The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-26

~
EDGE OF THE COUNTRY WHERE
CREATION QUIT WORK BEFORE
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE
LAND WHICH GOD FORGOT-
TAKES UP THE TRAIL AT
WHARTON, VICTORIA. BEEYIhLE,
CORPUS CHRISTI, HOUSTON
AND ORANGE, In THE SPOT
LIGHT-SOME OBSERVATIONS
A SOUTHERN COLORED WOMEN
TRAVELLING THE CERTAIN
HIGH WAY TO FORTUNE-MAD-
AM FRANKLIN, HER NAME. NOT.
ABLE MEN AND THINGS In EVIL
DENCE. THOSE WHO HELP
DON'T LAUGH.
Staff Correspondence. -. =. y. .-------
Somewhere In Southwest Texas.
April IA, 1919.
Victoria.
1t is $3.50 In the sfternoon and
l am unfolding at the Victoria sta
ton, and unlike some places go,
/ am shaking hands with reception
committee, which has learned that
to honor the men OF the race, who
aro going ahout doing good Is a
thing NOT nnhecom,nr White men are
standing = little IA the left and a
,,sfa distanca Al front NJ me 81
ienflv Ionking IN One asked An old
co,ored man. .sWho is that Niger %
The old Colored veteran renlied.
II duno, sh, but he is a distinguish
cullud centrum who hab come here
Rev, Ferdinand Brutus Parks. Pal
esfine Baptist church is chairman of
the committee and big automo-
Nile fretfing with pent up power is
n,,iverinr IL 20 we are of to the
narsonage where after being served
n meal at for q King. a party was
assennhled NJ which Rev parks and
prof McGruder were members and
We were shown Victoria. which while
Il is scarcely more than a big town.
Is the home of II millionaire cat
tie kings (white1 and one Colored
stockman worth s250OOO. His name
Is John Joshua. Colored Victoria
is on the edge Of the corporation but
it is coming to town. Mr.. Joe o.
Mumford. q young man Of familyy
and character. has opened a real
sure-enough store. and Il fills a long
felt want. He has a model home
and Queen Mumford revels in
Iady-like authority thereabout. Be
sides Mr.. Munford. Editor L. H.
Swaizy operates the Victoria Guard
and print shop in connection. Then
there is N. Lewis & Co. real tailors
Walter Swaizy. merchant tailor and
Jno. Williams. restau-
rant-barber: Green Miller. barber:
Victoria Undertaken Co. A. ID. Shelf
field. embalmer: Sim Brown, garage.
seven jitneys owned and operated
by Colored men: Grants hotel;
Campbelps rooming house, halls arc
owned by u. B. r.. Masons and Odd
Fellows which accommodate all the
secret societies-their name is legion;
two physicians, G. A. Whittier and
ready mentioned Is the A. M. ~.
Rev. Dickson, pastor; M. E., Rev.
Harry Swami; Free Mission. Rev.
J: p Ellis; bethlehem Baptist, Rev.
Earis ana MI Oaiyary' REV. ~. A.
James. pastor.
frOl. McGruuer IS the principal
Of the Victoria High school, one of
the finest in the southwest. He has
the following assistants; females
Madams =. ]. Letheridge, A. B. Har-
per, Lockett, L. s. Pleasant, Jack
son. Ora A. Townsend. Iva Simpson,
p. Bass; Misses Grace Vance, Geor-
gle Minkins. Messrs. M. 2. Howard
and A. p. Sheffield. ] spoke at
Palestine Baptist church at night to
a full house, on THE Power of Or
ceived and ! had the assurance that
the matter Of supporting race enter
prlsss ~ . me race woula receive
Th rec ' Of the colored neon,e
own their own homes. and victoria
is showing certain signs Of improve
mani T Iaft tha na~t dax, "a.