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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. Historical Society State House Ray Stannard Baker Writes Truthfully of the Negro in Southern City Life. Ex, laming the attitude toward those Northern teachers (and we must understand just how the Southern people feel in this matter), a prominent clergyman said, that a lady who made a special call upon a teacher in that institution would not be secure against having sexual equality forced upon her, and that when the call was returned a similar embarrassing situation might be created. Just in this connection: I found a very remarkable and significant letter published in the Orangeburg, S. C., News. signed by a well-to-do white citizen who thus apologizes for a kind act to a Negro school: "I had left my place of business here on a business trip a few miles below; on returning I came by the above mentioned school (the Princess Institute, colored), and was held up by the teacher and begged to make a few remarks to the children. Very reluctantly I did so, not thinking that publicity would be given to it or that I was doing any thing that would offend anyone. I wish to say here and now that I am heartily sorry for what I did, and I hope that after this humble confession and expression of regret that all whom I have offended will forgive me." The sentiment indicated in this letter, while widely prevalent, is by no means universal. I have seen Southern white men address Negro schools and Negro gatherings several times since I have been down here. Some of the foremost men in the South have accepted the invitation of Booker T. Washington to speak at Tuskegee. And concerning the very letter that I reproduce above, the Charlotte Observer, a strong Southern newspaper, which copied it said: "A man would better be dead than to thus debase himself. This man did he more than right to address the pupils of a colored school, but has spoiled all by apologizing for it. Few people have conceived that race prejudice went so far, even in South Carolina, as is here indicated. Logically it is to be assumed that this jellyfish was about to be put under the ban, and to secure exemption from this, published this object card. To it was appended a certificate from certain citizens, saying they are as anxious to see the colored race elevated as any people, but by all means let it be done inside the color line." The narrowness and malignity betrayed in this Orangeburg incident is exceedingly unworthy, and those guilty of it should be ashamed of themselves." The Rev H. N. Bradley, for a long time one of the leading clergymen of Atlanta, now of St. Louis, said in a sermon published in the Atlanta Constitution: We have not been wholly lacking in our effort to help. There are a few schools and churches supported by Southern whites for the Negroes. Here and there a man like George Williams Walker, of the aristocracy on South Carolina, and a woman like Miss Belle H. Bennett, of the blue blood of Kentucky, goes as a teacher to the Negro youth, and seeks in a Christly spirit of fraternity to bring them to a higher plane of civil and moral manhood, but the number like them can almost be counted on fingers of both hands. Our Southern churches have spent probably a hundred times as much money since the Civil War in an effort to evangelize the people of China, Japan, India, South America, Africa, Mexico and Cuba, as they have spent to give the gospel to the Negroes at our doors. It is often true that opportunity is over- looked because it lies at our feet." The Southern Baptist church and other white church organizations, I have found to some extent carry on missionary work among the Negroes, which I will refer to again Before I get away from observations of the low-class Negro, I must speak of the subject of vagrancy. All my white men have told me with impatience of the great number of idle or partly idle Negroes—idle while every industry and most of the farming districts of Georgia are crying for more labor. And from my observation in Atlanta, I should say there were a great many idle or partly idle Negroes—even since the riot, which served, I understand, to drive many of them away. Five days before the riot of last September, a committee of the city council visited some forty saloons one afternoon, and by actual count found 2,155 Negroes—and 155 white men—drinkorg at the bars or lounging around the doorways. In some of these saloons, cochducted by white men and permitted to exist by the city authorities, pictures of nude white women were displayed as an added attraction. Has this anything to do with Negro crimes against white women? Since the riot these conitions have much improved. Increased Negro idleness is the result, in large measure, of the marvelous and rapid changes in Southern conditions. The South has been and is today dependent on a single labor supply—the Negro. Now, Negroes, though recruited by a high birth rate, have not been increasing in any degree as rapidly as the demand for labor incident to the development of every sort of industry, railroads, lumbering, mines, to say nothing of the increased farm area and the added requirements of growing cities. With this enormous increased demand for labor the Negro supply has relatively been decreasing. Many have gone North and West, many have bought farms of their own, thousands, by education have become professional men, teachers, preachers and even merchants and bankers-always draining away the best and most industrious men of the race and reducing by so much available supplies of common labor. In short, those Negroes who were capable have been going the same way as the unskilled Irishman and German in the North—npward through the door of education—but unlike the North, there have been no other laborers coming in to take their places. What has been the result? Naturally, a fierce contest between agriculture and industry for the limited and dwindling supply of the only labor they had. So they bid against one another—it was as though the Negro had a monopoly on labor—and within the last few years day wages for Negro workers have jumped from fifty or sixty cents to $1.25 and $1.50, often more—a pure matter of competition. A similar advance has affected all sorts of servant labor-cooks, maids, waiters, porters. High wages, scarcity of labor, and the consequent loss of opportunity for taking advantage of the prevailing prosperity would, in any community, South or North, whether the labor was white or black, produce a spirit of impatience and annoyance on the part of the employing class. I found it evident enough that summer in Kansas, where the farms were unable to get work to save their crops; and the servant problem is not more provoking, certainly, in the South than in the North and West. Indeed it is the labor problem more than any one cause, that has held the South back and is holding it back today. But the South has added cause Continued on Page 4 TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1907. A FALLEN WOMEN TRIES TO DISGRACE A CHURCH! A Certain Class of Kansas City, Mo., Negroes are Making Much Ado About Nothing. Because a Reputable Minister Refuses to Marry a Woman of Questionable Character, The Rising Sun Tries to Kick up a Sensation and Ruin Him. There is a certain kind of colored people in Kansas City, Mo. who are of the gossiping class, and who are making much ado about nothing all because a woman of disrepute, who keeps a place where she harbors women of her race for immoral purposes, and who became infatuated with a prominent minister of the gospel, and because she could not get him to marry her on a very short notice and personal acquaintance. Attending his church and having her spirits revived from the fact that she had been a backslider, and bestowing several precious and valuable presents, and seeing that it would not work, she now attempts to elicit sympathy from the public by saying that this minister had promised to marry her. She now does this through the paper whose editor has not conceived the idea that the article was not wholesome and conducive for the best interests of the kind of colored people who are trying to progress by building homes, churches, business and finding occupation for each other, and to present that phase of the question before the American people, instead of the unfairness and devilment that is practiced and heaped upon the race by a large class of white men whose one object is to degrade the colored race, with the assistance of persons like the woman who has engaged a paper to give publicity and notoriety to this foul and degenerating reading matter The minister whom this woman of disrepute charges with with wounding her affections is the Rev. J. W. Hurse, pastor of St. Stephens Baptist church, located on Charlotte St. near Independence ave., Kansas City, Mo. This edifice should ever be a monument to the great work of this divine, and should be appreciated and so recognized by every leading and progressive thinking Negro in Kansas City, for heroic struggling difficulties and obstacles that he has overcome in the past few years in accomplishing and achieving such a valuable house of worship. Rev. Hurse is a Tennessee by birth, and he came to Kansas City in 1896, and began hard labor as he was used to by working in the packing houses, working with the concreteing, asphalt and paving gangs and assisting in building several miles of the boulevard that enriches the greatest metropolis in the West—Kansas City. Becoming convinced that he would do much in the uplift of fallen humanity, he entered the ministry. At that time, there were thousands of people of the race located at at the North End and Bevadora Hollow, a hardworking class who never knew where a church was, and to hear a sermon was a rarity. It was a hotbed of vice crime and iniquity, inhabited by hip, cocaine and morphine eaters, and there was some one being killed nearly every day in the year. Rev. Hurse conceived the idea that here among these forsaken people he should go and try and uplift them. He first preached upon the street corners until he could raise sufficient funds to purchase a tent. Then he located among those people, and by his strong and convincing sermons he caused many souls to turn from the paths of degradation and sin. These converts afterwards became members of the church and began to Jegan his great missionary work, while Mrs Annie Jones, who is trying to d scredit his influence and standing was doing all in her power to degrade and disgrace the gentler sex of the race in the iniquitous business in which she is now engaged. Probably had she taken the advice of Rev. Hurse at that time instead of now pretending that she is sineere in trying to prevent his dragging young girls down, which she is doing and promoting in Kansas City, Mo, all would be much better off In her statement in the Rising Son in the May and June issues, she says thought the church was the place to redeem fallen women, which is true; and from her statement made to us when we called at her place of business, she acknowledged that she had visited Rev Hurse's church and listened to some of his soul stirring sermons and Christ an songs, the like of which she had not heard since the early days when she was converted, and under the spell she fell into a trance and was awake. To be convinced that she had better change her mode of living, that she had considerable won't, and that she wanted a husband to and assist her in living a new life. She thought of no better man than Rev J W. Hurse, who had preached such a sermon that had mystified her, and who not only had sent the love of God through her soul, but had so thrilled her that she also thought and told thinks that she loves the minister. She cannot account for being so infatuated