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Historical Society State House IHE Our Topeka people have closed a most successful and strenuous week. The care and responsibility of two conventions taxed their capacity, but they responded nobly to the various committees, and the visitors came. saw and went away satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the Western Negro is amply able to care for large crowds. Delegations began arriving on Sunday and came in ever increasing streams until the last day of the league. The meeting of the Western Negro editors was but preliminary to the larger meeting of the Business League. There were more editors present than at previous meetings, and their deliberations were quiet and harmonious. Much business of importance to the colored editor was discussed and plausa for the future improvement of the papers both in their news and mechanical departments were considered. It was a pleasure to meet several new faces among the visiting pencil passers Thompson of the Iowa State Bystander and De Mond of the Baxt in Gazette were new men. thugh publishern of old papers The 1905 meeting of the Press will go to Des Moines, where the boys will be the guests of the Bystander. Brother Thompson presents a royal time The re-election of W. H Duncan of Colorado Springs as president was a graceful impleiment a hard working, earnest young man who has given much of his time to the upbuilding of the race. He is always fighting for the Western press. Everybody get ready for Das Moines THE DAILY PLAINDEALER published a full and complete story of the Business League from the hour of its opening until its close. The league was "it," and Dr. Booker T Washington the central figure in a great movement. It is not to be expected that all will see life from the same view point and believe the same remedies sufficient unto the needs of a case. But in the great problem of transforming an almost inert people into live, energetic potential factors in a nation so full of life as ours, many and varied elements must necessarily enter. In his work for the good of the race Mr. Washington early saw the great good-derived from a meeting of the workers in and about Tuskegee. This gave birth to the annual Farmers' meeting at Tuskegee, where the story of the struggles and successes of the humble sable farmer and artisan has served to rouse the latent energy of others to go and do likewise. The National Business league is the same idea only on a larger and broader scale. The entire country is searched for the Negro who is doing something. The business is not too small or insignificant to receive the careful and painstaking investigation of the organizers. The story of their struggles, replete always in smiling humor and tearful pathos, is told always in their simple way. In their meetings there is no thought of a study of the detail of methods. Mr. Washington and his contreres are seeking by example and precept to enthuse the great mass of our people with the noble ambition to do something, to build something upon which the race may stand on its way to a higher plane of earthly life. It is a source of inspiration to know that we have successful banks, real estate dealers, department stores and business men of all classes. One of our most successful banks is located at Mound Bayou, Miss, the Bank of Mound Bayou, of which Mr. Charles Banks is cashier. This is probably our largest strictly commercial bank and has relations with banks all over the country. That this should be a successful institu VOLUME IX. tion is due the fact that it is in a rapidly growing community of about 75,000 Negroes and not a single white man. These people are large cotton producers and must have a medium through which they can do business. Mr. Banks, the cashier, impresses one as an alert business man. He is thoroughly posted on his business and possesses a large store of information regarding all lines of business. Our people have ten banks in Missi supur, and planes are on foot to establish others. Then all the multitude of secret societies have a great amount of money on hand, and other funds are rapidly increasing. Through the various mediums our people are acquiring lands and becoming a part of the awakening commercial life of the South. New York was not left in its evidences of prosperous Negroes. Among all the delegations, the debonair and gentlemanly set of New York delegates were the most striking and conspicuous. It was my pleasure to be present at a dinner tendered the officers of the Metropolitan Mercantile and Realty company by Hon. Roscoe Conkling Simmons of the National Review. The dinner was the most elaborate affair given during the league meeting and was the means of bringing together a score of genial men whose efforts in a measure successful. P. Sheridan Bail. president, Joan J. Adkins, attorney and manager and Mr. E. H. Barrett of the Metropolitan Mutual benefit company and the Mercantile and Realty company were the guests of honor. Mr. Adkins very carefully explained the work of his company They have probably the most successful mercantile and realty company in the North They have department stores at Plainfield, N. J., Baltimore, Md.; and are now building a magnificent store in New York City to be used as a department store and an administration building for the officers of the company. This company has recently increased its capital stock to $1,000,000, which they propose to sell and extend their business to other states The success of their insurance department is largely due to the energy and exceptional ability of Mr Barrett He has succeeded in extending his company throughout the South and has a membership of over 200,000. It was indeed a graceful act of Mr. Sramons to bring the company in contact with the distinguished guests. Among the gentlemen present were the Hon. M. W. Gibbs of Little Rock, Ark; Charles W. Banks and Isaiah Montgomery of Mound Bayou, Miss; Judge John E. Hawkins of Seattle, Wash; F. H. Gilbert of Brooklyn, N. Y.; T. W. Bell of Leaseworth; George L. Knox, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Fred Patterson of Greenfield, Ohio; Charles A. Groves of Edwardsville and J. H. Childers of Topeka. The dinner, served by Mrs. J. S. Brashears, at her home, 516 Taylor, was a model of elegance. Among the Eastern newspaper men present not one was more prominent than the tall, commanding figure of Timothy Thomas Fortune of the New York Age. Editor Fortune has passed many a milestone in life, but still the fire burns fierce. May his shadow never grow less. R. W. Thompson of the National News Bureau was in town and through his facile pen the world will know much of what was done. Mr Thompson is a delightful gentleman to meet and one of the most influential of the district Gurley Brewer, the ebony Cnesterfield of the Indianapolis World, and George L. Knox, the Nestor of puralsism made many friends among the gathered torong-Last, but not least, was the urbane Roscoe Gonking Bimmona, Afro-American newspaper magnate and TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1907. contributor to magazines Mr. Simmons is a nephew of Booker Washington but possesses native talent sufficient to make a shade for himself. THE PLAINDEALER regards it pleasure to have met this corps of splendid young men during the past week, and regrets that the pleasant associations could not continue. Let us hope for a meeting at Baltimore. The local Business League, the Board of Control, the one or two upon whose shoulders devolved the great burden of entertaining our visitors: they did their work as well as could have been expected. We could not all get what we wanted, let us accept what came to us, and tell the committee they did well and we are with them—God bless them! Especially to Roundtree, Hamilton and McKnight. They are a trio of hardworking young men. Mr. Washington said that our banquet was the finest served to the league since it has been organized. That's the way Topeka does things, and we can assure Mr Washington that if he will come back to Kansas, we will do something else that will surprise him. We will turn al him a carriage free. But then, why dwell in the past. NEGROES EDUCAT WHITES! So much is heard about the large sums spent by the white people of the South for the education of the Negro that a recently published analysis of South Carolina's educational cutlay is of exceptional interest. For the ear ending June 30th, 1906, there were enrolled 147,058 white pupils in 2674 schools 3633 teachers. The average number of pupils per school was thirty, per teacher forty, while the average session was 24.35 weeks. The salaries of one white teachers average $359. The whole cost of educating the white children was $1,538,535.13 including the cost of the five state colleges maintained or added. The enrolled Negro children numbered 171,022, or 2,400 more than the whites, but the total appropriation for them was $259,932.86, or only one sixth of the sum appropriated for the white. Now, of the total school taxes for the year, $278,477.16 was paid in by Negroes, so that, so far from any whites contributing to the education of the blacks, $18,544.30 of the latter's money went to the education of the white children! Not unnaturally, this seems somewhat unfair, particularly as these 2250 Negro schools yield an average to each school of forty nine pupils, while the average salary of the Negro teacher for the 149 weeks of the season is only ninety five dollars! If this same ratio holds for the other states or anything approaching it, those public men in the South who have so long urged that school money be divided among the races according to the taxes paid, will have to do some more figuring. MASONIC BODIES MEET. The various Masonic bodies of Kansas will hold their annual session in Parsons next week. The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons opens on Monday with Most Excellent C. K. Lette of Atchison Grand High Priest. The Grand Commandery will open on Tuesday with Grand Commander C. C. James of Lawrence preaching The Grand Lodge, with A. F. Green of Parsons as Grand Master. All these bodies are in a prosperous condition, and their deliberations will be characterized with dignity and intelligence. The revision of the constitution will be the important feature under consideration. EMPORIA. KAN Mr. Alfred Booker and wife, of Kansas City, are visiting James Booker and wife. --- WINFIELD KAN Miss Pearl Harding, who has been on the sick list the past week, left last Monday for her home at Leonard, to visit her parent. Miss Jena Banks has returned from Arkansas City, where she has been visiting her parents. Miss Geo Charlen went to Wich its last week, to attend camp meeting. A number of friends surprised Mrs. J. M. Woods at her home 100 E. 12th street, the olympion being her 15th birth day. A paper was read by Mrs. Ossa Fox, of Topeka, and musical selections were rendered, after which a two course lunch was served, and Mrs. Wooda was presented with a birth cake embellished with 35 candies, a birthstone ring from her husband, and other presents. Miss. W. A. Wright, representing Manilla Chapter No. 23, and Miss J. W. Woods, member of the G. L., left for Omaha on Monday, to attend the Grand Lodge, O. E. S. YALE. KANSAS Mrs. Alliza Beard died July 24, the funeral taking place on 25th, at A. M. E. church, Rev. Barclay obstructing, assisted by Rev. George. H. Galloway is very ill; also, Mrs L. F. George Mrs Gofer is improving. Mrs Alice Galloway and Mr. T. Jackson have returned from Grand Lodge K. of P., at Lawreuse. The rally at the A. M. K. was a success, enough money being raised to repaper the church, something needed for a long time. Everybody is glad that work is opening up again. Preaching has been going on all week at the A. M. K. church, Rev. George preaching special sermons to various classes. BOOKER WASHINGTON HAS CONQUORED The greatest organization of business men in the world, with three of the greatest men present one at the head, have come, conquered and gone. Booker T. Washington is no doubt the leader of his race and has but few equals as a commander of men. Bishop A. Grant of the Fifth Episcopal district is one of the greatest of the great—a race man from start to finish, and has accomplished more good for them than any five ministers in the country. Prof. W. T. Vernon, registrar of the United States Treasury is young in the cause, but is making history for the race, and is standing guard for the great army of prosperous, aspiring colored people who are striving to surmount every obstacle thrown in the way by prejudiced whites. The gathering of business men will always live in the hearts and minds of the people of Topeka, the great West and also the Southland. Those who oppose Dr. Washington and this great movement join in and assist in making it greater. There is no room to question his motives. He has convinced the world (those who are fair) that his heart and soul is in the work, and the man who opposes simply MOORE HAS BRAIN STORM New York Megazine Editor Raves Before Christian Gathering Because Kansas is Dry. We fear that our highly esteemed friend, Mr. Fred. Moore, of New York, editor of the Colored American Magazine will have to be sent to an institution and treated for his "season." At the meeting of the Western Negro Press Association he was on program to tell "How to Make Our Journals Pay," and as his was evidently not paying, he called everybody "whinners" because their names were not enrolled on his subscription list. The facts are Freddie has not learned how to make a journal pay, and did not try to tell. For brain storm No. 1 the office which he held as organizer for the National Negro Business League was abolished. Sunday was a tremendous day for our Kanton friend. His brain was in a whirl. An editorial that appeared in this paper criticizing something he had said, made him thirst for the editor's呼吁. In his lecture Sunday before the Y. M. C. A., he proceeded to skim the editor, which was perfectly all right; but when he attacks Kansas and our citizens, we may halt. He belched forth something like this: "I can write an editorial." What of that? "Kansas is the home of cranks, look at Carry Nation!" We consider that all right, and had it not been for Kansas cranks, our young friend would be a slave today. Now that he is free and possessed rights, he don't know how to inspect them "I haven't seen a glass of beer since here I've been." So much for NUMBER 34. Editor Chiles Says the Knockers Will Have to Surrender. makes himself ridiculous. It would have done the few knockers good to have been present and hear the story of hardships told by men who have arose from a life of servitude and now own and controll business concerns with stocks of goods valued at forty and fifty thousand dollars. Their individual wealth ranges from five to six-hundred thousand dollars. Booker T. Washington audh is League have been a potent factor in causing others to make a start, and those already in business were imbued with a desire to go farther. It was indeed gratifying to the intelligent white citizens of Topeka to meet and greet such a host of industrious people who are contributing to the prosperity and welfare of the country. We hope to see our friend, Bro. Trotter of the Boston Guardian cease fighting those of the race who are doing something, and get in the band wagon and drive to success with this great man who has proven to be a wise leader. We hope within the next few years to see this League formulate plans whereby a combination of wealth will unite and establish business enterprises in every locality where there are a sufficient number of Negroes to warrant it. Kansas: we are enforcing all laws, and one or two more such outbreaks our friend would no doubt have been taken before Probate Judge Hayden, and six of our best "cranks" asked to pass upon his case. It may be that our friend's craving for beer is the cause of his deplorable condition. The unfamiliar sight of not seeing children ranging from five years up carrying buckets of beer to drunken fathers and mothers makes Kansas very much unlike "progressive" New York, and for which we must be brauded as cranks. "I have done more for the splift of the race than — ever will do." If cursing people after accepting their hospitality, and charging them $1 for twelve publications—set up and printed by white people—in a part of his "splift," we are forced to confess that he has — skinned. It requires more nerve for a man to stand up before a body of educated, cultured and rehued Christian gentlemen and kiek because he had gaved upon no beer than it did for the boys to charge on San Juan. In the alma of New York such remarks may be a right, but out here in educated