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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-11

SATURDAY, JAN. II, 1918.
STILL ADVANCING.


The Emancipation Celebrations
held January /, 1919 throughout tne
country tell their own encouraging
story Of the rise and progress OF the
race. Il has been 5000 three hum
dred years since the Colored man
was introduced in America and II
has been (66) fifty-six years since
the issue OF the Emancipation
Proclamation. Standing toby sur
rounded by the opportunities OF the
Goth century, let us confidently look
into the future and believing In God
and ourselves, make the leap. II Is
significant that the Negro peoples
are turning to this ever annual re-
curing event, for It is at such cele-
brations that we have our best OPP
portunity to study our history. The
brilliant fore fathers more and more
iilumine the records OF the past and
they serve to increase our self re-
spect, without which the race can
not hope to win the respect OF the
balance OF mankind.
At the celebration held Wednes-
day night, Jan. /. 1919, Dallas at
New Hope Baptist church, record
was broken and in our opinion, II
marks local epoch. The all-star
program received round after round
OF applause, which denoted veri-
table ground swell OF popular opin-
ion and the audience left with re-
newed courage and higher hopes. DR..
u. Arlington Wilson who delivered
the principal address was at his
host and showed himself at once
as an orator and teacher, whose
like we seldom see. Civilization Is
moving on and Colored Dallas has
taken a front place IN the procession.
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RED RECORD LYACHING
Continued from page y.

talk Against it, but its days are num-
bered. The power to stp lynching
is imbedded in the bowels of the
low, but the officers fail to enforce
it. The sentiment against unfit Off
GERS must go on abuilding and the
Colored man must go on deserving
better treatment. The great evil is
on its last legs and as we emerge
from savagery and take on civiliza-
ton, lynching like slavery will pass
away. The Dallas Express is not
alarmed at the figures. It is not
disturbed. 1t knows that conditions
must grow worse before they grow
any better. It knows that just over
yonder is the day, when Judge
Lynch will organize his court, try
and convict white men, just as he
now destroys Colored men. In that
day, the enlightened conscience of
the notion will bestir itself and lyn-
ching will be consigned to the limbo
of the atrocities which are the dis
grace Of our time. The world is
making progress. We are coming
into better day and the Colored
American is afforded now a new OPP
portunity to show himself factor
with which mankind must reckon,
in reaching higher ground.
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DALLAS TEACHESs
Continued from pag9

the summer school to teach eeking.
to be led and she is chosen leader,
or seeking to be taught and eject
ed teacher. We find her 1Kt In
the American College OF % city
of Chicago where she fi1talS the
course in methods, skill, ~ de-
lineation, and now for mos tnan
eight years she has given Ih girls
of the Colored high school i0i Dallas
the benefit of her research Gf skill
collected in the different colNes.
Miss Smiths work at the M1schooi
speaks for itself. The fine tsplays
and sample tell one story vile the
work OF the girls in their homes
tells the greater story in appcauon
of what they have Learned m the
school. Many of them NAH their
own gowns, and other wearples so
essential for every girl to kn@ now
to make and beautify.
If girl speaks French, or Span
ish, or is able to enter into the beau
ties of Latin or Greek, or sings IKE
Colridge Taylor, she should by all
means know how to sew, to delln-
cate. The common destiny is 10 mate
and marry and this leads 70 the
home, sweet home as the final goal
We are becoming to agree WIN.
Horace Mann, more and more, as
we see the need of practical edu-
cation. Horace Mann said that
boy goes to college and completes
the college course, if his father is
farmer, that he should raise more
corn to the acre than his un-educated
father, and If his father is car
penter, he should make a better car
penter than his father. If a young
woman finishes in college that she
should be better dress maker tnan
her mother, or a better cook. Miss
Smith is working along this lne'
to accomplish the dream of Horace
Mann.
Not since the days slaver have
our people paid much attention 10
this essential art which lies at the
very foundation of the hone The
needle, the delineator, the scissors,
the sewing machine, all spHk the
language of usefulness. Mis- Smith
is teaching her pupil to Ne the
beautiful through the eye Of the
needle, through the skill oiproper
training, through the perfec image
in the mind and executed nth the
hand.
The war which has cddenly
ended made many demands pr eff
cheney along many lines, az never
before was such an out cr!among
the young people of unprepedness.
In the time of peace is theime to
prepare for the practical allings
of life or war.
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AUTO SCHOOL AT PRAIRIE VIEW
STATE NORMAL.

