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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
JEALOUS MAN CUTS WOMAN WITH
A RAZOR.
Negro Preacher ExhOrted to Teach
Women to Treat Men Right.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 13.-Jim
Hayes, Negro, was lodged in the city
Jail Sunday, afternoon about 4:30
o'clock, charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons and assault with in
tent to murder. He was arrested by
detectives Granger and Clements
and Sergeant Brent The Negro cut
and seriously injured Julia Davis,
who lives at IA Russell quarters. She
was taken to the Hillman hospital,
where she is suffering with two
deep gashes in her left side; two
severe cuts in the breast and bad
cut in the right arm. She is re-
ported to be in a serious condition.
The officers stated that Hayes, who
lives in Virginia, had Just arrived,
in the city and had gone over to the
woman's residence and dragged her
out of the house in front of church
nearby and proceeded to cut her with
a razor, while the church services
were being held. 1t is also stated
that after he had cut the woman,
the Negroes rushed out of the church,
on hearing her cries, and as they
looked on, Hayes pointed at the Ne
gro preacher and said: Brother, l
wants you to preach to women here
to treat us men right! l came all the
way from Virginia to this woman,
and I saw her with another man!
You tell these women they'd better
be good to us men folks"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
HARD WORKING MOTHER GETS
LIGHT SENTENCE.

New York, N. Y, Nov 13.-"Why,
Sammie, is that your" said Mrs. Lot
tie Scott, Colored, fifty years old,
crossing the Bridge of Signs this
morning to the Tombs after being
sentenced to from five to ten years
for manslaughter by Judge Grain of
General Sessions, as she met upon the
narrow passageway her eighteen
year-old-son, whom, she had not
seen for several years.
What you dom here. mammy%
said the young Colored lad.
81 just got ten years for KILN
your father" replied Mrs. Scott, as
the guard led her away preparatory
to her trip to state prison.
Mrs. Lottie Scott, IS West 132nd
street, had pleaded guilty to man
slaughter in the first degree on Aug.
%, last, she stabbed her husband to
death at Madison avenue and 132ind
street The husband was a con-
firmed drinker, and had often as
saulted and beaten her severely.
Her son, Sammie, is a hayward
youth, who had run away from home,
his adventures coming to a climax
July 9, when, at the point of a re-
volver, he held up and robbed Pinkus
Margolies, an insurance man, at 139
West 143rd street. He later was ar
rested and confessed to the robbery,
and at the time Of his dramatic meet
ing with his mother was being taken
to he remanded for sentence. He pro-
will be sentenced later this
week and may get ten-year term.
the maximum his mother may serve.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
SETTLEMENT PROJECTS NEEDED
IN THE SOUTH.
Reclamation Engineer Says Many OPP
pOrtunities Exist in Coastal Plains.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Character-
izing the Atlantic and Gulf Coast see
tons as "the real frontier Of Ameri-
ca today" H. T. Corey, consulting en-
gineer OF the United States Reclama-
ton Service, told the Washington So
ciety of Engineers today that the
South has Jagged behind the rest
of the country, and particularly the
West, in land settlement projects.
He declared that conditions were as
favorable in the South today for
community settlements of consider
able size as in any other part of the
country.
Agricultural land values have suf-
fered in the South as a result Of this
tendency against settlement projects "
900 acres of land on the Atlantic
and Gulf coastal plains needed only
drainage to make 1t very valuable,
and that 1t contained in general q
fertile soil well adapted to general
agriculture and corresponding to the
good lands In Indiana and Ohio.
"The cropping season is much long
er and the period in which live stock
would have to be fed much shorter"
Mr.. Cory said: thence, with given
amount of energy, greater returns
may be secured per acre and per
man day than in all but the most
fertile sections of the entire country,
Undue dependence has been placed
on Negro labor in the past, and one
money crop agriculture has been
too generally practiced The agri-
cultural status is much behind the
times in the sections where settle
ments would be located"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
CHARGES AGAINST DIR. CLOUD
PROVE GROUNDLESS.