Kansas, the people may keep it down East. Mrs. Daisey Steward seems to be minking daily. Prof. Easter, of Oswego, Kansas, who has been in Pittsburg for some weeks, taking a normal course, has returned home. Ernest Oates is working on the fourth chair in a nine chair white barber shop in Kansas City. He is only 17 years old but gives full satisfaction to all his customers. Adam Lee, who left Pittsburg at the same time with E. Oates, has a good job and is doing well. Mrs. Fred Deans and daughter, Juanta, of Carthage, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Oates, who in also entertaining Mina Ivory Roberts, of Carthage. Rev. Brown, wife and son were the guests of Mrs. W. M. Oates, during the Baptist Association. RESOLUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE Field at Topka, Kansas, August 14, 1807 The National Negro Business League organized at Porton, Mass., in 1807, is no longer an experiment. Attendance upon its annuity sessions has grown year by year. More than 1,200 persons in the seven years of its existence have attended there in a well-organized There are now 435 local businesses leagues doing the work of extending the influence of the national organisation in different parts of the country. The count population of the N state and the number and nity of Negro business concerns is increasing steadily from year to year. There are 11 Negro banks now in active operation and some four possibly six others are in process of organization. Eight years ago there were but two Much of this progress is due to the en- thusiasm which the meetings of the Nat ational Negro Business League has geren- ated and to the encouragement which indirectly has been given to business en- terprises. We emphasise again our belief in our honoured president's term epigram, that "An inch of progress is worth a yard of complaint." This is the spirit we would have our people adopt throughout the country. We would emphasize the value of beginning now the establishment of business on no matter how modest a scale. It is not impossible at the very beginning for us to have business enterprises to compare with those which have been started years ago in humbler beginnings. We would urge our people everywhere to secure homes; to rent themselves in the soil and get possession before too late of the land new developed in the south and West. We commend our belief that the masses of our people are to live in the rural district and that there they are to find opportunity for independence such as not to be found in the cities. We would be respect to our duty of we did not urge the most rigid economy in living and should application to such employment as we are urged in. A bank account no matter how small in the smallest sign of progress. We would urge the stating of bank accounts overseas where On behalf of the league we extend unbounded gratitude to the citizens of Kansas and Topeka for the hearty and rememning welcome which marked our coming and deliberations here. For the sake of this magnificent state capital we thank the state government Surrounded with hallowed memories our sessions have been doubly inspiring. To the Topeka Negro Business League, which has no generously and fully entertained the organization as well as to the Chamber of Commerce, we are duty and lastingly grateful. The daily press has been extremely kind in the matter and manner of its presentation of the several sessions, and we register that gratitude of which we are capable. Topeka homes have been thrown open wide to us and the unbounded hospitality of them will linger long, and form no mean part of the pleasant recollections we shall have of this meeting. ! We set our faces toward the East and more on our best we may in the work before us believing that in the larger final and inevitable solutions of the many complexities encountered we are contributing something that must tell down the ages. Koha mose Mild lock growth you marly thint, you must model you rewarded to a floring maturity it is one of the most poignant virtues it life that is careful research and study Land is allied to real life in an practice that is spared no effort to the instrumental in making the life from ing health and bringing happiness to thousands and thousands of suffering mothers. It is Mild Lock. 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Adrienne will be a medical link giving information on attractive information about all the diseases of women and the way to success fully treat them in the privacy of your own home without any publicity what ever. (Editors.) For Ladies IIs PROCLAMATION OF THE GRAND CHANCELLOR Of the Sunflower Guard Lodge, Knights of Pythias State of Kansas, Sup- preme Jurisdiction N A, S A, E A, A and A Wright Kans Aug 1, 1907 To the Knights of Pythias of the Grand Jurisdiction of Kansas Grand and Subordinate Officers and Members of the Grand Jurisdiction, Greeting We take this manner of announcing to you of the very excellent sessions of the Fourteenth Annual meeting, which was held in the old historic city of Lawrence, Kansas. This was indeed the most harmonious and business meeting we have ever had. A large attendance of representatives and Past Chancellors greeted us. Peace and harmony prevailed throughout the entire session. Much important business was transacted. The endowment department shows a neat increase over last year numerically and financially. The important feature of the Grand Lodge was the excellent reports of the Grand Lodge officers and representatives. The Grand Court of Calendars surpassed by far all former sessions. Much has been accomplished through the untiring effort and noble work of Miss M. Matty the Grand Worthy Counselor. The reports showed the department is in a progressive state. Mrs. Mollie Cox, of Wichita, was elected Grand Worthy Counselor. The Custom Bank Department is our West Point. There are five (5) companies in the state size: Imperial No. 1 Galena No. 1 Sunlight No. 4, Nain River No. 4, Monong County No. 6, their slowing was very considerable at though only a limited number of them can purchase was present. Imperial No. 1 Wichita, and Custom No. 1 Galena. and the contest to the prize. Imperial was awarded the first prize a silk ban- ner and $10 in cash; talent a second prize $10 in cash. A battalion was organized. Captain I. H. Young of Gibraltar was elected Major. Let us again call upon you to take more interest in the lim- toral Bank and help to make it a succe- sess. New Laws—new laws have been enacted which will be published and mailed to you in a few days. The Grand Lodge demands that the laws of the biennary department be strictly enforced. Chancellor commanders will see that their respective lodges send in their report on the first of each quarter as presented by law. Report must be made out in triplicate and me can retain one and send one with money to the Secretary Endowment Department. See that the name of every member of your Lodge that is in good standing, in on your report before mailing it. Members failing to pay for the quarter must be placed in the suspended list. A citation from the above will cause you trouble. Real pages to 47 and 49 Benchary Laws. The following data were found: John B Lewis Grand Cluster White Dr. E. H. X. Dany X. Grand China C. L. 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Brown, Garden City; A. J. Jackson Yale; W. H. Morton, Port Scott; H J Monroe, Topeka A T Glover, Wichita Dan Montgomery, Independence; Wm Hooker, Arkansas City, W C. Brown, Lawrence, J. T Hayne, Parson; Alex Biow, Mineral Committee on Home Jno. W Clark, Lawrence; Louis Strange Wellington; H I Monroe, Top- peka J T Haynes, Parmons; H B. Thompson Kansas City, J. J Olden. Wichita; N N Handy, Winfield Place of neat meeting, Galena, July $4, 1908 Let all of us endeavor to do more this term than we have done in the past realizing as the Order goes up we go up, and as we go up the race goes up Fraternally yours in I C H. JOHN E LWIS, G C VINITA. I. T. The weather has been extremely hot for the past week. The loan firm of Jones Walson & Kinney is now located in its new quarters in the Verter's building. Mrs. Ben Stack Mrs. Clara Jobreon and Mrs. K. Lucker are numbered with the sack. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Williams W. H. Venture Mrs. E. Alomn and Mr. A. H. Dudley attended the funeral of Mrs. E. Venture, at Cheyenne Bans on last Sunday. Mrs. Ala Wichaws returned Tuesday after an absence of eight weeks attending normal at Lincoln Institute at Jefferson City, Mo. The home of Dor Davis was destroyed by fire Thursday. They have the sympathy of all friends. Mrs White of Parsons, Hare, in the guest of her son and daughter, Mr and Mrs Wain Cullin. Mr H A. Barnett was the guest of relatives Monday evening. He is from Port Stuart Hause. Mrs Wain Barker has returned after a two weeks' visit with relatives at Okmulger. Miss Wink Veatero and Mina Helen Jacketts left Saturday evening for Etk. Joseph Mo. Miss Lyne H Kinley was hostess for the Art Club Tuesday. Mrs White of Larchmont was a guest. Mrs. R. D. Blackwell entertained at mrs. of which dinner Thursday evening comprehensively to her sister, Mrs. An- drew. Mrs. I. Bullson has returned from a two weeks visit at Muskogee. Along with celebrated her 15th, birth day Wednesday from 6 to 10. Mrs. M. M. Parrish entertained at dine- ner Tuesday, complimentary to Mrs. Whitley at Patron's house. ICLA, KANSAS Dr. J. W. Condon, Mrs. Gordon Mrs. A. H. Hippers, Mrs. M. L. Gregory, Mrs. C. Collen, Mrs. M. Wadding Twelfth Row A Hill and W. Ipplett are attending H. Nochelle Valley Baptist As a session this week at O'Hara. P. J. London who is the corresponding cars may be elected moderator. The Homehold A. M. P. Church of which Box H. H. Walliamson is pastor, will have a ticket meeting the fourth day in August and a plenary ture and plenty to eat in session. There was a sturdy affair here Dr. J. H. Walliamson North Washington Ascot part were both colored John now own local of two New doms Dr. J. H. Bass and Dr. J. I. New doms They both have photos to do Prior to Rumaine will hold his fourth and quarterly meeting at the John A M Rumaine Sunday August 18th Rev. Rumaine will declare another term as Presiding Elder. The last another has greatly retarded church attendance this summer. People greet going to the gates and are dressed with rather than of the clergy and ministers. A much resented man is on day Mr W. W. will be all and all the man is long on the work Mr B. B. Lawrence of the Sisters Plains in Lansworth, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Petty Mather for some time, was tendered a reception and surprise party on August 10th, at which I present wi Mr R Will Love, Mr and Mrs H Spence Mr and Mrs G W Fraser Mr B W. Rich, Mr P Pars Mr I Weston, Mr G W Baker Mian May Dabba, Mr C. Dewney, Mian F. Weston Mr Will Jones, Mian, Nettle Henriro Mrs. Piuma Vaum, Mr Gen Daniels, Mrs. G Daniels, Mrs. A. Owens, Mr F Meritt, Mina E. Merritt, Mina M. Weston, Mrs. I. Cooper, Mrs. Elizabeth Dabbs, and Mrs F. Harro Mr Laurence returned to the sol duren' home in Leavenworth on the 12th There is considerable skincare here PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Shawnee County, State of Kansas, Martha Runyan, Plaintiff. 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Its officers are bonded in a Sur Company. LIBERAL TERMS TO AGENTS. For information Address: National headquarters, 501 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas. OurMotto, "Prompt Payment of Claims" John M. Wright, Nat'l President. Pearl McNeal, Secretary. Fred M. Biosaniton. Stonestreet Buecrson Undertakers a Undertakers and Embalmers. We carry one of the finest lines of Undertaking co. Topeka. Corner 7th and Quincy Sts. Topeka, Kansas and Quincy Sts. We carry one of the finest lines of Undertaking costs in Topeka. s rt. dered against you MARTHA RUNYAN. By H. W. ELLER Att'y for PIEF. Allest R. L. THAMAS, [BRAL] Cark or District Court. First published August and, 'o' PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Shawnee County. Kansas Myrtle Scott. Plaintiff. Branson D. Scott, Defendant. State of Kansas to Branson D. Scott: You are hereby notified that you have been sued for divorce by Myrtle Scott in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, and you must answer the petition filed by her or before the 27th day of September, 1907, or said petition will be taken as true and a judgment for a divorce and care and custody of Eva Scott will be rendered against you. MYRTLE SCOTT. [SKAL] Paintiff. Attest R. L. THOMAS. Clerk District Court First published August 16.b, 1907. American and European Plan Telephone No. 245. l and Mineral Bath House Has opened its doors for the accommodation of Colored People that come to Mt. Clemens in the future for their health and treatment of Rheumatism. It is the only Hotel and mineral Bath Colored Man at any of the health Write for Special Rates. LIFE INSURANCE? Why Not? Mrs and Ladies Orient. GENEFICIRY SOCIETY. FOR YOURSELF AND CHILDREN BICK, I FUNERAL AND DEATH ATH. to be without LIFE INSURANCE of the ORIENT is duly author- Kansas, and is under the Sup't. its are bonded at 7 3 1 3. Sur- TO AGENTS. For information national headquarters. Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas. Payment of Claims " Pearl McNeal, G. W. Hamilton & Hamilton, J. M. Knight. and Embalmers. Tepcha, Kansas. Secretary. In the District Court of Ebawaee County, Kauras. Daisy Dentman, Plaintiff, VB Perry A. Dentman, Dolcodant. The State of Kansas to Perry A. Denman. You will take notice that you have been sued by Daisy Denman, in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kawasak, in the above entitled action, and that you must answer the petition filed by the plaintiff in court on or before the 27th day of September, A D 1907, or said person will be taken as true and judgment will be rendered against you accordingly for divorce in favor of the plaintiff and for such other and further relief as equity may require. R L. THOMAS. [EBAI] Clerk District Court. ARTMUR J. BOLINGAR. Attorney for Plaintiff. First publiebcd August 16th, 1907. TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. This soldier, statesman and martyr with a mere handful of men held at bay sixty ships and 30,000 trained soldiers—the flower of the French army and navy. Wendell Phillips pronounced Toussaint the greatest general the world has produced. Pictures of this great Negro, and of all eminent colored people sold by The Colored American Novelty Co., P. O. drawer, 2218. Washington, D.C. Agents wantee KANSAS CITY, KAN. J. Graves and wife and V. Spencer of California, are in the city, visiting their parents, J. T. Roberts and wife, 506 ebaska Ave. Mrs Joe Woods met with a very painful accident Sunday afternoon, suffering internal injuries by being thrown from a car. Rev. Mrs. E. A. Wilson filled the pulpit just Sunday, at Cedar Junction, for Rev. Mahan, and assisted Father O Davis in laying the corner stone of the new church. Mrs. Beatha Gayden visited in the city Sunday. The Sewing Circle of the Metropolitan church is doing excellent work under the leadership of Mrs. M. Y. Mathews. They have moved their tent at the church, and will meet Friday with Mrs. B. Gaines, 1954 N. 6th. Rev. F. A. Wilson is in Nice-domus this week, attending the Smoky Hill Association. Miss Myrtle Kinnard, of 826 State Avenue, is visiting in Bt Scott. Mrs. L. Hilton, of 509 Nebraska avenue, is visiting at the Colorado Springs. George King and wife are at home to their many friends, at 220 Greely avenue. Mrs. Lucinda Howell is visiting in Lawrence, Ks., the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Minore Clark. Rev. A. M. Ward is in Denver. Mince E. Shelton and Amelia, daughter of Rev J. D. Barkdale, P. E., of the st. Lorna district A. M. E. church, are visiting in Lexington, Mo. with Mrs Magg'e Johnson. For First-class Rooms and Lodging When in Pnebelo, Cele., Stop at B. W. Shelton's Rooming House, 210 Lampkin street; three blocks from the Union Depot. He can be found at the gate of the depot. M.D.Lawrie, Tailor and cleaner Suits and Trousers made to Order PANTS $3.50 to $12 SUJTS $15 to $45 213 FRANCIS St., ST. JOSKPH, MO. DR. A. A. MAYER GRADUATED IN ```markdown ``` Strabismus Corrected without an Operation. Calls made to any part of the city. In Topeka Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week at Capital Pharmacy, 312 Kansas Ave., Bell Phone 1005. Permanent office: 633 New Hamshire St., Lawrence, Kas. