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vided on all local trains for Negroes
the same to be divided into two com
partments and each compartment tc
contain laboratory.
End. That at least half coach
be provided on all limited trains for
Negroes; the same to be divided into
two compartments and each COM
partment to contain laboratory.
3rd. That Conductors. Auditors
Breakmen and News Boys be not al
lowed to occupy seats in the coaches
and compartments set aside for Ne
groes.
4th, That the Depot Waiting
Rooms, provided for Negro Passen-
gers. be made more sanitary and
comfortable.
9Th. That Pullman Car and Dining
Car privileges be accorded Negro
passengers, especially on through
trains.
Committee Of three, composed OF
Doctors M. w. Dogan, j. r. Shep-
herd and A. N. Prince was appointed
to 10 to Washington, d. c., to place
in the hands of the Director Cen
eral, the statement and petition The
trip was made the latter part of Feb
ruary; and, an audience of forty-five
minutes was given the Committee;
and, every matter. touched in the
Petition, thoroughly discussed. All
the askings were said to be reason
able and an early reply was pror is
ed. Not only was better treatment
promised, but a letter has since been
received from the Assistant Oh
rector General of Railroads, Mr.. o.
A. Price. who informs the Chair
man of the Committee. that the III
rector of the Division of Public Ser
vice has been instructed to take the
matter up with Regional Director,
Bush.
The following members Of the Or
gani=ation and Committee contributed
the amount opposite their names
NJ NJ. Rodgers, 5000. F. r. Nc
Griff. $4,000; r. 4. Harris. 5000;
~. r. Shepherd, $1,000; A. P. Cook
sey, $1,000; c. P. Davis, $20.06; j.
d. Crawford, $500: M. w. logan
$1,000; T ]. Updack, $I3.75; ]. f.
Knox, $500: w. f. King. $3.50;
A. NJ. Moore, $4,000: A. L. Boone,
$1,000; T. A. Amos. $1,000.
Executive Meeting.
On March and. 1919, the Presi-
dent called the Executive Committee
together for the purpose Of having
the report OF the delegation, who took
the Petition to Washington. The Com
mittee submitted the above report
and axed the date. June 4th, 1918
for State wide Convention to be
held In the City Of Dallas. at Which
time other matters. effecting the
race viii BE considered and relief
sought. Signed:
NJ NJ. RODGERS. President.
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NJ w. DoGAN. Secretary.
DALLAS COL0RED PEOPLE GET
WAR CAMP COMMUNITY ROUSE.

On March 20, about so represent
alive Colored men and women from
TIE Business and Professional life
Of Dallas were called together at
St. James A. NJ. q. Church by VIM p.
Vaughn to consider plans Of co-opo-
rating with Secretary John e. Mitch
ell. who Is Executive Secretary Of
the War Camp Community service
here. in the establishment Of a COM
saunity house for CcIored people. ard
primarily for the returning Colored
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ARDMoRE.

Ardlnore. Okla, April 5.-Nfr. wal
lace Williams who has been i'll 70,
several weeks is improving.
Mr.. Evans Williams entertained
the soldier boys on Tuesday night
Of last week and Mrs. I'D Roe enter
tanned them Thursday night, A de-
lightful program was rendered at The
First Baptiet church Monday night
In honor OF a'l soldier boys.
After the program a banquet was
served In tho basement. Mrs. Sallit
May Wright left on last Sunday
morning for several weeks stay
In Hot Springs. Ark.
Get busy. you won't miss anything
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TEXAS TOWNS

