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The Progress Of the Afro-Ameriean In
the West by Mrs. w. A. Buekner
Concluded from Page I.

dollars. Seattle has two Colored
churches, A. M. e. and Baptist, one Col
ored lawyer, Mr.. J. z. Hawkins. He Is
doing well, SO I am told; one CoIored
newspaper known as the Republican,
edited by H. R. Cayton. The Colored
paper was appealing to the city oficials
Of Seattle to appoint a member of their
race as police oficer. l hope they sue
ceeded- Strange to say, but true, there
was not Colored physician located In
any Of the cities mentioned In this ar
tcle west Of st. Paul. Seattle. like
San Francisco. Is quite a sea port and
II is very interesting visiting the diff
ferent wharfs. II also a railroad cen.
ter. I ind # is a good field for tn T.,
Young Colored man In the far west. es-
pecially in the cities Just mentioned
and one that has to make a beginning
WIN ind a great field to work
In. then journeyed on to Portland,
ore- and the Lewis and Clark Exposi-
ton as the next stop, arriving there
on the 18th Of August
Go be Continued)
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son, Mrs. Taylor. Miss Lillian ChpI
man, Mr.. Noah Thompson, Mr.. Geo. 3
Arthur and Mr.. Vaughn, Miss Melon
ell gave a very interesting account OF
her recent visit to Washington, and
ner interview with the President and
distinguished members of Congress in
behalf Of the investigation of the In
dustrial condition Of women and chill
dren.
Members and friends Of the Center
will congratulate Prof N. Clark Smith
on the progress Of his work as a music
composer. Felix Borowski, in the Mu
steal Courier, New York, speaks of the
distinguished charm and effective.
ness" Of two songs, in the Heart
and Holy Evening" 1t is hoped that
opportunity will soon be provided 10
hear some Of Prof. Smiths songs at
the Center.
Prof. Kelly Miller, who will be IN tue
city soon and speak at Quinn chapei'
on the night Of June 7th, will be a
guest Of the Center.-'D."
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Dslioats Point Settled

Il has always been a moot lint IN
Austria as to how an officer ought tn
salute q brother officer when he has
lady on his arm. This delicate point
however, has now been settled by the
issue Of an oficial army order. In I'm.
ture II the lady is taking the arm of the
ofncer then he can, and must. give thu
salute with his left But II, as a favorits
custom is, the oflcer is taking the ladv
under the arm he has to disengage aim
self and salute regularly with his right
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Almost trembling with fear, We
await President Rooseyelt's address to
the students Of Howard University on
June I'd. It is whispered that he vii
tell lust how he stands on the Negro
ouestion-that IL, up to date. We ven
ture this opinion, he win not say any
thing at which the South will take
umbrage. He is too close to Tillman,
and YOU know that that confessed muir
derer's opinion is next to law!-Thc
Advocate, Portland, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. c. Tyler, who for
merly resided at 5026 Armour avenue,
this city, arrived In this city FROM
Panama Saturday evening, where they
have lived for the past year. They
are both looking well and are enjoy
ing good health, and are stopping
with Mrs. Blanche NJ. Johnson, 5O27
Dearborn street, where they will be
pleased to meet their old friends. On
next Tuesday evening they will de-
part for ST. Louis to spend one week
with Mrs. Tyler's mother, and on re-
turning to this city they viii remain
until June 18th and then sail for their
new home in the Isles Of Panama.
Mrs. Virginia Ledoux. widow of the
lsie Alphonse Ledoux, 1929 Ann stree',
New Orleans, La, is in Chicago Ton
the summer, the guest Of her foste-
son, H. Thos. Galloway and wife, 1886
Dearborn street
Widow Ledoux is looking the picture
of good health. and says she like 1
what she has seen Of the city vcry
much. She has been nOticeably IoUd
in her words of praise for the Windy
City since attending Olivet Baptist
church last Sunday morning, wne-e
she received such a cordial welcou
from the pastor, Rev. Fisher Mrs. Lee
doux is one of the most ardent mem
bers and workers Of the First Baptist
church Of the Crescent City, and mem
Der and ex-President Of the Benevolent
Of louisiana, which is-ons
Of the most exclusive societies in the
United States We hope for her
pleasant sojourn in our midst.
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LITTLE GIRL IS ATTACKED.
Alexander Hamilton, Insurance Agent
10 Arrested at WInnetka.

