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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
Five Thousand People Hear
Roscoe Simmons Address,
state Street to ST. MIhleI'
(The Associated Negro Press.)


Chicago, May More than 5000
people heard Roscoe Conklin Sim
mons deliver his address at the
Auditorium In the LOOP District"
on the subject: From State Street
to st. Mihiel." A number of leading
white people occupied boxes on the
occasion.
Mr.. Simmons declared that slle
time Is at hand when the white
people of the country must hear our
side of the story He said that the
report that the Negro soldiers are
rapists, had been proven false by the
official statement Of Maj. General
Barnum. According to Mr. Simmons,
the reason that the Race soldiers who
fought under the French came home
decorated with crosses, and so many
Of the 92nd division who displayed
equal valor came home without decor
ations is because the French were
in the war to fight, and not to draw
the color line" He further declared
that much Of the prejudice against
our soldiers was due to the playing
Of small politics by Southern Demo-
Gratis.
Music for the occasion was furnish
cd by a chorus OF 500 voices under
the direction OF Pref J. Wesley Jones,
and George Garner, as soloist.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
PERSH|NG REVIEWS.
317TH LABOR BA-
TALL|ON IN FRANCE
Finds Men In High Spirits and
Anxious I'd Return to America
(The Associated Negro Press.)

American Expeditionary Forces, A.
p. o.. No. 712. Is-Sur-Tille. France.
April 8. This day will be one of long
remembrance for the officers and men
OF the most highly commended Labor
Battalion in France. The S17th La
Dor Battalion as well as number of
other Labor Battalions, Detachments.
Engineers and Labor troops were
reviewed today by their Commander
in-Chief, General John ]. Pershing.
! After two days advance notice the
troops at this station gathered into
a great field for review. A total of
about $4,000 we're present, the major
ity Of which were Colored troops.
Two o'clock in the afternoon was
the appointed hour for the review
and about ais D. m, Gen. Pershing
arrived from Dion in his automobile
accompanied by mis- staff. Immediate
ly he set about his task Of reviewing
each organization separately. The
soldiers were formed by Companies
and units into two long lines Of sin-
gle file, facing eacn other and Gem
eral Pershing walked in between the
two lines and inspected as he walked
and conyered vita The Commanding
Oficer Of each organization. Every
soldier had chance 70 see an be
close to their Commander-in-C Chief.
After he had inspected every SOL
der present, he mounted stand
built for the occasion and spoke for
several minutes to the troops who
had been massed about him on tne
war ard the victory achieved. He
spoke Of the labor battalions and the
work and services they have render
ered in the highest terms language
can convey. "You have done a greet
work, "he said" "and entitled 70 all
the credit and praise aue any other
Organization" He further said:
Wont it be the greatest victory to
go home mentally, physically and
morally cleanT But he received the
greatest applause when he saidl''
And you can expect to be going home
soon." Going home is the talk of
all the boys now and this news will
be welcomed heartily by these anx-
ious Of the. welfare Of these gallant
boys in the United States. In the
Headquarters Detachment Of the bat
talon there are only seven enlisted
men, Sergeant Major Denver. .. Fer
guson said: I'm just back off drill
ing, march and review, and I'm real
tired. We were interviewed today
by General Pershing, too. We are
only seven and he asked our Com
manding Officer several questions
about us. In reviewing us. he came
within three feet Of me. Just think |
was within three feet Of the Com
mander-in-Ch of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces and he looked me
straight in the eye, but never
iiinched or winked"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03

