two-all-steel cars. Some show. That is what the natives of the South U.S. Thompson (Slow Kid) has cancelled his contract with the Ringling Bros. theater, owning the starring, owned by Ralph Dunbar and booked by Harry Weber. Now playing united time by the name of Dunbar's Tennessee Ten in Plantation days. Hello, circus bunch. I. H. Pottiford, better known as the Roy Travis to all new people, passed through the city and paid a visit to the Freeman office. He was in the Manhattan District of the Corporation Chichester. He has been with this firm for five years. He says that he loves the firm, but trooping is the life. J. F. McCabe, representing the Will VonFiller. Broadway Music Corporation. He was in Indianapolis last month when he visited the Freeman office. The company is paid by the company, With Your Fiddle and Boy, You Steal My Heart "Away," "Come On To Nashville, Tenn," and "When Dancing the Old Fashion Waltz." The Great Spiegel Show is making ready for the opening at Charleston, W. Va. The mand played Saturday the crowd was excited to the harmony with music. Everybody is pleased and happy to think they can be with the bunch. The Great Spiegel Show went to work at their rehearsal. All the boys send regards to all their friends and will be glad to hear from them at all times. The Washington Theatre, Indianapolis, is announcing its opening for vaudeville Easter Monday, April 24. The show will be the first week. Riley Roberts, the proprietor, says that he will continue his pictures adding vaudeville as a feature. He thought out a scheme of presenting the two features which he thinks will meet the approval of the public. He has been seen for the usual price of five cents. Vaudeville will be at the popular price of 10 cents. A few seats are reserved. Tim E. Owsley, formerly proprietor of the Crown Garden theater, Indianapolis, is home again after twenty years. He and his wife, with Sydney Kirkpatrick doing two well-known acts, "The Politician" and "the Devil," and in which they had the most successful acts. "Continuous time," Mr. Owsley says, "is very difficult to get, no matter how hard it is played in good houses from Chicago to New York. He thinks of opening show for the summer season. However, he has not decided definitely about it. NEW YORK NEWS (By Billy E. Jones.) Johnson and Dean are at the National Theater, N. Y. Holiday in Dixie are at Pantages theater, Portland, Ore. Moss and Prye are at the Lincoln Square theater, New York. Wilson and Wilson are at the Orpheum theater, Champaign, Ill. Rucker and Winifred are at the Columbia theater, Davenport, Iowa. Teaux Davis and Eddie Stafford at the Empire theater, Brooklyn, with Puss Fury. COLORED MEN Wanted to prepare as Sleeping Car and Train Porters No experience necessary. Positi n pay $85 to $100.00 per month. Steady w rk on stand- railroads. Passes and Uniforms furnished when necessary. Write now. Inter-Ry. C. I., Majestic Bldg. Dept. 171, Indianapolis, Ind The Phinizee dining rooms, 72 W. 132d street. When in the city don't forget to call. Dotson little a riot and making, good as a single in his dancing specialty this week at Boulevard theater, New York. It is reported that Allie Gilliam, the famous tramp comedian, was sent to the museum at Lyric theater he will recover soon as he was well liked in and out of the profession. "My Mother's Rosary," sang by Billy E. Jones at Lyric theater last Saturday at Newark, N. J., received more applause than any ballad ever sung in the theater. The Manager. Crumble and Cross, since working together, are scoring successfully on Loeu time. I caught their act in Brooklyn Monday. Fine act at the Bay Ridge theater, Brooklyn, last half. The Elite Cafe, 241 West 53d street, New York, and one of the best in the city catering to first-class trade and best meals served in city. Excellent every evening. Visitors always welcome. The Carolina Minstrel headed by Billy Ward and Ed Peat, en route with the Minstrels, Connerville, Pa., Saturday. The company are composed of first-class artists and carrying their own band. The Miss Lillian Whitfield joined the show. ELOISE JOHNSON CAIN. Eloise Johnson Calin, the little vital spark, will be one on the bill for the opening week of the Washington theater. The little lady, who is a favorite Indian actress and an progressive performer, is a student of the stage and as a result she always presents clean, classy work, and up to the last minute. She costumes and in all respects answers as a high class performer, and one who pleases. NOTES FROM J. H. HAHONEY, MO BILE MINSTRELS. Special to The Freeman: We are in North Carolina and the weather has opened up for spring, although we had a rough week to start with. We had a snow the first three days and in Hendersonville we could not put up a snowboard account of a very heavy snow storm. Mr. W. J. Grantlin is somewhat indisposed and has not been able to keep up with Corsy has attempted to dayday the Tall Talker filled his place on alto. It has been some fifteen years since Corsy has attempted to keep up with the job, and the bunch all said, "Well, he did come back." The members of this company were much more than the head of the beloved brother of the profession, Mr. Joe Brinker, also Mrs. Maggie Harrison, wife of Horace Harrison, who was a member of the staffs. We regret and mourn their loss. Mrs. Crosy wants to bear from Frank Hopkins, Joe Miller and all friends. I have some good news for all friends. Mrs. J. H. Mahoney and her little daughter have a very ant week in the mountains, where they got some very pretty views. With them was Mr. Fred Sedberry, and typical mountain scenes. The show is running nicely and making money. Freeman and keep posted. Read the Freeman and keep posted. MRS. HENRIETTA SADLER DIES. Special to The Freeman: On Monday, April 3rd, Mrs. Henrietta Louise Sadler, wife of T. J. Sadler, died on April 10, after an illness of several months. Her sister, Mrs. Buck, of Washington, D. C., was with her through the last few weeks of her illness. Deceased well as throughout the east. Interment Friday, April 7, in Tacoma cemetery. Mrs. and Mrs. Sadler were formerly members of the Williams & Walker Company. VIRGINIA MINSTRELS NOTES. Special to The Freeman. We are still in the state of Kansas and business is good. Owing to the large crowds at Great Bend and Hutchison, the S. R. O. at 9:18, our show, staged by Mr. Lawrence Glover, is far above the average and we can boast of one of the best shows in the road, travelling in two palace cars, the Norfolk and the Richmond, with the best of accommodations, and our genius spares no pains and expense in maintaining the reputation of his show and wears a smile that won't come off. We are the managers. Our owl consists of such acts as Pearl Moppin, hypnotist; Brown & Langton, in their comedy role. The man is a unique, unique wire artist. Then those "Kaptivating Koonlets," Chas—Pewees-Saad, followed, little by little, by "Crossing the Mexican Border," and last but not least, our augmented concert band, under the direction of J. H. McCamon, whom you will meet in the show. We still own excellence. Nuff said, Mr. Ben Penn is a late addition to the band and sends best regards to all of the Langter & Langter, was compelled to go home on account of sickness, but we all wish him a speedy recovery, and the writer sends best regards to Coy Hermon of the Nashville Students, also Joe White and T. H. Dumas of the Rabbit that Comedy Center will not come too old and are going big. Will see the roster of the band in a few days. Regards to all the guests that come too old and the gals works every Sunday, ha! ha! THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ANITA BUSH AT THE GRAND. side Monologue—Four Castors Return Popular. at the Grand Monday, April 24. Richards & Pringles' original Georgia Morgan will open at the Grand wheel tour, will open at the Grand Monday evening, April 24, for one week. Among the members of the company are many old favorites who have not been seen in person. The company is headed by Clarence Fowell and Manzie Campbell. Chief Bennie Jones and Dave Smith, all known to be very funny men. The olio will be especially strong and the parade and band will be a feature. There will be two shows nightly with mat- tle on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. THE SIX MUSICAL MILLERS & CO MAKE HIT AT OLD MONOGRAM. Charles Anderson Makes the Hit of His Life. The first appearance of the Miller Company in Chicago was a surprising revelation. I will review