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jackson of Kannan City are the guests of Mrs. Sarah Arms. Mrs. Aralia E. Martin of Kannan City, Mo. attended the Business League and was the guest of Mrs. C. C. Kulton. Mrs. A. Scott King of Lawrence was the guest of Mrs. Emma Gaines during the meeting of the Business League. Mrs. Charles Dandridge and children are visiting in Pratt, guests of her sister, Mrs. T. A. Williams. Mrs. Nannie Chiles, who has been in the city visiting her parents returned to her home in Denver Sunday. Mrs. T. T Grey lost a white milkshaw with fringe during the league. If found, return to this office. Dr. C. M. Moates of Leavenworth spent a few days in our city last week attending the Business Men's League Mrs. B K. Bruce and daughter, Miss Erma, were guests of Mrs. J. M Wright Friday and Saturday. Menshin. S. T. Jones, W. T. Bell, F. Webb and Dennis Jouen represented Leavenworth at the league meeting last week. Labor Day celebration, colored gardeners' exhibition and big barbeque at the Fair grounds Monday, September 2nd. The truck growers association and Citizens' committee will have charge of the big celebration. For stand privileges see A. J. Wilson, chairman of general committee. FOR SALE Improved and Unimproved FARMS In Waubaunsee and adjoining counties. See or write WESLEY PAGE, Eskridge, Kansas. Miss Cyrene Smith and Mr. Frank Hairia entertained a number of young people at the home of Miss Smith at 1325 Van Buren complimentary to Miss Nellie Glass of Parnons, Kan. The home was beautifully decorated with palms, ferun and carnations. Progressive whist was indulged in and Miss Effhe Burge and Mr. Hairy Evans won first prize which they presented to Miss Glass Mina Ree Scott and Mr. Will Raunom had little trouble in wiuning the "booby" prize. The out of town guents were Miss Glass, of Parnons, Mina Ingram, of Atchinon and Mina Hunn, of Hiswatha. All declared upon leaving that they had spent a most enjoyable evening and each doffed his or her mouvement hat as they bade Mina Glass farewell and wished her many more such pleasant evenings. MR. JOHN PEGG IS A LEADER. Former Kansan at Head of a City Department in Owaba. OWNS VALUABLE PROPERTY! His Holdings are a Credit to the Thrift and Energy of he and His Estimable Wife. It is with a great degree of pleasure that we note the rapid rise of Mr. John G. Pegg now holding the responsible position of City Inspector of Weights and Measures in Omaha. That you can't keep a Kauaian down his always been demonstrated, and Mr. Pegg's command able strides are in keeping with that tradition. In 1889 Mr. Pogg took up his abode in Omaha, coming from Dunlap, Kansas, where he was reared, and educated in the Freedman Academy of that place. He railreaded out of Omaha about three years, afterwards becoming messenger to Mayor Moores. He then became active in politics, and June 30, '06, he was one of the two Republicans confirmed by the Council, the position of Inspector of Weights and Measures going to him. It pays the handhome salary of $160 per month, and to his credit it is said, by the theme in a position to know, that he is the host inspector the city ever had. He is a pleasant gentleman well met—quiet, unsusuming, cultured and refined—whome heart and soul are centered in his wife and four lovely children. He can be seen almost daily out with his children, and gets as much enjoyment out of Mr Thomas Calloway of Washington, D.C., chairman of the Jamesstown exposition and Mr. Arthur Gray of Washington, D. C. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clinkscale last week. Mr and Mrs G W Hamilton are the proud parents of a son, bora last week. The baby is a fine, buxom little fellow, and is named Booker F Washington. The rally at Asbury M E church, North Popka, Sunday, was a success. The collection was $160. for which we thank the members and many friends. Rev J J Cabbell preached the morning and evening sermons Rev McDonald preached in the afternoon. Rev D Smith, pastor. Mrs W. W. Pumb gave a party Tuesday evening in compliment to Miss Hattie Ingram of Atchison her guest during last week. The evening was spent in conversation and games. Mr. Guy and Miss Glass carried away the honors. The out, of town guests were Misses Glass Long, Ingram and Hunn. Mrs Dora Alexander and Miss Ogeal Wils n entertained Monday evening at dinner complimentary to the following lad es. Mesdames A B Moatgermy Albuquerque, N M, G! King, Chicago, Jennie De Shattto Pueblo, Co'o, C. S. Smith, Kansas City, J. Thompson of Chicago; and Misses Efne Bocker of Trenton, Mo nd Lzzle Cooper. One of the smartest and most enjoyable events of last week was a reception given by Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Jamison at their lovely home on Buchanan street from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday in honor of their guests, Mr and Mrs R. C. Owens of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Lindsay of Xenia, Ohio and Mrs I. F. Bradley of Kansas City The house was handsomely decorated with Palms and American Beauty roses. The strains of sweet music floated to the guests as they moved to and fro. After each guest was served they all drank from the same loving cup, brought an a souvenir by the hostess from her trip to the Golden Gate. The souvenirs for the occasion were unique, the first being a calling card with the hostess' name and a miniature sunflower in the upper right corner, and the second containing the names of the visiting guests, the two tied together with pink ribbon, thus carrying out the color scheme. Little Ruth and Franklyu Bradley added greatly to this grand affair. About fifty guests were present. Mins Laura Harlan returned to Kansas City Monday morning after a week's pleasant visit with her sister Mrs. O. A Taylor. Mrs. Smothers of Arkansas City passed through the city Monday on route to Omaha. Mr. George Gross of Rocky Ford, Colo. was out entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wright Saturday. Mrs. G. A. Page returned from Kansas City last week to attend the league Mr. Young of Tallahassee, Fla was the guest of D. D Hope last week Mrs. I. F. Bradley and children of Kansas City, Kansas, Ms. and Mrs. R. T. Owens of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lindsay of Xenia Ohio, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Jamison last week and attended the Business League. Miss Bertha Harlan arrived Tuesday from an extended visit and pleas ant vacation trip with her sister in Leavenworth, Kans. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stewart are the proud parents of a ten pound girl. ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH. Dr. J. W. West Manaway of Mississippi filled the pulpit of St. John last Sabbath morning. A large congregation, among them many distinguished visitors, greeted the learned divine, who preached as interesting and helpful sermon from the word "Love." The attendance upon the evening services at St. John is becoming more gratifying. The last two weeks have witnessed a marked increase from both the young and older communicants as well as from the public The loving circle of Sons and Daughters of the King held an enthusiastic meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Anna Farris Two new members were received and arrangements were made to hold a contest social and concert between the circle and the stewardesses of the church Monday, September 9th. The sewing circle was most delightfully entertained Wednesday evenidg by Miss Leona Talbert at her residence, 193 Harrison street. The circle adopted plans for completing the year's work. It is hoped that everyone will unite to make the work a success. The Grant Mite Missionary society was the guest of Mrs. Alcy Brown on Friday afternoon. The members of the Mite society have taken on new life since the meeting of the state convention at Lawrence last month and it is expected that great results will follow the new enthusiasm. The choir on St. John is getting down to work again and very excellent music may be expected from now on. The pastor will be found in the pulpit Sunday morning and evening. From The Daily Cledesales. The Western Anglo Press Association in 31 years old having been founded by Lieberler Harry I. Graham and Isaac Sredrick, in 1896. After considerable mirror, these gentlemen issued a call for personal correspondence and negotiation through the columns of the st. Joseph convention to be held at Pigem Exp arket Church at Haines City, Mo. July 18th, 1896. The convention notice was published and copied by other journals and resulted in the first meeting long a great success. A permanent organization was formed as follows H. R. Graham of St. Joseph Missouri, president of I. W. H. Wallace, of Kansas City (M. Chief, first vice president; J. L. Page of Topeka Call, sec. and vice president; J. L. Pleasing, of N ational Prefect, third vice president; G. L. Foube of Sudalia, inter national secretary; W. H. Monroe, of New Missouri, maintain secretary; and J. Siles Harris, of New Missouri, treasurer. The first executive committee was as follows John Waller, of American Otizen, thou- saw; K. F. Lee Bailey, of Ipsittt Union; R. Dunsell, of St. Louis Eagle; J. Amac Powder of Kansas City, and Issa bridge of St. Joseph. The following resolution offered by J. L. Chastine, was unanimously adopted: "Removed That the thanks of this Association are due and are hereby extended to Hon Isaac Frederick for his successful efforts in working up and effecting this organization of Afro-American newspaper men of the West." The second mention, in 1897, was held in First Baptist Church, Rancho City, Kansas At this session following of officers were elected: R. H. Backley, of Denver Stateman, president, J. Monroe Dorney of the Elud Foreona, Kau was elected secretary, and Wm T. Vernon, of Western Christian Recorder, was elected chairman of executive committee Since that time, meetings have been held yearly in various parts of the West, Colorado Springs Colo.; St. Joseph Mc.; Munkopet I. T., and Kansas City. This organization has gained steadily in power and influence until it has gotten the ear of even the Pope of Rome, our distinguished senators and public statesmen. It takes advanced ground along modern thought in race development, and with united front works to sychelize thought and mould and shape public opinion to bring about the best good to race and country. The first of the great Afro American convention in Topeka was opened at the State House yesterday. Delegates were slow in arriving, due to strikes and a washout. But enough were on the ground to enable President Duncan to call the meeting to order and do the preliminary work. Albert Rose, editor of the "Quindare Uphill," was made secretary. President Duncan very briefly removed the work of the press of our vice and the importance of impressing upon the people. He appointed the following a Committee on Credentials: Albert Rose, F. J. Gordon, Nick Chiles, G. N. Perrine and Marian Jelts. After some instructions to the committee, the meeting adjourned until 8 p.m. Evening Session 'A very fair audience, assembled at Representative Hall at 8:30 p.m. President Duncan called the meeting to order. Bigbee's Juvenile Band rendered a very entertaining program. President Duncan, in opening the meeting, referred to the fact that he was a Kansan product. His father followed the Jamaican John Brown on a way to Harper Jerry. He more with one of those who left in to be heard on Southern battles and a brighter was more the ruined in the famous Wounded Knee little. Hoplopow a student of science, he had helped to make Jerry, and was glad to be suer so many from Gau Intralateral exercise were commenced by President Jetter Denny Lathbull- known, rector in charge of Power P. A. Church The president announced the course of a Committee of Presidents. Rich Willie, chairman; W. H. Twice Albert Powell, J. B. Jase I. L. Campbell. A Committee of Presidents. W. H. Twine, & P. Jase R. F. H. Dunley Allert Rose Mine Bingley In announcing the Committee of Pres- sidents, President Powell urged upon them the importance conveying all those collecting the ratios Hon A. A. McNeal was introduced and in his address of welcome and amusement other ibnom, "if that every man whether he be black or white should have the rights of life liberty and the present of happiness. If he be a depressed of their those who do not will be compelled in the end to accedent them to in Christen then change from forward and there will come a time when all people will suffer justice to all regardless of color or presence or colour, the emperor must be a leader of his people and his efforts must be for good the whole man cannot divorce himself from the colored man! Our destiny is bound up together. If the millions of Negroes in this country and the islands of the sea, Took a Manly Stand for Right and Justice—Urge Colonization of Negroes. become a patent factor for evil they are bound to affect the white man. There are black men who are undesirable at home and there are white men I would not have associate with my family, but do not measure the Negro by the undesirable element, nor the white race, but measure each as an individual." Wilson Family Orchestra rendered a musical selection Dr. O. A. Taylor was introduced and in behalf of the business men of Topeka delivered the following address: Speech of Dr. O. A. Taylor. Mr. President members of the Western Negro Press Association, ladies and gentlemen: This mission is an unique one and the thoughts which force themselves on the minds of all of us are I am convinced, so similar that the bristle greeting might well seem the most fitting address, but when I reflect that I stand here to represent the people of this city and that these people all attend to you be a beauty and cordial welcome, I realize the unusual dignity of the duty that I must discard. The recognition of the appropriateness and importance of this great meeting has been made immediate and general. This press association represents much more, however, than their common interest in the newspaper world and the common feeling of brotherhood which animates the entire profession, it is indeed, and it always has been, and forever may it continue to be, the glory of the press that their allegiance is one and undivided for their service is solely in the cause of truth and Humanity. Dynasties have rushed and crumbled, and the map of the world has been changed times almost without number, but the march of the journalistic world through the ages has been ever onward and upward towards these lofty goals, the relief of the suering and the improvement of the race. For us who meet here there is all of this glorious recollection and animating purpose, and there is much more to inspire us. We meet under the shadows of giant conceptions as old as Aristotle which signaled the minds of the great thinkers of antiquity, and were but slowly approaching a definite form when the entire truth and genius of Columbus solved the problem of the piche. It is true that the vast American continent with its 10,500,000 square miles of territory, already number 110 million inhabitants, embracing all types of human life, the variety of political organization, but all that has yet been accomplished is but the feeble beginning of the development which awaits us—but there will occur to all of us many other important questions to be solved only by careless and untidied work. Nor can this work be accomplished until the cry for organization is far more fully answered than it yet has been. Nothing best organization and cooperation will secure the contiguous and forceful attention which the magnitude of this enterprise demands. Here, then, in the last and greatest service to be rendered to the government and the race. Our combined influence will be unmistakable when used in advocacy of higher education in carrying out large plans for the scientific study of our national life and affected by social and climatic influences. In the adoption of remedies and remedial measures of demonstrated merit, and in the assistance upon a fuller recognition of the air functions of American May you acquire here a clearer touch with care another a deeper faith in your profession and the noble destiny, a stronger determination to labor in brotherly cooperation for the better care of service in journalism and the news. Now in the sense of the degrees of orphan and slaughter party, we want you to our to and in known and written to feel that all positive actions will be used to make you stay here a passionate one. Agree and welcome you to all of the best things of a well meaning people. In addition on behalf of the local press, submitted an original poem concerning such that wasunning and be treating. After reading passage, the end mered the examined that a good and wise people will prosper everywhere. Editor Robert Edward Lee Barley of the National Museum of History regarded it to the several welcome addresses. He referred to the several societies made and assumed