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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30

There is only one solution. Give the
Negro the unreserved rights Of an
American citizen as guaranteed under
the constitution Of the United States.
Grant him the privilege of making
himself fit. Stop trying to make a
place for him. Let him find his own
individual place, and he will neither
crowd, antagonize nor humiliate
others.
1t would be little short of calamity
to legalize any form of injustice
against the Negro. America has en-
emies within and without and is in
no position to make an enemy Of the
black man.
The wise words of +. Ex-President
Taft are as apples OF gold" Yet it is
not possible to stop the cries of an
oppressed people. The Negroes papers
and magazines are his only means OF
expression.
There are white men and women in
Chicago possessed Of such integrity,
such fineness and goodness of heart
that they champion the Negroes cause
from keen sense of ju 3tice and
honor. To such men and women the
Negro people owe and acknowledge a
great debt. Z.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
new YORK EVADES
LABOR RULING

New York, N. Y, Aug-New York
discriminates against Negro workers
say authorities endeavoring to place
those who are out of employment.
Although the American Federation Of
Labor has withdrawn opposition to
their becoming members of labor or
ganizations, it is difficult to find
positions for them.
Prince L. Edwoods, superintendent
of the local bureau of employment of
the New York Department of Labor
calls attention to situation which he
says is causing hardship to man de-
serving Negro men and women who
are in need of work. He cites in
stances of four skilled workmen, paint
ers, whom he supplied to Christian
institution, recently, but who on arriv-
ing at the job were not permitted to
90 to work.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
NO RACE ISSUE
IN THIS CITY
HAPPENS TO Be IN UNITED
STATES TOO AN EXCEPTION
TO THE RULE

Lowell, Mass, Aug. 25.-Lowell's
colored population fortunately. has
long been amiable and well disposed,
thanks in part to tradition of racial
amity that dates to pre-revolutionary
days. The history OF this neighbor-
hood is full of stories and anecdotes Of
respected and useful black folk:
Caesar" the humorous and resource
full attendant upon the Rev. r. ".
Thomas Parker, after whom Caesars
spring, in Pawtucketville, was named;
Silas Royal, the famed factotum of
General Joseph Bradley Varnum; Bar
zillai Lew, the colored fifer at Bunker
Hill battle, and the progeny of music
al Lews that has come from him right
down to our own time, and several
others. So far as this community is
concerned it is as If the white vs.. col
ored issue has never been drawn and
looks never likely to be drawn.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
England Avoids Race. Question

London, Aug.-In the House of Com
mons today, Walter E. Guinness,
Unionist member for Suffolk, asked
Andrew Bonar Law, the Government
leader, to give the days discussion
over to the present position of the
black races, but his request was re-
fused. Guinness then asked whether
it would not be a graceful act Of re-
ciprocity to place at the disposal of
the United States, the benefit Of
British experience in governing Ne
groes in return for the discussion Of
Irish affairs in the United States,
Capt. Williams Wedgewood, Liberal,
asked Mr.. Bonar Law to do his best
to prevent efforts to SOW dissention
between America and Great Britain
by alleged humorous questions.
Mr.. Banar Law said the Govern
ment recognized that the future peace
Of the world depends upon the good
relations between the two countries.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30

among us. Bro. King was a man
. Mason. who remembered that ali
tyso nad . claim upon him as wen
as did the household Of the righteous
Delng an example of such tenets
ne magnified the order. His name
was King. He was king, not in the
model OF divine right but in forca
tnat characterizes the notancv -
In,, liz VINO dares TO say that it can be.
power of Can. - 80 NAu 'uo
III. me lodge lost gifted talented
,Ss, an arduous, energetic and
,pnl.losophical ,an. exponent. The Graf
,os. an arduous energetic and strer,-
suus Su1 workman. The order lost n
u,llgent conversant designer whose
piace at the trestle board is mnch
nevued to befriend. The Snnrana
sNieo MIN and as such pleased Him
~ tahe from us our brother we
pray pray suDraissively ThyKinedon Come
Me acknowledge hrmbly Thv will
thon hast done WIZ
10 relatives and friends NC .hara
WIN you In this ordeal and nc We
Commit comInit the remains to the dust and
y ;i,nenu ns MS spirit to God that gave
- we also Commend YOU TOO.
ror he that caretb for the spar-
row knoweth every Mind that @ IIo. h,or- :
anu tempest them to the shorn lannR
him. snose VINO russ
,hs RESOLVED. that copies be rfvan
'ne press and family and deposIted
tcoDtlnEsd on page ~
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
ILLINOIS COVER
NOR INVESTIGATES
RACE FEELING
APPOINTS TRIBUNAL TO GET
FACTS AND POINT OUT
WAY FOR SOLUTION