''the Whispering gallery" which was
most active in France on mott phases
of life overseas, said that the. 92nd
Division, in which Negroes in Ameri-
ca took special pride. and with good
rea5on, had failed utterly; that,
wherever they had been engaged, the
Negro officers had gone to pieces;
that in some cases the men had to
pull themselves together after their
Officers had shown "the white feath-
err" etc
At the request Of the President
and Secretary OF War, went to
France with authority to go any
where and get any information from
any source, so far as the American
ExpeditioDary Force was concerned.
Meets Or. Dubois.
1t SO happened that went on the
steamer assigned ~ the newspaper
correspondence steamer which was
one Of the convoy ships for the Pres;-
dents party-on which DR.. w. q. B.
Dubois, Editor of the Crisis" was a
passenger. Mr.. Lester A Walton Of
the New York Age; Mr.. Nathan Hunt,
Of Tuskegee. together with DR.. Du
Bois and myself in the same very
comfortable stateroom. We had many
frank but pleasant talks, both on the
ship and in Paris, where we had
opposite rooms in the same hotel.
- Il.
me on the trips out from Paris, as
we'll as at many Interviews in Paris,
two Colored and two white men-one
white newspaper man, and Lester A.
Walton, OF the New York Age. /
also asked to go with me, Dr. Thomas
Jesse Jones, OF the United States
Bureau Of Education and Phelps-
Stokes Foundation. and Mr.. Nathan
Hunt, Of Tuskegee Institute.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
OHIO REPUBLICANS co ON RECORD OPPOSING EQUAL JUSTICE

Black Man. White man. as such,
are all the same on the Race qles-
ton. That many are broad enough
to accord to every man regardless
of Race, Color or Previous condition,
the basis rights they demand for
themselves is true. But that great
er number e possessed with the bes-
tial vanity OF looking down" on
somebody. Is equally true. Our craT-
ings tor manhood rights, for the
respect OF our fellow men and for
equality. can be satisfied but they
can be satisfied only through u.s.
by our resistance and by our united
and continual warfare for these
things.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
By Robert R. Motion.

Principal of Tuskegee Institute
During the late summer and early
fall Of 1918, there were a great many
rumors in and out OF oficial circles
in this country. to the effect that
morally the Negro soldier In france
had failed. and that the statement
sometimes made that "the Negro is
controlled by brutal Instincts" was
justified.
The report was current in France
that the committing Of the "unmen-
tionable crime" was very common,
and according to the rumors. Negro
officers, as well as privates, in all
branches and grades Of the service.
were guilty of this crime.
How the RumOr Spread
A letter that saw written by a
lady overseas to another lady in
the United States, stated that the
writer had been told by the colonel
of a certain unit, whose guest she
was, that he would not feel it safe
for her to walk, even with him
through this camp Of Negro soldiers.
Anothel letter from high official
in a very important position with
the overseas Negro troops, written
unoficially to a very prominent Off
cial on this side, stated. that, in the
92nd Division alone, there had re-
Gently been at least thirty cases of
the "unmentionable crirne.'
Another rumor, equally as malig-
nant and damaging was to the effect
that the fighting units which were
commanded by Negro officers had
been a failure. In other words,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
(The Associated Negro Press.)

Chicago. ILL.,, May LA young riot
was staged last week, which caused
the shooting OF one man Of the Race,
William Epps. 20, who is lying at
the point of death in Provident hos
pital.
The daily papers declare that the
trouble started when two white boys
were passing on bicycles, and were
stoned by Colored boys. The boys
went to get other boys to "clean up
the gang" and were in turn Joined
by older persons and their parents
with sticks, brick, bats and guns.
This was met by the same token
on the part of the grown ups among
the Colored boys and their paents.
The calling out of the police re-
serves brought a quick end to what
might have been very serious event.
The stories as carried by the daily
press as to the cause, are at va
rance with Investigations made by
the Associated Negro Press. The
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
(The Asaociated NeEro Praas.l

Columbus, Ohio. May 1.-THE Re-
publicans Of Ohio have gone on rec-
ord. through the defeat Of the Beatty
Civil Rights Bin. as opposed to equal
justice and equal opportunity. sone
Of the most shamcful addresses Of
prejudice ever teard in a legIsla-
tive assembly wers uttered by white
Republican members Of the legisla-
tive, particularly from Cincinnati,
which in its display Of prejudice,
certainly can not be discounted by
city south Of the Ohio river.
The Republican leaders OF Ohio.
according to the people who fought
for the bill. will undoubtedly be made
to remember the gratitutious insult
and injustice, which. they claim. Is
a shameful demonstration for the
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
DR.. MOTION GIVES THE REASON FOR AND SOME
AP PPARENT RESULTS OF HIS SGO|NG TO FRANCE