The authorities at the Prairie View
State Normal and Industrial College
have decided to continue the oper-
alton of the school for automechanics
and tractor operators which has
been in operation for the training
on mechanics for the army. This
school has large variety of equip
ment and cars of all makes. This
equipment is valued at more than
10000. The floor space occupied is
more than $4,000 square feet.
instruction will be given in Vul-
canizing, Driving, OxyAcetyline Weld
ing, Tractor operation and repair,
and automechanics in all of its
phases. The school will open jan
uary 9th and the course will be of
eight weeks duration. A diploma will
be issued at the end of the course.
The instructors will be those who
have trained, three continents of men
for the army. These instructors have
had several years experience in this
class of work Bulletins with full
information is now ready for dis
tribution.
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JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville, Texas, Jan. 9.--Sweet
Union Baptist church, Rev. T. B.
Johnson pastor filled his regular
appointment Sunday. Mrs. Warren
Davis of Reese died Jan. 4. Rags
dale undertaken had charge of the
body. Remains were laid u rest
in Rock Hill cemetery. Miss Mabel
Sanders of Prairie View is in the
CITY, Rev. d. G.. Macs of Waco visit
ed New Home Association Board and
preached a great sermon. Miss Anna
Martin after months stay in the
city left for her home in Beaumont.
Mr.. +. L. Lewis of Harrison county
has opened first class market at
the Howard building. DR.. P. A.
Sims was called to Rusk Monday.
The little infant of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Scott died last week.
New readers for January: Mrs.
Roberta Freeman, little Ella Lee
Holland, Mrs. Dora Ragsdale, Mrs.
Ora Huff.
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wEATHERFORD.

Weatherford, Texas, Jan. Ser
vices were good at all churches
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Young
left for Gainesville, Sunday. Rev.
A. G. Menorgan stopped over on his
way home and preached at Mt. Zion
Baptist church. They donated him
$1,000. We are always glad to have
our ex-pastor with us. Rev. G. l.
Jackson held his first quarter at
Prince Memorial G. M. E. Church
Sunday. Mr.. Guess Newbill is here
from the Camp. Miss Alternately
spent the holidays in Ft. Worth with
her sister. Mrs. Huffman has return
ed from Marshall where she has
been attending the bed side of her
mother. Miss Estella Byrd, Lizzie
Burton have returned from Okla
homa. Mr.. Simmon daughters and
Mrs. Crawford went to Ft. Worth,
on short visit. Mrs. Flora Swami
came home New Years day from
Oklahoma, where she has been
spending he holidays. Mr.. B. Mat
thews' wife was called to Marshall
to attend the bed side of her mother
Prof. Geo. w. Pollard is in the city
writing insurance for the American
Woodmen and was here several days.
Mrs. Willie lizard, Lottie Byrd are
visiting Mrs. Harper at Abilene, Tex
as. The A. M. e. pastor was at his
post Sunday.
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SPRAYING IS SOME OF n.


The public speakers Of the Colored
race In this country must not longer
! fool themselves In tho belief that
talk viii solve our problem. They
must remember that in the matter
Of talk, they are not the only peb-
bles on the beach, for the white
man Is some talker. They must re
member that the white man, although
he talks. does not rely on talk. He
| follows up talk with abundant work,
oftimes working more than he talks.
To illustrate he talks about making
you live on a back street He knows
however, that talk will not stop you,
and he Immediately prepares to pre-
vent yor living on front street,
even If Il takes force brute force
to do IT, He talks about preventing
your exercise of the elective fran
chise and Immediately gets ready
to stop you from voting, adopting
as method tie force Of the white
mans primary, grandfather clause,
poll tax amendment or the klu klux
khan or red-shirt brigade You may
look at him from every angle and
you will find him following ur the
word with the action. 1t q in this
way he makes things happen ana
brings things to pass.
Let the Colored people in the
new year learn this new lesson.
Talk Is cheap, but money makes
the mare CO." is an old adage of the
betting ring around the race track.
Paraphrased II reads: Talk Is
cheap, but 1t is work which will
make the distractions, which con-
front us CO." The Colored man
talks Of patronizing his own race
drug store, grocery store, shop and
professional man, but goes straight
way and acts different from his
talk. He has deceived himself into
the belief that talk will solve his
problem. He could not have made
a bigger mistake nor a more eyre
gious blunder.
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HENDERSON.

