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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

spreading information among the
Negroes Of Texas regag ding Public
Health matters.
Mr.. d. e. Breed, Executive Sec
rotary Of the Texas Public Health
Association in speaking Of this matter
on Monday said: Our Executive
Committee has been. We have been
anxious to take up education along
Public Health lines among Negroes
OF the State for long time prohibit
cd from doing this, up to this time,
because Of financial reasons largely.
We believe. however, now that the
lime has eepee when we can put well
, rained Negro into the Field to be
Of service to the Negro communities
throughout Texas. Any community
Of Negroes in Texas desiring the ser
vices OF this lecturer should apply
to me at the office Of this Associa-
ton. GIG Littlefield building, Austin,
Texas,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

fore one Of the biggest audiences
thai is said to have ever turned out
on such an occasion as usual 4 to0h
my subject, what Steps are 70 De
Taken Next? And we did talk we
got back to our stopping place az
about 500 and we spent our second
night in Wharton. Monday morning
/ was called early and had to get
busy as / was behind on my work
at & O'Clock l was called on by Mr..
]. p. Boone in his WHY'S Six for
the purpose Of motoring about the
town, but the old man had TO re-
fuse to my regret. because we were
already behind with our work.
Breakfast over, we got down 20
business and for three long hours we
used some pen and paper at II
o'clock, packed my baggage for the
West Bound S. p, going toward the
setting sun. l am glad to speak for
some of the business places ana
some of the farmers OF this COM
munity.
The town OF Wharton with a Col
ored population of nearly 1000 and
we must say that the half voting
strength of the town is Colored, the
people with few exceptions own their
homes, they have three grocery
stores, millinery, three restaurants
and a blacksmith shop, drug store,
dental Office. two tailor shops, a
real estate office, a sanitarium, six
churches and big school which
employs six teachers. The Colored
people through the N. A. A. G. p,
here help carried a $10,0O0.00 school
bond and are to get $25,OOO.0O for a
new building.
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TRE FRIEDMAN AID SOCIETY AND.
THE SUPPRESSION OF LYHCHING.
Continued from Page u.

Annual Meeting, January Ia, 1919.
1t was presented to leading menu
bers of the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives In Washington during the
closing days Of the recent Congress
by committee of the Board con-
sisting OF Bishops w. A. Quayle Of
st. Louis; f. d. Leete, Atlanta. Ga. /;
w. p. Thirkield. New Orleans, La. !;
Lawyers G. l.. Swain and Lewis N.
Catch OF Cincinnati, Ohio; Revs.
John II. Race, ID. d., and p. j. Ma
veety, d. ID. The presentation Of the
memorial IN the last Congress will
be renewed in the next. when an at
tempt Is to be vigorously made to
have federal law enacted.
II is felt that Prenident Wilson
will approve of such a bill in view
Of his pronouncement in condemna-
ton OF lynching issued during the
war. Leading Southern Len in pull
pit and editorial chair have admitted
that the only recourse toward effect
'ually stopping mob Violence is to
make such a federal offense punish
able by a federal statue. To have
the support OF this measure by a
Board representing so great an in
fuence as the Methodist Episcopal
church Is worthy Of note as one or
the strongest influence yet brought
into actich
This is in line with movements In
Tennessee. Texas rud other states
to put own this curse upon de-
m0cratic America. II America is to
exercise world induence never be-
fore known in world politics. II must
be free Of all stain from which 1t
proposes to free others.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

