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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
EDSEL FORD AND.
FATHER TAKE COM
PLETE CONTROL Of
MOTOR COMP ANY
Is YEAR OLD PRESlDEN T
PUTS OVER GREATEST Fl
NANclAL DEAL IN HIS
TORY OF AMERICA

Mt. Clemens, Mich, July 11.-0ne
of the largest financial transactions in
the industrial history of recent years
was announced Friday when Mr..
Edsel Ford, the 25-year-old presi-
dent Of the Ford Motor Company,
confirmed the report that he had
bought out all but one of the minor
ity stockholders, and that the sole
control of the company now rests
virtually in the hands of his father
and himself.
The entire deal was handled, it
is stated, by the younger Mr.. Ford,
through the Old Colony Trust Co.,
of Boston. The details of acquiring
the stock was handled by Mr.. Staurt
w. Webb, of Bond & Goodwin, and F.
M. Holmes, Albert Boyden and Roland
Boyden. All minority stockholders
were dealt with Independently and
each received the same price per
square for stock.
The concentration of the control
of the company in the hands of Henry
Ford and ais son was precipitalcd
by the court decision rendered when
the minority stockholders brought
suit to compel Mr.. Ford to abandon
his plan of investing $20,O00,0OO in
profits and forced him to distribute
this sum among the stockholders.
This decision. it was felt. stood as
barrier in the path OF the Ford
policies for enlarging their industries
and the perfection of their plans for
the extension of their industrial and
social benefits
The Ford policy does not favor
large dividends to stockholders. 1t
favors. as is well known, a profit
sharing system for its workmen and
the extension of this benefit to the
public through the reduction Of
prices.
1--WE know Of no better way to
prevent war than to extend industry"
declared Mr., Ford, in commenting
on the change in ownership of the
company. eve plan to continue
huilding plants in all parts of the
world, to continue sharing our profits
as we do today with our employees
and to reduce the price Of our pro-
duct whenever increasing production
makes this possible"
with the consummaticn Of this
transaction the announcement made
last wioter by Henry Ford to the
erect that he would enter upon tie
manufacture Of car which would
sell fer considerably less than. the
present model, is superseded by plaus
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
NORTHERN SENATOR OPPOSES
FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF
BALLOT IN THE SOUTH
ASSOCIATED Negro Press.)

Macon, Ca, July 17.-In his speech
opposing taking the control of the
franchise from the States and placing
lit under Federal supervision, Sena-
tor Borah had this to say on the
Negro feature OF the Susan B. An
thony Amendment:
ITO be entirely frank, l do not
think we ought to force this situa-
ton. | believe that the wiser and
the better solution of the race ques-
ion runs along different lines.
certainly want to see the Negro Sc
cure justice, but l realize, and every
sane man realizes that you cannot
force Colored rule upon the South. 1t
will bring renewed racial warfare,
which in the end will be vastly more
injurious to the Colored Race than
to the white race, and heaven knows
it would be bad enough for either.
think it infinitely better that we
leave the situation to be dealt with
thru the several States than to un-
dertake TO force a rule which is not
acceptable.
| regard the Race question as the
Nemesis of American life | sympa-
thize deeply with the people upon
whom falls most heavily the burden
of solving it. Sphinxlike, inscrut-
able, and intractahle it intrudes it.
self at every national feast and iu-
bilee. There is no phase of nation al
life, TO outlook but is colored Oy
the sinister shadow Of this problem.
We of the North oan afford to take
counsel upon this matter We can
afford to listen to the requests of
our Southern friends, We ourselves
are not without fault AS | have
just said, look at East st. Louis,
within the grand old commonwealth
whose soil holds the sacred ashes
OF the emancipation, the man who
gave the Negro his freedom. Talk
about enfranchising 100000 Negro
women Of widening the political
power of the Negro of the South
when we massacre him, shoot him
down like dog, burn him as we
would inanimate rubbish merely be-
cause he appears in our midst as a
laborer. We will not even endure
him as a competitor in the field Of
industry. Let us see IL we cannot
first do justice to this ward of ours,
this Race among US by no volition
OF his own, this Race which sheds
its blood for the republic when the
republic is in peril Let us, say
first do justice TO the Negro in the
indutrial world that he may educate
End train his children for the duties
of citizenship. then we shall be much
nearer a final solution OF the Race
question"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
Social Workers In Session
Discuss The Negro
ASSOCIATED Negro Press.I