the company's history in the week. Charles Anderson, the yodler, made the hit of his life at this house and was repeatedly recalled with a hilaring echo. Program of the Movies. States Theatre—"The Soul of Women", Saturday, April 22, Charles Brown, Sunday, April 21, Edward Balley's Orchestra will play special Easter music. The Phoenix—"The Cycle of Fate", 22nd, and "The Fourth Estate", 23rd, and "The Great Gatsby", Green Eye Monster," 23rd,"D'Artagnan" and "Love Will Conquer" (a Keystone comedy), 23rd. The Washington—"Blue Blood and Rain" is heavily featured at this house for Saturday and Sunday, 22nd and 23rd. The Fountain—Special Easter matinee here for children will include a Miscellaneous. Shelton Brooks and Charence Bowen were at Peoria, Ill., last week for a visit with Beth M. Followin, Galessburg and their other dates in followin, including their coming engagement at the Grand. "Because You Won My Heart" is a new song; lyric by J. Will Callihan, music by Charence M. Jones. Mr. Jines now lives in 109-211-902-State street, where he teaches his pupils. Dunbar's On Time Darkies, who are the last quartet singers on the big time, will be at Keith's, Toledo, April 24th, with Lafayette, Ind. May 1, and Keith's, Indianapolis, May 10, to follow. The Florida Troubadours were at the Lafayette Troubadour comprised Ernest Smith, Billy Harkins, Billy Bryant and W. Roger Jones. Mrs. Henrietta Sadler, wife of T. J. Sadler, who had been afflicted with a complication of rheumatic affliction, died at her home, Tacoma, Wash., on April 24th. Mr. Sadler, who is popular in Chicago, has the sympathy of his friends. Elizabeth Van Clay's Chicago visit last week was a success. She is an excellent ballancer in feats that are especially in ballancing, especially in chair balancing. Her act we were big. Laloy & Young, some Hebrew comedian and lady, were Stroll famous last week. George Richardson did a good single, but he would do better in a song and dance finish. The Potters were in high favor with their dancing and comedy as usual. Bradford & Jeanneette were at the Lincoln Hypdrome last week. They are on the nited time, carrying special song and singing his own song "Lonesome Blues," which has just been published. Kelly & Davis were at the Orpheum, Milwaukee, WI, and also the Encore a burlesque house in that city. They are on the Loon time, Amon Davis, a burlesque actor, Ernest Hogan, is a talented actor. He written a new drama entitled "The Mexican," in one act. It is not a military drama and is on now on the Wanted at Once Green & Pugh were at the Logan Square last week. They are considering the booking of one of the big circuits for the near future. S. H. Dudley has returned from New York to consult with a managerial delegation who had journeyed to Washington to consult him regarding a starring four next season. The result of this meeting will be given out at a later date. Strain & Bailey, who appeared at the 35th Street House of the Consolidated circuit last week, said the legality of their work did a black-face straight with jokes and dancing that was real despite Bailey's a prima domina oppoque who spoke of her performance is worthy of attention. This team should be able to attend in the theatres of any class as their own, that would please all classes of people. The cabaret cafes all have a fine musical program for the Easter midnight entertainment. The Syncopaced play "The Panama Will Dance" includes Clarence Black, violinist; Turner Jones, banjo, and George Smith, trap drummer, here; the band at the Panama Orchestra includes Glover Compton, pianist; Ollie Powers, John Henry Armstrong and age 64, the drummer; it is attracting attention. Prof. Tony Jackson's Orchestra, Ivan Stewart, violin; Harry Massengale, trombone and bass; John Mills, drums, are a feature at Teenan Music, a new venue at 31st street had unusual crowds. Raleigh Thompson's "Office" at 47th street at Teenan Music has a new pianist. The entertainers at the "Stop Off" Lillian Bradford, entertainer; J. W. Wilson, tenor; and Melissa Jones, pianist. Opened a cabaret, is doing nicely. William Marshall is there to greet his friends. **Dreams.** In domicile I'm resting now—Except the mind and visions prow, For there I see a mighty clown, and Jiggers who pop up and down. Methinks I see in ob's above. There is a star that studs the skies, Is looking down with lovelt eyes. And all of this in silent dreams, Is mundane lust for you it seems— Now I awake I love you heart. Your imprisonment gone and we are SXLYESTER, RUSSELL. ADV. BRINGS 200 REPLIES. Mitchell, Ind., April 18, 1916 Dear Mr. Knox, I arrived in Mitchell where the show opened and found this a great production this season. You can find time to run over to the springs Saturday. I will send you a route card as soon as they are out; also a list of the letters I must say that add brought me over 200 letters and I expect to have a good company. Yours always. P. G. HOPEWELL, VA., VAUDEVILLE NOTES. (By Harris & Mines.) Hopewell is on the boom now with three colored theatrical running and all doing good business. The Liberty Theatre has just reopened with vaudeville stock and moving pictures and the theater of Mines, is stage and general business manager. On the bill week of the 17th, Odessa Schaffer, Dollar Bill, Ora Mines, is stage and general business Boyd Harrell all send regards to friends in and out of the business. Mamie Payne and Alberta Piper, write me at once, important business; also all good addresses, reach me at this address; 45 Cottage and Harrison street, Petersburg, Va. F. S. WOLCOTT'S RABBIT FOOT COMPANY. (By P. L. Jenkins.) NOTES FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS. Mr. Billie Freeman, formerly of Freeman & Freeman, and Rockpile Johnson, and Billie Freeman, seen in vaudeville as a team, and there is no reason why they should not performers. We are looking for something big in the future. They are Austin, playing the New Fallace Theatre. Mrs. Sussie Freeman is going to Easter at her home in East St. Louis. Billie Freeman and Rockpile would like to hear from all friends in and around the profession. Watch the Freeman. THEATRICAL NEWS OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA. The Dreamland Stock Company composed of the following: Kid Lacee, Mammie Lacee, Mammie Rose, Kid Denny, L. B. McCoy, produce two riot albums, "The Lost Pants" and "The Lost Pants and Eleven Dollars and Six Bits," in connection with the beginning of the well-known serial picture, "The Red Circle," the roster sends regards to all enquiring students to the profession. L. B. McCoy would like to attend in Carrie Huff, Emma Johnson, Bumpkin Ver Adams, and Sam McDaniel. Write once, 102 N. Greenwood avenue, Drewgreen, N. B. McCoy, producer, Lacee and Lacee were screams in a comedy sketch act, "A Narrow Escape from Jail." J. C. MILES & CO. WITH COLE BROS.' CIRCUS. (By Haley Walker.) Get on the "Freeman" band wagon and toot your horn. MUSICIANS WANTED Wanted, musicians to make up an eight-piece band for medicine platform show who can double on stage. Booze fighters not expected. The band is to be a trio of ten trombones, one baritone, one alto, one snare drummer and one bass drummer. Address the Great Leon and Dunning Shows, Lafayette, Ind., General Deliv- LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Arrant, Chas. J. Banks, Bert Buckeat, beat Spring, Jinger Baker, L. K Blake, W. L Black, Napoleon, Burns, Sandy Brown, Buster Bostwick, W. G Cade, Robt Clark, Harry Crippen, Klaus Drake, Henry Davis, Jolly De Jackson, Frank Dabier, Robert Edward, Frank Edwards, Willie Fisher, Burn Grundy, Willis Gauze, Willis Schuster Greenlee, Drayton Gray, B. Goodlee, John Gerrude, John Huntington, Ham- tree Hoyt, Dick Jennings, Club Jennings & Jennings Jordan John Jones, Billy Jones, T. H. John, K. Lewis, T. M. Lajoy, Fredie Leslie, Jack Latham, Julius McBurland, Lille Motto, Frodo Motto, George Mullens, James Mills, Billy. McCabe, Billy Mitchell, Billy Mack, Cuban Grumm, John Nichols, Frank Nevelle, W. B. Oval, Guss Polk, Joran Orr, J. L Puggsley, I. C. Porter & Porter Pamlin, John Pamlin, John Padmore, T. F. Peoples, A. E. Peale, E. Potter, Derrick Prince, Hazel All. Shaw, Mae Schuster Seviat, A. G. Sanders, Oscar Scott, Richard Thornton, John Victor, Anatole Wash, Henry White, Mr. Jephenth Wallace, J. R. White, R. C. Wake, W. C. Young, Harry Young, Bob Young, Albert Young, Robert H. Ladies' List. Allen, Mrs. Otis Bumbry, Helen Brown, Miss Lillie Miss Lillie Clark, Mrs. Lillie Coleman, Julia Carter, Edna Dixon, Haggie Duggan, Miss Eldington, Bessie Freeman, Anna Garrett, Clyde Glewyn Howard, Lillian Hendrix, Marie Keelum, Maude Lillard, Earl Lillard, Earl McGarr, Aggie, Manley, Jean Prince. Payne, Mamie. Pellebone, Mildred. Payton, Hattie. Payne, Mrs. Bessie. Stern, Genevee. Shaffer, Bertha Smith, Lulu. Simmons, Strudrue Simmons, Ella. Smiley, Miss Albirdie Wildman, Table Wilson, Bessie. Young, Edna N. L ROUTE Prof. Wolfescale's band with Barnum & Balley's Circus, Madison Square Garden, New York City, April 6 to 30. Georgia Smart Set - Harper Kas, 16; Anthony, 25; Medford, Okla, 24; April 26. Alabama Minstrels - Derriver, La. April, 24; Meame, 25; Lesville, 26; Fisher, 27; Mansfield, 28; Shrevesport, 29. Virginia Minstrels - Eldorado, Kas, 24; Pratt, 26; Hutchinson, 29. Silas Green From New Orleans, Eph Williams, Mgr.