Baton Rouge. La. April 1.-THE
Louisiana Department OF Education
Is undertaking large constructive
work for the school children of the
entire State. The plans for Negro
school betterment include more
schools and longer terms. better pre-
pared teachers and thousand more
Of them for the coming year.
The department proposes to bear
half the expenses OF thirty-hve OF
forty summer schools for Colored
teachers this season, the remainder
to be met by the Parish Board
These schools will offer twelve
weeks course in common school
branches. with simple instruction in
the art or teaching. as applied to the
grades and will be free to all stu
dents qualifying for entrance. Stu
dents will be OF three classes: Present
teachers whose work needs grading
|up, those who have failed IN State
examinations but who may pass with
three months coaching; and all APP
plicants over eighteen whose prepa-
ration win enable them to qualify
as teachers after this intensive in
|||I1IInnI
Many nav schools are nroieeted
and the nreaanf waste ~ school funds
lhrourh eIving one teacher more
children than she can do honest work
for Is to stop. Schools now having
and M term win IA langfhened
nmmher If pariah Boards and
observation-disclosures have already pledged
he Man their hearty supporf. Ne
gro educat,on Il North Carolina has
Increased the farabIe wealth OF white
FARMERS ~ tbe state as wen IS the
Mack l ones and fnuisiana il eetting
n line for he same sound and oer-
manent develonner,f ~ her reso, .rces.
ina sonthern pnhlicitv committee
ives omt he followinr .oncernine
the progress, Of education among
Ma, x,ns 4, I .,,,sssna.
All :. a,,iaiana IL wa,.;,e nm 10
ma moral ana econosnic cain of bet-
fer. education for Nkeroes One straw
* M ,vind ~ recent ed,torial II.
the "a Inndrv Clarion. eommenflng
N N. ne fact that tbs iail N that Pa
XII bas not y ssns ~ N Sss n Il Is,x-
nIsinine III change from the Old
order ~ fhinga when he saif nad
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

The blood Abel Is still Ia the
ground. II crieth against Cain, al
though that murderer "a a way down
IN the land Of Nod Like wise the
Icraiized wrongs against the peace
and prosperity Of the twelve millions
AZ C0Iorod people IN this country.
notify the forces OF righteousness Of
an impending crisis. Let the de-
np0i|eg know this the blood shed by
the Negro troops on the western
front shall not be shed In vain. The
deeds done on no mans land shall
mol be forgotten. while fame her
record keeps, The pointer which
stopped the progress OF Prussian
agiocrac5 ~ rs si0ides toward the
latest CT Europe Is fquile sufficient
70 clean AugeAn stables Of America.
Liberty Is marching on.
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The war Is not Over for Harry.

Jane Willis-You look as If you had
lost your last friend. What is wrong?
-Gillis-I've Just discovered
that Harry is false to me. He wrote
me from France that he wasn't even
looking at any other girls and now
l see in the paper that he has just
been decorated for gallantry.-Chic-
ago News
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Tba InfoIlIbIe Tlmepiece.

A sailor, who was spending the
evening of his life in the country,
was very proud of his watch, which
for nearly thirty years had never
once gone wrong.
Early one morning he reused
visitor who was staying with him,
and together they set out to see
the sun rise. The host kept con-
sulting his watch and then calen-
der which gave the same times Of the
suns rising and setting.
There was long wait in the pale,
vague dawn. Presently, tapping his
watch with his forefinger, the sailor
said:
"If the sun amt over that hill In
minute and a half he'll be late"
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OLD REGULAR

DOING SOUTH TEXAS FOR THE
DALLAS EXPRESS AND THE
TEXAS NEGRO BUSINESS LEA
SPENDS A DAY EACH AZ
CORSICANA AND CALVERT-A
NIGHT AT NAyAsOTA AND A
HOUR AT HOUSTON = SPEAKS
no TWO PACKED HOUSES AT
WHARTON AND LANDS IN THE
CITY OF ROSES-DONT LAUGH.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

History does not record on In
instance where power was ever long
held by violence. The lesson Is to
the South For half century and
more It has hold power by ruthless
violence OF the labor and elections
Of old slave states. And for this
practice the clock has struck, The
time IS up It must cease. Let the
1fiSo white 6oa,herner BE- warned BY
what has happened wherever might
has been substituted for right Truth
crushed to earth will rise again
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South Carolina Bapilsts to Op.
crate Newspaper.

Ccluusbia. s. G., April IL The exc
cutive board Of the Baptist State
convention Of South Carolina, repre-
sentlng a membership Of $4,000 In
q recent meeting formed ste.00n
corporation t. operate weekly
newspaper Ia the interest Of the
church work. Tie state Baptists will
also. raise $4,000 for educttion.
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TBxsg PUBLIC HEALTH AsS0CE-
AXIOM BEGngs ACTIVITY AMONG
NEGROES.