Atlantic City, N. j., July H.
Among the delegates in attendance
at the National Conference of Social
Work here are many Negroes, men
and women. They sat with the white
delegates, and conferred with them
upon matters of common interest as
well as upon those Of peculiar i'm
portance to the Negroes.
One of the interesting features at
a meeting devoted to discussion of
the Negro problems was the state
ment of a white woman from San
Antonio, Texas, that in that part Of
her State, the Negro, was coming
into his own. He was being provided
with better educational facilities and
was unable to go into business or buy
land on the same terms as white
men.
A white man. native of South
Carolina, who had been in China for
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
BACK TO THE
FARM ADVISED
IN CALI ORNIA
NEGROES ORGANIZE BRANCH
OF AMERICAN PATRI-
0TIG LEAGUE.
ASSOCIATED Negro Press.l

Imperial Cal, July 17.-Negroes of
this part of the valley yesterday or
ganized branch of the American
Patriotic League. Temporary officers
afe papisi Joseph, President; Rev,
70. r. Hubbafd OF Los Angeles, Sec
retary, and John Williams, Trea lurer.
The creed of the League, as adopt
ed by the parent organization in Los
Angeles, is as follows:
I'VE believe that the destiny of
America lies with the SOIL and that
in the cultiv tion thereof American
citizens should be given preference,
we I4heW4 . pel.e Q "a D. 4-t... a.fJ
cooperating for the general welfare
of the republic our national bulwarks
will be preserved, and all forms of
friction occasioned by creed, color
or class will eventually disappear.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
LOOKS MUCH LIKE
LONDON
BUILDING PERMITS OVER
HALF MILLION FOR
ONE WEEK

Building permits for the week end
ing July IL were the greatest in Dali
las for number of years. the total
being over one half million dollars.
Three permits alone aggregated
over 100000 being issued on the
same day. They covered the con-
struction Of a warehouse Of brick
construction, six stories and base
ment at Wood end Lacy streets, 6
six-story addition to the Interurban
terminal station and the Hockaday
school for girls.
Other important issues were for
a brick garage and store brick room
on Ross avenue, two stories brick
construction to cost $4,000 and a
two-story brick garage on Young
street to cost $4,000.
Permits for five and six-room frame
cottages came in for a large amount
of the total for the week, and there
were a number of sleeping porches.
d. C. McCord, city building in
spectator, stated Saturday that the
business for the week was only q
forerunner of what was to be expect
ed in Dallas within the next year.
Mr.. McCord predicts the record year
in building in the history of Dallas.
The following is the list of permits
issued during the week:
Ben j. Brownlee, 623 Brighton,
two-room frame additions 1000
G. C. Markham, 504 Story frame
sleeping porch .........--.......... 307
G.. w. Lallor, 5713 Worth, 6
room frame cottage ........,... $500
Z. A.. Skiles, 2509-11 Elm, two
story brick addition. ........ 10000
1. Jacobs, 2406 S. Boulevard,
one and one-half story brick
veneer .......-...,...............,,.... 1000
H. w. Jones, 1117 Gordon, 3
room frame cottage ..... 1000
H. w. Jones, 1113 Gordon, 8
room frame cottage .,.......... 1000
N. M. Harper, 5109 Junius,
story, seven-room residence
...,...,..............,.....,.,......,...,. 1000
Hockadav School, Belmona
and Greenville road. rs
room, two story brick school
.....,.............,,..,....,............. Cs.OOo
N. M. Rarper 5640 Victor, FIVE
room frame cottage .......-- 2,100
N. M. Harper, ITO Willomet,
room frame cottage ............ 2,100
Continued on page ~.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
SOUTHERN PAPERS
CROSS0P|N|ONSON
NEGRO SITUATION
THE ONE ATTACKS WISDOM
or AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF LABOR; THE
OTHER DEFENDS
(Associated Negro Press.l