70 TiNSoACo oN NittuCbNds
Alexander Hamilton, agent for The
Prudential Life Insurance Company,
was arrested last night on a charge Of
attempting to assault Olga Miller, II
years old, daughter of John Miller, 500
Charles street, Winnetka He was
locked up at the Evanston Police sta
ton.
Hamilton, the police assert, went to
the Miller home yesterday afternoon
tc induce Miller to take out a police
on the life Of his daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller were not at home, ana
Hamilton said he would await their
return. Learning that the child was
alone, it is alleged, he attacked her
She struggled and screamed for
help. Then she broke from him anu
ran to the front door. Marshal Seiber,
who lives near, heard the chilc's
screams and ran to the Miller home.
He reached the front door as Hamilton
was escaping from the rear.
Hamilton disappeared IN the woods,
but was traced to Winnetka, his home,
where he was arrested. He was taken
before Justice Arnold in wilmette,
where his hearing was continued to
next Friday. He was then taken to the
Evanston jail.
The above mild statement Of the hor-
rible crime which Hamilton is charged
with committing appeared in Tuesday
mornings Record-Herald, but If he
had been a Colored man charged with
committing the same crime all the
daily papers would have contained
blood and thunder headlines, and
would have been in favor Of mobbipg
and lynching him.
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s. A. T. Watkins. Assistant Prescott
Ing Attorney Of Chicago. ought to re-
ceive the nomination for one Of the
new Municipal Court Judgeships from
the hands Of the leaders Of the Demo
cratic party Of this city and county
fer such a course would be a WIS.,
move, and 1t would be the means Of
causing many thousand Afro-Americau
voters to rally to the support of the
entire county ticket It can be said
infayor Of the nomination Of Mr.. Wat.
hns that he has a good reputation for
honesty and square dealing. and being
well grounded in the law he would
make a good Municipal Judge.
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Frederick Douglass Center, so32 Wa
bash Avenue.

bash Avenue.
Sunday, 3 p. m, Mr.. F. L. Barnett
will speak on THE Work of the DOUG
lass Center" He will be assisted by
Mr.. George S. Arthur, of the Young
Peoples Lyceum, Miss Mabel Furge
son, Of the Girls Club, and Miss Estel-
la Bond, in charge of the music.
Last Sunday Rev. F. L. Bennett, OF
Lawrence, Kan, spoke on Moral In
sight and Courage" There is a large
COlored population in Lawrence In
which Mr.. Bennett has a friendly IN
terest. After services he visited Prov.
ident Hospital with DR.. Geo. c. Hall
and expressed his delight in all he saw
at that institution and in the Center.
Last Monday evening Mrs. WooIley
took the following persons to visit the
Chicago University Social Settlement;
Forty-seventh street and Ashland
Mrs. H. e. Stewart, Mrs.
Geo. C. Hall, Mrs. Frank George, MIS-.
c. 8. Jackson, Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Jack
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Massachuastts HIGHWAYS.

During the last IL years approx
mately 622 miles of state highway
have been constructed in Massachu-
sets. These roads have cost, approx
imately, 35,160.000. or these high.
ways about 80 per cent. are of the kind
known as macadam roads, the remain
ing ten per cent. being Of gravel
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Useful Cow.

London milkmsn charged with selling
poor milk are entitled to have the cow
whose product Is impugned MIXED in tina
presence Of the magistrate in the case
But when this was done recently in ths
Stepney district 1t was ascertaineI that
there was one COW which always pro-
duced poor milk and that when any
milkman got into trouble he could al
ways borrow that COW for the occasion.
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Appropriate

Il don't approve Of slang" protested
Mr.. Shiny.
Neither do I, always" said the
youngest member Of the firm, but
there are times when it's the only proper
language TO use?"
when, may ask"
why. for instance: Wouldn't this
weather freeze yeT"-Detroit Free
Press.
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Eafssed Il The Post OfEice 81 chIeAg0.
q a. SeeooS-eias Mattcs.
THE DEATH or REV. SAMUEL
THOMPSON.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

Last Friday morning at 1928 oiclocG
Rev. Samuel Thompson, who was q
most highly respected citizen, departed
this life from his late home, 1853 Dear
born street. He had been ailing fof
some time, and at the time of his
death he was in his Seth year.
Mr.. Thompson was born in Green
willie, S. c., and had resided in this
city about six years. He was Local
preacher and a steadfast member u
St Marks M. E. church, 47th aaJ
State streets.
He is survived by a devoted wife
Mrs. Matilda Thompson, whom he be-
came united in marriage to fifty. years
ago. and four daughters and tao
sons. They are Mrs. H. C. Bomar,
Mrs. ]. A. Washington, Mrs. ]. W. Rob
erts, MRS. e. Louise Austin and B. F.
and W. l. Thompson.
The last sad rights were held ove5
his remains at st. Marks church at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, which
were conducted by its pastor, Rev.
Dickerson, assisted by Rev. Redmond
1t was the largest funeral ever hell
in st. Marks. F. A. Rawlins, 1856
State street, the up-to-date undertaken,
had charge Of the funeral. IntermenT
In lakewood. The floral offerings ware
numerous and very beautiful, arr
were executed by Mrs. ]. J. ManIey
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Tbs London Jewish World states
that King Carlos Of Portugal, on his
recent visit to England, was so i'm
pressed with the position Of Jews
there and by the services they :en-
dsred the country that he has stated
his intention to have the Jewish rsli-
gton recognized In Portugal.
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BETHEL LITERARY AND HIsToR
IcAL CLUB.