charged could be found. OF those
charged, ouly two had been found
guilty and convicted. and one Of the
two conviction had bean turned
down" by General Headquarters.
Afterwards. / saw Tho Judge Advo-
cate OF the 92nd Disisioi. who told
me that there had been eleven cases
charged. Two of tner1 were men
who did not belong TO the 92nd Di-
vision, bu, to other organizations. Out
OF the eleven, only three had been
finally approved as guilty by General
Headquarters. and one sentence out
OF three had been redut ed from life
Imprisonment to taking half the
mans pay for twelve months.
Negro Officers -snd Their Critics.
There was apparently no doubt
in anybody's mind in France. as far
as l was able to find out, among the
French or Americans, as to the
qualities Of the American Negro as
a soldier, when led by white officers.
There was also little question about
the fighting record of tie tour regI-
merits, the S69th, S7Oth. s71st and
372nd which had been brigaded with
French Divisions but when It came
to the 92nd Disision, there was
subtle and persistent rti,sior in Paris
and in other places in France, as
far as my travels. observations. and
Investigations went substantiating
the rumor which was also prevalent
in America only in france it was
much more generally accepted as
true; namely, that the Negro Of
ficers had been practically fall
ure," and that It was a mistake to
have ever attempted 70 have a div
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
The Word "Jazz' Originated
In New Orleans.
(The Associated Negro Press

Cleveland. Ohio, May Lieut.
James Reese, Europe, Of the famous
18th N. Y. band said recently that
so far as he could learn the word
"jazz" originated with a band Of
four pieces which fiourished tbout
fifteen years ago in New Orleans.
The queer little band was under the
direction Of a man named Razz( and
was known as Razz's band. 1t is
supposed that with the passing Of
time the name was charged to ~Jazz.,,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03
American Soldiers Being Re-
moved from Their Temper
ary Graves "OVer There. "
tThe Associated Negro Press,

Paris, France, April 30.-25,00O
bodies Of American soldiers are be-
ing removed from their temporary
graves by 10000 American Negro
soldiers, who are going at their work
with the same determination and
seriousness that they went into bat
tie.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-03

Continued on page q.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
CENERAL sTRIEIE LIKELY.

BERLIN. March "A general strike
order calling. upon factory workers
TO walk out tomorrow, or by the
middle Of this week, is expected here.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
ITALY DECORATES
AMERICAN FLYER

ROME, March 2.-Lieut. Coleman
Dewitt, attached to the American
aviation force on the Italian front.
has been awarded the gold medal for
bravery. - ea.r.
The second detachment OF American
troops to be given leave as unit
has arrived here to visit the city.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
REVISE ARMY COURT
MARTIAL FINDINGS

Revision by the Army CIemency
Board Of fOrty-four sentences i'm
posed by general court martial was
announced by the War Department
yesterday afternoon.
In sixteen cases the sentences were
remitted entirely and the men re-
stored to duty. In the twenty eight
remaining cases the sentences were
cut TO an average of two years, the
maximum being five years. The
largest cut in any one sentence ii
was stated, was seventeen and a half
years.
The board considered a total Of
hfty-fve appeals, disapproving only
eleven Of them in their entirety.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
COCKTAILS RETIRED
At OWN REQUEST

Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals. as
sistant chief of stan and director Of
purchase, traffic and storage OF the
War Department, at his own request
was retired yesterday He was in re-
tirement at the time America de-
clared war upon Germany. but i'm
mediately offered his services and
was assigned to the active list. He
has recommended that the President
appoint Brig. Gen. c. W. Burr as his
successor.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
Detroit Wires President
To Tell Why Yanks Are
Kept In North Russia
NO WoNDER THEY MADE A HIT.

DETROIT, Mich, March p
President Wilson was wired yes
terdsy for q public declaration on
the Administrators attitude to-
ward the American troops in
northern Russia by the Detroit's
Own Welfare Association. COM
posed OF parents and relatives OF
Michigan soldiers at Archangel.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
100000 APPLY TO
HEAR PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, March with $4,000
applications tabuIated and pile OF
mail six feet high as yet unopened.
Abram l. Elkus in charge. has est!-
mated that the number OF applicants
for admission to the Metropolitan
The Washington times., 1919-03-02

a sergeant in the old Troop A. District
National Guard Cavalry. with which
he served on the border OF Mexico
during the trouble there. He Is well
known in Washington as Sarge Bill
Squiers." Many OF his friends had
received word through one source and
another that he had been killed and
many still thought so until he per
sonally visited them, proving, to the
contrary. that he is very much alive.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02

Opera House to hear President VIII
son ana former President Taft speak
on the league OF nations viii total
25O,OO0.
The total capacity Of the opera
house Is 5000. Applications for ad-
mission have been received from
every part OF the United States. and
even from Canada.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
THREE KILLED IN
GUN PLANT BLAST

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 49,
Three men were killed and several
others were injured in an explosion
at the winchester Repeating Arms
Company plant here this afternoon-
At the factory. all further details con-
cerninz the explosion were refused
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
sPANIsH MINIsTRY CRIsIs.

