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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
AN INCUMBENT DUTY.

An incumbent duty rests its entire
weight upon every thoroughly inter-
ested and virile leader affiliating with
the National Baptist Convention of
the denomination, to come out pub
denomination by letting all men know
that he stands for the rights and
supremacy of the denomination.
Silence, lukewarmmness or vacilla-
ton inspires greater opposition on
the part of the attempting despoil-
ers of the peace and unity of the
denomination. Regnant men through
all times have spoken out for the
cause they espOused; and why does
not every Baptist leader do that now,
follow out that age-old exhibition of
conviction and manly courage? In
dividualism's fanatics and worship
pers on the "unincorporated" side of
the incorporated board" are yelp-
ing out in their madness of homage
like thunderous Stentors of sin for
one man domination of the de-
nomination.
Well, this one thing we put down
here as matter of everlasting re-
cords. many leaders have been ask
ed and appealed to for Illuminating
articles or editorial contributions.
And those who have not received
such a letter, requesting an article
or articles, you as a leader, min
lister or layman, are here respectfully
requested to furnish The Voice with
your wisdom for the benefit of the
denomination. Critics there are and
will be, but this plugs the mouth of
the leader who holds his speech now
in order to break his silence after
awhile with criticism.
The denomination wants its sons
and daughters to speak out in its
defense, when speaking means some
thing, and not after terrible in
roads have been made by vicious in
vaders of its time-honored and adj
mitted rights and sovereignty. The
Voice is not going to fail, for it be-
longs to the denomination and the
denomination is not going to fail.
Whatever my chance, the deuomlna-
ton is going to fail. Whatever may
chance, the denomination is going
to demand fighting Voice until the
Incorporated oard-control" invadehs
have been driven from the sacred
terrestrial realm of UNCONVENTIONAL
control.
Z Following this instruction, the
Voice then gives the names below
as the list of the men to engage in
the egitations.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
THE STATE BUSINESS LEAGUE.


The editor Of the Dallas Express
with the full endorsement of the
Dallas Express Publishing Co., is
spending the greater amount OF his
time travelling about the state or
ganizing business leagues. A bust
ness league is combination Of men
and women living in any commune
ty, town or city, who are engaged
either In honest labor, business or
professional life. having for its pur-
purpose the reaching of a working
understanding, whereby the best in
terests Of the people in general and
the Colored people In particular, may
be best promoted. The League should
have a president one or more vice.
presidents. secretary, Treasurer and an
xscutlye committee.
II Is plain from the above def
milton that every community In the
state should have such an organiza-
ton.
II Is unnecessary to say that the
people of the other race are organ
lied and the result is seen in the
wonderful progress they are max
ing in the Industrial and financial
world.
The several local organizations
meet this year through their chosen
representatives at Quincy. Texas, on
July / and 2, and a great meeting
awaits those who attend. Every
community, should bestir itself to
the end that each is represented.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
Teachers In Glass A |.
Continued from page y.

