The Freeman

THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STRETCH FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER The Freeman is the peer of Negro Journals, circulating in every State and Territory in the United States, an accomplishment which can not be claimed by any other Negro publication. Send us your subscription at once. VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 39 WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY Which Opened its Doors to the Public this Week. This week Wilberforce will open her doors for the reception of the host of young men and women, more than 600 strong. These students will come from glorious every state in the union, and from several foreign countries. They will come eager to enter into the many and varied activities of that great institution, for it is known among all intellectuals. Negroes that Wilberforce leads in many respects, and stands out as the most conspicuous example of the great university for Negroes. Wilberforce has made wonderful grids in the last few years. Starting as it did when education scarcely claimed a system or a philosophy, when Prot. Gilbert H. Jones. teaching was not a profession but a calling. it has made steady advancement along all lines. Each year some definite improvement has been made. Just two years ago the Emery Hall, one of the best dormitories on the ground, was completed. Last year was erected the commodious Trades Building this year the prettiest and most modern of them all, the Hospital, will be opened. Funds have already been Prot. W. A. Joiner. appropriated and plans completed for the erection of three very important and much needed buildings, which are to be ready for use next year. They are a gymnasium, central recitation hall, and science building, aggregating a total cost of $185,000. Finally important advancement has been made in the faculty, curriculum, his organization. The faculty has been heavily strengthened by the addition of several very strong instructors. They are at present about forty teachers and officers, several of whom are among the strongest educators in the United States. Most of half dozen are authors of acknowledgment. For example, Dean Gilbert H. Jones THE NEW LIBRARY who took his doctor's degree at Jena in Germany, is the author of the only Thesis ever written entirely in the German language, and he is also writing a work on pedagogy and a book on Psychology. Prof. Dudley W. Woodard, a former graduate of Chicago, is the author of a text on mathematics. Chaplin T. G. Steward, professor of history, is the author of a book that body knows that President Scarborough is the first and only Negro author of Greek text-books. In fact the entire body knows that President Scarborough might mention in this connection some of the other lights such as L. F. Palmer, professor of History. Miss Bernice Saunders, who received the highest degree from Chanda Coo, head of the elementary training department; Miss Hallie Q. Brown, who is a national figure; Prof. Dudley W. Woodard, the author of Latin language and literature; Miss Idra Frances Horton, graduate of New England Conservatory of Music. Among the members of the adult education force Prof. Wm. A. Joyner, superintendent 1 WILLIAM H. HARRIS Proposed Conservatory of Music, Wilberforce, Ohio. cific line of work, yet each contributes strength to the others and dovetails into the army scheme of the whole university as the granted teachers' licenses without further examination in more than thirty-five states, such as New York, Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. They are admitted in practically all of the great universities as candidates for the master's or doctor's degree. Wubberforce is the first and only Negro institution in America to have a military department, fully equipped and trained, and the government, military tactics, established and maintained by the United States government. A regular army officer is detailed in the government of the department. The noted Major Young was once commandant. At present it is Capt. B. O. Davis, who was detailed from the Tenth Cavalry, the government of the university, and all male students, except those in the theological department, are required to take the course. Plans have been made to send students from the university on equal standing with those from West Point In the field of athletics Wilberforce is in the forefront. She has one of the best baseball teams among the United States. It has played with the leading college teams of Ohio, and last year it tied the factional partnership series, being the only Colored institution that ever played with the foreigners, a wonderful strength of her oratorical and forensic activities may be illustrated by a single example. In the noted Triangular Debate Wilberforce met and defeated both on the same night, the two wings of her split team taking opposite sides of the same question. There is a movement now on foot to popularize and develop the musical department to a higher degree of empathy to have within a short time a well equipped, fullfledged conservatory of music. This will meet one of the goals of the Negroes of the United States. The great development of Wilberforce University during the years 1890-1900, the work of Sophora Brown, who is acknowledged to be the foremost college man in the Negro community, is associated as heads of the various de- partments some of the strongest and best educators to be found in the United States. This fact is important well as extremely fortunate for the institution. THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE INDIAAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE [—] Of the African M. E. Church, Held in Bethel A. M. E. CHURCH, Vincennes, Ind, Sept. 15th, 1916. RT. REV. L. J. COPPIN, D. D. LL. D. OF PHILADELPHIA, PA. PRESIDI The conference was well attended. Reports good, and all were well pleased with the genial and sympathetic manner of the presiding officer. Appointments. Indianapolis, D.C., Rev. G. H. Shaffer, M. D. D.D., Presiding Elder; Bethel church, Rev. Dr. Williams; St. Paul Temple, A. Cottman; Crawfordsville, C. Corman; Lorgan transport, R. Taylor; Lafayette, Giles; Rockville, Rev. E. L. Dabito; Noblesville, Rev. W. Rattles; Plainfield, Rev. W. Kirk; Greencastle, Rev. F. M. Ovle. Prof. Dudley W. Woodard. ton; Peru, Rev. A. H. Davis; Clinton, J. F. Tuggle; Brazil, M. W. Irvin; ing, lecturing, etc., a cordial welcome by especially the sisters. Evansville District—Rev. Morris Lewis, P. E. Allen Chapel, Terre Haute, Rev. W. C. Irvin, Spruce St. Evansville, P. E. Allen Chapel, Evansville, Rev. R. J. M. Long; Vincennes, Rev. R. M. H. Henderson; Washington, Rev. H. M. Thompson; Pompano, R. H. M. Thompson; Rev. Wm. Kelly; New Albany, Rev. C. P. Smith; Jeffersonville, Rev. J. A. Barbee; Charidon, to be supplied; Bedford, to be supplied; French Lick, to be supplied; Rev. D. A. Washington; Princeton, Rev. D. Lewellin; District—Rev. J. P. Wallace, D. P. E. Richmond, Rev. L. Cravin; Allen Chapel, Dr. E. A. Clark; Wayman, De. G. C. Sampson; Bethel, Marion, Rev. W. Shannon; Mount Vernon, Rev. G. H. Butler; Muncey, Rev. F. P. Baker; Kokomo, Rev. C. H. Jackson; Anderson, Rev. J. M. Nickles; Portland, Rev. G. H. Winn; Fountain City, Rev. A. Tiller; Greensburg, Rev. G. W. Alcorn; Connerville, Rev. S. H. Brown; Carthage, M. M. E. McCullah; Alexandria, Miss Rev. H. M. Hatterson; Dunkirk, Rev. M. L. Smith EQUAL RIGHTS SUNDAY OCT. 1 LET ALL ARCHES PURCHASE OBSERVE The National Equal Rights Congress appeals to all the clergy and churches to attend the Equal Rights Sunday and then to have prayer and exhortation for the success of the National Equal Rights Convention to be held in the John Wesley Zion Church, Washington, Appointments D. C., October 4th and 5th, and Annual Meeting of League October 6th. The purpose of the meeting of a service be used to ask God's blessing in the race's effort for equality of rights and as God helps those who work for it. The officer and a layman be sent as delegates. PROVIDENCE, KY. Mr. W. M. Sears, of Hopkinsville, KY, were in the city September 12 on business. Mr. W. M. M. Glover, dentist, of Henderson, KY, was in the city September 12 and did nicely for the first day. Mr. W. M. M. Glover was nicely located at the residence of Rev. Simpson, on Lionsm street, and is well prepared to take care of your teeth. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Stone and little daughter Mildred returned last Monday to visit relatives and friends they were visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Ernest Farley met with a serious accident September 14, in the Shamrock room of one of his legs broken by falling stone. Wills, Wille Bruce and daughter, Mrs. Flora Curry, of Louisville, KY, arrived Rev. E. J. Simpson spent two weeks recently, visiting the Alabama, prech- ing, lecturing, etc., and was given a cordial welcome by the brethren and especially the sisters of Nashville, Fayetteville, Huntsville, Oak Grove, Madisonville and Bowling Green, KY. He says he was amply rewarded, financially and otherwise. I. Crow is spending a week in Princeton, KY., with her mother, Mrs. Tanner, and friends. Miss Silvay Harlery left September 19 for Champaign, Ill., her home, accompanied by her auntie, Mattle McBowley. Gerlo Club met September 15 at the home of Miss Lena Wheeler. If any one failed to get their paper it was because W. M. Sisk was out of the city last Saturday. The Freeman in Youngstown, Ohio can be secured by the week, month, year. 488 Edward street, or box 302. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SINGLE COPY—SIX MONTHS, 85c; ONE YEAR, $1.50. NEWS OF THE NATION'S METROPOLIS Bishop Walters Hailed as the Leading Negro Churchman at a Reception Given in his Honor. HAS GIVEN CHURCH LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE He said that he would continue to fight for progressive laws for his work in the Zion church and the words of assurance that had been made. He said that he had been a bishop in the Zion church for twenty-five years and always sought to do his duty to his church and race. The bishop declared that whatever movement he had head-owned would be a single to helping the race, and that he was against anything that was against the interest of the race, am round-the-clock, as well as a single church," said the bishop, "which began when I was eighteen years of age." The churchman is well thought of as a consiprosive residence here he is frequently sought to give his views on matters pertaining to the best interest of the reception was followed by a collation. Dr H. M. Griffin in Prominent Physician Your correspondence will from time to time call attention to the success members of the race are making in the professions. Seeing many of the professional men of the race I find many of them making noble successes in their work, and who stand high in their reverence. He is the respondent called on Dr H. M. Griffin, who has an office 109 West 132nd street and one of the leading physicians of the most inviting and attractive offices to be found in this city, and enjoys large practice. He is thoroughly conversant and has received fine preparation for his work. He has been practicing in this city since 1904, and ranks as one of the best all round men in the process. He was born in Baltimore, and after going through the public schools of Wilberforce University, later going to the University of Cincinnati from which he holds the degree of A. B. He then went to the University of Jackson Island Medical College. Besides his general practice, Dr. Griffin is an X-Ray specialist. He is a member of County Medical Association. He has been active in all movements for the civic betterment of the race here, and was instrumental in establishing the effort that was being made by the Colored people here to build a hospital. He is a man of striking personality, and readily inspires confidence. He is the type of man that is bringing honor and success to his family, winning that amount of respect and confidence from the race at large to honor its well prepared physicians. Mrs. Hattie M. Meadows, Indianapolis Woman, Here. One of the most interesting women whom your correspondent has met in his rounds, and one who represents a great interest among the women of the race, is Mrs. Hattie M. Meadows, the well-known lawyer of Indianapolis. Mrs. Meadows is a vivid witness of all of the country, and has included this city in her itinerary. She was one of a remarkable divine and spiritual insight, and in talking to your reporter revealed a powerful spiritual gift. She told your correspondent that she was able to his own life and struggles, said that in the city of Indianapolis she is well known as a medium. She holds circles for the most prominent people of both regions, and with much success spiritual readings. She is accompanied by her daughter, Henrietta, who is a bright little miss in the high schools of Indianapolis. Before returning to her home she will visit Philadelphia, Washington and in the high schools of Indianapolis, and is very enthusiastic over her work. Your correspondent enjoyed his talk with her in the presence of fine and forceful personality, and is very enthusiastic over her work. While here she stopped at Mrs. J. M. Taylor's, 136 West 53rd street. Negro Lawyers Hold Meeting. The meeting at the Salem lyceum last Thursday evening was given by the lawyer of the meeting was held for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity of becoming better acquainted with the law, and knowing something of the struggling they are encountering for the race in the courts. E. A. Johnson presided, and made a address on the work of the law lawyer of the The principal address was made by James Hayes, one of the best known lawyers in the cases before the Supreme Court of the nation. Mr. Hayes is now residing in New York, where he is casting the political event as it pertains to the Negro. Louise A. Leavelle, a well-known assembling man in this city was also present and spoke. The meeting was a profit-funding event to have the meeting once a month. George W. Allen, the president of the Yyeum, opened the meeting, and筹集ed the funds preceded. CLEVELAND G. ALLEN. YOUNGSTOWN. O. Mr. Koehler met spent three weeks with relatives in the city. 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Sexo Hair Grower 10 oz. bx. 50c " Temple Grower (1 oz. bx.) 35c " (2 oz. bx.) 70c " Pressing Oil 50c Mrs. Daisy Burch, Sole Manufacturer 225 E. 9th Street, Anderson, Ind. ER 20,000 HAVE ADOPTED THE NEW IDEA and Training the Hair while you sleep" GAN'S HAIR REFINER After but your hair when it can be avoided? G. A. Morgan's will positively straighten the hair and make a com- appearance within a shorter time. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER Short Flights By R. W. Thompson. The "Short Flights" man never "attacks" anyone. A fellow who poses as a "leader" must expect to have some unintended consequences to "leadership" appear funny unbiased bystander. "Thin-skinned" individuals are not cut out to be leaders. Dennis S. Thompson, a clever writer, criticizes the running chair of the proceedings of the Kansas City meeting of the National Negro Business League to the Topeka Plain Dealer. The Topeka Plain Dealer Signed Observations by a Backwoodsman, was unique and catchy. For some unexplained reason, the once-virile editor of the Washington Bee has lost all of his old-time interest in the business. He hasn't opened his mouth on the subject since that Philadelphia meeting, which he was "skeered" to speak up, Chase; express yo'self." Rev. J. E. Wood, the plain-spoken editor of the Danville (Ky.) Torchlight, says most fully with a Negro who spends the fellow who pays nothing to keep it going. If the paper had to develop a paper with a finding fellow pays into its coffers, a publication would soon be suspended." Editor David T. Shelton, of the Galveston, (Texas) New Idea, has been indulging in a birthday. Brer Shelton may be increasing in years, but his editor "demand" document do not indicate any diminution in moral or physical vigor. He puts 'em right over the plate, and through the New Idea, he makes all Galveston sit and take notice. If there can be developed a keen rivalry between the North and the South for Negro labor the outcome will be of great importance. He pay, better treatment and a larger measure of civil rights should be the premiums both sections should offer to the Negro. It is up to the Negro to "carry his pigs to the best market." Sears, Roebuck & Co. the owners of the mammoth merchandise emporium in Co. Delaware, endorsed to the Business League to visit their plant while passing through the Windy City, and many availed themselves of the opportunity to visit the business and invitation was extended through the eminent financier and philanthropist, Julius Rosenwald. Col. "Hill" Waters, West Virginia's national bank, was from Dan to Beersheba and belongs to that school of sages and wisecases, of which John M. Langston, B. W. A. Pladger and N. Wright Cuney were distinguished exemplars. Keep your eye on this astute orator and organizer behind the hills of the Old Mountain site. In the current issue of the Star of Zebra, W. J. Wones, of Rochester, N. Y., pays a just and timely tribute to the worth and work of Emmett J. Scott, the founder of Tuskegee Institute. The sturdy, conscientious and efficient team play of Major Moton and Mr. Scott come in for richly-merited commendation at the University of Tuskegee observant and fair-minded Dr. Jones. The advocates of the two great systems of education, black and white, met and agreed that the Negro needs to go and educate he can get, of the kind best suited to his individual tastes, oppor-tunity and ability. The Department of common-sense view of the whole subject. It is a platform that