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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
Opportunity to Re-lnstats Gov
ernment Insurance, Although
Now Lapsed.
New orleans. La., Nay 5. 19l

New Orleans, La, May 8, 1919,
Editor,
Dear Sir:-The Bureau Of War
Risk Insurance has reached the ioi-
lowing important decision regarding
Reinstatement of Government lnsur-
ance which former sailors, soldiers
and marines have allowed to lapse
Any man who held the Govern
ment Term Insurance and who failen
70 continue payment Of premiums
after being discharged, thereby lap
sing his insurance, may Te-instate II
regardless Of the time OF default
All service men are urged to take
Advantage Of this opportunity. navy
men obtain frlies information gud
application forms by writing TO En-
'uign d. r. Thornton, District lnsur'
ance OfIicer No 1. Cannl Street, New
Orleans. La, stating full name, rat
ina, home addrees. date and place
Of discharges amount Of insurance
rnd premium, ard lSat month 4
which Rretnium was pai1 (.
EsE-norss4o qaen of tbs Arins sas
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
Iurisprudence has broken down.

Jurisprudence has broken down.
A study of the evidence in this
case as disclosed by the records. will
thoroughly convince even the Races
bitterest enemies that DR.. Bundy was
convicted for no reason. whatsoever,
except that lie is black.
DR.. Bundy was convicted solely
upon suspicion, and If the Race per
mits this verdict to stand no Negro's
life or liberty is safe. when accused
by prejudiced Public officials in race
riots. The real thing behind DR..
Bundy's persecution is that the pre-
JUDGED public officials are trying to
show that the Negroes tcrough DR..
Bundy started the East St Louis
Riot. This is silly for every one
knows that Negroes do not start
Rece Riots,
Recently i spoke in Illinois and
since then in Missouri. ! intend to
appear wherever have the oppor-
tunity for the purpose OF seeing to
1t that the facts In this caE9 are laid
bare, ara / promise you that shall
not cease my efforts until Or. Bundy
is legally freed by the courts OF this
land. Ciemency in this instance, IA
nv Judgment, is an insult to DIR
Bundy and the Negro Race.
with very best wishes. am,
Yours very respectfully,
w. G. Hueston.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
KlttTeIt College Closes with
elaborate Commencement
Exercises.

Kittrell, N. G., May 15.-"The fll-
ture OF the Negro race in America
must be determined by the youth Of
today and the nttentioh they give
to the proper trailing of their mir is"
was the declara.lon made by Prof.
G.. A. Edwards, president Of Kittreli
college at the annual commencement
which has Just been had, and was
said to be the best in the history
of the institution. The trustees after
highly e0mmendirg the report 0f
Prof. Edwards unanimously elected
him president for another year.
It is the iirst tiIne in the history
of the institution that It has clio sed
without large debt. and all 4he
teachers paid up. in full and a nest
egg for the next school year. The
president has shown great executive
and financial ability Ia the manage
ment of the institution.
The exercises have all been Of q
high order.
The music which was under the
direction Of Mrs G. A. Edwards an
accomplished musician. was fine and
the people were loud In their praise
Of the annual musicale. Fine talent
was displayed by the young people.
Charles Stewart. A. NJ, ID. D., OF
Chicago, Ill, delivered the annual
address which was freighted with
good common sense advice. "Culu-
vated Mind" was the theme discuss
ed. He reviewed the achievements
Of the past the result Of cultivated
mind. He reviewed the achieve
ments Of the past the result OF cul-
tivated mind. He told the class to
advance to the highest possibilities
of intellectual achievements, the
highest OF moral and then the high
est ideal OF, reIiyious advancement
He paid a high tribute to home life
A special exhOrtation was made tc
the young women who were told
that there awaiting them to reception
az they left the school room. ons
was the church and Sunday school
tae Christian meetings Of younl
people: the Otber wac the empty 80.
ciety with the ball room, the care
tables the roads to hell. They werc
| told TO select The former and shuE
the Latter. ''Be educated ~ the pe0
pie.s , ne said @and reader the bssl
Daselhle asrvlce One dress tAktersi
and tcrn. one dTeBr full Of matches
covurlng viItse Is work. more tina
ali TIE silks aid satsis repxeasntin'
deharchefY,"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17