Chicago, H., August.-Declaring he
had FUSED the utmost care in appoint
ing the committee to undertake this
great work" Governor Lowden yes
terday, thru DR.. Francis w. Shepard
son, director of the Illinois depart
ment of registration and education, an
nounced the membership of his COM
mission for the investigation of re-
lationship between white and Negroes
in Chicago. Attorney Edgar A. Ban
croft heads the commission which in
cludes members of both races. Its per-
sonnel is as follows: julius Rosen-
wald, president of Sears-Roebuck &
Co., Victor F. Lawson, publisher of the
Chicago Daily News, Edward Osgood
Brown, attorney and president of the
Chicago branch of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Color
ed People, Harry Eugene Kelly, at
torney Wmi Scott Bon, real estate
dealer, DR.. Cleveland Hail.. an official
of the Urban league, Edward H. Nor
ris,, attorney, Robert s. Abbott, editor
of the Chicago Defender, Adelbert H.
Roberts, sponsor in the fifty-first gem
raj assembly of bill advocating the
appointment of an inter-social com
mission, George II. Jackson, business
man, DIR. l.. K Williams, pastor of
Olivet Baptist Church.
Commenting on the appointments
the governors statement continued:
81 have sought only the most represen-
tative men of both races. / have not
even asked them whether they have
views as to how the condition may
be met.
"This is tribunal constituted to
get the fats and interpret them and
find the way out.
"These riots were the work of the
worst elements of both races, and did
not represent majority of either.
"The two races are here and will re-
main here. The great majority of each
realizes the necessity for living on
terms of cordial good win and respect.
That condition must be brought about.
To say it cannot is to confess the fail
ure of self-government.
Il offer no solution of The problem.
! do know it cannot be solved by mob
violence"
The committee probably will meet
in the next ten days.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
To Boost r. R.
Mems Assn

Chicago, ILL.,, August, Railroad
Mems International Benevolent Indus
trial Associations: In accordance with
the plans of this organization for
boosting membership campaign, Presi-
dent R. L. Mays, is about to leave for
New Orleans and Birmingham, where
he will deliver a Labor Day address
before the Colored railroad men on
September 1st, at Nashville. The inter-
national secretary, DIR. M. o. Bous-
field, is also leaving for the East and
will visit Locals at Washington, Phil
adelphia, Jersey City, New York and
Boston. Under the auspices Of Presi-
dent C. G. Bernard of Local No. 56
at Boston, he will deliver an Address on
August 29th, on the recent Race
troubles in Chicago and the progress
of this Association, which now has 95
locals and a membership of 1000.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
Col. Haywood
And His Record

Haverhill, Mass, Aug.-Colonei
William Hayward, who recently mar
ried Mrs. Morton F. Plant of the noted
New York family of that name, won
fame as the organizer of the fifteenth
Regiment, New York Infantry, Negro
troops, which saw continuous service
with the French army and had its
colors decorated with the Croix de
Guerre. Col. Hayward received the
Croix de Guerre from Marshall Petain
and the Distinguished Service Medal
of the United States for personal
bravery in action and military leader
ship Of the highest order" The presi-
dent Of France likewise conferred on
him the Legion of Honor. He is the
son of Senator Monroe Leland Hay
ward and is forty-two years old.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
JNO. MERR|CK
DIES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
BEGAN LIFE AS BRICKLAYER,
DIES AN INSURANCE
MAGNATE