-Salem, N. C. April 22; Rock Mount, 24. J. C. Jones & Co., with Cole Bros. Shows.-Vinita, Okla., April 24; Miami, 25; Joplin, Mo., 6; Wesbich City, 27; Springfield, Mo., 28. Fields Mintrests.-Marion, O. April 24; Ashland 25; Warren 26; New hiladelphia, 27; Marietta, 28; Coshocton, April 29. A. A. Wright's Band and Minstrel Co. with Sparks' Show.-Zanesville, O. 24; Brownsville, 25; East Liverpool 26; Beaver Falls, a., 27; McKeenport, 28; Brownsville, 29. To open week of May 22d, at Mt. Pleasant Tenn. colored performers, good singers and dan-ers. Those who can double B. & O. Add. W. T. Harris, Mgr., Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. WANTED Team and comedian who can put on acts and after pieces. Must be singers and string in- strument players. Work all season: money sure. State lowest salary. Join immediately. Pizaro Medicine Co., Marietta, Ohio WANTED A Good Lady Piano Player Read and fake for show; lady performers, good lookers: singers and dancers wanted at all times. Address at per route in The Preman, H. Malkow, Tennessee Blossoms Show. Care Freeman 5 Performers booking independent send in open time. State lowest salary and nature of act in first letter. Address all communications to Riley Roberts, Prop. Washington Theatre 521 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. Practical Vaudevillians That classy Team opened at Dreamland Theatre, Tulsa, Okla. April 6th. with four weeks to follow. Solid booking. Managers write. Permenent Address Care The Freeman WANTED! To hear from good Vaudeville people and 10 chorus girls. H. S. Walker Strand Theatre Jacksonville, Fla. Comedians, bass singer, alto to double stage. Other musicians write or wire. Want to hear from Jap Lovelace, Happy Kimball, Kid Bumpsky. Address Derrider, La., April 24; Neame, 25; Lesville, 26; Fisher, 27; Mansfield, 28; Shreveport, 29. Washington Theatre Grand Opening of Vaudeville EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 24TH With Four Big Acts Our Custom will be one vae kvillev show after the pictures each night. Tickets for Pictures 8 Cents as usual, which will be sold until :30. Then Vanderveille Tickets go on sale at 10 Cents If you do not care to stay for the Vanderveille, remember it is 8 Cents. Riley Roberts, Prop. Washington Theatre, 521 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis 12th Ave. Theatre! Open Again Under the Same Management Lyon Daniels, "Original Skunkton Bowser." Wanted Quick—Performers and vaudeville acts of all kinds, stock people, chorus girls, stock companies write in your open time at once. All acts must have A No. 1 lobby display and ward robe on and off. Two pay days here every week. Booze-heads save stamps. Geo. Stamper, Billie Young, A. L. Harris, H. H. Pugsley, Rector Patterson & Catherine, Tommie Parker and others write. Address all mail to Lyons Daniels, Gen. Mgr. 201 4th Ave. S., Nashville, Tenn. WANTED! COLORED Vaudeville Performers! All Lines of Work of doubling band and orchestra. State sa first letter. Would like to hear from Jack Billy Freeman, Rastus Jones and other all communications to ESTON CREW Capable of doubling band and orchestra. State salary in first letter. Would like to hear from Jack Wiggins, Billy Freeman, Rastus Jones and others. Address all communications to PRESTON CREW Box 557, Hot Springs, Ark. Two good trombones, doubling band and orchestra; two good clarinets, doubling band and orchestra; one good novelty act. Wire Harper, Kan., April 24; Anthony, 25; Medford, Okla., 26 Ernest Montague write. Seen and Heard while Passing By Salem Tutt Whitney With the Smart Set Co. 6 The difference between a hod-carrier and the head of a million dollar corporation is that the hod-carrier works with his hod holder of his head. Individualism is often genius. The develop robustness. Fine talents go with a sensitive, nervous temperament. The swine seldom needs a doctor; the canary often does. Food makes the man, the man makes the nation and the nation makes the world, hence food is the world problem. Some people are like grain that falls in barren places, which springs up quickly, makes a great flourish, but when the reapers gather it in the head it is quickly unsound and it is quickly cast aside. The gossip that makes so much disgust that theatrical companies is mostly the direct result of idleness. If performers had the proper respect for their work and were willing to recreate it to perfect themselves in their work, there would be less time for gossip. The profession needs stickers. It is practically impossible for a show to have good shows would overcome the hardships that at times beset them and finish the season upon a glorious wave of "quitters" and cowards who are ever ready to "jump down" at the first inning. They are not likely to follow the fortunes of these "quitters" it will be found that they seldom attain any market degree of success before the company they are with has a chance to make good, and miss the glory that comes with the great hardships. If they join another company in the middle of the season they find all the desirable positions good shows must consequence must be one of mediocrity. A Book Still Read. An old colored man who failed to find a Bible in the Jefferson hospital and asked if something else would do, and asked if he did not care to "adapt his time" to any other reading. The negyr, who did not read, "Ominous in the municipal court promptly traced the name to St. Paul's epistle to Philemon. That man, the bookkeeper, is shown in these bellos times is not confined to the race of Booker Washington and Major Moton is shown by him. The man sent $3,000,000 Bibles to soldiers, captives and refugees. Often the continuance of the war is ascribed to the Sermon on the Mount who put into application the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount who have made the man a pagan mistranslator. The Bible is the antithesis of the militaristic mania and the heathen heart. The Old Testament is filled with the man who is pagan mistranslator, infers that he is to go and do likewise in order to be blest. That the prospects for a good season in colored show business are more sure that it is pagan mistranslator and attitude in seven New York managers, who have already arranged to produce three big colored shows in the same season. These will have ample backing and their success is assured. Euble Blake, pianist, and Noble Sissle, singer, have made an enviable reputation for entertainers. Next season they will probably be seen on the big screen, and the two will be featured entertainers. Next season they will probably be seen on the big screen, and the two will be featured entertainers. Whichever branch of the profession that secures their services will be fortunate. Madison Reed and Mary Stafford, the star entertainers for Tom Smith's cabaret and headliners in this line of work. They enjoy a countrywide reputation. Lula Burgess, with a sweet soprano voice, sings in the roughs, traps, are the others, and they constitute a company of entertainers par excellent. Like the boy who asked: "How big is Alexander, the Panzer狂怒者 to ask: "How big is Tom Smith?" No one can exactly define the exact position that Tom Smith occupies in the mansion. He makes Arthur L. Prince is visiting friends in Hot Springs, Ark. Elbert White and Mary Bradford, the real comedy singing pair, have opened the Dudley time. This week Pittsburgh Ballet. At the close of the regular season, Fiddler & Shetton will tour the South for three months before entering on their next regular season. Freddie Pratt, in route with C. L. Erickson's Virginia Minstrels, is scorching entitled "If It Takes a Thousand