washington, d. c., May 15.-Let-'
ters have been forwarded to the War
Department by Bishop Charles spen-
Ger Smith us chairman Of the Com
mission ON After-War Problems Of
the A. M. q. church. w. 7. Andrews.
editor of The Daily Herald, Balti-
more. Nd, and others Of like promi-
nence in public affairs, calling at
tentioh to an endorsement which has
been placed on the application field
by a Colored officer who had been
overseas, relative to his fitness for
admission into the Regular Army.
The endorsement or recommendation
signed by Board of officers, appoint
ed to Investigate the qualifications Of
candidates for assignments in the
re-organized United States Army
after summing up all citations and
Observations, was as follows:
'The Board recommends that he
be not examined,
Reasons unqualified by reason
OF the qualities inherent In the Me-
1ro race: an opinion Of The Board.
based on the testimony oe ave white
ofIlcefs serving with the S6sth ihfat-
try. Naefoes ara deficient IN moral
fiber, rendering them unfit as officers
and leaders Of men,"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17

Editor OF The Crisis was pkeacn'ns
complete surrender. HF0rget your
Grievances and look to the hlllslT
was his slogan: and AZ the war NO u
II ,,A 49,, ,.a,e t,,,av dav and niebf
~ '-''' p. \ i ...-
trying 70 nsnten ple 'uen = ~
suffering soldiers, Dr. Dubois, M
stead Of giving you support In The
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
NINE. WALKER CON
TR|BGTES.S5,0O0
n AN!tLYNCH-
ING FUND.

A $4,000 fund mas betD raised to
Aght iyhchirg IN the Unitfd States,
II was announced yesterday at the
headquarters OF the National Confer
CO on Lynching, 10 Fifth Avenue
OF this $4,000 was contributed by
Madam G. j. Walker OF New York
City and $1,000 by Scott Bond a
wealthy Negro farmer OF Arkanss ,.
The remainder Of the amount was
subscribed and pledged in amounts
ranging from IS to $1,000.
The National Conference on Lynn
ching is proceeding with ethe ap-
poiDt OF committee, to repres at
every section of the countfy which
will draw up an address to ghe Am
erican nation on the subject of lyn-
ching.
Moorheld Storey Of Boston, ex-
president Of the American Bar As
sociation, will announce in few
days the names Of committee Of
prominent lawyers who will frame
a proposed Federated anti-lynching
law
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
SHER|FFS DESIRE
ACCESS TO RACE
LODGE HALLS
DECLARE NEGRO LODGES ARE
HOTBEDS OF ANARCHY.
fTha Assoclatad Negro Fressl

tine tAooQLfAlS0 i-SSAV AACoogs
Macon, Ca, May 15.-There has
been an effort launched in this COM
munity to have law raised to make
it possible for the sheriff os the
country, or his deputies to have
access tc the secret lodge halls Of
the race, because NEGRO lodges are
nothing more nor less than hotbeds
Of anarchy and Bolshevism, and arc
always plotting and scheming against
the white race" This statement was
made by w. J. Wingate, white, who
further declares:
Tho more and longer they are
permitted to go with their Bolshe-
vistic plotting institutions the more
dangerous the menace will become.
This fact will become more pointedly
plain to you in the future, and for
this reason If you would go to work
an5 insert the stitch In time 1t WOULD
save nine in the future and perhaps
worlds of trouble for both races.
"The Veasy law ought to be amend
ed SO as to apply to the secret Ne
gro lodges in some way as well as
other institutions. The Legislature
could pass a law giving our sheriffs
and their deputies the right and
authority to inspect these Institutions
and the conditions in the country
surrounding them"
Let us hear the conclusion Of the
whole matter, according to the high
sense of justic OF Wingate. and those
he represents:
ssT f,,llv halieva IN giving hard
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
Protests the Exclusion Of Me-
gTOes From American Le-
glOn

