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The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-29
LADIES OF THE MAccAeEEs,

Regular reviews of Hive No. 2, La dies of the Maccabees will be held the first and third Tuesdays in the month at 8 p. m. sharp, in their hall on Sixth avenue.
 All visiting members are cordially Invited.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-29

The August Magazines are full of good reading. Look them over at Boughton's, Fifth and Broadway. If
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-29
No postseript.

He-Why is 1t the average woman dislIkes to send telegram?
 She-I guess it's because postscript cannot be added without extra charge. Detroit Free Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-29

Take the latest Magazines along on your voyage. Boughton has them, Fifth and Broadway. If
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-29

Being smart may not be popular or comfortable, but 1t sometimes gets the desired results.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
TINE AND PLACE TO GET A
HOME

TINE AND PLACE TO GET A
HOME
The time is now! The place s
Tuskegee. Macon County. Alabama !
Every man who is at the head of a
family or plans to have a family
should buy a home, either a lot in a
village or a farm. Colored people
can find no better place in which TO
permanently settle than in Macon
County, Alabama, in which the Tus-
ILegee Institute is located.
In the first place, the white people
in Macon County are among the
finest and fairest in the world. No
racial friction exists, justice is meted
.out to black and white alike.
In the second place. there are ten
thousand acres of farming land in
Macon County, which can be bought
for cash or on easy terms.
Third, if persons do not wish to
buy but wish to move into the County
and rent, and work by the day, they
can easily arrange to do this.
Fourth, Aside from the land scat
tered in other sections of Macon
County, there are fourteen hundred
acres of land in small tracts for saIeI
within sight of the Normal School.
Fifth, the public schools for color
ed people in Macon County are the
best, in our opinion, in the South.
Sixth, Aside from the Tuskegee
Normal Industrial Institute. the town
schools, as we'll as the county schools
throughout the county are in session
from eight to nine months in the year
These schools>are taught in frst-class
buildings, nicely ceiled or pIasterei,
and whitewashed or painted on the
outside. and nothing but the best
teachers are employed
Seventh, the churches in Macon
County are among the best in the
South. and the ministers are improv-
ing every year.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
THE PERSONAL LIBERTY

THE PERSONAL LIBERTY
LEAGUE
Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary in
Magnificent Style
History of One of the Races Most
Useful Organisations BY Founder
Charles c. CurfiS-Other Elo-
quent and InstrHctiVs=l4d-
dresses
The Guests Represent the Highest
Thought and Most Substantial
Achievements of the Negro-the
Ladies Auxiliary Brings Joy to the
"Inner Mana Gala Occasion.
The fifteenth anniversary Of the
National Colored Personal Liberty
League was celebrated in magnificent
style on Wednesday evening, June 10,
at the handsomely appointed cafe Of
Mr.. S. Johnson in the Odd Fellows
Hall building, NJ street, northwest,
The attendance was large and repre-
sentative. the company embracing
Negroes Who have achieved success
along substantial lines some IN the
professions. other in the federal office
and many in the walks Of business
and the industries. In the body were
men who stand for the highest ideals
Of the race and nation, and the spirit
OF personal liberty for man, wo-
man and child-the keynote of the
organization was pleasingly in evi-
dence.
At the appointed hour, President
[. A. Wiles, of Iowa, the very cap
able successor of the late Henry Clay
Hawkins, raped for order and after
a fervent prayer by Mr.. L. c. Moore,
of Mississippi, the feast Of reason
and flow of soul began Mr. WiIes
made a happy speech. in which he
emphasized the broad principles Of
the League and bade the invited
guests welcome to the hospitalities
that had been provided for the 4occa-
sion. Mr.. Wiles plead earnestly for
freedom of speech, freedom Of thought
and hoped the day would come when
every citizens personal rights would
Re respected and due credit would be
given honest differences of opinion
on the great issues that rivet the at
tention of the country. He was
literally applauded
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
HONOR TO ANDERSON

The presence of Honorable Charles
w. Anderson, Internal Revenue Col
lcctor at New York, in the city last
week, as the commencement orator
for the public schools, was the occa-
sion for an outing to Washington
Park, followed by a dinner in the
evening at Gray's cafe, last Saturday.
The outing was thoroughly enjoyable,
and Mr.. Lewis Jefferson, proprietor
of Washington Park, comes in for
much praise for the courtesy he show
ed to the party.
The dinner in the evening was one
of the handsomest and most enjoyable
affairs of It's kind ever given It this
Justly famous cafe. 1t was a genuine
y soeiable and congeuial party Of
gentlemen, proud of the opportunity
tc show Mr.. Anderson honor. Mr..
K. r. Horner, Judge NJ, Gibbs, Hon
oiable w. T. Vernon, Honorable ].
{. Dancy, Professor Garnet Wilkin-
son. Mr., Gilchrist Stewart, Professor
w B. Evans, Mr.. Lewis Gregory,
Mr. R. w Tyler, and Mr.. James A.
Cobb, and Professor Roscoe {. Bruce
responded to toasts, the latter to Our
Guest, the response being Enade by
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
OUR DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
MAN FROM COLORADO