Kingsport, Tenn, Nov 13.-When
the case of DR.. Milton NJ. Cloud,
young Colored physician of this place,
charged with malpractice in per-
forming criminal operation on a
young white girl, was called before
Magistrate Bum, the case was dis
missed and DR.. Cloud exhonorated of
any charge as the result of the lack
Of evidence to hold him and the
failure of the prosecuting witness
to appear.
In commenting on the dismissal Of
the charges, DR.. Cloud stated, "I put
forth every effort to assure all in
terested parties that the charges
against me were simply a frame
up on the part of preiudiced indi-
viduals and there were no grounds
whatever for the same. The black
hand letter which was sent to me fol-
lowing the announcement of the
charges having been preferred, was
sent for the purpose of causing me to
leave the town."
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
JAPAN WON'T AWAIT TREATY
ACTION BY u. s.
Priyy Council Approves Pact, But
Criticises Peace Enjoys.

Toxic, November 13.-During the
recent consideration of the German
peace treaty by the Privy Council
some of the members criticised the
government and the Japanese dele
gates to the Paris conference, charg-
ing that there had been insuffi-
cient preparation for the task the
Japanese representatives had be-
fore them at the conference, and that
they had not been sufficiently active
or displayed enough initiative in that
body, the Asahi says it is reported
from a source believed to be we'll
informed.
theoretically, according to this &C
count, the delegates were blamed
for accepting without protest the
waiver of indemnity by Japan for
the maintenance of prisoners of war
1t is pointed out that Japan, unlike
her allies, had no prisoners of war
in Germany to counterbalance the
large expense to which she was put
in caring for enemy prisoners in Jap
an.
Some Of the members of the coun-
Gil are credited by the newspaper
with advising that the action OF the
United States on the treaty be await
ed before Japan approved it, but the
council as a whole was said to hold
the belief that the rejection of the
Shantung amendment by the United
States Senate removed any objection
to the immediate adoption of the
convention by Japan.
1T was urged by the government,
and the council agreed undeserved-
and the council agreed undreserved-
that the treaty be approved without
waiting for America the thought be-
ing thus to demonstrate the sincerity
of Japan and to follow the example
Of England, France and Italy"
The correspondent learns that the
report Of the special committee of
the council, headed, by Viscount XII
yiura, dwelt particularly upon the
view that the ratification of the EN-
peror being. tantamount to imperial
assent to the League of Nations, the
league would not encroach upon the
prerogatives of the Emperor This
satisfied the critics, who had fears
that the league would hopelessly fet-
ter the future of Japan.
The report pointed ont that pro-
visions of the league covenant permit
ted the withdrawal Of Japan under
stated conditions.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
Woman. 30, Held on Murder Charge
For Putting Spouse Out Of Way

Burgess, NO. Nov. 13.-The prelim-
mary examination Of Mrs. Della Mo-
quet, 30 years old, charged with the
shooting of her husband. Jules Mo
quet, "a years old, early Saturday,
was held at Liberal, Mo-. this after
noon.
Mrs. Moduet was bound over to
the Circuit Court on a charge OF first
degree murder.
Walter Hepshear neighbor, arous-
ed the neighhorhood, stating he had
been shot and Mouuet killed.
When questioned by the authorities,
Mrs. Mouuet is said to have frankly
admitted to shooting of her husband.
HE was old and no good, and I
thought 1t just as we'll to put him
out Of the way" the officers quote
Mrs Monuet as saying.
The shooting occurred at IL o'clock
Friday night Hepshear testified on
the witness stand today that he spent
the evening at the Mouuet home and
was preDaring to depart, when Mrs.
Moquet produced revolver and be-
gan shooting.
Hepshear said he was in one room
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
WOMEN MUST FACE SOCIALISM
WHICH STRIKES AT HOME.
Already Grave Menace Seen As Reas-
on For Joining Saner Parties.
WORKING THROUGH CHILDREN