May 8, 1919
Major Joel b. epingarn, former
chairman Of the National Association
for the Advancement ol Colored Peo-
pie, and now memher Of the board
Of directors, has sent a telephone
toIt. Col. Theord0re Roosevelt, pro-
testing against reported exclusion Of
Negro soldiers from the American
Legion, the proposed National or
ganization Of all those who served
in the war. The telegram is as fol-
lows:
New York, May 8, 1919.
Lit. Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
Chairman, American Legion,
st. Louis, Mo.
Newspapers report that the ex-
clusion of ColOred soldiers from the
American Legion is being considered,
If the Legion is to be National or
ganization Of all those who served
in the war, the exclusion of hundreds
of thousands OF Negro soldiers who
gave devoted service to tbe greatest
Of the cause is unthinlrable.
]. =. SPINGARN.
Late Major, infantry, q. s. A.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17

Marine Corps are invited to request
further information at the nearest
chapter Section, Bureau Of War
Risk Insurance, 119 D. st, s. e.,
Washington, d. c.
1t Is believed the above will be Of
interest to great many OF your read
ers.
Very truly yours,
u. p. THORNTON,
Ensign (PC) USNRF \
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
lDI Bundy Enters Prison al
Joliet.
(The Associated Negro. Press).

Chicago, Ill, May 15.--I willingly
go to the penitentiary. for a long
or short time sad as it may seem to
me and my friends. will make the
sacrifice If by so doing. the people
of my race shall become united, with
some definite and consecrated pur-
pose to work for justice and the
rights Of humanity" With the fore
going words as last letter to a
friend in Chicago DR.. Leroy N. Bundy,
sentenced for life, because Of trial
which found him guilty of melting
the East st. Louis riot. closed his
books, as it were. in the hail at
Waterloo, ILL.,, and prepared for his
gloomy journey to Joliet.
Inspired by this kind of noble
spirit, and the belief that DR.. Bundy
was not given fair trail, the effort
to let the world know that fact has
been launched with the greatest en-
thusiasm. and is gaining new ground
each day.
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UNQUALIFIED BY REASON OF
QUALITIES INHERENT IN THE NEGRO. :
SUCH WAS THE DECISION OF ARMY BOARD WITH REFERENCE
TO COlORED OFFICERS WHO APPLIED FOR ADMISSION
INTO REGUlAR ARMY. SCOTT has DECISION REVOKED.

standing, ell Of whom had the adyan-
tage of knowing exactly how the
Colored commanders bore themselves
at crucial periods on the field Of
battle. The Objectionable memoran-
dunn is refuted, the writers assert,
by the unbroken chain Of valorous
deeds and heroism Of Negroes in all
the wars OF the Republic from Bun
ker Hill 70 Carrizal and In France
from Verdun to the siege Of Metz.
No Exclusion Of Any Officer on Ac-
count Of Color.
DR.. Emmett j. Scott. Special As
sistant to the Secretary Of War, taxi
ing up the matter directly with the
War Department, made this reply,
upon the authority Of the officials
having charge of the question at is-
sue, IN letter addressed to Editor
Andrews Of the Baltimore Herald:
with reference to the marked
copy OF The Daily Herald, con-
tanning and editorial, quoting an
endorsement placed upon the dis
charge of Col0red lieutenant
rs WHO dUVlitN AVk lttcutlvlA ~ tAtH
service, Ibtg TO say that this
whole matter has been before the
War Department. and am pleas
ed to inform you that the Chief
of Star has personally directed
the Commanding General at Camp
Meade to revoke the finding: he
has also directed that in the mat
ter of Colored officers being COM
missio9ed in the Army. there is
to be no exclusion on account Of
color.
l am sure you will be pleased that
this action has been taken by the
War Department, and I personally
share with you, and the entire race
the satisfaction of feeling that the
finding quoted by you, and which
was placed upon the record OF the
Colored officer, will not appear on
his permanent record as filed In the
War Department"
The answer Of DR.. Scott to the
editor OF the Baltimore Herald will
serve as a reply to the many In
quirers who have shown an anxiety
to know the status of Colored off,
GERS who desire to be retained for
service in the Regular Army.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
JIM CROW LAWS
70 BE ABO-
L|SRED N GEORGIA
(The Associated Negro Press)