with him, only through his sermons, as she was a frequent visitor to his church. We asked her how she came to love him, she said she could not tell. We asked her if she loved him yet. Her cry was that she did, and that she would never stand to see him suffer for the want of anything necessary to his health and strength, and that no one dare impose upon him as long as she has a dollar. She showed us the fair jewelry that she had bestowed upon the elder, and which was returned by him and his congregation before she made this sensational charge that he had promised to marry her. We asked her why she gave the $75 to the church, and she said she did that because she thought the church was doing good and it was needed in saving the church, and that she had not regretted it. We asked her of the $150 mortgage upon his share and saggy waes on Rev. Hurse gave her for money used by the church, and she said it was paid as per agreement. We asked her how she conserved the idea that Rev. Hurse was in love with her, and she said that the minister, in collecting money for the church, and in conversation over the telephone, fed her to believe that he was a love because of the fact that he surely and as a common every day occurrence, and especially in his sermons, used such terms as "honey," "daring" and words of a loving nature to his congregation and to people with whom he conversed, without any intention of wrong or disrespect. Mrs. Jones has been schooled in the lower world so long that she could not stand the sweet words from the pastor as she thought they were intended as remarks of love to her. It was then and there that she began to outdo the other sisters of the church by bestowing valuable presents and clothes upon Rev Hurse, thinking to imgratuate herself by this method into a good wife, gain his affections and win a husband. Jewelry, clothes and umbrellas were sent him at times without the name of the donor being given, but afterwards he would be apprised that the presents were from this party for the good and in the name of the church. As this rule of donating presents to the pastor has long been established in all churches, and she so kindly consented to do so, the other sisters of the congregation allowed her to continue her charitable acts and the money they had for the pastor, they used in paying off the debts upon the building. After the pastor had taken a visit to his relatives in Tennessee, she became despondent, and upon his return, she began charging that he had promised to marry her and that she would never have presented him so many costly presents had he not led her to believe so from the kindly Christian expressions that he used to everybody. Rev. Hurst is a very diplomatic gentleman, pleasant, unassuming, and wears a smile of honesty and perfection. We asked how she conceived the idea that the Reverend had broken off the engagement, and she said that so one lady of the under world had telephoned her the Reverend was keeping company with some other ladies. We asked her if it were out of the ordinary for a man to keep company with more than one lady unless he himself thought he was engaged, and she said, probably not. We asked her if she was now out of any money or valuables from the fa' that she gave and then afterwards went to the public with the story that they were given under false pretenses, and misapprehension on her part. She said that every thing had been returned, and we, ourselves, examined the jewelry she had in her possession, and we must say it was very fine. Our advice to her was this: that if she wished to grow or get into the good graces of the better class of people of this country, both white and black, to do as the Savior told the Pharanee: go and sell every thing she possessed and take up the Cross and follow Him. And that was if she would close up her place of iniquity where girls of our race were being sacrificed on the altar of vice for white men, which was an everlasting and burning shame to American civilization and the colored race, when white men were burning and lynching Negroes every day for even looking in the face of white women. We further advised her to go out somewhere and buy a home and settle down and adopt some poor orphan girl at the age of which she was left an orphan, and to educate her and send her to Sunday School and church, and that she herself attend some church, and then after she was convinced that after living a backslidden life for the past number of years that she was thoroughly cleansed of her many sins, to join the church and she would then have some past cause to complain of broken marriage promises, and probably the terms would be kept by some good man who would like to invest her on the upward grade of reformation. We told her that she could not expect the better class of the colored race, those that are engaged in trying to be something and own something, to give her any sympathy and in the abuse of which she supposed was bad treatment of such men as Con lated on Page 4. NUMBER 24. NO RIGHTS AT WEST POINT Negro Cavalry Makes a Good Record Butare Not Given a Square Deal. West Point, N. 1., June 5th. To THE PLAINDEALER. The Colored Cavalry detachment from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has made a record at the Military Academy that has surpassed the record of all enlisted men ever made by any body of men stationed here. We have been here about three months, and I have had only one man tried. No absences without leave, and the conduct of every man has been perfect. We have had no desertions. Our men, being of the highest type, were carefully selected by officers of the Ninth Cavalry and sent here to replace the white soldiers, who could not fill the requirements here on account of frequent absences without leave and desertion. We have surprised everybody in West Point, because they were looking for colored soldiers of the inferior class, instead of the superior class. We have no friends here at all, no one to speak a good word for us except the citizens of Highland Falls, N. Y. We work on Sundays and all holidays. On Memorial Day, the other organizations, the engineers and artillery were celebrating and going to the ball game, while the cavalrymen were raking leaves and grass off the hillside. On May 5th the different branches of service in this post which consists of three different detachments, engineers, artillery and cavalry, received orders calling for ten men of each detachment, who were to attend the Jamestown exposition and to care for thirty horses. The horses needed much extra care and the cavalry men selected to go began to prepare them for the trip. They began to groom at 6 o'clock a.m. and stopped at 6 p.m. They were to leave on the 2nd day of June, and on the first a letter came from the commanding officer stating that there would be no colored soldiers to go to Jamestown, as there and been no provisions made for them; that provisions had been made only for engineers and artillery, and we were told to turn our horses over to the artillery for the trip to Jamestown. After this we were ordered to load them on the train for the artillery. We are now waiting on the artillery instead of the cadets, and we know that wherever the government sends a soldier, provisions are always made for him, be he colored or white. We were also informed that if we should go to Jamestown we would not be allowed any rights as soldiers or as men. We could not have any passes, or leave the stables where our horses are kept. It was also said that the people of Jamestown did not want us there, but we think it was the authorities at West Point who did not want us there. They want to impress upon the outside world that colored soldiers are not capable of going where the white soldiers go. We do not care to associate with them, but we do care to be respected as long as we are loyal. If there is that much prejudice in the army, what next will be done with the colored soldiers? A CALALRYMAN. NEGRO FARMERS WILL MEET! The Sunflower State Agriculturist will meet in Topeka, June 29th, 07. All members, farmers and parties interested in the movement are earnestly requested to attend. this meeting will be of great importance, and no one should hesitate in attending its sessions UNIVERSITY! The Orateral contest for the gold medal Wednesay evening brought out an advance that crowded the auditorium and overflowed down the steps to the entrance. Dr W D Cook, pastor of St Paul A. M. E. church, St Louis, the yearly donor of this medal was present and seated on the stage. The speakers were flawless and showed up fine the hard drill to which Prof Archie Gregg had subjected them Miss Villa Glenn of Galena, Ka. proves to be the best in caught, d. at a great institution, and was always the most useful Mr. Glenn also try the highest that her department, the business or having, Mr. Lacey, above go prosecution all six labor and health services, will all examinate her terms. She is a little intelligent wonders! Mr. Williana Huston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., was second while Miss Katie Grace of Dr. Mo and Miss More Wright of Mississippi were given special mention The 11th annual conference and exercises were held Thursday at noon. At 2 p.m. the hard head of the procession of trustees, from graduates and students and they matched with a fellow graduate to the Trades hall to a large tent in girls' campus. About 2000 from all parts of the West wint to the speeches by the graduate, the excellent Judge I. W. K. under the white number of the trustees, delivered the address on the class and it was a masterpiece of logic and sound practical advice. Dr W. T. Vernon presented the diplomas, certificates and annual prizes after he had concluded one of his usually fine addresses. After the exercises the large gathering inspect the exhibit of student handiwork which was of unusual excellence and has since been shipped to the James town exhibition Negro exhibit. The following received diplomas from the Normal department: Miss Ethel Barksdale Mr Eugene Vau hn Misses Mable Vaughn, Bertha Jackson, Gertrude Elam, Elfie Turner, Maggie Nelson, Alfred Wilson, Wm Jones. The following received certificates, full business course, Lacey Clay and George K. Williams Stoneography and typewriting, Willa Glenn Mettie Mallory, Mabel Vaugh Eugene Vaughn Gertrude Elam Olva Ellison Edith Lamb; Millinery, Ethel Barksdale; Printing, Charles Thurman Ernest Miller; Cooking Maud Fitchue Elma Robinson Katie Guy. VERY LOW RATES TO NEW ORLEANS. The National Baptist Publishing Board has succeeded, after months of liberal and constant communication with every general passenger agent of every road in the four passenger associations, in having two of the largest ones announce an exceedingly low rate in follows for the Sunday School Congress. Excursion rate for the Sunday School Congress in New Orleans has been announced for the South western Passenger Association which includes that territory in south t Missouri, and west of to THE BAPTIST'S WILL MEMORI The state Sunday School Consortium and B Y P. L. write concur in will hold their annual meeting at the Shiloh Baptist church, Lopaka Kane, June 16-21, 1907. The Sunday schools will elect their delegates and send their names to the corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. L. Grant, 1961 North Fourth street, Kansas City, Kans. This request is made that the local Sunday school will be prepared to care for all who wish to attend the convention. The Capital City is making great preparations to royally entertain the Sunday school workers of the state. An outing will be arranged for all who wish to see the city on Saturday. There will be special features all the week. Let all the good Christian workers of the state "Come, for all things are