the good people of Europe that were cordal hospites to was fully appreciated. He spoke of the very enormous reputation of Europe. He urged a more optimistic view of it and he so doing we gain much and grow stronger. He called forward to the time when all Europe reports would more closely align to the truth and become reflections for good in every country. Mrs. M. Wright says only the counsel was kindly applauded. We present it humbled the annual address. President's Annual Address Members and friends of the Western Negro Press Association The constitution of this organization makes it obligatory upon the executive head, at each annual meeting, to read an address, telling of the work of the past year and to express his views to ward the future conduct of the Association. This is the eleventh annual session since the collection of this organization, and at your last meeting, held in the little city of Colorado Springs the city of splendid homes, excellent schools, beautiful women and many men, your humble servant was chosen, for the second time, as your executive, and I must say that I have not words at my command to express to you my appreciation. I have entrusted to keep before the newspaper our territory the most important public matters that have arisen from time to time especially those that would affect our people as a whole. I have keenly observed that my purpose has been somewhat handicapped, owing to the fact that we have failed to live up to our agreement entered into this city in 1903. The agreement I refer to was the establishment of a news bureau to be supported by the members of the Association. You active newspaper men know as well as I do and probably better, that from a racial point of view we are to a certain extent denied a square deal at the hands of our more fortunate white newgathering agencies, at present dominated by a certain octavia of men whose ideas are so extremely Southern, whose minds are so clouded with race prejudice that it is almost impossible to get a true and correct statement of the proceedings of the many gatherings that we are constantly holding every year for the purpose of improving our present social condition. If we expect to succeed in making ourselves felt to that degree of power that is so necessary toward building up a strong and powerful organization, we certainly must concentrate our efforts along the lines of constructive journalism and not so much on the destructive order. Ladies and gentlemen of the Western Negro Press Association, you have met in this beautiful month of August in one of the fairest cities in one of the greatest states of all the underhood of states. While all sections of the West have brilliant prospects for the future the outlook for the future of Kansas is exceptionally bright. The state is underlaid with such veils of coal, iron and lead, its oil wells are unorganized in the world; your coal supply is sufficient to supply the world for one hundred years; your hills and valleys are filled with splendid lands; your climate is superior to many of the states east and west of you. I learn that your public school systems is surpassed by only four of the great states of the county. Your churches and church buildings are far superior to many of the older states; your pastors as a rule are Christian gentlemen and are equal in intelligence, if not superior, to many of those who preside over congregations much larger than many of you. You heart of your municipal government in this city is in fact, throughout Kansas they will compare favorably with many of the cities in the state some of the great "Father of Water." All time has been accomplished, in the short space of less than 50 years. Why it is marvelous. I leamed by inquiry that those who are engaged in the legal profession will rank with the best your financial institutions stand as a beacon light to guide the world. During the great civil conflict between the North and South, when brother was arrayed against brother, when father and son were pitted against each other for the supremacy of delivery or freedom Kansas, then an magnificent Territory, with a hardful of resolute and determined men, drove back the Southern retells and said with their full felts and by the eternal God that man should be then and forever free. Now indeed gentlemen of depressed largely upon you whether the forgery decriminal in none of your years will be upheld or destroyed you have in the past few years to your share and to the marketing of it at the buying and exported herein carried by you with many of the Southern states, that you are permitted to be established certain new laws that will constitution you to your statement I hope you with all the intent to leave and pursue men and women of our country, will come with the conservative, shall the four mixed men and women of the white race and will never permit the four state to be closed in the same at home with the unprogressive station south of the Mississippi and listen to living, ladies and gentlemen to depend together upon your future product as to the results affecting your standing as American citizens. the politicians tell us that the ballot is the only effective weapon for any free people. You have the tactile in harms and so the West. Can you and will you protect yourself? Our newspapers are all lo so their crews for justice and a number don't and I knew of no enemy unless it be the industry that is doing so much for the right of the race to the socially and religious newspaper editor. If he does not write a social fun newspaper in your city and elaborate it in the context of permitting himself to call view and trained up an art, he fails to get his paper cut on time he is called a cheap white. If you fail to pay him your subscription when due he must not dun you. If he fails to print the names of every hobo who happens to come to town undetected by the baker. man, he is called slow. If his paper is included toward the moral side of all public questions he is liable to receive a communication from some detinguent subordinates informing him that he isn't moral will have a hard time on his hands. If his paper is to boost every person and man who happens to drop into town telling of their travels on the map of foreign countries and the much talked of race question he is said to be dull of appreciation, and I want to say right here, and I want to be thoroughly understood, I am bitterly opposed to advertising those so called race lectures and fake so operative workers for revenue only. From the dawn of freedom to the present day we have been burdened with professional fakes within our own ranks, not taking into consideration what we have had to contend with from designing white men, who have taken advantage of the ignorant and weak minded men and women of our race. Let us learn to be more considerate of the man and women of our profession who are inclining so much time and money publishing race journals. Let us learn to give and take. Give something to assist them to provide for their families; take their advice when they tell you of the pitfalls and evil donges of the rising young generation; take their advice as you would the advice of the average white editor who as a rule have no suitable interest in your welfare. I don't mean to say that all of the white editors are opposed to our uplift, far from the thought. If they had have been, in all probability Kansas would not have joined the Union as a free state, and if all the white editors throughout the country were against us at present we would certainly be at a greater disadvantage than we are. I have great faith in the American people. I believe that the future will bring about more changes for the better. I believe the conditions are such that we can live together in this country in peace and harmony, and the Negro editors with a conservative but firm stand can assist largely in bringing about these changes. I have faith in the Supreme Being. I have great faith in my own people. I love and respect the American flag. The president announced that Jack news Fawns Twenty-Third Regiment Fund will give a concert at the reso tion tonight. RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS Be it Resolved, that the Western Press Association extend thanks to the Press of the City, the Daily Capital and the Topeka State Journal for their many courtesies and good report given the Association while in the city. PRESS CONVENTION. The members of the press convention got together early yesterday morning in executive session. After disposing of routine business, the Committee on Resolutions spent the entire day working on the Annual address to the people. The address was completed and adopted. It is as follows: Froumble "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for the representatives of a people or a nation to declare the fundamental principles which are to bring them into closer relations with their fellowmen and citizens of different races, in order that they may cooperate to the best interest of each and to promote their own best welfare and to secure to their posterity a just and equal enjoyment of the right and privileges guaranteed by the Constitution of their government," the Western Negro Press Association adopts the following Resolutions as an address to the People In recent years we have noted the growing sentiment of Northern and Eastern journals against our people as succeeded by the war, and given writings of Southern and the chief of the North with meticulous violent agitators who were critically fanning the flame of protest against the need for the protection of our citizens and the persecution of the militants committed to the constitution and preservation of the dignity of the nation, we therefore don't the imperative duty of the states of our race to advocate and support only john who will always stand out for the defense of marked rights of all races and classes in our nation to enforce the efficient agreement that is defining our Hall of Congress. Negro Powerholders to the West. In view of the feet that sooth them argue, maintained by the taxes of all the people are amusing foreign emigrants for the purpose of displacing the Negro labor in the South, we therefore urge our people in the North to action, put this movement to displace them we urge them to come West and settle open the millions of acres of free homestead and will cheap farms offered by friendly corporations seeking their interests. Here they will have larger opportunities in acquiring wealth education and all that they can to make a burpy and contented rat out of people. We now with grave concern and alarm for the future of our country, pay the steady archival and will repress ascribe of the injustice we ideal of southern legislators which tend to promote social strife, encourage output laws, and debauch the Puritan ideals of Right, Reason and Justice, which are imbbed in the fundamental structure of our national commonwealth. Buch teachings tend to present the objects and ends of Christianity, cause hatred and hypocrisy in public schools on the part of trackers and students, and bring about a complexity of unpleasantness in every share of daily life. Fractical Education Needed Practical Education Needed While there are many great needs for the Race we represent, yet the prime need is education in its broad and comprehensive sense both of the hand, head and heart and the distribution of the fundamental principles of common, industrial and higher education to all classes. We commend the notice and philanthropic spirit of Mrs Anna Jaume of Philadelphia. Fa who recently donated $1,000,000 for the education of the colored youth of the South. Business Enterprise. Accumulated wealth is one of the great social forces. The crying need of our people is greater commercial activities. We plough our support to aid and maintain Negroes in all lines of business. The great commercial development of our people during the past few years has been remarkable and phenomenal. As a since we need more businesses. The white man employs no Negro clans, it becomes our duty to create and maintain business enterprises that there may be increased opportunities for our boys and girls. Promace We unhesitatingly commend the vigorous action of the national administration in dealing with the terrible conditions of peonage existing in Southern States and its effort to eradicate the same. The Browneville Affair. We have the utmost confidence in the administration dealing justly with all men, yet we believe it has been mis-informed as to the facts surrounding the Brownsville affair; and since a Senatorial investigation has found our colored soldiers to be innocent of all charges, we urge the reconstitution of the discharged battalion. We are not unreliable of the invaluable service rendered to our people and the country by Senator Joseph Penson Loraker in his mills and courageous defense of the army and the Negro soldier, and we take this opportunity of expressing our appreciation of the same Military and Naval. In view of the possible conflicts of this government and noble services rendered by the Negro soldier in all the wars of this nation, we call the attention of the president of this great nation to the injustice done our people by the officers of the government, especially the cabinet for which the president is responsible. The continued rejection of young colored men at West Point Military School and the Annapolis Naval Academy on insufficient causes, thereby preventing them becoming students and eventually becoming officers in the army and navy, is not only wrong, but is an American in view of the fact. Congressmen will not recommend our boys to these institutions for the reason that justice is denied them. We ask for representatives in the military and marine corps. Software. Since it is in the spirit of this government to accord with citizen the right of suffrage and since this right is being continuously abridged in some section of the country, we ask the present administration to abolish its pledge as to these matters as shown in the platform of 1904 Oklahoma Statehood Congress has given to the Territory of Oklahoma and Indian Territory the right to form a state and a constitution has been framed and is subject to ratification by the people and the approval of the president. The constitution is unified contains many different offices to the race and calculated to facilitate its work applied to the president that he place the approval on said constitution. If the most effective clause is that which qualifies a white man to many Indian and other of his land. We recommend that a copy of the address be given to her late Charles Chandler to be transmitted through him to the Secretary President Beccert, and that the assistant and secretary of the West in Napoio State Association be requested to forward a copy of the same to her late Pereker. MICH. CHILPS, JOHN I. THOMPSON, J. B. BASH, J. H. CHILDREN, R. P. L. BAiley At the afternoon session, Miss Agnee Penley read a very interesting and instructive paper, as follows. The great writer, Husband on his as- say on emigration has given us this potent thought "Men rich to be great, they would have affections worth, power and fame, they think that to be great means to get only one side of nature, the sweet without the other side, the bitter the Negro surely has this great ambitor. He desires all that is mentioned in the slave equation, and desires a great proportion of time and energy to the attainment of that which makes the sweet and satisfactory side of life. / But the other side is his in great measure. The bitter side has been in evidence for many years. More of it is known than of any other part of his life, and it would seem that it will continue for years to come to make his pathway difficult. To look upon the bitter side, there is nothing cheering, nothing that might encourage or inspire the Negro youth of today in the fact that the race has no history of its past. That which has been done in years past by our ancestors has been ignored by writers of history, or mentioned in such a way as to place the credit therewhere than upon the Negro. We are making history at the present time, but it is in the face of much difficulty. Yet, the race has been divinely blunt with much patience and great power of endurance, and where many others would lose heart or seek revenge for wrongs such as the Negro suffers, our people continue to strive for that which is higher and better. Through oppression and persecution, though barred from privileges and pleasures, there is in the life of the Negro a strong note of happiness and courage which is wonderful to think of. He has been made the subject of red-cycle, yet it has neither sourced his