Program for Sunday, May 26th, floor
day.
Subject: Discussion Of Thomas A.
lens paper, "Am 1 My Brother
Keeper"
DR.. Majors, r. W. Lacey, NJ. L. Ben
son and other members Of the club
win discuss the topics.
w. o. Brown win render a vocal
solo. Messrs. Higgins. Weeks, Kirk.
patrick, Ross and Brown, all members
Of the vocal academy will render selec-
lions. GEO. T. KERSEY,
President. =
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Special Notice

All readers Of The Broad Az who
Tor any cause whatever fail to receive
their paper regularly each Saturday
are requested to drop q postal card
10 the editor, 5O4o Armour avenue,
notifying him Of that fact
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Only Six Out Of Sixteen.

We'll, another one Of my babies is
gone" said T. B. Stout, OF Marie. Alice
got married to Robert Sheridan. That's
seven married now and three dead. It
sure seems lonesome to wife and me
now with only six children left at
home. But that's the way of the
world. They're here to-day and gone
tomorrow. - Magnum (Okla-) Sun
Monitor.
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THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH
AND SOCIAL SETTLEMENT.

Rev. b. e. Stewart, pastor Of Inst!-
tionaI church, Ss25 Dearborn street
WIN hold his quarterly meeting thiS
coming Sunday, May 9th, and the
irst Sunday in June he win preach al
illustrated sermon.
The past week he has been In Louis
vile. Ky, attending the Literary Con-
gress.-L h 8.
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ST. MARK LITERARY, STATE NEAR
47TH ST.

Last Sunday afternoon the program
was rendered by the North Side Sun
day Club Of Hermon Baptist Church.
The entire program was good. There
was a discussion between the two
clubs. The subject was, rs Labor
Unions Detrimental to the United
States?"
There will be no meeting next Sun.
day afternoon. as this is quatter.y
meeting. Rev. D. E. Shelton, the Dc
siding elder. will preach.
On the following Sunday Drs. A. w.
Williams and Geo. c. Hall will SNEAK
on tuberculosis"
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Powerful Torpedo.

The new torpedo Of the United States
navy Is one Of the most powerful sea
weapons In existence. II will travel more
than two and q quarter miles, or twice
the range Of the Whitehead torpedo,
which II supersedes. The new missile
Is turbine driven. The government will
purchase and construct 400 Of these tor
pedoes at q cost OF several millions.
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Great Snake

Her lip quiVered. She rusbs, No.,
stage. 1p0n
Serpent that you are." Ste ,-,.,
Though he shuddered at the cruS,
words, the love-light in his eyes n.itS ael
faded nor grew cold. '''
Dear" he murmured, tendsrly 20,
I'm q serpent, you're a snake charm.
er."
But the audience. regarding the ,oEs
a. old, Observation-Disclosures Star
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Need Water.

Jean 'd'orsay. discussing in the
Paris Matin a proposition that swim
ming should be taught to Partisan
school children. quotes q statistical re-
turn showing that the average number
Of baths taken q year by each per.
son IN France Is four.
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THE GARDEN CITY CHAPTER. o.

Tuesday evening May 2oth the Gar
den City Chapter, o. E. S. will give
an entertainment and Bazaar. at the re
sidence of Mrs. Ampey GOA Wabash
ave, Good music, dancing and refresh.
ments will be served. Admission rs
cents.
The broad ax., 1906-05-26
Col. Edward n. Morris Won His
Mandamus Suit Against the City
for Col. Pony" Moore.

for Col. Pony" Moore.
Last Saturday morning, as stated
in the last issue Of this paper, Col.
Edward H. Morris appeared before
Judge Root and forced the city Of
fcials to issue a saloon license to
Fred Slaughter or Col. Pony" Moore.
for his Palace Theatre, which is now
running at high rate of speed.
Judge Root informed the unknown
law clerk who attempted to represent
the city that even IL Mr.. Moore had
a mighty bad reputation the city
could not prevent him from obtaining
license in the name Of Fred Slaugh-
ter or any other innocent party" or
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Mans dead Line. {"

Every man makes his own dead
line Some reach it at IS, some at 40,
some at So. some do not reach 1t at so;
some never reach 1t, because they
never cease to grow.-Success Maya
zine.
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(To be Continued

Mrs VIM Emanuel is busy rehear.-
ing the young folks for the operetta
for charity to be given some time mex.
month See this paper for date and
place.
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Mrs. /. B. wells-Barnett gsturned l.
her home the first Of the week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-21
GIRL DONE UP IN CHEESE CLOTH.
Her Brother Shows Her 20 the Police.
VINO Unwr&p Her.