ready." H. I. MONROE, President. MRS. W. L. GRANT, Sec'y. Susanahize Hornum, professor of law in the University of Tokyo, in a paper on the new Japanese code read at the recent international congress of arts and sciences at St. Louis gave an interesting exposition of the manner in which the Japanese have sought to conform their legal system to western ideas. The method employed has been conservative, recognizing for the time being some of the most firmly implanted of the old customs rather than inviting by an attempt to revolutionize everything a reaction which might defeat the purpose of the new code. About the year 700 a legal code based upon Chinese moral philosophy, with the cult of ancestor worship and the feudal system, was drawn up and promulgated. This code, with some minor changes, continued in force until the beginning of the Chateenth century. A system of such uniqiity not really bad to be reckoned with by the drafters of the new code, though their task was a new but simplified by the fact that the old laws had never been published. They had been made for the elicitation of the judices and of officials. The decree promulgating the new preliminary code after the restoration of the emperor in 1855 followed this tradition in addressing itself to the officials of the empire. When the war and code was proclaimed however, in 1873, the emperor's subject as well as his officials were commanded to obey it, and it was declared that know forth every law upon its proclamation shall be posted in conspicuous places for the information of the people, making it evident to the Japanese that their government was to be from that time one of laws and not of man. The legal condition of a man was one of the most complicated problems which confronted the revisionists. Both Buddhism and Buddhism had Japanese war taken in a state of dependency. The Chinese doctrine of the three obsessions was strictly imposed under the old law—in childhood a female was subject to her father, in youth to her husband, after her husband's death to her sons. A woman had no legal rights which her husband or sons were bound to respect. In dealing with this question the drafters of the new code made a clean sweep of tradition and established legal rights for women similar to those of the most advanced European nations. Unless otherwise stated in the marriage contract, the property of a woman at the time of her marriage now remains hers. She may also acquire property after marriage and hold it in her own name. There is no distinction between the legal rights of an unmarried woman and a male citizen. A woman now has the same rights as a man in the matter of divorce. In the maintenance of the "house," a survival of the old clan system, the new code has been less radical. The unit of state in Japan is still the family rather than the individual, but the powers of the head of the house now are practically limited to certain rights connected with ancestor worship and control over the marriage of subordinate members. Any member of the house may own property and on his death leave it to his heirs, where formerly it reverted to the head of the clan. It is believed that in time the "house" will be disintegrated and will join the rest of the medieval customs of Japan in the limbo of the past. A French authority on European affairs, M. Yves Guyot, predicts in the North American Review that Russia will hereafter encounter hostility in attempting to float war loans. He says that the French investors are now awake to the fact that the French-Russian alliance is a one sided affair so far as advantage goes, and that Russia has flooded that country with her bonds. Russia's weakness is so manifest, says M. Guyot, that the limit of faith in her future will soon be reached in France. Russia still has an immense gold reserve to light on, and the end of the war is not likely to come soon because of her financial straits. Yet failure of credit in the house of friends is not a pleasant prospect for a nation attainted as Russia is. Our neighbors on the north seem not at all given to the worship of imported greatness. Home time ago England sent over a titled major general to reorganise the Canadian militia, and the colonial premier plainly told his lordship that he was not wanted. In the late national election the Laurier administration, which snubbed this pretentious individual and caused his recall, gained votes as a result of the incident. Not alone St. Louis, but the whole country, may be congratulated over the success of the Louisiana Purchase position. The labors of the project and managers have been appreciated, and millions of people have added to their stock of knowledge in a way that can never be forgotten. The correspondents in the far east having nothing better to do, seem to be amusing themselves by inventing new and more tantalizing ways of spelling the names of Manchurian will be. ```markdown ``` Wholesale and retail human hair dealers. Wigs $15 per dozen or $375 each and up; switches $4 per dozen or 75c and up. kinky hair, wavy hair, straight hair, dark brown and jet black colors Money must accompany a mail order. Caihoun Street Fort Worth Texas CALL FOR A SOLUNA CONCLAVE Bishop Grant is Named as One of the Trustees for the Jeans Fund. to enter their protest against the separate car law which had already passed the State Senate and to appeal to the reason, liberality and good judgment of the railroad matte and other members of the House of Representatives who were present, to keep the proposed bill from becoming a law. We are thankful to say that the better judgment of that body prevailed and we have been spared the humiliation to which our people are subjected in many of the other states. The success which attended our efforts upon this occasion indicates clearly, that with organization throughout the state and direct management, we can do much toward creating a healthy public opinion in regard to all matters learning upon the interests of our race. The Negro is under criticism; he needs defense; his civil and political rights are in jeopardy; he needs protection. For these reasons the delegation adopted a resolution while assembled in the A. M. E. church, Jefferson City, Mo, February 11th, 1907, instructing the president and secretary of that gathering to insult a solitary concession of the people of Missouri through their representatives, for the purpose of considering the availability of a permanent organization. The meeting is hereby called to convene in St. Louis, Mo., opening in Central Baptist church, July 10th, at 9 a.m. and closing in St. Paul A. M. E. church July 11th. All religious denominations, educational institutions, charitable associations, social societies, and any other organizations in the state not included in this number are requested to send at least one delegate from each city, community and province to be present at the time. ABRAHAM GRANE, President NAMES OF PERSONS SELECTED TO SERVE AS TRUSTEES FOR THE LEASES FUND Frisc H. Hampton, Va. Washington, Ala. Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania, New York City New York City R. Martin Hamilton, Va. James N. Nicholsville, Penn. Artham Court, Kansas City, Kan. James of Dilford, New Orleans, La. J. F. Williams, Philadelphia, Pa. Smith Paris, Louis David C. Barrows Athens, Ga. P. C. Ogden, New York City. Watson H. Page, New York City Lettner Broad, Birmingham Ala. Gorge M. Amory, New York City Mitchell, Richmond, Va. 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They are coming from the four corners of our Baptist home. Last year we did well. But this year it seems to be a universal Kansas spirit to do more than ever before. For it is plainly seen that the more we do only enables us to see the great need of a greater work. The officers of both departments, together with the members, have labored hard this year, and I hereby ask that we come together at the appointed time to talk of our past labor and to bring in the sheaves for the Master's use also to formulate plans for the future. The officers of the B.V.P.U. decided to have at Topeka a state banner. It will be given to the union sending the mills in many above the representative loc. of 1390. Lt. every i.e. amon send in the names of the delegates not later than the 4th of June, because mine distantly after and date the program will be made of those who send in the names. If you fail to send your name to me, don't say I should have known you would be there. 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Repairing and Uphol- J. W. ANDERSON Plumber. INGTON AVE., IOLA, KAS To My Patrons You will find ARTIST O./J. BROOKS at 731 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kas, in the same old town that he has lived for 10 years last October. He moved last month to new quarters a few doors west of the post office. I thank my friends and good patrons for their large patronage that made the rooms two small 1012 to hold my business. I have tried hard to give you an honest deal in every picture that I have painted or drawn for you, as a satisfied patron is the best advertisement a man can have in business. Owing to the fact that the artist I had with me 4 years was forced to leave me last December; leaves an opening in in my studio for a first-class lady portrait artist. I pay the studio price paid by other places, and will advance transportation from any part of the United States to my studio, to one who can prove to me in advance that they are real and truly an artist. ARΓIST O. J. BROOKS, YOUNG PEOPLE'S GRESS. The Young People Literary Congress of the Fifth Episcopal District of the A. M. E. church will convene in its second annual session on Thursday morning, July fourth, '07, at St. John church, Topeka Kans. Bishop A. Grant, President. J. C. CALDWELL, Diet. Sec'y. For information regarding accommodations, etc., address 10 IOPIKA SUBCHIBES A great many of our subscribers in the city are in arrears, and we would be pleased to have their call to the W. have a very keenent will inoon and they should know by that me that take no ove to run a new house, or to build are at our houses will be grouped in the Want to buy a farm Want to buy a farm Want to rent? Want papers drawn or an anwledged? Want a loan on your property! Want to exchange property for splendid farms Western Kansas Call on us want Salem, N. Y. Estate Co. land insurance J. W. Voohie's Restaurant I also carry a fine use of GROCERIES and MEATS. Give me a share of your trade. State, Avenue. Kutsa city, A. Home one and West FOR SALE—At Muskogee, I. T. the nicest and cleanest up to date cafe and hotel in the territory. If you want a nice, clean cafe, see me at once. I wish to suspend business on account of failing health. J. W. H. MARTIN, 106 Court St. Diving a specialty Bath 15 Certs During a Specially The Prohress Barber Shop and Shining Parlor Hallout the Share in Massage & Specialty SCOTT & SWENDELL, Prope. 11 Independence Ave KANSAS CITY MO BELL PHONE 2474 X MAIN S. M. Chandler's Barber Shop and Pool Hall M. H. B. First-class Artist in 1 Barber Shop—Popular Prices, Work Guaranteed—You are Always Welcome. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 1124 E. Sixth St. ARE YOU GOING TO VISIT CHICAGO THEN, if you are you would want to step at some good reliable home where things are homelike! Well, drop us a letter with 40 cents enclosed and we will see to it that you will have a first Class place to stop, where not only men but women and children will have the best of care. All the leading Hotels and private boarding houses in all the large cities Register with us. Write us at our contact you wish to get Koome. THE FIRST NATIONAL BOOKING ADS N. 2159 State Street, Chicago, IL. LEAVENWOR1H, KANS, Mr. Fannie Hyde of Kansas City spent last Friday in Leavenworth. the guest‘of St, Mary's Court, of which che is the G. M. Misses Electa and H'anche Lewis of Des Moines. Ia., spent several days in the city last week, visting felenda There is no improvement in the condition of Mrs. Emma Mitchell, who is ili with rheumatisio. There are four colored graduates thls year from the Leavenworth High school. They are Misses Blanche Muler and Eagarine Walton aul Messer: Lasxrence Walton and Arthur Harnetl, Ot a class of Fz, Arthir Harrold ranks sec ond high- est and has been honor. t hy ay lace ou the preguam. Mre Harriet Josddveshahtly bett s. The concitua of “Mir George Wathmgtan, who has been confined in isthe city sail om account of in satety tor severa’ weehs, is ay riuch vor-e Ciat it was necessary be remove hm te Osrwatou.e and place him wthe asplum at that place Hs mother byes at Third aad Keese avenues Mie Gobhe Youur, slo under went weerious Operaton in Chicago Jaot weeh, tetenerted te becrticaty ill Nitss Nelle Glass ‘s in the city, the guest of Mrs ECmma Mitchell, Mra Willa Gillam, formerly of Leavenworth, but now of Lincoln, Nebr.) 1s visiting friends in our city. Miss [scoe of Jawrence spent several days is Leavenworsh, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Wiliam) Morrs. Mr. Jacob cilmore died a the home of his son, A. J. Gilmore, on Friday of lastweek. He was buried Monday in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Eliza Bettis spent several days this weeh in Kansas City, Mrs. Eliza Scott attended the ret- ting ot the grand court in Kanaaa City this week. The morument erected to the metoery uf Miss MJ Mttchell was sanverled wits appropriate cerenony on Strdat cflermoon ct leet wok | LAWRESCL, KANS. 1 FSD Wo Rong ese toe Sen. day std he aod city oo cetings 5 the S Toke A SE Poe an Mr Yb Sere at ear e! by etc naren Rath wi? beaukban, vis, thaw t 2th, rhb waite Boa toe mt web oe typo ben sete te ee Pron Sb wa Pe UE damp ns, Me Woot e lose 3 Meg O.tava ni | Euvel ls ag and Soe Hel det dan Mony vu. svrpmeadtohe of the sudden feath of Miss Maggie Davis atthe home oe her ater va Man. -teeet Mawes Maude Necveis visitng in Learcnworth Me and Mrs. Prank Gleed atonal ed the commencement ut Western Unversity at tQundaru last weebl Mies sade Stone te visiting in Hanan, City. Mhe Sierra Leore club met with Mrs, Young $' alvy afternoon, Gusts ot be stream om were Mrs. 1, BP. Drasi¢y ot Ransaa City, Wansns, Musse. Stab. Gleed, J: ime Moore and Myalyn Hamilton Se ee Se See DEVOSITIONS Inthe Dstrict Ceurt cf Shawnee County, Kansas, Bertha Coon, Plant vs Per Lee Coon, Deleon lant, To Per Lee Coon You are here by uc tified that the dey rattions of surdry witnesses to be used na evi dence on the part of the plafnufi in the abave entitle] cause v3ll be token af the otiee of Prank N. Gil berte an tary oabie,at Number 35 Cornet ist. OQagaampton, Nos Norn se abe hsenth day af fuly my Monte Leneors oh b Dom abaya 1 row nek tho eo ea Ss pot fe rade t 8 de te aall sortie darate ban oat os Pratt LoS Lavette tens Furst pubieled dune ryih. 1907, It Builds Force aaa al a lal ale lalla lal! Fred M_ Btoneztreet Gow. Heaulton ‘ Stonestreet & ilamiiton, | Successors to J. M. Kurghe Undertakers and Embalmers. | ee, | Aebciinfe : 2 mee ivan ‘ Vera es 3 nae : PE UE rape TER, Wevarsoone 6 + hee ‘ honey Corpses qth and Qainty .. fopena hau Arid oo eee ke ee ee ee rt COFFEYVILLE tTEMS. BTA TAG ake athe Fae CHM OCH UN Breet wally nearing completion The brick work te frimbed and the tilers hase commercodon the roof, Teo inv ho erediteannot be ane Rev, AW. Pheveant for his excellent weths | De oS. Whittaker, laotncr of Dro dT Whittaker, 1 fiat making frends tn Cotes ville and maintiins ing vot tha magnitionnt prietce oust ‘hr Inether dh ae Whittaker will dn one ofthe “wed surgeons in the Mita shen he completes hrs post svurk at Howard Units varbit : eapected ime the Naty oe f this aaonth, ‘ omapeon left last week for anevtenene trip through Colurade andthe West, in search of health, He is accompinied hy his mother, Mra. J.P. Simpson, William Welly and Robert Lig- gina won a aignai victory the Stat of May, when they obtained judy, ment in the District Court, in dam- ages for false imprivonment and malicious prosecution, against the parties who bad them arrested in connection with the rxe riote in Coffvyville, in 1905, W.L Jami von was the leading counsel for the plaintiffs, assiaed by &. G. Toole, of Coffeyville. The students have begun ‘o arrive In town, Misses Wallace and Brily of Topeka Institute, Minnie lirady and Messrs Kiddo and Woods of Quindtare, have cone during the week, Misses Dh, Whaittikhar int Camydoodl, atte nehing Linceln nel tate, de Tersen © vo Shue, te oy pertobae twas Torey we to tuo wat Crdnm sess tar aid os Last Chita day exenae abr bea. Miteleti, over kicut ae Magy Drege or. WT nd otered aga te | ee Se SC With @a.gich yo time eid. We othe vom wt ad ta Mai. dones yd a dady ttan Parpoms, tis patie Mie Mok Weeds, wite of the droecied. (as antarie d fram Wiel tt, Where she was sieitieng Abra, Chtunath Acaw Brown the welt know (pas moter, and voespreendent of the Cofley se Afro American club, has bold hin carpet chaining factory and ie raw proprtctor of ou first clise pinche fioise tral Vetllzoe € qarlor at fuse S, Walnut etect. The Macedonia people are talk: ineof ass 1 brick church, It routide pretty dag, hat when yeas think of the eo Ciseys Me epra", wd hear talk lke what, yeu bad better Toon cai Ruy. PD. shin ner is pastor qabhe mao tve ere gic guion Vrink Linsereon. 4 local charace ter, shot amd atlled Tom C ark, of What Is medicine for? To cure you, if sick, you ay But one neal will not cure Syery kind of sickness, because different medicines act on different parts of the body. One medicine goes to the liver, another to the spine, Wine of Cardui to the womanly organs. So that is why Win f Cardui e o araul has proven so efficacious in most cases of womanly disease. Try it. Mrs. Wm. Turner, of Bartonville, Ill, writes: “I suffered for years with female diseases, apd doctored * without relief. My back and head would hurt me, and I suffered agony with bearing-down pains, At last 1 took Wine of Cardul and now I am in good health." Sold everywhere, in $1.00 bottles. WRITE US A LETTER Atitie totay tena tere coms of = tna 4 page liteste ated Book fog Worens te yo. need Medical Kirke: parts fiat peepee Ate ae ee ee ee tee areene, on the night ef the 7 From all teporta it eceme Lhe 4 e Md blooled murder Mia, MuNeers of oft b, wth St has tatnrmd to her home, vfter an estonder lneaniess try to Muecage | oMa. at. Dickson, the tutor | vuilding up tla se ttle. His work ie pleasing Poe custamene and Tee | Dade fair inthe nest future te be come one of the lewing tailors an the city. He aleo eleine and presser clothes, Bishop Lane, of the Co 3b E. chureh, preached at Macedoart Lap tistehurch Tresday even. He igen of the eldest bishops im the ain shand wae greeted by a lire FR lien. Rev. Brixton 1. EL, of this distrtat, wae with him, Kev. Shinner, pastor of Macedonia, 1 an old and valucd acquaintance of the Diahop, and willingly extended to him the courtesy cf Macedoni's commadious building when he learn ed the Dishop wis to be in the aty. Dr, Johnran, of Topeka, wae in the eity Monday, talking fraternal insurance. Ile represents Knights and Iadies of the Orient. Not lesa than 20 members were added to the already large meml ership. | Mr, Jolin Elias has added the ministry to his other accompl.ehe mente, He ia a progressive youns manand we wish him well in hi new linecf work, r, _o- —— = y ‘ 4 f a * | ae rsh, wate ye . uf ' BART iin . RS fy ay By} i i loa Res TOE age 1 Dew ar = S| MGA wr, Ge: ae be 2 ‘ ef SR ; At ODS ¢ , me. Ti a % i : 1 aA BY “oe Wa tet eat Te ot “% ROCA Dea a? st ee Sn seater ITE cesarean RE, SRS Ra Po plac Sees ae = 7 a 8 Bialeehs pene No. ** ~ Era ath ote wee + Se hpi aye PUBLICATION NOTICE] | Oe. 34 544 En the Destrict Court € stance Caa,, Kaas Taha A. Perkins, Punta we . Thomas Peritnes, [tent 1 tale to suaaste card df cane Y re perete out. at at ot weet oon eft, 9 Piste + of Sa wn. Cyunty, Reo ve above merred pe HF Fre 4 Pert to, 7s it to ‘ era tiled a sandy ue Port og ob Aprin f Dye. . Va apewer es pent tye hare een of before Cig t May. PUNT, te ate cat ae iron will lw ten oe ors pa igment — aere tage tust a verlag sad pinetTirom 5 ad te other paper relief state os ty tion Junin V Ten + | JT. Bisa Aris Attest Rov ‘baowty Core dest € 6 First published Apr > HOSS Pre , tA AD tame en Y Wane ing = Ww i ! riC CLUB OLYMPIC CLUB. 6M dae : h Honey wht de. Chae Santet Vorooeh Sodeaga , domes sperm. \ 1 Wea! 5 nn ac clala a eich eei iee Welcome Negro i { Business League’ Topeka Most Heartily Welcomes the Coming Meeting. Wil Do More Than Her Share to Make the Topeka Meeting the Best in the History of the Organization. SECS Re et RE Sc OEE ‘The National Negro Business League, of which Booher T. Washinston fs press Ment, Wil holf its eighth annual ses- sion in Tapcka, Kansas, this sear, the ites having leon fixed fr Auguat 14, ‘sant 16, It is the fret Ume in the history of Of organization Chat tt hes seen dt to holt n scnsicat ao far west as Kansas, This League, aa it conerily known, Is compose of many of the Let most ine Hucotion and Industetuus mon and woe men of the ener, aml we tuay say that int Lirpe measure represents the wealth, Lusiness actimen and intellyrnea of the rhe Mal when we say intchgence we de not mein tu confine the terms to lite every attainments, but we mean that dase cf men and women who do things, whe tqomplich something (or themselves au) are a lising and practical example to the commercil amt business world, thit cull be well emplitel, Men and wemen of every bvehnoml are cepres sented an this great eoncatiras of indus- trv that scan fo ansate for the first fame, the browk and inviting plrins of Instone Kaneas, Tails the majority of those attend> ing with come from the North, Hut and South; some en delega(e- ant many as frhnds of the Peague whe will mike the trip to see tho Woet asa matter of cure fosity and persontl pleasure, The at- tondance will he large we dare say, the largest in the history of the League in pont of dak gates crrolled, What will the Weat do? ‘lo what ex- tent will we contribute to this splendid wulaxy of the commercial and business worhl? Is it not the most opportune moment to place ourselves favorably bee fore those of the more distant parts who are anon to bxcomes our guestet tT will be a eplondid opportunity for tha North, South, Fast and West to tonch the cord of common brotherkeod and for Uhree days drink from the samo fountain that will be filled with the Ies- fora of economy, thrift and industry. There bas never been a time In the bis- ters of this Republie when there was a metter necessity for a common under- stonding—nn ttnderstanting aa to the Iast methods of mmbing 1 life werth live ae OF wabing a life tet only come wet lal le te enreeles or nes own coun ts fat to the weell fe propram Cor thie wseion will be tay wath seed thatighte thoughts which mone dreppet wall ft he rat) ort Path cdondved ft Ube henetite 1 Prase Eton (és mie te spe bade Crtbe Westy as nae abate The ups rors oil rot unt sa boom at ota taa bee emartitt pist Toth) ft orterefi ae das yam the wf Poomay io olh ta grasp oF Ub ad the leomebt tod eta ba t weet of ras ures vats was od dane ft ' tes ot es Mons er woN mea ot dadegetca be that fo doom te att thts niseting, POR Dear 8 on ont wemen put Path oor x remit method ta bo in ate Dbiree end Near the: pragy un (hc umttes on tanaportidien is who tt teed net aba one and pr Pgh tren fos the gonnd top for (et rehtot these wa wy vail thente ci thoeppatunats fp ta ument heertals extend. te aul iy ete -t ond beet wight hand The boos ar committe «hive fean appoint. ce! gh acoutime tations for all will pooduf A mest hearty aeception SE an teaded bot anf iitatin wall be pisen by Ho Guy, tist vag pest: HS de Busanss Peaguy, at ! Vib street, Feqela Kaneaa, (YOR GLY hn Pavor te PISTEAG se HBV 1h FP EWARDS, DD, TH bio, Douglass Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas. DO YOU CARRY LIFE INSURANCE? If Not, Why Not? The Knights and Ladi e Knights and Ladies f the Ori or the Ortent. | A FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY SOCIETY. WOLRASST) You bao tes ob ben H bet AS PhCH LDVSN fay ade TNSREI t thee’ PRADL AD DEATH ve Vali Po Ova ee eae Sor vo ea oot te bowed Lar Th rane WNEG G7 7 De ofthe ORT NT is dy qathe ot ' . thon awbisanda th. Sa, t ah 4 ietenidin ately Phe Surry wy Liha WA QO AGENTS We onfanatwu v4tte Sotonal he dqucatars zat KansazAse Topeha Barca. Ce aN “yt Papvent fF Caerns lor MI. Wright, Pearl McNeai, Nat'l President. Nat'l Sceretary. ME a i i et RN: STR ET ES Ores ee oe be aie Cy, eee AY pa YY: Vm 4 od OD i tsion We BR oes AG ee Be Se. A B at Lay RS k ‘pe s ty ‘ § a terent ¢ <e y BY OR Ry ay TS TO Py & Sane TE ey YG .