the Washingtonites and DuBoisites can accept with equal satisfaction. Dr. J. E. Shepard's "Educational Con-ference Training School, Durham, N.C., is to be the big event of the autumn. The dates are November 21 to 24. The National is to be held at the faculty has been enlarged to adequate proportions, and the new year starts out under the most promising auspices known to its history. Dr. Shepard is an international expert and Christian statesman. No matter how radically editors or others may disagree on public issues, there is seldom any good reason why they may not be cordial and friendly with each other. The narrow-minded individual who falls out with his fellow-man on all occasions has a variance on a single proposition. This is a time when Colored men of all creeds, political faiths and private occupations have been other—to them—hanged separately. The Zion church has taken a step forward in requiring its new Bishops to overwsee the borders of the districts over which the church is located. Bishop L. W. Kyles has located at St. Louis and Bishop G. C. Clement has located at Louisville. Ky. All of the strategic points of the country should be fortified by the presence of a live militant, and force in the person of a Bishop of one more of the great denominations. The popularity of Major Robert Russa Moton is on the increase, with the added demand for his presence in many widely-separated sections of the country. The principal of Tuskegee Institute, He responds cheerfully to his requests, he realizes, in a broad sense, that he is the servant of his people. Early in October Major Moton is expected to pose a Harlem alabaster as a museps of the New York City Bureau. The credit for the dismissal of one T. P. Riddle from the Agricultural Dept. of Ohio is based on regardings instructions of Governor Frank B. Willis, with reference to avoiding attendance at a performance with the pilotage of the Ohio Corn Boys to Washington some months ago, is said to belong primarily to the uncompromising Smith, Smith of the uncompromising Cleveland Gazette. Our attention has been called to the fact that he and inadvertent other influences—or had at least divided glory, when the dis- The selection of Prof. S. G. Atkins as president of Livingston College, Salisbury, N. C., to succeed the former, N. C., as general secretary of the A. M. E. Zion church, is an excellent one. The choice is the logical one and meets with the hearty approval of the entire faculty. He is kindly utilise as a scholar and educational administrator have been amply tested during his long term as the chairman of the general conference of the Institue at Winston-Salem, N. C. and as educational secretary of the Zion church, serving in the latter position since 1900. General conferences of his church since 1892 and was a member of the ecumenical conference at London in 1901. Livingston has conferred upon him in the degrees of A. M. and will do great work at Livingstone College. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE BEGINS THURY-FIFTH SESSION Nearly Eight Hundred Students Present On Opening Day. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala., Sept. 12—Nearly eight hundred students are here on the opening day of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. For several days students have been coming in for the opening and since Summer 2013, numerous states have been arriving with every train. From early morning till late in the evening, lines of eager-faced boys and girls were lined up in the registrar's office receiving their assignments to class room, to kitchen, and as easily as they were placed, there were immediate signs of adjustment and getting down to work. The regular daily routine was observed till the sounding of taps at 9:30 p. m. there was the call to the drill grounds for the boys at eight o'clock, at which time they were assigned and assigned to their different companies; at twelve there was another bugle call for the march to dinner; at various trades and in the Academic Building met the new students and new classes, and planned their session of the night school and prayer meeting in the chapel rounded out a busy day for the teachers and officers and a day filled with calls for the hundreds of new students. A. E. ATTORNEY J. THOMAS NEWSOME, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. ATTORNEY J. THOMAS NEWSOME, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. A PERMANENT INJUNCTION IS GRANTED. (Special to the Freeman) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Sept. 16— Negroes won segregation case before Judge Wadelo, United States District Court. Injunctions more permanent pending decision in United States Supreme Court. Great rejoicing among Colored people. J. T. Newsom, R. W. Walks, United States Newsmen. 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KNOX, PUBLISHER AND MANAGING EDITOR. ELWOOD C. KNOX, BUSINESS MANAGER. SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 1916. Swat the segregation evil. According to Editor Trotter of Boston, the congress of Colored citizens is promising. It holds in Washington, D. C., October 4-6. Henry Lincoln Johnson had a cheerful message of Republican prospects to deliver last Monday evening to the Colored voters and others. The meeting was large in numbers and also euphusiastic. If Bishop Walters could see some of the other various editors of our race journals touching on his wife's appointment he would think ours exceedingly tame. If he's a sick man we advise him not to call in a clippings bureau for a concensus of opinion. The Bystander of Des Moines in its last issue had many fine things to say of the Colored people of that city. Among the information was that the Negro women of Iowa are raising $500 to have a painting of the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, which will be by Tanner, the eminent Negro artist. Admitting that the Negroes and white people are not to be thought of as one in some relations of our nation, it should not mean that the Negroes are to be purposefully beset with difficulties. Segregation is a "solicited" imposition. There is no general demand for it, nor can there ever be. It is said that the Colored "brethering" were stopped at the gate of the Wilson home during the notification ceremony. Perhaps they thought it were better to stand in the gates of the righteous than dwell in the temple of the "wicked." It may be that they were ordered to come worth; instead of coming forth they came fifth, and were shut out—lost the race, according to that Wilson joke. A call for a meeting of educators issued from the office of the National Training School is seen elsewhere in this issue. James E. Shepard, the efficient head of that school, has seen the necessity of the gathering of these individuals in view of the prime importance of discussion various tensions which confront us, have in charge of the young, whose propounded are varied and pertinent to the educational systems. The reputation of the school and the past history of its conferences assure an interesting and profitable meeting. It will be held at Durham, N. C., November 22-24. Thomas Wallace Swann, the promoter, and A. E. Patterson, who resigned as register of the treasury after having been appointed to that office by President Wilson, are holding forth in Democratic circles in New York, guiding the Colored Democratic Club of that city, also having headquarters in Chicago. Swann will be remembered in Indianapolis for his forcible, persuasive talk. Just why Mr. Patterson resigned such an important post has never been fully brought out, but it is thought to have been through duress or something like that. At any rate, whatever it was, Mr. Wilson seems to have made him like it. They're a great pair. To dance or not to dance, is being discussed in the literature of the A. M. E. Zion Church. In the last issue of the Star of Zion is a pathetic story of the ready ruin that awaits the young woman of the ballroom floor. And it is no fairy story. Yet there need be no ruin in store if our young people will insist on being more civil. And perhaps that's the point: how to make the young people grateful. The dance is not likely to be given up; so it is up to us to keep it as modest as possible, and in opposition to the suggestiveness of which complaint is made. Perhaps the dance is not so greatly responsible for wrongdoing as may be thought. After all, there is some consolation in knowing that Southern capitalists do not wish Negroes to go North as is being said of them. Its sign enough at that they need to be allowed at home. Of course, the alleged poor treatment received at home is a poor to show great love. But it is plain enough that they are wanted —a mighty assuring thing at times. As a common people and as the world goes, the Negroes should be thankful that they are waited and employed. If one would know the difference between American Negroes and poor European white men, let him go to Ellis Island or some other immigration port. We have some bitters and we talk about them. We have some sweets; let's talk about them. The fact is that President Wilson does not know what a great civil sin he committed when he permitted segregation in the public offices at Washington,' D. C. Not that he is less susceptible than other men as it concerns the rights of citizens. In fact, he is known for his fine analytical ability; thus it is very easy for him to have the correct view on public questions generally. Of course, politics sometimes means expediency, when the individual surrenders his own convictions in order to further his ends. Mr. Wilson, like many a white man, is not greatly "worried" about Negroes. He, like many others, if he thinks of them at all, holds them at about 50 per cent discount as it concerns their citizenship. Such persons are not unconscious of the wrong, but they take very little thought of it; they cannot think of the two races in the same terms. There could be no serious objection to this since the leopard cannot change its spots, but at that reason must supplant love, or be love's substitute to the extent that the individual is not despoiled of the essentials of citizenship even if denied much which goes with citizenship. There should be compromise to that extent, tolerating here, as we do through all life, laws and actions of more or less distasteful acts. The Negroes are strict in the construction of men's word, laws, constitutions and all other righteous civil preachment, holding them to the very letter. They admit much owing to racial relations, but they cannot see it that they must be denied wider movements of citizens. This compromising spirit should accordingly be met, not leaving it to the Negroes to give wholly away before the indifference. INJUNCTION PERMANENT. In the issue of the 9th of the press month we called attention to the effort on the part of authorities of Newport News, Virginia, to install a bit of vicious legislation, commonly known as segregation. The object there, as it has been elsewhere was to set up divisions of locality, designating where such-and-such individuals may live, and where they may not live, as if such superior authority had been granted any man or set of men. In that issue we said that the case, which had been instituted by a Negro, who won a temporary injunction in the United States district court of Norfolk, would be called up again this month, September. Elsewhere in this issue is a special from the city of Newport News, announcing the fact that the case had been tried before Judge Wadele of the United States district court and won, a permanent injunction resulting, awaiting the decision of the United States supreme court, where a similar case is pending. What will the supreme court do? The individual is rash who counts on a certain outcome. However, it must be admitted that segregation cases and those similar, on down to the Dred Scott decision, are not cases that could have been expected in courts, and they do not present the same tangled legal skein. Septions and antrace feeling have been the cause of the segregating and similar measures, a thing so plain that no one will attempt to deny it. The Negroes have only one thing to fear when the supreme court acts. The segregation business, if it stands up, will be like those constitutions of some states which, under the plea of prescribing for all, write in the law an impossible condition to some. Thus, while apparently observing the general law of the land, they succeed in putting through the special intent, and which is not readily dislodged. Perhaps it is best not to speak vehemently to this point at this time, since it may have the appearance of preaching to the judges. The case is in that court, and the judges must act sooner or later. Speaking of the judges, we said in the issue of the 9th: "The bench has been commendably fair in the more recent years concern of the Negroes which came before was involved. We say this advisedly, knowing that supreme judges are humble and intelligent understanding. There are some things which they could not bring to bear without the very important as they are. They could do nothing much with questions touching on social equality, knowing at the time that the status was involved. They can, however, help make fast those larger principles of citizenship, and without which a citizen is reduced to non-compliance. Our race is nearly a unit as to the fitness of things. Reason has taught most of us that our race is in no condition to take part in the social things or many of the near social things. This is true whatever we may think of the equality of man. Before the law? Yes. In the great big public things. Yes. We contend for the open street, and not the open door except those of public concerns, and where they are also our doors. We contend for God's wide open—public breathing places—the parks. We also said in the editorial of September 9: "We are to contend for the essential leadership until they are not challenged by us." "Never resigning our effort or position, and as deposed kings and queens of all circumstances. Segregation, unequal suffragette tests, denying the right to vote among the things which, if they must be, yet are not, as they concern us. Those bygone people, although divested of temporal authority, clung to it because the situations are not debatable. We are of the citizenship of this country, and which sets of men. If it is perforce then we must die in the knowledge that we are not breath acknowledging no order that strips us of the essentials of citizenship, and without which we would merit no man's respect, nor even de THE LINCOLN LEAGUE. The platform of the Lincoln Republican League of Tennessee rises true to the tenets of the G. O. P. In fact that party is not different to the Republican party. It is for Hughes and Fairbanks; it is opposed to democracy. Where the principles are general, not touching on sections or races they are nearly the same in theory as those of the Chicago platform. On lynching it has this: "In common with good citizens everywhere, North and South, while lynching as the infamous practice that makes a great country the shame of all nations, the Ku Klux Klan, the practice of lynching is a barbaric attack upon order and a persecution upon society, using the humanity of human life and disregarding the dignity of society, lynching is a crime not only against the innocent, but particularly against the general government itself. It is an open and a defiant blow aimed at the guarantee of life and liberty found in the Constitution." "The states in which lynchings is most common and in which human life, particularly the lives of the victims, is but a breath of wind, are either incapable of apprehending and punishing lynchers or indispensable to the sufferers most in the eyes of the civilized world from the universal disgrace of the crime of lynching, or are unable to make that crime a Federal offense to be dealt with by the police power of the Federal Government, or the Federal courts in each State where lynchings may occur. Further pledge is made that if elected president will introduce a measure in conformity with this declaration." The league speaks out on "Jim Crow Government." In speaking of the army reference is made to the valor of Negro soldiers, in the various wars in which they took a part. Special reference is made to lack of means for educational purposes in several states. The platform concludes with "Let us have peace," saying: "We are at peace with our neighbors and would so remain. We are loyal to the flag. We keep the law. We do not seek strife, but peace. We urge all elements in our common population to remember that we are interdependent: one in many and many in one. According to plans imminent in mutual trust and mutual devotion, we must all live and labor side by side. "Believing in the destiny of our nation, proud of the people of our commonwealth, white and black alike, hopeful of the wonderful possibilities of a section favored by providence beyond the power of any to discern, we cordially invite and sincerely urge the support of all men without regard to religion, race or former political faith to stand with us for a party of universal brotherhood, a state of universal peace and a country of universal justice." The following are the nominees of the Lincoln Republican League, all of whom are Negroes: For Congress, Wayman Wilkerson, M.D.; Arthur E. Clouston, N. F. Roddy; Florental Senator, T. H. Hayes; for State Representatives, G. W. Atkins Nat Bowles, Arthur E. Clouston, N. F. Roddy; Florental Senator, T. Settle, O. W. Williams, J. B. Willis. The Committee is made up of R. R. Church, Jr., Chairman; C. R. Bowles, M.D.; H. M. Bomar, Wayman Wilkerson MANIA OUT WEST. "Way out West, where the weather is fair, as the song goes, they have the segregation