my own. Pythias replied fatal haste
cruel impotence what invious powers
have brought impossibilities in your
power. Since cannot die to save
you l will not survive You. We will
die together. How many are .here
Of us who will be willing to make
a supreme sacrifice for our friends
Greater love hath no man than this
to lay down his life friend.
II heatherfsm has such friendship
what may be expected of Christian
ity? In many cases the bonds OF
friendship is greater among sinners
than among professed Christians
The world is in need Today Of true
friendship, Then go where we will,
we find the sentiment that
friendship is perpetuated beyond the
grove. 1t is enshrined in the hear
Of our common Christianity. Tell
me, you who have seen the open
tomb receive into its BOSOM the sacri-
feed trust committed to its keepink
in hope of the first resurrection
yUn who have heard the sulIen rumb-
ling of the death clods as they dropp-
ed upon the coffin lid and told you
that earth had gone back to earth
Fhen the separation from the objetc
your true love was realized in
al the dissolution OF bereavement
l.ext to the thought ere long you
should see Christ as he is and be
like him was not consolation the
strongest which assured you that
the departed one whom God had put
from you into darkness. would rim
to meet you when you crossed the
threshold Of morality and with the
holy rapture " which the redeemed
alone can give utterance, lead you
to the eTalted saviour. and with you
bow at his feet, last the emneror's
crown before him.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Chi rch is still
g0ins onward. The installation SER
vices Sunday was up to the stand
ard. Pastor F. =. Mooney is prov
Tug de is the right man in the right
pls e. The choir made music that
was well received. Collection 1896
Il."CeN ------ ~. ~. -
The First Orstorical contest ever
held in Clarksvilie. was the order o.
the day last Sunday afternoon al
4 p. m. Hughes Mcpherson and
John T. Harris for Paris versus Oar.
lei Beckton Ind Vessie Wells for
GAINESVILLE. John Earris Of Paris
won 1st prize and Daniel Becton OF
Clarksviile, End prize. Prof. Thweatt
was In charge of the Paris boys.
The great Sunday school contest
between the Baptigts of st. Paul
church and the Methodist OF Nit
Zion culuinated last Sunday In q
victory for the Meth0dists. There
were more than $1,000 raised IN all,
The Baptist ralsiDg $4,000 and the
Methodist s1500.G0
Hon. Scott Chinn. has been in the
city, the past week. lecturing al
aem-by places on the centenary
drive.
Mr. Rcbt- James returned from
Kansas City.
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by reading the Express, but you
will miss something if you don't
read it.
Mrs. Hattie Johnson of Hugo. Okla,
is visiting Mrs. Sarah Wright.
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PARIS

Paris, Texas, April 3.-The install
lation services of Mt. Cavalry Baptist
church to their new pastor, kev. f..
~. Mooney were conducted through
last week.
The greatest Sunday school finan-
cial rally ever held in Paris was
pulled off last Sunday at the Sum-
ner theatre. The Mt Zion M. f..
church raised over fifteen hundred
dollars and st. Paul Baptist church
raised twelve hundred dollars. The
st. Paul Sunday school will enter
tain the members of Mt. Zion with a
banquet.
Rev. G. w. Hill Of GAINESVILLE, Tex
as, preached at st. Paul church on
last Thursday night.
Mr.. j, H. Mccullough, who has
been away from Paris for more than
year has returned home.
Mr.. ]. H. Allen, general supervis-
ing deputy of the American Wood
mer for the Northern District of
Texas and Southern Arkansas was
in the city last week.
"A Paper Rendered by Miss Oneta
Shelton Sunday Evening Mt Mt.
Zion nj. T.. Church-Py thian Ami
versary-True Friendship.
Master Of Ceremonies. Knights Of
Pythias, Fair Calanthians. Ladies
and Gentlemen:
consider myself unable to do JUS
tice to this carse, yet ! deem it an
exceptional honor to have the priv
llege OF appearing before you on
this, your annual Thanksgiving. /
have decided to base my few remarks
upon true Christian friendship which
Is considered the bases Of your noble
order. True friendship is one OF the
qualities, the human race can boast
OF. It stands the te~t where all
others fail. The possession of a true
friend gives us more confidence in
ourselves intact 1t really increases
our self-respect. The loss of a true
friend by death or by. loss of coz.
fidence darkens the whole world for
us.
Damon was sentenced to die on a
certain day, and sought permission
of Dionysius Of Syracuse to visit his
family In the interium. II was grant
Cd VA S3HoAbAoAA tuat NC 8GCuIS n
hostage for himself. Pythias heard
of it and volunteered to stand in his
friends place. He expressed his
wish to die that his friends honor
might be ysndicated and prayed the
Gods to delay the return OF Damon
until after his own execution. The
fatal day came. Damon had not re-
turned Pythias mounted the scaf-
fold and calmy bade the execuiioner
to do his duty. AS he closed a voice
in the distance cried stop the Eye
cutioner. which repeated by the
whole assembly.
A man rode Up al full speed
mounted the scaffol and embraced
PytIias. crying, you are safe my
beloved friend. now have noth-
Inc but death 20 suffer and am de-
lIvered from repr6aches for Saving
endangered life no much eoarer than
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WHEN t. r. AND THE SON OF
( JEFF DAVIS HAD A SET-TO
One was Nine and one MAS Twelve