tine Associated Negro Press).
Covington, Ga. May 15.-If the
Covington News, Of this piare. is the
real spokesman of the South, there
is not much hope for the opportunity
OF seeing the world wide" democracy
and fUw of human justice, that has
been preached about so much in re-
cent years.
Editorially, the News Acknowledges
receipt Of a copy OF 4 bill recently
introduced by Congressman adden
Of ChicaU the object Of which is
to repeal all ''jim crow" laws. Ac-
compaLying the bill was circuler
letter by y. Il. Johnson. "Se retary
Of sThe Celored American Council,
suggesting that the News favor the
bill
TIE News proceeds to say con-
cefninz this suggestion:
For years an0 aEnoyious element
of the Negro f1ce has been endeavor-
ing to encompass The repeal Of the
lin crow law. but it VIII neyer
provo operative IN Georgia. even il
IL will receive the popular vote In
Congress.
The News proceeds to declaim:
'aThe hyrocrisicai plea Is being in
troduced by the advocates OF the
bill that the conduct Of tie Colored
soldiers in time Of war WIS such as
to entitle the races to equal recog-
nition on the trains, but we predict
that It will be quite some time be-
fore the passongefs mingle m the
same seats down here in Georgia" I"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
coLoRgo AUTOMATIC GUN cLua
Richard Coleman Vas High Man IN
the Weekly Shoot Tuesday.

A gogdly number OF visitors sad
club men attended fhe weekly shoot
OF the Dallas sColored Automatic Gun
Club Tuesday afternoon near Oak Cliff
Heights. DR. p. MI Sunday and J. r.
Jordan are new members If the club
and made their initial skJot Tuesday.
This score out Of 25-round shoot re-
suited In the following score:
W. c. Patton, l3; Chester Claiborne,
16; II. Jackson. IL: Richard Coleman,
%; r. u. Coleman, 10: A. Adams, Ill;
P. M. Sunday, IL; H Strickland, 3; J:
r. Jordan, Is; Tom Tucker, 13; TEN
Davis. 13; w ] Shannon, 1S.
The next shoot will be held Tues
day. May 20. at $50 o'clock.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17

Sea"
g The FIVE living members Mrs, Ju-
liza Gibbs Stevens, Mrs. Eliza jack
son Pindie, Joseph P. Weaver Walter
b. watlxins, and DR.. Dee A. Elicit OF
the first graduating class. the class
OF 1871, were in attendance.
The first big Alumni gathering was
held in Memorial church. AZ this
meeting hopeful addresses were made
by leading Hampton graduates,
pledging the support Of the Alumni
Association to DR.. James y. Gregg.
principal Of Hampton and successor
to DR.. Hollis B, FrisseIl, and to
his administration.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
Boston Guardian Falls to Make
Its Appearance,
(The Associated Negro Press)

Boston, Mass, May 15.-The failure
of the well known Boston Guardian
to make its appearance last week
has created quite a stir among the
people of this section, who for years
have received their information about
affairs Of the race from that news
paper, and read the opinions Of its
doughty editor WIN. Monroe Trot-
ter. Even those who have not al
ways agreed with the policy OF the
The Guardian are hoping that it may
soon again make its appearance.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17