TIE Texas Public Health AsaDci-
alton has recently added TO its Field
Force Lecturer to Negroes. r. Riy-
ers BarnweIl. who Is well known
among the members OF hla race nj
The State o. Texas He has been
actively engaged for some time past
h doing Humane socie.y work aud
he now eisss 70 bis duties that of
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19
Forced to Toll.

"You seem to hate work"
Il hate it yet" replied Flooding
Pete. But I'm goin' to keep at it.
If you get in the habit O. loafin' now
some member of the |. w. w. is liable
to step up any minute an call you
brother. Washington. Star.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

Do you love music, first-class mus
ic, both classical and Negro melo-
dies Come to the Pythian Temple
early Monday night, April 81. The
Paul Quinn College students are go
ing to treat the citizens of Dallas
to musical entertainment Monday
night, April 81. This will close the
great soldier entertainment.
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DOYLE.

Doyle, Texas, April 17.-Sunday
school at the A. M. E. church was
well attended Sunday morning.
Service al the Primitive Baptist
church was good. Preaching Sun
day night by the Pastor. Rev. l.. w.
Thomas.
Miss Blanche CASTOR left for her
home in Thornton, Texas. Monday.
See w. e. Thomas and the Dali
las Express.
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JACKSONVILLE.

S. James A. NJ. r. church began
its rally on April 7th closing out on
Sunday night. April 19th. Tho pas
tors and visitors responded well. Coll
lection each night ran from 800 to-
$50. Sunday, each member paid
from $f.00 to $1,000. We had visitors
frpm f.lestine and other towns and
the corporation Of Jacksonville.
making the rail- a SUCCESS. Total
amornt raised $l70.1l to the pastors
and churches of the city we extend
hearty thanks to all.
Yours In Christ.
REB. b. 4. SIMPSON Pastor.
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How Could He!

I'm terribly worried. | wrote
Jack in my last letter to forget that
/ had told him didn't mean to re-
consider my decision not to change
my mind, and he seems to have mis-
understood me."-Life.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

And the Peace Council has finally
decided to brand Japan as an In
forior national. This sound4he death
kncll to lasting peace. From hence
forth the treaty Of nations to enforce
peace must tali8 It's place as a
scrap OF paper.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

While the men are after the women,
the women are, after the votes and
the women would stand better
chance of getting the votes If they
would cease looking back to see IL
the men are following them.
X. e. w.
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IntalIlpent TnrI,.

The recent Turkish armistice led
George Cohan to say:
The Turk has well been called
unspeakable. I met one once at
Pera. i have seven wives" he told
me calmly, blowing perfume clouds
from his hooka-
'Merciful powers!" exclaimed.
How do you manage to pay their
dressmakers' bills?'
THE unspeakable Turk waved his
hand.
at married dressmakers, son of
an infidel,' he said."-Los Angeles
Times.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

A woman suffragette asked a man
what are you doing for our cause?"
He answered: II am supporting one
of your enthusiastic members.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

Any erroneous rcfioction upon the
character standing ar reputation u
any person Arm Or corporation which
may app nr n The columns o. tne
fnctod upon its being brought 10 the
attention % The puhliahers'
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

Ladies PorO Beauty Parlor-We do
electric massaging and make all
kinds Of hair goods. We solicit your
trade. Mrs. Sarah LittletOn, Prop.
In the rear of D. L. Littleton's
barbershop, 200 NJ Central avenue,
Dallas, Texas. 3-29-4t
3-29-4t ioETA
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Don,t LaugIl AIM About II.

Where are you going JOhnF
ITO raise the wind"
What for?"
ITO meet draft. Boston Tran
script.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

The fe1ormers Of Error have ever
been guided In politics and religion
BY the torches Of martydom, and
80 twill ever be-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19
A Real Antique.

Museum Attendant That book, sir,
was once owned by Cicero.
American Tourist-Pshaw! That's
nothing. Why, in one of our muse
ums we have the lead pencil that
Noah used to check off the animals
with as they came out Of the Ark
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When women want mans wages,
she should get man.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

Lest We forget. right ID eternal,
co to church tomorrow II VIII
help your business.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

The women who want reform some
time get chloroform.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

When women get square in the
race for equal rights. they will dis
card the hobble skirt.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

Liberig when limited Is finally Loot.
At can exist permanently only whore
Il "a untrammclcd
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What do women stand for. because
the men hold the seats.
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STAFF Correspondence.

