The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-29
Special to The Western Index.

In order that Colored soldiers and
sailors may be duly informed as to
their rights under recent law pass
ed by Congress, and thereby be in
a position to promptly take advan-
tage of the Governments plan to
extend financial help to all sold
iers, ETC., who have been honorably
separated from military or naval SER
vice, Emmett J. Scott, Special As
sistant to the Secretary of War, who,
during the war period, has been adj
Vising in matters affecting the inter-
ests of Colored soldiers, has request
ed the Negro Press of America, Ne
gro clergymen, teachers and others.
to give the widest possible publicity
to the fact that the United States
Government, by Act of Congress APP
proved February Gath, 1919, grants
TO all soldiers, officers, female nurses,
etc, who have either resigned or
who have been honorably discharged
since April 9th, 1917, or who may
resign or be honorably discharged
before the expiration of their enlist
ment period, a $4,000 bonus in cash.
The way and manner in which the
cash bonus of $50 may be obtained by
honorably discharged soldiers, officers,
sailovs, female nurses, etc., is fully
set forth in War Department Order,
issued by the Adjutant General of
the Army, February 18th, 1919, and
sent to all Department and Camp
Commanders, General Hospitals, etc.
This amount shall not be paid to
Huh
or indicted into the military or nava,
forces on or prior to November IL,
1918, had not reported for duty at
his station on or prior to such date:
or to any person who is entitled to
receive retired pay, etc.
All persons separated from active
military service from April 9th, 1917,
who are entitled to the sixty dollar
Bonus, and who have received their
final pay will forward claim for
such Bonus direct to the zone finance
officer, Lemon building, Washington,
d. c., who is hereby designated to
settle such claims.
Such applications must contain the
discharge certificate or order for dis
charge or relief, if no certificate was
issued, the paper bearing indorse-
ment of final payment being required.
A statement of all military service
since April 6, 1917 showing place
and date of reporting at first military
station and stating the address to
which check is to be sent
ut is suggested that these papers
and data be sent to said Zone Finance
Officer by registered mail to insure
their safe delivery.
When settlement is made, all per-
sonal papers will be returned to ap-
plicant with check. No further cor
respondence is necessary except to
advise exchange in address of appli-
cant.
No other Disbursing officers are
authorized to pay claims covered by
this paragraph.
Agencies that work among Colored
people, including teachers, college
men and others are specially request
ed to communicate the above infor-
nation to Colored soldiers and their
families, in order that they may take
the necessary steps to secure the $50
Bonus which the government has set
aside for the benefit Of those brave
and loyal men who came to the res
cue of their country in its crucial
hour of need.
Tuskegee, Ala, March 25.-During
the recent Tuskegee Negro Confer
ence which was held here DR.. Brad
ford Knapp, Chief of the Agricultural
Extension work in the South, announ-
ced in his address the appointment
of three Colored men in an advisory
capacity to him and also as repre-
.sentatiVes of the Farm Demonstration
Work among Negroes in the South
These three Colored men will be
known as Field Representatives of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, and include T. M. Camp
bell, who will act for the Depart
ment in the work in Alabama, Georgia
Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee;
j. B. Pierce of Hampton Institute,
who will act for the Department in
the work in Virginia, Maryland, West
Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina,
and South Carolina and Il. l.. Black
shear of Prairie View Institute, Tex
as, who will represent the work in
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and
Arkansas. They are to support and
assist all Negro extension work in
the territory allotted to them, and
also to ascertain and report on the
general condition OF Negro farmers
in this same territory. At regular
intervals these three Negro special
representatives will be called to
NUa ah;uo to,, for oopfaranoac on tho
various aspects Of their work. The
work in each state Is in cooperation
with the State Agricultural College
and the Negro Land Grant Colleges.
These three men will represent the
Department in cooperation with these
Institutions as to work with the
Negro peop.9.
The recognition which thus comes
to the Negro race from the Agricul-
tuIal Department is an outgrowth
of the idea of having special as
sistants in several of the departments
at Washington. The appointment OF
Mr.. Emmett ]. Scott as Special AS
sistant to the Secretary of War, and
the appointment of DR.. George f.
Haynes, as director of Negro Eco
nOmlcS III inc department Ol LdOOr,
brought the attention of the Depart
ment of Agriculture to the neces-
sity of having a representative Col
ored man in the same capacity.
However, as DR.. Knapp said,
~'While we recognize the necessity
for such a man, it seemed better to
select three of the Agricultural Ex-
tension workers of the largest ex-
perience and place them in the ter
ritories as Indicated so that they
would be able to keep closer sup
ervision over the work with which
they are Unidentified and be enabled
to give the Department a more thor
ough and more intimate knowledge
of the problems affecting the Negro
farms in the South"
IN 49, Lee AGc