race problem in masses, or by the
Individual? Shall we live all the
days. in one or live one day at a
time? Mrs. Lula Mason is a gradu-
ate of the Cortland schools, N. Y.
Mrs. +. Chester Rutherford has
been a quiet unassuming teacher,
handling the primary. grades with
method and fore thought in the prep
aration Of her work. She too, halls
from Georgia, coming to our city
from a distinguished scion. Her
special forte as we recall is that
she knows how to reach the child,
to have it employ both hand and
mind deftly in the work that it has
to do. We have seen work done in
her classes with RATA strings and
needles that none except an adapt
could arrange. Her whole soul seems
wrapped up in her classes, which are
kept busy all the time working with
purpose in view. Mrs. Rutherford
takes special course in the Uni
versity of Chicago fitting herself for
the work of her grades, which adds
to her efficiency along the lines Of
further usefulness.
Mrs. M. =. Hallum is a teacher
who working at the very beginning
of child life in the schools, has ac-
complished work that speaks for it.
self among the pupils which she
taught. We have visited her room
when we were inspector and felt
well paid for our visit, and left
much encouraged to work harder in
our line of work. What constitutes
teacher, is it the quiet person
who get results in the methods of
teaching, or is it the fussy and loud
teacher clamoring for order and there
is no order? What is teaching any
way? Is teacher an artist or
scientist? Supt. Kimball answers the
query on this wise: owing to the
ability of the person doing the teach
ing whether he is or she is an artist
or a scientist" Mrs. Hallum is a
graduate Of the city schools of De
troit, Michigan. She also took a
summer course under Col. Parker in
the celebrated Parker school Chicago.
She like Mrs. Rutherford is descend
ed from great family tree of pro-
nounced distinction. The work of the
five teachers here mentioned can
never perish nor be forgotten for it
is written in the minds of the living.
Shall we erect monument to the
black woman, the uncrowned prin-
cess Of America? If not in bronze,
brass and granite, then in what? But
we should erect monument to her,
the one woman of all women, who
deserves this monument, for it was
she who has made it possible for
the black to survive, being surround
ed with a civilization that brooks no
competition, no rival, and yet, in
this particular situation, our mothers,
the guarding angels of our destiny,
have said trust in God and do the
right, and in the language of the
immortal Lincoln, "In some way in
which we can not see, God will
make an opening" All honor to the
American uncrowned Princess, the
mother, the one American, whose SER
vice, and whose devotion will grow
brighter as the ages come and 60
Yes, we shall crown her, we shall
erect a monument to her, not in
bronze, not in brass, not in granite,
but what then? But in an emblem
of hallowed wreath encircled with
a hallow of glory made respondent
with her achievements and with her
Christian fortitude.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
Negro ShipbulIders Prove Black
Mans Worth in Industry.
Continued from page ~.

ton was told by many that it would
would be impossible to build ships
with Negro labor. The ships that
we are building are equal to those
built anywhere in the world.
Some of the Colored men who are
working in the Newport News ship
yard have been with the company
twenty-five years or more. Eight
or ten are on the retired list and
are receiving from one-third to one
fourth of their regular pay.
The successful Colored shipyard
workers have built their own homes,
have supported their churches, and
have helped to develop one of the
best Colored sections in the South.
Y. M c. A. Investment.
A new Y. M. G. A. building has
been built at cost of $4,000 to care
for Colored shipyard workers. For
six years the Y. M. G. A. was main
tanned for the shipyard boys and
was a pronounced success.
1t was, perhaps ode Of the best
Investments ever made By the COM
pany. Through the Y. M. G. A. the
boys and men learned better habits
of industry and learned good deal
about thrift. Industries must make
better workers. The man who works
and does not get ahead simply wastes
his time. Successful people are
those who work at things a long time.
uncle Jack" who has been long
engaged in the coke-bin work, was
unwilling at seventy to retire. He
wanted to work on until the Ger
mans had been whipped. This man
has the respect of his own people
and the whites.
Racial Gifts.
Colored people have the gift of
good nature-good nature which is
unfailing. Good nature is
always ar asset. It will get men
farther than almost any other quail
ty.
A man Is not made by the things
which he does with his hands, but
by what he thinks. The Colored men
In the shipyard, who work skillfully
with their hands, are as self-respect-
ing as any other group of people
We must make class depend on de-
cency rather than upon the kind Of
work man or woman does.
The Colored people have a glorious
future before them. They will learn
as others have done that thrift and
hard work will bring them out all
right. The.r must become a property
owning, voting people.
Colored people Just naturally like
to get hold of little property. Only
death and disaster will seperate them
from their property. All clear-think-
Ing, right-minded white people are
the friends of Colored people. A boy
or a girl, man or woman, who
sticks to his or her Job will win.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
PREsIDESFs FORTUNES.

The state Of 100000 left by Theo-
Gore Roosevelt is very moderate
fortune by New \ DIRK starters, but
for q rers9q-s one of nnusual size.
u ranks Roosevelt indeed, as proba-
bly, the country's richest chief exc
cutiye since Warrington, and the
fact has q suggestive interest. Many
q ruler Of q petty republic has be-
come multi-mil ionaire, but no
mill 0naire has eve been president
Of he worlds greatest and richest
Republic. and this, Notwithstanding
The altered ycale Of personal wealth
under which the comparative magni-
tudo Of an accumulation Of $1,000
900 has decreased The Roosevelt
fortune was different, moreover. IN
being nnninly an inherited fortune.
lia possessor may have added to Il
n his lifetime, but. as In the case
Of other Presidents. most OF his per-
eonal earnings ID period OF forty
years Of public life were absorbed
III the support Of ais family. No
other President has ever enjoyed
such advantages OF refnuneratiYe pub
Niiy as Roosevelt, and besides his
salary from Official 20 iii0ns. his In
cone from his books and from edi-
fofai work rust have cen large. Yet,
Il IS fair Inference that II these
had been the sole sources Of his sun
Port he would have died poor
llan. IS ClevelaEc died. and also most
Of tAeir predecessor In the White
House This has been the common
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
DTs. MunChus and Richie Ac-
sapt Agency For World
Wonder OH and sas
Company.

