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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
Sept. 8, 1919.

H Dxson, wishes to be understood by his people
appearing the Dallas In quoting
public SngSong given at the City Play Grounds
light making statement that
Accompanied Holloway,
called the
asked him clear this misleading
minds who not present to hear
this nothing
been said So take this method of asking my friends pass no
for the principles that
American. Of them:
for every for
white
IAN equal chance acquire the kind of an education that will
enable everywhere wisely to this vote
all Of which he is accused
by election he participated without discrimination
because of
"a right to sit upon jury passes Judgment
him
Defense against lynchng and burning at the hands mobs
railroad other public This to
service dnngcar service Pullman service at the
and other
the public parks, libraries and other
community services which lie s
livelihood in public and private employ
abolition color-hyphenaton the substitution of
straight Amercanism"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
COLORED BOYS Y. M. C. A.

Quite an interesting bunch of boys
attended the Colored boys center
this week. They found ample am
musement in music and games.
A big mass meeting is planned for
Sunday, Sept. Fl, 1919, relative to a
forward step for Dallas Colored boys.
II you are interested in better boys
larger opportunities and greater adj
vantage for your boy be on hand
Good music and men who have made
special study Of boy life will speak.
The place will he announced in next
weeks issue. This will be a meeting
of much information as well as of
inspiration.
]. D. RICE. Secretary.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
Base Ball.

The Jacksonville ball team closed
the season last week with a good
record, having played Al games, won
80, lost 8. Jesse GIBSON pitched 10
shut out games with good support.
Etter Gipson, Benson Alexander, Will
liams, Sanders Taylor, Porter Fare
well to the old clubs. Hoping to
meet you all again in the sweet by
and by, with the same support.
]. e. Vaughns, Mgr.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
SOME TOWNS IN TEXAS
WE COVER THE STATE LIKE BLANKET

Mrs. Ethel Swanson Of Palestine,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bessie
Robinson. Little Celestine Ross, af-
ter a short visit to Palestine, return
ed home last week with her aunt.
Mrs. Ethel Swanson. Mrs. Emma
Tilley and daughter. Flocy, after a
two weeks's stay in Powell, returned
home.
The pastor preached splendid
sermon and at $3.50 he took his text,
Cast Me not off in the Time of
Old Age, Forsake me not when my
Strength Faileth. 1.-THE elder was at
his best and preached soul stirring
sermon.
Total raised in the quarter $48.50
in Sunday school $16.25; total raised
$65.75, ]. E. Rains, P. E.. A. L. Frank
lin, P. c.; L. A. Pierce, Reporter.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
BLIND MAN sOAKs ANOTHER.

A fight between two blind men on
Main street. near the Court house,
Tuesday night was the occasion Of
the calling out OF the ambulance and
the patrol wagon
One Of the men got a hold Of an
old beer bottle and pasted bis op-
ponent across the head and putting
him out Of commission. The wounded
man was sent to the emergency hos
pltel.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13

Wilberforce University will open
its fall term, Sept. 18th. Alarge en-
rollment Is expected.
Mrs. Beulah Brown REYNOLDS after
spending three weeks in Houston
with relatives and friends las return
ed to The city.
Miss Gladys Hurdle returned from
Chicago. where she spent the sum
mer.
Prof J. @. Hurdle Of Palestine
spent few days in the city visiting
his brother and friends.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE Girls
pus Attacks Post No. 80 of the Amer
lean Legion was organized last night
when some 200 Negroes ex-soldiers'
and sailors club. This is the first
post organized exclusively for the Ne
gro service men and it is the intention
# the officers to make this the only
post of it's kind in Allegheny county.
The meeting was called to order by
E. R. Mckinney, who was elected tenn
porary chairman. The election of
permanent officers followed and re-
suited in the unanimous selection of
che following men: Homer S. Brown,
commander; Thomas E. Barton, vice
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13