We the members of the National
Colored Personal Liberty League,
representing over 600, 1000 coiored
voters in the United States IAN or
ganization that rendered valuable ser
vices in the recent campaign in be-
half of the Personal Liberty Aeague
take great pleasure in presenting to
the readers of the Washington Bee
the Honorable John A. Martin, Of
Pueblo, Colorado, who is serving his
first term in Congress, having defeat
ed the Honorable w "A. Haggett, the
Republican nominee.
Mr.. Martin is a self made man and
is true friend to the colored race,
not only in his own state but of the
entire country. He has made a great
many friends since he came to Wash
ington, both among Democrats and
on account of his kind
and business disposition.
He believes in a square deal for all
men, regardless to creed or color, and
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

nc IS now giving his attention 20 a
bill that is before Congress known as
the Old Folks Home and Freedman
Bank Bill, and he IS making a care
ful investigation as to the merits of
this bill, as he has received a great
many letters from colored citizens all
over the country and he has stated
that if there is any possible chance
to give the surviving heirs of the
Freedman's Bank their just dues,
that he for one will vote Tor such a
bill Mr.. Martin has a great many
friends among the leading colored
citizens of his district, such men as
DR.. S. A. Huff, one Of the leading
colored physicians Of Pueblo, and Mr..
M S. Trailor, another leading busi-
mess man of Pueblo are among his
best friends. We feel safe in saying
that the voters of his district could
not have made more wise and better
selection than they did when they
elected Mr.. Martin to represent them
i'll the Sixty-First Congress, and II
is to be hoped that every liberty low
ing and thinking colored man in Mr..
Martins district will see to it that
he is reelected to the Sixty-Second
Congress by an increased majority.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
AT THE FESTAL BOARD


At the table, following a delightful
repast furnished by the Ladies Auxil-
iary, to whom reference has been
made above, the principal address was
delivered by Honorable L. U. Moore,
formerly member of the legislature
OF the State of Mississippi Frequetly
iterrupted by hearty applause, Mr.
Moore spoke as follows:
Noore's Speec
Other addresses were delivered by
Messrs. R. c. Scott, Sergeant Hay
man, c. c. Carter, A. w. Samuels
George Mckenzie and others, all of
whom were enjoyable. Mr.. R. w.
Thompson expressed the appreciation
of the efforts of the ladies to. make
the eveing happy one.
The officers of the Ladies Auxil-
iary are as follows: President, Mrs.
L. c. Moore; Vice President, Mrs.
NJ c. Curtis; Secretary, Mrs. J. H.
Jones; Treasurer, Mrs. L. a Wiles :;
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

sylvania, Honorable ]. w. Norris,
Cotter 7, Bride, Congressman w. B.
Mckinley Governor JudN2n Harmon.
of Ohio; Congressman J. T. Lloyd,
Governor T. R. Marshall, of Indiana,
and many others.
The grand celebration of the ff-
teenth anniversary of the National
Personal Liberty League will live
long in the memory'of every one who
had the pleasure Of sharing its boun-
tiful hospitality.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

The next speaker was Mr.. r. w
Thompson, of Indiana, who has been
for many years identified with the
journalistic life of the Negroes of the
nation. His theme was the 10y Side
OF Afro-American Lie" He told of
the wonderful progress the race has
made since emancipation, and gave
statistics illutrative of the advance
ment of our people in law, medicine,
educational endeavor. agricultural
pursuits and the ownership of prop
erty This is the best age the Negro
has ever kown," declared Mr.. ThOmp-
son, and the future holds possibil-
tiles now undreamed of. The sky may
cloudy sometimes, from GER
tain points of view, but if the sun
light is sought, the bright side of our
life can be discerned. From Valley
Forge to Yorktown, from the Dred
Scott decision to the emancipation
proclamation, and from Bull Run to
were but a narrow span
Of years. as time is measured, and the
Negro's seemingly darkest hour is but
the forerunner to the dawn that is TO
come" Mr.. Thompson spoke in COM
plimentary terms of the absent Edi-
-or, w. Calvin Chase, who had been
the Leagues special guest on two
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Chaplain, Mrs. Susan Cornish.