A startling confirmation of a state
ment made recently by Senator James
e. Watson (Republican) of Indiana
that Socialism strikes at the home
and at family life" has just come to
light in Teachers Convention held
in Oakland, California. It is a po-
tent reason for women to align them
selves with parties strong enough
to combat this insidious evil that
would debauch innocent children. Ac-
cording to VIM. j. Cooper, president
of the bay section Of the California
Teachers Association, copies of the
Soviet Government Of Russia are be-
ing surreptictiously placed in the
hands of school children throughout
California.
THE actual constitution which we
know as the Russian Soviet consti-
tuition is being widely circulated"
declared Mr.. Cooper. The work is
going on secretly, covertly, under
the noses of the American govern
ment and the educational staff of
the entire state. In the absence of
race patriotism 1t is necessary to ed
ucate children along practical ma
tional lines rather than historical
er battle than the European conflict
is being waged here in America. The
teachers are the fighters. the poten-
tial moulders OF youthful ideals. We
must begin at once stamping out this
insidlous propaganda by intelligent
education"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
MANAGER OF THE DALLAS EX-
PRESS INVITED TO CONFER
ENCE.

Manager ]. R. Jordan,
Dallas, Texas.
Dear Sir:
have planned to hold, Thursday
afternoon, at 4 o'clock. November
twenty-seventh, during the session
of the Colored Teachers State AS
ISOLATION, at Corsicana, a conference
with a number of the leading pro-
fessional and business, men of your
race in the state. The purpose /
have in view in calling such a con-
ference, is to have drawn up, by rep
resentative Negroes, a set Of resolu-
tons, or a declaration of principles
dealing with educational problems,
which shall constitute sort of plat
form upon which all the people of
Texas who are interested in promot-
ing the best interests of the Colored
people can stand together.
Such a declaration by the repre-
sentative and conservative leaders of
your people should help to clarity
the situation in Texas. serving to
show that the aims of such leaders
are not revolutionary or prejudicial
to the best interests of the State as
a whole.
My work in behalf of the promotion
of better schools for Negroes in Tex
as has shown me that such decla-
ration of principles is necessary and
advisable at this time.
No publicity will be given to the
discussions in the conference and
no principle is to be given out unless
it receives the unanimous endorse
ment Of the conference. After such
adoption the declaration of princi-
pies will be given the fullest publ
city possible.
You are hereby invited to meet
me in such conference. and I trust
you will be there. This letter will
serve as the official notice to you.
Please advise promptly of your ac-
ceptance, If you do accept
Very truly yours,
L. w. RODGERS,
State Supervisor Negro Schools.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
PRAISES THE EXPRESS.
Editor:

EulLOr.
Palestine, Texas, Nov. 13.--Your
paper has of late taken on new life,
improving seemingly in all depart
ments, and 1 want to let you know
that this particular family recognizes
and appreciates this step forward
you have taken.
There is no reason why our South
ern eWeklies should not compare with
any published in the North. We may
avail ourselves Of the volumes of
advertisement at hand to furnish
the principal financial support for
the paper and at our very doors are
thousands of subscribers IN prospect
anxious for the right kind Of paper.
/ have always felt that the mass
of the Colored people would fully ap-
preciate any Colored enterprise that
would first appreciate their wants
and needs in things fully worth while.
The burden of responsibility in any
business, newspaper. publishing
included, rests primarily with the
business itself. Raise your business
to the standards desired by the people
and we will hear less of complaint
to the effect that Colored people do
not take sufficient pride in their
own enterprises to support them.
First, put pride in the business.
Prideful businesses attract the Col
ored man no less than others.
I want to especially commend your
editorials and the editorial page.
Continue to give us news and edi-
torials of interest to the race from
the press, near and distant as our
reading is generally restricted to a
few. papers.
Sincerely yours,
W. S. DAVIS,
81 w. Swanitz Street,
Palestine, Texas.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
DYER DECLARES PRESIDENTS
VETO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RE-
SPECIFIED OR OBJECTIONABLE
FEATURES REMOVED FROM
MEASURE.