commander; d. G. Jefferson, adjutant;
E. r. Mckinney, treasurer; r. F.
Jones, historian, and the Rev. Shelton
H. Bishop, chaplain. The newly elected
chaplain preferred the services of the
parish activity house of the Church of
the Holy Cross for a meeting place for
the new organization.
Omaha: Neb., Sept. 11.-More than
500 persons have come to Omaha dur
ing the last week, according to labor
officials. Three hundred have come
to the South Side to seek employ
ment in packing houses. Most of the
laborers are single.
The influx of Negro labor has
been noticeable for the last three
weeks. South Side police have been
kept on the move those who showed
little inclination to work. No distur-
Dances of any kind have been report
ed.
An increase of 25 per cent in Neg
roes applying for work has been not
iced by Armour & Co.'s employment
bureau.
New York, N. Y, Sept. 11.ZRepub-
licans in the Nineteenth Assembly
district, which includes a large part
of the Harlem Negro section, have
nominated Miss Marguerite L. Smith,
teacher in the Horace Mann School
as candidate for the Assembly.
The Negroes have announced that
they will place in the field as an OPP
position independent Republican can
didate the Rev. R. M. Bolden of our
race.
The aims of the leaders are to save
the Negro vote for the Republican
party, to insist on the Negro register
ing and to get out the largest num-
bers of voters in the history of any
election ever held in this city and
county.
A regular program has been adopt
ed whereby captains are to be placed
in each ward in the city to look after
this end. George C. Schenck, a form
err sergeant and veteran of the recent
war, is one of the active spirits in
this movement and president of the
club. He stated that the success of
the movement would assuredly meet
the approval of the whole people and
the popular favor, especially of the
Negro soldiers young voters and the
enfranchised women.
"Our organization" Sergeant Sch
euck said, as open to all and we know
the need of improvement among our
people everywhere. Our vote must
count for something definite this time
as we have experienced the misman-
agement of the party now in power
and return to the old Republican
standard is the hope of the struggling
American Negro. Their vote must
ever remain undivided and firm for
the grand old party"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
Benson Chapel c. M. E. Church.

This church had its 4th and last
quarterly conference, Sunday, Sept.
7th. The Blues scored the victory
over the Reds in the great contest.
Bro. D. B. Harris, the general for the
Blues with Misses Clemens and Hays
as assistants. Amounts: $4,000
against 5000, Mrs. r. e. Clemens is
the leader for the Reds.
At the close, the Superintendent
made few brief remarks of the work
of the P. E. and as it was the last
Sunday in the conference year.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
NEGRO AWAKENING In SOUTH
AND WEST.

Large Delegations to Attend "Suf-
frage Session" of National Race
Congress In Washington, October
7-11-LOcal Units Being Formed
In Every Section of the Country
Make Careful Note of Exact Day
and Date.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
Race News. Of General Interest

Baltimore, Md, Sept. lin an adj
dress before the oath annual session
of the Mt. Bethel Baptist Association
which came to a close here on Thurs
day evening. Rev. r. ID. Jones, of
New York, secretary of the League
of Darker Races of the World, urged
that Japan keep the Shantung Prov
ince until Italy cedes its African ter
ritory to Abyssinia.
He said the question of the DISPOSE
ton of the African colonies would
home before the Peace Conference
when it meets in Washington in Oc-
tober.
Rev. w. H. Jernagin, of Washing
ton, made plea for interest in the
Forthcoming sessions of the Race Con-
gress in Washington, asserting that in
these momentous times the Negro
must be on guard to secure his rights.
The Association elected Rev. Jones
Watkins, president emeritus; Rev.
Samuel Ward, Baltimore, President;
Rev. w. A. Taylor, Washington, Vice
President; R. B. Page, Virginia, Re-
cording Secretary; Rev. Junius Gray,
Baltimore, Corresponding Secretary;
j. s. Brooks, Virginia, Treasurer.
The Women's auxiliary elected the
following officers: Mrs l.. Richardson,
Baltimore, President; Mrs. Lucy Broa-
dus, Mrs. Lucinda Carson and Mrs.
Bertha Winston, Vec- Presidents; Mrs.
Della E. Harris, Recording Secretary;
Mrs. Mary Young, Corresponding Sec
rotary; Mrs. L. Robinson, Washing
ton, Treasurer.
Baltimore, Md, Sept. 11.-George
W. F. McMechon, the Baltimore law
yer, who was elected Grand Exalted
Ruler of the Elks, is native of Wheel
ing W. Va. He was educated at Nor
gan College, receiving his bachelors
degree in 1895. He studied law at
Yale, graduating in 1898. After prac-
ticing while in Evansville, Indiana,
he went to Baltimore, where he asso-
ciated himself with w. Ashbie Haw-
kins. He has served as grand es-
teemed leading knight and grand leg
al advisor of the Elks. He is mar
ried and has several children.
Binghampton, N. Y, Sept. ia
patrol of Boy Scouts, recruiter from
the Negro boys of the city, will be
organized in the near future accord
ing to an announcement made by Boy
Scout Executive Leslie r. Mathews,
who spoke at the Zion A. NJ. E..
Church on this subject.
A new departure was being made
in this district, in organizing a patrol
of Negro Boy Scout Troops. Mr..
Mathews told his audience. He said
it was an entirely different PROPOSE
ton with Negro boys than it is with
the boys of the white race as they do
not have such good places as the Y.
M. c. A. and other boys clubs at
which to spend their time. These dis
advantages can be evened up, he said,
by an efficient Scout troop under the
leadership of some competent church
member. The idea has been carried
out in other cities.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE Girls
n,1c ft,1olrc Doct No on of Tho A ,,,ar
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
IDEALIZING POPULAR LEADERS