Victoria, Texas, April IA. 1919.
/ am today unloading in the city Of
Victoria the home during
life, and the final resting place of the
late lamented F. w. Gross. teacher,
fraternal advocate and philanthropist.
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Justice may BE- long delayed. but
Il Will come
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Where Pat Was.

In small village in Ireland the
mother of soldier met the village
priest. who asked her if she had
had bad news. "Sure, have" she
said. pat has been killed"
"Oh, / am very sorry," said the
priest. did you receive word from
the War Office?'
mo-" she said, Il received word
from himself"
The priest looked perplexed, and
said, But how is that?"
Sure" she said, here is the let
ter; read it for yourself"
The letter said, death Mother--I
am now in the Holy Land. The
Arrogant.
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~ Rneantrfc STRANGER.


"A quaint sort of teller came along
here Yesterday In motor car, and
stopped in front of the gate" related
Gan Johnson of Rumpus Ridge"
Ark. HE asked if he could get q
drink Of water, and l said. ! reckon!
He wanted to know If ! could ten
him how fur it was to Tumlinyille
and said / reckoned ! could. Next
he asked me how many children
had. and / told him reckoned there
was fourteen. He inquired If It was
going to rain, and / answered that l
reckoned it was.
aThen he grinned at me and says,
"This seems to be the day of reckon
ing, and l said, What say?" Just
like that.
HE grinned again, and driv on.
Something sorter funny about that
Teller, and still he didn't peer to be
precisely crazy. Mebbe he was one
Of them German properganders, or
something. Judge.
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The wag called up bunch of other
wags, his subject being, women be
this below:
Women do not want votes but
voters.
Saloons are different from women
for sometime the saloon shuts up.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

Feline to his friend recently.
ats a lie" returned the latter.
.sHe axed me to put junk OF lead
undher wan OF the scales an l
done it, an thin In few days wnin
he examined 1t he gave me the run
"Did We not fasten the lead on
nroDerlv' or what?" asked McFeline.
ooh. / fastened it on right enough"
was the reply, "but 1t was undher
the wrong side Of the scales put
ii an it weighed against himsel."
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10 Il that had he'd hoard ana batb
MISUNDERSTANDING there vase Nerr -,
Minstrel m town snIe,id,5 e.,
dience made IN of infellieent rolored
men and women who have eotten
over the minstrel fever were nreaant
to greet me at Tr,,avina Rantist
church. prof w r Tomas was r, ,..,s
ter Of ceremonies Tho choi,. rend-
cred snlendid mI,s;c and tha 10
mainder of tbe nrogram was antar-
tanning and instructive. I delivered
shell attack AGAINST non-s,,nnort
of Negro enterprise by Colored neo-
pie. To show Won that Navasota 10
doing good append The followinp
compilation of enterprise. 10 the
credit Of the race
The town has population of be-
tween six and seven thousand of this
number there is about two thousand
and five hundred or possibly three
thousand Colored people, fifty per
cent OF them own their own homes
ana among them are some nice resi-
usnts' II mas nVe cnurcnes, FRIEND
snip baptlst, pastor Rev. johnnie
Jones. true Vine Baptlst church,
pastor Rev; VIM. CLARK; Lee Taber-
nacle M. y. churcn, Key J. II. An
tnony, a. M. p. church, Rev. Sanders I;
u rfa Ii'e rs, nap'iS' cnurcn' rseF' W.
colorsd p hssb sohoo, ,,.,dor. 49,.
otorv huiId;Da LIN n'O ousnI,, W.
so cg o,ren a. a. GA o n.rs1l
Prot w n V'1 Ion nse n nInJieu pupils'
tants pros II OIL p,anSiR d. ' sS,s,
Reese Reese Miss Mov,e M;os u noora ,n,
coIa ME- ~ Az, LIS uSoi $40
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Houstop.


| arrived in Houston, Saturday
morning at 7:11. All the old guard
could easily befound. Their name is
legion, their fame is known.
The Madam Franklin Beauty Gull
ture Parlors, and attachments claim
ed most of my attention. found
Manager Mccoy, a real rare bird,
and Madam Franklin to own a most
charming personality. The Madam
Franklin Industry is destined to
break the proverbial slumber which
has enveloped the Magnolia City the
past quarter century. | found that
the newspapers were struggling up
and that other enterprises were MAX
ing commendable Roadway. / wish
had time to say all l know OF
good about Houston. 1t would fill
a book too big to carry. / will be
in Houston to speak, however, on the
18th and then maybe / will find the
time to go into details.
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He Won.

