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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 BIG BUSINESS CONCERN ENTERS GITY Washington Warmly Welcomes the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association Within its Gates SPAULDING WINS APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONER The Booker T. Washington Memorial Committee Hard at Work and Expect to Complete its Labors Early in June—Major Moten Coming to Washington—Dr. W. Bruce Evans Loses his Hard-fought Case—The Masses of the People Sarly Disappointed Doings of the Town Told in Brief. The plan for entering the District for business is being worked out in the office of the president and general manager of the association, and the representations to the commissioner were made with confidence of approval. The local commissioner of enforcement of Commissioners James R. Young, head of the insurance department, the district's sufficient guarantee of the worth of any corporation does not an insurance business, for its insurers to be found anywhere in the land, and there isn't any promoter over a bill that isn't just straight. Mr. Spaulding's address, the gist of which is given here, was a clear and comprehensive statement of what in-surance means to the people of all races, and emphasized its particular value to a race like the Negro, which cannot secure the opportunities that permit many of us to accumulate large fortunes for its heirs and dependents. "Life insurance is the poor man's legacy to his family," quoted Mr. Spaulding. By a chart, showing a branching tree, the speaker pointed out how the varieties of insurance have grown, until now there is on the market every kind of insurance conceivable. The N. C. Mutual and Provident Association, for the present, will do a "straight life" business in the District. It does not come as a competition of any other corporation here, as their lines of operation are entirely different. One will prove a help to the other. The new concern will find its own field and create its own opportunity. Mr. Spaulding, in the company began business in 1899, first-class business manager and president of the National Insurance Corporation for $400,766. It has received the enormous sum of $408,766. It has on deposit with the commissioner of insurance for the State of North Carolina the sum of $100,000 in approved securities for the benefit and protection of the policy holders. The main offices of the company are located at Durham, N. C., and the principal officers are John Merrick, president, and Dr. A. M. Moore, secretary and treasurer. The Washington agency will be divided into two districts, under the direction of Mr. Zeph P. Moore, a solid leader in the company for the company. Associated with him is Mr. Mortimer Harris, a rising young man who is making a proud record in the industry for improving the people a chance to provide themselves with an additional improvement, new institution will be in position to offer employment to a larger number of intelligent and progressive young men and women as agents, steering them to turn out wildly, utilizing the output of the business school and other training awake business material. Among those present at the Thompson conference and who spoke optimistically here were: J. W. Lewis, banker; Richard McKinlay, real estate dealer; Bob McKinlay, photographer; Mrs. Suzie McKinlay, insurance; Mortimer Harris, Joseph Editor J. Finley Wilson of the Brandeis, Francis, Dr. W. Bruce Williams, Dr. W. Bruce Williams, Montgomery, J. H. William Hardy, Charles Ardela and H. Terrell, David Lane and others. campaign to raise the District's share of the Booker T. Washington memorial push along, and expects wind up pushing along, and expects the campaign will close with a big mass meeting, at which Major R. R. Motton "tag week," and the distribution of 5,000 tags has been made by the Women's Auxiliary, through a sub-committee called the Women's Association cas Thompson. Dr. Julia P. H. Coelemann is interesting the "Red Caps" with whom Dr. Washington was developed in charge of the subscriptions from the local druggists, and the James T. Mulligan collectors the under takers. Dr. M. Curlis the physicians' committee, and Daniel Freeman, R.W. Thompson and Dr. J. P. Motton. This committee is putting on a "supper benefit" benefit this week at the Howard, through courtesy of Manager Sister is keeping his automobile busy, and will have the churches in line for a rally at the Plymouth Congregation church on the 20th, at which time it is expected that Senator William Alden of the Women's Auxiliary meetings are held Friday at the T. M. C. A., and all interested friends are invited to be present. Dr. Motton in good shape, and the local papers have opened their columns in generous fashion "to the cause. The feeling is that race can in no way be better recognized than through this movement to maintain the high standard of Tuskegee and keep the good work going on. THE TOWN IN REVIEW. The colored brother is being criticised severely for not being as active as the other members looking to the civic betterness of the District of Columbia. It is as assertive as the social movement among the Negroes in favor of local suffrage, school reform, and the right to vote. 48, or for the referendum on the liquor question. It is urged by the progressive element that the Negro should be more active in the formation of the District and take a positive stand as a people on every issue of importance, and make our influence felt more. --- The Washington Eagle, edited by the hustling J. Finley Wilson, is going "like a house afire." It is liberal, upbeat, and has personalities that have marred the usefulness of some other papers the colored people have had in this compendium. The book is a page journal, filled with live, interesting matter, and voices the sentiments of the best citizens of the town. It offers the best of the subtanlity and kept in the field. --- Patrolman William H. Lester, whose "bent" covers a large section of the "northwest," in which the bulk of the representation of the country is represented by those of his one of the very ablest officers on the police force of the District. He preserves order through intelligent methods and is well liked by both the public and the public. He is being bringin and surt active to his duties. A promotion is said to be in sight for Mr. Lester. He would make a magnificent sergeant. The Douglass Hotel Company is receiving many encouraging subscriptions from the people of the District and of the country at large responses to the request of the government, the project to erect a first-class hotel and apartment house for the accommodation of colored patrons. The site in view is one of the best in the city and the most beautiful and the most beautiful height and embrace fully seventy rooms, all outside, and the accessories are to be all that a modern hostelery is expected to provide. The organization of the hotel is being carried out by capitalists at the back of the enterprise, is made up of Judge Robert H. Terrell, chairman; James A. Cobb, secretary-treasurer; Howard D. Woodson, chief manager; and John M. Singleton, lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Brooks and Andrew J. Thomas. The promoters, Messrs. W. Frank Thyson and Bert W. W. W. are the men of his age and ability and of tested reliability and high standing in the world of finance and business. The proposition is a safe one and is also a safe one for the public. A short-term hotel is colored people everywhere. A first-class hotel for colored patronage has long been a crying need at the nation's capital, and it is hoped the project will become a reality by the third-class, a regional season comes on next March. A "still hunt" is being made—so it is said—for the position on the Board of Education now held by Dr. C. W. Jefferson, the deputy commissioner of the Bruce administration, but the people want a representative who will urge a change. For this reason the Board appointed Dr. Childs, the appointment of Dr. Childs. Because of the rare power of the "machine" for slick work, it is deemed best by the Board to hire "the hunter" for the success of their candidate. The name of the alleged "dark horse" is being kept a state secret for the present. The Corda Club gave a very pleasing presentation of the five-act opera, "The Red Bird," at the theater. The attendance was large. The principal parts in the production were satisfactorily enacted by Merrill Curtis, Mr. Murray Dr. C. W. Wormley, Bea Dr. C. S. Wormley, P. Howard Steel, W. H. Prouty, B. T. Johnson, Miss Maggie Jefferson, B. Y. Johnson, the executive staff of the Corda Club is as follows: Miss Gregoria A. Fraser, director; Miss Salie Tissier, treasurer; Nathaniel Guy, dramatic director; Miss Olive Jones, stage man artist; Mrs. Chapman, chann, make-up artist; Mrs. Chapman, as musical director, is largely responsible for the smoothness of the performance given of "The Red Bird ... "The Wolf" a strong drama of the northern woods in Canada, is being presented by the Broadway Players, presented by the Quality Amusement Company of the original company will give "Bought and Paid For," now running in the city, "The Deep Purple" is to follow, with Seven Keys to Bald-Pate, "With Seven Keys to Bald-Pate," "Madame X" and "Allas Jimmy Vanfainte" underlined for later production. --- Mr. Roland W. Hayes, the famous baritone, scored heavily at the music festival at Howard University last week and won the warmest approval as a principal last Sunday in "The Wonderful World of Christ," which was rendered by the musical department of the university in Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. Chapen Miss Maude J. Roberts, the Chicago opera tombe who receives such an ovation from the audience, cultured audience at the Howard Theater and the Washington Concert Orchestra, was guest of honor at a reception Sunday at Washington Conservatory of Music. --- The annual thanksgiving services of the Independent Order of St. Luke were held on Friday, April 12, Rev. A. C. Garner presided. An interesting program was carried out, A grand carnival under the auspices of the order is set for the 12th at Concord University, and of the strongest fraternities in the country, and wields a marked influence for good in the District of Columbia. The negotiations for the purchase of True Reformers' Hall by the Knights of Columbus, and it is expected that theapers will be signed in a few days, transferring the valuable building to the University, and proposing as an investment, and is said to be worth not less than $85,000. The Pythians are getting it for $41,000. The annual commencement exercises of the National Training School for Women and Girls, Lincoln Heights, D. C., will be held the first week in June. They are expected to be of unusual interest, and will be brought forward. The school has had a prosperous year, and Miss Burroughs announces that when the fall semester begins, a larger number of students and the curriculum will show a decided advance in variety and value of its courses of study. Lawyer Armond W. Scott continues to grow in favor as a candidate for Grand Master. The local lodges are a unit for him and will go to Philadelphia determined that he shall bring home the bacon. The Quaker City and it is given out as one of the sure things of the year that he will be elected "hands down." Lawyer Armond is an administration of which the entire order will be justly proud. Jesse H. Foster has erected near the corner of 11th and U streets a hand-held office for business, talking about 30x100 feet, to accommodate increasing business as a dyer and cleaner of fine fabrics. He has outgrown his office, and Block has now a place in which he work to better advantage and have room to grow and create structure represents an increment of the business in modern in every respect. The Negro is "getting there" in business. Daniel Freeman, the well known photographic artist and president of the "ashish" branch of the National Business Association, will meet to the recent convention of the Interstate Photographers' Association, which met at the new Williard Hotel. The Association is a six states along the middle section of the Atlantic seaboard. Mr. Freeman will discuss colleagues in the business of "making people look as they wish to look." He is one of the most photographers in country, regarding faces, and is an authority on all matters that concern the business. The commencement season is "on" 1900 REV. DR. EDWARD L. GILLIAM, COLUMBUS, O., PREACHED ANNUAL KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAIS SERMON AT TOMLINSON HALL SUNDAY. Well-Known Newpaper Man to be Guest of Tuskegee Institute at the Inauguration of Major R. R. Moton, May 24—Will Go With Tuskegee Club on Special Train Headed by Dr. George C. Hall and C. A. Barnett—Will Visit Louisville and Mr. and Mrs. Elwood C. Knox on His Return. (Special to the Courier) CHICAGO, ILL. May 10—The largest university in the United States from this city will be that of the Tuskegee Club, which leaves May 22 for Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, to attend the inaugural ceremonies of Major R. R. Moton to succeed the late Dr. Booer T. Washington, principal of Tuskegee. ( Cary B. Lewis, "The Press. ") gee. Dr. George C. Hall and Mr. C. A. Barnett are responsible for the party that is to leave in a Pullman car, with a liner attached. In the party will be Cary B. Lewis, known in the "Windy City" as "The Press." This will be his fourth time to the skate. Dr. Jurgen during life of her husband, Mr. Lewish, was favorite newspaper friend of the "sage of Tuskegee." He goes as a personal guest of the institute and while there he met the president of the press of this country, and especially the Defender and Freeman. On his return he will stop at his home, Louisville, Ky., and Indianapolis, Ind., to be of the Mr. and Mrs. Elwood C. Knox. R. R. CHURCH, JR., ELECTED DELEGATE-AT-LARGE—ALL TENNESSEE REJOICING. 5062067 Special to The Freeman. Tennessee is the celebrating May 5—All Tennessee is the celebrating victory by R. R. Church, Jr. in the Republican State convention held at Nashville, Tennessee. The Negro emancipated himself. Ending a campaign that claimed the attention of every element in the Reconstruction era, a delegate-at-large to the coming Chicago convention. For the first time since 1832 the Tennessee colored Republican delegate-at-large to a national convention. It is not too much to say that the victory of the name of 75,000 colored Republicans, is the most notable in the annals of Tennessee politics. He had the active support of only one of the state leaders, William Jennings, the cooper, nominee for the U. S. Senate. Two hours before the meeting of the Republican Convention there was no hope for him and his people. Then in a most remarkable conference, in which all the big leaders of the Church and Roscoe Simmons took part, the state was broken. In presenting more close friend of the Tennessee leader, chided the leaders for breaking an agreement that included Mr. Church Sells said that it was impossible to ignore the arguments advanced or deferred to the organizer as Mr. Church had proven his leadership. For the first time in the history of Tennessee politics all the colored leaders stood together, supporting Mr. Church. Among those active in the fight were J. C. Napier, A. N. Johnson and A. W. Browne. Among those active in the fight were man Wilkerson, Bert M. Roddy, F. M. Nesbitt, O. W. Williams, Rev. R. J. Petty, J. H. Brown, J. B. Martin, A. F. Simmons, J. H. Brown, Jim Simmons of Memphis, and Louis Special to The Freeman: C. M. E. Church—Rev. Joe Kelley preached in the morning. Subject, "Name of Jesus." In the evening Rev. W. T. Whitsitt, the pastor, spoke on Isaiah 60-1 Text, "Ariise, shine, for the good is home. Subject, "Lift up the standard." Mr. Ganwell Lee was called to Glasgow, Ky., on account of his father, Gravell Lee, being very sick. Miss Pauline Wells of University, Tory, is living in the present, Mrs. L. B. Morris, at her residence, 524 North Market street, for an indefinite time. The Freeman, Defender and the Crisis are on sale at Breedlove's News Co., 908 North Champaign street, Bell Tel., 1689. The following article appeared in the Chicago Tribune recently: Detroit, Mich., May 2.—Members of the Detroit Federation of Women's clubs will refuse to accept membership in the American Federation of Women's Club, an organization composed of thirty negro women, is permitted to affiliate also. This was the ultimatum handed to officials of the National Federation today by officers of the Department of the Department of the Army. Mrs. Anna Long, who was operated on at the Burnham's hospital, Wednesday, died a few minutes after the operation. The Twin cities are a special interurban car and are currently being used as a center to Decatur, Sunday, May 7, where they turned out with the K. P. lodge there. Rev. H. Simon preached their annual sermon. Champaign stars will play Bloomsbury in the afternoon. May 14. Everyone should attend the opening game of baseball at league park at 3 p. m. 13 NEGROES KILLED, 30 TO 40 HURTURE PICTURE SHOW, FIRE, PANIC NORFOLK, Va. May 10—Thirteen Negroes are reported to have been struck by a car that forty badly injured in a panic resulting from a fire in a motion picture theater at Wallacetown, Va. twelve miles from here. The building was destroyed. Special to The Eton King, Amos Whaley and Johnnie Hughes of St. Petersburg, Fla., spent Thursday and Friday in our city as the guest at the wedding of a very pleasant trip, Mr. K. C. Cooper and Mrs. Laura Cooper of Cogdell, Ga., spent Thursday in the city on a pleasure trip, and enjoyed Miss Jennie O. McIntosh of Savannah, Ga., who has been the guest of Mrs. Amanda Kiley, Lillian Young, Susie McDonald, and home last Monday night. Misses Addie Mae and Teresa Simpson, Marile Akery, Lillian Young, Susie McDonald, and Settle L. Howard and Mr. Willie McRae returned from college during the past week. Misses McRae was home of Mrs. S. McSeckt in honor of Miss Jennie O. McIntosh was quite an enjoyable affair, and much credit is due to the hostesses, Miss Louise and the sweet arrangements made on so short a notice. Babies' day at Bethel Sunday night was a very interesting and interesting day, and there. Read The Freeman each week. On sale at the Auditorium Annex. See Geter & Gainus. See Geter & Gainus. P, O. Box 467, Waycross, Ga. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. A. M. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE MEETS Twenty-fifth Quadrennial Session of the Greatest Negro Methodist Division Now in Session. DELEGATES PRESENT FROM ALL PARTS OF WORLD Much Confusion Reigns in Historic Bethel Church, the Scene of the Great Gathering, as the Delegates Scramble for Seats—Session Opened by Bishop B. F. Lee, of Wilberforce, Ohio—Much Important Work to Come Before the August Assembly, Among which is the Election of Bishops, Etc. 1. That a chapter on the ordinances be placed in the discipline and uniformity be insisted upon. 2. That two theological seminaries be established. 3. That the Board of Education be incorporated; that we classify and standardize our various schools, colleges and universities; that we establish force uniform curricula in all schools. 4. That the Episcopal districts be so constructed as to constitute 13 in number of the church, no addition to the Bishops of the Church. 5. That the house at Philadelphia be as originally intended, a book concern (a) to publish the Christian Recorder; (b) to publish the Christian Recorder, for all books and publications of the church; (c) to operate such job printing office as can be made profitable. 6. That because of the conditions in Africa, the bishops, gerately to the disarrangement of our work, the restricting of the conferring of the bishops in Africa have a working base in America, with an official residence in Africa. 7. That the editor of the Christian Recorder Concern; that his dither be managing. The Freedom As an advertising dium is unequaled any Negro News per, going into the homes of a class of thrifty, money-spending Afro-Americans not reached by any other Journal. Mr. Advertiser, take the hint and try us. CE FIVE CENTS. MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. CONFERENCE MEETS Session of the Greatest Nei- son Now in Session. FROM ALL PARTS OF WORLD Del Church, the Scene of the Great Gather Seats—Session Opened by Bishop B. F. Important Work to Come Before the Au- election of Bishops, Etc. and that the position of manager of the Book Concern be discontinued. 8. That the Western Christian Recorder be discontinued. 9. That the general conference ap- port commission to consider the ad- visibility of creating one general board to manage the various departments of the church and submit plans to the next general conference. 10. That the division of the Dollar money remain as it is. 12. That the time limit of itinerant ministers remain as it is, except in certain appointments and upon recommendation of at least three bishops. 13. That the salaries of all General officers be $1,500. The secretary read the revised appointments of the Episcopal committee, and the 29 other committees, which will do most of the important business of the conference. The lay delegates kicked because there were no lay delegates on the committee to investigate the financial secretary's re-Education was the main topic of the port. The bishop granted recognition. evening session. At 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon the delegates assembled in convention hall to celebrate the quadriennial conference. A chorus of a thousand voices rendered music. There are 20,000 strangers in the city and everybody is having a jolly time. (By Lee A. Motley, Jr.) JACKSON, TENN. Mr. Geo. B. Daniels, of St. Louis, Mo., was in town last week attending a meeting to slant to the estate of his deceased father, the late Rew. W. H. Daniels. Miss Nettie Walker and Mr. Robert Moss, both of Wednesday night. We wish the couple long and happy life. We hearts that we tell of the death of one of our most noted physicians, Dr. Ed Barnett, who passed away last. Wednesday morning at 4:30 p.m., we met several brothers and sisters and a little girl besides a host of friends to meet. The Embroidery club met with Mrs. A. J Payne, Lane avenue, Monday evening. Miss Emma Brown, of Iowa, is spending the summer with her grandmother, Mrs Emma Underwood. Freeman may be had of Floyd Bayle, of New York, and 180 per year. Read it and keep informed of the best news. Miss Daniels and Miss Lorraine Boyd went automobile riding. They had quite a nice time. SHAWNEE (OKLA.) NEWS Special to The Freeman Dr. Brooks has returned from Muskegon, Oka, where he attended the Medical Association. He has held workshops made a business trip to Lima, Oka. You are invited to attend the White Capel Literary club. Benjamin Franklin was called to Taylor, Texas, on account of the death of his father. Mrs. Jones Williams is overhauling her property on South Union. Work is getting little better for the colored people in Shawnee. Seven have been put to work on the excavation work on West Main street, also the Rock Island R. R. Co. has put back to work those that were let out. Let me have your writures. 