How Theodore pooseveIt, aged
nine. years. once had violent alter
caticn with the son of Jefferson
Davis, aged twelve, is told in letter
received by the Roosevelt Permanent
Memorial National Comuittee which
from It's Office at No. Cre Madison
Avenue. New York City. isScoliectinn
funds for national memorial TO tEc
former President. The leiter-writer
who was d friend Of the Eolonels
was once visiting at Sagsi WIRE Hill
and tile Colonel with a chtfacter;s-
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a Paper Rendered by Miss Oneta
Shelton Sunday Evening mt Mt.
Zion M. L. Church Pythian Ami
versary-True Friendship.
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THE WORLD WONDER OIL AND GAS COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY, M
q PURCHASED A FOUR ACRE LEASE RIGHT IN
se O ease oday for we cared to Do Sol Read ay Dat

the
ssons mscm be
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Mt. Calvary Baptist Chrrc is still
goins onward The installation ser
vices Sunday was up to the stand
ard. Pastor F. e. Mooney is Prov
lug de is the right man in the right
pls e. The choir made music that
was well received. Collection 1896.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-05-23
CHAPTER XXI.
A Visit to MaIdonado.

Mrs. Hardin's descent on the office
that afternoon was successful, but not
satisfactory. She had found the man
ager brief to curtness. She was given
no excuse to linger. She traced Rick
ards manner to the presence Of Mac
Lean, and snatched at her cue. She,
too, could be businesslike and brief.
Her errand was of business; her man.
ner should recommend heri
Rickard had seen her making
straight toward the ramada. 1t was
not the first time her efforts to line
her nest had involved them all and
often. But today, he was In a bad
humOr.
"For the Lords sake" he groaned
to MacLean as she approached.
MacLean's grin covered relief. He had
never heard Rickard express himself
on the subject before. "The dead-set
Hardln's wife was making Mt Casey"
was the choice gossip and speculation
of the young engineers on the Delta.
MacLean had bet up on the outcome.
He grinned more securely.
IL am not going to spare any more
carpenters" growied Richard. It was
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tent? As it was planned. 1t was all
right, a hurry-up defense. Marshall
all along intended the concrete gate
for the permanent intake. Have you
seen the gap the Hardin gate Is to
closer Have you heard what the last
floods did to It? It's now twenty-six
hundred feet, and Disaster island,
which your brother planned to anchor
to, swept away! If 1t can be done, 1t
will, you can rest assured, with Rick
ard" he saw the Hardin mouth then
-"and your brothers zeal, and the
strength of the railroad back of them"
The camp formed hollow trape-
zium; the Hardlns' tents, and Mrs.
Dowker's, were isolated on the short
parallel. Richards ramada and his
tent were huddled with the engineers.
Across, toward the river, behind Ling's
mesquites, began another polygon. the
camp of foremen and white labor.
Some of these tents were empty.
"Is this Mexico, or the States2"
asked Innes.
Mexico" She wondered why he
halted so abruptly. She did not see,
for the glare in her eyes, woman's
skirt in the ramada they approached.
Estrada marched on.
Outside the ramada, the two women
met. Gerty's step carried her past
like high-bred horse. Her high heels
cut into the hard sand. There was q
suggestion of prance in her mien. She
waved her hand gayly at the two.
cried, "How hot it Is !" and passed on.
Innes saw Rlckard at his long pine
table used for desk.
II can see 1t all from here" Not for
money would the sister Of Tom Har-
din go in!
At table, that evening, her family
heard with surprise Gerty's announce
ment that they were to eat In the mess
tent with the men. 1t was too hot to
cook any longer; this had been one of
the hottest days In the year.
She expected to hear a protest to
the new arrangement from Tom. She
was to see new development-sullen
resignation. If he would accept 1t, she
must not argue. Both sister and broth
er knew why 1t was too warm to cook
any longer.
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try, he could not keep up with her
story. Lurid words ran past his ears.
Out Of the Jumble Of abuse, Of shame
and misery he caught new note.
"You say Maldonado himself sells
liquor to the IndiansT
SSH, senorl" Someone might hear
him! She looked over q terrified
shoulder. That had slipped out, the
selling of the liquor. She could have
told her story without that; she want
ed to deny It. Relentlessly Rickard
made her repeat 1t, acknowledging the
truth. 8s
"What makes you tell me nowrs
Richard hunted for the ulcer. He
knew there was personal wrong.
"What has Mnldonado been doing to-.
you? Has he left your"
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Soft Nook.