mania also. Denver Colorado, is the scene of the latest attempt to sidetrack a part of its citizens. The council of that city has before it an elaborate bill which it expects to pass to that end, and which, to say the least, was unexpected from that section of the country. One can see that Negroes must get busy and keep busy if they expect to blot out this monstrous latter day iniquity. Happily, however, inverections have been made, and become a dead letter in instances. The Louisville News speak of a white man owning several Bouses in a "white district" and which he could not rent to white people. He boldly tacked placards on the houses, saying that they were for rent to Colored people. The people as a whole, even the white people, are not demanding segregation. It is generally the notion of few men, some of whom, per haps, have suffered loss through decreased valuation of property, that start the ball a-rolling, taking advantage of the known indifference of the white people, who are egroes. This is unfair, and it is good that thoughtful men will look at the matter in the right way. The loss of a few dollars is not to be weighed against the loss of citizenship. Under this proposed ordinance, under the guise of public peace and so-called "public safety," we have offices in down town business places; so are doctors, newspapers and restaurants; so are jail officers or go to jail, hospitals nor charitable institutions, no matter whether public or private, nor how urgent, it would be appropriate. We would prejudice which was legalized by law. It would be a crime for Negroes to move and occupy a property, or permanently or permanently, etc. To move into and occupy any place, transiently, temporarily or permanently, is a lawful act, regardless of race or color is an arbitrary, unfair and oppressive lawful act unlawful because of race or color is an arbitrary, unfair and oppressive lawfulness in Negroes moving into and occupying places, where there are a greater number of whites, than when there are blacks, red or yellow people, neither a greater number of Irish, Germans or Italians, Protestants. It should never be a crime for Negroes to move and occupy any place, which was no crime to move and occupy before the ordinance was This is a most splendid and special defense of the liberties of the citizens—the Negro portion, and who is no less a citizen for a' that. We are insisting only on having the greater things enjoyed in common, and which should be heartily granted, because there is no sacrifice, viewing the matter in that unusual way. We mean that here is no personal contact, consequently no man need have fear of the invasion or striking down of his social tenets. Further than that no man has right to go. (By Praylor Keith.) Song service First A. B. church, last Sunday, September 17. Program: Seven members, seven seminon; vocal duet, Mrs. Hopkin and troup; paper, "Obedience," Miss Carrie Esque; Miss Lillie Damson; recitation, Miss Cherona Starkey; vocal solo, Miss Parthenia Hopkins; vocal solo, Miss Gertrude Atwater; address, "Team Work," Dr. Jackson; collection; benevolence, Stephen, chairman of the Deacon Board. Mr. Paul Rainey has returned from Savannah, where he was called at the death of his brother, Mr. Daniel Rainey. Mrs. Katie White is still sick at her home on Wolf street. The Freeman agent and you will be in touch with other towns, here, there and everywhere. Get your subscription in before cold weather, think think think fire and the Freeman will make one feel like he is his own boss. Nuff seed. LOUISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY The report of the Louisville Free Press published August 31, 1916, shows the following: Books issued: Western Colored Branch. 36,418; Eastern Colored Branch. 27,651; Class room collections. 27,303; Stations. 3,889; total, 105,181; reference topics 1,118; meeting 8,181; report shows an increase in circulation at the branches of 3,559 over last year. Read The Freeman and get all the Lensing news. JACK TROTTER'S NEW YORK NOTES OF STAGE AND SPORT (New York City Special). With the opening of the theatrical Fall season for 1916 and the winter throughout the country have awakened to find themselves to be figures of much greater importance in the theater at a corresponding time of last year. Not since the days of Williams & Walker, Cole & Johnson, Ernest Hogan and Black Patti, has the demand for so many opportunities for self expansion as the present and ensuing seasons hold out to ambitious artists, so many opportunities have taken on a far different form than that of the past, by disregarding the established custom of presenting comedy only but have lifted the standard of entertainment to the Colored theatre-goer to a place in drama, where success wherever shown, that demands for plays of a like kind are coming town in the union carrying a population of Colored people large enough to support it. His dog is due his $2,750 are the three people directly responsible for the launching of this great movement which resulted in supplying work to an almost completely idle pro And to these three people, Miss Anta Linnah, the founder of Colored players doing drama, and to Mr. Eugene Elmore (then the manager of the New Lincoln) who was so impatient that he presented it at once to the theatre's owner Mrs. Downs, and Mrs. Elmore developing a new and an untrained field in a business that would place hundr- ding opportunities for employment, caused her to accept the plan at once. Thus the credit of the starting point of her dramatics" is laid where it was made. At the New Lincoln Theatre Mr. Billie Burke, manager of the New Lincoln Theatre, is busily at work preparing his house for the change of policy, which will mean the elimination of the 9th and 10th tober the 9th. Dramatics with "all star" Colored players in productions on proven stage situations for the Feature Stages or for the Comedy and Winter months. A deal has been consummated by this wide awake manager with a very high play syndicate on the stage, and he has deuce a long string of the latest great plays which have all had a very successful career in the great Metropolis. Mr. Chappel who is now appearing in the theatres throughout the country on the United Booking Offices time, and is under the direction of the well known and posing the most interesting character in the United States, Pat. Chappel. Mr. Chappel, is one of the few successful Colored actors doing work in theaters, and probably the only single who comes through with such a riot without recorting to the use of modest costume effected by Chap, for street wear, consist of his entire make up for the stage. But his songs; And the answer, we need not tell you that # Exposition Jubilee Four A quartet of singers—every one of ago and the singing poured out them. They appear in their opening this four was a revelation to the number in evening dress, and before they finish that song the audience forget what they are wearing. In fact patronage, has a Colored quartet they don't care. The Exposition Le. singers answered who could thrill Four is composed of, Messrs I. H. the very sweetness of the voices of Browning, first tenor; J. C. Payne, second audiences in spell bound rapt and tenor; C. C. Rosemond, baritone. These men only sing, no dialogue and Excelil Harrius, bass. This quartet dancing the nothing else but singing, get played a Sunday's engagement at believe us friends, their singing at the Lafayette Theatre several weeks plenty. VIRGINIA MINSTRELS. This writing funds us in Arkansas, with Texas and Louisiana following. The season so far has *been* very profitable. We spent last Sunday in St. Louis and the bunch enjoyed them, including a brief vacation, an dmuch needed rest, visiting friends in Chicago. We ex-actually is still running smoothly under the able and genial management of Mrs C. C. Erickson with a company band and gentlemen, the cream of the profession, who are ever willing to help. Mr. Lawrence Glover, our wrist artist, has just purchased a new special drop from the Scholl School of Music, a saxophone trio who received a shipment of cases from C ```markdown ``` SENATOR HALL FITUPLE HALL FREEDOM HALL CHELLE HALL MENIT HALL Mr. Thomas Chappel (By Freddie Pratt.) he has a wonderful, very wonderful voice and a way all of his own in speaking. He is a man of great strength. His contracts of weekly salaries which are even larger than those received by Huntley and Chappel, speaks more elaborate of his ability than anything we could even tell you. While speaking about the importance of good, we can't afford to overlook the man. Howard & Mason. Is a Clean Act. The team of Howard & Mason, though seen in either one or the other, is always received by the frequently, is always received by the open arm welcome. There is something about the style of this team of fun songs, that the novelty of their old songs and seldom changed dance steps some, that the novelty of their popularity. There is also a fact act which doubtless has much to do with its success, which is, every eleo- der of coarseness and suggestive dialogue that completely untouched by these boys. A Few Acts Which Are Being Talked About. Notwithstanding the many set-backs in the many ways they have received in vaudelle during the last decade, there have been many who have hung tenaciously to their profession, always trying to be the best of their acts so that when the time should come that the services of high class doctors were offered, demand that they would be among the secure recognition. Among these who stand prominently to the fore in the matter of the theatrical preparedness is: Bradford & Jeanette Rehearsing The Great "Mother Love" Drama "Madame" Love the Lafayette "This Week" Madame X. the passionate, pathetic attention play from the pen of Alexander Bliss is the Lafayette Theatre this week and is meeting with unmistakable success. with unmistakable success. Louis Florio Raymond Floriot Jr. his son Noel his friend . . . Mr. Babe owned Dr. Chesnel . . . Mr. H. Williams Morinor . . . Mr. Reed Halsted Leroy . . . Lawyer . . . Mr. J. Brown Parissard . . . Mr. J. Brown Merivale . . . Mr. Sidney Grant J. J. Lawyer . . . Mr. C. Lawrence Presiding Judge . . . Mr. C. Lawrence Rose . . . Miss Laura Bowman Helene . . . Miss Iris Hall Marie . . . Miss Alice Gorgas and Madam X. . . Miss Abbie Mitchell Gendarmes Public, Etc. Contrary to the general expectation, the play while being of foreign construction, is not over the heads of the cadivores but conveys a beautiful and even theme that is marvelously striking and so genuinely human, that every man and woman atending a performance is at once struck with the extreme simplicity of it all. All things that are worthy and fine are in this masterpiece from the French: pathos, charm, minor that sparkles—even grim tragedy. ago and the singing poured out by this four was a revelation to the audience, since Harlem's Colored catering has had a choice of theatres catering to its patronage, a Colored quartet of fingerless saxophones, that the very sweetness of their voices hold audiences in spell bound rapture. These men only sing, no dialogue, no dancing, no nothing else but sing. But us, our friends, their singing is plenty. L. Scenes at the University, Wilberforce. Ohio GOSSIP OF PLAYS AND PLEYER. FOLK IN WASHINGTON. (By R. W. Thompson.) Smith and Mills made good last week at Dudley's. The Whitman Sisters will return in the fall. They are back at their summer home, Asbury Park, after two big sales. The Whitman Center at Mae Whitman is with the set and is looking fine. A new skit, a sequel to "Sally Green's Wedding," is in preparation. The Whitman Center at Mae Whitman is with the music by Alberta Whitman. "Baby" Alice and the regular company will appear in the new comedy. Baltimore's local manager is doing some fine advertising in the race papers of the Monumental for the folks setting a tone for the funs of the amusement business in this city. Advertising is the life of the city. Upon being intelligently told of the attractions they are asked to see. Advertising creates a desire; the manager gratifies the desire—and rakes in the money. The process is simple. It pays to advertise. --- Henry ("Hank") Williams rises majestically to the requirements of the role of the police sergeant in "Stop the Killing," as he serves as the popular conception of the typical police officer has come to be. Mr. Williams has shown constant improvement during his brief experience before he became a police officer, trusted with parts that call for a higher order of talent than have yet been assigned him. He is conscientious educated and ambitious. These are qualities that merit recognition and reward. --- Miss Alice Gorgas, remembered here as the prima donna of "The Old Man's Army," is a member of the party, and she received a royal welcome Monday night. Miss Abbie Mitchell as "Nell" used her ex-tennis skills to tell advantage. She made far more out of the role than the lines demanded and shared the stellar honors of the tennis world. McGregor sits is the head of the table, and Miss Mitchell shines as a star in whatever part, big or little, the director places in her hands. Tom Brown, the race's leading protean artist, is as natural as life in the world. He gets much genuine and infectious humor out of it. He has an excellent foli in *Walker* Thompson, who puts over his trademark fashion. Nathaniel Guy as "Dr. Willoughby" has a role that fits him like a glove and has a hint of his personality, he always does. The departure of Mr. Guy to take up his school work is regretted upon all sides. His hard to fill, for he stands in a class alone as a delineator of professional types. The celebrated Griffin Sisters, in their big revue are at the Iceland, after two successful weeks at the Elue. The Blue Dogs glam at the awards worth while show and the people are traveling across town nightly to see their the offering of music and comedy. The show is at the Miss Miss Edwards is the same cultured society bud as of yore. Miss Mattie Edwards is principal support, and "Thelma the Musical" is the director. Pearl Bailey, Sadie Thompson, Annie Simmons, Elsie Green and Elsie Williams fill in nicely as a beauty general manager, "Walking the Dog" and "Dixie Land" are big features. The work of Miss Iris Hall shows remarkable improvement from every point on her career, and in "A Fair of Sixes" gave her larger opportunities than she had previously enjoyed as a maid, and she was able to display both dramatic talent of a high order and physical attributes that charmed all beholders. As "Joan Carr" in "Stop the Rain" describes her work, she looks the part and acts it to perfection. Young, beautiful and gifted intellectually, a woman undoubted by her bright future. She is more than realizing, the predictions of the far-seeing ones who detected upon her first appearance here in her the elements of dramatic sense. Notes of "Stop Thief" ut Howard's Last Week. Luncheon in Honor of Tom Brown. Mr. Tom Brown, the gifted comedian, mimic, character impersonator and impressionist here as "George Nettleton in "A Pair of Sixes" and as "William Carr" in "Stop Thief," at the Howard University luncheon last Thursday evening, tendered by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thompson at their home, 1223 S. Street, N. W. Mr Brown and the Thompson's are free and have been warm friends since school. The party was a decidedly congenial one; she evened was spent in singing and playing. "A toshawk met with a Dutch aspect, was served by Miss Vivian Lacle Thompson. Those sharing with Mr. Brown the evening were Miss Laura Bowman, Miss Emmond, Miss Abbie Mitchell, Walker Theodore,owned and Prof. M. Hershaw, the General Land Office, this city. Mr. Brown is as well-known, is a globe-trotter, the United States and Canada, Central and all of the principal cities of Europe. He has traveled single and double and as a transportation of a number of the leading companies, he has signed a long contract with the Government Corporation and is regarded as one of the strongest assets of his big aggregation of high-class players. NOTES FROM WOLFSCALE'S BAND WITH BARNUU & BAILEY CURSE We are still in the state of California, and the show continues to do big business, with long season as this is a coast to coast in Every one in Prof. Wolfscale's Co. on the best of health and meeting with the best of health, looking forward to the closing date in which will be sometime in November in his company. Mr. Sam Good and Slim Mason are figuring on playing vanille with a fellow in Wolfscale and all members of his company. Earl (Stoggy) Johnson will again winter in Boston, he is going to open a tailor shop in the Bean City, boys will spend the winter in Chicago. Ben Stratton sends regards to E.G. Gentry of the Gollman Bros. Circus. Ben Stratton sends regards to Prof. Jas. Harris, Bill Carr and Jas. McDonald. Prof. Wolfscale sends regards to Prof. Wolfscale, P.G. Lowry and L.P. Baker, and all friends in and out of the profession. NOTES FROM P. G. LOWRY'S BAND WITH H. & W. CIRCUS (By W. E. Freed. We have had very cool weather all this past week but our business retains the high mark. We back on the North Western Road last Tuesday and had to cancel our date at Spring Valley Min. E. Elmar Payne, Edgar Carr were made K. of P. in the order at Mason City. F. G. Lowry is featuring another Hestation Blues" and it is quite a next writing will find us in the Southland. Best wishes to all musicians and performers. NOTES FROM ROBINSON'S OLD KENTUCKY MINTRESTS. COLUMBUS, OHIO. Special to the Freeman. Zanessie Advocates met their dearest friends, grounds Sunday at the bands of Bowie and hotly contested game, which showed much preparation by the former Quite crowd. Colleen Rocca accompanies the Columbus in the occurrence of their earnest co-operation