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A FOUR WEEKS' TREATMENT will be sent you by Parcel Post for $1.00 or send us the name and address of six of your friends, with five two cent stamps for postage and we will send you by return mail FREE a large box of our Wonderful Scalp and Hair Growing Remedy, JOHNSON'S HAIR FOOD. Address: MME. M. L. JOHNSON Dept. B, 798 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. THE NATION'S CAPITAL THE NATION'S CAPITAL BATTLE FOR DELEGATE TO G. O. P. CONVENTION WINDS UP. Bishop Alexander Walters Leaves for General Conference—Speaker Clark Wins Praise from the Race—Segregation Cases to be Re-Argued. (Ey R. W. Thompson.) WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14—The long drawn-out battle for delegates in the Republican primary in June winds up tomorrow. The primaries will be held in the twenty-two legislative districts and the race will be polled. Three tickets are in the field and the contest has been one of the most intense in history, although some claim that the machine is not working. There is a semblance of skullduggery, the candidates who are counted out threaten that the contest will not be held on credentials at Chicago, and if need be, to the very floor of the convention. The bids fair to be "a day of days." Bishop Alexander Walters headed a large delegation of Zionites who left for a conference, which opens this week in Louisville, Ky. A carload of delegates gathered from the advantage of rates to Louisville. The bishop expects the conference to be a history-maker for comedy, strong young man in Zion, is a favorite for the position of educational secretary, probably be selected for the editorship of the Star of Zion, if he can be personal work as secretary of the Church Extension Board. He is acting as financial secretary also, and can be in Washington delegation will be one of the ablest in the entire body at Louisville. Speaker Champ Clark is being warmly praised by Colored people and many whites, regardless of his recent speech in the House of Representatives condemning the reprehensible habit or "Negru-baiting," practiced by demagogues for years among a certain rabble, and which operates to the detriment of the public business. He spoke in the highest terms of the measures of color-prejudice that the race problem had nothing to do with the merits of the measures under discussion, and that the question of the merits of color-prejudice along natural lines if left to time and the undisturbed logic of events. Speaker Clark is indeed from a black bumble will have to "show him" if they hope to secure any further hearing, at his hands when the race problem isugged into a debate on the floor of the House. Prof. J. Henry Lewis, musical director of the famous Amphion, Glee Club, New York, and the musical spirted citizens, visited Mr. Nelson Tunstall, baritone soloist of St. Barnaul, Ukraine, and Mr. Md, for the Easter holidays, and while there was the honor guest of many of the best musicians in Baltimore a few weeks ago with the Amphions and the club made a great musical contest, and the musical contest. It is likely that a return engagement will be arranged, and that another affair will be arranged, at Bethel or Sharp Street Church. Miss Maude J. Roberts, of Chicago, a soprano of the finest caliber, a pupil of Mr. Herman Devries, was the soloist at the third annual "revue" of the Washington Concert Orchestra, which drew a large audience last Friday afternoon at the Howard Theatre. Miss Roberts has a voice that is wonderful, both in range and power, and in capacity for handling homositions involving the most intricate vocal and spiritual interpretation. She received an ovation and scored a distinct triumph before a clientele rated as the most difficult to please on the continent. The writer will speak more in detail next week as to the splendid work of Miss Roberts, and the character of the music presented by her. Miss Revella Hughes, pianist, shared honors with Miss Roberts. Miss Hughes is one of the most promising pupils of the Howard University of the servatory of Music. The Washington Concert Orchestra, with 55 picked musicians, under the leadership of Prof. Ross W. Tibbs, of Howard University, rendered a number of selections that met with the warmest approval at the hands of the cultured audience. The Broadway players, brought to the Howard Theater by the Quintet, Amusement Company, this week the postponed politician success, "Kick In," a thrilling study in the crook life of the national Cosmopolis, and are repaired up with new music. Under Cover" the attraction. The cast embraces Mrs. Charles H. Anderson, Miss Abbie Mitchell, Miss Hilda Offley, Miss Demy George, Miss Linda Will, Will A. Cooke, J. Francis Mores, Andrew V. Bishop, C. Creighton Thompson and others. The musical direction of Mr. A. C. Winn, who has spared no pains to lead the company along the highest paths of the dramatic art. Through the prose of the dramas a new era is opening for the Colored Thespian. Next week comes another branch, the stock syndicate in "The Wolf" direct from the Lafayette Theater, New York Gov. Pinchback One of Washington's Buried Institutions. Former Gov. P. B. S. Pinchback, the erstwhile chief executive of the com-monwealth of Louisiana, hale, hearty and near-nature, and figures in the variegated activities of the nation's capital. He is one of the rare geniuses of the state, and live abreast with his contemporaries, no matter how swift the pace. The last of the "Old Guard," he is a natural man, and fortunate are those who have the opportunity to enjoy his delightful companionship and confidence. "Time cannot nor customarily locks have not aged his heart and he is as young of soul today as he was when he laid eyes on the state and marched in triumph from the gubernatorial mansion to the United States Senate. The denial of the number was one of the tragedies of the political era in which the high-handed robbery took place, and history is despoiled of the political and social images. Governor Pinchback, nevertheless, is a distinct "institution" at the nation's capital and social conference, or on the famous 14th street "stroll," the Governor is easily the "Megcgror" of the situation. In concurence with the festal board his companionship is eagerly sought by young and old. Today he is the central impulse of the movement looking toward the raise of the governor. T. Washington Memorial fund. Last November, when the wires flashed the distressing news that the race's peer pressure passed, the governor Pinchback shaded scores of his more youthful and more deeply-obligated contemporaries by journeying to Tuskegee. Washington to pay a final tribute to the memory of the man who had given his life for the people he loved. May the governor Pinchback never grow less! Segregation Case He Re-Argued in Supreme Court Chief Justice White, of the United States Supreme Court, has ordered that the segregation case, testing the segregation law, be heard in the village, Ky., be re-argued. The case was heard a few days ago with only seven justices sitting. The court holds to the idea that a case of such vital importance to the nation should be considered by a full bench. If this is a fact, there is nothing to settle the matter, as the holding up of the Branden's appointment will make the bench short for some time to come. Mr. Branden is speedily confirmed by the Senate. The general opinion is that the segregation statutes of the United States Supreme Court, with federal constitution, and if the Louis- THE FREEMAN. ville case is correctly handled before the court of last resort, the whole iniquitous system will be overthrown. Pusa the Dyer Anti-Race Prejudice Bill. Representative L. C. Dyer, of St. Louis, who pulled off his coat and spent a fortnight in vigorous campaigning in the city, was adopted recently by the electors of that city, has introduced in the House a law prohibiting the production of any picture print reflective of any particular class of American citizens. While the measure grows out of the city, it has been adopted where against. The Birth of a Nation" the scope of the bill is universal and applies with equal force to any film depicting the shortcomings or the Hate that has been waged against all of whom have suffered from caricatures of their peculiarities that have tended to accentuate race prejudice and discrimination. It is hoped that the Dyer bill will pass. It is up to the races interested to put steam behind the maturing of the vote of every Congressman they can reach recorded in favor of it. A supper show for the benefit of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Fund, the University of Chicago, on Tuesday, "As in a Looking Glass," the society drama made famous by Mrs. C. A. Delphia Boger of Chicago, the pianist, will be held by Chafin University, Orangeburg, S. C. The committee in charge of the affair Thompson and Dr. Julia P. H. Coleman. Attorney George W. Ellis, or Chicago, was here on Tuesday at the University Conference at Philadelphia. CREAM CITY NEWS (By H. Jones.) Special to The Freeman: Special to The freeman W. Hicklinson's famous Ginger band gives musical treat, ball and concert, the conclusion. Was without a doubt the greatest entertainment ever given in this city by colored people. This famous oratorio, sung at the Schlitz palm garden, gave the colored people of this city a chance to enjoy the high-class ball and half-affair when the white boys and girls from down town filled the ballroom and half-affair with the white boys and music. The orchestra has left for Minneapolis, Minn., for a six weeks' engagement, after refusing several flattering offers since accepting the boys are Freeman readers and send best regards to all friends in and out of the city. Stork brought bouncing baby girl to the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Smith, 513 Cedar street. The nine-pound girl arrives leaves baby and mother feeling fine, thank you, and its name is Ernestine. Mrs. Daisy Brim, the wife of Mr. Tim Brim, the nine-pound girl leaves week with Miss Rolland at the Majestic theater. Mrs. Brim was the guest of Mrs. Lola Rooks, of 302 Eighth Street. Mr. Ed Monroe, proprietor of the Turf hotel, has been reported to be very ill. Mr. Monroe's friends wish bip a speedy recovery. ANDERSON. IND. Mr. Robert Tucker leaves for Fort Wayne Sunday to take charge of a vulcanizing shop, the best in the county and in the town that theucker is one among the best vulcanizers in the state. Mr. Pellers Mitchell visited his paren Saturday and visited Miss Nile Wright returned to Greensburg. She is better. Mrs. Anna Lampkin is getting along nicely at this writing. Married Tucker, Jr., is on the sick list. Mr. Andrew Johnson is able to be out again. William Clark left for Chicago this week for an indefinite stay. Mr. W. T. Bagley visited friends in Indianapolis last Sunday. Mr. William Durant took dinner with his brother, Mr. Durant, Sunday. OWENSBORO, KY. Miss Lettie Clark returned Monday from French Lick, where she had been visiting relatives in the Berkins has returned from Atlanta, Ga., where she had been teaching this winter. Mrs. Ola Beacher, of Chicago, after attending the school, has and in Calhoun, returned to her home Friday. Mrs. Alice Farrow and niece, of Lafayette, Ky., are in the city the guests from Berkins, Mrs. Henry Hester, on Poplar street. Mr. and Mrs. Ford, of Yelvington, Ky. were Miss Yelvington, the day she was Miss Yelvington. A very interesting program was rendered at Center Street Baptist church Sunday morning, and appended on various churches throughout Davies county. They were: Mr. Willis Rumage, and Ms. Jackson, of Pleasant Ridge; Mr. Louis Norris, of Green Chapel, and others. Those of the city churches were: Prof. A. F. Smith, of Fourth Street Baptist church; Rev. B. F. Smith, of Asbury M. E. church, and Miss Bertha Lee, of Center Street church. Mrs. Bertha Lee was furnished by the Buds of Promise and also very touching chimes were played by Mr. Calhoun on some of the church's windows, somewhat out of the ordinary and was greatly enjoyed by the large crowd which attended. The Sunday School" day. It is hoped that every one, old and young, will take notice and be found in some Sunday school church. Mr. Robert Reader died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sallie Wright, on Eighth street, Sunday morning. His remains were carried to Henderson for GULFPORT NEWS. Gulfport, Miss.-The First Baptist church of Hansboro, she and her new wire fence built. The Rev. McGhee is doing a good work for his church, both in the city and his wife are learning to love him. Death claimed one of the pillars of the first Baptist church of Hansboro in the person of Mrs. Susan Merrit. She was one of the ones of the victims killed by a bulldozer. Easter service at Riley chapel M. E. church was fittingly observed. The congregation was joined by the resurrection sermon to a large congregation. Mrs. Rosa Boyd congratulated the congregation on night at the same church and too much praise cannot be owed to the congregation. The exercises. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Stone spent a pleasant Sunday at Gaffort with Mr. SHAWNEE, OKLA. Prof. N. J. Caesar has gone to attend general conference at Louisville. Professor Porter is here taking his part. The Home and Foreign Mission sisters of White Chapel Baptist church were somewhat handicapped in care of the children of Louisville Sunday by the inclement weather, but by a little push did very well. Mr. George Neely, who is employed by the A.M. Railroad company to care for the new park around the passenger station. For your sewing, quick service, these do a good job up to 1916 models. Expecting your patronage in the future, you'll forget to send in your writetype not later than Monday morning of each week. Mr. Provo has a new cook who began May 1 at the Porter hotel. gall may have various churches of Shawnee have been entertained recently by moving pictures, depicting various Bible scenes. STEAM ROLLER AGAIN A DELEGATE. At the recent Rebulican conventions of Mississippi, Perry W. 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Our chaplain belongs to the fourth class, the system, the power that generates, the lights have been turned on in his body, he is a live wire. All men may have been created equal and never will be; so long as ambition enters into the measures of man and free will exists there will be leaders and the small, Chaplain Prioleau came to us only a short time ago, the ink is hardly dry on the order that assigned him to the Tenth Cavalry and he has been went; in addition to his church work and school work he organized here a Along the Highway! By Wm. H. Shackleford Anybody who would like to come into possession of a mini dolphin dolphins thing that nine-tenths of the people want. Now the Highway Man is too smart folk who have nothing but time and talent. Give the world something it wants. As little as you think of it, you will want it. You might count as trifling that wouldill a long-felt need. The fellow who invented matches made a striking difference. Who thinks about a little ordinary pin? Yet what little article is more use-ful, more busy and see if you can't give us poor unsatisfied wretches, one or more of the following: A window screen that will roll up like a shade. A shoe that will make a number 8 for shoes and a number 3. A soap that, used once, makes bathing absolutely unnecessary any more. A corset that will make a two-houndstoothound look like she weighs only a hundred. An envelope that makes it impossible to forget to mail a letter. What He Understood. A prim young woman from New England, who was devoting herself to the education of her daughter, the Southern school to one of her small children, to bring a bucket of water from the spring. "I ain't gwine fotech no water," he whined, rebelliously, and she protested, "you mustn't say that. Don't you remember how I have taught you: First person, singular, I am not going; second person, you are not going; third person, you are not going. Now Eph, do you understand it perfectly?" understand I un'stands—ain't nobody cry A Little Picturesque. Did you ever have a picture made? Did it look like you? Honor bright now, you liked it because it looked better than it may have. You don't have the first set the photo man brought because they looked just like you—wrinkles showing and hair kinder curious—shade a little too dark—and well, "they're not good." We saw a kid who, who was watching to death over her pictures because they were better looking than she. Now a picture is something supposed to be like you. Not better looking, not funny, and not ugly when you are pretty. You can't expect the IN OLD PADUKE. Lincoln High School Carnival a Success—Entered the Ropes for a Ten Round Bout, but Hayes Defeated Johnson in the Sixth—Profs. Hilbs and Prather Report the S. C. T. A.'s Exceedingly Interesting — Burk's Chapel A. M. E. Church the Scene of Appropriate Exercises, Splendid Music and Vast Congregations Easter Sunday—Capt. Elijah's "Sterlings" and the Nashville Players Are Booked to Open the Baseball Season in the New Rowlandtown Park First Sunday in May—Dupen and Maxfield Begin Manufacturing Toilet Articles. (Special to the Freehmh.) The parent and teachers league held a unique carnival at the Lincoln High School building, Eighth and Ohio St. courses, and the parents and "boosters for better schools" were present, and liberally spent their little change, which greatly widened the different rooms of the school had boots. They were the following: high school booth, known as "Jacob's Well," Eighth Grade booth, Ethical Jackson was conductor of the Eighth Grade booth, and sold fancy work, aprons, candy, popcorn, and other dress-up items that were unavailable by any other sales lady, except, Miss Ethel; Mrs. Sally Lowery presided at the Sixth and Seventh Grade booth, Miss Henrietta Woodson looked after the booth of the Fourth and Fifth grades, where wholesome ice cream was sold; Miss Kevil's grade booth, cashiered by Miss Lulu B. Davis; Miss Vashti Clarke had charge of the booth of the Second grade booth; Kevil sold drinks that were soft, while Mrs. (By J. J. Amos.) Masonic lodge. He found many helpers and a plenty of material. He went on to be indeemed accomplished a great deal. He will be remembered in the Tenth Cave. He has started here and he has started here will be continued. Remember, I do not speak of a material thing of manhood, squareness and uprightness that I speak of. He found many of the people of manhood and plenty of rough timber and he started a system whereby the rough corners may be knocked off that they may be broken. Undoubtedly the seed sown here will yield an abundance of good fruit, and safely in the harbor of peace and rest and he has been called from labor to still ripening of his results of labor will be still ripening. Mrs. Prioleau has been tried in the balance and has not been found wanting. In addition to work she has devoted much of her time in trying to develop the physical as well as the morals of our women. She has indeed been a model initting and exemplified manner. Although we are sorry to see them go, we hate to lose such able teachers and bring it upon obey orders. As they go to a new station and regiment—we hope they will meet as many admirers, we will have here, and we wish them a successful and pleasant journey across the briny deep and a pleasant sojourn at their new station and a long, happy and useful In conclusion, I wish to thank the Noble Sons of the Dutch for their belief, their work here will have an everlasting effect; here they have met a few of the best of the Dutch Cavalry, the best regiment in the world, and a few of the non-comissioned staff officers of the type who are fine soldiers of the type. I wish to say to them as a farewell greeting that will leave me. This is my home, I as well as many of my comrades have chosen the following stayed here twenty-one years. The government has fed me, it has clothed me, housed me, and we medical attention is sick,edition to all of this it has paid me. I have enjoyed the hospitality of the Dutch cloud of air is hanging over us, I stand ready with the rest of my comrades. I have but one life to lose, and, regardless of the prejudice that exists against the true soldier, I am willing to lose it, if it is God's will, in the defense and honor of the flag under whose protection ten millions of people have hovered. VANCE H. MARCHBANKS. camera to turn out beauty when ugli ness is before it. If you are cross- eyed, the camera has no better sense than to cross your eyes. It may not discipline simple to check. It can't make you look sweet when you are twice sixteen. But what prompted the Highway Man to say a word on pictures is the reprehensible habit some of the foli lons of using their pictures. We have seen some��tions of cuts appear in certain publications three and four times in as many weeks or months. Actually a half dozen people said to the Highway Man in the space of some he was very very good to follow picture in the paper every week? We replied that it was because the party was popular, that's all. "But one can be too popular," they retorted. We knew it to be the truth and shut up. Another ridiculous use of pictures is the habit of some of our people place in a publication a cut that looks like them thirty years ago. We don't have a picture made that looks like them now? Why does a woman who is fifty use a picture made when she was twenty? Why does a man who has a cut of his own made what when twenty-five use the same how when he is fifty-five? Isn't the world full of hypocrisy? People like to appear as they are not. People like to appear as they are not. Solid blow on the head when he made the world a stage and all the people in it want to impress everybody else that he or she is above the ordinary. Everybody feels everybody feels nobody. Go ahead and be yourself. You look tolerable fair. Morning Delights. How sweet to waken in the morn, When sunbeams first begin to creep across the lea, and then to turn Right back again and go to sleep. —Youngstown Telegram. How sweet to rouse at 1 a. m. And bid a long farewell to slumber; And fall across a chair to tell Some chump he's calling the wrong number. —Houston Post. How sweet to waken in the morn Without one bit of fear or doubt, And then to quickly realize The furnace fire is all but out. —Ashtabula Star. How sweet to waken in the morn. For column men what greater illness than browsing through the news to find A "filler" that's as long as this. —Birmingham (Ala.) Herald. How sweet to waken in the morn. And use the aforesaid junk. It soothes your sorrows, heals your wounds When your think-tank's on the punk. Nashville, Tenn. Minnie Hall passed the ice cream to you, for small five. At this time Professor J. B. F. Prather, Principal of Lincoln, and Professor T. D. Hibbs, Principal of Garfield, were attending the State Colored Teachers' Association. Each booth was assisted by three of the parent members of the League. It allowed to this assistance. Carnival was rightfully called a success. The larger group collected the two lights, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7th grades to 4 to 5 dollars; High School grade by Mrs. J. W. Egester $3.30, and the 8th grade by Mrs. J. W. Egester $4.20, Jackson $5.50, the largest amount raised. Hayes and Jackson Bout. Wednesday night at the Masonic Temple hundreds of people who enjoy trips to Hayes and Jack Johnson, two locals. The preliminaries were limited for six rounds. And Eugene Ester opened the scene. Ester had Daniels covered in height and arm or hand reach. Instead of closing out in the limit, six rounds Daniels proved the way to the scene. Robert Winston and Dorris Bailey appeared next. These youngsters were fairly well matched, and put up an imminent challenge. Winston puts one on Dorris right jaw which made Dorris bow to the ropes. With a lotte more wind Dorris but instead, acknowledged his defeat in the very first of the sixth. The referee style this a tie—draw, which the general opinion of the spectators. Vance Bohanan and Gorilla Joe concluded the prelimits. "Bo" and "Joe" as Bo soon put them, right and left on Joe so quickly and forcefully that Gorilla got up with his two weak hands in the third. During this intermission White's popular orchestra rendered lively airs to the majority, but to "Jack", these aids were like those "Down and Out Blues." Amid cheers and yells, Jack John- sagated in South East corner, awa- ing Tenth Cavalry his opponent. While the crowd waits for Hayes to enter, some are saying, "What are you waiting on?" This is no horse to work tomorrow." "No free for all." Finally Hayes comes under the ropes looking ready wearing his green sash, while Jack a dress of Red, White and Blue. during the summer. T the class roll: Graduates in Medicine Virginia; D. B. Granbe L. Lewis; Virginia; F. A. Carolina; P. W. Myns, Prillieux, Georgia. These antagonists were to go ten rounds, but Jack had to yield the honors to Hayes in the sixth. Fight 2 minutes, return 1 minute. In the first round Hayes worked on Jack's middle body, stomach, which had a telling effect. Jack gets in a few on Hay's face, but does not stop him. Hayes gets a few passes 2nd round is filled with a few passes and then clinches. 3rd round, Hays upper cuts Jack then with a right hand swing, of a backward movement, lands one on Jack's right face; the same stunning 6th round, first of the 6th Hays puts a hard one on Jack's face, bringing blood. Jack seeing himself fading with every count, gave the fist bolt on. Jack was not ready to just warm enough for a clever fight. From the first to the sixth round, which closed the bout, one would say that both boys are as strong as a hard fighter and stands more punishment than Jack. Mr. Chas. Mitchell was referee. This sport affords the Colored boys an opportunity to showcase themselves and a valuable little finance. The above is a likeness of Prof. D. Hibbs, Principal of Garfield school, who attended the Louis XIV-colored Teacher's College at Louvain, and was serving the week of the seventeenth. Prof [Name] Prof. T. B. HIBBS J. B. F. Prather, Principal of Lincoln High School, and Prof. Hibbs were the teachers who also attended the educational gathering. Following are the county teachers who turned well pleased and benefited by their going: Misses Willie Lawrence, Virginia; Mrs. J. W. Good, Laudia Burford; Margies Patent, and Mrs. Birdie Hughes, formerly of Kentucky, but lately a citizen of Chicago, presented the educational body a timely reading and Dramatic program that was far beyond the average- suburban. "We wish for Miss Forston greater success." Offer other prominent speakers heard at the meeting of the learned, were Dr. J. W. E. Bower, of Atlanta, were Dr. J. W. E. Bower, of Atlanta, his subject; Mrs. Mary Church Terrelli Miss Ida Tarbell, (white), of New York, ww. of Tulsa; Supervisor of the public schools of Lexington, Ky., his subject, "Supervision" prof. H. C. Russell is president of our State Colored Teachers' Association. Our two Profs, having returned from Louisville, are here by car and Lincoln High School for the commencement, which is to be given some time in June to Burk's Chapel Easter Sunday, Mr. J. C. Jones conducted the following exercises Sunday morning furnished by the Program. Subject, the Risen Christ. Description of Paul's Life by Mr. H. C. Jones, Paul I Presenb, by Mr. Griffin Moores "What man must do to be saved by the Gospel, by Mr. Raymond Spillman, by Mr. Gospel upon those Who reject it," by Mr. McCoy, Receiving the Gospel, we import it to others?", by Mr. McCoy, "How Belief in the Resurrection Afternoon's daily life," by Mr. Geo Shillman. Open Discussion. "Will you meet your friends (in Heaven) and know them by name?", "by Prof. J. H. Booker and bunch of music makers," you thank him. The Band Oscar Adams, Clarinet; S. McWilliams, C. H. Hooker and S. Simmons, C. H. Hooker; B. Snit, L. Lisson, Trombones; T. Williams, Bass; B. Jones, Alto; W. H James and Stage. Brooks and Jenkins, Young and Young, Ford and Ford (Zodie), W. H. James, Mrs. B. B. Drew went high on singing "Brown Skin" in her son's�. "My son's son," she said, in her own words. "My Loving Jimmy". Al Simon Hunt the capable manager, and all of the entire roster are gentle and sociable. "It pays, well, to see Robinson's Old Kentucky Minstrels." Prof. Franklin has a dog act that is really a show now itself. The R. O. K. M's send loving wishes to those on and off the stage. Not long since Mr. Marshall Fitzgerald and Mr. Wm. Strangfellow returned home from Nashville, where they have been attending the Meharry Medical College. Mr. Stringfellow is taking dentistry, and Fitzgerald perseues the Medical course. In two students mentioned are graduates of Lincoln High School, and are thought well of by the majority of our citizenry. Mr. Marshall Fitzgerald left recently for Chicago, where he is to be employed until his next "school day" in September. The report is that the excursion to Metropolis, Monday night, May 8th, on the St. Rapids, will be the trip of the season. J. A. Morton and his company of Patriarch Odd Fellows, are doing the running. Don't miss it. COMMENCEMENT SEASON—DR. W. T. VERNON AT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE—DR. A. S. J. BURCHETT COMMITS SUICIDE. Memphis, Tenn.