disposition nor depressed his high spirit. He ever seeks to rise high in the councils of men, and he gets a larger proportion of happiness out of life than many who have lean to contend with and more opportunities for progress. Joliet at the expense of the Negro amuse him more than they do those for whose enjoyment they are made. But it must not be inferred from all this that the Negro has no feeling, that he does not care how his race is treated; for he does care. His is a warm, impulsive nature, and his emotions are very deep. But his hopefulness, his strong faith in the triumph of right keep his spirit buoyant in spite of life hard struggles. To those of the race who have chosen the work of newspaper men and women in given opportunities to use the sweet and bitter sides of life such as no other class of our people have. It is a vocation which brings one closer to human nature, and makes us acquainted with life from many views. We should use our opportunities and influences to make the one side less bitter and the other more sweet. The influence of the newspaper among our people is powerful, and it is possible to make it world a much greater power. More people can be reached through this medium than in any other way. The needs of the race may be observed and attended to; its wrongs may be defended; its faults may be censured and corrected, and its virtues commented. Mutual interest in each others affairs may be increased and a wider knowledge of the race and its doings may be acquired through our journals of the race. The world at large may receive a general idea of the Negro as a race and a better impression may be received. With this widening of knowledge and enlargening of interest will come less prejudice and the obstacles now in our pathway will be less difficult to overcome. More or less, trouble may always be ours yet it will not be such as to impede our progress so it does at present. "Men seek to be great." In this the Negro is not unlike other man or race. In fact, he is too much like them for the satisfaction of those with whom he has to compete. Were it not for the fear that he will outcompete him in the race for supremacy the Negros enemies would treat him as they have treated other races who showed that they could be conquered. The Committee on Nominations reported the following officers for the year W H Luncan, Colorado Springs, President J H Thompson Des Moines, Vice President R E L Failly, Pine City, Corresponding Secretary P Hampson, Colorado Springs, Recording Secretary Abert E B Gurardo Historian. The Moore Town was selected on the next place of meeting. Several questions of interest to newspapers was discussed at the meeting closed. A. SIMS' POOL AND BILLIARD PARLORS Headquarters for all who wish a nice time. When Hutchinson call on him. 366 SOUTH MAIN STREET MARTIN'S HOTEL and CAFE It is one of the nicest cleanest Cafes in the city. Everything up-to-date and served in style. Clean Beds a Specialty. Jas. W. H. Martin, Proprietory 106 COURT STREET. Complete Report of the Business League! The League began work promptly on the hour. Delegates gathered rapidly. S. G. Embert, Second Vice President of Washington, Delaware, called the meeting to order. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev G. G. Fishback, of Toptha. In the absence of various members of the program, Hon Geo L. Knox, editor Washington, was introduced, who made a brief but interesting address. Mr Knox is a handsome man whose venerable looks give him a striking appearance. He paid a glowing tribute to Kansas and was confident that a meeting here would be an inspiration to all present and they would carry it away with them. The American Negro is to the salvation of the race. Mr Washington announced the followi lowing Committee on Credentials: F. R. Gilbert, of New York; P. W White, of Albany; Eusmark Lavine, of Missouri; Fred R. Carter, Indiana; Gop R. Henderson, of Illinois; A. M. Johns co. Mississippi; P. L. Parrish, of Kent tudy. Mr. Paterson, of Ohio, announced the purpose of organizing an Interstate Or ganization of Colored Business Men. Mr. Washington announced the followi Committee on Audit: M. F. Poose, of Colorado; R. G. Owens of California; J. L. Thompson, of Iowa; A. C. Perdue, Indian Territory; J. C. Napier, Tennessee Committee on Resolutions I. J. Montgomery of Mississippi; D. G. Hall of Arkansas, W. M. Poster, of Ohio; R. G. Simmons, of New York; G. W. Franklin, of Tennessee; Geo. L. Kacz, of Indiana; J. Thomas Fortune, of New York. Mr. Ivo, W. Gross of Rocky Ford, Colorado, talked about "sugar Belt Growing." I have been in the sugar beet and melon business for the past 12 years and have increased my average each year. It is a new industry and was viewed with concern Colorado is probably situated for the raising of sugar beets. This is a great country for our people. But land is very high. Mr. J. A. Wilson, of Kansas City, Kan. discussed the Negro in the jewelry business. He had been engaged in the business far more than a source of years he learned to trade in the West Indies. Opening to this country he early learned that he was a Negro. After many the apprentices he began business on a small scale. Locust all in the great flood of 1808, but he had built up a good credit. My motto is square dealing and courteous treatment. He must have had to express the prejudices of his race. The president announced the Committee on Nominations: Charles Banks, of Michigan, chairman, C. K. Johnson, of Alabama; J. M. Wright, of Kansas; L. R. Smith, of Texas; M. W. Turner, of Indiana; M. W. Gibbs, of Alabama; J. A. Lankford, of Washington D. C. "Market Gardening" was discussed by Robert Turner, of Topeka. Market gardening began with creation. In his work he has sought to have the best of land, the best of beds, and all farming and gardening attempts. He has made his business a success by giving his personal attention, and by dealing frugally with all. He printed out the best cases of seeds. "General Barnes, by Benjamin Carr, of Hartsville, Tenn., described an interesting way in from a very humble beginner and today he has a splendid stock farm of 360 acres. He raises various primes and timber. He impressed upon the people the absolute necessity of preparing for two work. Our people must get out on the farm. Mr. Carr is one of the most important men of his state. He is more affluent with the governor of Louisiana than any man in the state. Mr. T. J. Culleyway chairman of the Jamestown Population has a five minute discussion of the great fast in progress there. He told of the magnificent display made there by our people and urged that all who should attend. The following life Memoirs were reported in O. C. Guy of Topeka, Kau Mr. G. T. Sullivan of Perry City, Miss. R. G. Lowery of New Angola City, Sheridan Hall, of New York, J. G. Worth, Pittsburgh, Ia., J. B. Lill Houston, Tennessee, Charles L. Lewis County Bluffs Iowa John H. Aulina Tucker Metropolitan Mercantile Co. of New York City, A. C. Percidon Merguee D. T. S. W. Woods Merrie In 'Developing a small farm' was directed by I P Batterson of Begin Pa. His problem came to be seen the developing of a burdowntail by adopting the five year rotation system he has produced the best results. He showed a full knowledge of his busi- ness. N. W. Taire, of Chicago, who has made some measure of success as the manager of a department store, pro- cured a very atle paper. In it he told the story of the efforts being made to de- velop a new line of business. He did $17,000 of business during 1900. In the discussion following many interesting stories were brought out. One very suc- cessful young man, O. F. Dallafario, left college and began selling peanuts. He is now one of the successful merchants of Oklahoma, and has a $20,000 stock of business at Perry, Okla. "The Negro in the Oil Business" was the story of Bun E. Laing Williams, of Chicago. Mr. Williams is one of our most distinguished attorneys. He told of the Black Diamond Oil Company. In the organization of the company only one man new aught of the business, and not a single capitalist was among them. By virtue, of a fortunate stirring of a well the company secured the confidence of the people. The company now owns 8 wells, with an income of $250 per day. The company, has a contract with the Standard Oil Company which of itself is a valuable asset. Foster Williams, of Coffeyville, Kans., talked about "General Merchandising" Has been in Coffeyville for 17 years Began in a small way with about $700 and now has a stock worth $2,500 and does a business of $25,000 per year Mr. Chadwilh, of Guthrie, Okla., made a brief address on the business advance ages of Oklahoma. The Committee on Audit reported showing a gross income of $4,745.38 Expenses, $3,675.72, leaving a net tal- arce of $1,069.46. A further report will be filed before the league adjourns. The League adjourned to Garfield Park to a picnic ```markdown ``` EVENING BESISON. The audience which gathered promptly at 8 o'clock in Representative ball was as enthusiastic as all previous. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. J. E. Edwards of St. John A. M. E. church. Meeting called to order by Fred D Patterson of Greenfield, O. fourth vice president. Music was furnished by St. John Jubilee singers. In introducing Hon. W T Vernon, the presiding officer paid to him and to Kansas a high compliment. Mr. Vernon said in part— "It gives me great pleasure to be present this evening and on Kansas soil. I have come from Washington to endorse this great work in the uplift of the race. We are to congratulate ourselves on their being here and the great work they are doing. Men are inclined at times become obsessistic and discouraged at the obstacles that confront them. The Negro has worked since the days when Pharaoh built the Sphinx to keep silent watch. He has been the most patient worker of the age. He has stood before kings. The free civilization that came as a protest against tyranny until slavery came to cast its shadow atwainth this colossal figure. she returned to the death of the heroic Attacks. Men of the type of Lovejoy and John Brown have lived that the race shall be free. With the conspiration of this race came problems to be solved which this league is aiming to solve. They may have claimed that we came from a lowly state, but the work goes onward and men learn that constructive effort and united effort continues we have no need to fear the result. "I, for one, believe that all rights should be enjoyed by the Negro. Had the manacled slave been freed by the consent of the master, there might have been no friction. But by reason of the clash it became necessary to pars the 13th amendment. A republic can exist when men are patriotic. Duties and rights go together. We must understand that intelligent ballots is necessary. The occasion of war when counted now is because men are hurting liberty. The American republic is the light of the world. Governments have been rising and falling. This nation of ours stretches ing from New England to the overglades, with its network of railroads and myrlad industries will live on and grow greater I always like to hear the gospel of hope I want no darkened hopes. Hope brings sunshine, and that is the need to build up a great race. We are going to work out our des tiny here. In proportion as the youth of the race are kept from the streets, build industries, make bank accounts the race will prosper. The things we have accomplished toll of greater prosperity. We cannot gather the bleached bones. Here we must remain and work out our destiny. This upward move must go onward and this story will be greater than the dream of the dreamer. We are a part of this nation and the nation is growing greater, and we will grow with the nation. The meetings here seem to have developed more seriousness and more good sound sense than heretofore. Mr. John T. Writt, of Pittsburg, Pa., discussed "Practical Catering." He was married in 1879 with nothing and began life with courage. Began catering through serving evening parties. Began business in the attic of a building in which he was a janitor. Is now preparing to put his business on his own property. He submitted means and estimates, showing his general methods of doing business. His motto was to carry out every contract to the letter. He attributes all his success to a noble and self-sacrificing wife. "We have done over $60,000 worth of business during the past ten years." Mrs. Belle Davis of Indianapolis, a most successful caterer, said: Began with nothing 14 years ago and now has $30,000 worth of stock which she has made by hard work. She can serve at one time 600 people. Had the honor of serving the League when it met at Indianapolis, and has served the most noted men of the country. NEXT PLACE OF MEETING. Executive Committee announced that next place of meeting would be Baltimore, Md., in 1908. P. Fred Romare, of Joplin, Mo. told about his experiences in "Manufacturing Harness and Vehicle Dealing." Circumstances prevented his mastering an education and he early began to master the trade. Harness makers are unable to supply the demand by reason of a lack of qualified workers. Should urge our boys to learn the trade. Began with a cash capital of $290 and has succeeded. Began business in 1903 Did over $16,000 worth of business last year. Has the largest and best equipped Harness house in Joplin. Receps his business place clean and inviting. "The Undertaking Business" was the subject of Mr. W. G. Gordon, of St. Louis, Mo. One of the most successful men in his line, Mr. Gordon began with a small capital and by honest and careful service has made his business go. During our time we have done an annual business of $50,000. Head the list of undertakers in St. Louis. Has a Lavery and Undertaking establishment worth $20,000 and $10,000 worth of rolling stock. Mr. Washington announced that each one should exert their influence to organize local leagues and also State leagues. FRIDAY MORNING. The league required work promptly on the hour on Friday morning with the Second Vice President, A. G. Lloyd, Washington, D.C., preceding Pay L. Arrington Wilson, B.D. of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of Knox, City, town, conducted on church service. James N. Shelton of Jamburgobbs had continued the discussion on the undertaking business left unfinished from the last month. Pegan life with the ambition to be a nice house alter. He was dignity towership director for twelve years. Logan was a capital of $200. Had fifty furnishings first year and buried 26 this year. Has invested at this time $30,000. Is having a beautiful lavender current on land. His annuity is due to his sticking at it all the time. "Negro Business Enterprises of New York City, by John L. Aldine, for the past 30 years the clofts of our people in New York was along industrial lines. It was almost impossible to get our people to work along cooperative lines. They have under money and have auto-mobiles, and artworks, but get they are fashion. They have made their money by trading with and working for the whites who could get along without the Negro. We have cash, and in such cases I have received that the sisters have gone after the last Negro. The men who have money in New York are doing very well for the race as a mass. Ten years ago there was not a single Negro corporation doing a business collecting financial life. But the following are doing a substantial business, viz: Afro American Investment Co. Colonial American Magazine Co. The New York Age Publishing Co The National Review Co African Trading Co West Indian Trading Co Metropolitan Mercantile & Realty Co. The last named company was incorporated 8 years ago with three stock holders and $700,000. Now have a capital of $1,000,000,000. Our stock began at $1 per share and is now worth $25 have always paid a dividend of 7 per cent except one year. Began with one employee now have over 1,000. This company finds and provides a way for Negroes to earn money. Has built out one hundred houses. Operates two stores one department store at Baltimore Mall and employs more than thirty people. New putting up a $100,000 building for the office of the company. The most marked success has been in the real estate business. He easily learnt that the first motto in life was to put money. There is no color, line in money. We employ over one hundred employees on our new building, some white and some colored, working quickly side by side. This in because the money in coming from the colored side. Over $400,000 of the capital paid in. "Place of the Accountant in Business Waterpoises," by Mr. Wm. H. Carter, of Tunkegre, Ala. Mr. Carter in a young man in full charge of all the accounts of the great Industrial Institute at Tuskegee, and in