was encouraging as well as timely. The game in the game for Columbus, and Henry was substituted. Later, Wright assumed mound. Danny Pitchers showed up well being backed up admirably by their fellow players. Zanessie put up a game fight and the crowd of several fans offered a fierce practical observation as a much better team than the Cincinnati-Brown, who won from Bowers in the crippled condition of the parted team than superior play on the Cincinnati boys. Colleen Game Henry Water Cole and Reed demonstrated their ability to hold their own for Columbus both from a non-partisan view and a teammate. The season being near a close it is rumored several of the stars on the Columbus team are considering offers from the league. Flood, backstop for Columbus was practically put out of the game for the season by an injury to his hand in the game. Manager Bill Lewis and Proc. Eddie Bowers contemplate reorganizing the team to make the team more able material for next season. It is rumored Prince Eddie contemplates doing scout duty in Indianapolis, Chicago, and New York shortly after the close of the season. While Manager Bill Lewis will represent him in the same line of work as the team's players. STAGE GOSSIP JB DAVIDSON STAGE NOTES. Bobbie Briggs, the ventriloquist is at the 81 Theatre, Atlanta, Texas, on the Moore time, opening a big one. See next week's Freeman. Thomas A. Brooks with Heart of Parkland Co. is at the Castle Square Theater, Boston, with Worchester to follow. The act of Seymour and Mary is split and clever Seymour James is doing a single. Would like to hear from all friends. The Duddles are in Oakland, Md., this week with Columbus, O., to follow. Regards to Ed Graham and Miss Evelyn White. Charles Standfield, formerly one of the Chocolate Drops, now with the Manhattan Stock Company, at Louisville this week. The Great Spiegel Medicine Show has just finished a very successful two weeks' stand in Brownville, Pa., and are now in Carrurn, Pa. Carrurn, formerly of Eweng and Parkland Co. married to Brosdale, Dale and Glenn, last week in Chicago at the home of her sister. Tyrus and Tyrus had success in Paris, III. last week. They will open at New Albany, Ind. this week with Blooming and Washington to follow. Odessa Schaffer, after working three successful weeks in Washington on the sick list, All mall will reach her at 1826 7th St. N. W. Washington, D. C. Billy Ewing in Indianapolis this week, with the James and Stovall players at the Washington theater. Ewing is doing magic altogether. He is one of the finest in the business. Kid Thomas, better known as "High Henry," the Great American monologist, is dancing, comedy, wandeville, is playing at the White City in Louisville this week. Harry J. Barle, the eccentric singing comedian, is now playing traps and entertaining with B. W. Butler's Orchestra (white) and meeting with success in southern Minnesota. Thomas and Thomas are at the Lincoln Theater, Nashville, Tenn., going male. The male member of the team puts on a big act this week which will bigly play double traps and Spanish rings. Mr. Geo. L. Evans will open a first class Colored Musical Comedy Co. carrying 18 people, band and orchestra with 10 musicians, will host a member 1st, and play Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Open at Beaumont, Tex. Brooks and Jenkins after closing a most successful engagement in Birmingham and Bessemer, Ala., opened the show on Tuesday to follow. Hello, McCammon, made a little side trip while in Birmingham. You know the rest. Chas. Powe, of the Virginia Minstrels had a nervous breakdown and closed with the show in Potasil, Mo. The show will be under the care of oogo and will be under the care of Dr. Burrowes. The strain on him proved too much and he proved too severe-eight. After two weeks rest, he will join the show for the remaining part of the season. Irene Howard and George Day, those classy entertainers, will bid adieu to the Grand Theatre, Chicago, Sept. 21 to 24th, and the Palace, Detroit, Mich. week of Sept. 25th. We will have many versatile concert company extant. They will introduce many new features to the concert field. Good-bye vaudeville, on to the left. The Dixie Octet outreme with the band of Dixie Dancing will be Maddiif, Perry Colston, David Bedford, Samuel Osborn, A. L. Riddickson and Hamilton White. The Heart of Dixie Dancing Demons, Williams, Franklin Woolley, Week Sept. 25th, Worcester, Mass, Grand Opera House, Oct. 2, 3, 4, Syracuse, N. Y., Whiting district. He is featuring in the "Dixieland" and the "Home" with great success. He would like to hear from Jack Wiggins, who would write me in care of the "Freeze Home" with his old partner, Hubert Broddy. He will open in Indianapolis week of September 11 at the Washington theater. Freeman for more advertisements. Mr. Chititz Moore, the great treatural manager of the Lone Star State and new the Park Theater wizard, opened summer theater at Paris Texas, Texas for the first time. The extravanganzes that packed that big new theater to the doors. With his No. 1 company of artists headed by the pier of oon showsters, Mrs. Blythe Blythe, Mrs. Bunney, Miss Alice Saulsby, Princess Ali Mona, Miss Emma Johnson, Alfred Narcum and Allen Rucker who made up the balance of the cast, answered to the numerous encores and have taken Paris by storm all week. Bobsey Gray, cornetist, is now enroute with the Harry Rowe's Uncle Tom Cabin movies with a ten piece band and orchestra that is far beyond the station ever put together for colored musicians and pays the best salary of a traveling colored troupes. Mr. Gray can come and to hear from the musicians he expects to enlarge his band to twenty pieces in the next few weeks. Mr. Gray can come from one to fifty musicians, as he is in a station to place seven musicians for the vacation. His associates address Bobsey Gray, care Harry Rowe, MA produce Exchange Bldg., Minneapolis Man. All old company write, the Mr. Al Robinson company follows the Mr. Al Burhman, Cal Butter, Mr. Murray, Frank Payne, J. W. Wright, Madam Sensabaugh, R. Benson, Wilson, Ralph Redmond, Mose McCoy, Bob Gant, King Phillips, and Iain Wheat. THE HUTT-CHARLES WEDDING. The young wizard of the cornet has recently retired from his eighteen years of music performance, novelty performer and dramatic actor, is honored by the wedding of Miss Lizzie Charles of Dallas, Texas, Sunday morning at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles, the parents of the bridge. The ceremony was rendered eloquently by the Barton chorus, St. Paul A. M. E. Charnley, who has been in the Park Theater playing for Mr. Moore, the honorable manager, and has the honor of his service and punctuality. Monday, September 11th, Mr. and Mrs. Hutt were the feature attractions given by Mr. and Mrs. Moore at the theater, which was a brilliant room exhibited with a exhibition waltz on stage by the well rendered strata of wonderful Night*, by Mrs Cierra Cortina, the artist of Dallas, Texas. Many presents received and Mr. Hutt will appreciate one in and out of the profession. Ad dress Mr. A. F. Hutt, 2208 Routh street, Dallas, Texas. Performers will do well by addressring them to the Park Theater when coming this way. Prince and Princess All Mona after two successful weeks at the Broadway Theater, Terrill, Texas, returned to the Theater in Dallas with Paris to follow. EASTERN NEWS. (By Billy E. Jones.) Cooper & Smith are at the Orpheum theatre, Los Angeles. Brooks & Bowen are at the Pantages theatre, Oakland, Cal. The Croole Ragtime Band are at Pantages Theatre, Tacoma, Wash. That trio Crumbleley, Cross & Gulfport are a big hit down East. Some act. Cherokee Thornton is meeting with success mroute with Rockwell's Sunny South City. The Tennessee Theatre open their season at Keith's theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio, this week. Holday in Dixie Land Company are at Miles theatre, Detroit, Mich., and scoring big success. Ed Tolliver and Chappell arrive in New York and will open their season in New York at the Lincoln theatre. New costumes, songs and dances. The talk of the town. What? Why, why, why? St. Anne, 5th Ave. Visitors in the city are requested to call and enjoy an evening of pleasure. Rucker and Winifred, the act that made good the first night of their engagement together and a screen on the stage, reenacted movements through the West. This week they are at McVickers theatre, Chicago. At the Standard theatre, Philadelphia, this week Jennette and Bradford is leading musical theatre with Howard and Mason, Margurite Jackson, Billy J. Jones, Kitty and Mae Brown, Twigie Howell and others, twenty people. The company is scoring a big success. Billy E. Jones, the well known singer, and Percy Harris, the funny comedian, jointly join hands this week as a team and open in New York, as each has gained a reputation. No production is needed, this combination should be a hit on any bill, as good singing and good comedy will play an important factor in this ALEXANDER TOLLIVER'S BIG SHOW. (By Al Wells.) After playing five weeks to successful business in the grand old city of Montreal, you jumped to Durham, N. C., for one week to learn continues good all week. On Wednesday the well-known Minstrel Al. G. Fields played here and of course Buddie Clemons made it very pleasant for the bunch at his home on Pleasant St. Hainey & Rainey says hello to the Woodens, Say, Lorette, when you write your will out you get your birthday present, and also for your blues from courting it so long. See you before long. Cheo Potell and Lela Moore, Musile Miles, Viola McCoy please write. Regardless, blues from courting it. Telfair Washington sends regards to all friends. Lena Leggett says hello Bunch are your joy and distress. Drop a line to the Freeman. Well old Red Wooden, your letter will be there for Xmas. Tell Nettie if have two novelties, will let her see David Jones says hello McCommon, you ought to be in this Territory. A few more good tricks added to our act and still practising as practise is what we pay for the cost of skill. Why not keep practising and go fur- We are glad to say that we have met with much success the season we have been leading as a great difficult feats that are being performed by the white leading acrobats as well as our own original feats. We send regards to Simmons says hello to the Silas Green bunch. I'm still on the big show scoring nightly with my singing and buck dancing. Loving it. We are going to Edwards says hello Red Wooden and Nettie Perry Tolliver, why don't you write, I've got so much to tell you. Say Red it a bit. You know I like to talk about you and Nettie. What do you think about it. (Get me.) Hello George Freeman and Leonard Harper, write me. We says friends I'm still here cleaning up with my singing. Just as good as ever. It is now the team of Love and Lewis. We then sends regards to Salmon Whitney and Sam Rhodes. Roxie Caldwell, the singer and dancer and novelty combine, is still with Tolleran and will be a public. Will be seen in a new act soon. Regarais to all in and out of profession. Hire her. Wells and Wells sends love to Wooden Bon Tons and why don't you write Loretta Wooden, the writer, what's happening. Hello Nottie I've answered your letter, please write. Name, write, business of importance, in Wells. FROM MILLS & FRISBY'S STOCK CO., LYRIC THEATER, KANSAS CITY, MO. We opened here Sept. 11th to good business. Tuesday night we played to 1,800 people, the offering for the first half being Mills and Maude Frisby in the leading roles. ably assisted by such artists as Edna Jones, Geneva Stearn, Ruby Taylor, Louise Williams, Pauline Cawley, Billy Higgins, Maxie McCree, Hambone Jones. The show was a scream from start to finish, the lines and song numbers went over nicely and the fully handled by nicely and every artist. THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC IRVIN C. MILLER IN "MR. RAG TIME" AT THE GRAND. Either Bigeo and Gus Butler Tie with the Star—Chic Owens Establishes a Piano Recital at Abraham Lincoln Center. Nannie Strayhorn appeared in a piano recital at Abraham Lincoln Center last Monday evening, September 18. W. B. Allen, a reader, and Walter E. Gossette, tenor, assisted. I still insist that the entertainment is a bad night for entertainment. At the Monograms. The new house had Fanny Wise, Marsh Sister Sisters Trio and Pugh & Pugh. The old house had Will Walker and Emerald Anna Sta. Clair and Bimard and Sonford. PROGRAM OF THE MOVIES States Theater — "The Little Girl Next Door," a vice exposure, turned people into celebrities on Saturday, September 23. "The Unattainable," Sunday, September 24. Atkins Theater — "The Secretary of a week," the woman next Door, "Saturday, September 23, "The Deserter, and Keystone comedies, Sunday, Sep- The Fountain—"Who's Guilty" No. 13 Saturday, September 24, 2015—"Hyperfly" September 24, 2015—"Hyperfly" The Washington—"The Folly of Desire," September 23, 1976. "The Eye of the Light," adults, September 23, 1976. "The Revenge," Monday, September 25, for one week. The Star—"Lying Lips" Saturday, September 23. "Should a Mother Tell" the public will soon find out that managers who are grouches who are not recorded in the column, and do not report news with the newspapers, are not worth while. CHICAGO NOTES AND OTHER COMMENT. Cole & Catlin's hotel was the scene of an excitement one evening late last week, when a customer was shot in the butt by a man said to be a weak defective. Two railroad porters of quality who visited the bouttops Bottoms & Preers De Luxe, left the place with indignation, after witnessing a burlesque on a porter's occupation by a comedian. Leo Bailey, of Buster & Bailey, was taken with a sick spell about ten days ago and could not leave to fill the dates booked. New Buster is now convulsed, and new arrests are being arranged for their tour. The "Holiday in Dixieland" company with other friends, had a afternoon last week. Miss Virgin Richards made a neat little speech to all her friends present. The act has left for Detroit. Joe Sandifer, who arrived last week to join Dissley Penny, was at the Plaza on the North Side with his new partner. The team name will be Perrin & Sandifer. John Cooper, the ventriloquist, arrived in the city from New York at week. He has been living in Chicago as he leaves at once Carita Day was married Wednesday, September 6, to William Bronston, at the University of Michigan, where he groom in the Lincoln bank last Saturday morning. They had just re-entered the farm, in Michigan, where they had gone for one week's honeymoon. Mr. and Billy Bronston to view the body of Billy Johnson early Monday morning. . . . "Dunbar's Old Time Darkies" have arrived on the Pacific coast and opened up to the world. 16. Edward Goodbar, John W. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Conley and Mr. and Mrs. J. Louis Johnson were met by his friend, John W. Johnson, who greeted them on their arrival. 18. Hen Wise and his troupe have arrived in "Frisco" regardless of rumors to the contrary and will sail for Honolulu Lizzie Wallace Wallace, Tim and Gertie Brown Moore, Bertha Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Poole, Frank Barton, Will Wiltrope and Dunbar's quartette, Shelton Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. given a reception at Gordon's gallery including a joy ride in autos. The Vaudeville Managers' Protective Association has come out against the White Rats and have expressed a determination to boycott certain union labor policies while their union covered unfair. This proves what has been incessantly advocated to colored actors. The thing for colored actors to do is to convince the managers that they are superior performers and reliable and well behaved and every actor who proves these facts is assured of work if available. At any point, Rats would. Rats couldn't even assume as if they wanted to. The Felix Harris Trio will consist of Billy Walker, Babe Brown and Felix Harris. They will probably go out October 1, booked on the Webster time. Miss Brown has fully recovered from her recent operation and illness. Rucker and Winfred are at McVickers' theater. They will lay off one week in the summer for Winnipeg on the Pantages time. THE END. (Dedicated to the late Billy Johnson). The bud of youth bloomed in ots way, and the bud of youth bloomed in name. To add to energy's fair day What talent did to make a name. Enough is all, the time had come, Sweet years had rolled, new years of All reckoned with the total sum, Had told the end of pleasures gone The withered flower of age had fell, And bore its petal to the earth, For death had come, the end to tell, Of one life, glorified in name. Solyester Russell. Dear Mr. Russell: In your line of adverse criticism of Miss Bigeou we pronounced ways and style of speech are her charm. Take those away and it is not up to us to see the performers as some one else, but as themselves. The criticism of Mr. Miller is on the other than he is. Mr. Miller is clean cut in his pronunciation, and participates in smothered expressions at times, it is because he thinks it helps, and he is therefore a simple person without composity. Russell thinks of a pattern. He is flexible, true to life in its greater part, and not clinging to ancient forms in his hands rather than to art. —Billy JAMES AND STOVALL IN INDIAN APOLIS. Presenting the Crescent Players at the Washington Theater—A Show of Stars, Including Billy Ewing and Frank DeLyons. At the Washington, this week, is another group of good players, some being more than others, some respects appeared in the more recent days. This is particularly true in the singing and there's a reason. J. W. James, solist, Manager, Producer. One of the reasons for the extra good singing is the fine big, well trained voices. James is a splendid voice and a stirring musical voice. Then there is that well-known