—The commencement season will be on in full blast within two weeks among the Negro schools, the first to take the lead in the commencement Tennessee (the medical). The commencement sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. W. T. Vernon, ex-register of the United States treasury, and Avery Chapel A. M. E. church, Dr. E. H. Jones, of Tallageda, Ala., delivered the commencement address. Special music was rendered by the Negro organizer, who organized a travel in the interest of the school during the summer. The following is the class roll: M. B. Medicine—T. E. Cox, Virginia; D. B. Granberry, Tennessee; L. A. Johnson, Mississippi; M. Lewis, Virginia; F. A. Moore, North Washington; M.ynns, B. W. I.; S. W. Prilleaux, Georgia; Graduates in Dentistry—B. S. Smith, Alabama; I. A. Watson, Texas. Graduates in Pharmacy—A. J. Cobb, Alabama; J. C. Gibson, North Carolina; E. E. Gregory, Texas; W. W. Johnson, Georgia. Nurse Training—C. B. Jordan, Tennessee; C. A. Mallard, Arkansas; M. L. Richardson, Tennessee. Automobile Engineering—C. L. Ful- tor, Arkansas; Henry Smith, Texas F. L. This is the only institution of its kind owned and operated by the race. Dr. M. V. Lynk, founder and president of the institution, has done great work which reflects credit on the race. Other schools that will soon close are Lemoyne, Howe and the Kortrech High school. Dr. A. S. J. Burehett Commits Suicide. The entire city was shocked almost to insensibility when the news of the death of Dr. Burehett was announced. The lifeless body of the doctor was found in the Willis park by a playground supervisor. It was in a sitting posture on a bench with a pistol in the right hand. The police are of opinion he committed suicide. Dr. Burehett was the oldest physician in point of service in the city. He had been practicing for more than thirty years. The doctor enjoyed an excellent reputation among white and colored. He was never married. SOLDIERS' HOME NOTES, MA RION, IND. Wm. Buchanan, who has ben ill in the hospital for six months, was buried in the cemetery on Wednesday. The funeral was very sad and impressive, as no known relative be found to attend the last sad rites. We beamed to attend the last rites and friends were numerous and the floral decorations large. He formed a band and Washington Taylor, Co. K, 101st Regiment, U. S. C. T., is a new member of the home. He hails from Louisville, KY. He has sought and mourned because he found it not. He being returned from a nine-day's leave, visiting his son and daughter at Indianapolis, and reports a good time. (Frisky) Bush was summoned to Indianapolis last week on account of the serious illness of his wife. At this writing she is much improved and the Home last Sunday, on account of several of the members of the Home being members of the order. The very inviting appearance to visitors, and Sunday there was a large influx of visitors, and concerts will begin next Sunday. Decoration Day services are being arranged, and as usual nurses and doctors devised soldiers' relatives on that day. The exercises will be held in the A. M. as usual members in the hospital for treatment are getting along nicely. LAWTON, OKLA. The district A. M. 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Indianapolis was honored this week by the gathering of the members of the United Supreme Council, A. A., S. R. Masons, Northern Masonic jurisdiction, U. S. A. And it was an honor to have the very distinguished body in our midst, since it is the second time it has met outside of Pitikadeh, where it was held. The other city so favored, Indiana's consistory of thirty-two degree Masons is 200 members. A very pleasant time was spent in the city. Elsewhere in this issue will be the letters of resignation written by Thos. E. Taylor, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. The resignation, which seems to be final, with a decided shock and a great surprise to our many citizens who have met Mr. Taylor from time to time. On being asked about his action he said that it was his theory that some institutions thrived best by having changes, something on the order of Methodist churches. He holds that after the individual has been successful in building up an institution, he has done his utmost, and his services are required elsewhere. He will continue in the work. He left this week for Cleveland, O., where the Y. M. C. A. international convention was in session. In the issue of last week there appeared a news article from Nashville, Tenn, concerning the graduation exercises at Meharry college. It was signed as if written by Bishop C. H. Phillips. This was a mistake. The article was largely about the bishop, but it was not written by him. We owe it to him to say this since the article was complimentary to him. It is not very likely that he or any thoughtful person would say complimentary things of themselves and sign their names to such an article. We regret very much that the mistake was made as it very much embarrassed the bishop, and also ourselves in that we permitted the thing to happen. We assure him that it was not intentional. And we take it that no opportunity to say that there is no disposition among any person. There will be no intentional wrong by the Freeman at any time; and when errors creep in we will hold it an opportunity to correct them, so that no man appears in a false light. The news of the retirement of Bishop Israel B. Scott, who had charge of the work of the M. E. church in Liberia and other parts of Africa, will be received with regrets by those who know him and those who know of him. According to the notes of the general conference now in session at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., he was retired at his own request. It is most significant, coming at this time, when the question of Negro bishops in the M. E. church is at its height. The appointment which was made a few days ago, was considered an entering wedge, and, perhaps, a tryout for Negroes in the very high office of bishop. There can be no criticism of the retirement one way or the other, as it concerns the individual or the church, because whatever facts warranted it are known to one and the other, and as church matters go, is without condemnation. That is to say, the church is more willing to receive the services of good able men than to dispense with them. The same is true of any church. THE ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. President Wilson at, Washington this week made another of his felicitous speeches on preparedness and the state of the country. Though it were symptoms of regret that Congress and himself did not wholly agree on an increased army program. One of the committee wafting on him insisted that a big army was a menace to a democracy. The country is as near a democracy as it is possible for a great political and geographical division to be. We are a republic, and the dangers that threatened a democracy, threaten a republic. The particular danger was not cited, and it may not be the same that presents to us. However, we take it that the speaker had in mind the army as a possible club to oversee the people at some time when the country divides more distinctly into patrician and plebeian classes. Such a day, we trust is not probable, but we maintain that it is possible. It is therefore to deny the possibility ugeless to deny the possibility that Rome will repeat itself right in our glorious republic. In fact, we have some of the evidence that made for that country's rise, decline and fall. We are getting far away dependencies, which like extended arms stretch across seas, and, weak for the stretching, making it absolutely necessary to set up the thing of militarmi which we pretend so much to detest. Armies are necessary to dependencies. The far-sighted George Washington was right when insisting that the country continue as a close corporation, so to speak, strengthened like a monarchy, owing to a geographical compactness, and at the same time maintain the fine republican character which means absolute allegiance to the chosen head even if not butressed by ancient forms, the divinity of kings, and collateral relationship to the princes of ruling houses, all of which make for a stern, an awful authority that are unknown to republics. We mean that it is easier for men to become ambitious in republics. The swift and sudden judgment and execution visited the rebelling Irishmen is an example. In a republic Cassius can rebel, and Brutus, and Mark Anthony, and the army is the arbiter. We are not in for great armies because they have been with the patricians, and reasonably enough because that class was able to pay. The danger may seem remote, but it is a danger, nevertheless. However, a moderate sized army is a necessary adjunct to a great people. President Wilson thinks 250,000 men should be about the number of men to serve this country in view of the remote chances of great danger. Congress is not inclined to take this view, consequently the army roll will stand something like 140,000 men. This number does not appear adequate to the demands as peaceably disposed as we are. Mexico threatens to become rampant and may break out. In such event our 140,000 men will go in a fifty. President Wilson made it plain that to make demands on great, resourceful countries without the wherewith to back them up is foolhardy and hazardous. Colonel Roosevelt, our supposed firebrand, made the same sage observation. In fact, all thoughtful men agree that the measure of prey is necessary. In this country, or any country, so long as the world is rife with militarism. We are inclined to view it as the President, who thinks 250,000 men as a safe and splendid nucleus for the Army of the Republic. CONCEDE THE BIG PRINCIPLES. Harrisburg, Pa., is threatened with segregation. Real estate dealers, from what is learned, are behind a movement to force colored people to buy property only in sections that are populated by the colored people. It will be admitted that the question of residence is not without considerable worry in cities where the colored people live in large numbers. The real estate men are the storm centers of attack. They are required, very often, to refuse colored people who would rent or purchase. They are besieged by colored persons who would rent or buy better property. Thus between these two firing lines the colorless people enough for them. In the "melee" they discover some things. They find out that there is a relentless war along this line waged by the property owners and the colored people. The influence of race and business interests are thrown in the balance against the colored people. Beyond this is the question to keep exclusions in the neighborhood by making there, making it a most difficult "game" to go up against. We have said more than once that the thing of segregation is not altogether spontaneous; nor does it arise out of pure maliciousness at all times, as so many of us often say, and pretend to think. Our conception of the activities of life has, in the past, been radically different to that of the white people. Our poverty contributed some share to this social and domestic economic radicalism. And while this fact might have weight with the historian or philosopher who, perhaps, would be busy with causes and effects, it says nothing to the matter of fact white people whose sentiment, very often, is based on the exaltation of the individual and his race, together with the almighty dollar. This trinity of circumstances is, indeed, difficult to beat. But the time for erecting walls has been far spent. The colored people are coming up in the matter of the up-keep of their premises, a condition which ought to reckoned with Above all this is the plain law which says thou shalt not; and also manhood with its resolves. Taking it all in all it is best to concede us the great big principles of American citizenship. Freedom to live where we can purchase is one of them. THE IRISH REBELLION. We ventured the opinion last week that the Irish rebellion was untimely and uncalled for, insisting that it was not endorsed by the thoughtful of the race. In view of the meeting of sympathizers recently held in this city one would get the idea that our view was not the correct one. We are not so sure that it was the correct one. Really, we were inclined to doubt our position, and especially so when we heard from our old friend Captain Kelleher, who told the people just how mad he was about the matter. Others were quite as mad. However, it is by no means certain that they stood for the major sentiment of the Irish people of this city, not to speak or those elsewhere. "The Catholic Standard and Times" of Philadelphia, May 6, had the following: "After a week of shuddering horror the Irish capital has been restored to sanity and normal order. Within that week an Irish republic had been proclaimed, a president appointed, likewise a commander-in-chief, and a provisional government ostensibly up. By what or whose authority these things were done there is no means of knowing. Certainly it was not by any mandate of the people of Ireland herself, whose lawfully elected representatives sit in the Imperial Parliament at Westminster, and have won for her, after years of struggling, the privilege of self-government when the war shall have come to a close." It is not for us to say against a people struggling for liberty—the utmost liberty since our struggle is something similar. However, we hold with that authority, the "Standard and Times," that Ireland is enjoying that full measure of freedom permissible under the form of that government of which it is a part. It means, in the instance, that Ireland's only complaint is that its head of government THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. The "Standard and Times" puts the responsibility of the rebellion on the government at London, saying: "The fact is clear that the direct responsibility for the deplorable episode rests upon the Liberal Government, in office when the Carson uprising was being organized to defeat the purposes of the Home Rule Act and flout the King and the Imperial Parliament in the most truculent and brazen-faced way. The spineless policy which this crisis revealed was the most contemptible fact ever known in the history of Parliamentary and popular government in Great Britain. Its result has been most deplorable for the Irish capital and its innocent population, that the cost has been in human life, we know not, yet; in destruction of buildings it is estimated at ten million dollars." Other publications have spoken similarly, thus not only disapproving the rebellion, but charging it to the seeming indifference of the British government. DALLAS, TEXAS, NEWS CALANTHE SISTERS DOING A GREAT WORK FINANCIALLY— BUSINESS MEN MEET HERE SOON — PROFESSIONAL MEN ASLEEP ON THE MONUMENTAL FUND—WILL OUR PEOPLE LET IT SUCCEED? IT'S TIME TO DO OR QUIT TRYING. Freeman Headquarters, 2922 Cochran Street, Houston, TX 77006 6956. By Coy, G, QrL The Court Sisters of the several Calantha lodges in this city have hercially come to the rescue of the brothers of the school, whom they more good cheer than in the history of the order in Texas. It should be the beginning of a new era in Pyracantha among all the members. In Dallas the financial work of the sister courts have given double strength to every brother and friend, rich and poor, and on the eve of the coming Grand lodge. Here when work counts the sisters are not to be found in the courtyard, but to part and have made a place in the councils of the various departments of the order. It's up to the brothers to wield the lodge rooms in the new temple have been properly and furnished, lighted and all the latest modern furnishings. In various lodges, officers and members and their courts. The question that has been oftimes asked, but not yet answered, is how many companies of the uniform rank be housed in the temple?" Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. G. A. Hall, kindergarten teachers here, will have, closing exercises of their schools next month at St. John's Baptist church and some ending church for which will be held. George Sanders, brother to the late Will Sanders, was here from Marshall High School, the father's estate and affairs the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Reagor, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Reagor, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Smith all have moved into new homes where they will welcome their host of friends. They have stayed in Hawaii and had a delightful time in the Powell special and visited the various places of interest around and in the entire state. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, D. F. Powell and little Dee, M. C. Griffin and Master J. G. M. D. F. Powell was at the wheel and all went to see the city call. You want to see the city call D. F. P. special day or night. The hotel is at 2117 Cadis street, Mr. Mattle Hodge, proprietor, Phone M-3709. The men who read at the Johnson Center, Mr. Mattle Hodge, Samuel McKee, Wm. Sneed, Wm. Johnson, Nimrod Porer, Lucias Wright. The Folklore Song Festival, by home music, hundred voices at the Coliseum May 16. J. A. Lay, who was accidentally hurt in a car accident, braking a young horse, is better. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Childs royally entertained the officers of the First Battalion of uniform rank M of P. Patton 2213 and resident last Friday night. Those absent ones missed it. The battalion drill on the morning of the several hundred people of both races, Captains P. L. Everett, George Merry, James H. Waukee and Lloyd handled the drill manner and the First Regiment band boys were there with the music. Sergeant H. L. Lewis of Commeny 15, made up of the 15th Regiment, Col. J. G. Griffin was in command and reviewed all the men and received the dress parade day 3 will and about the parade day 4 did not participate in the K. of P. order here in this city. Mrs. Malissa Price is spending two weeks with her relatives and friends in Corsican. Mrs. Wm. J. Harris, of Chicago, has returned there since her seven-weeks' husband, who is improving each day. Last Monday and Tuesday rains were reminders to the people of Dallas and the cold made up for small orders of wool, coal and fire water, if crowds at these places counts. Gus Edmondson, the Bryan Bar, 2217 Elm street, Every Negro in business should let the visitors who will come to Dallas this summer and fall know where he can be found. The Press Association is to meet here July 4th, also the big business of American concerns of Texas. But to this sweet day the big professional men of Texas are found wanting in doing their part towards raising a part of the Booker T. Washington monumental foundation. After is silent on it. Let the big reading Negroes of Texas quit having the tangoes when it comes to doin' some gunning out and do it like real thoroughbreds just the same. Take it from our illiterate and ignorant members of the race. When they chance to have one to deal for of with. Did you ever notice a few of our professional people when a white man speaks to them and they are talking to you on important business. M. Lor Hannah is up. Little Kemp Willis is better. The G. G. C. club boys are after it. what about the 19th of June celebrations. **Stage Notes.** The park lawn is nightly being jammed. The park brass band and orchestra comes in for a great share of praise nightly to the lovers of classic music, the tricksters, in mystifying tricks, proved to be useful at their coin tricks and rope hanging by the neck, etc. All of lawn attendance at the park with the service right now pleases the public. Mrs. Ella B. Moore and on the exit at the theater and on the exit at the time looking after the guests' wants. The performers are learning to present more originality to the people here. Mr. Walter Graham, of the First Regiment K. of P. band, is on the road where using his slide to advantage. The High School pictures by Wiley. The band is pulling the people out nightly and is in with the pictures to please, the people there. Each band needs to adver, more to reach mass. The members of the K. of P. First Regiment band is quickly building up the band, serving the public on all occasions. People out of Dallas will do well by securing this band's service. Mr. Gorgeron's instrument and the harmony now rings three drummers and some fine saxophonists. The Dallas baseball season is on in earnest, the fans and rooters journeyed last Sunday. Worth to see the leagues play there and some fine playing was done on both teams. Hard hitting, sensa- tual, and great playing there and some base stealing, made up the prettiest game seen in the Panther city. CALL W. H. PAGE & CO., WAGONS When you wish service and quantity in ice, wood and coal. Service unsurpassed. My drivers are ever ready to serve you in all parts of the city. Phones, Edgewood 7324; automatic 1278; Upstairs, corner Good and Swiss avenues. W. H. PAGE & CO., Dallas, Tex. CORRESPONDENCE WANTED. With a gentleman middle-aged. Marri younger than 45 years old; culture might be higher, refer to the book or Christian literature. 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Open day and night Call and call again. Pryor and John Street. 603-1605 Jackson street. Dallas, Texas. NOTICE Courts of Calanthe—All delegates, officers and members who expect to attend the grand session, please send name and address to Mrs. Martha E. Larson, president of the Mrs. M. Freeman, secretary, 2600 Williams St. Dallas, Texas. 