Robert Broglie. q piano varnisher living
on the third floor of a fat house at SIS West
Fiftieth street, went to his home shortly
after S O'Clock last night and found his
sister, Annie, so he told the police, bound
and gagged and lying on the floor OF her
room with a rug thrown over her.
The girl Ia II years old. Broglie didn't
release her, but called in Policeman Knopple
TO see Just how it was. The policeman I'M
wrapped much new cheesecloth that held
the girls hands and also a lot OF the same
cloth that nae been stuffed in her mouth
and wrapped twice around her head.
The girl said that shortly after ? O'Clock
two men knocked at the door Of the fat and
told her they represented an insurance com
pany in which she has a policy. They
said theya wanted to see her policy, and
while she was making for a trunk to get it
one of them struck her on the back Of the
head with a revolver, which caused her to
fallto the floor. The a she says, pointed
the revolver at her and said that if she made
an cutlery he would kill her.
Miss. Broglie says b tainted and re.
members nothing until she revived and
rug. She thinks II was about two hours
before her brother came home.
A search Of the fiat bowed hat 81. sc
was missing. The girl declared that one
of the men followed her for some distance
several days ago as she left a butcher shop
on Tenth avenue The man she describes
a. being tall. with a gold front tooth, dark
hair and mustache n gold trimmed eye
ulaGsOa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-21
RAID on THE FORTY THIEVES,
Ten or Its LENDERS We're Ra'dlng y. v. q.
Freight Yards -ShOts Exchanged.

Ten or Its Members We're Ra'dins y. Y. e..
Freight Yards shots Exchanged.
A bold attempt at daylight robbery in
the freight yards of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad at Thirtieth
street and Twelfth avenue ended in a pistol
battle yesterday afternoon between the
thieves and railroad detectives, and the
capture OF two of the gang.
The police OF the West Thirty-seventh
street station house nave received numerous
complaints from the railroad people lately
concerning the stealing OF scrap iron, brass
and copper from the yards. Detective
Collins was sent down to cooperate with the
railroad force. and with three of the COM
pany's detectives lay in watch yesterday
afternoon among the freight cars.
Shortly after 4 O'Clock, ten men drove
upin atruck and. breaking open a car door,
began 70 load the truck with bags OF scrap.
After watching the proceedings long enough
TO get all the evidence they wanted, the
Diet ectives closed in n called on the
thieves to surrender. h reply was a
pistol shot and the men ran down the tracks,
firing as they went. The detectivesreplied
to the shots, but the pistol practice was
bad and no one was hurt.
The detectives sprinted better h they
shot, however, and ran down John Reilly OF
AIS West Forty-eighth street n Tim
Collins OF 500 West Twenty-fourth street.
The police say that the prisoners belong to
the Aforty thieves" tang which has long
made a speedily Of robbing the freight
cars in the Thirtieth street yards.
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NO NAT FOR THAW'S CELL.
Prisoner Ill From Damp Floors, but wires
Remedy Is Barred Out.

fFtsOthCT HI EEVHn DAHhp HiVOaS' Ou ""O
Remedy Is Barred Out.
Harry Thaw's wife, when she made her
daily visit to him yesterday, carried a small
straw mat which she hoped he might be
permitted to spread on the floor of his cell.
She was not allowed to carry it by the door.
Sorry Warden Flynn said, but we
cannot make any exceptions in the Tombs. .
Mrs. Thaw said she was much worried
about her husbands health. Because Of
the dampness Of the cement cell floor. he
has suffered constantly since his incarcera-
ton from colds and he now fears rheuma
tiEm.
When the new head OF the Department
of Correction, Commissioned Coggey, made
a / ur of inspection in the Tombs a few
DAYS ago, Thaw~ complained to him of his
illness and asked permission to use a small
mat. The commissioner made no comment
and Thaw told his wife to get one. Warden
FLYNN said permission to use a mat would
have to be secured from the COMMISSIONS
and Mrs. Thaw said she would apply to
MIN at ono
During the day Thaw was visited by
his mothers counsel, Frederick W. Long
fellow, who is a partner Of Frederick Della
field. He looked after Thaw's interests at
the beginning OF the case. Mr.. Longfellow
declined to say anything about his visit,
but IL is believed he was another messenger
to the prisoner from his mother trying to
induce him TO consent to examination by
a lunacy commission.
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WHEAT DULL AND SLOW.
Changes for the Week UnImpOrtSnt Chi
caEO Losing Prestige.