Chicago, ILL.,, July 17.--Out Of all
the unfavorable expressions relative
to the actions of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor in opening its doors
~ .uSl Oo4Ul "a i..oUs "a, IL. a., lneie
has come one discordant note. Pos
.sibly a few OF the newspapers think
that but a scare for tho future. but
the Tampa, Florida, Times is very
uneasy over the consequences. "A
note from the Times is SO discordant
that it becomes real screeeh when
1t says, Ever since the dark days
Of Reconstruction, white supremacy
has been one of the cardinal points
Sof belief with the southern white
people. They are 1ot ready to be
lieve that belief now nor eyer will
be, The admission OF Negro delegates
~ the hlat stal toward liTealiing
down the barrier which the whites
have reared with SO much care and
patience since the ciyil war If not
protested promptly and vigorously,
the color line itself win eventually
be eliminated altogether, and woe
be unto the south when that time
comes"
This is contradicted by the ex-
preston from the Cadiz, KY, Inform
er, which says;
There should always exist a cor
dial relation between the white and
Colored races. One of the surest
and best ways of securing it; one
law and one application and one en-
forcement of that law. Equal civil
and political equality between the
two races. Executive privileges to
none. Give everyone square and
honest deal. An equal opportunity
to acquire livelihood.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
(Assoclated Negro Press.l

Omaha, Neb, July 17.-'Let the
white race which has been dominat-
ing for hund eds of years take care
lest the black man, once his chattel
and his slave, be his supplanter and
victor" warned Rev Charles w. Saw
idge, white, in sermon on "The
Children of Ham, What will their
future be?' at Peoples Church.
Rev. Mr.. Savidge traced the prog
res of the Colored race from it's
origin in Ham.
''The Negro was forcibly taken
from Africa, his home, in the 10th
century and enslsved in this country
for $50 years. He was mistreated,
oppressed, whipped, beaten and in
many cases killed Eut as a people
he survived all this i'll treatment
No other people ever stood such
abuse and lived" said Rev. Mr.. Saw
idge.
"a generation ago, social philoso-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
WHITE PREACHER SEES CHANCE
FOR BLACK MANS SUPREMACY
CLAIMS BLACKS ARE MEEK AND the MEEK HAVE DIVINE
APPROVAL; BLACK RACE DOUBLES EVERY 40 YEARS; THE
WHITE RACE EVERY 80 YEARS.

pliers prophesied that the Negro
would disappear before the onrush
of stronger races.
To-day, however, the advancement
Of this race in the last fifty years
has been the marvel of the world.
When Abraham Lincoln signed
the emancipation proclamation there
were 100000 colored slaves in this
country Today there are 14,OOO,0O0
free Negroes.
"The black race doubles every for
ty years; the white race every eighty
years.
"The white man must look out or
the black man will give him a fierce
Iun for his money.
"The black race is meek. The
meek nan and the meek race are
winners and have divine approval
THE Negro has pushed his way
into every line OF industry. He has
just now been admitted into the
American Federation of Labor"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
R. R. Wright Goes to Europe

Washington, ID. c., July 17.-R. r.
Wright, of Savannah, prominent
among the Colored educators OF the
South, is en- route to Belgium, Eng
land and France, where he will gath
er together first-hand accounts OF the
deeds and achievements of Georgia
Negroes in the world war.
Prof. Wright has been assigned to
this work by Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey,
of Georgia, 1t is intended to COM
pile history which will fittingly
set forth what the Colored men from
the State have accomplished.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
1HE BIGGER DAY

with little thinking done with little Deeds
with conduct and done with creeds
and we've noble work to do
And today people with a larger point of view.
n a labor. if flag shall always fly,
In big way suffer, in big must die
must be no little dreaming in the visions that we see
be no selfish planning in the Joys that to be-
eastward to the rising of the
shall light abeter nation and there's big work to be done
souls and seeking only selfish gain
vanquihed by the tolers big enough TO suffer PAIN
we have taken tbs for others must fight
We duty clearly in white and shining light
little circles where we've moved in little ways
And work, for the bigger better days
selfish thinking views and creeds
And as people big splendid do bigger deeds,
In the Southwestern Christian Advocate.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
FIRST 1I|N CR0N' ?. D. Nu. :

receive their mail from one pigeon
hole, and the white people from
another. One Of Senator Simpsons
constituents has sent to iim pic
ture showing the dividing line be-
tween the white ana Colored races
at Makatoka. the Jim Crow office.
Makatoka is in Brunswick County.
located in an isoIated section. known
as the Green Swamp Section in the
heart OF prImeyal forest Of juniper
and cypress.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
WANTS marriage ANNuLLED; CLAIMS
WIFE HAS NEGRO BLOOD IN her Veins.
THE GREAT BATTLE OF LONGVIEW, TEXAS
BURNING AT STAKE IN
TIE UNITED STATES