basso, Frank DeLyons, together with the others including the drummer and the stirring musical numbers. James is effective in his works all through, also showing good ability as manager. He appears to advantage of All Over Again." Stovall and Stovill Comedian and This team can well be set down as highly satisfactory. The male member who has appeared here before is a standout and is a Newcomer comedianism. Much of his work is similar to what has been seen very often, but Stovall has exercised fine generalisability in finding out what is wanted over the company. The company is fortunate in having Stovall, who is generously funny, all of the time funny with plenty of wit. The company is greatly improved, now easily making with the top notchers of the day. The female partner is a good assistance to the comedian. She is good at jokes and is good at jokes among the best heard at this play house. Billy Ewing. Magic. As a manipulator of cards Billy Ewing easily stands with the foremost in this city, and he is not afraid to ask or if so he has failed to show up in this city, he sees him on this street. Years and driving alone in this "trade" trying to perfect himself in his line. He did it; he is there, that's Frank DeLyon, Basso, a Character Man. DelYons still keeps 'his fine bass greatly helps the choruses to be so rich and musical. He rendered entertainment in the bass solo, "Any Port a Storm." As a character man DeLoyns is perhans at his best. Florence Roadez is heard in two pretty song numbers, "Honey Ridge" and "She Screams at a Bee." She gives Red Roadez them in a good taking style and with a good voice. She is a handsome appearing woman, costumes nicely. The following Mabel Arant plays two parts—a boy and a girl. Her girl characterization is particularly pleasing, because so delightfully frank. The Delroy Dellows who proved another "Simon 'Legree' and more, in his cruelty to the members of his own family—his mother and sisters. He made a fine impression as a very bad Tillie Johnson as the mother is pathetic; she sings effectively. "There's a Mother Wanting You At Home Sweet Home." The part of the daughter is taken by Old Folk Stovall, who had some nice lines, and acting in sympathy with the audience, the hired man put the bad son out of commission, and all were happy including the audience, which applauded the opening. The opening has the grand opera touch owing to the good voices; it is a wonderful concert and pretty. The closing skit was interesting, being more of a decided playlet than that of the kind presented by the performers, and enjoyed, making it plain that the playlet by colored performers will be received when properly presented. The work was well received from beginning. COLUMBIA THEATER, INDIAN- APOLIS. TYUS AND TYUS AT THE GAYETY THEATRE-INDIANAPOLIS. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tyus were seen at the Gayetty theater this week where they made good. The Gayetty is aination picture house and vaudeville. Mrs. Tyus is a valuable teammate. She does a planologue, accompanies the children in the play, him and also does a pleasing straight. She has the winning elements—nice dress, good voice, good soprano, clear and refreshing. She knows the piano. Charles Tyus is a comedian, as was the audience. He is humorous, clean cut and suitable to any audience. His singing numbers were particularly good, and went big. The audience was carried away with the team's last two numbers. The members of this team are well matched to theville work. Mr. Tyus is a song writer. The Gayetty is a house of white patrons. The Gayetty is a bright Indiana. It gives promise of being one of the leading teams of the country. They are both young, and good earnest hard workers. Both are modest, refined and ambitious to succeed. "SILAS GREEN FROM NEW ORLEANS" NOTES. Prof. Eph Williams new & original Silas Egreen from New Orleans shows are business better than can be expected. Prof. Williams presented his daughter with a shetland pony and trained her to fly. She came by express to the show at Bluefield. W. Va., three 5 weeks ago and will be used as a feature in the Silas Egreen book. Max C. Elliott the advance agent, received a very handsome diamond clutch birthday. Aug. 17th, Mr. Elliott present writing is in Mississippi arranging the route in the Cotton Belt from all the company to the Freeman. Suggestions. There's many suggestions offered, 'when you're about to launch a show?' Also, how to get the dough. When you get the dough, it frames an all-reheated and all-reheated to go. Should perchance, it should "spoil", 'Ain't it a case of, I told you so?' The ones with a yellow streak. Were they to lose a ten dollar note, The ones with a yellow streak. Such is life in the Amusement game They're up! They're down; On the go They're all satisfied just so they all live And can gather their money. MAX C. ELLIOTT. THE 81 THEATER, ATLANTA, GA The 81 Theatre, Atlanta Ga., in stock and vaudeville, high-class motion picture pics, and a movie manager, is now having the house decorated inside and out, a new steam plant, so the theater will be good and warm for the winter. Mr. Bailey has been working with gold nuggets ten dollar gold pieces studded with diamonds. Mr. S. A. Buddy Austin, our state manager and producer each week. Buddie has been doing this for thirty years, now he is learning to play violin. Little Birdie Gibson is now studying cello and Sewell is still peasing the public. Mrs. Maggie Auston has just returned from San Antonio, Tex., where she was working. While she was at home her dear brother passed away. Everyone was glad to see little Maggie when she re-entered the studio. Bright and Edward Lankford is still receiving their hiasses as villains when their appear on the scene. Dinah the house nightly. Dinah is some comedian. The bunch sends regards to all friends. Mrs. David was made a master Mason last Thursday night. Buddie Auston was made a master Mason two months ago. Buddie was assisted by Edward Lankford, of Mt. Olive lodge, Mr. Lankford is prepailing for a big time for the bunch Thursday night as a drummer. Mr. F. F. Fuller, our scenic artist, is building an airplane for one of Buddie's shows. Fuller has really got on, Ball, ball, piano. Arthur Chandle drums. WOODEN'S BON TONS. We are still in the state of Miss, playing to packed houses, and the weather is Taylor and the Woodens send regards to Bob Russell and Speedy Smith. Miss Ruth Wilson is now with Woodens Bon Tons doing nicely, regards to my partner, Roxy Caldwell. Why don't you write. I'm doing a dance. The Arrants are still in the land of living, doing fine. Regards to all friends. M. Coffey is still with the Bon Tons producing the shows and managing their stage and says look out, Luella Red and I are doing a singing and dancing act. Some class to Red now. Miss Emma Frederick is still screaming, double, sorry to say her little partner Miss Ebile Burton is sick at her home in Shreveport, La. We hope her a sweet recovery. Regards to Evelin White. The Ross's, Bessie and Charles, are screaming them nightly with their hit singing Pretty Baby. Ross is still making them laugh with his "Td rather be down here looking up than unlooking down." Love to all friends. QUEEN THEATRE, CHATTANOOGA The Queen Theatre opened its doors to the public Labor Day, Sept. 4th, to a large attendance and an enthusiastic audience. S安 E. Reevin, the manager, has remodeled the theatre and put in a balcony, which makes it one of the most beautiful little play theaters in the country. No mistake when he secured Lyons Daniels Original Skunktown Bowser to produce the shows. Doe Doe greetings and principle comedian Daniels Davis to take the leads; Billy McLarin open the vaudeville, single, and I mean he opened too. Next come Skunktown & Davis, oh how much he loves Robinson, Memphis Coon Shouter, followed singing String eBans' song, "Love My Man Better Than I Do Myself," and was a riot. Next come Mack, and Mack opened with us this week and scored heavily, they have become favorites here. Doe Doe Green Skunktown & Davis, oh how much he loves this week with their trio. Skunktown and Doe Doe works WANTED! Musicians to strum given band for long season South, cornets, clarinets, trombones bass and drummers All must be ready to join on wire A dress Dennis West, Care Eschman's Circus WANTED! Piano player and trap drummer; must have wardrobe and photos, for my two Theaters in Dallas and Terrel, Tex. Address mail to Colored Brass Band of Eight Pieces Who can give Mirstrel for side show balance of circus reason and all winter's work to right people. Please to hear from people in all lines who can double band. Will advance tickets Address Care Al. G. Barnes' Circus, Hof Springs, Ark, Sept. 23; Arkad Iphia, 25; Cam den, 26; Eidorado, 27; Monroe, 28; Aexandria, 29 McKinley Music Co.'s Two Big Song Hits "Just Because You Won My Heart!" By Clarence M. Jones Composer of "One Wonderful Night," "Only You," Etc. "The Pussy Foot Prance," Vocal, "The Pussy Foot Fox Trot," Instrumental By "Slap" White Composer of "Moonbeams Bring Love Dreams," "Hot Off the Griddle Cake Walk," Etc. For Sale at All Music Stores Published by McKinley Music Co., 1501-1513 E. 55th St. Chicago, Illinois together like Williams and Walker in the days of old. Doe Doe is funny and don't fail to bring up his end of comedy. Mr. Lyons Daniels and Miss Georgia Davis has joined hands and the team works well together, their wedding is complete, the Freeman, so watch the paper. Miss G. Davis sends regards to her son, Lomax & Watts. Remember son your mother got to get a husband for can't take care of her now. Hal Ha!. Mr. Reevin our manager, is a fine man to work for and would like to answer same day. Good treatment. Hello Chas. Arroult and Lena. Mr. Amond Perori of Williams & Peroni is writing for your next song. "Mama don't allow it and papa don't want it here." J. C. MILES & CO. WITH THE GREAT COLE BROS. CIRCUS. This writing finds us in the state of Oklahoma having did a wonderful business through the Southwest, especially through the border showing daily to thousands of soldiers and Mexicans. Our band and minstrels are moving along as usual to the border, where a trothem for balance of this and next season. We may also place him for the winter. Our band line-up is J. C. Miles, cornet and leader; Ira Walker, bass; and Evan Smith clarinet, Fred Goodwin alto, Geo. Walker baritone and violin, James R. Jackson trombone, John H. Mason, bassoon, and John Mason. Some lineup fellows, each member is real and cut the big ones just the same as the little ones. We all wish to join in. We all wish to fession. J. C. Miles sends best regards to Dennis West and Happy Lewis, also Prof. Moland and the Virginia and Alabama Minstrels. Would also like to join the Montague. Your truly in and out. Tell it to the Freeman. (See Route.) REYNO COMEDIANS (By Walter L. Rector.) Reyno Comedians are now in their 9th week through North Carolina and the rest of the country. Our best Colored show under canvas. We use twenty people. The week of the 11th of September we played day and day and date with Florida Blossoms. We met both bunses and found in each bunch a lot of our old friends. It is needless to say we spent some pleasant time with them in an aggregation already making good. Willard Davenport and Bubber Mack with Misses Annice Johnson, Virginia Liston and Maida Mack in principal support parts, ably assisted by our friends. Our quartette. Our chorus roster is as follows: Misses Florence Lattimore, Bobbie Denslow, Chelia Gilliam, Edna Dawson, Ophelia Somerville, Doris Lewis, Messrs Arthur Massy, George Williams, Charlie Hamilton and Milton McKethan. Jas. Harrison Reeves, Willard Davenport stage manager. All shows personally produced by W. Reeves. Hello Billy Bostwick. Friends write. Hello Billy Bostwisk. INFORMATION WANTED. Any information concerning the whereabouts of Leonard Creasy, who left Boston in August, 1915, with the Rockwell Company, will be gratefully received. R. I. Dell, 29 Aland street, Providence, R. I. Dell, please send your address." ROUTES. J. C. Rockwell's Sunny South Co. Clayton, N. Y., September 25 Martin Bros. Band and Minstrels, Trenton, N. J., week of September 25. The Smart Set Co. with Salem Tutt Whitney, Lafayette Theater, New York City, week of September 25. Virginia Minstrels, Forest City, Ark. September 25, Yankee, Lynn, Massachusetts, 27. Lakewood, 28; Evergreen, 29. J. C. Miles and Co. with Cole Bros. J. C. Miles and Co., with Cole Bros. Shows, Paducah, Tex., September 25: 5 Quanah, 26; Electra, 27; Henrietta, 28; St. Jo. 29; Pilot Point, 30. Paces, Prices Big Minisale, Benington, Oklahoma, Big Minisale, Towson, 27 and 28; Mabel, 29 and 30. Al G. Fields Minstrels, Columbia, S. C. September 26; Charleston, 26; Augusta ga. Ga. 27; Atlanta, 28, 29 and 30; Baltimore, 29; Williams manager, Jackson, Miss, September 25; Kossicsko, 36; Valden, 27; Durant, 28; Lexington, 29; Techula, 30. Harry Jones Uncle Toms Cabin Co. Baltimore, 29; September 25; Wadena, 26; St. Cloud, 27; Sand Stone, 28; Superior, Wis. 29. Alf Anderson and Co., with Barnes Circus, Arkadelphia, Ark., September 25; Baltimore, 29; September 25; Alex London, 28; Alexandria, 29; Opelusas, 30. A. A. Wright's Co., with Sparks Shows, Russellville, Ky., September 25; Clarksville, Tenn. 26; Springfield, 27; Callatin, 28; Pulaski, 29; Lawrenceburg, 30. Prof. Wolfscale's Band and Co., with Barnum and Bailey Shows, Los Angeles, Cal. September 25, 26 and 27; San Bernardine, 30; Santa Ana, 29; San Bernardine, 30. LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Miller, James. Moore, Mott. Morgan, Melba Marshall, Leon Maxwell, M. C. Manley, Jean Princi Mitchell, Kid. Moore, Billy. Nam, A. An Potter, Shelby B. Puggsley, Harper Owter and Porter Russell, Bob. Richardson, Fred Schaffer, David. Smith, John H. Triggs, Walter Nixon, N. Winfrey Claude White, J. Dan Williams, Thomas Howard, R. B. Hale, S. E. Hawkins, B. Harper, Leonard Jones, Bennie Jones and Gray Jones and Ross Johnson, London Jones and Ross Jackson, Frank D Knox, Leroy. Miller, C. M. Mitchell, Tom Miller, that Morrow White Bob. Bob Walker. Walker, M. W. Two Weavers William Williams. William Williams. Ladies' List. Bailey, Carrie, Blackman, Cara Brown, Mary Butler, Celeste Coleman, Ruth. Coleman, Ruth. Davis, Laura G. Ford, Jennie Freeman, Miss A.L. Gibbons, Miss Irene Grice, Baby Hendrix, Carie Hughes, Laura Johnson, Mrs. B.R. Kings, and Gee Lee, Mrs. Pearl McCoy, Viola Ethel, Ethel Pope, Mrs. Ethel Rolinson, Mra Payton, Hattie Puggsley, Madeline Purnsley, Ethel Pinchbeck, Michelle Smith, Lula Scott, Rosa Smiley, Alberta Sanders, Marie Tapp, Miss Shella Thomas, Leola Tewsley, Emily Tolson, George Vaughan, Mamie White, Julia Nellie Walker Lizzie White, Carrie Wiggins, Georgia White, Florence White, Dan High Glass Nineteen Entertainers Coming Your Way Some Day Wanted by Wire Four strong solo cornet players to strengthen 15 pipe band. Long-son sax. Wire low- sax. Letter will be ignored. These wanted. B. H. Martin, Care M. Meppe Greater Shows, week of Sept. 24, Trenton, N. J "I'm Going Down in Old Georgia," Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out. Words and music by JIM MIE COX. Will be published by Williams & Williams, Pron, New Orleans. (2% Seen Heard Oe POSSINS P52 Tutt Wainy 5 ‘The theatrical season of 1916-17 is now on, and never did things look Brighter for the ‘colored profession than at the present time. Nearly ev- Sey white. Burlesque “show “has its Guota” of colored” performers. The Yaudeville agents are begging for col- Gred tabloid shows. - All worth while folored vaudevilie teams and acts are Booked up for many weeks. At pres- gnt there’ are three! frst class colared amatic companies playing in New York “successes in the cities .of New Fork at ‘the’ Lafayette, “altimore at the Colonial’ and “Wastiington, D.C. at the Howard, Colored stock comparites are working indefintely at various theatrrs, ‘The leading ‘stock compan fea, Ellly Kings, Drake and. Walker's, Bradford and Jeanette's, Brown and Dumont’s and Prank Brown's are. in continual demand. ‘There are. numer- us colored tent and minstrel shows That are doing a lucrative business in’ the southern states. ‘The Lincoln Btock Company of New York intends organizing four” dramatic companies fovtour. the Northern and | Southern Cities. The feld is Indeed a large ‘one and the colored performer who. docs Rot find employment this season is a dead one or not deserving of success. Some managers do not realize the importance of furnishing the neces- sary propa required. by the acts or shows’ playing their houses. If a tap bell is required and the manager fails to. furnish the same the actor is ebiiged’ fo stamp “his foot, ot kmock Against the Noor or scenery, which Is & very. poor substitute for a tap bell. Te is Impossible for acts or shows 0 €arry all 'the ‘properties required. for the ‘proper "presentation ‘of acts or Shows. “Although. the properties. are Absolutely essential, eXcens baggage prohibits” the thought. of carrying them from’ one. theater ‘to another: Chalrs, "rugs, tables, lamps, etc, all such things should. ‘be willingly ” fur- Hianod © by managors Of | vaudeville ouses who ‘expect the acts playing their houses to,make, good. We will now ask the privilege of toting ovr own horn a bit and at the sume time beg pardon for 80 do- ing, The Smart Set_show opened ‘its aixteenth annual season’ at Gibson's New. Standard theater, Sept. 11th, in anew show entitled “How Newtown Prepared.” "The Standard. theater was crowded nightly with record breaking erowds at advanced prices. | Fully 4/000. people were turned. away from ‘the doors unable to gain admission which is ample or suM@etent testimony as to the merits of the new produc- tion.’ The Saturday night, or closing hight, crowd broke all records. . “How Newtown Prepared’ has (been | pro: hounced by Prof. Grey. the eminent dramatic critic of the Phila. ‘Tribune, S'musical and an artistic triumph. T'Wwish publicly to thank ll the boys and“ giris with the show "who made this success possible by their efficient work. and hearty co-operation. ‘here wer others not connected with the show who assisted by Umely sux- gestions and friendly aid. Prominent mong these were Leigh Whipper, Who superintended the ‘making of ‘the moving picture of the wreck and raft eenes also Andy ‘Tribble with com- edy” suggestions. The show is more prettily costumed BILLY JOHNSON. First and Oriiginal Partner of Bob Cole of the Famous Team, Cole & Johnson, Fell to His Death from Pioneer Club Balcony—His ‘Stage History Sublime. (By Sylvester Russell.) stats Seis ct tatty te feiee ort aciem tates Sn at tas Hees eis Gee! 2 Fue aaaeaaeeha el wine eae eee te Ea re cei ia ree tte Hind ta fia cpt ai anon SE SOR Bea ea i Say te urn eae re Sbaclnt ney tte ty ala en ng Sages Eerie race aaa Gee Teed is 3! aly, Bee ee cae eee ee IN a orate lis ete Matthey fBagtnt in ceern ct SLA estat hi SUR octet oxtail feria Rips Ate Er ciate S Seen ac funda Ne, boon ext. aise ct Ree abet a airiag fate arate i Bald set Sea ne ae Ball Tein aaa agers had made it hard “for, then than over Before. There. are numer Sus changes in fact Miss Jennie Hil: man “who created most’ of the €03- Tunes and superintended the distriba- tion or'the same had difmeuity in: ind- Ing places for the number of contumes furolsheds ‘Miss Hillman, by the way, i the only colored woman engaged this'lime of work. She is in constant demand and has been engaged by the Columbia. Burlesque, wheel to. furnish the greater part of the costumes worn by" die several companies of the con ‘Two records were broken by the prevent "Smart Set company. The Present show was rehearsed and had No“irwe ‘presentation im: less_than ten days, and the opening. ‘performance fant fo, 1s conclusion without notices able hitch in the" snort time of 2 ours ‘and’ 20 minutes.” When "one con: Siders ‘that. the present company. has Se members, and. thatthe show tn- Ciudes 22" singing ‘and musieal mum hers and is presented in'8 scenes and Peete ins’ is no. mean” accomplish- nent "the book” was mot written. un= Te acter rehearsals’ had veeun and three of the song hits “Turkey.” “the Joos ‘andthe ftawatian Love. Sone Wore composed, earned and” staged Within three days of opening. ‘The Treaie. cor this. must” be given to, the more than ordinary intelligence of the hoys and giris who compose the pres eat company. We are all/ working foward. the one end, ‘the ‘continuance ind success ‘of the one big” colored Show! the’ roster. of "the “show Ie as follows: So Whitney, Homer ‘Tutt Blanche ‘Thompson. Stella Cash. Helen Clinton, Carrie King, Emma. Jackson, Mattie Lewis, ‘Helen Jackson, Virwinis Wheeler” Ord Duntop. gunalta, Hicks, Tina “Gipbs, sweetie’ May. "Blanche Pilly Young, Sum Gray, Samm Gardner Dave Liston; Julian Costelia, Nat Cash Chas. Gibbs. ‘tommy Hall, Lee, Marshall Will’ Tawrence, Al. Ty "Watts, “Alona Fenderson, daines Hicks, 0. De Car Ter"Buster Williams, Clarence. Wilson Mhusieuh directors ‘t.'T. Conwell, man- agers William Watson, stage. carpen: Ui" and H.''D, Collins, advance man- nicer mee Leigh Whipper ts rehearsing a new musidal comedy that will haves its Hrs Presentation at. Gibson's. Standard Theater. a few" weeks hence entitied fStop This“ Way" Brom. all, ‘indica tions it will be'a winner and do ered foes author, We wish to thank ‘the members, of tne ©, 'V. Catto lodge of Elks, for. the Use of their mow" hal’ for rehearsals No charges were made for the use. o the hall and the members of the lodge Contributed: in every. way to the con: Ventonee and comfort of the perform ‘The members ofthe company wish aise’ to" thank Mrs, Minnie Chattestor proprietress of the Dest theatrical Boarding house in Philadelphia for het Kindnes sand. consideration during. the trying period of rehearsals. ‘Phere wan never @ complaint when members Diane company were Tate” for thet reals and was never tho early. of too late to serve them well seanoned ppetizings hot meals,” We. recon Mond Mts. harieston "to he profes discovered Sammie Corker, a bright Young, el boy trom the “South “who had’ theatrical” inspirations, who was Industrious and proud and’ had saved alittle money. So they took In young Corker whose money” Was dumped, they were all broke, but the play was beginning to attract attention. Tt was later that aman by the name of Cook took the. management, and the com ‘pany met "with a. big” success Just In time to escape the ‘distinct opposition of the. Williams & Walker company Which had just been launched by. the two comedians who had suddenly made anit at Koster & Biels music hall in Rew York. city. : ‘Among the songs Hob Cole and Biliy Johnson’ wrote together and made famous in A ‘Trip to Coontown ‘were Sthere's.'a Warm Spot in. My" Heart for You", “ly Wonder What. is ‘That Goon’s Game”, “You'll, Have to Choose Another Baby Now", “Wedding of the Chinese, and the Coon’, “La Hoo La Boo La”, “the ‘Luckiest “Coon in Town", “ta Dahomey", “The Way. to Kiss @ Git", “Sweet Savannah", “Ma Chickens”, “i Hope ‘These Few "Lines Will Find You Well", and “For all Eternity Bob Cole, who. played. the tramp. and Hilly Johnson, who. playe the Bunce. atecrer, were’ the distinct stars. After the first real ‘successful Season, Jesse Shipp and Bob A. Kelly having dlacovered that they hud been stepping stones for the two stars, re~ tired from the company. Jesse Shipp had lett to Write and stage plays for Wiltama & "Walker sand. Sam Lucas was Immediately secured by Cole’ and Johnson. It was perhaps the third i’ ie rue | Lac. eee CL bese wy BILLY JOHNSON season of their successful tour that Bob Cole was taken very ill-and had to retire from the company. for many Weeks Billy Johnaon” continued on the road ‘with the show. When Cole Feeovered “and returned. to the show he accused his partner of financial dis- loyalig' and the two comedians. dis- banded the company’ and separated Gole soon ‘entered. vaudeville with. Rosamond Johnson (whose name. was fan incident). to break the young com: Poser and singer in. for stellar work Rnd muceneded* and "the new. team of Cole & Fohnson ‘starred. successfully. In “the “shoo Fis. Regiment’ and "The Red Moon" until Tot Cole's breakdown, Which resulted! in his death. filly Yohnon "whose big" reputation tad Served Mim’ well, cpened im vaudeville inthe New ‘Enwiand ‘states very" sues cessfully but iis well known’ pride was silently crushed by the fall while the other big stars who followed after him were sitining in the fleld. ‘Soon in order to replenish his Anancial slump Snd ito invade anew. atmosphere, he Imatvica ‘and moved to Chicago, where Ke temporuriiy retired from the stage to write songs and’ stage productions Ih the meantime he’ took ‘to polities: £0 In1908 the ran for County Commis: Stoner In Chicago and took the stump But "was. defeated, "He then. returned to vaudeville with a big" net” includ: ing girls which served as a temporary occupation In addition to song writing hd staging shows. When Tom Brown returned from Europe on acount of the War, he and Billy Johnson. joined. Hands’ te’ produce one’ act plays and. on Monday, Nov. Toth, “1914, they opened at the ‘Grand theatre in’ “Twenty Miles From Home" A musical comedy with Mattie Wilkes in'the east. The comedy qualifed anc Billy’ Johnson did his old. graceful dance.” Thia play was. followed bys Hlerot_ minsteais, in which Jilly John: Son made his Taat big elty appearance Miqine!show ivties and tusie which jue show lytic Tuste ‘whic he hiaa Jue anished for Mr.” Frieden Wald 8 white manager for" the. Hon: Diu, Girls: which took the rosa or the ‘day of Mr. Johnson's burial ‘The funeral’ of Wiliam Franci; THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. a T Johnson, his full name, took place at! his well-remembered, but _always| entire Smart Set Comy King Hits funeral ‘patior Monday amusing bisck {ace ‘Comedy twpe of |noon performance. of th morning, September 18th, at 10 a. m,,|character, and he has built up his part |In return Messrs Ericks Bev BT Martin of Bethesda “bap’| as George” Washington Bullion | h''a|invited the entire clreus Hist church officiated. After the read-| genuinely. funny way. He trradiates | might prrformange "of ing lof a ‘scripture, - James " “spiap |e “with intelligence, winsomeneas and [Smart Wet Co." here, w White, the famous composer of the| real artistle understanding. Tis work |old. acquaintances " reney Mekiniey ‘Music ‘company presided at | is superb in every detail and he gives| members of our bunch a the organ.” “Lead, Kindly Light" and | surprising iilumimation to the comedy | Set. Co. ‘Asleop. in Jesus” were beautifully |ag though he had played the same part |. The ‘writer would ike rendered by Greenburg Holmes, tenor, | ail of his Iifetimer fis new song, “it|the profession (ace 4f formerly of the Dudley Smart Set, and|1 Could Make ‘the Sun Stand Suill" ‘agree with me?) If wa ar King’ "Companien, and” present adlolet| made. ay instantaneous hit Homer imitators of the, Caucass at the Chateau Garden, ‘The sermon| Tutt as Sam Cain 1s a splendid foil for [drop some of these Ww. Was ® aplendid exhortation and those | Whitney, and the two men are richly “Professor”, in our writ Rasembled Joined in the hymn “Nearer | humorous and keep the house ia a con-|Freeman., I know for My‘God to Thee”. "the mourners were | stant roar. Al Watts as Pedro Gomes, [two members of the. pr Mrs Johnson, ‘who Ieancd on the ‘arm| in a clear cut sort of way, contributes [are using the word Pro! of Faustin & “Delany, van” attorney | Dleasingly to the entertainment. Sam| thelr names, who. in re Whose wife was Mr. Johnson's niece. | Gardner as Major Jinks comes in for a| right to use said terms, Mrs. White and Mrs. Johnson were to-|share of praise, and favorable mention |for instance the Billboard gether. Mr. and Mrs: Johnson's child- | should be'made of Julian Costello, who | Variety ‘and also the fen, ‘Leona Iris Johnson, age 12; Wil- | takes the dual role of "Samantha Hark- | white ‘theatrical magazi lam Francia Joinson Jt, age 6: Lloyd | furst" a sudfragette, and “Said Pasha." lean turn from page to p \Wynder Johnson, age.’ and, May: Co-| His dancing aide materiatly in the gen-[of them and you wal Ieste Johnson, age h were not present | eral pleasing effect of his effort. Dave|ax Prof. Jno. Phillip So St the. funeral.” Mra’ Johnson, -who| Liston, Tommy. Hall, Alonzo Fender-|'T. P. Brooks, or Prof. § Was formerly, May" Wynder of” Syra:|S0nand Sam Gray. are good in thelr |the U.S. Marine Rand fuse, ‘N'Y who’ is about 20 years| efforts. Blanche ‘Thompson, with her | Plain J. P. Sousa and so Souiger than ‘her husband, was over: | kraveful dancing and by reason of her|A8 the’ Freeman “ie the tome with grist, Mr. Johnson is also| Well displayed figure, Keep eves upon |paper of the day lets t Survived: by brothers ‘and sisters: in| herself. Her singing’ Is winning much |our writeups in the ‘th the South. “He had tiso been a Magon. | applause. Mattie "Lewis, a8 ’“afouna |of sald paper. more busi The pallbearers were Clarence Me-| Sweet,” is not quite as “chic” ug the |fessionallike and not #0 Fatland. Ben Summers, Lesiie Payne, | character calls Yor, Dut she, deserves | feasorshipiam. “It is alt Angew’ De Lac, and “Arthur Hagkiey [creditable “mention, “Billy” “Young, |regards. to. our friends 5 oP the’ Pionest Clu. and. Saint Sutie | stately and regal in_ appearance wns |[sion. but lets do so in a I the actor and song writer. The Horai | sings the “Wedding of the Mower and [youre for the betterment biterings. consisted of a bed of cuiti-| the Bee,” is'a valuable adjunct, Sweetie [Lets hear from some, one fated Wild roses and. chrysanthemums|May, Ora Dunlap and Stella Cash are|the columns of our thea ie'Se ana Mrs) Priedenwald and the| others of the feminine contingent to|ment on ‘the subject of Honolulu Gitis, the white show he had| make. individual sucesses. ‘The chorus | Word Prof, to our Band Deen tehearsing cand two of the girls | consists of a number of good-looking |do as the old saying, say pinned roses on hie coat. JG. Wiihe: | girs and attractive young men who | ing more ‘ike “the whit Rie and: Prank Clarke sent flowery and | feem, Plena with thin work. Ca ig [day nd be plain Jum de the Pioneer Club gave a large autumn | the best colored show on the road so ——— Tear wreath with flowers which set on] far, this “season ‘and we, predict tor|NEWS FROM THE J. C. in casie. Interment was at Lincoin| them much success" Philadelphia NY SOUT! Glmeteny., Whe, family resides atthe] Whitney and Putts home gown ie gly oun nies home of Mr. Johnson's devoted friends | ing them a great send-off this wee Mre"and, Mrs. Jas “Sap® White, 3020) The ‘eager atidiences pack the house (By Cherokee The a ee ee LS ae ran ee ee — ° ° $ : : NEWS: Sse ie is —— : oF THE : : $ } PLAYERS : . : : 3 Seececeeccsccocscosccccce® Win, MeCinnlco, venteflequlat, ta at tne Hone teenie: AapunretUe liad ie nie toon es: Jolin Hi. Mason) comedian, can be found ae 30 Bight Sts winston geet eta ae tine Sam Russell and Mattie Dorsey are in" their fourth “week at the Pekin Theatre, Savannahy Ga. Mysterious Verner Massey, America's greatest ventriloquist and’ magician ind’ a. yearly subscriber of the Free: man, is now meeting With great sue- cess Easton & Basten have Just closed week's engagement at the Hegent the: atte, Baltimore, Md, and wilt be. seen in’ Virginia’ somewhere, “Regards. to Berry & Washington. 2 le gludaleaon, tage manager, at the Latayette Theatre, New. York. has Joined. out with the’ Heart ‘of ‘Dixte Go. “as ‘chorus. master. “Opened at Briageport, Conn, Labor Day Chas. English, formerly of English and Baglish, has Joined with bdward Mason, the team name will be English ‘and Mason. ‘The act is oriental. “Was at Dunnick theater, Indianapolis, last hail of this weeks ‘Thos. A. ‘Thompson, who closed. in Grand set, Colo, with Nashville Ste Gents on acount’ of ilinest is now. in Fort, Itiley, Kans, with his” brother, Joe Thompson. wito ts Quarter’ Mastet Sergeant. Improving greatly. ie: garde to all friends, S°8U¥ James H. Foster, the magician, is now touring southern Indiana He was Seen ‘recently, in Indianapolis at. the Columbia and "Dunnick theaters ‘of which James I. Nicholson 1s manager. Foster has a good line of wotlk, in: (eresting and entertaining. Tis clos- ing isa thriller that: makes the ‘hair start up. He wil'go east in the near future. NOTES FROM J. ©. O'BRIEN'S No. 2. (By J. B. Norton.) We are still in the state of Texas and business ix still good and the ghost is still on feet and mever fails to ap- pear on’ Sunday at $ o'clock, Rvervbody is well and enjoying life Kid Lewis closed ‘at, Waco, ‘Texas and went to Columbia, SC. ‘The entire Bunch misses shim. and. wiahea him much Tuck and succes. On your way Kia. : Elwood Johnson, the late band lead- er, came over to visit J, 1. Norton and W. R. Barl while the show was In Summersville and) Navasota, ‘Texas, he" was accompanied by Jit Miller the tuba player, and Mr. Keys, both of the Brenkam band. Mr. Johnson’ has ben on the sick lat but is improving some’ and will soon be able to be back Oa. the road again, We will be in ‘Terrell, Texas, Sept. 1th. ‘The original Jew Baby sends regards to Helen Bumbray, Lonnie Reed, and Dad Howard. While in Waco, Texts, we met Brent Sparks’ the tuba player. late. of ‘the Huntington minstrels, he was there for hig health, ptisie Johnson Joined us at Brenham Blovd Young, the young comedian and ‘buck dancer, is» making £004, singing Alabama’ Jubilee. 3. B. Norton “sends” regards to Charles: (Nelson) Hervey, Twill write you later Henry Dixon, how is the Park theatre late. Busl- hess of importance. Regards to Alice Saulbary, “Chintz” Moore and. wite. Write me sometime in care of ‘The Freeman. GIBSON’S NEW STANDARD THE- ATER, PHILADELPHIA. (By J. H. Gray.) “How Newton Prepared” is the title of new musital comedy in iyo, wets And’ Gighe “scenes, “a continuation of Music and comedy in epieal form whieh is produced. for. the first time-at the pening. of the fall season at Gibson's Nese Standard ‘Theatre. by, the “Smart Sct" Company’ this week. The engage: ment fe dor one week, ‘with afternoon ahd ‘niente performances daily. | White hey and ‘Tutt are responsible. for the libretto and the music is the contriba: Hon of Whitey and. Tutt, Trevor t. Conwelt and Clarence @ Wilson, Whew {C'S Horne: In'mind that. the” artistic settings are the work of a frat-claas Stthat"and that une ‘authors staged the Production, it ts onty. nadural to. ex= beet “that “How Newtown. Prepared Should ‘be one of the enduring musieal comedies. of ‘the ‘season. Be it said that just the sort of cast necessary has bien chosen by" Whitney and Tutt to Support them.” ‘The handsome” scenic investure: the tasteful ‘costuming. the Chorus, the incidental. music and, the movies, which "show the “Wrath of the Storm.” “after the Storm” and "Saved" With wood effect are. features to. win Spprobation, ‘the fault that’ max” be 22nd is that there is a bie too much Of nome of the incidents and that the play sometimes drags: the wind up Is hot like “Whitney, after the rescue a Soft melody would ‘add, materially” to tase the tenaenest caused by the shoot ing. ‘Interest in the: plot te fairly well maintained from the time. we et ae- Cusinted at “Possum Corners, Newtown, Until we enter the “Pashare Garden" at the ‘close, and, there are. many melodi Sus piagder ‘that are carried through wlth bicil and with conseauent ‘enjoy~ mnent, for, the “auditors Whee ev fauits ‘mentioned. are easily remedies And. with the elimination of a. few Hines and the improvement-on {he close 'Hlow* Newtown’ Prepared”: will. bead compact and’ as ‘satisfying “a musica somedy as one could desire. ‘It will increase ‘the. speed of action and, give agneopated “amartuess to” tie whole Sntertainment. Indeed, there is the in- ‘itation to dance 4p almost every mel bay that is played by" the orchentra find, as there are expert dancers af the Ballroom "variety ‘in’ the east, and as the. chorus too, seems. imbued with the biit of terpalchore seat ls newer lack ite te ‘uke performance. goes forward Pelee ie alt in ait ie 1s a°amart enter- tainment'in every particular, apd a3 th Saat Includes a number ‘of delightfully competent. playerm there “ia salwaYs frisk movesment. the fin of the show rests. Tararely ie ahoulders 0 routes Taraely uttiey. tie ie aiiit An Queen Theatre Chattanooga, Tennessee ‘Wants to hear frum ail good acts. Letters answered same day. Address Sam E. Reevin, Mgr., Chattanooga, Tennessee ooo aLincoinTheatre.. 