Durham, N. c., Aug-John Mer-
rick, one of the best known Negroes
in this section of the United States
died here. The death was not unex-
pected, as he had been i'll for several
months past.
The deceased was born in Clinton,
Sampson county, September 1859.
About forty years ago he came to this
city.
Merrick was self-made man, whose
life was a goQd example to the mem
bers of his race. When he first came
to this city he was a bricklayer.
Being economical he saved much Of
the money he made, and in a few
years, he opened up barber shop
and for many years, his place Of busi-
ness was the favorite place Of it's kind
in the city. After many years of this
work he founded the North Carolina
Mutual and Provident Association,
the largest organization of it's kind in
the world. Since 1899 the year of its
establishment, this organization has
steadily grown.
In 1884, together with other Col
0red people, he founded the Lincoln
Hospital. All of his life ho gave large
donations ito the hospital on which he
served as president of the board Of
trustees for more than 20 years.
About the same time the hospital
was founded, Merrick, together with
Prof. w. G. Pearson, founded the
order of the Royal Order Of King
David. This lodge, like all his or
CARNATIONS, soon became one of the
largest in the world. Other institu-
tions established by the deceased are
the Colored library and the Mechanics
and Farmers Bank, the latter being
established in 1908. The library has
been one Of the greatest helps to the
Colored people Of this city. All his
life Merrick continued to give large
donations to the Library.
The deceased is survived by a wild
ow and five children. One daughter
IS the wife of DR.. Peter Williams. of
Raleigh; another the wife of DR.. B.
W. Bruce, of Winston Salem. His
eldest son, John, Jr., lives in Detroit.
The other son, Ed, is assistant secre-
tary of the North Carolina MutaulS
and Provident Association. His
youngest child is Martha Merrick.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
Only Licensed
Solicitors
Allowed

Lewiston, Mo-, Aug.-Through the
efficient system which is a part of
the modern Chamber of Commerce of
the cities, no solicitor gets far on the
local field before there is some under
standing as to the purpose of his or
her work and his equipment with the
proper credentials for conducting such
work. Two Colored women were
among the latest to be stopped by this
system.
The-women were soliciting funds for
home for Colored orphans to be
located at Roxbury, Mass, in Lewis
ton, Tuesday, when they were brought
to halt when some of the members
of the Chamber of Commerce began
10 call for credentials,
They were escorted to the office Of
Chief Field, where they explained their
mission, which appeared perfectly all
right, but they lacked the written
license required by law.
The women explained that they had
done this work for the past Is years
and had never had any trouble be-
fore.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
WOULD SEGRE-: !.
GATE IN CAP
ITAL CITY
SOUTHERNER OFFERS BILL
TO LIMIT SECTION OF
CITY TO NEGROES

Washington, d. c., Aug. 25.-A bill
limiting certain sections of the city to
Negroes and prohibiting them from
living in other districts is now pend
ing in the house.
1T was introduced by Thaddeus H.
Caraway, representative from Arkan-
sas, yesterday.
This is the fourth bill framed by
Caraway to effect a complete sergre-
cation of the Negro and white races.
One bill would prohibit the inter
marriage of the races in the district
and another would prohibit enlistment
of any Negro in military or naval SER
vice. This latter bill also would
cause every Negro now in the service
to be discharged.
Another bill by Caraway would COM
pei Negroes either to ride on different.
cars from whites or have reserved
compartments.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
PERRY BUYS HISTORIC SITE

Atlanta, Ca, Aug.-The old Calico
House, at Auburn Avenue and Court
land St., and occupied at present by
the Wesley Memorial Hospital, has
been sold to H. E. Perry, Colored,
president of the Standard Life Insur-
ance Company, and, also, president of
the Service Company of Atlanta.
1t is the purpose of the new owner
to convert the property into an office
building for the accommodation of
Negro tenants--lawyers, physicians,
fraternal associations, insurance COM
panies and commercial agencies.
In addition to the Calico House pro-
perty, Perry has purchased also, the
Auburn avenue property Immediately
adjoining the hospital, numbering 115
and fl9, making dimensions of the en-
tire site, 290 by $50 feet.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
Enjoin Masonic
Grand Master.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Aug. 25.--An In
junction was ordered Thursday by
Chancellor Gsrvln restraining Frank
Jackson, colored, from acting or as
suming to act as grand master Of the
Freed and Accepted Ancient York Ma
sons OF the State of Tennessee. The
style OF the bill under which the in
junction was issued is the Grand
Lodge OF the Free and Accepted An
cient York Masons VS.. F. A. jackson,
]. M. Arnold, ct al, and the most
worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge
Of the Free, Accepted Ancient York
Masons. = III
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30

st. Louis, Mo, Aug. 25.-Plans for
the colonization of American negroes
in a new free state to be set up on
the Mexican border said to have the
support of the 100000 members of, the
race who comprise the Free viii M.
e. Church, was set in motion at the
annual convention and conference OF
the church, held in st. Louis August
%. The adoption of the colonization
program, according to the statement
made yesterday by DR.. M. M. Madden
of Oklahoma City, delegate to the
convention, will eliminate entirely the
race question from the list Of prob
lens facing the United States.
"You cannot mix oil and water, nor
an inferior race with superior, DR..
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
Washington Fed
GRAFTON has
20 Clubs