COPENHAGEN, March 2-The
Spanish cabinet was ready to resign
today. Premier Zahle was expected to
recommend the moderate Christensen
as his successor. The present cabinet
was appointed June 81, 1913.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
SLEEPS TWELVE DAYS DIES.

LANCASTER, Ohio, March 2y-Le-
van Hoover, thlrty-two, who had
been asleep for twelve days, died
yesterday Physicians believe that
an injury to his spine, received in
street car accident four months
ago. caused his strange illness.
The Washington times., 1919-03-02
MEXICAN REBEL
FORCES DEFEATED

Mexican rebel forces in the State
Of Morelas under General Galindo
have been defeated and have COM
pleteIy surrendered to federal troops,
official advices to the Mexican en-
bassy announce. The captives com
prised most Of the bandit force Of
Zapata, II was stated. Zapata Is de-
clared to be in hiding in the noun
tains Of Pueblo with a few followers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29
URGE STORING HOUSES
FOR SWEET POTATOES
IMPORTANCE OF GEORGIA CROP
SHOWN IN STATE MARKET
BUREAU PAMPHLET.

The Importance of Georgia's
sweet potato crop is strongly en-
phasized in a pamphlet which has
just been issued by the state bureau
Of markets for the purpose of Civ
ing directions for the construction
of efficient storing houses for po-
tatoes.
To the 500, 100000 value of the
entire sweet potato crop of the
United States in 1918 the southern
states contributed 80 per cent, so
the bulletin states. The rapid
growth of the potato crop in value
is indicated by a comparison of the
1918 figures with those of 1909,
which showed the entire crop of the
United States worth $35,000,000
The material has been compiled
by j. R. Lowe, sweet potato special
list, who says that the old method of
storing potatoes in banks is admit
edly a failure. To quote from his in
PRODUCTION to the directions for build
ing a potato house:
ct is the general experience that
so per cent. of the potatoes are lost
from decay or other causes. The
sound potatoes which are marketed
after storing in banks are not of the
most desirable quality. After the
bank is sealed you cannot enter it
except under the most unfavorable
conditions. And last if you attempt
to carry your potatoes in the banks
over into the spring season the po-
tatoes will sprout and therefore be-
come a total loss On the other hand,
by the use of improved methods in
curing, which necessitates the con-
struction of a curing house, you elm
mate practically all loss from decay
! your potatoes are of an improved
quality and you are enabled to mark
ct them at any period of the veal
that you desire from November tc
June"
/ A few words of advice follow
"Never harvest your potatoes unit
they are ripe. This you can tell by
breaking or cutting potato, leaving
the broken surface exposed to the All
for a few minutes. If the surface
dries they are ripe, but if the sur
/ face remains moist they are no
ready to be dug"
The need for care in the selection
of seed is strongly brought out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29
Doctors to Fight Duel to the Death;
Germs to Be the Only Weapons Used
One Will Rely Sanitation to Protect Him. Other Will Use
incubation and Vaccination in Medical Combat.