58-66 West 135th Street Near Lenox Ave. New York City High Glass Vaudeville Acts and Dramatic Stock People — hiadodaeat coesieears pascal Billie Burke Jack Dempsey Gen’I M6r Bus. Mgr. WANTED! Cornet Player | One more Cornet player to strengthen Georgia Minstrel Band. Ticket if needed. Wire at once é C. E. Barfield, Mgr. Mayfield, Ky., Sept. 28-30 Corinth, Miss., Oct. 2-7 FOR FALL AND WINTER SEASON Good, reliable acts of all kinds with reputations com- ing South, write for open time from now till Jan. 1, 17 New Queen Theatre, Dixie Theatre Birmingham, Ala., Bessemer, Ala. J.L. Savage, Mgr. J.F. Arnold, Mgr. (Connected by Trolly) his ,Well-remembered, but always amusing black face comedy type of character, and he has built up his part as George Washington Bullion in a Renuinely funny way. Ho irradiates it with ‘intelligence, winsomeness and real artistic understanding. His work is superb in every detail and he gives surprising ‘iumination to the comedy ag though he had played the same patt all of his lifetime. His new song, “If T Could “Make ‘the Sun Stand Stull,” made an instantaneous hit. Homer ‘Tutt as Sam Cain is a splendid foil for Whitney, and the two men are richly humorous and keep the house in a con- stant roar. AI Watts as Pedro Gomez, in’a clear: cut sort of way. ‘contributes pleasingly to the entertainment. Sam Gardner as Major Jinks comes in for a Share of praise, and favorable mention should be made of Julian Costello, who takes the dual role of "Samantha Hark- furst,” a suffragette, and "Said Pasha,” His dancing aids materially in the gen- eral pleasing effect of his effort. \ Dave Liston, Tommy Hall, Alonzo. Fender- son and Sam Gray dre good in their efforts. Blanche ‘Thompson, with her Eracoful dancing and by reason of her Well displayed figure, Keep eyes upon herself. Her singing’ is winning much applause, Mattie Lewis, as "Moana Sweet,” is not quite as “chic” ag the charaster calls ‘for, Dut she, deserves creditable “mention “Billy” © Young, stately, ang regal in appearance who Sings the “Wedding of the Flower and the Bee,” Is a valuable adjunct, Sweetle May, Ora Dunlap and Stella Cash are others of the feminine contingent. to make. individual sucesses. ‘The chorus Consists of a number of s00d-looking girls and attractive young men who Seem pleased with their Work. “Jt 1s the best colored show on the road so far this ‘season and we predict for them much" success," Philadelphia— Whitney and Tutt’s home town—Is giv- ing them a great send-off this week. ‘The ‘eager audiences, pack the house from “pit. to dome. at, evers” perform- ance, ind ‘the sign. “Standing Room Only” ‘is aisplayed early in the even- t R18 Slim Mason, the globe trotter, from coast to coast with the Barnum & Bailey Shows, will go out with a big act this winter. LONDON SHOW. (By Tommy Stevens.) Weather seems to be in favor of, the Howe's Great London Shows down here in southwest ‘Texas, ig the same” as northern June and’ July” atmosphere ‘Our Manager, ‘Mr. McFarland seers to be very well pleased with the late Raition. to ‘the minstrel” deparcment, ‘On. Friday and” Saturday, | Sept. 15 and 16, we had the pleasure of meeting the Georgia Smart Set and ‘playing aay and night with the above named company. Mr. Mugavin, sole owner and man- agar of Howss Gt London, invited the * ee The Youngest of the Oldest! Cullen's Old Plantetion Minstrels mpi eae eset ny sce ae deni ine ztlog may chenae bu John B. Cullen, Charlotte, N.c, —_—<—K—K€K€K€§KYre=_=_ es _ Regent Theatre! 1627-29 Penna. Ave., Baltimore, Md. WANT first class acts of all kinds. Can place sing'es, siste teams and novelty acts at once. a ———_—_—— WANTED! Sasa aie Pee dead. tor ene. -ana Al. Wells, Gen. Supt. Tolliver’s Big Show Winston Salem, N. C., Week of Sept. 25th Wanted for the Florida Blossoms ¢o, Musicians that double band and orchestra and band and stage. (ly sober and reliable people wanted. Address Pete Worthey, Owner & Megr., 659 Spring St., Macon, Ga, ee ..Performers Booking Independent. | Write J Nicholton, ‘ COLUMBIA THEATRE”, 524 Indiana Aven ie apolis. One and two weeks—state lowest salary, entire Smart Set Company to the after- hoon. performance of the Big Cireus. In return Messrs Erickson and Parks Invited the entire cireus bunch to. the night performance. of the Georgia Smart Set Co. ‘There were numerous old” acquaintances renewed " between members of our bunch and the Smart Bet Co. ‘The ‘writer would like to state to the profession” (see if. the majority agree with me?) If we are going to be imitators of the Caucassian race lets drop. some of these words such as “Professor”, in our ‘write ups to the Freeman. I know. for myself one oF two members of the. profession that are using the Word Prot, infront of their names, who In Teailty have Ro Tight to use said terms. You can take for instance the Billboard, Show World, Variety. and also. the ‘Trooper, ali white theatrical magazines, and you ‘ean turn from page to page in either of them and you will never see such 8s Prof. Jno, Phillip Sousa, or Prof, ® P. Brooks, or Prot. Sauntlemen of the U.S Marine Band. It is dust plain. PB Sousa and so and eo. Now fs the: Freeman ‘isthe ‘leading race paper of the day lets try and- make Sur writeups In the theatrical ‘dept, of said paper more ‘business and pro- fessionaliike and not so much of pro- fessorehipism. Its all right to send regards. to. our friends in the profes: Hon, but lets do 80 ina legitimate way Yours for the betterment of writeurs, Lets hear from some one else througn the columns of our theatrical depart- Iment on the subject of applying. the Word Prof, to our Band leaders. Lets Go-as the olf saying, aay Weare gett- ing more ‘like the white folks every day and be plain Jim, Jack or John. NEWS FROM THE J. C. ROCKWELL SUNNY SOUTH COMPANY. (By Cherokee Thornton.) We are in our second weeks’ tour of New. Hampshire “and. Vermont, doing exceedingly good “business, and every Sinday Mr. Rockwell pays of with 8 smile.” Everybody is satisfied. ‘The band. plays popular airs on our short parade which draws the crowd. at hights, and the actors give satisfaction. The orchestra is puling up nicely. We of the Rockwell Sunny South Go, regret very much to learn of the death of John Leubrie Hill, the orgin- ator of the Dark ‘Town Follies. © Leu- brie Hill, regardless of what has been sald of his theatrical career Is highly honored in the hearts of his theatrical pupils.” He has been credited by actors That have come in contact with him as having made new ‘actors old, and old actors new. “And when I ‘speak, J apenk. with authority: THE NEW $50,000 ATLAS THEATRE! State and 47th Street, Chicago, Ill. ‘The Most Beautiful Theatre on the South Side First Run Motion Pictures of the Highest Quality. Everybody Welcome | 7 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. addres: John T. Gibson, Proprietor NOTES FROM TULSA, OKLA. (By “Dad” Howard.) Edward Lamont Howard, better known as Dad Howard, wants. his friends to know that hé is no longer connected with the Dreamland theatre. I'Severed my connections three weeks ago last Monday, and will leave Tulsa Okla, Saturday night for Dubuque, Ta, to take full charge and management of Madame H. C. Rose's Princess. theatre, Kindest regards to all’ friends and Knockers. All mail will reach me at sot W. 14th St, Dubuque, Ia., or aare States Theatre 3507 State Street, Chicago, Illinois FEATURE PICTURES ONLY Ejight Piece Orchestra The Finest Picture House Outside of the Loop. Continuous 2:30 te 11:30 Daily. Admission 10c WANTED. A good violin player that is familiar with vaudeville Work. Can place two more girls that ean dance; state. sal- ary and all in frst letter; opens State fair, Springfield, I., Sept. 19th. SH. Dorsey, Hotel Brown, Springfield, Til. af WIGS! fe Se UF? Made of Natural Human Hair, cither oh wary or orimpy, Ona bo combed and denel Ue Sly the same as your own hair. I do not sell to we F 3 dealers, but the people direct. (ae > Write for a Free Catalogue ie SOE The reason stage performers prefer iy wigs gat Is that they can so be worn far otrect wear le BA, also make a complete line of Switches, Taste Ne mations ate ——\ Fj Alex. Marks : 652 Broadway, New York City When in Richmond, Va. stop at the pace enact Mynnies retested” Ades mail STAR THEATRE att Wee Avo. Pittsburg, Penn. —— Stock Company Wanted ! Billy Mills write, Address Riley Roberts, Washimgton Theatre Gaticdnas Aseooy_ Tedeonpatia ht See a A ae a a ae a eee are ere Oe ETnGs Lafayette Theatre! Seventh Ave., Bet. 131st and 132d Sts., Hew York City Wanted at All Times, People for Dramatic Stock Address all Communications to Elite Amusement Corporation | E. (FRENCHY) ELMORE, Mer., Latayette Theatre Teh Aven New York City The Foster House Restaurant and Regular Meals eres Se Se len ai ele, Hiram uicees erence a ee ea ss Acts and Managers Tell The S. H. Dudley Theatrical Enterprises YOUR TROUBLES. Positively the oldest and most reliable Agent in the business. Organizor of the First Colored Circuit in the world. Can always place Acts. Managers, place your house on the Dadiey Circuit Address all mail to S. H. Dudley Theatrical Enterprises 1853 7th St.,N. W., Phone North 2063 © Washington, D.C. To hear from all 3 STOCK COMPANIES Prodacers got busy and write JAS. w. KEAN, Maganer Lincoln Theatre 420 Gedar Street Nashville, Tenn. WANTED! ’ 5 For E. H. Jones’ Alabama Minstrels Colored soubrette and women performers with ward- robe; strong cornet and clarinet to double stage of orchestra. Other musicians, performers and singers write or wire. Address E. H. Jones, Mer. Holbrook, Nev., Sept. 25; Albuquerque, N. M., 28; Colvis, Oct 2; Canyon Tes Plainview, 5; Ly ckney. 7. WANTED: 4 For Wooden’s Bon Tons Good, standard colored acts and novelties! enlarge the show. Only sober and reliable people wanted. Address Henry Wooden, Mgr. Week of Sept. 18 Jackson, Miss. Or Care The Freeman, Indianapols ORTON ree THE GRAND THEATRE The Stroll Amusement Company Devoted to High Class VAUDEVILLE & MOVING PICTURES Change of Program Monday and Thursday Matinee Sundays and Holidays 3110-12 State St. Tol. Douglas 500 Chicago, Ill. UNIVERSAL NEWS OF THE COURSE SPORTING FREEMAN'S SPORT NEWS FROM POLE TO POLE ALL THE LOCAL NEWS TIME ACCOUNT UP TO THE MINUTE LINCOLN STARS WITH NEW LINE UP ARE PROVING TO BE EASY FOR LOCAL NINES. (City Special) (New York City Special) The Lincoln Stars. the first of the baseball season was composed of seam-ball Smith, and many, other ball tussers of the league, a ball tussers of these men who made interesting to witness, are bored of some reason or another missing from their places in the league. Pete hags and continued slump of the Lincoln Stars. For many years, the explanation for the stars emerge victorious from praise as it used to much a sur- ponence in a game. As an illus- tion the greatly weakened condi- dropped by them landed a norganization that would have been meat for them with half of its original members intact. The more: Lincoln Stars. AB B H O A E Johnson b 5 1 1 1 1 0 Johnson b 5 0 2 4 3 1 Bicker 1b - 5 1 7 0 1 Green c - 0 1 1 0 0 Dunbark if - 0 1 3 0 0 Brown 2b - 3 1 1 2 2 1 Brown cf - 4 1 6 0 0 Jackson c - 4 1 6 2 0 Lanford p - 3 0 0 1 0 0 Empire City: AB B H O A E Walters, cf ---3 1 0 1 1 1 Debuché, tb ---4 1 1 8 0 0 Debuché, cb ---4 1 1 8 0 0 Schler, if ---4 1 1 5 4 1 Schler, if ---4 1 3 2 0 1 Sheridan, a ---4 1 3 2 0 1 Krumm, rf ---3 1 0 1 0 1 Hoffman, 3b ---4 0 1 0 3 1 Hoffman, 3b ---4 0 1 0 3 1 Ditzle, c ---3 0 0 7 0 0 Horse, c ---3 0 0 1 3 0 37 4 7 4 27 14 3 Totals ..... 32 Lincoln Stars ..... 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Empire ..... 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 x-4 Play base on errors—Lincoln Stars, Empire City, 2. Two base hits Johnson Hocker Green Stichler. Three base hit—Dehnock Stichler. Four ford, 2. Stichler. Left on base—Lincoln Stars, 9; Empire City, on balls on off-Longford, 3 of Moores, 2. Stichler. Two balls on ford, 2. Hit by pitcher-By Lanford, 1. (Hoffman). Umpire-Mr. Zeran. Time of game—I hour and 42 minutes. At Arctic Park (1st game) R. H.E. Empire Stars, 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1-3 92 Empire City, 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 x-4 83 Batteries—Thompson and Jackson; Born, Hooft and Steinmann. At Arctic Park (A.M.) R. H.E. Elmhurst, G. 0 0 2 0 0 0-2 51 Empire, G. 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-3 11 Batteries—Acher and Beuerlein; Sullivan and Steinmann. Royal Glants Lose to Bushwickles But Win From the Ironsides. The Royal Glants playing in a doubles ball before one of the doubles must be attended a Sunday's play at Wallace's Ridgewood Park, dropped the curtain raiser to the Bushwick by a score of 11 and gathered out of the sunset till the guards- tout the Ironsides. The score: # FIVE # Royal Giants. AB R H O A E Hewett, ss 4 0 2 1 3 Webster, if 3 0 0 1 0 Sanpont, lb 1 1 0 9 0 Early, cf 4 0 1 2 0 Hardy, 2b 4 0 2 0 4 Williams, rf 4 0 1 1 0 Harvey, cf 4 0 1 0 1 Gatewood, c 4 0 1 7 2 Miller, 3b 3 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 1 4 24 10 # Bushwick. AB R H O A E Brown, bw 1 1 2 1 7 Egan, cf 4 1 1 3 1 Flannery, ss 4 0 0 1 1 Gatewood, c 0 0 1 2 1 Ft. Scher, 1b 2 0 12 0 King, if 3 0 0 3 0 A. Scher, rf 4 1 1 0 0 Hobman, c 1 0 0 4 1 Girard, p 4 0 0 0 2 Royal Glants ---- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 0 Bashwick ---- 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x-4 First Base on errors--Royal Glants, 1: Bashwick, 3. Two base hits a- Schneider, Egan. Sacrifice fly--King, Stolen bases--Taguer, 2. Hewett, Brown. Left on bases--Royal Glants, 2: Schneider, Egan. Sacrifice fly--King, Brown and F. Schneider; Taguer and F. Schneider; Brown, Flannery and F. Schneider. Bases on balls--Off-Harvey, Off Guard, 3. Struck out--Harvey, Off Guard, 3. Struck out--Harvey, Off Guard, 1 (Taguer); by Girard, 2 (Girard, 2). Wild pitch -- Girard, Possed ball--Hobman. Umpire--Frank Time of game - 1 hour and 30 minutes. At Ridgewood Grounds. (2d game) R. H. E. Bonilla ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 Royal Glants ---- 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Batteries--Hass and Davis; Williams and Gatewood. Lincoln Ginuts Tally 12 Runs to Chinese 1. The Chinese nine from the University of Hawaii, met and was again severely trooned by the Lincoln Giants in a game in Iowa. The Lincoln Giants started it with a slug-fest from the very beginning, corraling in all fifteen hits off the Chinese pitcher during the course of the game. The score: **Lincoln Giants.** AB, R, H, O, A, E Poles, cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 Brenges, ss 2b 5 3 2 1 2 Wiley, c 5 1 2 10 0 Hall, f 4 2 2 3 0 0 Pettts, 1b 2 2 2 6 1 1 Thomas, 1f 2 2 6 1 1 Thomas, ss 2b 4 1 2 2 1 Rodding, p 3 1 0 0 3 0 Mongin, 3b 3 2 1 0 3 0 Totals 33 12 15 24 10 4 **Chinese.** AB, R, H, O, A, E J. Chin, 2b 5 0 1 3 2 0 Yim, cf 4 0 1 0 2 2 Lai, 3b 4 0 1 0 2 2 Lai, ss 3 0 1 0 2 0 Mark, c 4 0 0 5 1 2 Ayaw, ss 4 0 0 3 2 0 Leong, 1b 1 1 8 1 2 Aloy, ff 1 0 1 0 2 Aapan, c 1 0 0 1 1 2 Y. Chen, rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 32 1 4 24 14 4 First base on errors—Chinese; 4; Lincoln Giants; 0 Two base hits—Pettus; Lak Bragg; 5 Stolen base—Pettus; bases—Chinese; 8 Lincoln Giants; 0 Two base hits—Pettus; assisted; Ayau; J, Chin and Leong; Mongin; Pettus and Pierce. Bases on Redding; 4; off Apau; 2; off Ako; 4; off Apau; 2; off Ayau; 4; by Ako; 5. Wild pitches— Redding; 2. Hits—Off Apau 8 in 3 innings; off Ako; 4 in 5 innings; Adus; Scorer; F, W, Thrown; Time of game—1 hour and 35 minutes. Olympic Field (1st game) R. H. E. Cheators; 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 Batteries; 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 x-5 10 Batteries—Seaman and Hanft; Banks and Wiles. American Giants of Chicago Drop Two Games at Federal Park—Johnson and Jeffries Star for the Winners. Taylor's A. B. Cs won a double header from the Chicago Giants later Sunday at Federal Park, the first game taken after a hard struggle to 2. The aggregation, the team pounding the ball hard and hitting 8 to 1 in seven innings. The center sent a wild flick to finish, both clubs hitting a great style. The Giants made three double plays. Jackson had a shot to the better of the playoff, the spit in artist hurling his best with men. bases. Eleven of the Windy City club wou won over the strikeout route. The second game was issued by the excellent pitching of Jeffries, also his batting, the southpaw hitting for a triple and a home run. Jeffries had throughout the seven innings, only three safely and nine striking out. The All Nations play at the local park to- morrow. Scores: FIRST GAME. A. B. C. s. A. B. H. O. A. E Shively, if 3 2 1 0 Clark, if 3 1 0 2 Lew, c 2 1 0 1 B. Taylor, l 4 1 9 1 J. Taylor, 3 1 0 2 J. DeMoss, 4 1 4 5 G. Cannon, cf 0 1 0 Brown, rf 3 1 1 0 Johnson, p 3 0 1 1 Totals 26 6 27 11 3 Chicago A. B. H. O. A. E W. Green, 3 3 2 1 0 Winston, if 5 1 2 0 Toney, 2 1 3 2 1 Jenkins, rf, p 5 0 2 1 Jenkins, l, rf 5 0 7 2 J. Green, rf, c 4 3 1 0 Walton, s 3 1 1 1 0 Mones, c 3 0 1 0 0 Kelly, p 2 0 1 1 0 *Buckner, rf 2 0 1 0 0 *Batted for Kelly in the sixth. *Chicago Giants - 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 6 -1 *Detroit Redskins - 0 10 10 0 0 0 6 -1 *Two-base hits - DeMoss, Winston. Sacrifice hits - J. Taylor, Charleston. Stolen bases - Shively, DeMoss, Charles- les, DeMoss, Winston. Jones to W. Green; Walton to Strothers; Kelley to Strothers; Bases on Struck out - By Johnson, 11; by Kelly, 3; by Jenkins, 1. Wild pitches-Kelly, 3; by Jenkins, 1. Wild pitches-Kelly, 3; by Jenkins, 1. Hits - Off Kelly, 4 in 5 innings; off Jenkins, 2 in 3 innings. Umpire - McCarty. Time - 1:58. Two-base hits—Shively, Clark. Three-base hits—Powell, Jeffries. Home runs—J. Taylor to DeMoss to B. Taylor; DeMoss to Clark to B. Taylor. Stolen bases—Clark. 