well prepared for the work. He pointed out the great importance of an accountant to any and all lines of business. Fortunately in he valuable to the business men of our race. He points out the leaks and compells the careful business man to change his methods or line of business. Negro business men should subject all schemes to the careful analysis of a competent accountant. We are creating banks and large enterprises and becoming capitalists and the demand for careful management grows greater each day. The failure of one of our banks or large business houses would no doubt bring disaster upon similar situations operated by men of our race. An invitation was received from the State Historical Society. New Life Memories—G W. Sanner Chandler, L. T., Gio. W. Davis Muskogee, L. T.; Henry Avant, Helena, Mont. Chas G. Groves, K尔达维ville; W. B. Sims, Oklahoma City; J. B McCollough Muskogee, I T.; Cbus. Nus, Indianapolis, Ind. "BUSINESS Enterprise of Jackson Mississippi," by Dr. J. West Manaway. In 1892 he organized the first bank and it opened for business in January, 1893, and was known as the Lincoln Savings Bank. We have ten Negro banks in Mississippi. The lowest dividend last year paid 10 per cent. We have con- ducted our business so as to win the confidence of our people. There is no city in the South where the Negro own so many beautiful homes as in Jackson. Here the Negro own two streets. We have 2276 Negro engaged in business with an average capital of $1,000. Our motto is to get the dirt Mr. Geo. Gos, of Oklahoma City, called the attention of the league to the importance of securing work from competent masons, carpenters and even able to fill clinical positions. Judge J. E. Hawkstone, of Seattle, Wash., spoke for a moment. Dr. W. R. Pettiford, Alabama Penny Savings Bank, A National Negro Banker Association was organized a few years ago for the bringing of the money of our people together. And this association is to aid and encourage the organization of banks in all localities where there are enough of our people by such organizations we are able to teach out and control the money of our state. We have noticed a constant increase. Our deposits on June 15, 1907 amounted to $154,672. Dr. Ingloe, of the Time Referees of Richmond, Va. "This is one of the most prosperous institutions among the city and enjoy the destiny of being the only bank in the city of Richmond during the period of 1859. Bank was chartered April, 1859, and the name was a mere business of $140,000 per annum at was organized. It in the repository of the various branches of the Grand Association of the Order of Time Referees. The bank received $4,000 in one week, and makes a full report each week and has a daily report." The Park of Yonkers, Mississippi, by L. H. King. This Park began under peculiar circumstances, due to the fact that it is in the home of John Philip Williams. Organized on June 16, 1900, and at once appended to the last people for patronage. We could not get their organization, so we got 100 poor colored people to contribute 20 cents each. And we spent it getting out the charter last year that took limited $60,000, collected $7,000 of capital stock and paid a 30 percent dividend. So this year $62,000 of its money had been transacted and will result the $100,000 mark. We have the greater percentage of the small loans and our deposits on the increase. The Bank of Mount Bayou by Clarence Banks, owner. He says that this bank is located in a town where there are Negroes only. Not known as a Negro bank, but a financial institution of the country. We do all kinds of busi- news. Some months we handle $2000,000 and handle all the cotton paper during the season. We own and control the business and own our building. Since the best equipped bank is the county, and our customers are made regardless of color. The bank was organized in 1903 and has a paid up capital of $10,500. "The Union Savings Bank of Vikhnburg, by A. M. Johnson. We are the junior bank of the city. We have a cupain's stock of $20,000. Amount paid in $10,000. We are doing a nice business." "People, Park & Trust Company of Muskogee, L. I. by Dr. W. H. Huson. We have four organized banks in the territory. We organized our bank four years ago and today we have one of the best institutions in the city. Our patrons are 90 per cent of the colored people and we will give you a bigger bank next year. Speeches were made by J. C. Napier, S. C. Robert, and others, on the rise of banking among Negroes. Mr R. B. Clay, of Fortress, Teen Vad told about the 'Up to Date' lathering. He began as a foot black and by keeping close to his work he soon rapidly built up a trade. During the time he was learning to read and write. He put training in his business and made it a success. Mr W M Jones, of Iowa gave a brief talk. "The Drug Business, was the subject of Dr. J. Edward Perry, of Kansas City Representing the People's Drug Company, one of the most prosperous concerns of this character in Kansas City. It is a corporation and by careful management and continuous treatment to all customers, with a norpulous regard for the appearance of the interior of the store, keep things clean and neat. We have been organized thirty-two months; have done $37,700 of business, paid in wages $3,470; store valued at $5,430. "Founding Negro Towns—Boly, L. T," by E. P. Blackmore. Boyle was laid out on September, 1803, by two colored men. This town is incorporated under the Arkansas law. The population has grown from 250 three years ago to over 2,000 of thirty, industrious homebuilding Negroes. All all youths are colored and the criminal element in small. We have good educational institutes—public schools, high schools, business colleges, and colleges. Two spindled Lakes and four churches, 53 business houses, and a brick plant and various other industries. "The Committee on Nominations reported Brooker T. Washington, Tuskegee Ala., President. Chag, Hanka, Mound Bayou, Musk Lort Vice President. F. D Patterson, Greenfield, Ohio, Second Vice President F. G Gilbert, Wilmington, Del, Third Vice President. H. T. Pratt, Baltimore, Ma, Fourth Vice President. J. A Langford, Washington, D. C, Fifth Vice President Bennett J. Scott, Corresponding Secretary. Gilbert C Harris, Boston, Mass, Treasurer, and National Organizer. J. B. Gilbert, Beaubly, N. Y, Registrar. R. C. Buston, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas, Administrative Registrar. Cyrus Field Ada, Chicago, Ml, Transportation Agent. N. Laiing Wiltshire, Chicago, Ml, Compiler. W. I. H. Bavar, Washington, Official Henographer Executive Committee—T. T. Fortune, Red Bauble, N. J.; G K Connelly Boston, Mann, I. G Napier, Northville, Tenn., I. L. Jones, Chicago, Ill.; N. A. Hancock; W. I. Taylor, Richmond, Va., M. M. Lawey, Peninsula, Fla. J. D. Cindon, Leamington R., N. T Vedar Henstor, Pa. J. K Push, Little Rock Ack. K. F Steer Colorado Springs Color, J. F Bell Houston, Texas The Committee or Audit filed a final report of showing a balance on hand of $17,114 I will inform you of the Union Iowa N. A. A. of all the schools of a propo- sition town in 1898 New countries from the south and elsewhere in Union Iowa to the town was formerly platted and re- rated since years ago. I will in my contendent of the more now a population of 6000 three months of whom are educated. This four muni- nation active agent and producer will be in operation this fall. Has an output of 4000 tons per day.own law all the succincts of the laws a propo- pition news- paper, a fact book and the text law of Morgans on south. The Committee on President's report observing and defends The committee on Public Works filled the report. He criticized, as were calm and dignified, and expressive of the confident spirit of the business men present. The League adjourned to meet in Baltimore, Md. At the close of the Business League convention of the National Parks, Anson got together and shot them off on the city of our band. In the late afternoon I joined the Maid for a president W. Lester Rinkman Jr., and the proponent & D. Redmond Nicholling Mr. secretary, & D. McConnell, little Rock Ark: assistant secretary, M. C. Wallace, Greenville, Mim, treasurer, J. C. Napier, a little Tenn; executive board, W. I. Mollison Vikselburg, Mins.; William Alexander and M. W. Gibba, Little Rock Ark; Charles Banks, Mound Payce, Mins and J. T. Ecttles, Memphis Tenn A Texas State Business League of Negroes was organized by the Texas delegation with three officers President, R. L. Smith, Paris; vice president, R. C. Houston, Fort Worth; secretary, J. H. Washington, Martin; registrar, A. H. Teerell. The league will hold its first annual convention at Fort Worth in July, 1908 Negroes who are in the undertaking business organized the National Negro Undertakers Association by the election of the following officers President G. W. Franklin, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee; the president, W. M. Burton (incident), A. T. Moore, Kansas City Mo.; recording secretary, James N. Bellton, Indianapolis, Ind; corresponding secretary, G. W. Hamilton, Topkik. The initial membership was 26. Conferences were held during the day, the members engaging in interesting discussions on features of the business in which they are engaged Nearly 400 persons sat down to an elaborate banquet at the Auditorium. The banquet was tendered the National Negro Business League by the board of control of the Topeka Negro Business League. The banquet was one of the particularly enjoyable affairs of the whole gathering in Topeka, Ira O. Guy, of Topeka, who has been one of the enthusiastic members of the National League almost since its beginning, was tourmaster. The following program of tours was offered. 'The Negro as a Developer of Opportunities,' Isiah Montgomery, Mound Kayu, Menx 'Opportunity and How to Improve It,' Dr. Sumner A. Furniss, Indianapolis, Ind. "The Successful Farmer," John O. Groves, Edwardville. "How to Make the League a Success," Kenneth J. Scott, Tuskegee, Ala. "Harmony," Gurdy Brewer, Indianapolis, Ind. "The History of a Successful Organization" Fred R. Moore New York City. "The Negro in Business," Rev. G. D. Olden, Topka. "How Can We Improve Our Banking Systems" I. B. Bush Little Rock, Ark. "The National Negro Business League," Booker F. Washington, Tuskegee, Ala. NEGRO BANKS. The National Negro Hatchers' Association bus JJ backs, located at the following places: Trus Rafterin's Bank, Richmond, Va. Alabama Penny Savings Bank, Birmingham, Ala. Bank of Mound Bayou, Mine Lincoln Savings Bank, Vicksburg, Mine Union Savings Bank, Vicksburg, Mine. One Cent Savings Bank, Nashville, Tenn. Savings Bank Knights of Honor of the World, Greenville, Mine. Wage Maraers' Bank, Navanah, Ga. Order of St. Luke's Bank, Richmond, Va. Mechanics' Banks, Richmond, Va. American Trust Savings Bank, Jackson, Mine. Capital City Savings Bank, Little Rock, Ark. Delta Savings Bank, Indiana, Minn. People's Penny Savings Bank, Yankee City, Minn. Nulke Savings Bank, Richmond, Va. G. O. O. of Galilean Fisherman Consolidated Bank, Hampton, Va. Hone and Daughters of Peace, Newport News, Va. Irene H. Smith's Park, New Perne, N. G. Saltwater Savings Park and Trust Co., Mingus, Tex. Stephens Bank and Trust Co., Huskota, Ind. Jee Huff City Savings Bank, Watchey, Moe Central Trust Landing and Loan Association, Jacksonville, Fla. Cody Savings and Trust Co., Piscataway Phoen, Ark Citizen Savings Park, Norfolk, Va. Southern Lake Jackson Lakelegge Institute Park, Tunker, Ala. Polly Park and Trust Co, Muskeg Ind Ter. Industrial Savings Funds Society, Wilmington, Del. The combined paid up capital of three 10 banks in $480 000 00. Improves, savings and commercial, $1, 800 000 00 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 in OPEN HALL? Stop and see me W. H. LUCAS, PRESCRIPTIONS... Lee's Drug Store, 921 Kansas Ave. Must sell on account of sickness. Seven well furnished bed rooms, four new rooms unsfurnished; barber shop in connection. The shop and rooming house all go for three hundred and fifty dollars. A good trade both white and colored. The boat location in Pittsburg. On Third street; Epp Love andoon a half block from the rooing house. George Anderson pool hall next door, that draws the trade all this way. Good Bath Trade with the Barber trade. Rooming house and barber shop run by the oldest and reliable barber in the state. William Oates, known from Saint Louis to Colorado, 35 years in business. Oates will bure to the man that buys if desired. BOB KOMB, Pres ARIHUR HARRIS, N.Y. AL KODGE'R Business Mgr. Hope 'Phone 709 Main Hall Phone 314 Mall WANT FIRST STREET Kaukaa City, Mo BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ohba Smith .. Nam Yarrough N. G. Postman. Fd Tippon James Huraukins All Reynolds William Kelly Bou Lawn Open here to 10 a.m. Latonia Cafe and Restaurant. Fish of all kinds, Chicken, Porter House Steaks, Ice Cream, Cigars and Tobacco. Most popular Restaurant in Kansas City. JACK FIELDS. Proprietor 912 E.12th Kansas City, Mo. Fine ice cream soda at Capital Pharmacy. HAIR GOODS, HAIR ORNAMENTS NEW POMPA-DOURS, SWITCHES, WIGS, AND FRIZZES OF ALL KINDS. A NICE LINE OF TOILET WATER AND PERFUMES MRS. M. L. FIELD, 219 KAMPAAG AVE. Modern, Courtside. Centrally located The Albany Hotel HANFORD W. KING, Prop. Rates $5 to $7 per week. Sp. or congregate 100. 1399 Piney N.Y. 10 REJELZHOU SPRINOR MO DELPHONE 2474 MAIN S. M. Chandler's Barber Shop and Pool Hall First-class Artist in the Barber Shop—Popular Prices, Work Guaranteed--You are Always Welcome. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 112-4 E. Sixth St. Williamson House... Roooms and Board-first class accommodation. When in Okinulgee stop at the above hotel if you want good treatment at REASONABLE : RATES. VISIT CHICAGO THEN, if you are you would want to stop at some good reutile home where things are hometide! Well, drop us a letter with (50 cents), invloved 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 anytime you wish to get Room. THE FIRST NATIONAL ROOMING ASS'N. 3101 State Street, Chicago, Ill. 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? 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? Quindaro, Kansas. The Great Educational Institution for Kansas and the West DEPARTMENTS: Theological, College, Normal, Sub-Normal and State Normal. Leading and Best Industrial School of the west 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, Steadography and Typewriting, Tadoring, Dressmaking and Plain Sewing, Cooking, Laundering, Farming and Gardening. SHELTON FRENCH,A.M.,Acting Pres. Phoncs: Office Bell West 1493. Residence Bell West 15 ST. JOSSEPH, MO. Miss Ethel Coleman entertained last Friday night in honor of her guest, Miss Mayme Lawson, of Hanibal, mo. Miss Olivia Dayton entertained on Monday night in honor of Miss Beulah Doyle, of Kansas City, who left for her home Tuesday a.m. Miss Helen Ricketts gave a "lake party" monday, in honor of Miss Kva Venters, of Vinita, Okla. Miss Johnson of Burlington, Ia., who was the guest of Miss Allied Lankard, left for her home Thursday, day evening. B. T. Perkins and wife entertain ed informally, Wednesday evening, in honor of their niece, Miss Ethyl Gatewood. Cleota Holland and Viela Hendon left Tuesday for their home in Omaha. I. I. Jones, of Chicago, Ill., is expected in our city in a few weeks. Miss Panzie Phelps, who was very ill, is able to be out again. Rufus P. Bessers is on the sick list. R. B. Neville left for Chicago on last Tuesday. Miss Lawson has returned home to Hanibal, accompanied by Miss K. Coleman. Topeka made its bow to Mrs. Nick Chiles as an entertainer Saturday morning at a breakfast given in honor of Prof. Booker T. Washington and other celebrities visiting the city. The occasion proved to be one of the most delightful social events of the season. The house was beautifully decorated with roses and daisies. Each guest received a unique souvenir, a happy remind or of the affair. Uplandid Location, Healthful Climate, Good Influences and Thorough Teachers. For terms, prices and all inducements offered, write to CARBONDAGE, KAB. Another Carbondale boy is going to the front. F. B. Foster, a graduate of Carbondale High school, and son of William and Laura Foster, of this place, has been appointed on a Railway Post Office clerk. THE PLAINDEALER PUB. CO. 117 East Ninth Street FICK CMILES, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year by mail $1.00 12 Months by mail $1.00 Three months by mail $1.00 FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 1807. A Texas editor who had been handed a lemon by three of his subordinates sent each one of them a card bearing the following inscription: "To three of my delinquents 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." WELLINGTON, KANS. Mrs. F. M. Roberts