Chaplain, Mrs. Susan Cornish.
Letters of regret were read from
Honorable J. S. Sherman, Vice .Presi-
dent of the United States; Captain
! F. Oyster, President of the Board
of Education; Commissioner H. B.
F. Macfarland; Messrs Samuel De
Nedrey, of the Central Labor Union,
Senator Guggenheim, OF Colorado,
Honorable NJ. E. Olmstead, of Penn
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

ing made this brief statement as to
the history of this organization and
its object l now take great pleasure
in presenting to you our President.
Mr.. l. A. Wiles, of Iowa, who will
now preside
Miss L. Beatriz Chase, an accom-
plished musician and young lady
who is making a brilliant record as
an instructor i'll music in our public
schools, rendered a piano solo, Fra
Diavolo," by Sydney Smith, winning
an enthusiastic encore, after which
Mr., L. NJ Hershaw. of the General
Land Office, Interior Department.
spoke of "The Responsibilities Of
Personal Liberty" showing that
while personal liberty was the Just
portion of evry citizen, each citizen
was charged with the responsibility
of using that liberty with due dis
Cretion, and that self-restraint and
culture should always be modifying
accompaniments to intellectual, moral,
religious and industrial freedom. He
told some witty stories and put every
body in a good humor by his effer-
vesCeDt DerSOuaIitv.
THE "JOY-SIDE" OF AFRO
AMERICAN LIFE
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

Honorable Charles w. Anderson, in
speech that was replete with bril-
Eant passages and sane advice.
Others present to partake Of the
feast of reason and flow of soul, and
to do honor to Mr.. Anderson, were;
DR.. E. d. Williston, DR. Sumner
Wormley, Mr.. Arthur Newman Mr..
James f. Walker, Mr.. Thomas Clark,
DR.. A. NJ. Curtis, Mr.. Wyatt Archer,
Mr.. William Beverly, Mr.. L. A.
Brown, Mr.. James w. Gray, Drs.
Charles l. West, Mr.. George Scott.
Mr.. Whitfield McKinlay, Mr.. John
Bruce. Mr.. Thomas L. Jones, Mr. w.
L. Pollard. Mr.. w H Clifford, Mr.
Saunders, Professor John Nalle, Mr.
H. c. Tyson, Mr.. Edward Williams,
of Cleveland; Mr.. Arthur Gray and
Mr.. Z. P Moore Judge R. H. Ter
rell acted as POSTMASTER in his own
inimical way
The Editor of The Bee, who was
confined to his home by illness, sent
d felicitous letter, regretting his abil-
ity to be present. Mr.. Anderson was
deeply moved by the honor extended
him.
Sunday evening DR.. and Mrs. VIII
liston entertained a small company of
gentlemen at their home in honor Of
Mr.. Anderson.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

the leading colored citizens of the
country, and we are proud to say to-
night that several of these distin-
guished gentlemen are present to
&C 'ebrate with us tonight Some of
these gentlemen have been our guest
OF honor and others have acted in the
capacity of toast mast
"Mr. President | would not be do
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

occasions in the past fifteen years,
end referred to his two we'll educat-
cd and talented children, w. Calvin,
j., and Miss Beatriz Chase. of whom
he and the race are Justly proud.
A BELOVED SON OF IOWA
Mr.. J. Frank Blackburn, the first
Negro to practice pharmacy in the
State of Iowa, and who at one time
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