Henderson, Texas, Jan. 9.-Only a
few days ago, came visitors and
pleasure seekers, Ginning Christmas
bells. All of that is past and the
old year 1918 is dead, but left her
record on file in the hall of memory
and time. Somewhere in East Texas
is located Henderson, Texas, one of
the Oldest towns in this state on the
/. & G. N. railroad with a population
Of nearly 1000 Colored people, one
school house, with four rooms en-
ploying teachers, Principal Prof.
j. l.. Ford, Messrs. Lula Muckelroy,
M. A. Gunter and Miss Louisa Cam
eron and music teacher, Miss An
ME Wheeler, also four churches and
denominations, First Baptist church,
pastor Dr. w. P. Wesley; c. M. E.
church, DR.. j. A. Cooper; New Con-
vention, Mt Hebron Baptist church,
Rev. John Dodd; Presbyterian church
Rev. MCGEE. In business affairs c..
Hollimon, a young man and the
Oldest grocer in the city for Colored
carries find stock of good at all
time. Next Mr.. M. c. Biggers is gro
Ger, realestate dealer and reader
of The Dallas Express. Then comes
II, W. Valley and brother, grocer
man doing first class business, also
Mr.. Nose Reedy, the house mover
and merchant. There is Mr.. John
Henry johnson, the blacksmith man
is well employed at all times. Mr..
Ben Brown, the carpenter by trade
is well occupied, also T. ]. Muckel-
roy, both are finish workmen. Mr..
Eugene Muckelroy is an uptodate
workman. Mr.. Olivin Turner, the old
painter makes your house shine, Nr.
G. r. Moore, the paper hanger leaves
the inside beautified, also Mr.. John
Wicks hangs paper and sings paint.
H. C. Jacobs, contractor and build
er is a carpenter by trade. Mr.. Law
son Simmons, well known barber and
Deacon of church. Rev. Cuss Pope
is barber by trade, gives good SER
vice.
You may remember M son and
Beal, restauranteurs.
On Methodist Hill there is the
Undertaken, valley and Hurd. They
have a good line of goods. w. NJ.
Cole, foreman on I. & G. N. tracks.
Henry Murphy and L. Wilson are
horselers here IN the /. &. G. NJ
Well diggers, Mr.. Elias Simmons
leaves your water in your well.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Brown returned
home from Shreveport, La, spent a
few days. Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Ap-
pleby from there to Keatchie. La.
to visit Mr.. Brown, some pleasure
of life worth while. Misses Bernioe
and Elice Lewis have spent about
three weeks at their old home
among relatives and friends, Mrs.
Lula Cumby has serious troubles
with her eyes. Mr.. R. Anderson of
Ballinger is in the city. Kiss Lille
Wright went to Churchhill 10 visit
her mother.
M, and Mrs. Frank Reedy honor
ed Misses Etfie Flanagan and Helen
Reedy last week with a reception.
Mrs. Pearl Henry spent the holt
days a Longbranch with relatives.
Our wedding bells are still ring
ing. Miss Emma Durkee,
Mrs. Amanda Jane Gipson I'M
fortunately had the muscles OF her
shoulder broken.
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Say, quit talking about the big
Negroes of the race and try to grow
Remember there must be some biz
men and women. IL you just can't
grow, keep still. Don't let every
body know that you are little. When
you are once introduced to the edi-
to of the Dallas Express, it is not his
duty to forever thereafter keep you
in mind, but 1t is your duty for
ever thereafter to keep yourself in
his mind, by doing the things which
man cannot forget. Very often we
so to a town after years of absence
and when some one attempts to in
troduce me to some other one the
second individual remarks. "Oh, I've
met Mr.. King before. He jes' doan
know me--done forgot. Jes' wha'
alb says about dem big niggers. Youse
got ter get introduced to UNI ev'ry
time you meets un."
Now, stranger that is your fault
not mine. After that first introduc-
ton you should have gone cat into
the great immensely of space and
gone to work and accomplished so
much-so completely filled the public
eye-until you could not have been
forgotten. You should have made
the best broom, built the best mouse
trap, cooked the best biscuit, or
raised the worlds largest ear Of
corn.
Those who do the most are best
remembered. The best proof that
man is MOI busy and bringing things
to pass, is that he is. though among
the living, forgotten, Try to do
something, have something and be
something in the world.
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THE PASSING OF ROOSEVELT.