Innes Travelled, gieefully, In n ca
boose, from Hamlir Junction to the
Heading. She could not stay away a
day longer! Never before had Los
Angeles been discipline. Why had 1t
rretted her, made her restless, home
hck? Then she had discovered the
reason; history was going on down
yonder. Going on, without her. She
knew that that was what was pulling
her; that only!
The exodus of engineers had started
riverward in July. Gerty went with
Tom, and she had made 1t distinctly
clear that It was not necessary for In
mes to follow them. Ridiculous for two
women to coddle Tom Hardin Un-
less Innes had a special interest
Her pride had kept her away. But
Tom did not write Gerty's letters were
social and unsatisfactory; the newspa-
per reports inflamed her. The day be-
fore she had wired Tom that she was
coming. She had to be there at the
end
Gerty welcomed her stiffly. Assum-
ing conscientious hostess-ship, she
caught fire Mt her waning enthusiasms
Gerty looked younger and prettier
Her flush accentuated her childish fea-
tures which were smiling down her an.
poyance over this uninvited visit
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CHAPTER xIx-contInued.

Marshall's voice halted them. Men
OF the valley" The audience, swayed
again. listened. "Hear me. The riv-
er's running away again down yonder.
This is a message from RiSkard. It's
broken through the levee. It's started
for the valley. Now. wbJs going to
stop it7 Can your Where's your
force. your equipment sTho can rush
to that call but the company you are
hounding2 gave you Faraday's mes
sage. His hands on the table. Not
another cent from him unless you
withdraw those suits. You say you
have given me your answer, Blacks
answer. Now the river plays trick.
II, calls your bluff. Shall we stop the
river. men Of the valley? We can.
VIII you withdraw your suits? You
can. What Is your answer now. I'm
perial valleyT
The scene broke into bedlam. Men
jumped to their chairs, to the. velvet
rim of the boxes, all talking, scream
ing, gesticulating at once. The Yellow
Dragon was never so fearfully visual
ized. Our of the chaos of mems voices
came a woman's shrek, For Gods
sake, save our homes" 1t pitched the
panic note. "Save the valley Stop
the river!"
Marshalls Indian eyes were reading
that mass Of scared faces as though 1t
were sheet of typed paper. Barton"
he called through the din. where's
Barton?"
Two men lifted Barton's puny fig-
ufe upon their shoulders. His vibrant
voice rolled above the shouting. "The
valley withdraws its suits agsinst the
company"
'Then the company" yelled Mar
shall's oratory, "the company with
draws the river from the valleyw
Pandemonium was loose. There were
cheers, and the sound Of women Sob
bing. Barton was carried out on the
shoulders of his henchmen. Black led
a crowd out. haranguing to the street.
On the street, Marshall fell, back to
MacLean. ~That was neat trick the
river threw In our hands," His voice
had dropped from oratory; the de-
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CHAPTER XIII.
A White Woman and a Brown.

~ WnttC WOFHdn dnQ u 6TOWI..
For few weeks Mrs. Hardin found
the mess tent diverting. Before the
Delta had expanded the capacity Of
the camp her soft nook had been over
taxed, her hospitality strained. The
men of the reclamation service, thrown
into temporary inactivity, were eager
to accept the opportunity created for
another. Failing that other, her zeal
had tagged. Events were moving
quickly at the break; Rickard was abb
sorbed. Mrs. Hardin told herself that
1t was the heat she wished to escape !;
not to her own ear did she whisper
that she was following Rickard, nor
that the percolator and chafing DISH
her shelves and toy kitchen were a
wasted effort. She kept on good terms
with herself by ignoring self-confi-
dences.
Rlckard. the discovery pnfolded
slowly, took his meals irregularly. His
breakfast was gulped down before the
women appeared; his dinners where
he found them.
mo wonderp reflected Gerty Har-
din. 'sLing's cooking Is so bad" Small
wonder the manager foraged for his
meals.
She worked out mission as she
lay across her bed that hot afternoon.
Her duty became so clear that she
could no longer lie still. Immediately
she must retrieve her weeks Of idle
ness; what must Rlckard think of herr
She buttoned herself thoughtfully into
a frock Of pale colored muslin, cream
slipping toward canary. White was
too glaring on red-hot day like this.
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CHAPTER XXI.
A Complete Camp.