NATIONAL ORGANIZER
ing justice to this organization if I
did not pause for a moment and make
brief statement as to those who
have passed away since ourAlast an
riversary. 1t has pleased the Al
mighty God to take from our midst
our most highly honored president,
Mr.. II. c. Hawkins, ofWest Virginia,
who filled the office of president of
this organization with credit and dig
nifty for twelve consecutive years,
and words cannot express my feeling
at this time when I see this vacant
chair. We have also lost another of
our good and faithful members and
officers. Mr.. Samuel Tinney, who was
Sergeant-at-Arms for several years,
and was one of our most faithful
members. Now Mr. President we
will let the dead bury the dead.
I now wish to call your attention
Ito one of the most distinguished gen
tlemen whom this League had the
honor of giving its first anniversary
in his honor, and who has always
been a true and loyal friend to Per
sonal Liberty and has did a great deal
to keep this organization alive, and
i point proudly to his name, the Hon
oTable w. c. Chase, Editor of the
! Washington Bee.
The National Colored Personal
Liberty League was organized in
1894 with a membership of only 900
in the District of Columbia with the
following officers: H. c. Hawkins, of
West Virginia, President; James Ed
dwards, Pennsylvania, Vice Presi-
dent; L. A. Wiles, of Iowa, Secre-
tary; Mckenzie Scott, District of
Columbia, Treasurer; Charles c.
Curtis, of Iowa, Natioal Organizer
and Financial. Secretary; Charles
| Vessels, of Virginia, Sergeant-at-
Arms.
The Executive Committee: w. F.
Everetts. Pennsylvania, Steven John
son, Nebraska; ]. H. Anderson, Dis
trict of Columbia; P. c. Hall, New
| Jersey; B. H. Baggett, New York
The League was incorporated in
1902. Following are the present off
! Gers of the League Mr.. L. A. Wiles.
iowa. President; L. c. Moore, Mis-
sissippi, Vice President; ]. H, Jones.
District of Columbia, Secretary; !
, H. Ellis, Georgia, Treasurer; Charles
c. Curtis, Iowa, National Organizer
and Financial Secretary, and Charles
Vessels, Virginia, Sergeant-at-Arms.
This League has grown for fifteen
years until we now have a member
ship of over 100000 members in the
United States, representing every
State in the Union. Some one may
wonder how this organization has
made such a rapid progress in such
a short period of time: my answer is
that nine-tenths of the American Ne
groes are in favor of personal lib
erty, and any one twenty-one years
Of age of moral character and in good
standing in the community in which
they reside may become an honorary
or an active member of the Personal
Liberty League by paying the sum
of twenty-five cents per year. This
is not a beneficial organization, but it
is the aim of our members to make |
it so January I, 1910, and our books |
are now open for the enrolment of
names, anyone paying the sum of
twenty-five cents will receive an hon
oraay or active membership certif-
cate for one year, and now after hav-
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Mr.. !. T. BLAYBURN

held the office of market master in
the CITY Of Des Moines,-the first of
his race to be elected by the people,
was next introduced. Mr.. Black
hurn's speech was one of the best Of
of the evening. and dwelt upon the
necessity for optimism in the solution
OF the problems that confron us year
by year. Since 1903 Mr.. Blackburn
has been an attache Of the Office Of
Recorder OF Deeds, frequently acting
as Chief Deputy. He is one of the
most efficient men ever connected
with this important office. He spoke
in the place of Recorder JolA c.
Dancy, who was unavoidably absent
on account of call out of the city.
"The Judiciary" was the theme as
signed to Honorable ThomasL. Jones,
OF the District Bar. and Our Con
stitutional Rights" was ably handled
IN Mr. John A. Lankford. NJ. NJ. S.,
the well-known architect. w. Calvin
Chase, Jr., contributed a lively cornet
solo, being recalled, and the exercises
in the main hall were brought to
close with an original poem, Just
Keep on Climbin'," by Lieutenant
p;cL,-J Z . Too...o-.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
HOW THE LEAGUE CAME INTO
BEING

Mr.. Charles c. Curtis, founder and
national organizer Of the League, was
then introduced in feHcitious terms,
and the audience was treated to a
comprehensive and intensely interest
ing story of how the Colored Personal
Liberty League came into being, pay
ing lust tribute to the late Presi-
dent Hawkins and to each distln-
guished gentleman who had been the
guest of honor at the various annual
functions. This occasion, he pointed
out. represented a slight change in the
usual order-this banquet was given
in honor of the ladies Auxiliary, to
whose loyalty, devotion and untiring
industry a large measure of the
Leagues success is due Mr. Curtis
spoke as follows:
ADDRESS OF CHARLES c. CUR
IT'S. NATIONAL ORGANIZER
OF THE NATIONAL COL
ORFD PERSONAL LIB
ERTY LEAGUE.
Delivered at the 18th Anniversary
of the League, June 10, 1909
Mr.. Curtis said in part:
"Mr. President, members of the
National Colored Personal Liberty
League. 1t has been the custom of
our organization to celebrate its an
niversary by giving a banquet in the
honor of some distinguished citizen,
and we have had the honor of having
as our distinguished guest some of
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-17
Jos. Seifert.