é 5 ff tr! i | Sarelicesh Seen Eo %. rian 7H ahs a. oS si ait dlahebe se P ‘i > fy —_— Spa . ‘ 6 ey A Delightfully Perfumed Hair Pomate 2s - may | PREPAHEDESPC 2b rt 6 + RED USACE os ° \ 1 ’ 1 Hope we tme ot ee a i ' soet someday NELSONS Bebike DRESSING =. harsh, stubborn, kinky .cuts | hair soft, pilawt aud ylossy ¢ vote ther wal ese el tad a rou tee tne eee de ge te ts ott Darme hows y tee ae fae t ) NELSON: t HAIR DRESSING « ‘ se adres thes dar they lar from falling out, Increases Ite growth, +4 y cet the bur fram giingear dle eeu ear teas dt ge Cede ome a ard sayor NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING ten over Dawdiulf,. .. Tetter, [iihhog ai? Scaling .1+ . Svalp, + Jeera net . peta et Nedeot® phar Poe ba beet Hera te 8 eee Ty th amb ut sted user Viv a box ard serates cee Tn ore that what we Laem tort WHAT THOSE WHO KNOW HAVE TO SAY: st ‘ ” je oe AS ates ake ave os eure | apps . neg PNEIUVS HORDE SSH sua ee Ton is g2UO of nF . Address NELSON MANUFACTURING CO, Richmond Viraune i are GEL nem ema ies @mee us ° . . Williamson House... Room and Boarl—tiret: cliea devomo dition, When m Ohimulgee stay at the above hae if yeu vant geod treatment at REASONABLE : RATES, [scien mrss nina — Cobre’ ‘ + aed The Aibany Mere! . 1 te ' Wows 7 * Dy dda FET AD, | ter i Res wo THE PLAINDEALER PUB,CO. 112 East Seventh Street FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1907. A Texas editor who had been hit, led a lemon by three of his subscribers sent each one of them a card bearing the following inscription: "To three of my delinquent subscribers. One of them said: 'I will pay Saturday night if I live.' He's dead. Another said: 'See you tomorrow.' He's blind. Still another said 'I hope to pay you this week, or go to hell.' He's gone." Negroes Must Help Washburn. The colored people have been asked to contribute $1,000 of the $75,000 that Washburn college is putting forth an effort to secure. The colored people should not hesitate a moment every man woman and child should dig down into their pockets and give until it hurts. Washburn college has been a blessing to the Negro. The doors of this great institution have never been nor never will be closed against the Negro. It is a part of us, and it is our bounden duty to see that this sum is raised, and if possible, make it $1,500. In these days of Jim Crow, with the Supreme court and the men whom we have perpetuated in office against us, it is high time for us to look out for the future. We want the door of at least one educational institution to remain open to us and we must do our part toward sustaining it. We are not living in the Kansas of twenty years ago, the minds of the people have changed—even in the halls of the legislature where the Negro was praised for his thrift and energy, men of high office are holding aloft those who commit crime saying, "the Negro don't appreciate it, legislate him out of our schools." Kansas is wild, and when a craze sweeps over her, it is always carried to an extreme. Jim Crow struck Kansas a little over two years ago in a wave of "reform, now watch her out-Georgia Georgia" Mr. Thos Reynolds has the work in charge to raise $1,000 for Washbasn and heads the list with $100 Headquarters will be at Stone street & Hamilton s. 336 Quincy Street where contributions will be received and any information cheerfully furnished. GRANT HORNADAY, of Fort Scott, the next governor of Kansas has come out in the open and give the platform on which he intends to make the race. Mr. Hornaday stands for a direct primary and such other measures that will greatly benefit the whole people. His statement pleases the whole state, and has increased his stock ten per cent. Photographs The price at my Studio is cheap, but the work is of the highest class. Why pay such an enormous price when the same careful work can be secured for ONE HALF? Stop and see me Continued from Page 1. Rev. Hurce and the members of his church, who are at least attempting to do something to ameliorate the condition of the wicked, and to build up those who wish to be the better class of American citizens. We think the woman has a big heart but having been engaged in the business which she has, and surrounded by that class of people who know no law of God or man, it has demoralized her and demented her thoughts and reason to what has been natural in the outer world that she has come to the conclusion that there are no good people. We firmly believe that if she would follow our advice that much good could be done for her and that she could do much good for those who are in need of the money that she has accumulated from this new business. Although some call it tainted it might be used and would be used by every right thinking American citizen on the continent. Mrs. Anne Jones will find that such articles that appeared in the Rising Sun over her name telling the people to beware of such men as the Rev. Hurse, and calling him such names as are not worthy to be applied to a man who has accomplished as much as he. The better class of people frown upon her, and that class of persons who tell her that she is right and all her in favoring and bolstering up this kind of stuff for newspapers are no good to anything and serve a purpose for scandal-mongers, alley rats and night pirates, whose sole aim is to drag such men as Hurse down to her level and take all the ready cash they can from her. This class of Negroes have done more talking for the pretended engagement and its tales by a few persons and by a self-infatuated who wants some good man to share her sorrows and at the same time build her up. A mass meeting was held by the members of Rev. Hurse's church and his friends last Sunday evening, at St. Stephen's church, where a crowded audience was present, which enjoyed the subjects and commendation of the work done by Rev. Hurse and the condemnation and the outrages, and the nifarious article which appeared in the Rising Sun along with the condemnation of its editor. He was censured in unmeasured terms for allowing a woman of this type to use the common of his journal, and also for having himself written editorials to disgrace the congregation of St. Stephen's church, because everything complained of by her is in and through the church from the fact that it was the church that she has is rated in various ways, and of which also new complaints. The following were some of the speakers who had lived themselves in unmeasured terms against the methods of the clergy of the Rising Sun. Morton J. C. Chartine, of the City Health Department, Floyd Smith, President of the Head Correction Union; R. P. Christian, pastor of A M. church at Rosedale; L. A. Horton, one of the teachers of the public schools; and Hon. Nelson Crews, clerk of the police court. Them speeches were received with round after round of applause, and Amens by both members and visitors. The Amen corner was vociferous at times, and even voices were heard that no one had better do their pastor any harm, because he was loyal and faithful. It is a shame to say so, but it is nevertheless true, that there is a class of colored people discussing this unfortunate affair with more vigor than that of President Roosevelt discharging the colored soldiers at Brownville for doing something which they were not guilty of doing. Let us all get busy and do more in advancing something along business lines, and let Anne Jones and her fifth remain on 4th street, and if she will never interfere with St. Stephen's church or in any other church she will never have to confer valuable presents, but if she fall a victim of sickness unto death, the pastor of St. Stephen's church and the members will ever be too glad to confer the last sad rites upon Annie Jones and her inmates, for it is the mission of Rev. Nurse and those around him to administer to the wants of the afflicted and the downcast and the poor and the meek and the lowly. While Annie Jones is lowly, all that is lacking now is to become meek, close up her business, go out into some private place, secure a home and adopt some orphan child and become a Saul of Tarsus who once started out to slay all the Christians and was a wicked man at that time, but was turned around by the Savior and became the leader and lover of those whom he once attempted to destroy Annie Jones has plain her count less numbers of virtuous girls of her race, and now it is her three to turn around and save as many. Nick Childs The following are the articles written by Anne Jones, complaining of the Rev. J. W. Hurse, which appeared in the Rising Sun of June 5th. AN OPEN LETTER TO ST. STEPHEN'S BAPTIST CHURCH. Harper City Mo. June 6, 1867. He reason why your pastor didn't succeed in getting the $1,000 from me was because he told me he had bought the lunch on his own name and paid all he calls in his name. If they don't pay him on back salary he said no would close the lunch and sell it for $1,000 which would pay him his back salary and interest on his back salary. Since you know I am not your back keeper or one of the trustees you know he must have told me. Of course, you all know that the congregation is paying for the church, and if you all den't take it out of it. Huskers rans you will see where you will land at in a few years. It can be done easily by the law making him turn the votes over and put them in St Stephens church name. As I am a member of the church, I am trying to put you next. Besides this, you all know he is running an ill-fame house upstairs by the alley on Independence avenue. Between Charlotte and Campbell, and he has a house-keeper up there by the name of Fannie. You all know he runs this place and that Fannie collects the money and you can see your pastor any time associating with whiskey drinkers and cocaine fiends. And this is the elder of your church! I would like to say that the statements made by him that he loved his church and the people so well that he would not marry me with all my money—all this is not true, because if I would have done as he wanted me to do, I would already be married to him, because he wanted me to consent to marry him and keep it secret for one year and a half. I would not consent to any such tling and so we could not agree. I was out on lighthouse street and reality and was introduced to a man for it his church, who said that every time there is a woman to join the church they all say there is another victim for him. Hoping the public will be encouraged and his faith members will become water. signed ANNIE JONES A PUBLIC STATEMENT TO RISING SON, WITH NAME ATTACHED Namaste, Mc. May 25, 1907 In the old house I lived in, I though it had been a place to reclaim in the world and men would not to make it hard and unwieldy. But he used his power of speech to shout him in the room and getting stuck on all strange women that one to his church I am a