4-22-68 MONTGOMERY, W. VA Col. Charles Henderson, who had been confined to his beautiful home on the campus of the University months with sickness is fast improving and expects to be out in a few days. The Colored Athletics Baseball club can be seen each evening in the park practicing and getting in condition to play. The Colored Athletics can trot in fast company the coming season. The Colored Athletics will give any youngsters a try-out if they are not in the best condition or old bunch. Three more good players wanted, a sit is contemplated carrying fifteen men this season, as they must be on the road most of the time. Watch for Athletics ad. in Freeman. The Eagle Coal company is doing a joint venture to order orders it can fill. Sometimes cannot get railroad cars to ship to market. EARLINGTON (KY.) NEWS Mrs. Sofia Maxwell went to the hospital to have an operation performed, and she touched was in the city visiting friends last week. The yellow roses are in bad. Mrs. Lillie Springfield was called on account of the death of her aunt. Rev. Dr. Fox, of Madisonville, preached for Mrs. Emma Mims' club, Ms. Madame E. Hayes will be glad to treat more of the Earlington people's scalp at her home on College street. Rev. Dr. A. B. Hunt will be successful meeting last week. Rev. Butler of Nashville, Tenn., preached for Mrs. Sallie Abernathy's sister was visiting her from Duenain, IL, leaving last Saturday, April 29, for her home. Miss Florence Campbell and Mrs. Pinkie Campbell of Scooba, Miss. are in the city visiting Mrs. Lula Pratty, who were they also the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gillespie, at 648 37th avenue. Mrs. Alice Fuller, who has been in the city a few days visiting friends and visited Monday for her home in Scooba, Miss. Dear readers, are you a race man? If you are, why not read race papers? If you are, leading Negro paper is on sale at the Howard Drug store every Saturday. JACKSONVILLE, ILL., NEWS. (By Nellie Early, 414 E. Superior Ave.) Mrs. Lille Carter, of East Chamber street, received a letter from her son, John, in Windsor, Ontario. Can he also sent her a beautiful holy Bible. He also praises it very high. In his letter he states he is living. The K. P. sermon was held May 8 at Second Baptist church. Rev. Mackay pennanted. The Crystal City, which was held May 1, and which ends May 15 at the Church. E. Church was attended. The program was all well rendered. The Jacksonville "Citizens" Literary Festival was held at the Christian church. All numbers were well rendered. Mr. L. L. Landry, Louis L. Mo., able to literary work. Mr. L. Landry derided an excellent, piano solo. Miss Nellie early is chairman of the program. the brotherhood of Mt. Emery Baptist church had their pictures taken May 4. Mr. Stanton took the pictures. Miss Lucile Johnson of Petersburg, Ill. is the guest of Mrs. H. Roberts of avenue. Mr. Earl Briscoe left recently for St. Louis, Mo. The Gleaners held a social April 23 at the church. The program was as follows: Piano solo, Daisy Holt; reading, Dorothy Holt; vocals Ross. Hosts were Carly Clark, Bevie Ross and Cornelia Wright. Mrs. Nina Robinson returned from Plymouth. The program was called on account of her mothers. Mrs. John McCree and family left May 8 for her home in Omaha, Neb. She will visit her mother in Monmouth and from there she will visit in Galesburg when then go to her home in Omaha, Neb. Her many friends regret to see her go. Miss Effie Ogden visited friends recently in Clarksville, Mo. Mr. Clarence Nasby, who graduated from George R. Smith college, returned home. His mother, Mrs. Mary Nasby, attended his graduation. Mrs. Maggie Hayden of Chicago, III, returned home after visiting her mother, Mrs. S. Brown, and sister, Mrs. G. Dugan. Mrs. Zenobia Muse is able to be about Sunday, May 7, was truly a "red letter" day in our little city among the various Sunday schools, white and black schools, and the school to Sunday School Day," and right well did the people carry it out, as there were over one thousand in the Negro schools, and four times as many in the white. We hope this good work will continue. Tuesday evening, May 30, the annual commencement of Bate public school will take place. Hon. Roscoe C. Simmons will deliver the annual address, "All hall." The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth lodges will have their annual sermon preached at 8 p. m. E. church Sunday, May 14 at 3 p. m. Sunday, May 7, was the annual rally day at First Baptist church. Rev. J. W. an ideal one and the members and friends turned out in large numbers. Dr. R. B. Hamilton and wife attended the bishop's conference in Philadelphia, Pa., last week. Josephy and son, Dudley, were in Lexington last week, the guests of Mrs. Mary Golden, who is recovering from a stroke, Mr. Lewis Faulkner, the popular dry cleaner of Lancaster, spent Sunday in our city, and Mrs. Victor H. Cheatham left for Philadelphia, Pa. May 1, to visit the bishop's conference, and from there to City, City and Washington, D. C. They will spend four days in New York city, the day and night in Indianapolis with Attorney E. B. Cheatham and family, the day and night in Indianapolis with illness, passed away Tuesday night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Combs, the second son of the mission and unassuming, and passed into the beyond praying for her husband and praising God. The second son of the mission City, Tenn., Friday night, for burial. LOCKLAND-WYOMING, OHIO. Rev Primus Alston, pastor of A. M. E. church passed away last Sunday night at 11:30 o'clock, after a lingering illness. He was born to Heaven. He gave away two daughters, Miss Ruth and Mrs. A. R. Fox and many friends to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held on May 10, at 3:30, at Delaware, O. Thursday, May 11, 1916. He was also a member of Toussaint lodge, Bordentown, afternoon, Rev. Washington; the new A. M. E. church was opened for services last Sunday. Owing to illness of Rev. Alston, services wereonday, afternoon, Rev. Washington; evening, Rev. Watson. Mr. H. C. Young and Mr. Paul Willis began a new Wincott five-passenger machine. G. U. O. O. F. will hold their annual thanksgiving services at Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday afternoon, Mick list in Chicago. Concert given last Friday evening at Wincott McDonald is on the sick list in Chicago. Coleman Mrs. Katie Sweeney and son, John, of Indianapolis, were here visiting old Miss Shoa Gray is able to be out after an illness covering several days. Get The Freeman in Greenwood Miss. from H. G. Motley, 614 Fulton GROESBECK, TEXAS. Rev. Pamm of Mexia, Texas, preached the funeral of Miss. Jessica Bass, a Pamlico Pillow Family Baptist church and had a large gathering. There were just as many as the outnumbered congregation in the church. The crowd could not be numbered; also the elder baptized two canonists. The Odd Fellows of Groesbeck are preparing for their sermon to be delivered on Monday at head Branch Baptist church, by J. H. Marshall. Jack Evans, Wood Pinkard, Henry Faines, Harvey Curry, Willmar Thomas, says don't forget to leave them the Freeman every Sunday morning. Mrs Willie St.-Oston is still here in our town. Miss Irby Jackson, Mrs. Mandla Tulloch, Mrs. Sullivan, they would not quit the Freeman for any other paper that they ever read. They would not care for a cold or烂 when you want good cream and cold drinks. Mrs. Abble Young and daughter, proprietors, and when he all over the world, why, take the Freeman, and it will put you dead next. Jones for your writings every week. HASTINGS. COLO. It is wonderful what nature can do in a few days. The leaves on the trees were froze last week during the snow storm, but today there are new leaves on the trees. The trees are green once more. To the reader this may seem out of place, but owing to the high altitude these sudden snowfalls miles west of here further in the mountains that snow remains the year around. Work in the mines is on the ground. But because of the snow to the week for two weeks and everybody is in the pink of health Mrs. A. L. Plaus has returned to finish her courses in beauticulture. J. C. Cunningham was laid up with rheumatism this week. Read the Freeman. Get the habit. It is a good one. News from far and near. BURWELL BROTHERS IN SPRINT- ING DUEL—POLLARD BIG FACTOR IN COLUMBIA - BROWN TRACK MEET — ENGLEWOOD LAD BREAKS RECORD. (By Herman E. Foster.) The ideal track weather last Saturday and the abundance of the dual track facilities cited such enthusiasm among the colored athletes who competed for their majors in colleges and schools that many of the paparazzi so wanted to make a special mention of what the colored runners achieved. The sprint dual of the two Burwell brothers (James and Graham) at the Pittsburgh-Syracuse track meet Pittsburgh and James representing Pittsburgh and Graham wearing the Syracuse colors were entered in the state championships dashes, events featured the track and James outran his brother in both. However, Graham's points helped to down the Smoky City boys. Fred Pollard, of Brown University, told Fred Pollard, of Brown University, that city's track team to New York on last Saturday to engage in the hurdle events of the Columbia-Brown dual track meet. The 120-yard high and the 220-yard low hurdle races with apparent ease, there-giving them a comfortable lead while in the position team augmented later in the day. The North New Jersey Interscholastic 100-yard record was given a severe jolt in Hackensack when Brown of Englewood High School stepped the two-fifth seconds, clipping one-fifth of the old record of ten and three-fifths. The Salem-Crescent Athletic Club games will be held June 24th at Lenox Oval. Roy Oval is one of the athletic talent is judged to appear. REV. W. M. CALDWELL Composer of the Booker T. Washing- ton Memorial Song, on sale at all music stores, or send 25 cents to Rev. W. M. Caldwell, Sumter, S. C. THE WASHINGTON THEATER QUITS VAUDEVILLE—TIME TO TALK THEATER. The performers over the country will benefit from the Washington theater, Indianapolis, has quit vaudeville. It is disheartening to the performers, who find their chances of success difficult to walk forward to the little theater idea, such as is being encouraged among white people. We have different, less affluent amusement places. We have exhibited a social instinct in the matter which is not at odds with the wider breach in the races. We heard of sitting on the back railing in white theaters as we must do here and elsewhere, in some lonesome corner, we should mass our thousands to the god of wholesome pleasure. White play for art to please, relieve the world for art to please, relieve the community to the尖尖 incident to the days. There's a method in their madness. We are content with some dark hole whose only qualification is the art. We have laughed and scoffed at our own wretched undertaking; not in the effort to shame to better things, but in the effort to be more useful, what is being done, the disposition seeming to be, to ridicule and endure. We need theaters, houses that cost money, the money we can create, rules, where we are proud to take our own, as the white man is proud to take our own, because this money can create. We did the theater, not worth our serious while, while the white man is honoring the theater, not worth our moral value. We are ruthless, seeing no value in it, and, peradventure, seeing daily less in those other adjuncts seeing nothing to the neglect of such an essential. In fact, it is absolutely necessary that something be done along the line of theater, just as along the line of elsewhere. Indianapolis is receiving a poor education from that side. The theater, is a way in essaying, the theater, is just essaying, the great lessons of life. Moving pictures have been a fair substitute, but without amusement places. The better class theaters have shut down all doors, but have no more right to complain about the theaters than the directors, who are to our nationality. We have built churches and conduct them, most of them in a lightened, Christian manor, which has not been neglected by negro patrons of this community would be able to see the pictures do not fully answer our needs. We need something besides the painted ocean—sometimes. We need the rich stirring blood of things, told by human, tangibles, and where values are painted the sails of our expectation and desire. NEW LINCOLN THEATER OF NEW YORK CITY OPENS A SCHOOL OF DRAMA — OFFERS FREE TRAINING TO ALL POSSESSING DRAMATIC ABILITY. (By Jack Trotter.) The management of the New Lincoln theater, situated at 135th street and Lenox avenue, has launched another valuable benefit to the young Colored people through the country, who desire to become fitted for a career on the opening of a school of dramatic art to be established within the premises of the theater. It will be a valuable benefit to this little theater that the first dramatic stock company, whose members were exclusively Colored, first made their bow to the success of this then very unusual venture. The owner of the theater, Mrs M. MacKinnon Bowes, Mrs M. Bille Billsen, have conceived the idea that the future will open up a large and heretofore undeveloped field of employment for Colored actors. The management of theented members of the race will be prepared to meet the demand when it arrives are going to devote the company to the valuable benefit of all promising material. This project should receive the utmost encouragement, for it is a most praiseworthy undertaking on the promoters. The pupils enrolling at the Lincoln theater will be taught in all branches of the thespian art. There is no doubt that large numbers of really excellent talent will be unearned, and it will be interesting to watch the results. This is the first attempt of the group that large numbers of really doubtedly a step for the advancement for the Colored people in "dramatic art." NEW PRODUCTION, "BOUGHT AND PAID FOR," WARMLY RECEIVED AT THE LAFAYETTE-ELITE AMUSEMENT COMPANY NO. 2 AT HOWARD IN WASHINGTON—COMPANY NO. 3 REHEARSING FOR NEXT WEEK'S PLAY. "Bought and Paid For." now being played at the Lafayette theater by an all-star Colored cast, is holding the first season of the play this week. Taking the place of company No. 2, Company No. 1 composed of Lawrence Chenault, Babe Townsend, Bob Slauson, Mrs. Chas. H. Anderson, H. G. Anderson, and C. Turned to the Lafayette theater after a very successful two weeks spent at the C. and opening with "Bought and Paid For." by George Broadhurst, author of "The Man of the Hour," "What Hap. Happened," and other very successful comedies and dramas. It is strong story, a true story, strongly and effectively told by the author. The affecting and vivid domestic story of the two principal characters, involving the question whether a woman can be a man, he is himself, is offset by a never falling torrent of comedy of the most irritable nature. It was this nicely balanced and comic episode that carried $1,000 $1,000 LT—MISERY a Trust Co. SAVINGS 1,725,000 Trust Trust Company in Indiana. enings 6 to 8 O'Clock ND SPORTS THERE TY OF NEW YORK k Trotter Bought and Paid For” through a two-year career in New York. Company No. 2 is playful. With at the Howard theater, in Washington. Co. Howard producer Winn, is rehearsal for Company No. 2 and day for the great detective drama “Char Purple” which will be played at the Lafayette playhouse next week. Miss Inez Clough, who has glad-dened the hearts of the Ldncoe months, for a period of several months, has continued her services with sald theater’s Company, and will be seen hereafter in one and all companies being formed by the Elite Amusement Company. Mr. Walker Thompson of the Ldncoe Company, struck a new vein of brilliance, portrayal of that light and funny person, Small one of the leading characters in their works production, “A Girl with a Million” And Mr. Charence Muse, in the part of Warren Dein, struggling young artist, in the same show, was noticeably good, very good. Charlie Olden? Oh well, need we to comment on this really excellent actor? By and by, while we are at it, let us use the opportunity to say how much we appreciate seeing again in harness the beauty and ever-rerefreshing Mae Olden. The hat has always been a sure-fire favor with the Lincoln patrons and her reappearance on the stage this week is great in a very earnest fashion. We told you last week that Miss Kellys appeared in two parts on last week's bill and how distinctly artistic her portrayal of each part was. Miss Inez Clough in the part of the museum where lots of money to daunt her, burn, and as always she did little difficulty of that kind, she found little difficulty in catching up with some one or two or three, who helped her burn it. Miss Ophelia Muse, who stands in the Spot where the calcium shines the brightest played the title role in her usual clear and easy way. Charlie Moore, that battle-scarred vowel of the glaring footlights, made his bow and made audiences for the first time last week in memorials of the old Canadian settler of women were artistically perfect. After a very successful two weeks at the Howard theater in Washington, D. C. We've little Lafayette Stock Company Now. I go to its old home, the Lafayette playhouse the last Monday, opening with one of the best drama attractions ever played in New York City, "Bought and Paid For" ... That it remained for a woman to force the possibilities in drama being intimately illustrated to deprived people is strikingly illustrated. Downs, owner of the New Lincoln theater, and promoter of worth-white talent, and much grand success attended her first education of drama. Mrs. Downs is again becoming the pioneer in a movement from the school of dramatic art and offering free training to those possessing talent but unable to pay for a course of training. Miss Abbie Mitchel, designated by real music critics as being the premier soprano of the Colored race, has probably surprised thousands of her fans by giving up acquaintances both in the Metropolitan Opera, D. C., by disclosing her long hilderly name to give pulsating life to dialogue and her ability in giving life to that which the people only knew her—"song." RAINY WEATHER PREVENTED BALL PLAYING LAST SUNDAY. Alpha P. C. C. Holds Smoker—Great Colored Runners in Dual Track Meet. (By Jack Trotter.) Pluvial drops descended in such torrents last Sunday that scheduled games were to be played on that day were forced preceding the weather preceding Sunday, however, was of the ideal kind for both baseballs and baseball lovers. Both New York Giants and Boston Red Sox emerged out of town engagements and both coming back on each occasion were Cyclone Joe Williams, with his lifelong invasion the quiet city of Bloomfield 2, on last Saturday and after practice the strong bloom field aggregation for the players placed themselves in the lead by a single run in their half of the ninth at home and ran and to let the opposing team even turn, beating them by the score of 2 to 2. The pitchers who worked for Dick Incos were: Joe Williams and Dick Redding. ALPHA PUBLIC CULTURE CLUB HOLDS ITS ANNUAL SMOKER Last Saturday night, the Alpha Physical Culture Club held its annual smoker in its magnificent club rooms and prominent people both in and out of athletics were in attendance. Speeches of every variety gushed from the lips and every one were sincerely in their expressions of good will and greater success to the club which has without doubt been the institution of its kind in New York. Among those who addressed the members were: W. C. Jackson, Thomas R. J. Douge, R. R. Ridenour, Oscar Williams, G. A. Flemming, Dr. Williams, Capt. Henry Wilson, Fred Miller. WILBERFORCE IS VICTOR AGAIN WILBERFORCE, O. May 7—In a game full of many brilliant players both Wesley Coach Horace Townspeed boys coach the fast Miskinburg College team here by a score of 10 to 6. The white boys piled up a four-eight set in the face of the team but were unable to do anything with Childs. Wilberforce's big southpaw who hails from Oklahoma, after the first two innings and secured five scattered hits off his delivery. The hitting of the colored boys were through to victory. This makes the sixth consecutive victory for Wilberforce as they coach Preston is sending his men through hard batting and fielding practice this week as they play him in the 11th and the Chinese University from Honolulu, May 15th. Large crowds from Dayton, Cumbus and other cities are expected to come here to see these games. STAGE GOSSIP J.B. DAVIDSON Chas. LaRue, now en route with J. H. McCamou's Concert band, sends best join me to operate the moving picture on the 14th. This is the best attraction park in the south, has skating rink The Great Adma, trick bicyclist, is with Toller's big show, Atlanta, Ga, this week. Leon the Magician, is still with Toller's big show, playing at Atlanta, Ga, this week. Moore and Moore, Tim and Gertie, are hollowers at the Vaudeville theater, Detroit, this week. The Great Prince Mingo with the HarperWallace circus has proven drawing card entertainer. Thomas A. Brooks and Watson Wrothe Co. are at Casino theater, Boston. The show has five more weeks. J John H. Mason, with Cole Bros. show, would like to hear from Wickham sham and wife, carefree, Man on a fence. The Six Musical Millers are in their second week at the Booker Washington theater, St. Louis, Mo. Regards to friends. Hebert Mason, with the Miller Stock is a favorite everywhere, making a big hit with "My Mother's Rosary" and "Mother." P John G. Lowery has begun to launch out in the classics with his band. He says he feels safe in saying he will have the best band he has ever had under canvas. Tim Owley was among those on time and confident the 32nd degree Constantine Consistency of the Masonic lodge in Indianapolis last Monday. White and Bradford have just closed a successful week at Mr. S. H. Dowley's theater to K. O. Sign every good, Balto, Mo., to follow week of 5th. Wittie Blygram, the mysterious tramp, booked sold by Easter's Amusement Company. Elisabeth Michele doing comedy street acting. Something new in the line of show business. Pearl Roy, with the Miller Stock Co. in Birmingham, hit with her dramatic acting also giving big hit with her singing and dancing, and is a big favorite in every city the company plays. Lacee and Lacee are en route to their new home in Birmingham, Ala., after nine months on the road; there spend two weeks out with the act entitled "Kanech the wool Kettle." Freddie Pratt, en route, with the Virginia Minstrels, touring the west, wishes to be reunited with her, many only the long Brothers, C. J. Smith, D. L. Morgan and the "Smoker's Home." Mr. Warren B. Croms, the 'wideawake side show manager with the H & W. circus is well pleased with the minstrel show this season and delights to make everything pleasant for The Lewises, Happy and Mintie, are back at their old home, 2900 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., from the Pacific coast. Would like to hear from all friends Jerry Martin, Frank Hopkins, Ford Wiggins, Earl Burton, Rebecca Redman, write. P. G. Lowery, cornet and director, Tom May, cornet, Chas. Cerrath, cornet, E. H. Payne, solo clarionet; Maylor Hall, first claironet; Wm. Moor, first alto; Ervie Richardson, second alto; Lafayette Williams, trombone; Ed Curr, trombone; Jno. Eubanks, baritone; Wm. May, E bass; Tony Barefield, B B bass; Wm. Hay, snare drum and bells; Jackie Smith, bass drum; P. G. Lowery's band, Hagenbeck-Wallace circus. Can you beat it? (By Ollie Savoy.) I wish to say to my many friends I have sold out my cafe at Tralee, W. Va., and I am now in business at Omar, W. Va. This is the best town in the coal fields, only three years old and is now 7,000 population. Everybody seems happy and have plenty of money. The only time in the people are anxious to be in the Green's show with Froth, Eoh. Williams errs and come that way. I am boosting for the show now and don't fall to play Omar, only nine miles from Logan. The money is here waiting for you. Come on and get the change. Lots of colored people here and they have got the money. We are looking for your advance agent every month. I would like to hear from all friends Jerry Martin and Gales brothers with the Short of the Silas Green show. Say Jeroy Knox, I saw you in the Dear Old Freeman. "Some Brown." Ha! Ha! Best records to Happy and Mittie. How is Frisco? Write me. All mail will reach me at Omar, W. Va.—The Garden Spot of West Virginia. If you want to know all that is good in the way of news, read the Dear Old Freemand. It is a good way to post. Raymond and Jessie never wrote at once. Would like to hear from in and out. I wish them a great success. TUNEFULLY YOURS Omaha, Neb., May 2, 1916. Dr. Mekary Kunz. Just thought I would drop a card to let you and our old friends know how we are setting along. We are doing our first combination of saxophone, pianist, clarinet to the first-class cafes. I would use another saxophone man now. Tunefully youa. Pinkerton Saxophone Orchestra. 2142 Lake Street. MULE AND JEANETTE BRADFORD PACKING THE TO THE STREET AT THE LINCOLN THEATER, PITTSBURG, PA. Alberta Perkins of Grant and Perkins came on Monday night and was a decided leader. He followed and were a scream. Two boys, Gertrude Struffin, late of the Woman Sisters, did a good single, and with a girl, they would go to the top. Well, the next act, Jennifer Bradford, the Pittsburg facer, had to take to the screen, they screamed, they look at the looks of Monday night, it will be all the weeks of Monday night, it is one day says King, and I am Jeanette says King, and I am tate says: King and Gee, I am reading about you. Kali and Davis are putting the affair there. Mike Hollis is managing both of the two here and it keeps him very busy. Traubadors are putting the S.R. troopers in out at the Star this week. I didn't see it Monday, but I heard it a wrist. he sends regards to Chief Bailey, and says he will be down this summer. NEWS OF ALBANY, GA. Charles Collier, managers of Tiff Charles will open up strong, vaudeville and picture galleries on May 23. The Albany Railway Co., has built a $2,000 playhouse. Tiff park and I wish to all good actors and stock companies to write Prof. join me to operate the moving pictures this is the best attraction park in the city, bathing pool, vaudeville house and baseball grounds and I will open to all ball games, ball games, vaudeville shows. My regards to E. L. Love and Tolliver Bauch. You must all write, Mollie Company. You must all write, Artesian Drug Co., Albany, Ga. AMUSEMENTS AND ATHLETICS AT COLUMBUS, OHIO. Tom Howard's orchestra at the Athletic club will be cut down to three pieces. Andrew Scott of Indianapolis, will close here the 5th of May, which will be the 11th of June until September, then the 11th of September until October. William Still, cello, will also close the season. Curtis Johnson, the man that really plays drums, will also play the cello, and made quite a hit here playing "William Tell," "Foet and Peasant," "Adia Ray-Taylor," and a number of standard overtures. Andrew Scott (Bub) will be here just in time to meet the Ringling Bros. circus to learn about it. Write like to hear from friends. Write. 245 East Spring St, Columbus, Q. (By Billy E. Jones.) The Kratons are at the Majestic Theater, Newark, N. J. Holiday in Dixie is at the Pantages Theater, Oakland, Cal. Jones and Johns are at the Orpheum Theater, Allentown, Pa. Moss and Frye are at the Delancey Street Theater, New York. The Musical Shillers are at the Palace Theater, Rockford, Ill. Brown and Jackson are at the Pantages Theater, Victoria, B. C. Old Time Darkies Quartet are at the East Park Highlands, St. Louis. Ed Tolliver scored a big success in the role in the Lafayette stock company last week. At the Libya, 115 West 131st street, Cora Criss and Ruby Mason in excellent music and popular songs. Miss Lulu Fields, the popular pianist, is no longer connected with the theater, owing to difference of salary. At the November 14, at Rockwell place, excellent music and entertainment being the only place of its kind in Brooklyn, and catering to first-class trade. Billy E. Jones is singing the ballad hit, "Baby Shoes," with much success, regards to Frank Montgomery and the degree. 