Washington, Nov. 13.-President
Wilson this afternoon vetoed legis-
lation to enforce wartime and con-
stitutional prohibition, and within 8
hours the house had passed the bill
over his veto.
The House acted with but little
more than half the membership pres
ent passing the prohibition enforce
ment act over the veto vote of 176
to So. Two members voted present
Immediate consideration and pas
sage over the presidential veto by
the Senate was predicted by Senator
Sterling Of South Dakota, chairman
OF the Senate Judiciary Committee
Ignoring the specific objections
mentioned by President Wilson in
his veto message and the pleas of
members for postponement of consid-
Grafton until the full membership
would be present, the prohibitionists,
with an overwhelming majority, fore
ed the vote with the acauiescence of
Floor Leader Mondell, after he had
first urged delay.
Immediately after the passage Rep
resentative Volstead, author of the
House bill and chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, who offered a mo-
ton to lay the bill on the table I'M
til Thursday, admitted frankly that
at first he was afraid he would not
have enough votes to override the
veto, hut after counting noses" and
discovering a majority of drys he de-
cided to force it through.
If the Senate also overrides the
veto, the country will go on a one
half of one per cent alcohol con-
tent beverage basis.
In the only test vote on the bill
the Senate gave five to one majority
and dry leaders predict the next test
would reveal similar strength for
their cause.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
QUESTI0NhRIFS SENT NEGRO
CLERKS,
OF Georgia, Alabama, Florida and
Florida and South Carolina Pre-.
pare to Meet Committee of Con.
tai Employees.

Under the auspices of the Fifth
District, National Alliance Postal
Employees, the executive committee
prepared and sent out uuestionaires
to each Colored railway postal clerk
in the states covered by the hearing.
The information obtained showing
the average monthly disposition of a
clerks salary was condensed into
summary report showing the in
adequacy of present salaries in the
railway mail service.
After all plans had been made for
our representative to appear before
the committee, unfortunately, we were
advised by telegram from the secre-
tary of the committee, Hon. Cecil A.
Beasley, that the hearing in Atlanta,
Ga, would be postponed until later
date.
Comrade w. H. Reeves. President
Fifth District National Alliance Pos
tai Employees was designated to
speak for our clerks. Everything will
be in readiness when the commits
sion arrives.
Postal Alliance.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
FREE JUG OF WHISKY FOR EACH
FAMILY.
DistilIers Considers Asking Permis-
F.. sion to Give Away 6O.O0O,0O0 Gal
Ions.

Louisville, KY, Nov 13.-The lifting
of the wartime prohibition ban seems
so remote that the holders of the
100000 gallons Of fine Bourbon
and rye whiskies remaining in bond
are considering the introduction Of
a bill in Congress under which these
WHISTLES could be freed from tax,
the distilIers' bonds cancelled and
the holders be permitted to remove
then into five-gallon jugs and give
them to the people to be used for
medicinal purposes.
The idea is to give one jug to
each family in the country not al
ready supplied with liquors for the
future and the Government would be
asked to make the distribution thru
the Postoff1ce Department.
Distillers believe that whisky is
infuenza's greatest foe, and if Con-
gressmen decide that their greatest
constituents want the whisky, there
is little doubt that the bill will be
passed. #. M. Gilmore, President
National Model License League.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
STOCK REALTY CORPORATION
GOING FAST.
Work On West Broad Street Block
To Begin Soon.
New York Architects Drawing Of
Plans Received This Week.