The country mouEns the passing
OF the worlds first citizen, Theodore
Roosevelt is dead. Truly a great
man has fallen IN our midst. The
associated press flashed this intel
ligence around the world III an early
hour Monday, January 6, 1918. The
great American had stacked arms
q about is minutes past four o'clock
Monday, January 6. Death, the Black
Camel, that kneels once at every
mans door had knelt at his, and
he, the strenuous one, had returned
TO the Bosom of Divinity-had gone
to join that innumerable caravan
which marches forward forever on
the other side.
Theodore Roosevelt, in his 61st
year was the most remarkable of
living Americans. He entered public
life at twenty-three and from that
hour he was a marked man. He
was the 26th president Of the repub-
lie.
His was varied career and wheth-
er as a member OF the New York
legislature, Western Ranchman, Ex-
else Commissioner, Assistant in the
Nations Navy Department, organizer
OF The Rough Riders. Governor, Pres
ident or elephant hunter in the tan
giles of Africa, he was the foremost
Of his kind and made the world sit
up and take notice of his actions. He
was cross between the slow and
certain processes Of evolution and
the fire and flame Of revolution; be-
ing too cautious for the first and
too alert, energetic and impatient for
the second, he struck a happy mien,
trusting his great knowledge of pub
lie necessity and his great sympathy
for the masses to guide him into
the harbor OF national safety. That
such character would while max
ing uncounted admirers, develop a
robust opposition was to have been
expected, but after all, today pro-
tag0nist and antagonist, stand alike
around his bier, and pour out a ma
tons tribute to the worth of his
sterling Alnericanism.
Roosevelts death at any time
would have been a top line regret,
but coming at this time, when we
are about to enter upon the great
work of reconstructing a nation, il
Is a public calamity. His intrepid
skill, his ripe statesmanship, his
courage and his farsighted-
ness, were the qualities which he
would have offered his countrymen,
and it would have been safety
like unto the rocks of Gibraltar.
In common with other patriots. the
Dallas Express mourns his loss: but
we confidently turn in this hour of
grief to Him who has said that he
would be our buckler and strength.
and who has promised that the floods
hat shall not overwhelm us.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-11
THAT POLL TAX.

In the new emancipation about
which 80 much Is being said, the
Coiored man must become, a voter.
He must include in his new Ameri-
canism a desire TO participate in the
making OF the law which he must
obey and In the selection of the
officers who must enforce the law.
His place In the body polite Is not
secure and his rights and privileges
are not out OF the wilderness of dis
pute until he is one among those
who gives bis consent to the govern
ed. Because all this is true. in Tex
ns be must 90 to the tax colIec-
tors ONCE and pay his poll tax.
There are at least 100000 men OF
color In Texas, who can qualify for
the elect 20 franchise, and this army
properly disciplined and led can
do much to give Texas better
standing in the poistices OF the coun-
try. Colored man, awake from thy
dream. Go pay your poll tax this
year and show yourself man.
You have glorified the uniform OF
your country In camp and trench.
You have willingly and cheerfully
FACED death upon q hundred battle
fields made red with blood in foreign
SOIL You have on sea and land
made that supreme contribution and
stood the acid test, amongst the
trials and privatlons where patriots
strive and martyrs die.
You have spent your thousands
for thrift stamps and you have por-
ed out still other thousands like wa
ter for Liberty Bonds. Shoulder
to shoulder with other racial types
which make up the heterogeneous
population OF the worlds greatest
republic you have stood and suffer-
ed to see to II that government
Of the people and by the people and
for the people should not perish from
the earth. BY your immortal deeds
you have writ In letters that glory,
Death to Tyrants."
Now 80 pay your poll tax and
clothed In the habiliments OF the
citizen. 1trive to fully enter into
all the rights and privileges guar
Fute~d re citizen by the CT istituticn
and the law. Go, so, go pay your
poll taxi
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CAMERON.

Cameron, Texas, Jan. 9.-Mr. Hor.
ace Hill of Austin spent a few davs
with his sister, Mrs. Laster Ignore
last week. Mrs. Mary Stephens was
called to Beaumont few day age
to attend the bed side of her bro
Their. Mr.. Curry of Beaumont spent
few weeks here with friends. Miss
Katie V. Fulton was in the city last
week on business. Miss C. B. Ivory
is visiting friends in Bryan. A Next
can boy about 16 years of age was
accidently killed at the oil mill last
week. Peter Prater was seriously
injured. Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Smith
spent few days in Taylor last week.
Mr.. James Anderson, one of the
leading BARRIERS of the city has just
returned from a trip through Okla
homaA Mrs. Alice Jones left for
Waco Sunday to attend the bed side
of her daughter, Mrs. Olevia New
some entertained her Sunday school
class at her home Sunday evening.
Rev. P. E. Castle, District Supt. of
Sunday School Missions spent Sunday
with Cameron Grove Baptist church.
His lectures and sermons were in
teresting. Mr.. B. ]. Thompson left
for Waxahachie Sunday. From there
he will go to Oklahoma City will re-
turn to Texas about Jan. IS. Mr..
George Edwards and Mrs. Margret
Newsome will be married Sunday at
1880 at the home of the bride. Mrs.
Roxie Woodland after spending few
weeks here with her mother, re-
turned to Ft. Worth last Saturday.
Mr.. Willie ]. Dotson bought the
Fountain home last week for the
consideration of 100000. Quite a
crowd was here Sunday to hear
Grand Master Winn, but he did not
get here on account of weather con-
ditions. Prof. ]. e. Robertson of Pal
estine was here this week doing
business for the Woodmen.
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WICHITA FALLS.