131 Willoughby street, Brooklyn. . . . Crumbley & Cross, after scoring a hit for eight weeks on the Loews time, and Brill time and will open their season in September on the Fantages time. Anniversary week at Leroy's, Fifth avenue, New York, last week, was celebrated cabaret with the artists, Miss Virginia Johnson, Miss Ella Brown, Lola Peas, Miss Virginia Jones, and Skip Farrell's Bruns. An excellent program every evening. New York city is the mecca of all show business, be it either colored or white. In New York there are two colleges, the Fashion College and the Lafayette. Both are up in Harlem. The Lincoln is rightly located and does a world of business. It is own manager, the manager knows, commercial business in every known, commercial business in every line is hereditary with white people. Mr. Billy Burke is the general manager and indeed a genius in the business. The house manager is Mr. Jack Dempys and likewise the same. This house fea-ture is located in Seventh avenue. This theater is also managed and controlled by white people. Mr. Frenchy Elmores is the house play manager, playing but stock. In my own studio I will give the outline of what kind of stock is being played at both of the above theaters as well as the true condition in white vaudeville for the Colored acts. AS I FOUND IT. The Colored vaudeville and show conditions as I found them in the East, are far more difficult than in the West, few instances will take the Capital City of the good old U. S. A. as my base and work East. I do not wish the readiness as a criticism. Because a criticism should be able to replace something better, it is critical. Then again criticism is almost perience is better. And on the other hand, time makes such rapid changes in the audience, and is lost over night and are not there the morrow. Washington, D. C., leads in the population of Colored people in the community for the value of a Colored theater. There are four in Washington, each having a different each in a different section of the city. The smaller houses do good business to play big attractions as they can afford. The stand out theater in Washington is the Howard, playing every attraction in the world. The manager is Mr. J. Thomas, a man of much business ability, his faults are so few they play the thing the world should know. He does not try to make money off the misfortune of those who do earn their money As I before said, the smaller theaters do well for their kind. M. S. H. Dudley wrote in the theatrical game, having more than one theatrical enterprise under his thumb. During my engagement with the vaudeville tour of the far West. Yet his many business enterprises were being well handled, his manager at that time), and Miss Burnette, secretary and stenographer. Mr. Dudley is in a position vaudeville acts but combination actors as well. Baltimore, Md., is also thickly settled with Colored people, but so far, the theaters are of the smaller type. Philadelphia has but one theater for colored people known the country over as Gibson's. Standard theater. This theater has only one actor and only John T. Gibson. I can truthfully say it is the largest theater for Colored people in the United States. Mr. Gibson has made rapid progress in the theater and has succeeded in every way. While his business methods are not approved by all, we can only say he is a bit eccentric in some ways. He has a lot of time in his house all times he has no opposition there- THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHICAGO WEEKLY REVIEW By Sylvester Russell "Board of Education." a New Musical Comedy, Pleasez—Zoozin's Arabs, Agile Tumblers. The Burns Sisters, one a mezzo soprano of good volume, the other a pianist, were both a melody, were fair, but both acts were too similar for one bill, for some unintended week retained "The Last Rehearsal", which drew well all the week, and it was a bit on Monday it could be retained all the week, as Saturday and Sunday the same, but is quite a different crowd. The white vaudeville acts were Von Dell, a good artist and musician, who is greater than the artist but is greater than the artist. "Five Foolish Fellows" was a fair singing comedy act, and the musician was a pleasing innovation in deception. **Program of the Movies.** **STATES THEATER—"The Blindness of Love," a Metro feature in five acts, Saturday, May 13.** Carlyle Blackwell in "The Shadow of a Doubt, Sunday, May. Those Who Sin" (no children), Saturday, May 13. Carlyle Blackwell in "Sunday, May 14. (no children)" THE WASHINGTON—William Farnum in "The Man of Sorrow," Saturday and Sunday, May 14. ATLAS THEATER—Alice Brady in "Then I'll Come back," Saturday, May 13. Bessie, Barriscale in "The Last Act," also a Keystone comedy, Sunday, May 14. Vultures of Society, Monday, May 15. THE FOUNTAIN—The Flower of Dahlia, the Male Man (second chapter), Saturday, May 13. "The Regeneration," Sunday, May 14 Ladies and children's candy matinee Miscellaneous. Henry (Kid) Jines, who opened at Thirty-fifth Street right after closing with Richards & Pringle's Minstrels, was trained to appear at Thirty-first Street. John Rackers and Henry Winfried who closed their western season in vaudelle successfully at Kansas City, Mo., spent two days in the city on their way to New York. Shelton Brooks and Clarence Brown opened at Rockford, Ill., last Monday, with Madison, Wis., to follow. They are return to town in about two weeks to play the Grand. Green and Pugh have returned from Waukegan. They have left to play St. Louis, and Detroit for the Western Vaudeville Association before their return. Dan White violinist and leader of the Richards & Pringles orchestra, is domiciled in the city among his friends for the summer, and his gentle manners bid fair to make him popular. Miss Babe Brown of Gilly King's company has been very ill since her arrival in the city. She is now being attended by her mother, and sincere of her ultimate recovery are entertained. ```markdown ``` Lucretia mitchell, who left the city recently to play return dates in Kenyan school, was a school teacher in one of the towns in that State. She will retire from the stage immediately. Frank Preer of Bottoms & Preer, proprietors of the De Luxe, left two properties in Kenya after ferring from a nervous breakdown from overwork. He was accompanied by his son, who is now reported to be impromptu. --- Jerome and Lewis are out in Canada. They played the Empire, Sherman and Ada, with Empire theater at Butte, Mont., the week of May 14 to follow. They are also booked through Washington and Oregon. The young actor in the south calling the Empire and Ada is willing to Mrs. Kenssard. It is not only an infringement on her rights for her commercial value, to which she is enlisted, but also the name renders an actor an impostor. Shirley Francis Parker, the little 15-month-old son of Dan Parker, trap drummer of the Grand Theater, who died in 1982, and the teenager, was buried from his home May 1. The Grand Theater orchestra and other friends gave handmade flowers. Interment was at Valheim cemetery. Pauline Lee Lee, assistant teacher at the Grand Theater, attended the Grand Theater last Monday, ning. She was highly pleased with her eastern tour, having met M. Rosmond and stated that Madam E. Azalda Hackley has just arrived in the city. D. K. Williams, manager of the Canadian Jubilee Singers, who have been giving pleasing concerts in white churches in the city, is enjoying the music of the Orchestra in City. We were the guests of Clarence Powell, who, by the way, is expected to leave for our home, Orange, N. J., at an event in New York and to visit his sister, Mrs. Miner. Anita Bush has left for New York. It seems that Manager Klein has a method of booking big, grand Theater at T. Washington Theater at St. Louis, but if they refuse to play the little monogram dumps, he can cancel them before leaving. Mr. Bush refused to take the dumps; and no one plames her. --- The acquittal of ex-Senator William Lorimer, late president of the defunct LaSalle Bank of Chicago, brings to light the importance of honor by work or ability, it is at least a thing to be reckoned with. To have friends is to have the support of others. To be a stranger is a lost cause. Mr. Lorimer's case, vindication and genius is second to none in bank history. His work is far-reaching. He was always known to be good to his friends, and once at the Carey-Lorimer-Fallon banquet, in conversing with him across the func- tional table, I was impressed by his intellect. Here is a fresh story: While Theodore Dorek and Billy McCarver were playing at Walla Walla, Wash., they comedians out to his alfalfa farm, fifteen miles in the valley, on Snake river, of his estate, to teach his children how to get lost beyond the links, in the thickets, and in their search, to their surprise, they landed in a nest of baby squirrels, in a tree, in a tree, and with their golf sticks they clubbed her off, and also succeeded in capturing them, two aces have their dangerous mascot in their possession, traveling on the western vaudeville circuit, and expect to soon arrive in Chicago to meet their pet a free exhibition on the stroll. --- The recent production of *Walden* at the Lafayette in New York has been a pleasing and notable feature from the past, and the lecture was commendable and of value. The performance reviewed by Prof. H. Lawrence Freeman, a man of wide expereience, has been the best heavy composer of his race now living, brought out the much needed features of scholarship deficiencies in drama, and the criticisms so essential to artistic perfection, and *Salem Tutt* Whitney's this occasion equalized rather than ousted the proclamation. Shakespearean productions are no new event among colored actors. Ben Ford, J. A. Archer, and William H. Braavards, Heinletta Vinton Davis and other greater artists than the Lafayette stock company were seen on stage. Edward Sterling Wright is a new delegate who deserves encouragement. --- The general Methodist conference, which recently convened at Saratoga, N. Y., gave out two powerful statements, one on the "social evils" and one on the "substantial question," and one on the "substantial question," and the "prohibiting all sectarian appropriations wherever our flag floats, whether made by national, state or municipal governments." Dr. A. W. Harris, president of Northwestern University's different�-revolution. com. The drug habit. Rev. Dr. J. W. E. Brown of Atlanta, Ga., who attracted much attention at the Business Men's League meeting in New York when I reported it several years ago, had his感情 to pass a protesting anti-focusing campaign. It was the first of its time. Mr. Harris's resolution names "commercialized social vice. I regard this as a very important question, which covets science that needs to be defined, and has to be proposed to be concerned with the eligible there is the interested friend of social intimacy, whose aid is uncommercialized, eager to help a friend rise beyond failure into a substantial occupation. Mr. Harris's decision has been the most allied. And there are the commercial solicitors, who aim to profit and live a commercial prostituted life, lazy and idle and subject to criminal intent, in case of poverty or chance for the sale of matter class which corrupts the morals of the young that is chiefly immed at. When Everybody's Corrupted. The pleasure plans will all be laid For devious persons on parade, For the need to seek For female members who are weak, When everybody's corrupted, By and bye. There'll be a lot of financiers, They'll all be ye tears No one at all will be dead straight, And easy swindles will be great, When everybody's corrupted, By and bye. The criminals will good the land, And all the will just be grand, The convicts, too, will be excused, And honored people all abused, When everybody's corrupted, By and bye. Special to THE FREEMAN. The week of May I found us still in playgrounds, good as usual. During our stay the city is number of white theatrical people visit our show most every night. Some seem more active than others, sense since back in the 80's. They all say that this show beats them all. We are not the only acts, the stage in the center, a seating capacity of 5,000, a four-pole tent awning, our own auto trucks, making it easier to get in and out. We ever organized. Mr. Tolliver is still enlarging his show, and always looking for something to be built. We have a large uniphone for the orchestra. Great Adams, the well known bicyclist, joined us in the band. We bought a som company. He sends regards to the bunch. Also Eph Williams' Slas company. On Thursday evening the band was playing around Birmingham, were in to see our show. They all say it is the best they've ever seen. Also the Douglas Theater of Macon, Ga. This big musical extravaganza has 34 acts—singles, doubles and trios—besides 14 big chorus numbers. How is that? John Berry of Berry & Washington says, Hello, friends; we are still going big. Hello & here! John Berry of Berry & Washington says, Hello, Mildred Pellebone. King Naffie says: Boys, I was stepping some when I came to Birmingham, but the curse of the Kewbill is doing nicely in his musical act. The teams that are scoring big are Flody and Lichtfoot, but the curse of the Lightfoot and Edwards, Berry and Washington, Knox and Ramsey, Leggs and McGinty and the Lewis Bros. Maybele Tolliver in crayons and a top-teddle Ma Rakah in singing the blue, never fail to score. Al Wells sends regards to the Wolfscale Bros. and Johnnie Woods. All the children out of the profession. Mail will be received through The Freeman. NOTES FROM ROY GRAY'S AMUSEMENT CO. (By Henry L. Jackson.) After filling an engagement of six months with the "Dreamland Expedition Shows," Henry L. Jackson has joined the company, and has the following performers with him: Lewis Anderson—Cornet and band leader. Eph Dodd—Clarinet. Lon Haug—Baritone. Lon Hans—Bartone, Russell Hamps—Trombone, and stage manager. Laura Anderson—Alto. Hosie Hans—Tuba. Leroy Lloyd—Snare drum. Susie Williamson—Soubrette. Lillie Ragan—Coon shouter. Dicey and "Chicken" comedians and black waiters. We are now playing in Indianapolis, the home of The Freeman, and having great success. We will be here three times, all mail in care of The Freeman. Henry L. Jackson, sends regards to Bruce B. Warner, and S. A. Austin, Balley, Elm Warner, and S. A. Austin. HARPER AND BLANKS, HUDGINS AND BUMBRAY PLEASE BIG AUDIENCES ALL WEEK AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE. The appearance of the teams of Harper and Bumbray please the Himalayas. Bumbray at the Majestic Theater this year after their engagements at the Washington in theatrical circles in this city. The Majestic is one of the best playhouses in Kalimpong. Recently it has become a bazaar and is now enjoying a fine patronage. From all accounts, the manager of the teams. He spared no opportunity to advertise them. They were featured on which they were especially featured, and which were circulated on the streets. Harper and Blankes appeared on the bills: The Dance That Took Chicago Like a Cyclone. Hudgins and Bumbray on the bills: "Hudgins and Bumbray, Comedy, Singing and Dance." See the Original Black Face Charlie Chaplin. Both of the teams made good, which says considerate them, they had to deal with. The management considered them a skill fortunate in them as a team and attractions. They were especially commended for their work. Colored likely, will stand a good show of being engaged quite frequently at this theatrical setting, andings of these teams and it stands to reason that they will act similarly in events, when they are as well entertained. The style of Harper and Blanks was pleasing and yet there was nothing of the grotesque. They appeared a clean, well appearing, well dressed colored pair—a young man and woman who could be well received as a fairly faithful take-off on an up-to-date colored society couple. The splendid Miss Blanks, of a high brown quality, and a very best specimen of a beauty-to-be-a-a-a real colored one—beautifully, but a very good, well-at-all, and well attired partner were not the least bit offensive to the audiences of that theater. They got by by doing high-class stunts. But they did them well. And in the Daily Times spoke commendingly of their new craze dance, "Walking the Dog." Hudgins and Bumbray represented the farce comedy side, doing quite the proper line of burlesque stunts. Hudgins had to make good as one of a class of children and a sun audience. He was well acquainted with the grotesque. It means that he had to get way out of the ordinary. He did this, and made his onlookers like him. His Charlie Chaplin stunt was so cleverly, and the Charlie Chaplinish that they had to give to him. He was just as good to see as the real Charlie. The stocking sale, stunt was a big hit, due to the cleverness of both Hudgins and Miss Bumbray. This was a particularly bright and shining spot of burlesque business. Miss Bumbray was clever in her talk and winsome in the long number, after which she received a bouquet of flowers. Monday evening. The George Walker caper the close was finely appreciated. This class of work was distinctively different to that done by the other team. It speaks well for the chance of doing business at this house. The remainder of the bill made for good entertainment. The chorus girls were ideal for the kind of work. Costumes galore, simple, gorgeous and the rest of it. The voices were notably youthful and fresh, sounding at times like a bunch at a female seminary. The soloists—the women—a contralto and a prima donna—would have received special attention on any stage. The costuming was superb. The skill, "wanted—a Husband," was full of amusing situations. The close was a remarkable exhibition of muscular control. DINNER BEING PLANNED FOR DAINTY MISS BROOKS CHICAGO, Ill., May 11—Miss Theresa Burroughs Brooks, who scored such a tremendous hit at the Grand Monday night in Billy King's successful "cationation," will be surprised on Saturday evening with a delightful dinner. Mr. Johnson of the Grand Theater stated to The Freeman representative that he will record for the year on Sunday night by turning them away at three shows. GIBSON'S NEW STANDARD THEATER. Special to The Freeman. NOTES FROM THE DAILY MEDICINE COMPANY. We opened Peoria, Illa. April 24th and in spite of the bad weather had a large crowd at the reception and a revelation in medicine shows as a rule they carry from five to nine people while we have 22 people, band and acrobatics. The living is the poster of the company: Prof. W. L. Clark's band, Marshal Keyes, Louis L. Clark's band, Taylor, and Chilch Fred Robo, Chas. Wells, J. E. Johnson, Billy Diamond, Edith Diamond, Ted Goodwin, Mae Johnson, Fred Robo, Dr. Andrew Robinson, Dr. Daly, Mrs. Queena Dora, The Ora Quartette. Bert Williams has signed for three years with Ziegfeld, and he will be standstill with the "Follies of 1918." For Metropolitan Theatre, Memphis, Tenn. Acts of all kinds and stock companies. State all in first letter. Will place tickets anywhere in the United States. For treatment ask acts who have played my house. A. Barrasso, Mgr. Metropolitan Theatre Memphis, Tenn. Wanted - for - Band Cornet, Clarinet, two Trombones, Alto, Baritone, Bass, Snare Drum and Bass Drummers. Leave Chicago about the sixteenth, not later than the eighteenth. Boozers not expected. I have leader, don't expect to lead. "Tickets", "yes!" Chas. Rhue, Ralph Redman and Bob Young, write. Address, Boisey Gray 1007 Wells Street Chicago, Illinois Nashville, Tenn. Will close for repairs on May 20th. Watch for announcement for the Re-opening soon. Sam E. Reevin, Man'gr WANTED! For Capt. C. H. Dunn's United Shows Six or eight piece colored band. Salary low but sure. Also colored performers. Address all mail to Chas. English Mgr. Black Troubadours Pawnee, Okla., May 8-13 WANTED! Morgan, Minn, May 18; Sleepy Eye, 19; Springfield, 20; Lambert 22. Home address Evansville, Wis. All mail forwarded. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Austin, Buster. McCullough, Hugh Arrant, Chas. J. McCabe, Wm. Banks, Bert. McCabe, Wm. Banks, H. McCabe, Wm. Blake, W. L. Mack, Cuban Black, Napoleon. Mostley, Wm. Black, Napoleon. New York, Wm. Clark, H. O'Neal, Guss. Cooper, Grant. Palmer, Aaron. Connor, Sam. Palmer, Aaron. Dunn, Sam. Payton, Clifton. Dumas, Thomas. Parks, C. W. Davis, Jolly. Pelibone, Andy. Davernport, Willard. Porter, Oscar. Dudley, Happy. Padmore, T. F. Douglass, F. A. Pace, Wm. Robert, Robert. Pace, Wm. Ellis, Dad. Prince, Hazel All. Fields, Will. Russell, Sam. Wills, Will. Rue, Wm. Grundy, Will. Smith, D. H. Glasco, G. E. Smith, Chas. Gauze, Willis. Smith, B. W. Shaw, Max. Shaw, Max. Holmes, Kid. Schenck, Wm. Hawkins, Chub Sandier, H. Jennings & Jennings. Sandier, H. Jennings & Jennings. Seviat, A. G. Jordan John. Smith, Cai. Johnson, Phil. Smith, Oscar. Johnson, J. K. Taylor, asper. Talesley, Wiley J. T. Cai. Lewis, T. M. Thornton, John. Lee, Love. Victor, Anatole Lewis, Cras. H. Waugh. Lewis, Cras. Waugh. Lee, Walter. White, Henry Lajoy, Frede. White, Dan McFarland, Ollie. Webster, Mr. Ethel McBride, Fred. Wallace, Jesse. McBannon, J. Webb. Tx. McDow, Dude. Young Harry Ladies' List. Alexander, Miss Rubell. Kenner, Mrs. Millie. Knox, Maggie. Brown, Miss Babe. Keelum, Maude Boyd, Cora. Lilliard, Ethel. McGarr, Aggie. Bob, Miss Hattie M. Morton, Eleanor Brown, Maybelle McGinty, Artie Bell. Butler, Trixie. Manley, Jean Prince. Burton, Dortha. May, Sweetie. Brown, Miss Lillie Payne, Marnie. Clark, Mrs. Lillie A. Pellebone, Mildred. Cook, Miss I. Payton, Hattie. Crompton, Pauline. Payne, Mrs. Bessie. Coleman, Julia. Stern, Geneveve. Carter, Edna. Shaw, Blanch. Gant, Mabel. Shackieford, Mrs. A. Hobbs, Estella. Scott, Viloia. Dorsey, Mattie. Smith, Lulu. Dixon, Maggie. Williams, Mable. Garrett, Evelyn. White, Gonzalez. Grant, Mye T. Watkins, Miss Pearl. Johnson, Mrs. B. H. Wiggins, Miss Lena Jackson, Myrtle. ROUTE. P. G. Lowery's Band and company with Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, Lewiston, 17; Lehman, 18; Lehman, 17; Coatesville, 18; Chester, 19 West Chester, 20. J. C. Miles' Band and company, with Catherine Hinton, 18; May 15; Taylorville, 16; Monticello, 17; Gibson, 18; Kankakee, 18; Harvey, 20. Prof. Wolfseale's Band and company with Lehman, 18; May 15; Newark, 16; Trenton, 17; Paterson, 18; Kingston, N. Y., 19; Scheecty, 18. Eugene Clark's Band and company with La Tenas shows, Wellsboro, Pa. May 15; Knoxville, 16; Penn-Yan, 18; Geneva, 18; Ithaca, 19; Groton, 20. Martin Bros., Band and Minstrel, with Wheeler Bros.' circus, Griffin, O. O., 18; Bros.' circus, Griffin, O. Lima, 18; Delphos, 19; Bluffton, 20. L. K. Baker's, Band and company, with 101 Ranch, Buffalo, 19; Bingham, 18; Scranton, 19; Bottville, 20. 18; Scranton, 19; Bottville, 20. J.JEFFSMITH The Little Napoleon of Music Eighteen-Piece Concert Band Now touring with the Famous Alabama Minstrels, playing the standard and classic music. Permanent address. The Freeman. WANTED AT ONCE 强 strong for B. & O.; one tula player that can double stage. Address quick. Martin Brothers' Minstrel Care Wheel Brose. 'Orcens. Lima. O. May 18 Formerly Pianist At the New Lincoln Theatre, New York now open for engagement. Would like to hear from all managers. Address 174 E. 77th St., New York City WANTED Agents to make $30 per day selling "Should the Negro Fight for America." Send one dime for sample to E. R. DRYVER 438 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. VERNE MASSEY America's Greatest Venetianist and Marianne's own painting, with hailing and dressing and rehearsing his two big acts and will soon be open for engagement. Strictly softer and reliable. Address Gen. Del, Tallahua, La. VADEVILLE! People Wanted I can place a good comedy musical act, two characters. Must have a variety of instruments up-to-date. Can place two good lady dancers. State salary and all in first letter, and save unnecessary time. Address S. H. DORSEY Belles of Blackville Hotel Brown, Springfield, IL. Seen and Heard while Passing By Salem Tutt Whitney With the Smart Set Co. 6 JUST SMILE When everything seems set dead wrong, just smile; When friends forsake and hope is gone, just smile; And strength will come from unknown source. source, You'll stick the line with renewed force. When business worries rack your soul, Just smile; Don't hang your head and play the mole, Just smile; Revive your latent energy, And very soon change you'll see; Tis pluck that wins prosperity; Just smile. If Cupid hands the double cross, Just smile; Don't drop your chin and mourn your loss, Just smile; For if your heart is good and true, Another love will come to you, And stick with you your whole life thru; Just smile. If ill-health takes you unawares, Just smile; To lighten all your woes and cares, Just smile; Tis "safety first" when you invest In smiles, that'll tell you interest; Erase the frowns and do your best; Just smile. — Salem 'Tutt Whitney. SOMETIME. Sometimes-I'll meet the face to face, Dear heart, I know not when nor where; If I but win thy tender grace, For time or place I do not care. Sometimes—they' years may intervene And mighty seas our youth divide, An angel' will remove the screen, And I'll behold thee at my side. Sometimes—I'll hold thee to my breast And see the lovelight in thine eyes. Thy tumbling lips against mine prest, Ah! that in truth were paradise. Sometimes—they' heart will answer mine, Thy soul will heed my soul' implore; And love our hearts and justest one wine, Dear God! I ask for nothing more. —Salem Tutt Whitney. The Wilmington engagement of the Lew Hall' Some of' this an A fair face may be a fool bargain. Those who accuse too many accuse themselves. The greatest events often arise from crowds. The best medals lose their lustre unless brightened by use. Business and actions strengthen the brain by strengthening weakens it. You got to hand it to the players of the Lafayette Theater, New York, and the players of the Howard Universityington for classic plays in the lightest as "Within the Law," "Paid in Full," "Under Cover," etc. Just think—for the first time in history a colored aggregation are made such productions as the aforesaid, colored performers this is Hall's Column. SOMETHING TO REMEMBER. A greasy cook named Sam, sat on the Jersey shore. Sighing for a soft snap he had lost for more. "I can not be an agent," is the air of ever more. **I** could only find a job like that I had before. With an organizer bulling, "Join Before We. Close, the Door." As secretary-treasurer I'd take them into camp, imb And while the nuts were sleeping, I'd did another vamp." And another vamp. "do another vamp." (Music Cue)—"Vamp 'Till Read." "A LITTLE LIGHT SHALL LEAD HIM." Cast of Characters. Mr. Brightlight.