NSeS
CHICAGO, Oct. 2o.-Wheat has been dull
and heavy most Of the week and price
changes have been u~nimportant.
The advance late in the preceding week
evidently stripped the market Of its movable
short interests and the subsequent news
has been bearish enough to add further
to the depression which an absence OF sup
port gives it.
The worlds shipments were large, ag-
gregating about the same as the week
before for Russian and Danube ports, but
they were about 900 600 bushels less than
the same week last year.
There was a brief rally at one time on the
Official report Of Argentine wheat acreage,
which made the total Is, 900, 900 acres,
against 14,Ol7 900 acres last year. The
popular impression had been that the acre
age was larger than a year ago, but reports
concerning the crop situation in that country
were so conflicting that the trade put little
reliance in them and the general market
again turned heavy OF it's own weight.
Farmers have Dot stopped asking this
market for quotations, whereas only a few
wears ago the demand could hardly be sup
piled. Complaint is made that the method
out uniform bids each night Is driving the
trade to other markets.
The recent advance in commission rates
is also given as n reason, while other
grain centres charge less for handling the
business. Arbitrary tactics on the part
Of the railroads and elevator interests are
also said 10 be working against Chicago as
a grain market.
The corn trade has been undressing
Farmers are not marketing corn with a
rush, although many are selling a little all
the time, but want 40 cents in Illinois points.
Oats we're heavy. Spectators were sur
prised by the Government report showing
a crop OF 1913, OOO, 900 bushels, or II 900. 900
bushels more than the crop was supposed
70 be a month ago. The wrong construction
was placed upon the situation, and many
took advantage Of the advances to AXE
I profits and put out short lines. Prices for
oats are FIVE cents higher than a year ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-21
YIDDISH RUMORIST HERE.
shOlcm Aleichim (Peaes Ne To Thce)
Welcomed by Fellow COuntrymen.

shOlom Aleichim (Peacs he To Thce)
Welcomed by Fellow COuntrymen.
Sholom Alelchim. whom the American
Jews call the Yiddish Mark Twain. ended
yesterday afternoon his journey to America
which he began a year ago in Russia. The
Yiddish humorist's real EEme is Sholom
Rabinovitz. His zen NAME. by which he is
better known among his People, means
peace be to thee
Peace Be TO Thee, accompanied by his
wife and one OF his six children, came in
on the American liner st. Louis from South
Ar-pton. He was met by a delegation
headed by his brother Bernard, who lives
in The Bronx, and by representatives OF
twenty Yiddish literary societies Of New
York. Jacob Adler, the Yiddish actor,
for whom he is to write plays while in
America, was at the pier with Nine. Adler.
DR.. Maurice Fishberg Of 70 West l15th
street, who knew the humorist in Russia
had charge Of the reception arrangements.
Sholom Aleichim has spent the fortune
he made in KieY during his early man.
hood-he is not yet so years old-in an
effort to establish a Yiddish literature.
Before he began his work there had been
no encouragement offered Yiddish writer's
TO try to reach a higher level than the blood
and thunder tales Of the early Yiddish
school. The Nick Carriers who were writing
about the only Yiddish fiction at the time
Sholom Aleichim began his work OF build
ing up a Yiddish school scofed at him.
Nevertheless the humorist brought out
volume after volume Of his -Yiddishe Volks-
Bibliothek, filled with sketches, stories
and poems in the Yiddish language and for
which the editor paid the writer's literally
from his private bank account.
He was living in Kief last year in fairly
comfortable circumstances when the Black
Hundred came out against him during tn e
a~nti-Jewish riots and he was marked for
execution. His house was leveLed by the
rioters. but the humorist and his family
escaped to another building and hid IN a
cellar for m any days. Later he started for
America, but in each Of the big European
cities through which he passed he was pre-
vailed Upon by his countrymen TO stay
a while and give readings from his works.
The Jewish editors, lawyers and others to
the number Of $50 or more who went down
the bay TO meet the writer were enthusiastic
in the reception. Sholom Aleichim seemed
TO be pleased with the reception and while
his long poetlike locks tossed in the rainwet
breezee OF the bay he had much to say about
the land Of the free, liberty" and free
dom"