woman like in this world; everything I have is made over to the old folks and Orphans Home. Here, I promised me that even if it was or he dying led he would make me his wife. I listened as he talked and I didn't think fast enough for him and he said, "Come what have you to say about it; and long alone in the world, I finally escorted and then I was to save him my money instead of the Old Folks and Orphans Home. Because I didn't send him more money to Memphis and give him $70000, which he tried to make me believe he intended to build a home on my property for us to live in, but he intended to use the money for himself. There is many a poor hand working girl that he has worked of their money the same way he did me, and they have been afraid to speak of it. Or could he lend me under his in fiance and I put a gold chain on him worth $4100, and he also wore my large chained ring worth $20000, and at one time he got $20000 in cash from me the pretended to the members of his church when they paid me the money that they had only borrowed it, but he talked to me differently when he got it from me I took a mortgage on his horse and luggy for $15000, or I wouldn't have gotten any of it back, though he didn't want me to do so. I took my diamond ring and chain from him. When he would ask me for money he said I was harder than a washer mowan to get money from. All married men beware of him because he is a notorious prevaricator and scoundrel. When he would go out at night with me, he would make me send him home in a carriage, as he was afraid to go home on a car, as he thought he would be seen. To the members of his church I wish to say that they are all welcome to the $7500 I gave them for a lawyer to look after the Park Board to keep the church from being moved. I wish to say that there is many a good member in his church, but the leader has no more right to be in the pulpit than the gamblers on Independence avenue. The members are all blaming me, but I could not have gotten him down to my house if he had not wanted to come. I had been going to his church just a month when he began to call me up over the phone and running down here to see me. He pretended that he was committing and so wanted to see me an hour later. He led me in only a walk in church's alighting. I want to say weatherwomen, cooks and servant girls beware of him. A though you worked and made him what he is, he would not marry any of you. He don't believe any of you to good enough for him. He wants to marry a woman that has plenty of money or marry a school teacher that would educate him in the ministry, which he would like to be. If he had money and education he would not marry any one at all. He has deceived so many women that all not live with one in peace. All is nothing but a notorious variator and faker and the public will know it. In the Public. ANNIE JONES Tracing the Color Line! of annoyance. Higher wages, instead of producing more and better labor, as they would naturally be expected to do, have actually served to reduce the supply. This may, at first, seem paradoxical: but it is easily explainable and it lies deep down beneath many of the perplexities of the race problem. Most Negroes, as I have said, were, and still are, of course, farm dwellers, and farm dwellers in the hitherto wasteful Southern way. Their living is easy to get and very simple: in that warm climate they need few clothes: a shack for a home. Their living standards are low; they have not learned to save; there has not been time since slavery for them to attain the sense of responsibility which would encourage them to get ahead. And moreover they have been, and are today, hugely under the discipline of white land owners. What was the effect, then, of a rapid advance in wages? The poorer class of Negroes, naturally indolent and happy go inky, found that they could make as much money in two or three days as they had formerly earned in a whole week. It was enough to live on as well as they had ever lived; why then work more than two days a week? It was the logic of a child, but it was the logic used. Everywhere I went in the south I heard the same story high up, coupled with the difficulty of getting anything like continuous work from the city of control town. On the other hand I think better and more industrious class of Negroes who would work continually—and there are unnumbered thousands of them, is faithful as my workers—occasionally saved their surplus, bought little farms or businesses of their own and began to live on a better scale. One of the first things they did after getting a footing was to take their wives and daughters out of the wote man's kitchen, and to send their children from the cotton fields—where the white man needed them—to the school house where the tendency, exactly as with white children, was to educate them away from farm employment. With the development of ambition and a higher standard of living, the Negro follows the steps of the Irishman or Italian; he has a better home, he wants his wife to take care of it, and he insists upon the education of his children. In this way higher wages have tended to cut down the already limited supply of labor, producing annoyance, placing greater obstacles in the way of that material development of which the South is so justly proud. And this, not at all unnate urally, has given rise on the one hand to complaints against the lary Negro who will work only two days in the week that he may loaf the other five: and on the other hand it has found expression in bitter hostility to the education which enables the better sort of Negro to rise above the unskilled employment and the domestic service of which the South is so keenly in need. It is human to blame men, not conditions. Here is unlimited work to do: here is the Negro who has been for centuries and is to day depended upon to do it; it is not done; the natural result is to throw the blame wholly upon the Negro, and not upon the deep economic conditions and tendencies which have actually caused the scarcity of labor. But with the last year thinking men in the South have begun to see this particular root of theiment and a great new movement looking to the encouragement of immigration from foreign countries has been started. Last November the first ship load of immigrants ever brought from Europe directly to a South Carolina port were landed at Charleston with great ceremony and rejoicing. If a steady stream of immigrants can be secured and if they can be employed on satisfactory terms with the Negro, it will go toward relieving race tension in the South. HUTCHINSON, KAN. Rev. H I. Jones has been called to the pastorate of the Tabernacle Baptist church at Wichita. His many friends feel that Hutchinson's loss in Wichita's gain as Rev. Jones is a young man, a Baptist preacher and is sound in the doctrine of the Bible. For these qualities the Baptists of Hutchinson are proud of him. Miss Ethel Webb, of Eldon, Mo., is visiting her sister, Miss. H. I. Jones, for the summer. Rev. C. O. Smith is now in possession of his real for Notary Public and is now doing business in that line. Miss Ona Perkerson is typewriting and abstractor for the Kansas Realty company and any one needing Abstracts to Land, or typewriting done, call on her at the office, 25 Sherman A. Work done mathecatory. WEIR CITY, KANSAS. Merdames E. Brown and Emmu Gunner, of Mineral, were in Weir on the 5th. Merdames Frances Harris, Ellu George and Lulu Washington went to Columbus on the 5th Mrs. S. A Kinnell, Misses Nan. Duse, Florence and F. D. Barker, and Hugh Barker left on the 4th, is delegate to the B. Y. P W District convention which met in Cherokee on the 5th Mrs. Roger Fergerson, Mrs. Ether Moore and James Anderson, D. L. Borders and R. D Anderson left on the 6th for the Sunday School convention in the same place Mr. Lireman and his partner, Mr. Forman, of Cherokee, con ract orm and bu Ideas, have finished Mrs. Hunts' hotel and are now repairing the residence of Elijah Purlow and wife. Their work on the hotel is fine. Mrs. Ella George is repapering her house, the work being done by G. W. Auntos. Andrew Phillips has purchased the first house and lot west of the white Calvary Baptist church, on Main street, and will move in in a few days. Freeman and Forman completed the work on Mr. Furlow's house on the 8th, and will commence on the Hebron Baptist church, Pittsburg, on the 10th. They seem to be called for on every side and have more work than they can do. Mr. William Whittaker departed this life on the 5th, after complaint only a few hours. He leaves a wife and three children to mount his loss. He was born in Marion, Ala., and was between 35 and 40 years o'd. He was insured for $480 and besides, was buried by the Burying Association of Pittsburg, Kas. John Dupree, a miner with wife, and one child, met with the misfortune of having his leg mashed, in the mines, on the 3rd; but he was only confined indoors for a week. Rev. N. J. Stokes, state organizer of the B. Y. P. U., filled the pulpit all day on the 9th, and urged the local branch to send a delegate to the state meeting at Topeka, June 19. R. C. Chatman and Miss E. D. Barker were accordingly elected. Mrs. R. Fergerson's baby was very sick on the 8th, but has recovered. Mrs. Lulu Washington, her two sisters and mother, went to Curranville on the 9th to a Basket meeting; and to witness the organizing of the First Baptist church. The Weir Bail man went to Oswego on the 9th, but the can prevented a game. The place formerly run by Win. Whittaker is for sale at 4750. A good chance for some colored man. Rev. G. W. Hart was in the city on the 10th. He will preach at St John Baptist church on the 15th. FRLD R MOORE IN THE WEST Will Visit Topeka and Other Western Points in the Interest of the National Negro Business League. At the spring meeting of the executive committee of the National Negro Business League which met in New York City, in April, it was inscided that Mr. Fred R. Moore, national organizer of the league, should spend the months of June and July in the states of Texas, Indian and Oklahoma Territories and Kansas organizing local business leagues and working up interest in the 4th annual session of the league, which meets in Topeka August 14-16. I have been requested to arrange dates for Mr. Moore in Kansas. This is an excellent opportunity for people in communities that want a local league to organise and receive every possible advantage without any expense, excepting the cost of a charter. If you want a permanent league in your city, why not organize now and be on the ground floor of the meeting in August? It is most earnestly hoped that every town where a local league does not exist will see the importance of organizing and write for a date when Mr. Moore can come to their city. Address. 