Read the End installment Of
this series of astounding facts
concerning five of the most
atrocious crimes committed, in
direct contempt Of the law, in
this country.
An authentic account of the
whole affair on page IL Of this
issue. Read it.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTES
SOMETHING new
(Assoclated Negro Press }

Charlotte, N. c.. July 17.-Some-
thing new under the sun has been
found in North Carollna-a "Jim
Grow" post office, where Negroes
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
STAFF Correspondence.

STAFF Correspondence.
Dallas, Texas, July IA, 1919.
Race Riot at Longview" was the
message received at the Dallas Ex-
press office, Friday noon, the out
break having taken place Thursday
night, July 10, and early Friday
morning, July IL. I might add that
there has been more or less rioting
and raidlng every day since, and
now write this story, more than 500
soldiers are camped in and around
the town Of Longyiew, and the afore-
time peaceful and prosperous little
city is now under martial law Long
view is one hundred and twenty-five
miles east of Dallas on the I. & p.
railroad and is the capital of Gregg
County. BY the last census it has
a popul1tion of 5155 souls, about
1000 of whom are colored. Ordinarily
ii is quiet and busy town, being
the seat of the great Kelly Iron
Works and other manufactures, an
important junction point and splen-
did trading center. II lies like a
white pearl in the middle of a fine
farming territory which stretches
about it for many miles in all direc-
tions.
Its white and colored citizens have
for the most part been able to work
toeether in peace, and as a result
both peoples have prospered. AS a
further result the colored population
has good churches, schools, halls and
homes, beside several stores, shops
and other things to facilitate their
happiness.
The Trouble.
About the middle of June, col
ored man was found in white fam
i'y residence at a late hour OF the
night, not, however, in Longview, but
about sixteen miles away, near the
little town OF Kilgore. For this Of
Tense he was arrested and landed in
Longview Jail. A few nights there
after, unknown parties forced the
locks on the Jail and the culprit was
Killed, his body being found hanging
in the woods near the place where
he is alleged to have committed his
offense. No arrests, up to the time
of the riot were made of the parties
committing the murder of the ac-
cused. There was much speculation
about the affair, and some bitter feel
ing arose between disputants over
the homicide.
Where the Defender Comes In.
At the time when speculation was
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
THE OTHER NAME FOR THE RACE RIOTS
NOW CLOSING IN GREGG COUNTY

ReuHnHg With The yncng Of Cooed Man Some Time Ago. Fo
lows The Shooting Of Marion Bush And The WOudng OF -Four
White Men, Houses And Halls Of COrred People Given The Torch
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
THE CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Rangers And Soldiers In Evidence White Men Pass Resolutions Con-
demning Prof Jones And The White Men Who Took The Law In
Their Own Hands, Sixteen White Men Under Arrest

rife as to the disappearance of the
colored man, an article telling what
purported to be an account of the
killing, appeared in the Chicago De-
fender, which paper is circulated by
Prof. S. L. Jones, a local teacher.
When asked if he, Jones, sent the
article to the Defender, Mr.. Jones
replied in the negative. Notwith.
standing his denial. two white men
met him on the streets and admin
istered to him severe beating. The
white men are said to have come
from Kilgore.
Mr.. Jones was taken in charge by
DR.. G. p. Davis, physician, who
dressed his wounds, and then carried
Jones to his (Davis) home. Early
last night crowds began to gather
on the Longview streets. Mayor
Bodenheim sent a telegram to the
Chicago Negro paper asking the
name of the writer of the Longview
article, saying the lives of Negroes
were in danger unless an immediate
response was received giving the in
formation requested. No reply came
last night, nor has one yet been re-
ceived.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-19
Advised Negroes to Leave.