complete, isn't it?" Estrada was
leading Innes Hardin through the en-
gineers' quarters.
"Yes, it's complete!"
Her Brother had told her at break
fast that morning how grandly they
had been wasting timei She would
not let herself admire the precision Of
the arrangements. the showers back of
the white mems quarters, the mesquit-
shaded kitchen. Gerty's elaborate set
tling was Of piece, 1t would seem.
with the new management. House
keeping, not fighting. then. the new
order of things!
Tom was afire to get his gate done.
She knew what 1t meant to him; to
the valley. The flood waters had to
be controlled. That depended, Tom
had proved to her, on the gate. And
the men dance and play house, as II
they were children, and every day
countingi
She thought she was keeping her ac-
cusations to herself, but Estrada was
watching her face.
1--WE are here, you know, for a siege.
There are months Of work ahead, hot
months, hard months. The men have
got to be kept well and contented. We
can't lose any time by sickness" He
wanted to add "and dlssensions." The
split camp was painful to him, an Es-
trada. "Even after we finish the gate,
II we do finish It,"
She wheeled on him. her eyes gleam-
ing like deep yellow jewels. "You'vs
never thought We could finish ity'
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Estrada hesitated over his answer.
"You are friend Of Toms. Mr.. Es-
tradaw
Surely! But am also an admirer
Of Mr.. Rickard, mean Of his methods.
can never forget the levee."
She had to acknowledge that Rick
ard had scored there. And the burn
ing Of the machinery had left a wound
that she still must salve.
"You have no confidence In the
gate"
"The conditions have changed"
urged Estrada. you've seen the mess
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an inauspici0us day Tor Mrs. daruins
visit. Things had gone wrong. Vex-
ations were piling up. A tilt with Har-
din that morning. a telegram from
Marshall; he was feeling sore. Des-
perately they needed labor. Wooster
had just reported. venomously, 1t ap-
peared to Richards spleen, increasing
drunkenness among the Indians.
Gerty's ruffles swept in. Her dress,
the blue null with the lace medallions,
accented the hue of her eyes, and
looked deliciously cool that glaring
desert day. Her parasol. Of pongee,
was lined with the same baby hue.
Her dainty fairness and childish af-
liability should have made an oasis In
that strenuous day. but Richards dis
+integration of temper was too COM
plete. He rose stiffiy to meet her, and
his manner demanded her errand.
She told 1t to him, plaintively. Her
eyes were appealing, infantile. Would
1t be too much to ask, would Mr..
Rickard mind in the least, he must be
perfectly frank and tell her If they
would be in the way at all, but whiln
this hot spell lasted, could they. the
three of them, eat In the mess tent
with the men?
"Surely!" Rickard met 1t heartily.
She would find 1t rough, but If she
could stand it, yes, he thought it a
good idea.
And then there. was nothing for her
to do but go. Her retreat was grace
full, without haste, dignifed. She
smiled farewell at MacLean, who
was watching the approach Of Innes
Hardin and Estrada. Rickard did not
see the abortedJ entrance of Hardln's
sister and the young Mexican. He
was itching to be Mt his work.
He let out growl when Mrs. Har-
din was out of earshot.
"Shucks! What In Halifax do wom-
en- come to place like this for?
There's Hardin-brings in two women
to cook for him, and now, please may
they all eat with the men?"
His secretary subdued a chuckle
He was visualizing procession of
boxes Of choice Havanas-from Bode-
feldt, Hamlin and the rest of the
gang. He need not buy smoke for
year.
Rickard threw himself back in his
chair. ''Take this letter, MacLean. To
Marshall" Then his worry diverted
him. "Who in thunder Is selling liquor
to my Indians"
"Hold on; that letter can wait. You
get the horses up, MacLean. and we'll
ride down to Maldonado's. It's his
place to stop this liquor business, not
mine."
A few hours later they were ap'
preaching the adobe walls of Maldo-
nado. They found the gate locked. A
woman, whose beauty had faded into
tragic whisper, CHASTITY twilight OF
suggestion, came to their knock, and
unbarred the gate for the white
strangers. Mystery hung over the in
closure like a pail.
Rickard told his errand. MaldonadC
sputtered and swore. BY the mother
Of Mary the Virgin, that thing would
be stopped. He showed to the senors
with pride, his badge. He was a ru
rale; he was there to uphold the law
He had caught some of those drunken
Indians on the road. He had brought
them here.
Maldonado showed three men in O
locked shed, deep in drunken stupor
He thought the liquor was obtained
somewhere back in the sandhills. He
would find the place. But the senor
must be patient; his hands were sc
full.
Both men were glad to get away
from the place and Maldonado. OBJ
viously he was brute; undoubtedly
he was liar. ~ ~