—Collector of Lights Mr. Musk.—Manager of Theater Mr. Doodeskier.—Taker of Tickets Scene—Valdeville theater, S. R. O. Time: 8:30 .m. Place—Anywhere where such is the case. Enter Mr. Brightlight. Brightlight.—Manager of "Say, look here, you guys think that you have a lease on our plant? If this electric light bill isn't settled at once, off doorkeeper. (sorrowly)—"Kind, sir, the manager is on the stage and won't be at the box office for an hour. Very sorry, sir, but you will have to come Brightlight. (angrily)—"Call again, will I? See if I do! I'm going to cut the lights off at night minute!" Business of fumbling with switch. Doorkeeper observes same. Doorkeeper (pleadingly)—"One moment, sir! Allow me two jifys and I'll NOTES OF J. M. BUSBY'S SHOW The J. M. Busby's Minstrels played Perry, Okla., Monday, April 17th to a large and enthusiastic audience. Perry being the home of Eddie Carson Brookings, acrobat with this show and I must say, he is well thought of by the people of his home town, both black and white tuned out to do home to their home. And the company in general were treated royalty. After the parade the manager of the Opera House gave a professional matinee for the company. Then the Busby's Base Ball team played the Perry Federals, tling them up for a score of 8 to 8, game called on account of darkness. Some game. After the ball game our manager under the leadership of Penny. Timmons gave their evening concert, proclaiming the opening of our doors, and the people came flocking in and continued to do so all through the first part. I must say that Perry seems more like up country than below the Mason Dixie. W. L. Hullett and C. J. Scott went to Guthrie, Okla., from Perry to see about their Oil holdings. Some Oil Miss Emma Birdwell, soprano with this show is doing nicely this week. She is on her way to see her at the top of the ladder soon. Miss Nellie Venable, our leading vocalist, will deliver the goods. Miss Belle Berry, is just simply fine, as a singing and dancing subtreette. She is singing the Male and Mrs. Walker Daniels sends regards to and would like to hear from L. E. Puggsley and L. E. Wookes, both Wooks sends regards to Frank Miller, and Jeff Smith. Willie Venable would like to hear from Mrs. J. M. Henderson. Arthur Fulcher is improving and doing fine. Jimmie Watkins sends regards to Rock Pile, Billie Zerke, and Clarence Dutson. THEATRICAL NEWS OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA. (By D. B. McCoy.) The Dreamland Theatre received two vaudeville recruits last Monday from Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Grace Arrue and Mr. James (Rubber) White, Mr. George Freeman and wife closed a four weeks engagement at the Lin- Perrin-Crosby players, was brought to a sudden termination by an epidemic of tuberculosis, teachers, schools and churches were closed, but the saloons were allowed to remain open. Perhaps the brand of liquor dispensed is in itself a palladium against contagion. King and Gee, the favorite sister of the New York Times, New Standard week of 7th. The artistic work of these clever artists is too well known and appreciated to need comment. They are presenting a new act in public pronounces "better than ever." Glancee Logan, the well known promoter and theatrical advance manager, is making his home in the Quaker City. At present he is organizing several acts to play over the white time. Andrew Tribble and 'Blondie' Robinson are presenting a sidesplitting act in a big play. They are arranging to make a long tour of the Western states. Vacation time is here and finds most of us with nothing to spend but the time. No matter how much Vacation time always catch us off our guard and force us to take the count, or at least to count the days until the regular season reopens. We have to let the season whip off away something for the lean days of vacation time for he shall not go a-hungered. But let him not miss the chance to be forced to share it with his less favored brethren, and his last condition be worse than the first. G. Grant Williams, editor of the Philadelphia Tribune, is not only a journalist of national regale, but also a music teacher, concertes, recitals, musicals, dramas all these are just in his line. Nothing comes too big or too good for him to overcome. The artistic in music, song and drama, have learned to rely upon Mr. Williams' judgment and no real event of this sort need look for success without him. Just how, when and where Mr. Williams finds time to edit one of the country's leading artists for the leading colored artists from all parts of the country, is a mystery. Yet this is just what he manages to accomplish, and Philadelphians are deeply indebted to Williams for his endeavors in this line. inform the manager of your presence.” Doorkeeper exit to stage in search of manpower. Mr. Brightlight chuckles gleefully. Doorkeeper (tremendously) to manage the building, emissary stands at the castle gate waiting to be remunerated for the glimmers and if not seen instantly darkness and Manager—(taking in the situation and business of seeking Brightlight)—“Go! To be continued—probably. "ODDS AND ENDS OF HUMOR." An indispensable relish of the daily paper is the quip, jest or joke found tucked in the back of a book, often when world events are served on other cloth, the fun constitutes the large part of the meal, to the edge of the plate with cloying; without filling, they serve to entertain. No paper, magazine or Farmers' Almanac or patrons' index, indicates the platter without short commentaries on the age. Novels dispense with their aid except when they are used for publications would be greatly benefited by employing these short but real bits of life, for the reader could then more easily read the story. Strong together, the fittest that have survived give new material for vaudeville and have read the tests original. In age and deceptive, they are the reliance of the orator and the security of the public. They may be the reason that they are sure they will not be laughed at for laughing at. The old joke plays its part and like the Phoenix of Araby renews its life, but why? After all, the realest thing in life is life. The loss of a collar buttoon may be more disastrous than the life of Vera "The Palm Garden A. C. Cabaret" will open the 1st of May under the management of Mr. Billy McClain. Hello Ver A. Adams, I answered the NASHVILLE STUDENTS IN MEX- ICO. (By Coy Herndon.) At this present writing we have just left Old Mexico and will return in another day. We have witnessed more curious things, she had had to go to the same general genres, all those things I will write about when we return to Mexico, however, the first town on the American side, which is the first to be rained in the night, will always be remembered, for what happened the next morning, my contract called for the Wilcox Hotel, a first class hotel two years ago. When Wilcox was to check my goods up the manager said he was sorry but all his rooms were full, the Hotel lobby was full so I made the right to go to the rooming house on the corner, who is run by some new comers from Texas, but were absent at the time, and left a young fellow in charge. I was told all to go to the same general genres and look a receipt, after the show the boys turned in early, as the night before some of them were up a little late, you know the Wilcox Hotel was the most bad thing, and big orchestras in each hall, and the sweet Spanish music is so enchanting, one will stay up late unintended. He! I am a well-known home at a stage and his daughter came all were asleep. The boy was left in charge was praised for his humbling qualities for renting out the room, he had the two men at the room. O B.T., in the morning when the landlor went after his mail and some one told him about the show boys stopping at this house. just as he entered the hall he yelled out, "Where's those niggers, where are they?" The boy said, they are in bed, hard, hard, hard, "let to quick. I wouldn't have let that happen for the world," we all heard the remark, and the minute all its train time," that was nine A. M. but our train didn't leave until 1:30 and left the hotel one at a time and the landlord, waiting patiently in the hall until all had left. The last one said, "By Gosh, you must stay up late." One of the students said, "Well like us to get up, when you have to take a cold water bath, manicure your toe nail and finger etc. Those things must be done each morning and I hope we haven't caused you any inconvenience by so doing. Good day, WEST AND WEST ARE MEETING WITH SUCCESS. The team of West and West jumped from Fayetteville, N. C., where he was paying his mother a week's visit to fill an engagement at the Dixie theater, where he met the professor his music at rehearsal to his surprise, his song, that he wrote and composed himself, "I'm Satisfied," had been used and claimed by Sam himself, of the team of Russell and Gadson the son of Russell and Gadson the song just the same and went just as big as though it had never been used. They were booked in New Bern for one week, but they were on the road in Richmond Va., at the Dixie theater the week of May 8. Russell and Gadson were laying in bed with me, the week of my engagement there. They were in to see my act every night, but I had no idea they were in there with me. I was going to Sam Russell get your brain together and put your thinking cap on and try to help me and I will do the same for you. I was going to you soon. Regards to all in and out. ABOUT THE PLAYERS ON THE COAST. (Ross Hendrix. Very little comment is made through the columns of "The Freeman" the leading theatrical publication of the world, relative to the colored performer playing out here on the coast. Perhaps it is the most common of us are time to do our professional brother a kind turn in letting the public know how the act is taking. In Vancouver, B. C., we occasionally get a colored act on Paltages time and they all prove a big hit. Winfried and Rucker went strong. The holiday is a although-old-fathering event in a heavy act, took the house the entire week by storm. I also desire to make mention of the act of Mr. Hiram Sorrell, a box office attraction. His impersonations, he is the master of them all. As a majician, very clever. As a Ventriloquist in a class by him-life. This outfit is itself comprising life size dummies, attracts the attention of all theatregoers, the general criticism being, he is a wonder. He has made a study of gracefulness in combination with the act, together with his deverness places him in a blank worthy of encouragement and press notice. This season Mr. Sorrell is connected to the biggest instrels No. 1, and from what we can learn is going big. We would be glad to see more colored acts coming to the city. We would head liners before they leave the city. Regards to A. A. Wright, Arthur L. Prince, Billy Arnte, Whitney Viney, Spillers and Prof. Henderson Smith. NOTES OF THE FAMOUS ALA BAMA MINSTRELS. (By A. M. White.) After making a few stands in the Lone Star State the company returned to the airport and previously canceled. The company is making some very wide jumps in order to strike a bee-line for the coast and Canada; the management has seen success in the past. The son, all because the company made such enviable reputation in said parts, Lone Star, Alabama, and Fort thur, Texas. He will be the banner spots of the season, for attendance and enjoyment both. There was lots of glad hand-shaking on the beach, and at some time lived in Beaumont. Prominent among the social and business element is Mr. Howard Duffy, the owner of the company to be proud of. They accorded him a splendid reception from the arrival of our cars in the station yard until they left. There we met the veteran performer, Billy Zeek, in camp on account of the company's presence with. There are those of the profession both in vaudelley and minstrelsy who remember Zeeky and in securing his talented services, the Alabama's In Port Arthur, we had the good pleasure of meeting the dainty souls of the Perryman and Styles duo. Several members of the company were there, where they all enjoyed her hospitalities with much pleasure. The writer and Mrs. Styles were former troupers and indeed glad to meet each other. Mr. A. J. McFarland, our producer and rounded himself with a cast of clever young artists that delights in doing the ductions several large numbers that is sure to gain for him a place of recognition among the foremost producers. Now, By-Jove! We must go on parade. Jeff Smith has blown his hat and awful Holton Trumpet, and it is a new one, has a tone I believe like Gabrielle's, it will have to stay in. He has also a set of able musicians, who appreciate his services and listens obediently to the information from the main subject. Also a hint to the less informed; that's the days, l. e. to the obedient to those who have you in charge. You might have to command some day also. We are aware of the Our 4 end men, Messrs Jake Elliott, Jas, Thomas, Willie Edwards and Billy McGee, will be the judges of laughter from the beginning of the performance until the end, then they mostly in a squad go on a lovers serenade. The band's semi-serenade is headed by Ed. Hill and fashion plate Sherie Green. Little Clarence, Owens, in there would be playing to playing the flute and pieceo. He is a real musician and above all fears no one can resist. Mr. Raymond Lattimore, clarinetist, sends regards to G. C. Miles and W. M. Neighbors. Clarence Owens sends his clarinet to Virginia bunch, also the entire company, and Mrs. Baker send their records to Miss. Walton of the Georgian 50F0H SLIP IT MAN 50 READY FOR A BAND RAG? YES! Nathaniel Davis COMPOSER 510½ Cedar St. Nashville, Tenn. MR. LEADER GET A COPY AT LAST A REMEDY FOR THE BLUES Send Money Orders, Stamps Not Wanted. This week Lincoln Theatre, Baltimore, Md. Next week National Theatre, Wilmington, Del. ..Performers Booking Independent.. Write J. Nicholson, "COLUMBIA THEATRE", 524 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis. One and two weeks—state lowest salary. Address all Communications to Elite Amusement Corporation E. (FRENCHY) ELM 76th Ave, New York City ODaniel & Russell Engraving Co. PHOTO ENGRAVERS AND ELECTROTYPERS. Halftones and ZincEtchings in one or more Colors QUALITY WORK AND PROMPT SERVICE ARTISTS. DESIGNERS ENGRAVERS WE MAKE ASPECIALITY OF NEWS PAPER CUTS 122 E. Ohio St. Indianapolis 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 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 Sherman H. Dudley Can place two lady piano players with vaudville experience. Must be sight readers. Smart Set, the Pewes and "Yankee" Owens of the Virginia minstrels, to the company is Mr. Ray Johnson, ballad singer and melophone player. Robert Code, the little man with the lauded-deh became overheated and fell on the stand, but had the good presence of mind enough to tell the boys that care of his life. We blame you for looking after that horn, old boy. Henderson and Willie Edwards continues each night. Her many friends will be glad to know that she has entirely recovered from some severe affect the throat and now we see heard hear days of yore when she sang as a nightingale. Edgington has a rose-like appearance since the arrival of her Holton trumpet and one can now have some delightful duet's with Jeff assistants. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hudson and also A. G. McFarland sends best regards. Mrs. W. Wright and the G. C. assistant. Mrs. Corrine McFarland is one of the clever little workers on the show. She brings with great success which brings her a number of encounters nightly. Frank Miller, orchestral leader takes his position with the camera outfit and quite a number of the boys and girls have been photographed. He is quite an artist in this line, as well as his work. A. Mordecal White sends his best regards to G. R. Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, and Miss Artie Bell McGinty of the Tolliver's show. Mr. Van Horn, desires to thank the Freeman for prompt delivery of mail, insertion of writeups, ads, etc. May this medium last for a while, the good of the profession and otherwise. NOTES FROM FLORIDA BLOS SOMS COMPANY. The show is still in the State of Alabama, doing real good business and everyone in the best of health and working together as one big family. The show is greatly improved and the street already is real, and the show is continually adding some attraction and trying to make this one of the best colored shows in the business. The show is isably managed by Mr. Pet. Wortherby, assisted by his son Frank Worley. Mr. Sam Cohen, ticket seller and general announcer; Mr. Sam Cotlett, scene artist; Mr. Walter H. Childs, band master and Mr. Dave Schaeffer, stage manager. The show is with a booster group, the leading band and dancing number, featuring five ladies and gentlemen in evening gowns and full dress suits, in all the latest popular song hits. Then Mr. Chas. (Mush Mouth) Miller, ten minutes of nonsense. Then the greatest act ever, Mr. William, with a troupe of performing dogs, cats, monkeys, goats and geese, an act which is a whole show by itself. Animals that do everything but talk. Featuring Evelyn, the world's greatest dog tangencyer, and the William and the dog, a dog that climbs even higher at once. The Berrengers, John and Princella, and the original happy four. One of the best of the originalelling followed by Taylor and Williamia Berrengers and Rasheed who are in a class by themselves. The intermission gives them a chance to discourse some very good selections, which is enjoyed by the audience, as the show. Then comes the second part which is opened by the Great Adams, trick cyclist, who is second to none. Then S ladies and gents in song and dances. Misses Annie May Childs, Princess Berrenger, Katie Price, Princess Reigsters, Ethel Cox, Rastus Williams, Bill Jones, John Berrenger and Mr. Dave Scheffer, after which the afterpiece, a high old time in the Rich Folks house is a fitting finish. Featuring Misses Childs and Price and Mr. Schaffer and Taylor in Black face. The band which is a feature under the leadership of Mr. Walter H. Childs, with the following gentlemen under the following and Arthur Cox, cornets; Oscar Lowe, clarinet; Warren Thorne, alto; Geo. Ross, E. W. Harris, Albert Driver, trombones; John Ivey, baritone; Little Joe Miller, bass; D. H. Hull, bass drum; Cliff Peeler, snare drum. Buddy Hill, Chef. The company sends regards to the Freeman and all friends in and out of the profess. PROF. L. K. BAKER'S ANNEX BAND WITH 101 RANCH SHOWS. This is our second week out finds everything running smoothly and our bunch is all well and in fine fettle. Mr. Wm. Nash, trombone and singing, comedian, is never a fully singing “Pro” for the lights to go out. Mr. John (Jolly) Richardson, tuba and versatile comedian, is successfully rendering Graham and Williams greatly. Mr. John, the body of "B.H.," sends regards to all friends. Also would like to hear from Mr. Eddie Woods, of Dr. Ferdons shows. Mr. S. F. (Doc) Ford sends kindest regards to Mrs. Bonnie Bell Drew. While playing St. Louis, Mo., April 27, the boss at R.J.Eckersley, N. Anderson were quite royalty entertained by Miss Gertrude Struffin and Buster and Billy Porter at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Porter. Mr. Anderson says hell. to Mrs. Gertrude Mason. Mr. W. R. Jackson (little Jack) sends regards to his brothers Kilmer and Eddie Prof. Baker sends regards to Prof. Wolfcalle, R. Roy Pope, Jas. Harris and Jno. Adams. P. L. Jenkins sends best regards to the Rabbit Foot Bunch and says Chas. Rue, I was in Pittsburg, Kans., April 27 and the last letter from there soon to Alexandrja address. Just think of it! How easy you can make times pick up if you advertise in The Freeman. WANTED Piano Player, man or woman. Trap-Drummer and six chorus girls that can sing and dance, for Elliott's Georgia Merrymakers, address enroute, E Foy Elliott, Sparta, Wisconsin. The Foster House Restaurant and Regular Meals Catering to the traveling public. Nicely furnished rooms, up to date bath. short orders at the office. Rates reasonable. P on office. City St. O W W. Manager. 81 W. Walnut St. Louisville Ky. The Greatest "Blues" Song Ever Written I AIN'T GOT NOBODY (And Nobody Cares for Me) Words by DAVID YOUNG. A song Music by CHAR. WARFIELD. and got no - bo - dy And no - bo - dy cares for me. That's why I'm and and lone - ly. Say, won't you just like a chance with me? I'll sing sweet songs all the time. If you will be a pal of mine. Cause I and got no - bo - dy. And no - bo - dy cares for me. Cause me I Ain't Got Nobody Nobody Cares For Me. BY David Young and Chas.Warfield For sale At all Music Stores. Published by Frank K. Root & Co. Chicago, New York WANTED, GOOD LADY PIANO PLAYER Who reads and fakes. understands playing for show and vaudeville. Incompetent people waste no stamps. Can use lady performers. good singers and dancers. Must be good looking. Wire or write. All mail answered. Address John H. Malloy, Manager Tennessee Blossoms Care The Freeman Indianapolis, Ind. 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 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. ```markdown ``` State 3507 State FEATURE Eight The Finest Picture Continuous 2:30 "BACK IN A Quee LEV ACT PER. ADDRESS Wanted for Tul Want to hear from r vaudeville artists at al day, Tuesday, Thurso Dream 102 N. Greenwood MayaB Big s Tolliver THE GR States Theatre 18507 State Street, Chicago, Illinois MATURE PICTURES ON Eight Piece Orchestra Best Picture House Outside of the continuous 2:30 to 11:30 Daily. Admission 1 CK IN THE LIMELIGHT A Queer Looking Comedian NEW HALL ACTOR-PLAYWRIFHT ADDRESS THE FRI ed for Dreamland The States Theatre 3507 State Street, Chicago, Illinois FEATURE PICTURES ONLY Eight Piece Orchestra The Finest Picture House Outside of the Loop. Continuous 2:30 to 11:30 Daily. Admission 10c "BACK IN THE LIMELIGHT!" A Queer Looking Comedian Wanted for Dreamland Theatre! Tulsa; Oklahoma ear from road shows, real stock com artists at all times. Open time for road s ay, Thursday and Saturday. Address Dreamland Theatre Greenwood Ave. Tulsa, OL yaBelleTollit SINGING Big Song Hits WITH liver's Big Sh E GRAND THEAT Want to hear from road shows, real stock companies and vaudeville artists at all times. Open time for road shows Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Address Dreamland Theatre MayaBelleTolliver Tolliver's Big Show THE GRAND THEATRE The Stroll Amusement Company Devoted to High Class VAUDEVILLE Change of Pro Matine 3110-12 State St. DEVILLE & MOVING PICTURE Range of Program Monday and Thursday Matinee Sundays and Holidays State St. Tel. Douglas 500 Chica Change of Program Monday and Thursday Matinee Sundays and Holidays 3110-12 State St. Tel. Douglas 500 Chicago, Ill. WIGS! Made of Natural Human Hair, either wavy or crimpy. Can be combed and dressed the same as your own hair. I do not sell to dealers, but the people direct. Write for a Free Catalogue The reason stage performers prefer my wigs is that they can also be worn for street wear. If you are in New York or suburbs I can have a representative call with samples. Alex. Marks 654 Broadway, New York City Is Theatre Street, Chicago, Illinois PICTURES ONLY Piece Orchestra The House Outside of the Loop. to 11:30 Daily. Admission 10c "THE LIMELIGHT!" Looking Comedian V HALL R-PLAYWRIFHT THE FREEMAN Dreamland Theatre! shows, real stock companies and times. Open time for road shows Sun- and Saturday. Address Iland Theatre Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma elleTolliver SINGING — Song Hits -WITH — 's Big Show AND THEATRE & MOVING PICTURES gram Monday and Thursday Sundays and Holidays Tel. Douglas 500 Chicago, Ill. Rube Foster and His Fast Team Takes First Game of Season from the West Ends, Score 5 to 2—Johnson on the Slab and Pitches Splendid Game-6,000 Fans Witness the Game. DEFENDS POSITION OF UMPIRE AGAINST PRACTICE OF BAITING AMERICAN GIANTS. R. H. H. O. A. E. Petway, c 1 1 2 2 0 Hill, cf 1 2 3 2 0 Rif, rf 1 2 4 2 0 Lloyd, ss 1 2 4 2 1 Grant, 1 2 11 1 1 Jenkins, 1 0 1 0 0 Francis, 2b 0 1 0 2 Brockman, 2b 0 0 1 0 Johnson, p 0 1 3 0 Totals 5 12 27 14 1 WEST ENDS. R. H. H. O. A. E. L Kavanagh, ss 0 0 3 0 Discill, 0 1 1 0 0 Sweeney, 2b 0 10 2 0 Johnson, 3b 0 1 2 0 Johnson, 3b 1 2 2 1 Cross, cf 0 3 3 0 W Kavanagh, c. 0 0 7 1 1 Ormsby, p 1 1 0 1 1 Jamestown Glants.....0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 *=5 West Ends.....0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-2 Two-base hits-Driscoll, Hill, Duncan, Johnson, Cross. Three-base, hit- Grant. Double plays-Frankson, Hill, Johnson to Sweeney to W. Kavanaugh; Bockman to Lloyd to Grant; Kenney to Sweeney to Johnson. Struck out-By Johnson, Johnson. Struck out-By Johnson, Johnson. 