Spokane, Wtsa., August The State
Federation of Golored Women's Or
ganizations, " ington and Jurisdic-
tion held it's dird Annual Meeting
here and re-, ted Mrs. John E.
Mapps, presiden FIR the next two
years. This Feoelation has an en-
rollmeut of 26 clubs and a member-
ship OF over 1900 wolnen, from Wash
ington, Monta and IDAHO.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
FREE WILL N. {. CHURCH MEMBERS WANT FREE
STATE FOR AMERICAN NEGROES SET UP ON BORDER
THE MOVEMENT is NATIONWIDE
Plan to Have New State Governed Upon Modified
Territorial Principal. Laws to be Made by Me-
groes, but Subject to Veto by United States
Government.

Madden said. Our movement is ma
tion-wide, and has the support, not
only of the 100000 members of our
congregation, but also of hundreds of
thousands OF independent members of
both races throughout the country.
Elimination of race trouble would not
be the only advantage of the plan.
Our state would act as buffer be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
Our people would be given rights
guaranteed. but not fulfilled, by the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States"
DR.. Madden's plan is that the new
state be governed upon modified
territorial principle. Laws shall be
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
TO PUNISH Jim
CROW" VIOLATORS
In The ARM Y

Albany, Ala, Aug.-The persons
resonsible for placing Negro and white
troops in the same units abroad will
be called to account by the war de-
partment and the Color line will be
drawn in all cases in the army, ac-
cording to information furnished Sen
ator Bankhead by Peter Harris, Ad-
jutant General.
The announcement followed a petit
tion circulated here on July Fourth
and signed by several thousand Nor
gan county citizens requesting that
the races be segregated in the SER
vice.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30

de said that it was as much the COL
ored Mans duty to help boost the city
Is It was the white mans and that
sne law and order must at all times
os respected and preserved. He point
ga out that courts were maintained
v wnere redress might be had for grie y
he urged that reliable Colored labor
pc invited 20 the city, that the svs-
sers OF city building followed should
gmorace 3 thrift, reliability and honesty.
hnelerring ~ to rpcial relationship here.
ne sad that conditions in that respect
were va better in Norfolk than ia anv
osner o;t city IN the south. and that the
sasy .a authorities had evidenced de-
III sIiIfnl:ination to protect the rights of
~ cirizens and prevent mob yioIauce
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30

made by the negro citizens of the
state, but shall be subject to veto
by the United States government. Ex-
cept for this veto, however, the col
ony shall be entirely self-governing,
and relations with the United States
shall be by treaty. The state shall
consist Of 100 square miles of territory.
500 on the American side of the Rio
Grande and 500 on the Mexican side.
The United States shall lbuy the Amer
lean territory from the individual cit
izens, and the Mexican territory from
the Mexican government. Negro
property in the United States shall be
appraised and bought upA by the gov
ernment, but emigration shall not be
compulsory.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
TO CAPITALIZE COAL
COMPANY IN TENNESSEE

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug.-Articles
of incorporation were filed yesterday
in the Office of the circuit court clerk
by the Chattanooga Coal and Man
ufacturing Company, with capital
stock Of $4,000. The incorporators are
all well-known Colored men and are
as follows: J. d. Fazald, E. P. Jones,
Daniel r. Brown, Manson Flowers and
S. A. Wheeler. 1t is stated in the ap-
plication that the purpose of the new
company is to mine coal and other
minerals in Hamilton county, and to
manufacture coke and its by-products.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
Sums Up Me-
gro Situation

Chicago, H., Augusta prominent
white citizen .writing the Chicago
Daily News, made the following re-
markable statement regarding "race
adjustments"
ID. Davidson's argument on the
Negro problem is different from others
only in that it is more clearly de-
fined summary Of the average white
mans attitude toward the Negro.
None Of the three solutions" submit
ted by him win solve the problem.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30