A party of gentlemen at hotel
were telling stories one night recent
ly of famous shots and how many
quails, partridges, ducks and other
birds had been killed at single dis
charge. After listening to what SEEM
ed willful exa ggeration By differ
ent narrators, stranger who was
present volunteered his experience
of his only use of the fatal double
barreled gun as follows:
II vert into the field one day to
try cunning. The only game dis
covered was an immense flock Of
blackbirds. l should say there were
10000 in tie flock. Slowly clawled
up to them, and when not more than
four rods away the birds rose in a
solid mass. fired both barrels, and
how many do you think / killedY'
Different guesses were made Jy The
party, ranging from twenty to hun
bred.
mot one" said the stranger, "bu.
/ went out with my brother to look
for the results, and picked up four
bushels Of legs. had shot little
under
This was the last story told.
Fired for Swihdling
II hear the grocer fred We for
swindlin' him" remarked John Nc
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All Brooks are Not Dry.

Card from local station agent to
a studious citizen:
Sir: Please send without delay,
for the case of books directed to you
which is lying at this station and is
leaking badly. Hurry Back News.
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/ arrived at this town via the
Southern Pacific at IS minutes past
400 a. M, friday morning. ran
up againat that doggone new time
here. and to my surprise even the
the railroad agent did not take the
event into account. As a result
had to sit there In the station house
till day. After day break went
out and found Pat Dean. the ancient
village merchant. He has SPLEEN
did home. too much sense to buy an
automobile, and veil stocked store.
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wharton.

W ulEtUUe
/ arrived at the above named place
at $3.50 and was met by my old
standing friend T. H. Taylor and
the Dallas Express representative,
Mr.. James Valentine and was motored
to the Colored grocery company of
which Mr.. Menger Hodge is the man
ager. after meeting with the old
friend Of by gone days was carried
to the home of my representative
Valentine and there our appetites
were satisfied and we spent the
first night of my life in old Wharton
bottom on the Colorado river. Being
was little late rising on Sunday
Sunday was a bright day and / was
assured that a good crowd would
hear me speak and as we expected
we had a house full. After break
fast we were joined by my old friend,
T. H. Taylor and made our way to
the various churches, namely: the
M. E., the Mother Zion Baptist and
last. the A. NJ e. church and listen
ed to the Sunday 81 hools Of these
churches and also advertised the
meeting and at three o'clock III the
afternoon the big farmers from all
parts of our country were here" John
ME on the spot" Right here / must
speak of the liberality Of some of our
churches for an instant, the Mother
Zion Baptist church Of which Rev.
Boulding is pastor gave away for
me. spoke there on Sunday night
to his congregation. The M. e.
church had a trustee meeting sched-
uled for this same day and we must
say that the trustees: Ir. Jackson,
Rev. Harvey gave way and we met
sc the st. James A. M. Il. church 10
a crowded house. AS the hour ar
rived YOU could hear the hum OF the
automobiles and know / was sur
prised to see so many cars in
our little town, Wharton. Bucks,
WHY'S Six, Lexington, Hups and
Fords all owned by our race were
in this congregation. If motoring
car. The house was called to order
at $3.50 and was introduced by the
old veteran Tom Taylor. who in a
few strong words told his audience
that they would be satisfied or he
would pay them for the one hour
of time which they would spend in
listening to me, as usual / waded
out and in talk face to face with
the Representatives of Wharton. n
told thef and showed them the neces-
sity OF organization.
! was told by some OF the business
men Of our race that IL they had
their business on the spot they would
sell out right there So great was
the interest until you could have
heard a pin drop at $50 we closed
this meeting and made orr way
back to my stopping place and after
partaking OF our third meal in old
Wharton and a few hours OF rest we
made our way to the Mother Zion
Baptist church. There to stand be-
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Fired for s,Mihdling
II hear the grocer fired We for
swindlin' him." remarked John Nc