Mr.. J. Y. Allen, president OF The
World Wonder Oil & Gas Company,
after spenaina 80 days in Texas, SELL
ing stock ana appointing agents in
order to raise enough money to drill
a well on lheir very valuable lease
IN the heart OF Burk Burnett, Texas.
lie has just returned to their main
Office In Kansas City, Mo. He has
already completed the arrangements
with their drilIer who is now on the
ground IN Burk Burnett, and the
drilling is expected to begin III d
very few days. as soon as enoU Oh
money Is raised. Mr.. Allen expected
to tour the whole state Of TEXAS,
but very important business has COLI
81 him back to their main ONCE in
Kansas City. Just before leaving for
Kansas City, he spent two days in
Waxahachie, Texas, where he sold
stock 10 some Of the leading men
and women Of that city among whom
was Or. Q. $. Diggs. who has also
accepted place on the advisory
board ~ the Company. He also APP
pointed as their agents there, Drs.
MlIngers and Richie. who also
bought stock IN the Company ana
will uso their influence together to
bay stock in this. the greatest exclu-
sive Negro Oil Company in the world.
Every race loving Negro should buy
Some Of this stock and help share
die honors of building d such a
g.7aEtio business concern and also
help 70 reap the great pfofits that
are to be derived therefr0n. Mr.. AL
lon would like to employ the SER
VICE OF otbsr hustlirg young men
and women d, Texas. and would ap-
rreciate II II they woulf wife the
main ofllce Cor fun garlic alAt'a. Be
sure y01 sezd tho World SNsnder's
one half page ad On DRee Of this
paper sud tten 10 vr1Er 1sssy To-
YCtlf race
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1918.
LYNCHISG MUST GO.


The great American pastlme lyn-
ching, like that other great American
institution, human slavery, has got
10 90. II is impossible in this con-
nection and at this writing to dis
miss from the mind the poetic lines
dedicated to justice. The run:
Truth crushed to earth
Shall rise again,
The eternal years OF God are hers;
But Error wounded writhes with
pain,
And dies amidst Der worshipers.'
And SO, 1t is destined that right
IN the South where lynching has
IN former time enjoyed the approval
OF both pulpit and press, more or
less; right down here where the
champions OF the system have been
WorshiDed, today can be counted
some OF its bittereat opponents. In
more tEsu one state legislature Of
the South, Hills have been introduced,
having for their purpose the des-
truction OF the barbaric practice.
Right here Ia Texas, the San Antonio
Express. a white daily newspaper,
has set aside 100000 to be used in
prosecuting the men who stain their
hands with blood In lynching orgiess
right here In Dallas, the great Morn
ing Dallas News Is laundering against
this awful crime against man and
government in tones that ring like
a clarion.
Under the caption. Combating The
Iynch-habit Menace It says IN Its
issue OF March IL, 1919:
The proposal to amend the Constl-
tuition so that any one who had par
ticipated IN lynching would be
disqualified for voting or Holding Of
Ace. and also the proposal to amend
the oath OF Office so that CHE elected
to Office would be required 10 swear
that he had not participated In a
iynching seem to have originated
with the San Antonio Express. The
Express has taken an indisputable
leadership In the effort to rid Texas
Of the disgrace and moral injury
which 10 done to II by the lynch
habit. Indeed, no institution In the
country has shown so much energy
and determination In combating this
growing evil and menace. Among
other things. It has set aside $780,
900 as fund out of which to pay
the arrest and conviction of men who
engage in lynching. That action tes-
titles to high, but not to an undue,
sense Of the gravity OF the lynch
habit, and the Express has earned
the gratitude OF every law-abiding
and ordor-loviag cit a Even though
what II has done should Immediate
" have perceptible effect, II must
make for the generation OF larger
and more robust feeling OF popular
hostility. II Is fctlndasional work,
and upon Il suJ,slsAtial accomplish
mont can h built.
Let Us hope that the language OF
the Dallas News can DO understood
and the conscience NJ the state be
awakened. This done and lynching
VIII disappear ike mist before the
ri1'ng sun.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
OLD REGULAR