The writer's Of the communications
to the War Department. in addition
to condemning the injustice to the
officer involved made it quite plain
that the Colored people Of the coun-
try resent most strenuously the re-
Election upon the race as a whole
in the bald declaration that Negroes
are deficient in moral fiber, etc." and
regard 1t as an unsustained indict-
ment Of the entire race as q group
of incompetents and failures. They
declared the charge to be absolutely
descredited by tho written record Of
the brilliant achievements of Colored
officers under fire In the fierciest off
ensives Of the war. and by the pub
lished testimony of General Pershing
OF Colonel Hayward. and Of score
of French officers Of highest military
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
COIOTed Nurse Charged With
Assault and Battery,
lThe AssocIated Negro Press

Macon, Ca, May 15.-Assault and
battery is charged against Claudia
Johnson, a nurse, who is alleged to
have whipped small white child.
1t is stated that several cases have
been found by the police department
where nurses have used the rod"
with effectiveness on white children
entrusted to their care.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
LIEUT.. JAS. R.
EUROPE DEAD.
(The Associated Negro Press)

Boston, Mass, May 15.--Iiept
James r. (Jim) Europe died tonight
from a wound alleged to have been
inflicted by Herbert Wright. drum
mer in the Famous Negro Hell
Fisnters" (369th Infan ry) Esnd
The Band, recently from France.
wa1 playing at MeCi anics hall when
Europe called out to Wright to put
more pep IT, the sticks" Wright left
his drum, walked hastily over to
Europe, and the police allege. drew
4 knife ard slashed Europe In the
,eck. Wright was arrested.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17
BEAUMONT OILERS HERE SUM-
DAY AND MONDAY.

That hard Beaumont Club was
rained out Sunday but win return for
a two-game series Sunday and Mon
day. Everybody who has seen the
Oilers in action need not hesitate in
yoicing their sentiment 70 their rela-
tive strength. They are as hard q
set to deal with as any aggregation
Of battlers challenging an opponent
across q dead line, Ross may te
called back 10 the firing line to d.
mound duty Look out, boys, II he
Is anything like right
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-17

abusive in his language to the sol
dier, who was walking on the. side
walk with two young women. The
soldier knocked out two lower teeth
Of Ferguson and bruised his jaw
badly. There have no arrests to date.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
CLAYTON BOYS PLAY WITH
PISTOL ONE OF THEM SHOT
WALTER ALFREE, AGED II AC.
CIDENTALLY KILLED, MONDAY
Accident Happened Monday Afternoon
Whlle Returning From School
Much Sympathy Over Affair.

Clayton was thrown into consider
able excitement late Monday after
noon by the shooting accident which
befell boy playmates, bosom COM
panions, in which one of them lost his
life. Walter Alfree, aged II, son of
W. B. Alfree, of the Spruance farm
on the Duck Creek Road, was acci-
IDENTIFY shot and instantly killed bv
Charles Neugebar, also about II wear
OF age, son Of C. A. Neugebar, a rail
road man of Clayton. The bows. who
were school playmates and bosom
companions, were returning from
school. They stopped at the Neuge-
bar home and Charles proceeded to
get a revolver from a private drawer
OF his father, and show Walter. All
the members of the Neugebar family
were away at he time. The boys went
out and boy-like, wanted to see the
hrea1m go off. While they were
testing it, Charles, not thinking II
was loaded, pulled the trigger and the
bullet entered young Alfree's chest
near the right shoulder and he fell
dead The accident has brought ont
an unusual amount of sympathy for
both families. The dead bows father
w. B. Alfree, who has been on the
John 5. Spuance farm for several
years, has had in the past year a try
ing experience. He, himself. has leen
operated upon for appendicitis, and
recently had two or three fingers
severed by operating a saw. During
the Flu" epidemic last winter. MIR.
and Mrs. Alfree lost two of their
Mr.. Neugebar, father of the
young lad who played with the pistol
so unfortunately, is heartbroken over
the affair. As secretary of the School
Board and secretary of Clayton Town |
Council, he is popular in CLAYTON. and
has special fondness for children as
manifested by his interest in the
schools. The accident was one of
hose unfortunate things liable to I
Happen with boys of eleven and twelve ]
ears OF age of an investigating turn
Il mind when playing with firearms c
md great sorrow and regret is ex-
'ressed over the affair. The funeral i
4 the Alfree lad will take place to- /
borrow, Thursday afternoon, at 2 {
clock at Ewells M. P. Church in Il
harge of Rev. E. C. Graham. il
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
HOG CHOLERA AT BLACKBIRD.
Many Farmers in Vicinity of Black.
bird Have Lost Very Heavily.