4 off Ormsby, 5. Umpire- Geckel. Time-2:10. A NOTE OR TWO: The game is called at 3 o'clock the rest of the season, instead of 3:30. Be there on time. Goeckel is with us again. He was away last season with the Federales. He is some umpire. He takes no foolishness and his word is LAW. Lloyd played a "bang-up" game on the team. He was a lady fan, as he made one of his famous Tex- as leagues and went sprinting around to second. Petway, the "scream of the fans of Chicago, got a great many hands Sunday. He is one of the most popular players on the team. LaPorter will play next Sunday. Mr. Rafter states that this team will give the most game Sunday, so be there early. Game called at 3 o'clock. Mr. Foster occupied the game both last year, and of course, was pleased NEW YORK—The season has gone far enough to make one truth plain. Empires are more tertiary than authoritative, before that. Forgo the National League arbiter, anhow, is a fine distinction between rudimentary and aggressiveness. The league is trying to stamp out rowdyism. But it should be mighty careful to avoid it, because it does not destroy team spirit or light, which is strongly to the fans, and which is so necessary to snappy, successful ball players that it down hard and fast rules. Players or managers put out of the game and disciplined must not only pay their own fees, but also pay their secondary during the period of suspension. Right here I want to say a good word again. The empire. His position has always been no time for players, young or old, and deliberately try to browbeat or up to the ridicule of the fans the game the game the game the ones, ones, ones at least a trifle too stern at times car. But, after all, the thoughtless player has been at the bottom of it all. It is my opinion that Umpire Bill is the nail on the head when he first personalizes a player, cut out their personalities in a player's mark are never in good taste. One mark is best umpires in our league has on one hand enough to impute in personal butler, and the season then drastic action against offending them simply because some rookie was that umpire enough to impute in personal butler, and conditions disguised, that will irritate the point. The best umpires best umpire, Jones falls in love. Off the field he can nothing but his best girl. During the winter the girl jilts him. Next spring the umpire amputing an arm with him and is chased to the beach. The coach, or some one sitting with him and is chased to the beach, disagrees with a decision a little later. I have the authority to get two since you wasn't clever enough to get than you wasn't clever enough to get. Now the player means no more than a sally, but every one can readily appraise that does not appeal as to wilt the umpire. I am dead set against all remarks of COMMISSION TO ABOLISH COLOR Report That Mixed Bouts Will Be Permitted Is Again Current—Chairman of Board is Said to Favor It. (By Dan Lyons.) Numbers are again current in well-informed boxing circles. when the Giants ran up a score of 5 to 2 in favor of the Giants. Mrs. Noble Glmore and daughter, Hazel Gatewood, were in box 21 with a handmade jacket. They are the American Giants' ladies. The Giants begin to win they have a little song entitled "La, la, laa, laa." The music is by George Holt and lyrics by "Bill Adams." When the sun came out Sunday morning the Giants beat with their Schorling was all smiles. While he likes the Giants to win, he rather likes to see the sunshine. Our old favorite friend, Mr. Shine, was in Box 23 as usual. No man at attention, he was regularly than Mr. Shines and he knows the game from A to Z. The press box is a favorite of his and oftentimes he brings along a cigar to make the "press" more interesting. There is a movement on foot to make him an honorary member of the gang. Johnson has some arm. He struck out six men. He says just wait until it gets a little warmer, he will make it twice that number. When Petway finally got to first, the crowd heard to say, "watch him run," "Pet" "become" of being the fastest runner on the team. Hilly is the name of the center fielder that never misses and still holds the wrist as a safe hitter. Hilly says it will save time to have his boy tossing the pill. "Uncle Rube" treated the crowd to a lot of fans. He wielded for Frances. A ball was thrown for him and he got off. Such getting off and the crowd yelled and he passed second to the yell out of a cannon and down to third in line. He evidently showing the boys how to sprint. King, known as "King" Hilly, according to the Night Book, which gave him such a splendid and deserving "write-up" last week, said to the woman correspondent, he would give away the book to its team on some Sunday. He was informed that there would be some weekdays he could be present and then he the guest of Cary B. Lewis in Box 23. All the old-timers were out Sunday, too. Honor, Oscar De Friest, Honor Frank Hamilton, William Adams, Editor R. S. Abbott, Frank A. Young, Walter Speedy, Uncle "Andy" and George Jett, and the list too long to remember. Chicago Giants Lose Chicago, Ill. May 9—Merrimac defends the 9-0 victory over a record-sized crowd at the new grounds at Van Buren street and Kezie avenue. Eddie Pond won the game in the ninth inning with a clean single by the Merrimacs. In the end, of the Merrimacs in the pinches was Merrimacs..... R. H. P. A. Callan, cf..... 1 3 0 0 Bass, bb..... 1 0 3 0 Pond, ib..... 2 4 7 0 DeLave, rf..... 1 1 0 0 T. Egan, 3b..... 0 2 3 0 Ace, bb..... 1 2 0 4 Ashey, lf..... 1 2 0 0 Denns, c..... 2 2 12 0 Ryan, p..... 1 3 1 2 Totals..... 9 20 27 12 Chicago Giants. R. H. P. A. Jennings, 2b..... 1 2 2 0 Wilson, 1b..... 3 2 3 0 Borter, 1b..... 1 3 9 0 Jenkins, c, cf..... 1 2 1 0 W. Green, f, ff..... 0 1 0 1 J. Green, cf, rf..... 0 2 2 0 Lee, ss..... 1 1 0 2 Jones, c..... 1 0 8 1 Totals..... 8 11 *26 11 *Two out when winning run scored. Merrimacs..... 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 1-8 Merrilliams Chi-Chi Plants— 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 Errors— W. Green, Lee. Two-base hits—Callan, F. Egan, Dennis (2), T. Buckner, F. Egan, Dennis (2), T. base hits—Pond, Borter, Struck out. By Ryan, 11; by Jenkins, 1; by Buck- ner, 1; by Buckner, 2; off Buckner, 1; off Buckner, 2; Umpire—Rudder. Cubans Coming Chicago, Ill., May 10.—The Cuban Stars will be here Sunday, May 21 "Billy" King and his stock company will have an opportunity to see the Cuban Stars pack their company packed three houses Sunday night, which is a record at the Grand a personal nature on the ball field. The wise umpire usually sees to it that the opposing team is suppressed. Players should also be prepared to oppose the opposing teams to the umpires. If necessary heavy fines should be pasted on as penalties. Unfortunately, good umpires are now notorious for any of the many of them spoiled. I have in mind one of the very best in either major league or in any of the players generally because he takes too seriously the salles directed against him. The umpire was the innocent victim of a misunderstanding that put him in an unfavorable situation. He is just proud of his good name and sensitive above the average as to continually twisted him about his alleged notoriously and as a result he has cleaned more umpires from the spring. The innocent have suffered many guilty. That is how the injustice falls. umpire may be, he is bound to be affected by any remark that wounds his sense of pride. He is bound to hold up his hands and give up his clothes and the clubs they represent. Clubs, on the other hand, who suffer from discipline, will umpire him. We must bear in mind their heads that such umpire bears them personal grievances. Both sides are right in a sense. They face each other and expect that each expecting the other to begin grievance. Under these conditions trouble is not long in coming. There have been instances where the best of the by "riding" an umpire. There have been instances where the best of the by "riding" an umpire through the antics and persecutions of certain rude players clever enough to keep their banter within the bounds of the rules. That existing conditions leave a possibility of having fine, veteran umpires ruined because of some real or fancied shortcoming in character or deport- I believe all thinking players of experience would welcome a race that would absolutely prohibit the airing of all personalities on the ball field. The good of the game demands it. Why should a race be so hard to carry and wholesome as it always has been and should be—By Christy Mathewson. commission is seriously considering lifting the ban on "mixed bouts." If report be true, Chairman Fred Wenck is in favor of permitting Negro boxing matches against white men, and that if his two up-state fellow commissioners support his views, the bars will be The "color line" was originally drawn under the Frawley law, and under the Frawley law, and THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER "SPEED SQUINT" KNOWN WORLD OVER ```markdown ``` stakes race for the 300-mile distance to be held on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30th. In this one, Chevrolet will drive a Frontenac, a car of his own creation, abo* which little or nothing is known. It will be more than a dark horse in the Indianapolis race. For everyone who knows Chevrolet knows to fear him as a racing competitor. His experience is as varied as it is spectacular, and he is no stranger to accidents. OUIS CHEVROLET came to the United States in 1908 to ride as United States in 1908 to ride as mechanician with Victor Hemery. Chevrolet stayed. And today his is a name that is known almost as well as the Henry Ford or John L. Lysy, for his driver of unusual ability and courage, but his engineering genius has been immortalized in a car bearing his name. "It's his eyes" Bill Pickens, King of the Barnstorming impressaries used to say. Chevrolet drove for Bill during the lurid Buick racing days, and it was Chevrolet's eyes that he guarded and cherished their safety over all other parts of his anatomy. Chevrolet wears goggles but not on his helmet, and he has his cap tightly on his head. His "Speed squint" is famed the world over and is expected to serve him well in the Sixth International Sween- was intended primarily to prevent the then world's heavyweight champion, Joseph Johnson, from incurring punishment from appearing in a ring. It was a good rule, and none questioned the wisdom of it. Now he is arguing that it was argued by those in favor of rescuing it, there is no good reason why it should not be erased from the books. It is a known fact that powerful persuasive powers that the power up Albany way to have it stricken out. It is said that Mr. Whitman's personal attention by a delegation from the "black belt" in Harlem. The agitation has assumed a more serious role for ousted politicians are reported to be behind it, and propose to make it a party issue. She interested suggest that the rule as it affects the heavyweight division be kept in the code, but that it be lifted against Negro boxes in the ring. It is permissible for Negro bantamweights, featherweights, lightweights, welterweights, and middleweights to engage white men in the same divisions. If this is done the white boxers are "up against it." These divisions boast of a number of "sons of 'Ham" who figure to make it decidedly unpleasant for pale-faced opponents. There are many of these boxers in China and China who compare favorably to boxing skills with the white-skinned warriors. Those who have made a specialty of promoting "colored" boxing shows avow that there are Negro boxers in every local region. The barcode weight is middleweight who either equal or outclass the boxers in the same class among the whites. In the colored bantamweight class the colored stars are Darky Griffith, Battling Chuck, Buddy Faulkes, Harry Ford and a second Bantam. Among the leading featherweights are Mark Spencer, Young Joe Gans, and Jack De Nite. The crack lightweights are Leo Johnson, considered by many to be the nearest approach to Joe Gans in color as skilled by the International Day and Preston Brown, the Philadelphia Young Hicks, Charlie Smith, Young Lowery and Young Dorsey are perhaps, the best colored welterweights. The more dangerous men among the middleweights are Willie Langford, Marshall and Tommy Coleman. The Philadelphia veteran. PATTERSON OUTPOINTED BALL Leo Patterson wore referee decision of Eddie Smith over Battle Ball in a game where both boys show lots of pretty work ducking and blocking each other's lead. Patterson scored lots of points with leo Kid Yellow defeated Bennie Hall from Ball's nose. It was a good interest-bout and everyone was pleased with the finals, Kid Yellow defeated Bennie Hall for the featherweight champion of the tournament to win the belt but Kid Yellow won it. TAYLOR'S A. B. C.'S SHUT OUT TAYLOR'S A. B. C.'S SHUT OUT Home Team Defeated Sunday, Score 6 to 0. The pitching of Padron for the Cuban Stars was too much for Taylor's A. B. C's last Sunday at Federal park, the Stars scored a 6-to-0 victory. Padron hit a single, but the Stars hit a, sharp single by Clark in the seventh inning spoiling the southpaw's chances for a no-hit contest. Padron also made ten of Taylor's aggregation. Dismusks, for the locals, pitched good ball for seven innings, being relieved by Padron, but both teams fielded in good style. Jimenez, the star second baseman for tunnelz, the team's slack, clutch out one two hit. Scor A. B. C. Barber, cf-2 4 0 0 O. A. E. Brown, rf. 4 1 1 0 Buck, rf. 3 0 1 0 B. Taylor, 1b 3 0 12 2 Dunbar, lf. 4 0 1 0 Meadie, 2b. 3 0 1 0 Taylor, 3b 4 0 1 1 Powell, c. 1 0 5 2 Dismukes, p. 1 0 1 5 Shively, p. 1 0 0 0 Jeffries, p. 0 0 0 1 **Kennard. 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 1 27 19 5 CUBANS. A. B. H. O. A. E. Jimenez, 2b. 4 2 2 1 0 Camps, 3b. 4 0 1 2 0 Gonzales, 2b. 5 1 0 0 Yilk, rf. 5 1 0 0 Pedrosa, rf. 5 1 0 0 Riedroque, c. 4 0 13 0 Argüín, rf. 4 1 2 0 Rios, s. 4 1 2 5 1 Padron, p. 4 0 1 0 Totals 27 7 27 9 1 Cubans ..... 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-6 A. B. C.'s ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Two-base hits—Jimenez, Pedroso, Stolen bases—Jimenez, Campos, Gon- chero, Demisku, Aron, Strickle, Dismukes, 1; Jeffries, 2; Strickle, Dismukes, 1; Padron, 10; Strickle, 1; Hit by pitcher—By Jeffries (Gonzales) Hits—Off Dismukes, 5 in 7 innings; off in 2 innings. Passed balls—Rolrquez, 2. Umpire—McCarty. Time—1:51 TAYLOR'S TEAM WINS IN TEN. INNING GAME. Cubans Are Beaten by Local Colored Teams in the City. Many of Series at Federal Parks The Cuban Stars and Taylor's A. B. C.'s battled for ten innings Monday at Federal park, Taylor's aggregation at Wickery's grand pitching should have LOUIS CHEVROLET DRIVER OF FRONTENAC enabled the locals to win over the regular route, but errors by Brown and Landers that the data tied up. The hitting of Clark and B.Taylor featured, each connecting safely three times. Score: A. B. C. A.B. H. O. A. E. Barber, cf. 5 1 2 0 1 Barber, cf. 4 0 1 0 1 *Kennard 1 0 0 1 0 Clark, ss 5 3 7 2 0 Taylor, ib 4 3 11 0 1 Shively, lf 4 0 0 1 J. Taylor, ib 4 0 1 0 Meade, 2b 2 0 2 5 0 Powell, c 4 1 7 2 0 Wickware, p 3 1 0 3 0 Totals 36 10 30 13 2 CUBAN STARS. A.B. H. O. A. E. Jiminez, b 4 1 0 1 Camps, 3b 4 1 2 0 Gonzales, b 5 1 8 0 Pelosco, p 4 0 1 0 Roperius, c 5 0 9 1 0 Roperius, c 4 1 4 2 1 Rios, ss 4 0 1 0 1 Junce, cf 4 0 2 0 1 Totals 38 7 **28 9 1 *Added for Brown the tenth. **One out when winning run was scored. Cuban Stars --- 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 --- A. B. C.'s --- 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 Two-base hits--J, Taylor, Wickware, Clark, Gonzales, Riz, Jimenez 2, Pedroso, Sacrifice hit--Meade. Bases on balls--Off Wickware, 4; off Pedroso, 2, Wild pitch--w; by Pedroso, Wild pitch--Wickware, Time-- 211, Umpire--McCarty, CUBANS SCORE THREE IN ELEV ENTH AND WIN. Islanders Put Across Needed Runs in Second Extra Round and Take Game from Taylor's A. R. Clef 5 to 3. The Cuban Stars-Taylor's A. B. C's game went into extra innings Tuesday at Federal Park, the Stars winning three runs, the count being 5 to 3. The islanders put across the runs in the eleventh on two singles, an erase in the twelfth, and a good attempt in the final inning, but the best it could do was one run. Both Jeffries and Junco pitched good bad ball. Shively was the big noise with the strike, three hits inside his share. Score: Barc, rf -------------- AB H O A E Brown, cf -------------- 5 2 1 0 Brown, cf -------------- 1 0 3 0 Kennard -------------- 1 0 0 0 Dunbar, cf -------------- 1 0 0 0 Dark, c -------------- 3 1 2 4 B. Taylor, 1 -------------- 5 1 19 0 Shively, 1 -------------- 5 3 5 14 Taylor, 3 -------------- 0 0 0 0 C. Taylor -------------- 0 0 0 0 Meade, 2 -------------- 3 1 6 1 Wickes, 2 -------------- 1 0 0 1 Powell, c -------------- 5 0 2 1 Jeffries, p -------------- 4 0 0 6 Totals -------------- 41 8 33 22 Cubans, -------------- AB H O A E Jiminez, 2 -------------- 4 0 3 8 Camps, -------------- 5 2 8 0 Gonzalez, 1 -------------- 4 2 18 0 Jills, 1 -------------- 5 0 1 0 Pedroso, cf -------------- 5 3 2 0 Rodriquez, c -------------- 4 1 5 0 Magrante, If -------------- 5 0 3 0 Rios, -------------- 5 0 1 6 Junco, p -------------- 4 1 0 2 0 **Batted for LRK.** **Batted by Taylor in the eleventh.** **Batted for Meade in the eleventh.** Cuban Stars_0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-5 A. B. C. s_0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-3 Two-base hits - Shively, Clark. Three-base hit - Pedroso. Stobes stolen - Clark. Shively 2. Sacristan 2. Jooseph 2. Burch on balls—Off Jooseph 2. Off Junco 2. Struck out By Jefferies, 1; by Junco, 2. Umpires. -Costello and Burch. Time-2:21. BOWSER'S TEAM GOES DOWN AT LOGANSPORT, 3 TO 0. LOGANSPORT. Ind—By defeating Bowser's A. B. C.s by a 3-to-0 score, the local team won once here in many day last Sunday, and incidentally secured the third successive shut-out of the season, a wonderful one-handed catch and a home run hit by Shortstop Wise Sheers, Barnard and the hitting and pitching of Green also were features. Bowser's club with Dita Johnson was formidable opponent against the locals, who have not been scored against this season. Score: 1 A. B. C.s---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Batteries—Dieta Johnson and Watts: CUBS WIN. MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Montgomery Cubs, the greatest Negro ball club south of Indianapolis, defeated the campus by a score of 13 to 2. “Whirlwind” Williams, who was farmed to the Cubs for one season by the Rays, was master of the day, allowing the school boys only three hits, and striking out 14. The Cubs will play any team in Georgia for four weeks, and will like to hear from all clubs before May 22 or after June 18, as they will tour Georgia for four weeks from the Black Eagles of New Orleans, the Memphis Giants, the Pensacola Stars and a few other strong clubs. Address L. E. East Grove street, Montgomery, Ala. JOHNSON AND GRIFFIN BOX TEN ROUND DRAW. NEW YORK CITY.—When two clever boxers meet there is seldom much of a fight and at best the fight never indicates a great deal, for cleverness against cleverness where it is about equal provides no contrast in styles of milling and consequently provides no real issue. Such was the case last night when the Johnson and Darky Griffin met in the feature ten-round bout at the weekly all-colored show at the Vanderbilt A. C. The book ended in a draw. So far as an exhibition of cleverness goes it was all that could be wished for. But as a regular fight it lacked many of the charms that make a meeting between two men a regular fight. Johnson was the best star of three weeks' idleness and did not show his usual pep, while Griffin was in better boxing form. This probably equalized things. When he is right Johnson is a much cleverer boxer than Griffin. It was the second meeting of the pair. They met in New Orleans before in a bout scheduled for twenty rounds. In the nineteenth Johnson knocked Darky Griffin. There was no chance for us to last night. The two stood up and boxed, sometimes fast and sometimes rather poorly. Both missed many good blows and this was especially true of Johnson. Ordinarily he does not miss many blows, which showed plainly that he was off form. Griffin fought a fine fight. He handled Johnson nicely, but was not as aggressive as his opponent. The latter did most of the leading, walking in his usual manner and forcing the issue. Griffin did most of his good work in close quarters. He landed a few good body punches and now and then a swing to the jaw in the breaks from the clinches. Johnson did not wake up until about the fifth round and from then but he jabbed continually at Darky's head. His swings seemed to miscarry most of the time and the jab was about the only reliable weapon he had. GEORGE SMITH, THE FIGHTING BUTCHER. Kansas City, Mo. George Smith, the fighting butcher, has a bright future in the fisticst ring. He has been in the game just one year and has met the first of the two colorado groups there are. He has had 23 fights and won nine of them by a K. O., two by decisions, nine draws and lost three by decisions and has never been booked out. Smith fights at the first of the two because of fights at that weight, so he is forced to meet 132 lb. men. On Feb. 2d, 1916, he fought Mexican Kid 10 rounds to a draw in Kansas City. In a return match Feb. 10 in the Smith-Knocked-Mercoside Kid in the second round of a ten round bout, causing Mex to lose a couple of ivory bread mashers. He also knocked out Young Joe Gans, of Tulsa, in the fourth round of a ten round go. In the fourth round of the 10 round Jowrie Moore's draw March 29th in Kansas City Smith meets Lamb the last of this month and also wishes to meet any 133-lb. colored lightweight in America. Smith is a good graduate of Leavenworth high school. He is now making hit with his weekly boxing exhibitions at the Lyric Stock Company. Send challenge to Joseph Rosenboom, Oakley Market, Eighth and Oak streets, Kansas City. He will accept Mexican Kid's chair troops at 133. CHICAGO (ILL.) SPORT DOPE. Dear Sir: Just a few lines to correct the statement made by Hal Beacham in the article, "The Brien Bill Jones, of the Jones A. C. only agreed to see that the man he sent to O'Brien laid down as they said he did, it was no fault of Mr. Jones. It was no fault of them that the best of them get that awful wallop at any time and I will guarantee that O'Brien got that said thing or he would be there. We have Eddie Sanders up here who gave Patterson one of the toughest games for a return match, which Patterson doesn't seem anxious to give him. Eddie Corbett went down there and took him to hand him and still stayed nine rounds two minutes and forty seconds with the fight up the K. O. We have such men here as Kid Caldwell, Eddie Hart. We also have two little fellows who bar nobody at their weight in Hunt and Kid Tables 85 to 90 pounds. Mr. Beacham has finally quit the game at West Baden and the rest of the team to play sport by the name of Jim Ragsdale. GOTCH IS THROUGH. CHICAGO—Frank Gotch, champion wrestler, was through the mat game today. Broken in health and in pain, he has quit the circus with which he and Jess Willard were traveling and has gone to his farm at Humboldt, Ia. from 225 pounds he says he has dropped weight rapidly and now weighs only 185. 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Bell, Prop 23 E. 35th Street, Chicago TEENANJONES'PLACE 3445 State Street, Chicago, Illinois Finest Buffet and Cafe on State Street Chinese and American Restaurant Up Stairs Phones Dong. 5477-5461; Auto. 71-750. TEENAN JONES, Prop. 3030 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Douglas 3286-5971. Automatic 72-379 Known from Coast to Coast for its High Class Cabaret and First Class Service. A. F. Codooze & J. H. Whitson, Props. Cass Harris, Mgr. Panama Buffet West Spot on the South Side LEVIN, Prop. & State, Chicago, Ill. Bell's Lunch Room Price and Quality. Always Open St., Chicago, Ill. NEW GREATHOUSE you at my new place. Ten Neatly Furnished R licit patronage on merit of goods. Pool and Bili a Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. Greathouse. Proprietor. The Panama Buffet The Finest Spot on the South Side I. LEVIN, Prop. S. E. Cor. 35th & State, Chicago, Illinois J. A. Bell's Lunch Room For Service and Quality. Always Open 3102 State St., Chicago, Illinois Will be pleased to meet you at my new place. Ten Neatly Furnished Rooms for gentlemen only. I solicit patronage on merit of goods. Pool and Billiards. 