1st Vice Pres. N N B L. 331 W. Fourteenth street. YALE NOTES Mrs J. J. Morgory reports ed better. Mrs J. Gadoway writes her reduces. Children Day at A. M. E. church Sunday. A prayer at the Baptist church. Newspaper. Min. M. M. Addie Bacon and Irene are attending the Baptist Sunday convention at C. O. Mr. James Nettle and Thomas, H. White, D. Y. Golf up yesterday in Mrs. J. Walker and Pittsburg to-day. The Mission will have a high day June 24. Rev. J. R Ranson will preach their sermon at the Baptist church. Rev. T. B. J. Barclay preached at Girard last Sunday. Rev. M. H. Spencer of Pittsburg, preached at the A. M. E. church on Thursday and Friday night. Mrs. M. F. Barclay was up from Girard to meet the Eastern star. TO ALL, PEOPLE, READ. My persecutors are not satisfied yet, since I have taken the persecution and let them remain pure. Thy say they will not let me be a wicked man; they say any man that will bear all persecution which is heaped upon him, they say he is a righteous man and is worthy of all that is right. They say I have got the old, genuine religion now. That which works by faith and purifies the heart. Truly. JOHN HARRISON. Junction City, Kans. Lee's Drug Store, 921 Kansas Ave. PRESCRIPTIONS... LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Henry Comer and babies are visiting parents in Burlingame. Miss Bertie Scott is able to be up and around again. Mrs. Elizabeth Dupree, who has been ill for some time, is slowly improving. A large number of excursionists from Kansas City and Emporia spent Sunday in Topeka. Hon. W. W. Lisher left one day last week for Jamestown, Va., where he will view the big exposition. A call meeting of the women's clubs of the City Federation will be held Wednesday June 19 at 3 pm at the usual meeting place. All members are requested to be present. Business of importance Wilson's Summer Garden will open June 18th. It will be free, and everybody is cordially invited to attend. The desiring attend will meet at Lighth and Kansis avenues where a conveyance will be waiting for them. Mr. and Mrs. R. McAdoo and daughter, Eva, entertained at dinner Friday night, at their home, 1012 Grand avenue, in honor of Mr. Patton Monroe of Chicago. The guests were Mr. Monroe, Mrs. Lulu McAdoo of Carboudale, Mrs. Ira Smith; Mrs. Louis Jackson and Masters Joe and Clyde McAdoo. Miss Marguerite Davis, one of Lawrence's most promising young ladies, died suddenly at her home home Monday at 4 p.m. She was a conscientious Christian, loved and honored by all with whom she came in contact. Miss Davis was about 20 years old a graduate of Lawrence High school, and her prospects for the future were very bright. Funeral services were held Wednesday from the Warren street Baptist church where a large concourse of sorrowing friends gathered to pay their last respects to one of the nicest young ladies that ever lived. The world is better on account of her having lived in it. Peace be to her asheal Who Fills Your Prescriptions ? s Drug Office Hours | 9 to 11 a.m. 2 to 6 p.m. p.m. DR. A. A. MAYER GRADUATED IN Advanced Ophthalmology Special Attention to Weak EYES. Strabismus Corrected without an Operation. Calls made to any part of the city. In Topeka Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week at 1112 West Twelfth Street. Permanent office: 633 New Hamshire St. Lawrence, Kas. The Capital Pharmacy dispenses cool soda water. Call when you want to be refreshed. NOISE. District Household of Putn No. 12, will meet July 16-18 at Sahna, Kana All households that have not elected their delegates, will please do so at once, and set the name in to D. W. R. Letton Carson, 125 Buchanan street, Topeka, Kansas PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Flemming Scott Roath, Defendant. The above named defendant will take notice that he has been sued in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, for divorce by the plaintiff herein named, upon the grounds of desertion for a period of more than one year, and that unless he answer said petition on or before the 8th day of July, 1907, judgment will be rendered as prayed for in said petition and granting the plaintiff an absolute divorce from him, the said defendant. Attest: R. L. THOMAS, [SEAL] Clerk Dist. Court. First published May 24th 1907. Drug business in Topeka, filled 17,893 Prescriptions, every single one of which has given the very best satisfaction to both the patient and the physician who wrote it Why does your doctor tell you to take this Prescription to LEE'S, 921 Kansas Avenue? Why do so many druggists send to LEE'S for the Drugs with which to fill your Prescriptions? DO YOU KNOW that Mr. Lee's prices on Prescriptions are about 20 per cent. less than any other druggist in the city, and that the druggist who refused to sell you a glass of ice cream soda the other day charges you more for your medicines than Mr. Lee? And did you ever hear of any one being refused anything in Lee's store because of his color? Really, now, do these ideas ever present themselves to you? Why don't you try Lee's Drug Store just once and see if you are not as well pleased as you are with the store that considers you unfit to drink a glass of soda at the counter or soda tables. Come to our store Sunday evening to Wilson's Orchestra Concert, and see what Lee's Store is like, won't you? WESTERN UNIVERSITY The Great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West DEPARTMENTS - Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and State Normal. Mansion Leading and Best Industrial School of the west SHELTON FRENCH,A.M.,Acting Pres. Phoer. Office Bell West 1428. Residence Bell West 15 courses Classical, College, Preparatory, Normal, Sub-Normal, Musical (Instrumental and Vocal), including piano, organ and harmony, Drawing (Fine Arts and Mechanical), Carpentry, Printing and Book-Binding, Business Course, Stenography and Typewriting, Tailoring, Dreesmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Launcering, Farming and Gardening. Quindaro, Kansas. Advantages Splendid Location, I Good Influences and Thoroug Splendid Location, Healthful Climate, Good Influences and Thorough Teachers. Information for terms, prices and all inducements offered, write to Miss Flossie Moseley went to Lawrence Wednesday to attend the funeral of her friend, Miss Marguerite Davis, who died suddenly Monday, Mrs. Langston and her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Hughes, and son Langston, passed through Topeka Saturday, en route to Lawrence from New Mexico, where they have been making their home. They will again reside in Kansas, owing to the fact that their health was poor in that section of the country. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Shawnee County. Kansas. A. L. B Hunter, Plaintiff, Librah Hunter Defendant. The said defendant Eljah Hunter, is hereby notified and required to take notice that he has been sued in the above said Court in an act on the advice of the plaintiff, Anna B. Hunter, and that no most appear, plead or answer in or before the court day of July, 1907, or the provision filed in the above said sent will be taken as true and judgment rendered according to the prayer of the same A. M. THOMAS. Attorney for Pill AWAA B. Ht First published June 7th, 7 PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Bertha Coon, Plaintiff, vs No 24.428. Per Lee Coon, Defendant. The above-named defendant will take notice that he has been sued in the District Court of Shawnee County, by the plaintiff herein, upon the grounds of drunkenness and extreme cruelty, and that unless he answer the said petition on or before the 6th day of July, 1907, judgment will be rendered as prayed for in said petition, granting the plaintiff an absolute divorce from the said defendant. BERTHA COON, Attest: R. I. THOMAS. Clerk of the District Court. First published May 24th, 1907. --- Sunday was a sad day as well as a raing one. We had three young men who were compras, two of them brothers. The young men were killed while beting their way in the western part of the state. They got into a box car that was loaded with lumber and hid themselves in the end of the car where the lumber did not reach. A sudden jar of the car caused the lumber to slide back and crush them to death. These were white boys, yet it ought to be a grand lesson for the colored young men of our town, who very often beat their way, sometimes away from home and back. It is the cheapest, safest and best way to pay your first both ways; and then you are only safe when you reach your destination. So, young men, take warning. The program was carried on on Sunday at the First Baptist church, by the Sunday school, on spite of the rain. Quite a number from Kno were in attendance. Toliver Grant and wife were the guests of Mutt. Williams and vice Sunday. Miss Ella Janet returned I on Sunday from Kansas City, where she visited relatives and friends, and reports a good time. The entertainment given at the First Baptist church on Saturday evening was a musical. Mrs. White, of Wichita, is a guest of her sister. Also, her Mrs. Dusy Nelson of Rale, was among those attendi- the birth- by party given at the house of H. Cutter, last Saturday evening. The W. H and I Missionary society and the B. Y. P. V. will have affishing party at Little Stranger in the day, and an entertainment in the evening at the residence of Mrs. Aggie Horton, Saturday June 22nd. The subject of the B. Y. P. U. for last Sunday was: "My relation to my fellow church member," I Cor., xii, 12-13. The subject for this Sunday will be: "Who are slaves and who are free," Romans xii, 23. These meetings are held every Sunday evening from 6 to 7, and everybody is invited to come Mrs. C. James, Pres. The Sunday School of the First Baptist church has decided to have a picnic June 29, in the McKeen's grove, the old picnic ground. Mr. A. James is chairman of committee on arrangements. The Ladies club of the 1st Baptist church met at the residence of Mrs. A. January. After transacting the business they adjourned to meet today at the residence of Mrs. C. James. Mrs M. Jacobson president. The W. H. and F. M. C. of the 2nd Baptist church was entertained last Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. John Haywood, of Barnett. After the regular routine of business an excellent program was rendered and the meeting adjourned to meet at the residence of Mrs. Eliza Parker, June 11. The concert given on Wednesday evening at Groomer Hall, for the benefit of the A. M. E. church, was quite successful. On account of an element weather last Sunday the Childrens day on cases were postponed until the 13 Sabbath in June. Mrs. Tennie Jenkins, who has been confined to her room the past week or two, is able to be out again. Will Coker visited relatives, and James Mantly friends, in Augusta, Kass, last week. The boys report a pleasant trip having spent the time in boat riding, fishing and hunting. The Mt. Calvary Baptist church has called Rev. Jackson of Chanute, in pastor. Miss Emma Shreves and Gormold Hudson, the Atchison students at Kansas University, returned home for the vacation. Rev. Majors, the sanitary mengeant, broke the record by collecting over $500 dog tax. TONGANOXIE, KANSAS. 