Years." Regards to friends, especially A. D. King and Slim Hale, of the Silas Green Company. Thomas A. Brooks and Watson-Wiley, in the Glory Theatre, Toronto. The company closes their regular season next week at Buffalo, O., open gears for a tour in Toronto. The company signed for next season with the same company. The Misses Mitte and Happy wish their many friends to know that they have given up their appa, and are now back at their old home in St. Louis, Mo., after spending a year in California, Washington and the Hawaiian Islands, and having a new job and out of the profession. All mall will reach us at 2900 Lacede avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Blanche Russell has been in the city of New Orleans for some time doing cabaret and acting, and has made a new act with the New Orleans beauties featuring one of Mr. Clarence Williams' new songs in vaudeville again. Hello, Ray Miles. I received your last of 23d. Wishing you much success. Best regards to you. Address 129 South Robertson street. Charley Johnson, who died at his home, 48 Vance street, April 9, 1916, was born in Sedalia, Colorado, and graduated from Hampton musical sketch team known as Hampton & Johnson, travelling with such companies as Sam T. Jack & Creed, Sham Anson, and he had to unabate seven years ago, when his health began to fall and he had to quit the road an. has been married to his wife and two sisters survive. In the past four years he has been a faithful friend of the Quartet, the other members of which are W. S. Sampson, Mrs. W. S. Sampson and Joseph Berry, Mr. Johnson, never missing an issue. (By Al Wells.) After having the greatest success of any show that has ever played in the city of New Orleans, we left there and opened in Mobile on the 20th to a more money, and is reputed to be the wealthiest colored man in the city. He is the one big thing in politics and business, and has a strong pull with "the powers that be" than any other white or colored man, and highly respected. He is known as a friend in need. Runs a first class hostelry and the bar and restaurant. He owns six cylinder auto that is always at the disposal of his guests and friends. Carries a 10000 insurance policy with it all he costs $7.50 a day, with it all he is a quiet, unassuming gentleman. To our way of thinking Tom is running the mighty Alex a car company. Hayland Harley-Davidson of the Carnegie steel works, Baltimore, MD, gave a champagne supper in honor of the Smart Set Company. Mr. Howard Carnegie, the founder of the negie company for more than thirty years. He has 16,723 men under him. Going some, is it not? Others in the park, are it not? A blower editor of the Observer; John Wescott, Roy Marshall, Eugene Payne, Clarence Walker, Walter Demar. Mrs. Maggie Smith gave a delightful banquet in honor of Sam Gray and wife and the Smart Set Company. Dancing was a feature of the evening. Fred Tidings is a busy man these days. He has just opened a saloon in the city, but his business finds it difficult to his business the necessary attention owing to the big demand for his services as a stump and an all-round political booster. There has been talk pro and con relative to the Colored Branch of the White Rats Union. Many of the Colored personnel are not familiar with the alliance, I wish to state the conditions under which we became allied with the White Rats. H. Farrel, head of the Colored branch; and I am not familiar with the executive of the White Rats, and being assured that the White Rats had laws which absolutely did away with the racial question, we decided that we would accept a charter granted us by the state, and being assured that the White Rats had local autonomy, our own local, by-laws subject to the national constitution. We came in with that under-standing. "The question arose as to the Colored artists and the white artists. Rats. We were assured and it was demonstrated and proven, that since January 1930, the Colored artists have come a distinct and separate organization of an absolute social nature, and that there was no racial antipathy and that the question did not arise. We were new constitution of the W. R. A. U. of America. "We ask as to the benefits accrued by the White performers, the fellowing union. We were told that all the members the same as granted to the white performers, free legal aid and the benefits of the benefits that the white performer is entitled to receive. The Ratsization gathered by the White Rats, are affiliated with and governed by the laws of the American Federation of Labor, and Mr. Walton states that Mr. Albez of the United booking office, who in the White Rats, to enlist the moral support of the Colored performer a few promises relative to giving Colored acts work, but which were never kept. "I am sure the promises of support for the White Rats' Union will be kept in spite of many things said to the concessionaires of the unionization of the Colored actors is only advanced to stampede, cast suspicion, prevent them joining the organization. "I know the promises will be kept, and I know that there will be no difference in the cause. "Any one desiring any further information, if not too pleased to see them or meet them to talk with them and explain them, is at 145 West 46th street, New York. WM. H. FAREL" crowded tent. The people here could be sitting in the tent. The people here could show that had returned. The size of the tent, the new outfit and the large number of performers that he is carrying, big body is well and was sorry to leave their many friends in New Orleans, but glad to get on the road once more. The big body is well and was sorry to leave last November that Mr. Rainey and Eddie (Peg) Lightfoot had died and when they entered the stage here they each night are running down nicely now, and all acts are going big as each act leaves the stage. They leave each night as Martin & Flocky, Peg Lightfoot & Edwards, The Jalvans, The Lewis Bros, Rainey & Love, Tolli, Mayabelle Tolliver, Ginty & Leggs, The Gaines Bros, The Clowns, and Wells & Wells will make any stage GIBSON'S NEW STANDARD THEA THIL. PHILAPLDHIA. (By J. H. Gray.) THE PASSING SHOW IN WASH INGTON. (By R. W. Thompson.) Word comes that the petite Miss Lulu Lawns (Mrs. Earl Walton), who with her husband, has been touring New England with great success as a theatrical actress, has suffered a nervous breakdown and is now confined in the Rhode Island hospital. She has been unable to recuperate sufficiently to undergo a serious operation. She is bearing up bravely and wishes to be remembered to her Friends in the field of the profession. She has been her honor to her approaching ordeal and a speedy recovery. Miss Lawson pointed young students in her honor to she has adopted. She was playing at the Scenic theater, Pawtucket, R. L., when the gravity of her failing health made immediate treatment necessary. Manager A. L. Hammons and S. H. Dunlap to New York City Monday night on an important business mission. Rumor has it that these theatrical giants have on foot a real surprise the natives in a short time. Misses Effie King and Lottie Gee are returned to the Howard this week, putting on a new act, which is proving one of their best lines. Their names are spik and span, the last word in neatness and elegance, and every song and dance number was brand new. They set a fine example to all of their contemporaries, and never come back with the same act used during a previous engagement. The Smart Set, headed by Salem Tutt Whitney, is at the Lyric theater, Baltimore, this week. The getting into this big game of those astute managers, Messrs Whitney and J. Martin Free, and there is general rejoicing over the unusual success of Washington all the week, and report that the performance as given on the Lyric mammoth stage, is a revelation. Greenbury Holmes is a Washington borough where most all rejoice, taking encounters nightly with the King Players at the Howard, presenting for the first time here his beautiful ballet and the selection sympathetic voice. Holmes is a lyric tenor of splendid ability and the selection is admirably adapted to sympathetic voice. He is willing to make a valuable addition to the King aggregation. T. Spencer Finley surprised his friends by showing up in town this week with the King Players, working with the Mellon Ballet, Owing to Miss Susie Sutton's call homeward the successful combination of Finley and Sutton is broken up in time with the King Company. He is a natural impersonator of any kind of a character