FINDS BAPTIST AGAINST BAP-
TIST AND READS A LECTURE
no DIR. i. G. MORRIS DECLINES
no FIGHT FOR REAS0NS-CITY
ELECTION CITED-JIM CROW
HEADQUARTERS OPEN y w o
SERVICE FLAGS-0NE ON FRONT
DOOR FOR WHITES-ONE ON
KITCHEN DOOR FOR COL0RED-
HELL UNCAPPED-NEW WAY
TO REASON-NRITHER ANAR-
CHIST NOR INFIDEL--CHURCH
ORGANIZATION PHYSICIAN
HEAL THYSELFs-DON'T
LAUGH.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15

Then there was another phase Of
church life which claimed bit of
my attention. 1t was this:
Baptistist Against Baptist.
Some time ago, the Rev. DR.. e. C..
Morris, the head of the National Ne
gro Baptist Convention. which diff
cred from and parted company with
Rev. r. H. Boyd, appointed me to
go forth and agitate Baptist ques-
tions The National Baptist Voice,
the organ of the Morris faction. in
a recent editorial, sets forth the doc
trines Of the agitation. 1t says:
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
TURN THE RACE LOOSE.

Just as soon as one end of the
Colored race ceases to hold the other
end back, the whole race will go
ahead. AS much fault as we find
OF the white people at their backs,
the chief opposer of Colored man
number /, is Colored man number
2. II there is any one to blame for
the failure Of the thousands Of gro
Gerry stores, restaurants. woodyards,
millineries, and other Colored enter
prises, It Is another Colored man.
To be PERSONAL If nobody had OPP
posed the Dallas Express except
white people, today II would be is
sued daily and would invoice for
million dollar. iColored man. turn
the race loose and let 1t rise.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
physician Heal Thyself..

About year ago when German
aggression had its hand at the
throat of American independence and
the allied world, The New York
w orl d said: Tf there are
any who believe themselves better
than the American Negro, the place
to show 1t is on the battle field.r
Although the war is over, the truth
of this declaration is still with us,
and rearranged it might be rendered:
"If there are any who think they
are better than the American Negro,
the way to show 1t Is in their lives
and conduct and not In their mouths"
Today wherever the Colored Am
erican goes in this country he find
the white man trying to show him
self better by big bluff, silly talk
and bad legislation. Almost every
section of the country is disgraced
by race and color prejudice and la
beled with jim-crow signs. Even in
Washington City, the capital of the
Nation, the very White House not
excepted, this color scheme of damna-
ton with brazen effrontery stalks
about in broad day light and there
Is mo- one white man in a million
with backbone enough to declare
that character and not color marks
and makes the man.
Only the other day at Texarkana,
or few miles out on train operat-
ed by the federal government a SOL
der was returning from the Western
Front where he had been almost
MORALLY wounded fighting the battles
of his country. His home was Ty-
Ter, Texas. He was chocolate
brown. A white lieuter ant was his
caretaker. He had ridden under army
instruction in a sleeper. When the
train reached imperial Texas, object
ion was made by some white people
to his further journey in the s. sep-
er. This wounded hero who had
poured out his life blood to protect
America, was not welcome to ride
in comfort to Tyler, his final resting
place. And when 1t seemed that he
was to be removed by force If neces-
sary, the white lieutenant found his
manhoo- and with the bearing and
daring hich always characterize the
patriotiC soldier, told the objections
that his suffering charge should not
be removed except over his (the lieu
tenant) dead body. This had its
effect and the upholsters Of white
etood aside. Tie wound
ed hero and his gallant protector
had won.
The enemies of America do not
all live in Germany. They did not
all plot the treason which would
place men spurrei and bayonetted
IN the armies of the inl ader. Who
ever sullies the honor of the flag
and defies its protection whether at
home or elsewhere Is an enemy to
this government and should be SO
regarded. Today Mr.. Wilson is in
teaching the nations Of the
world the glory and goodness of
Democracy of which man has dream
ed In all the centuries and it is a
pity, to say, that in his own
country, he does not practice the
doctrine of which he is such won
derful preacher. Physician, heal
myself"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
NEEDED INFORMATION.