10LA, KAS. ATCHISON, KAN Send the news to our correspond- THE MASTER OF THE WORLD THE LATE FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Whose Home Booker T. Washington is Raisidg Funds to Save. ent and he will send it to this paper. Five enterprising Atchison colored men will buy their 160 acres of land in western Kansas in July, and let it grow into money. Atchison Lodge No. 61 of A. F. and A. M., I have voted to have their sermon preached at the A. M. E. church on the 28rd. All Marons are invited. Richard Beck, one of our oldest settlers, died Tuesday, from heart disease complicated by dropy. Buy your cream at Ingram's for society and church entertainments, where there is no discrimination against you, as your habitable servant's advice. The Art club, with Miss Stella's BACK as one of its long good work. Rev A D. Lentil has hosted his table to break his own financial record. Well, you will be going some, Rev. Mrs. Kate Hulley and a swell party at her residence, Friday Poy, Win Smith, a Proof W. E. Gray are rival nominees, the out to Belle Voy but a decade which is the better agrie than S. Borneer, of Kane's Cay, on a seek with the master, Tuesday. Nick Cotton, now through Mone day, on the first GREAT BEND NEWS Rev. S. W. W. is now visiting in Llewarth. Superintendent of teachers at the A. M. I. church in the town are preparing a new program for children's day. The entertainment that was given on Monday night at the A. M. I. church was a grand success. The Paltinne and Ono club will meet next at Miss. G. H. Smith, on June 7th. The teachers' meeting last Tuesday night at Mrs. C. W. Irving was a great success. After the lesson was read and explained Mr. C. W. Irving passed the candy around and then we moved to adjourn to meet with Mrs. G. H. Smith. Mr. Hinnis Larkin, the brother of Mrs. G. H. Smith, is here visiting Mrs. Quaid Smith. WELCOME NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. THE LATE FREDERICK DOE T Washington is Raisidg Fu KANSAS CITY, KANSAS The class night excursions of summer high school were rendered at the school building Tuesday night May 25. The school was on what The A. A. momentous excursions were held at the school Wednesday evening. A large crowd attended the excursions. The grading excursions of summer high school were held at the school on Friday evening. Prof. Allen of Lincoln Institute delivered an address to a large and appreciative audience. The program for the evening was well rendered. In Waubaunsee and adjcining counties. See or write WESLEY PAGE, Eskridge, Kansas. TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. This soldier, statesman and martyr with a mere handful of men held at bay sixty ships and 30,000 trained soldier — he drown of the French army and navy. Wendell Phillips pronounced Toussaint the greatest general the world has produced countries the most Negro, and of all nationalities people so good by Colored American Newtity. P. O. framer, 28, Woolington D. C. Agents want CENTRALIA, KANSAS and making most and few in the 27th and 28th garrisons from the power and the Baird attent ed the baptising at the town last S day. He stopped in Mobile and Mr. Wendell had a car Mr. Wendell had a car Mr. Wendell had a car The next attendance at the summer event matches of Miss Annie Chang's class at Schoen, May 24, wrote Mr. Keron Power and sisters Mr. W. P. Montgomery Mr. Ah Johnson, Mr. Clarice Power and sister, Miss Geneva Mr. I. P. Johnson spent a few hours in Frankfort last Sunday, the guest of M. P. Montgomery and family. Mrs. George Brewer and I daughter will not conjure for the next Saturday night. The Sunday school has larged the hour from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every hour invited. Mister Larry Prown is spending the week with his uncle, John Ward. OUGLASS, Whose Home Booker Funds to Save. Music was furnished by a colored orchestra from Kansas City, Mo. The trust of Mr. Andrew Williams, who was Thursday, May 30, was held at the A.M. church Sunday afternoon under the amphitheatre of the Masonic lodge. Mr. Williams had been a member of St. John's Church of Kansas City, Mo., for men over five years and had recently joined the A.M. E. church for convocation. He was a faithful worker in St. John's church and won many friends to the church. He had also won many friends in the A.M. E. church. He leaves a wife, a step daughter, other relatives TOPEKA DISTRICT. District Conference and Sunday School Convention of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to be Held Tues. Wed. and Thurs. June 18, 19 and 20, 1907. At Argentine, Kansas. 2:30 P. M. At this hour, Sunday School will be called to order by Dr. R. Wade District Superintendent 1. Patron of Board I—Dr. J. I. Edwards 2. Artist Admits Prof. R. H. Wade District Superintendent of Longitude of Convention 3. Paper In-house in the Sunday School Manhattan District 4. "A" in the Sunday School" North Lawrence District 5. "Lunatology at Officers, Teachers and Students" of the Disagree 7. Lunatology Question Poy by Colleen's Day. Lunatology Quarterly Review Presentation 7:30 A M Prairie Sasho Pavilion 8:00 A M Seminary Rev. L. M. Offering at 1 Good Friday WEDNESDAY MONDAY PUBLIC CONFERENCE 9:00 A M Decennial Paper Rev. W. W. 8:30 A M. Roll Call - Leading Manual 10:00 A M. Report of Posts 21:00 A M Paper - The Financial Ability of the District. Rev. W. 11:20 A M Paper - The Moral Condition of the Pavilion. 11:40 A M Paper - What the People Do Shows. Rev. L. Pencheton WILLIAM DAY MENING LAND CONTROL 10.00 A M. Decennial Paper 19:30 A. M. Roll Call - leading Minute 10:00 A. M. Report of Past 21:00 A M. Paper - The Financial Ability of the District. 21:20 A M. Paper - The Moral Condition of the Law 21.40 A M. Paper - What the People Do shoes. Banishment PUBLIC CONTROL 0.00 A M Deportional Person Law W. J. 0.50 A. M. Roll Call - Leading Man 10.00 A M. Report of Posts. 11.00 A M Paper - The Commandant of the People of the District. 11.20 A M Paper - The Moral Condition of the People. Rav N H Larker 11.40 A M Paper - What the People are Doing to Marshals. Rav I D Mott Presentation WEDNESDAY MONDAY THURSDAY 2.30 P.M. Deductional Portfolio "The Teachers M." "Fact vs. Talent" "The Place of the mation of Charac "The Desecration "How to Prepare a Round Table and Conduct our Lead Conduction. WLDNESDAY 2.30 P.M. Decennial Portal Loo. P.M. "The Teachers Meeting. Its Bond Brown Chu "Lact vs. Talent in the Sunday School Lawru "The Place of the Sunday School nation of Character." Impa "The Deseration of the Sabbath." Otta "How to Prepare a Sunday School Dr. J. Round Table and Question Day Conduct our Teachers' Meeting" Induction. WEDNESDAY EVENING. 2.30 P. M. Debutment Portfolio L. M. Prow "The Teachers Meeting, Its Benefits. Brown Chapel Delegate. "Lact vs. Talent in the Sunday School Teacher." Lawrence Delegate. "The Place of the Sunday School in the Formation of Character." Imporia Delegate. "The Descration of the Sabbath." Ottawa Delegate. "How to Prepare a Sunday School Lesson." Dr. J. E. Edwards. Round Table and Question Day—"How We Conduct our Teachers' Meeting." Londation. 7:30 P. M. Praise Service—Roy, R. C. Davis. 8.00 P. M. Sermon—Roy, J. M. Brown. Offering and Benediction. THURSDAY DISTRICT CO 9.00 A. M. Devotional Prayer 9:15 A. M. Roll Call and Run 9:30 A. M. "The Spiritual G 9.50 A. M. "The Condition of 10.10 A. M. "The Requirement 10.20 A. M. "The Means Need More Prosperous 10.50 A. M. "What Can We More Spiritual 11:10 A. M. "The Necessity of Presentation THURSDAY SUNDAY SALON Devotional Prayer Lectures—Communal Paper—Loneliness Paper—Music Paper—The New Grooved Paper—What Wishes Open Discussion Business Found Labs (at the Library (10th Norr) ) "Discussion of It AVON AT MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT Presentation Each Pastor is requested to each Sunday School Delegates Church and School If it be possible, Bishop M. parder special service in some Al subjects will be open for THURSDAY MORNING. DISTRICT CONFERENCE. 9.00 A. M. Devotional Period—Rev. C. A. M. 9:15 A. M. Roll Call and Reading Minutes 9.30 A. M. "The Spiritual Condition of the Rev. 9.50 A. M. "The Condition of the Public School 10.10 A. M. "The Requirements of the Sunday Rev. 10.30 A. M. "The Means Necessary to Make More Prosperous Financially." 10.50 A. M. "What Can We Do to Make More Spiritual" 11.10 A. M. "The Necessity of an Educated Man" THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MUNDIAL SCHOOL CONFERENCE. Devotional Period Rev. W. P. C. Reports—Committee and School Paper—Benefits of Bible Study. Function: Paper Music in the Sunday Service and Place Paper—The Small School Class Graded. Paper What to Do When in Waiters? Open Discussion. Business Found Table in Question 1 On the Inner Law of Heaven On the Social Work ) "Decision Day and How to Do It ! Widow in the State Sunday Matter What It Covers Must Do Recommendation NOTICE. Each Pastor is requested to report 2 cents per each Sunday School Delegate 3 cents per man Church and School. If it be possible, Bishop A. Grant, DD, we render special service in some part of the program. All subjects will be open for discussion. DISTRICT CONFERENCE. 9.00 A. M. Devotional Period—Rev. C. A. Morgan. 9:15 A. M. Roll Call and Reading Minutes. 9.30 A. M. "The Spiritual Condition of the Churches," Rev. L. C. Newby. 9.50 A. M. "The Condition of the Public Schools," Rev. J. L. Crew. 10.10 A. M. "The Requirements of the Sunday School," Rev. J. L. Edwards. 10.30 A. M. "The Means Necessary to Make the Churches More Prosperous Financially," Rev. J. L. Canyon. 10.50 A. M. "What Can We Do to Make Our Churches More Spiritual" Rev. J. M. Williams. 11:10 A. M. "The Necessity of an Educated Ministry" Rev. J. Green. 21:30 P. M. Devotional Period Loy W. P. Green. Laporte — Committee and Schools. Paper — Benefits of Bible Study." Injection City Delegate. Paper — Work in the Sumitomo School, Its Purpose and Place. Agostine Delegate. Paper — The Small School How It May Be Granted. M. John (Lapela) Delegate. Paper — What to Do When a Attendance Warns. Open Discussion. Business. Found Table in Question! (a) The Bible in Japanese. (b) The Normal Work! ("Discussion Day and How to Attend It!") A Great Day in St. Mary's School. (c) What It Can Do. Each Pastor is requested to report 2 cents per member and each Sunday School Delegate 3 cents per member for their Church and School. If it be possible, Bishop A. Grant, DD, will attend, and order special service in some part of the program. All subjects will be open for discussion. and a host of friends to mount his de- mise. Burial in Woodlawn country. Miss Perkins Crouch of Lawrence is in the city as a delegate to the Kaw Valley convention. She has spent part of the time with Mr. and Miss. Harry Miller of 604 Lafayette avenue. She is now visiting Miss Sarah Clinn on New Jersey avenue. Pow H. W. King presiding elder of the hopka district presided at the A.M. I church Sunday morning. Rev. M.C. P. Pur, presiding elder of the Missouri district, presided at the church in the evening. There will be a rally at the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon General Ability of the People Ray N. Lumbie Condition of the People. Ray N. Lumber People are Dung for Mrs. Ray N. Lumber EVENTING. MORNING. CONFERENCE. —Rev. C. A. Morgan. Calling Minutes condition of the Churches, Rev. L. C. Newby. the Public Schools, Rev. J. L. Crew. of the Sunday School, Rev. J. B. Edwards. nancy to Make the Churches Financially, Rev. R. L. Lunyon. Do to Make our Churches Rev. J. M. Williams an Educated Minister Rev. L. Green. AFTERNOON. CONVENION. Rev. W. P. Green. town and Schools, of little Study. Junction City Delegate. the Sunto School, Its Pur- nature Delegate. all School How It May Be M. John (Hopkins) Delegate, Do When the Attendance QUESTION 1 Can I leave the Work? Y and How to at QUESTION 2 Report 2 cents per member and 3 cents per member for their Grant, DD, will attend, and part of the program. discussion. WAKARUSA, KANSAS. Mrs. Fred Shannon and daughter Helen of Jolt, Kans, Mrs. C. Ragin and Mrs. L. Irving and son Edward of Burlingame were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Chion, Sunday. A very pleasant time was spent. The people are complaining to little in Waltham about the cool weather that continues to hang on till it is noon so long than it plants and still it is heat. No one seems to think it will be continued longer than June 30. The cold crops and gardens are dull and backward, but coming slowly. The churches are moving lively. The NOTICE. WICHITA, KANSAS New Hope, Ohio, it has a great day Sunday. The Taberna le was all sunshine all day Sunday. There is some sickness among us. The second Baptist church with her correct leader, Rev. M. Hall, wert to the river Sunday at 8 o'clock am. and Rev. Hall baptized in happy souls. BELL PHONE: 104 MAIN OFFICE HOURS: 11:00 A M 12:00 A M 12:00 P M 2ND PHONE NO.: 11:00 P M PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON continuing Physician at the Kettering and Ladies Club. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PAFTNES Scientific American MUNCH & CO. New York FORD'S HAIR POMADE FROM AND AS "OZONIZED OX MARROW" No STRAIGHTENING KINKY or CURLY HAIR that is not up to any style is derived from hair its length known as OZONIZED OX MARROW and is the only safe product in the world to make hair straight as shown without the use of hair straighteners. 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