Last night, before sending the tele-
gram to the Chicago paper, Mayor
Bodenheim sent word to Mr.. Jones
and DR.. Davis that, in view of pub
lie feeling, it would be wise for them
to leave town. At Q O'Clock at night
they appeared at the city hall, where
called session of the City Council
sat and there they asked protection
of law. After going over the stu
alton the authorities decided that the
danger had probably passed and that
by morning cooler counsel would
prevail.
According to report of a leading
daily:
However, within an hour a group
of some twelve or fifteen white men
went to the Negro quarter and at
tempted to enter the house of Jones'
According to the stories told today,
these men found themselves am
bushed by Negroes who fred from
the Jones house, from house just
across the street and from a corn
field IN the Jones yard. 1t is be-
lieved thai the white men who are
wounded with bird shot owe their
lives to the fact that the Negroes
Continued on page ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-18
IS
WHAT HAWAII NEEDS
(By United Press.)

Honolulu, T. H., Oct. 18.-Trans.
portation is the one big question
which has the, immediate attention of
everyone in the Hawaiian Islands.
Everything that is going to happen
seems predicated on when we get
the ships"
At present three steamers operat-
ing on regular schedule, connect the
islands with the American mainland.
In addition to these, Japanese steam
ers touch at Honolulu but are unable
TO- furnish any real transportation
facilities.
It is estimated that 500 persons
are waiting to get to the mainland
from the islands and the lsti is added
to as rapidly as those who have been
waiting are carried away. TO get
out of the islands the wouldbe trav-
eler registers his desires at the steam
ship office. If he is wise-and most
are-he registers at all of the steam
ship offices. Then, if he is patient,
in the course of two or three months
he may get his turn to purchase a
ticket.
But better times are looked for in
about three months. Word has been
received in the islands that about the
last Of November several Of the large
steamers which formerly operated out
Fof San Francisco to Hawaii and which
were used in the transport service
during the war, will be restored4-t to
their owners and be sent back to the
Island trade.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-18
STORY OF FAMOUS -.
BELGIAN PAPER Is
IN THE LIMELICHT
LaL 4 Bslsiaus HID Been
Heard Of in United States;
Club Over Hun.
BY Don E. Chamberlain.

Omitted Press Correspondents
New York, Oct. 18.-How the fam
Gus mystery paper of occupied Bel
giun-LaLibre Belgique Gree Bel
gium) --defied the German govern
ment and told the truth of the war
right under the noses of the German
officials in Belgium, was told here
today by Pierre Goemaere, one of
its staff Of reporters. &>'..
Goemaere, who is only rs, is &C
companying the Belgium rulers on
their tour of the United States, and
today for the first time he told the
United Press some of it's history.
Goemaere, who acted as one of the
twelve contributors of the famous
newspaper, has written a book on his
experiences which is shortly to be
published.
"The Libre Belgique was founded
at the beginning of 1915 by the aged
Brussels journalist, Victor Jourdain,
who gathered around him several de-
voted collaborators," said Goemaere.
Together this group Of friends wrote
the articles for the paper. To do
this they retired with their chief to
secret chamber, where an electric
bell had been installed to warn them
Of danger. While waiting to send the
articles to the printer, the writers hid
the manuscripts in the pipes of the
radiators.
''The day on which the paper had
to be printed saw the manuscripts
transferred to the hollow interior of
several walking sticks, and thus were
they transported through the streets.
Where was the paper printed? is
a question often asked. The Libre
Belgique had no less than sixteen
printers (they were all thrown in
Jail one after the other, 50 it can
we'll be imagined that the place of
publication changed often. The Ger
mans believed the printing place was
in an automobile, but the Libre Bel
gique was most often printed in the
cellars of abandoned houses or in
secret underground spots.
IF the work OF, printing was dan
gerous there was another part of the
task of publication even more peril
ous-that Of distribution. Here is
how managers generally proceeded.
"When the paper had been printed
fifty thousand were run off at a
time--they were carried to certain
central places known to the men in
charge of distribution. To enter
these places pass words were re.
quired, such as For the King Praise
Cod Princess Marie Jose,' or Long
Live America
.'After thus obtaining their sup
plies the distributors went about the
even more perilous task Of giving
them to the people. To give an idea
of the audacity Of these distributors
it is well to remark that one man in
variably found a way Of placing a
copy of the paper on the desk of
the German military governor in
Brussels, who ragged and fumed but
never found the guilty one. The dis
tributor learned that at a certain
hour each day the governor went into
a room adjoining his to dictate let
ters."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-18

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