3. DeMoss, Jeffries. 1. DeMoss, Jeffries. 2. By jenkins. 2. Passed balls—Jones. 1. Powell. 1. Hit by pitcher—By Jeffries. Boston. Time—1:21. McCarrie-McCarrie. BUBBLES VS. BROWNS. Beats Hiawata Indianas Easily At Enterprise Park—They Scalped the Scalpers After They Had Won Fifteen Straight Games. CINCINNATI, O.—The Hiawatha's fell to the Browns the same as other first-rounders, and the battery for the Indians, are really strong, but the Cuviers are clever with that hit, run and steal. The features of the Indians are clever home, drawing a throw and error, and Ardell Taylor, on his heels from second time, two-base steal as he was even a double steal as was even a clearly demoralized the Indians. Britt's timely two-base steal made a double steal as was even a clearly demoralized strikeouts, Capt. Baker's comedy of errors, Bubbles and Lytle's base stealing and Jones' miraculous base made the very interesting Jones' comedy of errors. Jones had not seen first base for so long that he stopped and soared hands fast work around second base contributed strongly to the game, bringing down Lewis' throws, a good catcher. C. B.'s A, B, H, PO, A, E Brown 4 1 0 2 1 Brown 4 2 1 0 0 Bubbles 4 2 1 0 0 Bubbles 4 2 1 0 0 Hocksmith 2 0 1 0 0 Lyttle 4 1 1 0 0 Baker 4 2 0 1 0 Irones 4 0 3 1 0 Lewis 4 0 13 0 Britton 4 2 0 4 0 Totals 34 10 26 8 A, E H. L.'s AB, H, PO, A, E Brower 5 2 2 0 0 Wissell 2 0 2 0 0 Mergers 4 0 7 1 0 A. Burg 3 1 7 0 0 Springer 4 1 1 0 1 Miller 4 0 4 3 1 Dowling 4 0 1 2 0 Schuster 3 1 1 0 0 W. Burg 5 0 2 0 0 Totals 33 5 25 8 2 H. L.'s 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0-3 C. B.'s 0 0 0 4 0 2 0-6 Two-base hits-Bubbles, Britton Stolen bases—Brown, Taylor, Bubbles Bases on balls—Off Britton, 2; off Burg Burg out on Britton, 11; by W. Burg, 7; Umpire—Knox STRENGTH IS WHERE YOU FIND IT. A Man Doesn't Need To Be Built Like a Statue of Hercules to Have It—Perhaps Hercules Was Really a Fat Man; No One Can Ever Tell a Man's Strength by the Size of His Muscles. Strength is a mysterious thing. Jess Willard, weighing 250 pounds, uses more strength in three- minute round of fighting. But Ted Meredith, the runner, weighing nearly a hundred pounds less than Willard uses more strength in three minutes of running. It's the old problem of horse power. One horse power—the standard invent- ment, or the working capacity of the steam engine —is the amount of energy expanded in raising 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, or raising one pound one foot 33,000 times in one minute, amounts 33,000 times in one minute. Pat McDonald, the gigantic weight thrower, heaves a fifty-six- pound weight to a record height or distance, or puts sixteen pounds more to a exhibition of strength makes the spectators gasp. And yet in the course of ten pounds and in fine muscular condition. One of them, Dan Campbell, was a great athlete. He lifted 260 pounds, he put the shot about 48 feet and won a half mile race in 2 minutes flat. Yet Carroll could beat him, he was a great athlete. Carroll did part of his training with two 250-pound dumbbells. He'd take one and two, and he'd head alternately for several minutes. He boxed one professional match, knocked his opponent out for twenty- seven seconds, and he'd head alternately on the chin, and retired for fear he'd kill somebody with a blow. Twee hours later, he'd head alternately on his finger tips and flip it fifty feet. He threw the fifty-six-pound weight on one hand and one turn. Electricity enabled his own ship, one day he was attacked by a very big man, drunk, who wanted to be thrown on by thrashing the weight champion. As the man swung for his jaw Carroll caught his wrist, twisted him over his shoulder like a sack of wheat. Then, while his victim kicked and strugglegled, Carroll calmly walked half over his shoulder and turned over his own back yard and turned a stream of cold water over his head until he was sober enough to apologize and go home. Another tremendously strong man is Simon Gillies, the Canadian weightlifter who was stationed boss in South America. Two native laborers attacked him with knives, rushing at him from opposite sides as they were waiting to run in when Simon went down. Simon caught the two men and then waiting to run in when Simon them from their feet and cracked their heads together so hard that they were both knocked senseless. Before the crowd, Simon held a pick handle and charged into the crowd. That ended the fight. Curiously, actually a duplicate of that of the great Garibaldi, who handled two would be assassins in the same way. Garibaldi was a great giant in strength and World's Greatest "Strong Man" Was Fat. The first time I saw Hackenschmidt train he finished by turning a high jump. I took Hackenschmidt to the athletic grounds at Travers island, where he tried throwing a fifty-six-pound weight shot. He picked the shot, and schmide picked the weight up and whirled it around his head, at full arm's length, several times—a feat that would have pulled any ordinary shot up. He picked the little he saw a 600-pound mushroom anchor near the boathouse, pick it up with one hand and carried it to the amazement of two or three sailors. Here were three men. Tom Carroll, tall, wiry, with legs like pipestems; Mike Schmidt, the amazement of two men; who might have posed for the Faranese Hercules—and each could rival the others in feats of strength. This was the athletic grounds, this is a inventory, the athletic trains as well as to mere outsiders. In Yale, years ago, there were two shot putters. One was Dick Sheldon, 6 feet tall, with 15 pounds; the other, Fred Beck, 5 feet 10, weighed 175. Sheldon was a great shot putter. Beck was greater. In a smarter package he carried more horse- The ancient Greeks, once the greatest athletes and the greatest artists and sculptors in the world, have marbles, bronze showing their athletic ideals. Every one of these, from the Farnanese Hercules to the little green bronze Athena, shows an athlete perfectly proportioned and fully developed. The Greeks left no record of fat men or skimys, wry faces, or muscular bodies. Yet their Olympic heroes can hardly have been all cast in the same mold. Our modern experience shows that you never can tell by the outside what a man may have tucked away under cover. Huge Muscles That Had No Strength Just one more rather funny illustration of a muscular, stronely muscular. He was so muscular that he was almost deformed. Hatta trained in a gym and a champion wrestler in Japan. For months his bluff was never called. He "got by" on his looks. He was smooth and his student called Hakoiwa. This Hakoiwa was smoothly built and very silent. He never boasted. He was not a wrestler. He was asked if he knew enough about Japanese wrestling to help Hatta in giving an exhibition. "He was a champion," he said, "but I wrestled a little in my native village. I wrestle with Hatta if you will make it a real match instead of an exhibi- In the match little Hakoiwa laughingly held his hands at his sides for ten minutes wriggled out of every grip the muscular Hattu could use. He then wrestled him down, "Now I begin." Seizing Hatta, he whirled him off balance, swung him from the floor and threw him over his shoulder. Hatta fell on his head and was knocked down. He was then lenged and threw Hatta. It was one of the most curious things I ever saw, that in his enormous muscles there was no strength whatever. He looked like a man who could have persisted with a large arm and a half developed boy could handle him with ease. Strength, like gold, "is where you find Robert. Ed Green, in Salt Lake." POOR UMPIRING IN BIG LEAGUES Eastern Sport Writer Says Things Are Growing Worse in the Majors. Never before in the modern history of baseball has theumpiring been so universally awful as since the 1916 barrier was raised, says Frank G. Meake. Cards, $1; Dice, $3 Palming Wax, $1.50; Card Inks, $2 Loadstone, 50cts Books, Novelties, Magic Goods, Etc Catalogue Free. D. N. SMYTHE CO. Box 40 Newark, Mo. It was bad in 1914, even more so in 1915, but this season it is beyond the power of adequate preparation. It is indeed the case of all it is that conditions are growing worse. It behoves Messrs. Johnson and Tener to take some action at the moment, wish to staging of some disgraceful scenes on the diamond in the near future. The recent success of Messrs. Johnson and Tener spectators have thrown missiles at umpires should serve as a warning. Presidents Responsible. Johnson and Tener indirectly are responsible for the horrible umpiring of the present day, when they are determined that any ampuple they choosing is an infallible person; that their judgment in selecting men for the position limit in everything they have named can not foolbe in their rullings. Closeted with zazlake authority and bad behavior limit in everything they do, no matter how awful it may be, the umpires have become arrogant to an extreme. They have been superior to the players they are superior beings that ball players are beneath their consideration and that the spectators are nothing but the big reasons for the terrible umpiring of the present is this very obsession of he arbiters that they have become self-satisfied. Folks who become self-satisfied, vanguorious and conceived usually are those whose heads become so inflated that they are unable to understand that the brains are crowded out. Thinks Selves Infallible. Some of the umpires of the present time are in the "show off" class—men who think that their own judgment is correct, and who have no consessions before a play is completed. Sometimes their prejudgment is correct, more often it is wrong. This team must suffer for it. If the player makes a just complaint he is chased from the greenwash and probably assessed from $10 to $100 for "sassing" an umpire. One hears much these days about "umpire-baiting." Right now there is an exception: you can win than vice versa. Every time a player attempts to dispute a bad-looking deed, the opponent usually comes back with some remarks that would merit him a busted seat and an awful fine. And when it comes to using profanity on a ball field there are some umpires who can "shade" the most serious spoils—Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. WHAT'S DOING IN SPORT. WASHINGTON—The annual national military and naval rifle matches at the Florida state range, which the war effort has been donning this year because of the continued presence of the regular army and national guard on the border and in the country, October 20 "under conditions as nearly normal as practicable." In making this announcement last night, Secretary Baker said the Army would be sending an army or national guard units now on Mexican duty could participate. NEW ORLEANS—Since his fight with Charley White, at Colorado Springs, Freddie Welsh has raised his price. He has turned down an offer from the Army for $15,000 unless he was given 40 per cent of the gross gate receipts. Dundee, it is said, will fight for not more than $15,000. The program will decide whether they will give Welsh 40 per cent. MILWAUKEE, September 16—Buck Crouse, Pittsburgh middleweight, and Eddie Moy, Philadelphia, lightweight. Both praise Snowy Baker highly for the treatment given them. Both had a successful trip. Crouse, on three occasions, defeated Jack Cole in twenty rounds the day before he left. Crouse may return to Australia later. Buck wants Bob Hoha, the old Dairy boy. Bob Hoha, Les Darcy is not coming to the states for some time, they say. NEW YORK, September 13—Robert Simpson, of the Missouri University, and Fred Murray, late of Leland Stanford University, will make a visit to Louisiana this fall. These two athletes, the premier hurdlers of the world, were chosen after it was found Jole Ray, now unmarried, was the contests in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, it was announced today. All these athletes, with the exception of Meredith, have all round athletic SAFETY FIRST FROM NOW ON Says Little Arthur Stigall—Lost a Bout by Favoring His Man. Sporting Editor Freeman, lost the first bout of my career here September 13th after having my man out in first round. I let him stay in order to give the best chance to win. I have won so many bouts in the opening session that my attendance is falling off. In saving him, I defeated Safa. I have regretted of anyone else. I will meet him again soon, in Frostburg. DILLON AND LEVINSKY EASE THROUGH ANOTHER. MEMPHIS, Tenn. September 13.—Jack Dillon, of Indianapolis, and Bateman, of St. Louis, both eight rounds here last night to a draw. Both men boxed cleverly and neither was severely punished. Dillon missed the first round, but his judgment of distance being very poor at times, the man forced the fighting during the earlier stages of the battle and knocked Levinsky through the ropes in the second round. The New Yorker wrote that the end of the bout and outboxed his opponent. Levinsky's best round was the last, when he beat Bateman, who returns. Dillon weighed 169 pounds and Levinsky 175. CLASSY FIELD TO START IN ASTOR CUP CLASSIC Local Drivers Hope to Bring Rich Prize Back to Indianapolis. NEW YORK, Sept. 18—A full entry list of thirty-two cars, piloted by the world's most noted speed merchants, is assured for the Aston cup race at 250 miles, to be run on the Sheepshead Bay speedway on September 30, at 2:30 The pecuniary incentive which will urge on the drivers in their recklessness Cards Palming W L Books, N Fortune D. SMITH O. NEWARK, MO. D. N. Box 40 is uniquely the fastest automobile track in the world, is a total cash prize award of $25,000. Of this award, the winner receives a $2000; second, $5,000; third, $2500; fourth, $1,600; fifth, $1,300; sixth, $1. The winner is declared the champion race driver of the year by the American Automobile Association, and is present standing of the drivers, Resta having 2,400 points; De Palma, 1,790; Altken, 1,720; Rickenbacher, 1,570, and out to the bitterest extremity. List of Entries. FALL AND WINTER RACING. Ontario Jockey Club, Woodbine park, Toronto, Ontario, Sept. 23 to September 24, Seattle, Washington, United Hunts Racing Association, Belmont park terminal, Queens, L. L, September 27 and September 28 (oral). New Louisville Jockey Club, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., September 27, September 28, Maryland State Fair, Laurel, MD, October 2 to October 31 (mutuels), twenty-six days. New jockey club, Hillcrest park, Toronto, Oct., October 3 to October 10 (books), seven days. New jockey club, Hillcrest Association, Locust Valley, L. L, October 7 and October 12 (oral), two days. Latonia Jockey Club, Latonia, Ky., October 7 to October 28 (mutuels), nineteen days. Kenilworth Racing Association, Windsor, Ontario, October 14 to October 21 (books and mutuels), seven days. Maryland Jockey Club, Pimlico, MD, November to November 13 (mutuels), eleven days. Lower California Jockey Club, Tiajuana, Mexico, beginning November 4 to November 13 (mutuels). Essex Park Jockey Club, Hot Springs, Ark., November 11 to December 13 (books), twenty-one days. Declared off. Southern Maryland Agricultural Association, Bowte, Md., November 20, 1916; daya, Cuba-American Jockey Club, Havana, Cuba, December 7, 1916, to eighty-three days. New Orleans Business Men's Racing Association, St. Louis, November 1916, to February 20, 1917 (stakeholders), fifty-seven days. WHAT'S DOING IN SPORT. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 18. Arrangements were completed here today for a tour of the United States to play in the Olympic Games of Australia, holders of world's swimming records for women it was announced by William Unmack, a director of the Australian Swimming Association. The Australian swimmers plan to leave Australia Jan. 17. Their first appearance will be in this country, where they will compete in the women's 220-yard national championship. Later they are to swim at Los Angeles, Cal., Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and other cities. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 18. Under strong electric or kicking was used in signal drill and passing in the Stadium tonight. No scrimmage work or kicking was performed of the season was held by the squad today in preparation for the opening game with Colby next Saturday. LEXINGTON, Ky.-K] is said that Christy Williams, of Dayton, O., got the cold feet, backing on for its match against her team, for the very first known, which was to have been pulled off here Friday night of last week. Jones is a middleweight and the winner of the Battling Monroe or Battling Jack Johnson or Christy Williams preferred also Battling Greer or Larry Johnson, of which he beaten Jack Johnson, of Baltimore, and Jones beat Kid Ash. THE FREEMAN IN BALTIMORE. Get The Freeman any time while in Baltimore. For sale by Harry McCubbins, agent, 516 W. Conway St., or Camden St. baggage rooms. HOTEL BROWN 34th & South Wabash Ave. Douglas 9997 New in Chicago For Wife, Mother or Daughter Recommended by Press and Pulpit F. C. Brown, Prop. 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