On Wednesday morning oflast week
Jos. Seifert died after long and
painful illness with cancer. Mr..
Seifert was born in 1910 in German
Bohemia. Upon his arrival in Amer
lea he engaged in farming in Milford
TIP. where he resided until a few years
ago, when he removed to New Ulm,
leaving the farm in charge of one of
his sons. Those that are left to mourn
his death are his wife and these child
rem: Peter Seifert of Lamberton;
John Seifert, Milford; Mrs. Jos.
Wild, Lamberton; Mrs. John libel,
Cottonwood; Mrs. Jos. Gob1irsch,
Lafayette; Mrs. Herm. Koop, Califor-
MIA; his two brothers Andrew and
John Seifert, Milford, and sister,
Mrs. Arbes of this city. He was
buried on Saturday morning from the
Catholic church, the ST. Joseph's So
ciety of which he was a member, at
tending in a body.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-17
Entertainment and Lecture Course

E. Plumstead at Turner Theatre,
Wednesday evening. Nov. II. Speak
ing about this great impersonator
and entertainer the Emporium Pa
Press says:
Ellsworth Plumstead, who gave the
second number in the Peoples Star
Course last Thursday night, album
dainty made good his reputation as a
pleasing entertainer. Exceptionally
clever was his big boy and old man
parts. In fact, we have never heard
him surpassed in these particular
roles and this we believe is the general
consensus of opinion. In the matter
of makeup he is consnmmate master.
In costume, posture, voice, gesture,
you saw and heard not the character
impersonated, but the character itself,
and this is the actors art in a per-
fected degree. His singing specialties
were excellent, prompting the inquiry
as to why he does not make more
liberal use Of his we'll trained voice.
He is the possessor of si2guIarly
pure and sympathetic singing voice,
and to limit it's use to but two num-
bers, left his audience longing for
more; longing, however, from the
arrangement of the program, destined
not to be gratiGed. Mr.. Plumstead' s
entertainment left behind pleasant
memory, and should he come this way
again, his welcome would be hearty.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-17
OF Interest in the City.

! OF interest in the City. +
+ +
Hermann Bellm of ST. Paul is visit
ing with his mother and sister.
The new post-ofice fagpole was
raised last Thursday forenoon.
Miss Gertrude Ross visited in
SPRINGFIELD with her sister Mrs. Bigot.
Mrs. John Stechman Of Sanborn
visited with friends and relatives last
week.
Rev. L. Pozek and Vincent Brunnei
of St. George were Fairfax visitors
last week.
The Northwestern passenger train
No. "a leaves at 1850 instead of $40 as
heretofore. .
Mrs. O.. c.. Stricken visited in
Springfield with her sister, Mrs.
Rothenburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Killian of Jordan are
visiting with their son, Archie, at
West Newton.
Mrs. VIM. Mueller of Springfield is
visiting with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Hauenstein.
There will be a Thanksgiving Ball
at the Star Hall Thursday evening,
Nov. rs. Everybody invited.
Henry Reimer, workman in the
Hauenstein brewery, last week serious
ly injured his knee while at work.
Miss Agnes Albrecht of Minnearo-
lis. niece of Rev. c.. J. Albrect,
visited at the latter's home last week.
81. G. Peterson, city recorder of
Sleepy Eye was business visitor in
this city on Wednesday of last week.
The Ladies of the Episcopalian
church will hold church fair in the
Kiesling building. Supper will also
be served.
Miss Minnie Biebl, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. And. Biebl, has returned
been employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Bolzin Of
Burnstown have returned from their
trip to Buffalo Lake where they at
tended the funeral of a relative.
Math. Walser and daughter of West
Newton were visitors in St. Paul and
Minneapolis last week. Miss Walser
went to Torah where she is visiting
friends.
John Henle sold his North Broad.
way residence to Mrs. Gertrude
Bushard of West Newton, who in.
tends making New Ulm her home nex
spring.
New Buttermaker in Klossner But
this time it's in the form of bouncing
baby boy which Mr.. Stork left at J
.Johnson's home Tuesday last week
Lafayette Ledger.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kann of Mime
apoIis were New Ulm visitors las
week. They came to attend the silver
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Linde
mann, the parents of Mrs. Kann.
Mrs. e. A. Linster of St. Georg,
left last week to visit her parents a
St. Martin. From there she went tt
Buchanan to attend the wedding of he
brother which took place Tuesday.
VIM. Pfaender, proprietor of tn
Pioneer Nursery, was represented a
the Springfield Corn exhibition by
handsome collection of plants ant
trees. The exhibit was greatly ad
mired.
VIM. F. Collins and r. G. Hargrov
of Okanogan, Wash. have formed
partnership to enter the general mer
,chandise business. Mr.. Collins is
son of our fellow townsman Thos
Collins. ..-
Jos. Epple local agent for tie Ger
mania Life Insurance Co. has re
signed from that position and will
represent the Eagle Roller Mill Co. a
travelling salesman, his territory bein
Southern Minnesota. He started O.
his initial trip Monday.
Save money by buying ham an
dried beef sliced to your liking. W
have installed machine to do this
and it is money saver to you. Re-
Front Grocery. As 4
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-17

Before selling your furs no matter
large or small lots, let US look at them
we are sure our prices will be in line
with top quotation.
46-5l SToRK BROS.