and is the extra trouble added attraction" by the appearance for the first time on any stage, of little Miss Lella Wheeler, the cute baby a stern performer in the scene where the "Bullion" party is to take the steamer for the voyage to Liberia. She received an ovation. S. H. Gray and Miss Ora Dunlop will make Washington the headquarters of a stern performer in the organizing a strong stock company and will probably open their season in June at the Iceland. M. Coleman's pop home at First and K streets, southwest. Miss Susie Sutton, after a "clean-up" tour with T. Spencer Finley in Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York, is resting at her home here, 549 Florida avenue, northwest. J. Leuble Hill, the eminent product designer at the firm, has detained after the departure of the "Darktown Follies" partially by pressuring legal complications and because of her attack, the firm object at this season the year. He has been taking treatment at Freedmen's hospital. He left to return to work to return shortly to finish his course of treatment at Dr. Warfield's great national sanitarium. Mr. Hill says he is in the fight to win and to return to work with the "Follies" will be back on the road under stronger and better backing than ever. The setback received here was not due to any shortcoming on the part of the company. Write J. Nicholson, "COLUMBIA THEATRE", 524 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis. One and two weeks-state lowest salary. WANTED! We have the theaters for the acts and acts for the theaters. We are ready to do business both ways. Put your theatre on the circuit and get results. Now booking the best houses. Address all mail direct to by the seizure of the receipts by the Shylock representative, whose firm named the money and took an unfair advantage to people who were earning it for them. If you are laying off, go to a town where there is an agent. S. H. Dudley is at Washington and is on the himself now. Don't go to some nearby office. You can expect the act for there are too many there already expecting the same thing. That's what cuts salary. You both need work and the answer is: The manager hires you. The act that was justly done there for a fairly decent salary is cancelled. Cut it out for the benefit of the profession. Take a hint. THE DEATH OF MRS. ELLA Mc DANIELS, COLUMBIA, S. C. It is with dep regret that we write the following. While playing Columbo, the band played Shows, the Old Kentucky Minstrels witnessed a very sad scene. Just as she was playing, the band came to Daniel, of Columbia, S. C., had started to sing her song she became stage frightened and as she was subjected to the orchestra pit stage into the orchestra pit and died before any one could do anything for her. Her investigation was made and his verdict was death due to heart disease. The master in Baltimore, Md., for interment. NEWS FROM J. K. JOHNSON'S OPEN AIR CONCERT COMPANY. CHARLEY JOHNSON DEAD. We have nearly finished our two months' engagements and still have from 5 to 6 thousand people. We have two new additions to the show, Mr. James nowles and Mr. Sidney Rollins, a newly member of the Internationals Show. He there with us. Then comes Evelyn Johnson with her Buck dancing and taking incores with the band. Then comes George Rhymes with his violin solo. Then Bob with his Punch and figures, and Thomie, that bad-talking Seymour James, Charles English, write. NOTES FROM WOLFSCALE'S BAND WITH BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS. Prof. Jas, Wolfscale and his band are now in their second week at Madison Allium Garden. Allium members enjoy the best of health and have a fine time, only having about ten minutes' work at each performance, and getting over the big city. Sam Good, stage manager, is still rehearsing the curves. The boys are using all the latest songs and many new steps have been added to the dancing numbers. The band still stands as one of the big features at the Garden. Allium members. Prof. Jas, Wolfscale and band send their condolence to Mrs. John the memory of her beloved husband. THE EUREKA, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. Billy Terry, the new manager of the Eureka Theatre, arrived Tuesday, the 10th, and opened Wednesday night to people. People, people. Billy is the talk of the town. Mr. E. N. Williams is all smiles at the way he meets and treats the people. Tready we have to do the people. The company has some small stock company act that is laying off in North Carolina. Write Billy Terry. Always something doing. The company shows in town this week. They are playing to packed houses each night. The minstrel show might not be the best but good as the rest, clean from first management of Mr. Jos. S. Oppie. Some show. We write Billy Terry. Eureka Theatre. E. N. Williams, proprietor; Billy Terry, Manager. (By Al Wells.) Each night we had 2,000 or more white people, some of them the most prominent people of the city and they are amazed Everybody pronounces it the most wonderful show in the history of the bar of performers out to see the show and after they see it they shake their heads, and say, "Tolliver has some works, every act making it warm for the act following. Fred Kewley, clariotnetist, and orchestra leader, keeps houses in this country and the high class selections that his orchestra plays wins many applauses before the show. Rector Smith; please write, John L. Porter, bass player, sends degrades to the phonist, sends regards to J. H. McAmon, of the Virginia Minstrels. Alvin Roberson, sends regards to Robt. don't you write? Eddie Robertson, drummer, sends regards to Armond J. Piron and Clarence Williams. Willie Freddie Kappard, the Creo Band, Lewis Boyd and King Nap, send regards to all their friends, we are step brothers and dance is what we do, any kind. How's that. Lewis sends regards to Idella Redman. Slim Jones, our 7-foot comedian, sends regards to his friends. He's a friend of the girls' friends; I'm very much through school now. The Gaines brothers send regards to the Watts brothers and Great Adams, why don't you answer my letter. Ma McCormick, our 7-foot friends, Tessie Leggs and Artie Bell McGinty send regard to their friends. Tressie says if ever the train stops at Sorefoot, Ga., that's where Artie looses her pardner, as she will get off. Musicians to double band or orchestra; Performers with the goals for vaudeville and stock. Address Wanted at Once For Enterprise Show. Colored Seven-piece Band, those that double stage preferred. State all in first letter. Write or wire. Address Link Crosman Week April 22 Branson, Mo The Great Spiegel's Medicine Show No.1 Want singing and dancing comedian with bass voice, doubling brass, given preference; comedian player doubling star; in comedy. Everybody is proud to work for you. Your money every Sunday. Oscar Brown, Jubilee fame, write. Address The Great Spiegel, Charleston, W. Va. Leon the Magician sends regards to招呼, stand, boys, and doing fine. Susie Cookie sends regards to her friends. lish. Lew Henry, Wolfacale boys. Bort Murphy, Fannie Wise and the Waltons. always reach us through the Freeman. A NEW SONG! $25.00 to be given to the ore selling the highest number of Dr. Hooker T. Washington's Memorial song. Sell on commission; 25c per copy. Send $1.00 for supply. Address W. M. Caldwell, 132 Manning Ave., Sumter, S. C. SEEN AND HEARD WHILE PASSING. NOTES FROM ROBINSON'S OLD KENTUCKY MINTRESLS. We are now filling our last engagements in Louisiana, and doing fairly well enjoying beautiful spring weather. Our show was as beautiful as the Zaid Ford Director, Young & Young and Madam Ford. Some show, believe me, will make you smile as the sales to the face the management that won't wear off soon with his new minstrel first part The Most Beautiful Theatre on the South Side First Run Motion Pictures of the Highest Quality. Everybody Welcome 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 Prof. Booker and his band is still getting their's daily at all noon day parade and concert, notwithstanding some of the problems on campus, but is expected to return to show at Jackson, Miss, Monday, April 17th. We are sorry indeed to hear of Mr. Everett Shone being ill at his home. We hope for a speedy recovery. Queen Theatre Prot. Booker is all smiles since Mrs. Booker, the author of *My Little Booker* and *My Little Booker*, his two little children, have been visiting him. They have been visiting him. We don't know what he will look like. We don't know what he will look like. Chattanooga, Tennessee Wants to hear from all good acts. Letters answered same day. Address Sam E. Reevin, Mgr., 318 Pine Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee Mr. Shelby McWilliams is first corp. manager of the storm over private affairs. Something in Hot Springs is calling him. Mr. McWilliams, who corresponds, is some pumpkins. Prof. Booker says he is worth several others to him and any time he makes a remark, he will be all right, for when it comes to judging musicians and knowing music. Best regards to all in and out. Alphapen, Redman was the man who helped He has something good for you. Prof. Booker and Mr. R. J. Simmons has something up their sleeves. 