Blackbird, Dec. '2.-Hog cholera ha,
played havoc in this section with the
FARMERS meat supply for the autumn
Many have lost their entire lot of fine
porkers. Some have no shoats for
their supply for next year and are
afraid to buy any for the future as
tne disease seems to be spreading
from farm to farm, despite the fact
that many of the farmers have had
their herds inOculated. In manv cases
the hogs have died after being treated
Some farmers are entirely out of
meat and are buying from the local
butchers. Others say they will have
to discontinue farming on account f
not having a supply of meat for next
year. Still others are buying cattle
and fattening them to utilize in the
place of pork. Local stock dealers.
who usually handle hogs and shoats. !
are afraid to bring them from distant
points to supply the farmers as thew
fear they will contract the disease
Other farmers say they will trv the
stock of hogs known as the mule foot
Stock which is never known to have
5he disease.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
WATCH YOUR AUTO SPEED.
Highway Police on Motor Cycles to
Guard State Highway Roads.

Beginning with Monday morning,
State police on motorcycles will pa
troll the State highways to arrest all
those who violate the State motor
laws. The action was taken by the
State Highway Commission because
OF many accidents recently caused by
speeding and bright lights at night.
One man will patrol the stretch of
cement highway between Milford,
Georgetown and Selbyville, a distance
of thirty-eight miles; another will pa
troll from Dover to Middletown, two
will patrol from Middletown to VIII
mington, one on the State road and
the other on the river road, while sew
eral viii patrol roads between VIII
mington and the Pennsylvania line.
Examples viii be made of those
caught violating the speed laws.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
THANKSGIVING DAY IN SMYRNA
Football Game Between SMYRNA ard
Fort DUPONT the Chief Attraction.
Game Played Without a Score

thanksgiving Day passed off quiet
~ in Smyrna and there seemed to be
fewer home-comers than ever. The
stores, and business places were = .sad
Sportsmen were off early in the
morning for days hunt and there
were number of cunning parties
others motOred away for the da,
10 many it was a day of family re-
unions. The Union Church services
at Asbury M. E. Church We're largol,,
attended and a fine sermon onnron,i
ate to the day was delivered bv Row
Thomas Getz Hill, rector of st. Peters
Church In the afternoon a Iaroa
crowd gathered at the High School
athletic field to witness the foot hall
game between Smyrna and Fort du-
Pont which had been So successfully
arranged by Leslie Hirons. A con-
'lngent OF about seventy-five soldiers
motored to Smyrna and there was
plenty of life and enthusiasm. Smvr-
Ia ana Fort DUPONT football teams
played a scoreless game. The ball
seesawed from one side to the other
and Smyrna was within few feet Of
the Soldiers line on several occasions
Smyrna had the better of it in tbe
flrst half but the second half was
harder fought, the heavier soldiers
pounded the Smyrna line for gains
winch were unavailing. Tom Stayton
who played center for Smyrna. had
us nose broken. Topkis, Jackson. w
'layton and Gordy starred for Snvr-
IA, and Ackerman, HummelI and
Mood excelled for the soldiers.
The lineup.