has returned from St. Joseph, where she attended the great Tri-state Fair. F. J. Jordan lost several fine hogs, among them some of the finest thoroughbred Poland Chinas and Duroe-Jornica. Rev. B. S. Bandy received word on Monday that his hogs were very sick. Misses Florence Horton, Bertha Monroe and Ida are the delegates to the Ministers in Deacons Union, at Winfield, in September. Miss Horton is a delegate to the Sewing Circle, Miss B. Monroe to the B. Y. P. U., and Miss Hall to the Sunday School. Mrs A. Smith in recovering from an illness of several days. Miss Rotta Blackwell is planning to attend Langston University the ensuing year. Miss Mary Jordan will entertain Minnesota Betta and Frances Blackwell at luncheon Sunday evening. R. Geer entertained forty-eight friends last Sunday afternoon, at his ice cream parlor. Rev. Thomas Reeve, pastor of A. M. E. church, presided two able sermons Sunday morning and evening. The members and friends of the Young People's Sunday School class at the A. M. E. church are preparing to reader an excellent program in the near future. A Good Chance for Investment! Mr. E. S. Brown, the inventor of the Superior Heater stove, served 6 years in C company, 10th Cavalry, and was discharged with honor and is now with greater honor holding out to his race his wonderful invention for which he has refused magnificent offers. When asked why he refused he answered, that the Negroes as a race were not producers of even a toothpick or a match, and as a Negro he felt it his duty to give him 18 years of study and worry to the race. He conceived his invention the best he can cur the Negroes have ever had. If not them. ```markdown ``` For all such more things, he says, the white man always has plenty of friends with money, who are quick to see and know a good thing, and are willing to back their judgment with their money, and before it can get to the Negro the shares are all taken. Our failure in the past has been due to the fact that we have always been offered a doubtful things, which in a majority of cases have failed. The advice of The Plaintiff to its readers is to give Mr. Brown your support with your money. It also asks its easy changes to assist in their column this worthy member of the Negro race and his wonderful invention. Mr. Brown is a straightforward, Christian gentleman, who has worked in the packing house for twenty-five years, and for the last fifteen years has received 50 cents per hour for his skill as a cattle butcher. He only quit his job to put his invention before his people. Mr. Brown claims that if he is backed financially to the amount of 40,000, he can make that amount earn 410,000 in 3 years. What man or men, or bank or banks, will back this Negro of race pride, who says that if the Negro will back this with capital he will see that it is made by Negro machinists, sold by Negro clerks and agents, and the profits divided among the Negroes according to their interest? Address all communications to K. S. Brown, 2016 Delaware St., St. Joseph, Mo. KANSAS CITY, MO. Prof. R. G. Jackson and Miss Sophia Fine, Soprano soloist, leave Saturday for a grand tour of Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colo. The Grand Session of Sisters of Mysterious Ten, State of Missouri, which convened in Kansas City last week showed up a splendid year's work. About 600 delegates were present at the Convention Hall. 63 deaths were reported and fully paid up. leaving $17,000 cash in their treasury. This progressive and magnificent order is planning to establish a Negro bank in Missouri and the four lodges of men and the eleven Temples of women located here are stirring themselves to make Kansas City the site of this colored banking institution. The PLAINDEALER already offers no answer in bringing it to our sister city across the Kansas line. A number of distinguished visitors from the South and Eastern states Sundayed in Kansas City and made interesting talks before different congregations and the Y. M. C. A. A Novelty Musical Recital was given by Prof. R. G. Jackson and pupils, at Allen Chapel, August 23, for the benefit of the Trustee department. F. J. Weaver, Mg'r. Mrs Bonded by the Metropolitan Surety Co. sy If You Want Work American Employment Agency Get Busy If The Afro-American Get Busy If You Want Work WILL GET YOU A JOB We are sending hundreds of competent co- good positions in and out of the city. We are Headquarters for Reliable Negro Heli ween coming to Kansas City to come direct always have a request for competent help protection, and can accommodate, timely or BE HELP NEEDED TO ALL PARTS OF WHEN TRANSPORTATION IS STANISHED Main Office 1055 Gee Street Branch Office No. 1, 1505 E. 18th St. KANSAS CITY. hundreds of competent colored men and women out of the city. For Reliable Negro Help. Colored men and City should come direct to our office, as we for competent help. We have aired on nominate, and you get a position TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TO ESTHENISHED. Gee Street 1505 E. 18th St. Near Iron Mountain, NY, MO. National Negro Insurance Co., Rights @ Ladies Protection To do business under the laws of the policies from $75 to $1,000. We need to join members. Sick and unable to live. Every Negro in the world carry a policy with us and be We are sending hundreds of competent colored men and women good positions in and out of the city. We are Headquarters for Reliable Negro Help. Colored men and women coming to Kansas City should come direct to our office, as we always have a request for competent help. We have a plan in place, and can accommodate, in any period of time. KANSAS CITY. MO. National Negro Life Insurance Co. The Knights @ Ladies Protection Authorived to do business under the laws of the State, We issue policies from $75 to $1,000. We create a reserve fund to in to members. Sick and accident benefits while y i live. Every Negro in the United States should carry a policy with us and be benefited. P.C. THOMAS, Narl Sec. Mr Otis Graves of Hiawatha is the guest of Mr. Charles Whitney. Dr. L. W. Manaway of Jackson, Miss lectured at the A, M. E. church Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gray of Burlington, Kans. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mosley. Miss Bea rice Hoyt of Lawrence is ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. R. Eagleson, 305 Madison. Jerph and Wesley Page of Erk- ridge, Kans, are the guess's of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Page Mrs. G. M. King of Chicago and Prof. W. R. Danley are visiting W. D. Cooper and family, 1413 Jackeon. Mrs. Kate Blackburn of Kirkwood Mo. spent a few days in the city on business, returning to her home on Wednesday. Rev. J. R. Richardson of Kansas City was in Topeka this week and proached at the First African Baptist church Tuesday night: Mrs. A. M. Ward and Mrs. Lulu Summers of Kansas City, Kansas spent last week with Mrs. L. H. Slaughter, 431 Kansas avenue. Mesdames A. Jordan, of Kansas City, Mo, and Zora Plummer of Omaha, Nebr. are the guosis of Mrs. S. Jordan, 1175 Lincoln street. Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Romare of Joplin, Mo. and Mr. and Mrs. Sawner of Chandler, Okla. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Pinkston last week. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Chiles entertained Bishop Grant, Hon. W. T. Vernon of Washington, D. C., D. F. Tipton of Emporia, Prof. Shelton French and wife of Quindaro and Mrs. Mayme Johns of Omaha, Neb. last week. The out of town guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buckner were Mrs. Belle Murray of Atchison, Miss Sadie Stone of Lawrence, Mr. Roy Campbell of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bowser of Kansas City, Mo. and Judge I. F. Bradley of Kausas City, Kansas. The Hon. George L. Knox, the veteran newspaper man of the Indianapolis Freeman was a caller at this office last week. He has been an advocate of the rights of the race almost a quarter of a century. He is a man of wealth and culture. F. F. J. Weaver, Mg'r. Female Dep't Reference: Missouri Saving Bank. ..The Topeka. Industrial and Educational Institute Practical Training of Negrn Youth. A School for Christiau Training. 1. Western Tuskegee A GROUP OF Departments A GROUP OF CADETS--U artments State Industrial, Agricultural, Normal, Music, Elocution. Tredes Taught Carpentry, Printing, Mechanical Printing, Bookbinding, Tailoring, Dressmaking, Millinery, Gathering and Housekeeping Wm. R. CARTER, "ONE OF THE Most Illustrious All des Taught Carpentry, Printing, Mechanical Drawing, Printing, Bookbinding, Tattoring Sewing, Dressmaking, Millinery, Cooking, Laun- dering and Housekeeping. n. R. CARTER, Principal DRAWER M. ONE OF THE OLD C Most Illustrious Allen Peter S Carpentry, Printing, Mechanical Drawing Printing, Bookbinding, Tattoring Sewing Dressmaking, Millinery, Cooking, Laundering and Housekeeping. Wm. R. CARTER, Principal & M. W. FREEMAN, Ass't Prim. DRAWER M, TOPEDA, KANSAS, "ONE OF THE OLD GUARD!" The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a grayscale photograph of a person standing in a room with a window. The person is facing the window and appears to be looking outside. The room has a dark color scheme with a patterned wallpaper. There are no visible texts or distinctive features that can be clearly identified. Most Illustrious Allen Peter Smith 330 Most Illustrious Allen Peter Smith 330 Mr. Allen P. Smith, Imperial representative of the A. A. O. N. M. Ehrine and deputy G. M. of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, who has been mail carrier in Topeka for the past fourteen years, was born in Enterprise, Missouri, March 16th, 1857. Mr. Smith is one of the leading Masons of the West. He is a 33rd degree Mason, an active Scottish Rite Free Mason. He a Part Master of Kaw Valley Lodge, No. 14 A. P. and A. M. He is P. H. P. Lincoln Chapter No 2, and P. E. C. Cyrane Commandery, No. 3, Knights Pimplar. Mr. Smith is --- --- Principal & M. W. FF RAWER M, TOPEDA, KANSA OLD GUARD!" en Peter Smith 330 now deputy G. M. of the State of Kansas and production, and ranks high in the Missouri University of the state He is also a member of the Better Carrier Association, Branch No. 10, and has been selected to represent him in the and meeting with his vices in Car on 01. in September. He will now be elected better carrier in Tupelo, and he election to represent the body at the annual meeting of the carriers base for his ability to look after their interests. This will be --- by Failuring Department Advantages Thoroughness. Every Student receives a trade. High moral tone. Special attention to care and training of girls. Military discipline. Strong Musical course. EXPENSES REASONABLE opportunity to work. Endorsed by Ministers of EVERY denomination. Sead for Catalogue. WARD!" th 330 W. FREEMAN, Ass't Prin. KANSAS, --- --- makes considerable legislation for the mail-carriers of the entire United States. Mr. Smith is an industrious citizen and owner a beautiful residence. He is a man who is very much interested for the upbuilding of his house. He is kind, polite and energetic, and is a diplomat in every corner of the word. Dr. and Mrs. O. A. Taylor entertained the following out of town greets last week: Drs. Unthank, Birch Horsey, Lambright, Shannon of Kansas City, Mo. and Simmons of Muskogee, I. T., Mr. and Mrs. Brewer of Indianapolis, Ind and Miss Mayne Dollard of Lawrence, Kats. The undertakers have organized a national association which will arrange for establishments in every portion of the country where Negroes live. There are great fields for undertakers, and this organization can do touch for other bodies in places where discrimination is being made. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wright entertained the following visitors who attended the Business Men's League last week: Msdames Leon Jordan and W. B Garrett of Kansas City, Mc. Garrett Banks of Arkansas City, Frances Jackson of Lincoln Institute, Miress Raby Bradchaw, Main Olliburn of Kansas City Mo. Linn Southern of Arkansas City, Mr. a Mrs. Jackson of Lexington, Ky. of the most delightful social given during the league has the elaborate dinner lived by Mr. B. Loe of this city. at their wives on yesterday Among those present were for Barker T. Washington Hon. W. Vernon, S. Laing Williams of Rago, T. Thomas Fortune, N. 1 The menu consisted of eight courses, and was served with an orchestra accompaniment of sweet music as ever sharpened the appetite or cheered the spirit of banquet guests. Never in the history of the league at any place has a more gratious compliment been paid to meers or members. The home, elegant and modern was beautifully decorated, and delightful music was tendered turing the evening. Wellington is on moving a train What we do,we do Well The Aftermath of a Great Fair. Do things just like the white man, has therefore been the basis upon which our people has proceeded, both in public and private enterprise. When the negroes of it the progres it out that they would hold a great State Industrial depression and lose, it was assumed that it would be strong longer heartfellow followed. It was not expected that they would be able in the short time to gather from the various adjoining states the best work of our people. It was a great undertaking and their success has been phenomenal. The splendid energy she lay and the unselfish sacrifices made by all those of citizens marks an epoch in the history of our people. From the inauguration of this great movement until the gates closed, Saturday, August 10th, everybody worked for the success of the fair, and so well did they succeed that they established a new basis for the world to follow "Do business like a negro." The negro fair was a success in every particular. People and visitors came from all parts of the west. Never before in the history of such an immense gathering of our people was there such deportment and order. In speaking to the representative of the Plantmaster, Mr. Palmer Clark, the manager of the Contracty, and "The fair has been a revolution to the people especially the whites. The order and department of the people has been remarkable. I have handled some big crowds during my years and this is the most ordently cramped ever saw. As their assult, nor my defended have had any trouble. Another year and the fair will be greater and their success must merit. Works of this nature coming from a man of old Child's position spoke volumes that we from the opening in the grounds to the public on Monday, Aug. 10th, nearly two thousand people passed through the gate daily. We observed men who closely, and not strongly, went right, on drunken person wielded all or some on the grounds. It is a great record for our people. The manager of our commended that they exhibited humor of every kind from the grounds and excelled every effort, presented its role within any distance of the pool. Lake Contrasts The Lorry was half of the Conti- vive mules in the city. The park is one of the most beautiful in the west lange and will be filled with splendid did shirts, heath chong a beautiful lake two mules and two mules with the boating and all the facilities of the lake and park were thrown open to one people Entering the park grounds, the midway, attracts of the many—not apart with scores of stands, he will find the unaware and wrinkled to the mind of the callouased sight near to the age, Baltimore and St. Louis Negro vaucelle shows, fortune tellers and hawkers kept the air full of a batht of sounds. The absence of gambling lovers was in cheerful contempt to other such affairs. Leaving the alleyway, for right at the head of the street stood the beautiful The ladies position was for in itself. This immense building was filled from top to bottom with exhibitions of the work of the women of our race. It would not be possible to tell the story of this work without mentioning the untiring efforts of Mrs H H Walter and her board of its managers. This girl ered from Istanbul, Missouri. Nebraska and Iowa a magnificent display and presented to the public in a very pleasing manner. Mrs Elli Osborne, in charge of the Pine Art department had a display of oil and print printing and beautiful and painted clips from house Oteapola Chilcath St Joseph Dale Maine, Lincoln, Nebraska and Independence, Missouri All the work displayed was on a high order and manifested an almost fullout of high order The Hawthorne Club of Independence Missouri had a special booth in which was displayed hand printed hone and some very handsome pieces of needle work The work exhibited by the club reflected great credit on Mrs Porter, their instructress. The special St. Joseph booth showed handsome wands, golden lunch cloak and counter pieces in most mellic, battenberg, Mexican