A duel to the death with germs is
the challenge of DIR. H. A. Zettel,
electropath, of St. Paul, Mimi, is
sued to DR.. H. w. Hill, executive
secretary of the Minnesota Public
Health Association, and DR.. Hill has
accepted.
The challenge is the result of the
acceptance of a similar challenge by
DR.. J. B. Fraser, of Toronto, publish
ed recently in a health magazine.
DR.. Zettel supports DR., Fraser and
says he will act in the duel in DR..
Fraser's place. He offers himself to
exposure to any contagious disease,
using sanitation as the only immuni-
Zef.
The challenger stipulates that DR..
Hill, properly protected by innocuIa-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backache. and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil
pct, Of this place, writes: Give years
ago l was taken with a pain In my
left side. 1t was right under my
left rib. It would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
BY that time the pain would be 50
severe I would have to take to he'd,
and suffered usually about three days
IL suffered this way for three yesrs,
and got to be a mere skeleton and was
so weak I could hardly stand alone.
Was not able to go anywhere and had
TO let my house work CO.. Il suffered
awful with a pain in my back and
had the headache all the time. I jus.
was unable to do a thing. Ny lie
was a misery, my stomach got III an
awful condition, caused from taking
so much medicine. / suffered so much
pain. / had just about given up al
hopes Of our getting anything to helr
me.
One day a Birthday Almanac waa
thrown in my yard. After reading
It's testimonials l decided to try Car.
dui, and am so thankful that I id
for l began to improve when or TIA
second bottle. II am row a well
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for It has been
two years since my awful bad health
I will always praise and recommend
Cardui." Try Cardui today. 3 Is
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29
LEAVE TO SELL LAND.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To all
whom it may concern: Notice is
hereby given that E. c. Paschal, as
administrator of Mrs. Margaret Pas
chal, deceased, having applied to me
by petition for leave to sell the real
estate Of said Mrs. Margaret Paschal
and that an order was made thereon
al the July term, 1919, for citation
and that citation issue; all the heirs
at law and creditors and the said
Mrs. Margaret Paschal, deceased,
will take notice that l will pass upon
said application at the August term,
1919, of the Court of Ordinary Of
Terrell county; and that unless cause
is shown to the contrary, at said
time, said leave will be granted. This
the 7th day of July, 1919.
L. c. HOYL, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29
AN EMPHATIC mo"
GIVEN TO PRESIDENT
Committee Refuses to Approve Nam
ing of Representative on Interna-
tional Preparations Committee.

ing OF NCpESoSANoIANS Oii AAAtSA no
tional Preparations Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-An en-
phatic negative was returned by the
senate foreign relations committee
today to President Wilson's request
that it approve provisional appoint
ment of an American representative
on the international PREPARATIONS COM
mittee while awaiting ratification Of
the peace treaty.
While the president was renewing
his talks with republican senator's
at the white house and the senate
beginning another day of speech
making on the treaty, the committee
adopted a resolution declaring that
''no power exists" to execute provis-
ions of the treaty in advance of its
ratification. This was interpreted
not only as refusing assent to the
appointment but as declaring the
president would exceed his authority
should he act independently.
What the president might do in
view of the committee action had
not been revealed tonight, but most
of his advisers predicted there would
be no appointment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To al
whom it may concern: W. G. Raines
having in proper form applied to me
for permanent letters of administra-
ton on the estate of D. W. Brown
late of said county, this is to cite all
and singular the creditors and next
of kin of D. W. Brown to be and
appear at my office within the time
allowed by law, and show cause, if
any they can, why permanent admin
istration should not be granted to ".
G. Raines on D. W. Browns estate.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this 2nd day of July, 1919.
L. C. HOYL, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29

ton and vaccination, must also eX-
pose himself, to prove that his meth
Cd is the correct one. DR.. Hill says
he will take him up. Together they
will go through the contagious wards
of any and all hospitals. They Will
come in contact with all contagious
diseases.
The grim challenge sent by DR..
Zettel provides for almost every con-
tingency. Part of the letter follows
Il will further agree that the sur
vivor shall be honorary pallbearer
for the victim, and should we both
be fortunate enough to survive we
will hold a grand rally and tell the
people of our experiences. The intel
ligence would be of almost inestima-
BILE value to the public and settle the
aggravating theories now preached
by the germ theorists and contradict
ed by the unbelievers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-29
LEGAL NOTICES
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To all
whom it may concern: ]. S. Kennedy
having in proper form applied to me
for permanent letters of administra-
ton on the estate of Mrs. Della H.
Kennedy, late of said county, this IS
to cite all and singular the creditors
and next of kin Of Mrs. Leila H. Ken
nedy to be and appear at my office
within the time allowed by law and
show cause, if any they can, why
permanent administration should not
be granted to J. S. Kennedy on Mrs.
Leila H.Kennedy's estate. Witness
my hand and official signature, this
18th day of July, 1919.
L. c. HOWL, Ordinary.