What is meant by "doughboys" in
reference to United States soldiers? -
]. M. r., Bertram, Texas.
Before this war the term was
strictly applied to privates in the in
fantry. Recently, however, the Stars
and Stripes, the overseas newspaper
of the American Expeditionary For
ces, explained that the term Is now
used as nickname for any American
soldier, high or low, regardless of
the branch OF the service. There is
some dispute as to the origin OF the
term, but It Is thought to have had
Its beginning in reference to but
ton which infantrymen used to wear,
which resemble a kind Of dumping
known as "doughboys," Exchange
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
ANo Place for a slrvice Flag

mo Place for sgrvice Flag"
What is going to occur when the
soldiers come back home, everyone
is asking now. What did happen in
one case is told by a prominent
South Carolina white woman.
My son enlisted early in the war.
When he left home we equipped him
with all of the comforts and sent
him away az cheerfully as possible.
BY and by, under the selective SER
vice acr, the orphan Colored boy,
who had grown up in our house
hold, was called to service. When
II came to the point of making. out
his papers, providing for his. in
surance and for the funds that he
would send back hczne. there was
no near relatives to whom the papers
could be made. consented to do
this and to keep all carefully for
him until he should return.
We also equipped him with COM
fort kits, and sent him away In a
manner equal to that of our boys.
Just before leaving this CQIored boy
turned to me and said, Miss Mary,
thank you for all these things you
have done, am glad you are going
to take care of my money and my
Insurance. and I hope 70 come back
home after the war is over. You
have service flag up for Marse
Frank. / was wandering who would
hang up service flag for me-"
'I'il hang up a service flag for
you and when he went away l put
a service flag on the kitchen door.
By and by my son came back
on a furlough and just before he
had to return we were walking to-
gether out through the garden when
he saw the fng he said, Mother,
who Is that for?" ''That Is the Col
ored boys service flag"
My son looked at the flag and
looked at me. without remark he
tGried took the nag from the kitcbN
en- door, walked to The front OF the
house placed the fay by his own,
and coming back, said, Mother, a
service flag for the United States
soldiers Is not to be hung in the
kitchen door,"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
Church Organization.

/ see most of the churches have
plethora of young folk organize
tons. They are organized ostensibly
to, develop those who take member
ship, and incidentally to help the
church. We hope that the ostensi-
bility proportion will not be over
come by the incidentally portion.
While the church needs the assis-
lance of the young to exist, the youth
needs the church that they may ex-
list to purpose worth while.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
New Reasoning.

1 ran across w. Rozer, German,
who is very friendly in his dispo-
sition. | asked him if he attended
church Sunday, to which question he
replied, mo Ise niver goes. Ise
gooud man an no need to go. Church
ez fur de bad" l told him to stick
to that foolish idea and that he was
just as good for hell as a martin is
for his gourd.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
WHscN LACK TO EUROPE.

President Wilson sailed on a sec
ond voyage To France. March 6.
He Is scheduled to arrive March IA.
He said when he left: Il will tell
them that America is for the League
of Nations" We one good thing.
The cables are not cut.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
Mo- Anarclist, Mo- InfideI.

Well, up till now with all the
failures of the race before me, /
must congratulate, the American
Colony of the African race. 1t has
not yet produced man brazen
enough to be an anarchist, nor fool
enough to be an infidel. There is
still hone for us.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
Service Flag on Kitchen Door For
Colored Soldier Torn Down.

There is published somewhere in
this country a paper know as "THE
ASSOCIATION MEN" In its January,
919 issue it contained the following
story which will 5rove of interest to
who ever reads it. 1t says:
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-15
STAFF Correspondence.

Dallas, Texas, March IL, 1919.
/ have been here over a week III
the vain attempt to rest and laying
upon myself the important task of
mapping out a new trail. At the
first, / have made a dismal failure,
for have been either calling or
called upon every day and night
since / hit the town. The church
has claimed my first attention and
right well it has done SO. / have
had the sacrament offered me and
also the gospel. need the latter,
but did not take the former for rea-
SONS.