Negro normal school here, viii re-
ceive $4,000 from the state during
the years 1920 and 1921.
Iowa City, Ia, Aug.-The Delta Sig
ma Theta, unique sorority organize
tion Of Colored Girls at the University
of Iowa, will enter their beautiful sor-
rity house when school opens in Sep
tember. This organization represents
Iowa's young womanhood at its best
in refinement and culture. Miss Mamie
Diggs is president of the Sorority.
Louisville, KY. August.-Articles
of Incorporation were Illed yesterday
by the General Assembly of the
Church of the Living God, the pillar
of Ground and Truth. The society is
composed Of Negroes and is to pro-
mote religion, charity and education.
1t has no capital stock and is auth
orized to incur liabilities not to ex-
ceed 100000. The promoters are J..
A. Edmonsch, L. G. Smell, James
Pendleton, G. w. Bolden, ]. A. Smith
and G. c. Henderson.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug.-Colored
veterans of the world war are becom
ing anxious about local post of the
Veterans Legion. They are very
anxious to become affiliated with the
national and state organizations and
have made inquiries as to plans made
for taking them in.
Hornell, N. Y, Aug. ]. Holmes a
Colored man of this city has brought
ar action for $4,000 damages against
3. c. Wood, proprietor of Midway
Court here, charging that he suffered
humiliation as the result of having
been elected from the skating rink
there.
The plaintiff alleges he was elected
on account Of his color, and for no
other reason. The defense maintains
that he was elected for another reason.
Norfolk, Va, Aug-Rev. R. HI
Bowling, pastor of the Bank Street
Colored Baptist church, preached |
tim ely sermon on racial relationship in
his subject being ''Light from |
The Bible on How to Build City,"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-30
RACE NEWS OF
GENERAL INTEREST

Albany, Ca, Aug.-The Georgia
Normal and Agricultural College, the
Negro normal school here, will re-
ceive $4,000 from the state during
the years 1920 and 1921.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-02-07
CUSTOM or COLONIAL DAYS
Beating the Bounds" Was Enjoyed
BY the Boys More In America
Than In England.

believe that, in earliest colonial
days, boys also took part in a joyful
outing, public custom known as
perambulating or beating the bounds,
writes Alice Morse Earle, in her
"Child Life In Colonial Days" Tie
memory of boundaries and division
lines, Of commons, public highways,
etc., was kept fresh in the minds of
the inhabitants by an old-tlme Aryan
custom,-the walking around them
once a year, noting lines of boundary
and impresslng these on the notice
and memory Of young people. To
induce English boys to accompany
these perambulations, 1t was custom
airy to distribute some little gratuity;
this was usually a willow wand, tied
at the end with a bunch of points,
which were bits Of string about eight
inches long, consisting of strands of
cotton or wooden yarn, braided or
twisted together, ended by a tag Of
a bit Of metal or wood. These points
were used to tie the hose to the knees
Of the breeches; the waistband of the
breeches to the jacket, etc. Long after
points were abandoned as a portion OF
dress. the wands, with their little
knot Of points, were given. Pepys
wrote, In 1861, that he heard that, at
certain boundaries, the boys were
smartly whipped to impress the
bounds upon their memories.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-02-07
ALL HAVE DREADED, GHOSTS
Spirits Play Most Important Part In
the Lives Of Primitive Peoples
OF the World.

Ghosts are extremely ancient. The
people Of old who dwelt in caves were
well acquainted with them.
In the lives Of primitive peoples Of
today very important part is played
by ghosts. Their world is thickly
populated with them. When a man
sleeps his phantasm, which cannot
sleep, goes a-traveIIng.
With this phantasm he is quite ia
miliar, because it visibly attends him
In the daytime. 1t is his shadow. Saw
ages are usually more or less afraid
of shadows.
To the savage, not only animate but
even inanimate things have their
ghosts. Concealed within every object
Is a mystery-a noumenon lurking he
hind the phenomenon. as a psycholo-
gist would express the idea. In any
rock there is fire hidden. One has
only to strike 1t with another piece OF
rock and sparks fly,
Among the most appalling spooks
that haunt the Iroquois Is a carnivor-
Gus ghost that feeds on men. Echo,
In their belief, is a phantom that re-
peats their words mockingly among
the hills. Particularly malevolent are
certain huge heads. without bodies,
that go flying about