895, 897, 899 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Indiana. Beautiful Bust and Shoulders are possible if you will wear a scientifically constructed Bien Jole Brassiere. The dragging weight of an unconfined bust so stretches the supporting muscles that the contour of the figure is spoiled. BENJOLIE put the bust back where it be long, prevent it from falling off. The importance of fashions, eliminate the danger of BRASSIERES dragging muscles and confine the shoulder giving a graceful line to the entire upper body. They are the dainiest and most serviceable garments imaginable—come in all materials and styles: Cross Back, Hook Shoulder, Permitting washing without removal. The rustles bonnet-permitting washing without removal. Have your dealer show you Bien Jole Brassiere, if not stocked, we will gladly send him, prepaid, samples to show you. BENJAMIN & JOHNES, 51 Warren Street, Newark, N. J. The Home Brewing Co. Brewers and Bottlers of Pure Lager Bee Phones: 1050 and 1030 DIANAPOLIS, IND. THE MUSEUM OF THE ARTS Brewers Strictly Pur New Phone INDIANA "From Co Lincoln 5 Cent Hamilton-Harris Strictly Pure Lager Beer New Phones: 1050 and 1030 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. "From Coast to Coast" Lincoln Highway 5 Cent Cigar. Hamilton-Harris & Co. Distributors Fortune D. SYNTHE NEWARK, MO. AT ALL GOOD DEALERS 50¢ UP JUNE 4 4523 Automatic 71-310 orings rler Prop. Chicago, Illinois UNCH Room in Chicago Chicago, Illinois Auto. 72-305 gard Parlor tean up Stairs. ago, III. High Class Entertainer Auto 78-113 FF Liquors and Cigars CHICAGO, ILL. Tables for Ladies rant ur Coffee E. 35th Street, Chicago pson's ce... ntertainers Chicago, Illinois PLACE Illinois ate Street rant Up Stairs AN JONES, Prop. d Buffet lo, Ill. 72-379 nd First Glass Service. ass Harris, Mgr. Automatic, 74,439 Buffet uth Side p. Chicago, Illinois ch Room ways Open cago, Illinois HOUSE! Neatly Furnished Rooms goods, Peol and Billiards Indianapolis, Indiana prietor. Home wing Co. of ger Beer 1030 ND. PHONES 7 8 We submit these suits knowing in advance that they can not fail to meet the approval of the most exacting shopper. Styles are new and pleasing, the materials have evident quality and the tailoring is admirable in every detail. Plenty in both black and colors. One particularly pretty suit is of gray taffeta with coat amply full and protruding. The flat collar. The skirt has ample width and graceful hang. $26. In the other group is a taffeta suit, in roe shade, with white collar, and its saffron tassels, with matching tassels of the gathered sort and are cord-trimmed to match the suit. $33. A black suit, at $40, also deserves mention. It is strikingly embroidered in gold and black and is of an especially heavy quality silk; really an unusual value at the price. —3d floor. L S Ayres & Co, I diana's Greatest Distributors I Dry Goods CITY AND VICINITY. James Duncan is seriously ill at his home in Fayette street. A literary and musical program was given at Phillips' chapel C. M. E. church Friday evening. A teacher, a farmer, of Peru, Ind., is visiting her son, James Nicholson, and family, in Fayette street. Mrs. Lulu Craig, of Chicago, arrived in the city Tuesday to spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Elwood G. Knox. Mrs. Florence Etter will represent the Woman's Improvement Club at the State Federation of Clubs which convenes in Anderson Hall, No. 24. Clarence Hicks, teacher of wood carving at school No. 23, entertained his class last Wednesday evening at his home in Pleasant street. Is in the city the guest of Mrs. Geraldine Dismukes in North Senate avenue for the summer season. Mrs. Rhea Baxter, 92nd North Senate院 and works at her home in Marion, Ind., visiting her relatives. She returned home Sunday. The funeral of Mrs. Mattie Price, 2630 Boulevard Place, will be held next Friday in Marion, M. C. The Rev. P. T. Gorman officiated. Miss Lizzie Raley, Miss Ada Raley and Miss Lottie Waites will represent Charlotte, North Carolina, in convention Bloomington, Ind. May Dr. G. R. Bryant, superintendent of the Indianapolis district of the M. E. church, left last Monday for Saratoga, the state capital and the general conference now in session. The Rev. E. D. Gilliam, of Columbus, O. a former pastor of Simpson Chapel M. E. church of this city, was the principal pastor of the Catholic culture last Sunday afternoon. William Edwards announces the marriage of his sister, Bessle, of this city, Chester, Pennsylvania, to his manager took place April 22 in St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will live in St. Louis. Miss Ethel Wright, of the city public school, was married last Saturday evening to Mathew Campbell, of this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. E. Clark at the home of the bride. The election of officers of the board of directors was held Wednesday evening, with members elected were: Geo. L, Knox, J. H. Howard, Dr. Joseph H, Ward, Dr. H. L. Hummons, Dr. W. E. Brown, Dr. M. D. Battles, Dr. H. S. Turner, Dr. E. H. Turner, Hodge and F. E. Ransom, counsellor. The Rev. E. D. Gilliam, of Columbus, Ohio, a former pastor of Simpson Chapel, met the evening sermon at Simpson Chapel last Sunday and was one of the principal speakers at Tomlin hall, Sunday, at the special sermon of the K. of P. Pledge. Other speakers were Bertha Reed and James N. Shelton. James Francis Rickards, of Detroit, the M. P. S. p. grand commander; R. E. Tenant commander; Rev. Alexander H. Newton, Camden, N. J., the ex-grand chaplain of J.F. Williams, Flintfield, N. J., the deputy for the valley of New Jersey. THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL, A. A. C. R. MASONS OF THE NORTHERN MASONIC JURISDICTION CONVENED IN THIS CITY, MAY 7, 8 AND 9. The Colored Y. M. C. A. was headquarters for visiting members. The sessions were held in the Colored Lycopersis program held in the Colored Lycopersis program was carried out; Sunday, May 7, at 2 p. m. Divine Services at the Bethel A. M. E. church; the Rev. B. A. M. E. church; and the members of the Supreme Council met at the church at 7:30. Some of all of the other Masonic organizations were reserved for these organizations, the services were open to the public; the services were reserved for these organizations, the services were open to the public; the Council open session; first Executive Session at 10 a. m.; conferring the 32d degree upon a class by the officers and members of the Council; work under the direction of Clarence E. Dunlap, 33d degree commander-chairman. The following class are the ones whom the 32d degree was con- Levinson is Ready with the New Spring Hats New Ideas in Endless Variety, and the usual Levinson Super- Value at the usual interesting PRICE $2 LEVINSON THREE STORES 37 N. Penn. St. 41 S. III. Mkt. & III. St. Order by mail, we send 'em by Parcel Post THOMAS E. TAYLOR RESIGNS POSITION AS SECRETARY OF THE COLORED MEN'S BRANCH OF THE Y. M. C. A., INDIANAPOLIS—ELEVEN YEARS OF SUCCESS. After eleven years of success as secretary of the Men's branched by the Y. M. C. A., Those who fit to resign his position. Following are his letters of resignation to the general secretary: May 2, 1916. Mr. A. H. Godard, General Secretary Indianapolis, Indianapolis. My Dear Mr. Goddard: I hereby tender my resignation as secretary of the Men's Christian Branch of the Men's Christian Association of Indiana apolis, Indiana, to take effect August 31, 1916, or at any earlier date if it is not. In presenting this I wish to thank you and the Board of Directors together with the Committee of Management in making this work possible and pray that God will ever bless them and prosper the work here among men and the men and boys of my own race. Thanking you for the many personal kindnesses and courtesies extended me Mr. A. H. Godard, General Secretary Young Men's Christian Association, Indianapolis, Indiana. My office is Godard: Enclosed please find my resignation, which I am presenting after much thoughtful and thoughtful consideration. I will not come to this conclusion hastily. I am doing it because I feel that it is necessary to have a Divine Guidance. My mind is made up definitely and while I have no plans for the future, there will be no swerving from the condition I have taken in this present. Words fail me when I attempt to express to you my appreciation and thoughtful response to our relationship of nearly eleven years and can only say that I will endeavor to make my future life exemplify the wisdom and values of our days to come, I can recall with pleasure. The Board of Directors and the Committee of Management have been the public of Indianapolis for whom I will ever cherish the most pleasant recommendation. Asking from you and your associates a continuance in your prayers for myself and family, I am Respectfully yours. THOS. E. TAYLOR. H. L. SANDERS OUTGROWS PRES ENT PLACE OF BUSINESS. Has Taken In An Additional Storeroom—One of the Largest Concerns of the Kind in the Country. The well-known H. L. Sanders store and manufacturing establishment has again outgrown its quarters. The company has acquired the C. B. Hape as a barber shop has been taken over by Mr. Sanders. This gives him the control of the entire block, which he has acquired under a new lease. The increased floor capacity, which is now 55x120 feet, will permit him to hire more persons in all that will be employed persons in all that will be employed by the manufacturing department. Mr. Sanders will give employment to five more members of the race, which will hire more persons in all that will be employed by the payroll roll reaches $225, and the business is increasing every month. Among some companies by him are his three sons, a daughter. He has two traveling salesmen. Mr. Sanders' rise in business was impressive. There are many persons living in any area when, in 1889, he made the rounds H. L. SANDERS. with his wares in a basket on his arm, peddling them from place to place. At this time he conducts one of the business of the country. He enjoys a splendid credit by the United States. In making his wonderful success, he has adhered to the few vital business principles, among which he deals. He was a table waler in his early life. He manufactures especially nurses' uniforms, dentists' and office coats, chauffeurs and mechanicians' suits, a new department will be opened up with a full and up-to-date line of ladies' and gents' furnishings. He will be to be a very useful citizen in the community, as well as a successful business man, a member of M. C. A. board of management and a trustee of Bethel A. M. E. church. The H. L. Sanders store address is 224 N. 220 Avenue, Indianapolis. DR. CLARK OPENS LECTURE Talks On Book of Revelation—Secretary Taylor In Cleveland—Y. M. C. A. Notes. Tuesday evening, May 11, Dr. E. A. Clark, pastor of Allen Chapel A. M. E. church, opened a course of six lectures on the history of the creation in his introductory remarks pointed out very clearly how the Book of Revelation was a vision of the future world as it was in the Book of Genesis was the vision of the creation. A very large and appreciative group of men attended the lecture. The lectures begin at 7 A.M. The lecture is the city are cordially invited to attend. THE FREEMAN AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER In order to accommodate those who live great distance from the association and who would perhaps be handicapped in attending after going home to their suppliers, the Bible committee has ar- raised a mean support to be served at 6:30 for a nominal fee. A number of loyal members met with the Committee of Management Tuesday, the event, and formulated plans to the Association's 14th anniversary celebration to be held on Sunday, May 21. The details of the program will be published next week and issue. The following men stopped in the building while attending the Masonic convention this week: Messrs. Philip Charles,围场师, Miss. H. W. Wilmington, Del. Wm. Douglass, Plainfield, N. J.; S. W. Dett, Buffalo, N. Y.; L. Warsaw, T. H. Wright, O. O. Payne, Detroit, Mich. A. F. Smith, Topeka, Kas.; M. R. Poole, Jas. E. Jackson, John R. Jackson, Wm. Copeland, R. T. Jones, G. W. Greer, Cincinnati, O. Mr. Thomas E. Taylor, secretary of the Association left Thursday for Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the Y. M. C. A. International convention which is being held on June 16th. Mr. W. B. Champbell, superintendent of A. M. E. Sunday school, is making arrangements for children's day exercises on the second Sunday in June. Mr. Hesper Jackson, the new superintendent of Hillsdale Baptist church Sunday school, is making a grand success in his new work. Mr. H. W. Dett, Donaldson have moved into their new home at $24 South Logan street. Gov. Woodbridge N. Ferris delivered a second lecture at A. M. E. church on last Wednesday night. ELITE SOCIAL CLUB. Hot Springs, Ark., Special. The Elite Social club entertained The genuine Carrier Remedy sent by mail 10 price, 50 cents (stamps) others will cure you. Woodbine Perfume grant, exquisite exchant ing. Only at Blodau's If you will send us yo Scott troop No. 11 of the Association, under careful tutelage of Assistant Director of the Association, developing into one of the most proficient troops in the city. A large number are now working on their second-class activities. The fourth annual state oratorial contest being promoted by the Association will be held at the Association of Secondary Schools, developing organizations have entered contestants: Alumni School, No. 7; Campus College, No. 8; Church, Plainfield, Terre Haute and Ethical Culture Society. The musical numbers on the program will be furnished by the Y. M. C. A. quartette and Ethical Culture Society. The first annual declamation contest given under the aupices and for the honorary award will be held Friday evening June 2, in the Association auditorium. Schools Nos. 17, 26, 19, have each entered two contests, the first to strive for the honors. Three awards will be given silver and bronze medal for first, second and third prizes respectively. For the third annual county fair which will occupy the stage of the association activities June 19th to 26th. The slogan year will be "Bigger and Better That" MEMORIAL SERVICES A joint memorial service of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Army, and the American veterans will be held at M. Parian Baptist church, corner 12th and Missouri streets, Sunday, 12th at 2 o'clock the day before the prosecution closes will start from C. M. C. Willis' undertaking parlors. 632 West street, at 10 o'clock. Woman's Army at 140 o'clock sharp. Rev. B. Farrell will preach the memorial sermon. Particulars of program next week. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Charles Dill. of Columbus, is the great father of Mrs. Cousins on West West Federal street. Mrs. Arch of Denora, Pa. spent Sunday with Mrs. Cousins. She spent Saturday with his son, Dr. S. Lloyd Lancaster. G. M. Fagan is able to be out again after illness. Mrs. Cunningham, mother of Mrs. T. D. Berry, Foster street, is not so well. Mrs. D. Berry, Front street, was taken in Elizabethtown. Mrs. E. Elizabethtown, hospital Sunday. Eddie Boston of Cleveland, spent Sunday with Mrs. Charles Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brown of Uniontown, are located in the city. Mrs. B. F. Brown of Chapman, Pa., spent a week with Mrs. Reeves. Mrs. Lunedra Blake, Chestnut street, is on the sick list. Mrs. Lunedra of Boston, is able to be out after illness. James Sanders, while driving a horse and wagon was hurt by an auto Monday and thrown to the pavement and is at the City hospital. Miss Ruth Dent, who died in Akron was held Friday from the Third Baptist church Friday and was one of Youngstown's brightest young indies. She graduated from the cool hool and was studying to be a nurse. The meeting of the, Men's club at St. Augustine's Mission met and was largely attended by a fourth Monday in May. PUEBLO, COLO. (J. O. Blagburn, Reporter.) Easter day was one beautiful, and was much appreciated by the churches, which celebrated the occasion, with special sermons and enjoyable programs. They were elaborately decorated with the most efficient artistic skill. Especially the "Eighth Street Baptist and St. John's A. M. E. The former was beautified as never before. The floral designs were very, very many and unsurpassed. The musical strains are yet echoing in the ears of those who gave audience. Our A. M. Rev. has colored taller of our city, in moving his business to more suitable quarters, 200 South Union, a new building in the state of New York, and the full supply of the latest samples, and we wish him a greater success. It should be the pride of the colored citizens of Pueblo, Colo., to rally to his support. In the same quarters a new printing company is being formed, and will give to the public a weekly paper. The job work of this new business is now going on, and is being fostered by Revs. G. W. Henry pastor of the thehemem. Baptist church and J. McIntyre, pastor of the Eighth Street Baptist Church. Last Sunday (30th) the joy bells of matrimony were ringing at the home of Mrs. Mary E. Gerald R. Mitchell and Mrs. Mary E. Crockett, of Pueblo, were married, Rev. L. A. Mcintyre performing the ceremony, after which the hostess served dinner, and royal was the occasion, just a few beings being present, who were as follows: Mrs. Mary F. Wilson, Mrs. Anna Hackett, Messrs. Howard Panna and royal was the occasion, Panna played the wedding march. The newly weds are at home, 2119 North Court street. Visit the Oklahoma barber shop and read the Freeman. LANSING NEWS. On Tuesday evening, May 2, a grand reception was held at the A. M. E. Center, New York, by Biryadh. This being their fifteenth wedding anniversary. The aged couple are about the best preserved for their wedding, and of the year they are for their general good disposition and high standard of character they are a demonstration of the year. They were surrounded by a large group of children and a group of adults. They have been residents of Michigan since the civil war, and the city of Lansing about forty years. All of Lansing's residents are members of the affair. An orchestra of four pieces furnished music for the occasion and a grand repose in the weep of the church. They simply showed with valuable presents quite appropriate for the occasion, and the guests wished them a lot more anniversaries. The affair being such a rare event in the city, it was a very enjoyable evening. Mrs. M. Bishop, of Chicago; Mrs. Edward Lewis, of Arnbor, daughter of Edward Lewis, present for their parents fifth anniversary. Mrs. Hesper Jackson, "our own Hesper" Hesper brilliant young real estate dealer, has purchased a fine Overland car. Mr. Chas, Campbell, superintendent of A. M. E. Sunday school, is making courses for children daily exercises on the church. Mr. Hesper Jackson, the new superintendent of Hillsdale Baptist church Sunday school, has granted a grand success in his new work. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Donaldson have moved to new home at 824 South Logan street Gov. Woodbridge N. Ferris delivered the address to M. E. church on last Wednesday night. ELITE SOCIAL CLUB. Hot Springs, Ark., Special. The Elite Social club entertained two members of the entertainment on April 24, 1916, at Clark's Arcade on Walnut street. Prof. Rufus M. Durr's orchestra rendered a quite number of visitors from surrounding cities were present to witness the well spent evening. The entertainer grand march. The guests were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wilson and nice, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Davis, G. Parker, Miss Beatrice Ford, of Chicago, Ill., Miss Warmble, of Browns- Chest Heddingd of Union City, Tenn. Dr. A. C. Torrence, William Jackson, of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; W. E. Pearson, of Fulton, Ky. D. C. Cross, of Fulton, of Annie Alexandria, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Miss Rosa Cox, M. Lance Woolridge, James Procton, James Bell, of Annie Alexandria, of Oklahoma firers as follows: Golder D. Smith, president; Geo. Bullock, vice president; James C. Williams, treasurer; Warren secretary; E. English, general manager. Business woman of 28, wants to correspond with energetic man of 30 or 35 with view to matrimony; only those placing value of true womanhood need WANTED. A BARBER. Will guarantee $14 a week and half over $20 to a first-class barber who has a license to barber, trade, a married man not over 35 years old preferred. References required from former employer. No booze fighter. Mail to Superior St., Alma, Mich. TEN THOUSAND MEN AND WOM EN WANTED AT ONCE TO Start a business of your own. Make a guarantee formula compiles with the MADAM C. J. WALKER ASSOCIATION. In meeting of the local agents facturing Company, 108-110 West 13 C. J. Walker's Benevolent Association tion was organized for the purpose C. J. Walker's Manufacturing Compa- claiming to be handling the Madam raising funds for the Booker T. W. These clubs will be formed all be federated in a National Organizal club in their locality will kindly 110 West 136th street, New York The Elite Car UNDER NEW THE HOME OF T A. KNUCKLES, Prop. R. C. CAIN, Manager INSURE IN A H Empire Health and Acci (INCORP) Home Office 308-313 Maje Issues an up to date Health and Acci guarantee this company. —The Freeman To Insure You Safely Against Fire, Lightening THEODORE Both Phones 1237 Lowest In meeting of the local agents of the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company, 108-110 West 138th street, New York City, Madame C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company was formed for the purpose of protecting the agents of the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company from misrepresentation and fakes, charity organizations, and also to assist in raising funds for the Booker T. Washington Memorial. These clubs will be formed all over the United States, and then will be federated in a National Organization. All agents desiring to form a club will address Madam C. J. Walker, at 108-110 West 138th street, New York City. The Elite Cafe and Buffet THE HOME OF THE PERFORMER A. KNUCKLES, Prop. 339-41 Indiana Ave. R. C. CAIN, Manager Phone: 1195. Home Office 308-313 Majestic Bld., Indianapolis, Ind. Issues an up-to-date Health and Accident Policy on weekly payments. We guarantee this company. -The Freeman. New York ...Cut Rate Meat Chas. Hagerty, Prop We Deliver 224 W. Vermont St. I Blanton Mill Flour and F 224 W. Vermont St. Indianapolis, Ind. Flour, Net 30 days less 10c per barrel if paid in 10 days; Feed, net cash Either Phone, Main, 321 We will pay $1 00 each for information resulting in our securing wiring contract of any house not now using electricity. Call our Wiring Department for blank information cards. WOLF BROTHERS Hair Straightening Outfit No more breaking of lamp chimneys. With one of our Patent Alcohol Stoves you can heat your Straightening Comb or Curling Iron quickly and safely. Sanitary and just the thing for traveling GIANT 8 oz. 9-inch Comb 75 cents Solid Brass. CONVEX TEETH Alcohol Heater 75 cents Size: 14 in. Length: 48 in. Weight: 5 oz. ALCOHOL HEATER GIANT COMB, both for $1.50 Postage Paid Anywhere in U. S. Thousands are using these outfits and recommending them to friends. Agents Wanted WOLF BROS. 1214 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. 1 Main: 6397 United States laws. Full instruction how to make each article, hair pomades, face creams, etc. Price, $2.00 by mail or by phone, written or cash register letter. Address Star Beauty Formula, P. O. Box $45, St. Louis, Mo. RAILROAD DETECTIVES NEEDED. $50, $100, weekly; travel over the world; experience unnecessary. American Foreign Detective Institute, 168 Chemical St. St. Louis, Mo. BUSINESS LOCALS. Woodbine Pertume. Oh, how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Blodau's Drug Store. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Painkiller, enchanting, bewitching. Has cured others; will cure you. Address R. P. Blodau, druggist, Indianapolis, Ind. If you will send us your name and address and 50 cents in stamps or money we will send you our great book of hundred prayers. For all occasions. National Religious School, El Paso, Texas. ENGAGEMENT RINGS. We specialize in engagement rings. We also make a feature of wedding rings. As this is the season for wedding jewelry, thoughtful people are making early selection because first choice J.P. MULLALLY DIAMOND IMPORTER 28 Monument Place. Dr. J. H. Ward Office and Residence 336 Indiana Ave. New Phone 8865 Office Hours, 1 to 3, 6 to 8 p.m. Other hours by appointment. MONEY Loaned on Watches Diamonds, Revolvers, Krakes, Etc. All loans are insured against loss by fire and burglary and are kept one year. Fair and courteous treatment to all. Try as when in need of money. Bargains in Diamonds and Watches. Mainsprings replaced for 60%, guaranteed one year. Burton Loan and Jewelry Co. 66 Monument Place. of the Madam C. J. 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Garden and Flower Seed, 8 Packets, 25c; 17 Packets, 50c Veribest Lawn Grass The best mixture we can make and the very best you can buy, pound 25c Flowering Buds Our stock is complete and consists of Cannas Dahlias Tulips, Iris, Hydrangea, Iris, Amaryllis, Iris, Amaryllis, Peony, Plec. A complete and low priced line of Poultry Supplies, Incubators and Asks for your life (attaches of Garden Seed and Poultry Supplies 23 North Alabama Street, Opposite Court House, Near City Market BURDSAL PAINTS Phone us for Prices. We deliver immediately Hatfield Paint Co. Phones, New, 128; Main, 2303 104 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind. HOTEL DALE! Cape May, New Jersey This magnificent hotel, located in the heart of the most beautiful seashore resort in the world: replete with every modern improvement, superlative in construction, appointments, service and refined patronage. Orchestra daily, garage, bath houses, tennis, etc., on premises. Special attention given to ladies and children. Send for booklet. Special rates for Easter. E. W. DALE, Owner, Cape May, New Jersey GRAND OPENING Located Just South of Stop 6! On the Danville Traction Line. Adjoins West Park View Addition on the North All Day Picnic for the Colored Folks! Coffee, Sandwiches, Ice Cream Served Free Spoaking and Music will also be Provided. $2.00 cash and $1.00 per week. No interest or taxes until paid for Free abstracts. Car fare refunded to lot purchasers. Come out and enjoy a good, old fashioned outing. Look this splendid property over and be convinced. Bring your family. Salesmen on the ground each Sunday, starting May 21st. Sales Office 218 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Indiana Ave. Phone 3279-K. Indianapolis, Indiana Pay no money to persons representing to be our agents. 507 East 34th Place Chicago, Illinois