drawn work and in the Venetian stitch Miss Ida Patternon of St Joseph showed a beautifully made battenberg wan Mrs Harriet of Kansas City, Ms. and charge of the Adelphi Art Club display of art needle work and paintings. The sofa pillow display in this hosta was the handloom seen on the grounds. Mrs L. Baker, of St Joseph, had charge of the quilts. It was a unique and handmade display. Quilts were shown from Wathena, St Joseph and Livingston, Ms. A handmade silk quilt sold at $100.00 won the central figure of a display. in the ordinary display. Mrs Redman had exhibited from St. Joseph and Kansas City, Ms. The beautiful hats shown indicate that we are prepared to decorate the hoods of our labs with crafts. There were also displays in needle work, by Mrs Vincent's sewing class of Kansas City, Kansas, and Miss Nealish Cornel of Lissolon, Nebraska. In the display of "Burnt Wood" Miss Tina Green of St. Joseph, showed a shirt waist box display was small but very elegant. The St. Louis schools in the Educational department show some very beautiful pen and ink work, and their Kindergarten department was especially good. In the Domestic Science department in charge of Mrs. C. F. Thompson, was seen a dream of good things that would take the gustatory nerve of an audience. There was displayed all kinds of bread, cakes, canned fruit, jellies and preserves. Mrs. Brown of Hammersley shows his graphic baking powder creations, and starch in his make in this department was also shown a dress 107 years old, a quilt 75 years old, and a wrap cloth in hand made on yarn. It all must be what I women. A photographic display of the beautiful but historic the St. Joseph people was presented and one of their progress has designated a site of the homes shown was $15,000,000, and this was but a small number of the homes owned by St. Joseph negroes. A part of the building was devoted to a display of negro inventions. Here models were shown by Baker of St. Joseph. Walker of Topeka and Brown of Kansas City. A full and complete description of these invention will appear in future issues of the Plantasfer. Agricultural Display That the nurses of the west have made great progress in modern farming and are every day succeeding is shown by the display of horses, cattle, sheep and the splendid practical demonstration in modern farming methods by L. C. Croxon of Pleasantville houses. The poultry display was small but indicated a dozen in front on the part of our plot in the fine grade of hickens in this display. Groups of Wyandotte county, Kensin and Larker of Andrew county, Missouri, took place in display. The display of horses was by the first and second horses was horses of Jipple grays high shown by Mr. John Lass Mr. John Lass exerted in manualship with a horse and was presented with a horse and drawn by Henry Wapen of Lus- the people abloom and standing in his line by the St. Joseph. Living up and re- by the people of St. Joseph. Hand- some horses and horses and was shown by Dr. K. A. Crossman Dr. Carlson and H. W. Waller of St. Jeppe. The display in hogs, a cattle and a sheep though small, was commensal. State farmers present did that in not so soon they would bring the loss of this land. If this work keeps up, in a few years our colored farmers will be among the biggest blooded stock raisers in the west. W. Hagwood of Livingston entered a trotter and pacer. M. Hale Toppek a prong mare, George Snood, Toppek, a trotter and a pacer; Henry duckwee, Manhattan, a pacer and a trotter. Ben Tullery of Seneca, two running horses; Dr. Phenix of Independence Mo. a running horse; Joe Butcher of Watheus, a running and trotting horse. The races were interesting and spirited. Besides the races there were various athletic sports, all clean and greatly enjoyed by the people. During the week that was over 2000 past admissions Last year an excellent question was financial at the four. In 1974 A Company was starting house with the best price in the country and it was well received. M. prof. in the field of law to the training efforts of President N. Sir Prof. Paul was born and chosen in the district of of the four and the strongest provinces for the work his way on, down to. In late summer board of directors the game doctor spent in detention this long time in the tavern. W. H. H. retard and nature made a splendid other and is observing great credit for the success the developmental amenable executive ability and is well prepared to carry forward the work of another year It is not possible to mention all the gentlemen who contributed to the aplied exhibition, but every man and sitter did his whole努力 to the general Dr. Carson, to due great credit for the race this entire time has been devoted to tune work and the effects were characterized by beauty and of a big order. Behind all these men in the great central power of the fair I live man who worked night and day for the success of the fun. Mr. A C Pelier of St Joseph A man of exceptional knowledge and ability in the organization and directing of such movements. By his impartiality he has underlined himself indispensable to the four people. His conduct has so conferred him to the names of St. Joseph and Michigan county that any office he has for he will receive them full and its support. The Future What next? Will the auctions year return another offer? That the fair management in believe in the great good mind I and that a greater fair can be built and year on year by the plans being based on all sides. That the fair has not grown at Joseph. It will hopefully be an annual exhibition of the achievements of the western no will appeal to the aegon of the wet to bring up the choicest of their flocks and heds, the best of the husbands, and the evidences of their genius and intellect, and the product of their artistic talent and let the world read this from the gigantic studios made by the race That the next fun will be greater is shown by the selection of the follow- ing gentlemen to serve on the board: Dr. M. D. Rinkett, N. C. Blaine, W. W. Hall, I. L. Ramsey, I. E. Peery, Abram Quarter, D. W. Cannon, M. D. Laine H. H. Walker, I. W. M. Minler, Wash Williams, I. G. C. Jwell, Andrew Baker, Dr. I. H. Cuspidal, of St. Joseph, His Reverence, Bishop Abram Gigault of the A. M. Church, and Rev. H. B. Parks of New York, Thomas Bass, Mexico, Ms. J. Groves of Edwardville, Kansas, H. Childers and Nick Cullet of Hope, Kansas, Henry Maupin and Nelson C. Crews of Kansas City, Ms. A. W. Dritone and W. D. Sutherland of Iowa Must win turned by the Buckton Concert Band of Burlington, Iowa. It is one of the best organizations in the country and its concerts during the afternoon and evening inevitably drew a large audience. This band is a great credit to our people and richly deserves our patronage. The fare is over but the influences for good will be lasting. I. F. RAMSEY, St Joseph, Mo. Successful Undertaker He was born in Ohio, and like all wise and smart What to grow up with the world. After properly preparing him all the right clothing both in the pub he is usually and in embalming, he, with 2 to him I shall begin a medal of his name Joseph. Mr. His son has a tattoo from to him Joseph. Or a present and en- gaging minute at my friend and the man I have ablished him and brought the lady and loss of treatment to business. FOSTER WILLIAMS, Conesville For forty years Mr Williams has been identified with the rapidly developing southeastern section of Kansas. Looking at Cedarville seventeen years ago he was a thriving business and to few he has. ```markdown ``` he man there is including large are the living and all local first now is finally living a perfect working place for his the plans are the perfect solution to justify the putting up of a building the plans for the building building are among the attractions seen at the leagues. Mr. Williams is a spread type of the progressive colored man and credit to leagues. A REMARKABLE HAPPENING The Dallas Express commenting up on a paragraph which appeared in these columns recently, in which we said how remarkable! A white car conductor shot two white men who interfaced with a colored passenger on a West Nashville road. We took our data to this exceptional conductor, express the following opinion: "We cannot see the justice of the childish contention and rejoicing. But express does not apprise of any species of lawlessness whether committed for or against the nigger. Lawlessness is blind and cannot see or off, and when anyone attains off losing it on just because he is not the victim of its heartless vultures, he will live to have his own experience to interpret truthfully the proverbial old statement "laughing is catching." Let us, if we would demand it for ourselves, be fair in all things with the white man as with the negro." The Express is wrong. The Globe does not sympathize with lawlessness and is always ready to conform unlawful acts whether committed by blacks or whites. But we do applaud men who in their course of duty put their lives in jeopardy to uphill the law. And apparently so we feel like praising a white man when he risks his life to and that injustice is not done to a man. If the impress know the facts in the case, I which our paragraph referred, we believe it would not be such a mild is odd as I give want to the expiration "laughing is alluring." For the benefit of our lives contemporary we will give the details of the alteration as published in the daily papers. Succinctly stated the facts appear to be in follows. A woman of our race was seated in the rear portion or what is commonly known as the "jun crow" section of a West Nashville car. She was attending to her own business. Two white men boarded the car and tried to force her from the seat which she was occupying. The conductor seeing that the woman was clearly within her rights, ordered them to desist. Thus they refused to do and even made a second attempt to remove her. The conductor then stopped his car and put the two men off. So licensed were the men that they fired at the street car of total to which he promptly responded, wounding both of the two appointed officers of the "jun crow" law. It may be different in locus, but here it is far out of the ordinary that a man ought to will protect a female passenger of our race when she is confining to all the requirements of the common law that one example ex- We can wonder and apprehension. We can see an element of lawlessness in the manner of defending his life. He was of what we call a spirit of innocence would and we see it in respect that the common law if it remains upon we will to entail with it upon one race as upon another and that women white on corns protected from rowles is not what we may believe in upon color. 11. t District Court of Shawnee County ty. Kansas ANNIE M HARLAN W H BARDMAN MRN — DARDMAN The above named defendants will merely take notice that they have been audited in this awe entailed court in the place action by the aforesaid plaintiff, and must answer the plaintiff petition, filed in the above entailed action, on or before the 6th day of September, A. D. 1937, or said petition will be taken as true and a judgment rendered against them as prayer for theirs, for the sum of $26000, with interest therow from the 27th day of October, A. D. 1903, at the rate of eight per cent per annum and for costs of unity; and also for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage upon the following described real estate, situated in the City of Topeka, in the County of Saunders and State of Kansas to with Lots Seren (7. Egat (3) and New (9) on Irving Street, in Anburnia Allation to the City of Topeka, and ordering that the said estate be sold according to law to pay said judgment and forever barring and foregoing any right arising interest estat. equity of release in that or other of them may have or cannot be in said premises. B. G. ATHOMS. Clark of the District Court By TINNIE C RASEN Deputy (1911) Draft published Ju v 26. 1907 In the District Court of Shawnee County, State of Kansas JOHN M. THOMPSON State of Kansas to said Defendants You are hereby notified that you have been audited in the District Court of Shaw- nee County Kansas, by the above named plaintiff, John H Thomas, whose petition in said case was filed on the 22d day of July A. D. 1907, and that unless you answer said petition or are pear brief on before the 6th day of September, A. I. 1907, the allegations in said petition will be taken as true and a judgment rendered against you, divorcing said plaintiff from you and for all other proper relief stated in said petition. Attent R L THOMAS Clark J. J. KING. Art'y for Pill. (Seal) First published in the Pleindener, July 26, 1907. Famous Tweety-Third Regiment Organiza tion Will Play a Concert at the State House Tonight for Edit ors and Visitors From Monday to Friday Prof Geo W Jackson, the world's greatest Negro bandmaster, has donated the services of his band to the Negro Press Association and will play a concert at the State House tonight. Prof Jackson is one of the most public spirited men in the country and the news paper has highly appreciate his kindness in donating the services of this super organization Jackson is plain outspoken and fair and you always be trusted on the side that stands for the betterment and uplift of the Negro Prof Jackson and his band saw service in Cuba and the current of patriotism courses through their veins as strong as the day they marched away to deliver a message of freedom to a down trodden and oppressed people. The Negro race honor Prof Jackson, and the white people admire him. In size and stature Prof Jackson is about the size of a bar of soap after a hard day's wash but in the world of bandmasters and music he is a giant. When Prof Jackson passes into the great unknown, have we another to fill his place? We fear not. In the District Court of Shawne. County, Kansas. Charles Lisenby, Plaintiff, vs No. 2413. Viru'e Lisenby, Defendant. The said Miami Lisenby is hereby notified and required to take notice that the plaintiff has filed his petition in the above said court in an action for a divorce and that she must appear plead or answer to the petition thereafter filed on or before the date of April 1, 1907 or said petition will be taken as true and judged tendered according to the prayer the petition therein filed. A M. THOMAS Attorney for Plaintiff First published March 8, 1907. In the District Court of Seawase County, Kansas Iaura Pacuna, Planatf. va No. 24,374 Mace Thomas, Defend us The defendant, Mace Thomas, is hereby notified that he has been used by the plaintiff above named in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, for a divorce, on the ground of abandonment, and that he must answer the petition filed by the plaintiff, on or before the 4th day of June, 1907, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered divorcing plain titt from the defendant. Josseen Raso, Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest. R. L. Thomas, Clerk. By JENNIE C. HOVEN, Deputy First published April 19, 1907. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas The said Delph Heckert is hereby notified and requested to take notice that the Plaintiff has filed her petition to the above entried Court in action for a divorce and that he must appear or answer to the petition between filed on or before the 5th day of June, 1907, or the petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered as to the prayer in the petition herein filed. Elizabeth M. H. Heckert, By her Atty., W. I. Jamison, Attent. Clerk of the District Court. First published April 26, 1907. FEELING LIVER-ISH This Morning? TAKE THEDFORD'S Black-Draught Stoos Indigestion-Constipation 25¢ AT ALL BRIDGE A Gentle Laxative And Appetizer Are YOU K. of P.? IF NOT Why Not? that the Knights of Pythias is the strongest and most progressive order of the age? 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GRAND OFFICERS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS The following officers have been stated for the Sunflower Grind Lodge, Knapp of Pythias Jurisdiction N A S A H A A and A: Jna. b Lewis Grand Chancellor, Wichita, Kas J H Davis, Grand Vice Chancellor, Weir H Pope, Post Grand Chancellor, Topeka Rev. S. W. Bateman, Grand Prelate, Lawrence Rev. J. S. King, Grand Lecturer, Weir E S Lee, Grand Master of Exconquer, Topeka Dr. L H. Anthony, Grind Keeper of Records and Real, Kansas City. W. A Wright Grand Master at Arms, Winfield. J E Houson, Grand Inr Guard, Columbus F. A Martia, Grand Outer Guard, Wichita Dr S H. Lompada, Grand Medial Director, Kansas City J H Guy, Grand Attorney, Topeka A F Glover, Grand Secretary Enlowment Board, Wichita S W Kliming, Grand Treasurer Endowment Board, Wichita Dor Williams Sonsum Representative, Lawrence