0Daniel & Russell Engraving Co. PHOTO ENGRAVERS AND ELECTROTYPERS. Halftones and Zinc Etchings in one or more Colors. QUALITY WORK AND PROMPT SERVICE WE MAKE A SPECIALITY OF NEWS- PAPER CUTS 122 E. Ohio St. Indianapolis Read the Freeman for best information. NOTES FROM OLD KENTUCKY MINTSTREET Near Lenox Ave. New York City High Class Vaudeville Acts and Dramatic Stock People Address all Communications to Billie Burke Jack Dempsey Gen'l Mgr. Bus. Mgr. 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. 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Address The Stroll Amusement Company Devoted to High Class UNIVERSAL NEWS OF THE COLLEGE SPORTING FREEMAN'S SPORT NEWS FROM POLE TO POLE ALL THE LOCAL NEWS THERE ACCOMMIT THE MORITHE RUBE FOSTER ON THE COAST Chicago Fellows Playing Brilliant Ball-One Loss Only Disturbs the Monotony of Success. A Collation. By Billy Lewis. and for the Giants have lost but one of the brilliant played games. This was on April 2 when the team was beaten by the Beavers at Sacramento, 8 to 1. One of the publications of that city, speaking of the game, had this to the McCredit trotted out two of his best pitchers, Wyn Noyes and O. Theander Harstad, again, and O. Theander Chicago, again, and as a result combined efforts, coupled with timely hitting by Guisto and Stumpf, the Bavers won the third game of the series, and that may have existed in the mind of McCredit or others to the effect that Noyes won the game with the Spaniards, but with the Seals Tuesday were dispelled. Likewise any doubts as to Harstad's condition have been dissipated. These tests together allowed him to hardly hard hitting Giants only four hits and between them they struck out 13 of the opponent batters. Harstad out 11 and any during the training season after Hill had boosted one over after the field fience for four bases, he struck out 10 and any during the training season. Beaver pitcher were working in mid-season form, Portland was not resaping any harvest of hits off the Giant pitcher, but proved too wild, so Tubee Foster derried him in favor of himself in the second inning. Foster be fat and nearly 40; he may be lame and halt and nearly blind, but he still has considerable on the ball, and old four-years which marked him on the face of the world's greatest pitchchair his heady day. The box score shows that Foster had four hits off Foster in 7-2 3 innings. It seemed to be in the air yesterday that Portland would win. The Beavers were in the frame, and they fought every base of the way, with lots of take and a bit of give. From the a bit of clubhouse it is rumored that McCredie said a few things, some of them unprintable, to his hopeful in the clubhouse before the club treated out on the This place was taken by "Scoop" bibbli, who was touched up by upon him a "one-run" or "one-run" Grant. This long hit of the afternoon came in the seventh, and was a pretty hit over the left hand of the player who was the star of the afternoon for the Giants. Woods was on the mound for the Giants and retired nine of the Oregon men by strikeouts. Only once did he that. That was in the seventh, but he added: The game today was decidedly easy, but the playing of the Oregon Grizzlies simply a case of touch on the ball, and the variety was unable to cope with the big-league calibre dished up by Giants Score. The game, the well-known sport, gives an interesting story of the game at Seattle April 7. It follows. There is room for argument as to whether the Chicago Colored Giants mule Foster has brought here this week, but the team has the one he had when the two faced off, one of the universe, but no one will know that he has a wonderful aggregation. The team has had wallpaper yesterday after afternoon at the Raleys valley park, 11 to 3, in the first game. Until the last innings looked like a hit to bet that Seattle would not get emotional. Teasley's boys got an opportunity the way he was going and the class folding behind him made run-get-lost almost a lost hope. The ninth inning, and Seattle not saved a shut-out, but by a roussiness and a bat rushed three tallies and a bat rushed the game from being complete four. Foster's men played part of the winter Havann, and then they returned to town to commute with the team they had taken the swing leading the Southwest circle, finally landing the Southwest circle. They are in mid-summer shape, and they have prominently yesterday a rerun. He has been on the field four days and six days were exaggerated in the eight innings. He held and pitched of the other latter innings. As the game progressed the fans became of a charitable disposition, and a Seattle player got a safe hit over the ball properly there was a run of three. Some people would and it back-handed. Finally Found Johnson. In the ninth, however, there was no insurrection, encouragement given to locals when encouragement given finally found him and commenced a run. something. Again it was the unexpected in baseball. For eight innings the Seattle boys had labored in vain to reach the home plate, they got on was a stitched net, perfect or perfect fielding on the following plays that wiped them off the map, their chances were nipped in the fifth by the players as the superlative of wonderful execution. Francis started it from third to second, and Grant at first set the stitched net in the stomach maze to solve the fag second for the fag end of the play. There was not much time to lose and Bauchman made the straddle direction. Grant saw that the ball would come back of first base and that in order to handle it, all he would do was stretch. Quick as a flash Grant changed his feet, straddled and took the ball with play, it and back handed. He got right down to the scientific points of the national pastime, it was one of the most remarkable stunts ever pulled on any play. This is what Bill Hurley, manager of the Great Falls club, said last night: "It was the greatest play I ever saw." Of course Lloyd and Francis were in on several plays above the average and it was no use trying to drop the ball to the territory covered by Gans Hull. Started Scoring Early. While Seattle was having its hopes nipped, the olored Giants were getting in the first inning on Petway's single, a pass to Hull. Duncan's sacracy got there, and third they got one more. Raymond's fumble gave Duncan one more. On the out Brooks made a remarkable one-hand catch of McVlor's throw. Duncan hit clean to right, scoring a three. So far the game had been interesting, despite the obvious fact that the colored aggrandished came in the fourth. Lloyd started it with a double down the left line, a which advanced him and outright a fourth. He looked in same a bunt and Grant was called out at third on an assist from Cadman. He on Gulgul and Francis took in same in the second inning when he was caught up by Gulla filled the bases Johnson fanned, making two out and the bases full. Petway hit for a single in the second inning through him. Three scored and Petway went to third. Hill hit to Barr, who fumbled, a hit yet scored. He by a hitter in the Lloyd came up for the second time in the inning. He lofted one that came down near the base, and Brooks to take the ball. Meyer's got out of the way. Brooke dashed out and sheered off. The ball struck ground and no one was within ten feet of it. Brooks and Hill scored Grant struck out. # score: Seattle.....AB. R. H. H. PO. A. E. Cunningham, lf. 4 1 2 2 0 0 Shaw, c. 4 1 3 1 0 1 Olga, c. 4 0 1 0 1 0 Mamaker, rf. 3 0 2 0 0 0 Brooks, 1b. 4 0 0 8 0 0 Uguigl, 3b. 4 0 1 4 5 0 Bars, c. 4 0 1 3 2 0 Framed, 2b. 4 0 3 2 1 0 Cadman, c. 2 0 0 5 3 0 Finegold, c. 2 0 0 1 1 0 Mur, c. 2 0 0 0 2 0 Brown, p. 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cope, p. 1 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 3 9 27 17 5 Col. Giants. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Petway, c. 6 3 2 3 1 0 Hill, c. 2 2 1 3 0 0 Mamaker, rf. 2 2 1 3 0 Lloyd, c. 4 2 3 4 2 0 Grant, 1b. 4 1 1 10 1 0 Gans, c. 5 1 2 1 0 1 Frambus, 3b. 1 3 2 4 0 Bauchman, 2b. 1 0 1 4 2 Johnson, p. 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 32 11 11 27 12 2 Score by innings Seattle ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Col. Giants.....1 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Summary: Two-base hits—money hit—Giant. Bases on balls—0 hit—Guns. Bases on balls—0 Melcor, 2; off Brown, 4; off Cole, 1 Struck out—By Melcor, 2; by Cole, 1 Struck out—By Melcor, 2; by Cole, 1 Bauchman to Grant; Bauchman to Grant to Lloyd. Wild pitch—Melcor Hit by pitched ball—Duncan by both Melcor and Cole; Francis by both Melcor and Cole; Duncan by both Lloyd, Gans. Sacrifice hits—Hill, Duncan (2). Eight runs and 8 hits of Melcor in 4 innings; 2 runs and 1 hit Melcor in 3 innings; mire—Jack Hickey. Comment In the Morning Oregonian of Portland. Portland fans will get their annual spring glimpse at the Chicago Colored Giants tomorrow afternoon at Recreation Stadium, where they will play an exhibition game with the Baby Beavers, of the Chicago Cubs, and the enthusiasts did not see the Ethiopians last spring because of rain. The Negro chaps walloped the nivea day afternoon at Eugene, play the Oregon Aggies at Corovallis today, and will arrive in Portland tonight. They will play in the series with the Beavers at Sacramento. Rube Foster has the nucleus of the team which has been simulated by the Giants have been playing in Cuba all winter, and the Baby Beavers and the Northwestern League clubs who have been lucky if they win a game from them. When they are in shape the Negro team will play the team in the United States, and they beat a lot of major league clubs, so they will give the young men of the Rube has some good pitchers and, as his team was treated rather rudely by Northwestern League clubs last year, he was a standout in a team of real class. The black boys will play Tacoma, Seattle eight games with Vancouver and perhaps some of the other Northwestern League clubs because of a "rattler" for the middle states. PROSPECTS OF THIS SEASON'S BASEBALL GAME-VIEWS FROM THE HIGHER UPS. (By John K. Tener, President of the National League.) NEW YORK.—It is far from an unusual or new prediction for me to enjoy an exceptionally prosperous and successful year this season. This is the opening season of the baseball men, general and freely made. The reasons for the baseball men thinking it will be a great year for the nation are the increased prosperity of the entire country and the ideal conditions existing in our rural I expect that such conditions will produce extremely gratifying results in baseball. I expect the average American citizen with plenty of money in his pocket should patronize the national team, especially when there is nothing in its management to which he can take exceptions. Business men everywhere I am led to believe that interest in baseball has been greatly stimulated by occurrence. I am willing to take the judgment of the average business man in most everything that interests us as Americans 一 THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES IN HOT RACE JOHN AITKEN, PEUGEOT DRIVER Indiana's most famous race driver is probably John Aitken, who is famed for his many victories and also for being successful manager of way Race May 30th that is worrying Aitken. He is in perfect training for this gruelling race when he will drive a Peugeot. The thing that bothers Aitken is his efforts to be neutral. He was in racing teams. It is not the 300 miles in the next Indianapolis Motor Speed-Europe at the time the war broke out studying the construction of various foreign built racing cars and getting pointers from his European com-scheduled to share one of the garages at the Speedway with Rene Thomas, Frenchman, who has been given Military furlough to come to America and petitors. At that time he hurried back to the States. Now then he is race at Indianapolis, and Aitken is wondering if this would be strictly neutral. Both Aitken and Thomas will drive Peugeot cars in this year's event, which it is freely predicted will overshadow all preceding Indianapolis races. is a god barometer on which to base a judgment. I believe the public an- nouncement and fervor the opening of the professional baseball season this spring than it has evinced for years. I believe it will be for this advance interest. Conditions are settled; there are no diverting agencies in the National League, and the professional ranks and therefore the public is assured that more good baseball teams than has obtained for several seasons. I am very much pleased with the existing conditions in the National League. Most of the clubs have been strengthened in playing material, and a strong team has been formed from the playing of the first to the last game. Personally I expect to see a keen fight spirit. Looking at the strength of the clubs, it is absolutely beyond the kof prophecy to say which club will win. The team has been injected to the senior league by reason of the amalgamation which took place between the Chicago National League and the other National League clubs have added to their personnel players with the expectation that the acquisitions will benefit to them in saying strength. (By B. B. Johnson, President of the American League.) CHICAGO.—Viewed from the angle of conservatism, the baseball season of 1913 will be revealed in the early days of the season, and we in the American League hope the sport is going to be more popular and 1913, the banner years in the history of the great national game. In giving expression to this opinion I did not expect the attendance records will be shattered, for the game is now emerging from a period of storm and stress that lasted two years. I am confident with the fans must be gradual. Not that baseball ever lost caste with the public. Far from it. But somehow it seemed to get away from me, with a great measure to the distressing conditions prevailing in those years. There can be no doubt that baseball league has always been the hearts of every red-blooded American as it ever was, and I think the coming season will prove unquestionably the best one we have predicted to be predicted on the thorough study I have made of the strength of every one of our eight teams. In almost every infusion of new blood during the winter months, and now from my viewpoint, it seems as if the playing strength is more equally distributed than the previous decade. There is only one inference to be drawn from this equalization to be a spirited battle for our championship—a battle perhaps such as the American League has not known since 1908 when four clubs, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and New York, neck and neck in a spectacular dash for the pennant, almost to the closing day that exciting and sensational games took place in six clubs in the American League which have a chance this season for our pennant, and the added honor of the tomb and to whichever club the honor may fall. I feel confident that when the series is ended the world's championship, now held by the Boston club, in possession of the American League. "SUPPOSE WE HAD A COLORED BASEBALL LEAGUE?" NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 10. Why don't some of these broad minded base- workers have a few more ways than they have sometimes. The game itself has wide enough reputation and certainly a paying proposition. Now what you have to do is learn to work with selves and have a real "Colored League." For instance, we will use the cities for example, viz: Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Evansville, Louis- sburg, which are six cities where the game would be a bea- c success in a financial way. Now this idea naturally makes one of the most interesting questions, for the time being we will call him president of this supposed league. Of course, he will know more about to see, and look after these other cities I do. With this much outlined we will talk about the game itself. At Chicago at St. Louis, Evansville at Cincinnati and Louisville at Nashville, Tenn. To start with why let them play twice in each of these games, I will give some day to the same underway. It would make the game more pop- ular with our boys, they would work harder, there would not be baseball There are many good "Colored" boys where are the encouragements? There isn't