D OOSEVELT MEMORIALS were held throughout the Uni IN States yesterday. Occasionally the eulogy de- vered by somebody who knew the former presdent more requeny by those who had association with him. at east very intimate association.
 This created a marked cleavage between two types of uogy, the difference being we'll illustrated by comparing the King with of the clerical euloges.
 To MT. King Roosevelt able man, exceedingly well informed alert and interested had his likes and his dis ikes his affections and his haredS Roosevelt opposed
 the League of Nations and government ownership of rail oads Mr. Kings story of the Roosevelt he knew and interesting and valuable story.
 of the clerical euoges represented Roosevelt deaz d. the public acts of the separated it from his private the differences of opinion that attends lpon public conduct,
 this way arise the traditional great who
 always much mythical real in the way their characters presented to future generations.
 The great is lost sight Of and his actual relations to fife replaced with the illuminated concepts of his charac provided by eloquent men, each whom striving much novelty and eoquence for truth.
 Washington of the twentieth century is not the Washing of contemporaries Washington into whose life has read the finest thoughts of generations of imaginative nen contributing his mite of deasm to the original pie It is otherwise with Lincoln, with great pop liar hero long dead.
 It better perhaps that should be These pictures men without error, fault sin most attractive and powerful in those stimulating among mankind that rowh moral stature which follows the imitation of deaz d great men.
 That had not arrived at belief in League of Jaons faith in government ownership of railroads is neither here there the excellent things he did those will selected which worthy of admiraon and by hese he represented long his is remember d and this is right and commendable.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
Tales Of Connecticut


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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

probably the of the universal demand for referendm under which any question may be submitted for decision.
 of the other defects of which Mr. Meken complains common to other governments just New economic concepts camor at the door, The quarrel grows between earlier and later set of principles and government is free from these problems which all governments trying to solve.
 In matter MT. Menken entirely correct The great political parties made of groups of of very different ideals They together by habit and to obtain offices power with very little consciousness of the wide separations belief that exist among them Republicans of New England and Democrats of the South almost twins in economic ideals The Democrats of New England class of ultra conservatives with counterpart anywhere in this try The Democrats of the West radical and the Re- pubcan Of large part of the West five six times rad ca the New England democracy
 Social reforms cannot Nr Menken suppose or gnae at the bottom They precisely like other machines the invention of few minds They grow precisely the tele phone doe through the acceptance of the novelty by the masses.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10


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  colonies attempted 
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  hath bulded her of history hold perfect of
  in of the the
  officers themselves all public this deciding differences 
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
BEAUTY AS A GROWTH STIMULATED

~TN HE IMPROVEMENT known as the Plaza may be made x rather than less beautiful, by improvements in he appearance of the railroad aOn and by parking the water ro but cannot in this escape the visual anguish toned by the highly unornamenta buildings that will surround on three sides. By all make it acceptable poss e to the eye not much for the happiness of the going through for the pleasure of those who have to live in Bridgeport
 The economic benefits flowing from the good opinion of hose who pass through in railroad trains doubtful In Iced in this petended might be made against beauty
 the neighborhood of railroad stations promoting munc growth Springfield and Hartford have long been nicer to from railroad trains than Bridgeport but they smaller
 For years New Haven the only city in Connecticut with outlook than Bridgeport had and New Haven naned bigger city until almost exactly the period when it began to build statiQn.
 Let deduce from these facts that the growth of city very little to do with the aesthetic that guard ts railroad portals.
 This standing all alone the valid argument for making things cleaner weer and better to look a The peo e who have live constantly in the neghborhood of those hngs will be happier comfortable and better satisfied
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

war, in ordinary times of peace, when officials were at leisure to do their best for their subjects.
 The officials are, in the main, palms. taking, accessible and conversant with the customs of their people. In civil matters they are more or less just to the native, and ready to seek the facts.
 ''They Rule Entirely by Fear"
 Their failure is due to their inbred cruelty, which they encourage their African underlings to copy. They rule entirely by fear; and cruel pun ishments are their means of spreading terror throughout the land.
 For example. The government ap- pointed Labour Commissioners to check the excesses of planters. On the civil side they did much useful work. But their methods of punish ing the labourers were so cruel that they undid the good they accomplish ed
 FIogging is the Germans pleasure. Twenty-Five Iashes are given as com monly as in London, on big day, the police cry, Move on." While fif- ty lashes, in two instalments, are very frequently given.
 I will give two cases in my own knowledge, both of them friends of mine.
 (a) The first was sent by his Ger men official into the woods with po- Iicemen and sjamboks, and beaten day by day for quite a week, until
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA

C STANWOOD MENKEN, former president of the National Dc Security League says that American government is unconing at it's worst He probably wrong about this The American government has been hnctoning in quite admir- ble manner the victory Germany shows It appears be getting along well with League of Nations project which will represent quite forward step, when it is taken.
 But Mr. Menken present complaint relates to the which Congress to take its orders from the executive ranch the This too has been well done When comes the things be done most clearly by those vho must do them happens and quite necessarily that
 s usually originate in the several executive departments that manage the They tell congress what wanted investigates and accepts much of the proffered advice eems good. This is best
 Mr. Menken complains that the political parties do not any particular program They do not say what they viii do nobody tell what will be done just this that party is elected
 by which the people may directly express themselves
 the ballot box particular question: president may be hosen of party and the senate house of representatives another party there will be no decision at al about hing except the choice of legislators executives
 But in rude way the party system does carry instructions
 do things When reform has been long agtaed finally e into party platforms and usually into all party platforms Is growing appearance in these platforms token that the hing abor 10 be done and the thing will finally get itself done without much regard to party lines.
 The defect in the American government by which pre- ented from making particular decisions by popular ballot is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

You will not be surprise, I think, to hear that we who live in German East Africa are becoming anxious about the fate of the colony.
 The British Government and it's Allies have spoken with decision; they have pledged their honour that they will fight till liberty is established throughout the world; until no one weak people is oppressed by a strong CT race. And the President of the United States has given the author ity of his great country to this sol emn pledge.
 But there are signs that some in England and on the Continent are ready to end the war before this lib- erty is established. A desire for a quiet life, and, I suppose, lust for money seem to outweigh in some minds the value of liberty; and tempt men to dishonour the sacrifice of blood and sweat that others have of fered in it's cause.
 We are, therefore, becoming really anxious both for our Africans future and for the honour of our country. We are afraid that Africa will be en- slaved to Germany. We are afraid lest small peace party cause our rulers to break their imperial pledge to es- tablish liberty or die. It seems right, therefore, that some one who knows German East Africa should publish the true facts. And the sum of my story is this: I will describe the state of things prevailing in the Colony before the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
ALIEN AGITATORS

MERICA IS country of free speech and free assem- blaze It is true that during the these rights have been to extent suspended and still but normal ditons must soon be restored.f
 Rights of free speech do not however to alien a aors the right to America disputes to settle any other American question whatever
 The arrest and deportation of the assorted lot of Films Swedes and Russians connected with the w w Seattle logical and proper The strike is species of public action per- mited by law and yet though exercised private right of the greatest and most important Power lead strike should be entirely in the hands of American citizens long enough in the country to vote and interested the try to desire to vote.
 To labor agiaions conducted by aliens the United States will give short shrift America is for Americans and the Aercan labor movement must be managed and led by an citizens. 7
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

The government vessel General Putnam" plying coal light in The celebrated bardst last night played excellent splendid b in a
  The railway first
 
    the of contracting with suitable be Marysc D
 
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  accommodation of boarders L. bankers of  of
  bridges  obstruction going
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

Eight thousand shipbuilders at liar
 riman, Pa., went out on strike.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

Counseors by which dded
  other
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

The dainty crochet drop buttons may be seen on many smart blous es.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

at
  m
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

1Iary
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

The railway the allowing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

The Lake House, pleasantly situated terminus of the horse railroad of boarders of pleasant quite within city,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

splendid fat steer recently chased of Mayor hbed in MT Meekers so as to be ready for about the 22nd
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

 plying the harbor The bfardist Hubbe Hotel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-26
Educational Leaders
 at Christian Church

At the First Christian church yeSter- day morning a splendid audience greeted the team of church leaders representing certain educational and benevolent inter- ests of the Disciples in Dixie Dr. w. E. Macklin of Nan<in. China, medical missionary of long experience, who mas made a vital contribution to the awak- ening of that great nation as minister of mercy, in the activities of hit great hospital. and as translator of vital po- litical and social treatses of American and English authorship, brought brief but challenging message in the morning and spoke also at the evening service
 J. H. Mohorter, executive secretary of the National Benevolent association or the Christian church, based strong ap peal for unselsh benevolent ministry up- on one of his recent experiences with de- pendent childhood. J. H. Wood, president of Southeastern Christian college, brought specific statistical information that re- vealed the urgency of the present mission to the churches of the disciples in Ala bama.
 A. E. Cory prominent in his brother hood as a missionary and leader in the men and millions campaign that whs conducted to successful completion last year, made the principal address of the morning, in which he bore witness out or his own experiences on the battle front to the radical changes manifest in men of today and challenging change that must be met in the movements of the church of God. It was service in which the members and visitors manifested deep interest.
 The visitors spoke at the Christian church in Bessemer in the afternoon and were with the Ensley Christian church at the night service.