Miss RUDY Henley Of Fl. Worth,
is visiting her cousins Misses Be Ina
and Catherine Ryan's, 305 Pecan st.
Wichita Falls, Texas. Miss Rubj
Henley was given surprise party
Monday night. Dec. 80. 1918. given
by her cousins. Mr.. Louis Dodd Of
Camp Travis and Mr.. Alenzo Sar-
gent Of Camp Macarthur and wife,
Mrs. Sargent We're entertained with
six o'clock dinner at the residence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. =. Ryang, 305 Pecan
street. Thursday evening. Jar. 2,
1913. Mr., Dodd niade hig departure
Friday mornIng Tor Camp Trayss.
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LAYTON.

Lawton, OKLA, Jan. 9.-Texas boy
writes home folks, Marville, France,
LIST Army, Dec. 8, 1918.
Miss Edna Await, 81 B street,
Lawton, Okla,
Dear sister-How are you and
mama? 1 just received your letter
and was more than glad to hear
from home and also received let
ter from Sister Gertrude and family,
also cousin John and they sure
cheered me. The photos made me a
little home sick of you and the baby
and wanted to come home for few
minutes, but it passed away. Can
say l am in fine health and will be
home within 80 or 40 days.
Lovingly your son and brother,
PVT. JAMES AVANT,
AM. CO., 537 Eng. A. NJ. e. F.
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JUST ONE WAY.

Pay your poll tax. Quit talking
about liberty AID justice. Quit abus.
ing the white man at his back for
not giving than to you. Thou, fool
knowest thou lot that he who would
be free. himself must strike the
blow We talk Of liberty as II It
werd sack OF four. We talk Of
Tone one robbine us u our rights as
II our rights we're in stolen purse.
The Liberty and rights Of a man,
are not such things as man can
lose in the sense he loses pocket
knife, Their loss Is always charge
able 10 the man who makes com
plant. Their acquisition Is always
to the credit Of the Ian N whose
possession they are found. The way
for the CoIcred people to secure
them is the way BY which white
moE secured them. rhe historian
has been faithful. CO read INC
CHRONICLES and lean what man hae
dorc. al know that 'what man has
d0pei inan can do agstnt,
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EDITOR DALLAS RXPBB, Dali
LAS, TEXAS, LECTER AND
SOCIAL SERVICE NOCATE,
STATE ORGANIZER NERO BUS
MESS LEAGUE IN TElS.

Will lecture in the intejt Of the
Business League and Sal Ser
vice Work in Texas. WI over a
quarter century of work iirexas as
publisher, Unidentified witthe work
which concerns the Stai and its
people from every angle,lr. King
has had much experient and an
explanation of what he's under
taking to do fer the pese is too
well known to nee1 explaiion here.
fhen you see the annouhment of
his coming, lay aside gr doubts
Indifference and prejudiceand help
to make his coming a tcess. It
will help you.
Dates:
Dallas Saturday, Januar 1S.
Fit. Woodworking Chi, C. M.
h. church, Tuesday MIG Jan. 81.
Nate-Dates will be me for all
skips. Watch this colun for an
nouncemeDt
Any city, town or conilnity. in
terested in the establf6nent and
maintenance of a store. HOP, fac
tory. gin or other enteslse which
may offer employment t9oung Col
ored people, or who md desire to
further lift the moral or eial stand
ing of the community, II find Mr..
King q valuable aide. TIE who de-
sire none of these thing done, will
of course not write,
Yours truly
w. e. KING
1900 Swiss Ave. Personal
27O1 Cochran
rnone H. ozsS plas, Texas.
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WAKE TINS ADVICE.

When you faa 10 get the Express
on time, write The rallas Express
$500 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas
II you still fail to get 1t write again,
and we will take up the matter with
J. cal post master and ascertain the
cause OF delay. At great expense. we
have acquired every facility 10 pub
lisa a great newspaper and are pre-
pared to get the Exsress out on
time.
Don't walk around in the com
munity med and talk against the
Express aud all other Colored en-
terprises. Instead Of telling your
neighbors wksn the Express fails
to come, tell them when II comes. In
this way will help us.