any how the situation stands: Poor pay, and you must be some ball player to get a chance. But ever as I have thought or dreamed of and now told the "American Public" you will see the "American Addict" or us as it has for our white brethren. You will hear more about our stars, you will know more about them. There would be more money in the game for us. More for the players, more for the manager and last, but not least there would be more real pleasure for the fan. So let's join hands, we are bound to reach that unseen goal that has caused many and many downs so far. Special to the Freeman: The Glenn & Daniels Co.' are beginning their secrecy's engagement here at The Lincoln. "The Bailleurs" with no company are the best. Daniels' song and dance act is a hummer. Daniels, better known as "Skuntom" as usual keeps the audience in stunned mode. Doe Doe Green is there in many places with his drowl dialect of speaking. Ana Daniels still has that good, strong voice that has already made her many admirers. All sends regards to friends in and "RELIEW FOR NASHVILLE SUF- FERERS." Special to The Freeman: "The Commercial Relief Committee" formed a few days after our most recent visit to the Old Dear Hotel, Cedar and Fourth avenue; is doing urgent work in behalf of our colored sufferers. Normal has also lent a The State Normal has also lent a helping hand. WHAT'S DOING IN SPORT. NEW YORK, April 10—Fred Fulton has begun training for his bout with Al Reich, scheduled for April 28. ST. LOUIS—Jack Thompson, of Denver, out. Out. the main event of the weekly negro boxing show here the night of April 1st. Although the Denver man has hardly any doubt as to who would gain the referee's decision, as Jack had un up a big margin during the fight. WISHES TO CONNECT WITH MAN AGERS OF LIGHTING BASEALL CLARUS M. J. Cooley, of the Hattiesburg, (Miss.) Tigers, wishes to get in touch with the managers, who ask the address of the managers. The Freeman is unable at this time to give the addresses as it is a little early for the managers to arrive. This publication for the next few weeks, where he will learn the whereabouts of the clubs. Later on The Freeman will send a usual list of clubs and their managers. Cooley says that his club has a new park, the best drawing card in the city. He sends 527 7th street, Hatties, burg, Mug. MERITS AND A. B. C.'S OPEN SEA SON AT NORTHWEST NARK PARK Bowser's Agregation Goes Down to the Tune of 5 to 4. About 500 fans braved the chilly atmosphere last Sunday when they saw an impressive display by B. C. Gia and the Indianapolis Merits. Hewes and Robinson divided the work on the ground at Merits and held the colored juggers in the field. Warfield starred in the field for the B. C. Gia, while Ross and Shively did good work with the bat. The round work of the Merits in the field was a decided feature of the contest, and the team hit its bats in five innings. The score: 5 to 4. SYLVESTER WINS FROM HOY. One Round Sylvester, the Memphis fighter, outfought Kid Hoy, the middle weight of Baltimore, in a red hot eight-leg victory. The Memphis led by 7 before a large crowd. The Memphis lad used a left hand to good advantage. In the semi-final Battling Ball knocked out Kid McCoy in the first round with a Kid McCoy out for ten minutes. Lige Williams, 116 pounder, wins from Eddie Gray in six rounds. Next Friday night the Memphis Ball will go to Memphis to meet some of the good lightweights. JOHNSON-WILLARD FIGHT PIC TURES SHOWN. NEW YORK, April 9.—The first exhibition of the pictures of the chambers and Jack Johnson ever shown in this country took place today at the studio of the Duplex Motion Picture Corporation. A new and unusual method was employed to get the pictures here. Last week the pictures were shown in a room with 100-inch inches from the border of the United States. The camera which transferred the pictures was on American soil, and the cameras themselves were over the Canadian border. "JUST BURTON." That Burton clearly stands out head and shoulders clearly above the rest of the featherweights of the Navy has been the most important work in the fleet during the southern trip this winter. His ability as a boxer, bomb and clean work has won for him the greatest popularity ever shown to any Navy fighter. No Smoker or Happy Sailor can consist of complete bomb and clean work, and that he delivers the goods is shown by the large demand for him as a civilian, and there is no doubt but that he will immediately jump into the limelight, for such boys in Burton are wasting time fighting in the jungle, always hand for good men on outside. Burton is one of the few progressive fighters that have everything to bring to the table. He is a critic who have witnessed his bouts predict a great future for this little machine. Not putting it too strongly, he is being trained, the other Joe Gans is being turned out, and by the Navy. The fact that Burton has no bad habits whatever and is being trained, the training may be the reason for attaining the skills to which he has already elimbed. There is not a man of his weight in the fleet whom Burton has not outpointed in every branch of the game, and whose victims are Early, featherweight champions, of the Atlantic fleet, and Danley, of the Michigan, a real topnotcher, KID HOY ON CARNIVAL SHOWS. Kid Hoy, the classy colored middleweight champion, who made a special trip to the New York City, Okla., to seek bouts, but failed in landings. Hoy came back to his New York City, where he met the following words from boxer Hoy: I see it is very tough for colored boxers, and I see it is very tough for boxers who have had a very unlucky boxing traveling trip. The syndicate of boxers of St. Louis, Mo., at the Future City, put out good boxing, but the price of seating makes it tough so the boxers have to join a carnival show on 29th or 22d. I leave for Toledo, Ohio, to rig up a ledge at my headquarters. I’ll have Young Joe Gans, of Los Angeles, California, the classy lightweight champion, to lead me to Toledo, Ohio. I’ll make loose season on carnival shows and if I live by fall run a big gymnasium for colored boxers, I’ll help pull off boxing shows for colored boxers. I’ll open a swell gym at a carnival and any bouts unless I can set a guardian promoter, so I trust none will waste stamps and paper in asking. I may am I a little over thirty years old now to make all the good boxers by fall as something in store will be for good boys. If I run eight in Toledo, Ohio, won’t hold boxers for tough time fighting myself. I’ll act square to all. I’ve traveled everywhere and colored boxers for tough time fighting their heads off for tough time. I say so much dear sporting public. Luck and success to all, especially colored athletes. PITTSBURG COLORED COLLE GIANS A STRONG BASEBALL AGGREGATION Manager T. M. Brown has produced in Pittsburgh this season one of the best basketball and booking games with similar club. This club is known as the Colored Collegians, and has this season the well-known battery, Armstrong and Ray-Ann. The team is named Ridgley, Gus Ridgley, of the Brooklyn Royals, Higgins, one of New York's star pitchers, and Pitchers Hall and Holliday, Pennsylvania's best, and Owens, Harold Clay, and Campbell, Brown Clay, Ford and Barber. We are booking the best teams east and west. The Federal League park be the grounds for the home games. The Collegians are being booked by the best Independent teams in the middle west. Address T. M. Brown, Manager, 1400 Wylie avenue, Pittsburgh, Pike. DILLON AND MORAN ARE MATCHED IN NEW YORK Pittsburg Pug Is to Receive $17,500 While Hoosier Boy's End Will Be $7,500. NEW YORK—Frank Moran and Jack Dillon of Indianapolis are practiced here in ten-round bouts here the last week in New York. He has offered $25,000 for the bout guarteeing Moran $17,500 and Dillon $7,500. Moran has also offered a larger guarteeing Dillon has offered, it looks like plain sailing. Fred Fuldon, who is to box Al Reich, has been practicing exhibitions with colored sparring partners in his training bouts. There has been been on the part of both Dillon and Moran to give a whack at the big fellows. Notwithstanding his small size, Dillon has been the biggest odds and there is a lurking suspicion that he will give Moran as a hard a battle as did Jess Willard. Moran weighs close to 200 pounds and the scales slightly under 170 pounds. Dillon has been advised to take a tilt of the middleweight champion, in a twenty-round bout. 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