Savannah. Ga. Nov. 13.-Stock of
the Consolidated Realty Corporation,
the half million dollar Negro con-
Germ which is developing a city block
opposite the Union Station. has been
selling rapidly ever since 1t was put
on the market several weeks ago.
The project, which is to develop an
entire city block on which a hotel,
department store and a theatre will
be erected. has proved very attractive
both in this city and elsewhere, sub
scriptions in both large and small
amounts coming In daily to the cor
poration's Headquarters. the Wage
Farmers Saving Bank.
The corporation has issued a very
neat and well-gotten up booklet
tells of all the many features which
will he developed by the concern.
These booklets have been sent broad
cast and have resulted in much stock
being disposed of to out-of-town peo-
pie.
The corporation homes to begin
work on the new buildings as soon
as the present tenants leases ex-
pire.
Drawings of the proposed block
arrived in the city yesterday. They
were made by the well-known New
York Negro architect, Vestner W.
Tandy who drew the plans for the
beautiful country home of the late
Madam G. j. Walker, which is situat-
ed at Irvington on the Hudson, and
is said to be the most expensive and
elaborate residence ever built Ne
gro in this country. The picture Of
the block is given on this page.
The officers of the Consolidated
Realty Corporation are as follows:
]. G. Lemon, president; Sol. G..
Johnson, vice-president; G. H. Bow
en-. vice-president; L. e. Williams,
vice-president and treasurer; e. c..
Blackshear, secretary; ]. c. Calhoun,
assistant secretary; R. A. Harper, A.
B. Singfield, ]. NJ. Ferreebee, ]. W.
Jamerson, ]. G. Lindsay, Atlanta:
T. NJ Holly, Nathan Roberts, ]. f.
Jones, E. Seabrook, Daniel Simmons,
r. w. Dawson and Fl. B. Wright.
HUSBAND OLD AND NO GOOD SO
SHE SHOT HIM.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
q. S. OFFICIAL ACCUSED IN LIQ-
U0R SCANDAL.
ChicagOan's Arrest Ordered on Charge
of Falsely Labelling Shipments.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. ia warrant
kin of Chicago, appointed a month
ago member of the Contract Adjust
ment Board in Washington, with a
rank of lieutenant colonel in the
regular army, was issued here today
on a charge Of having falsely label
ed shipments of liquor.
Internal revenue agents found the
shipments of liquor concealed in the
tonneaus Of two expensive motor
cars which Junkin had consigned
to Washington. Two shining brass
studded boxes labeled: Music re-
cords, handle with care" were found
to contain ten gallons of whiskey.
The seizure was made after the cars
had been packed in a freight car
for shipment.
Inquiries at the Junkin home dis
closed the fact that Junkin and his
wife had left for Washington, Friday.
Government officials in Chicago are
awaiting word concerning the deten-
ton of Ross Butler, and his wife,
who are said to have left Chicago
carrying large quantity of liquor
with them. Butler, Junkin's chauf-
feur, federal officials also are look
ing for Miss Burns, Junkins secre-
tary, who left for Washington with
four trunks.
Charles F. Clyne, United States
District Attorney, said that if these
persons are apprehended with liquor
in their possession, and it is proved
that the liquor belongs to Col. Jun
kin, a number of charges can be in
stigated against them.
Junlxin Denies Part In Shipment.
Washington, Nov. 13.-Lieut. Col.
Junkins said here today that while
he had instructed his chauffeur to ship
two automobiles to him. he had no
knowledge Of any liquor secreted in
packing cases in them as charged by
federal authorities in Chicago.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15

and let him have the coat at that
price. Though too him into the
basement of his home to get the
money, when, Berman alleges, Tim
bough threw the coat over his head
and pushed him into coal bin, TAX
ing his other ten raincoats, and ran
away.
Later when Timbough was attempt
ing to sell the stolen coats at bath
street and Lenox avenue for a dol
lar a piece, his arrest was made.
In court he denied the charges,
but was held in $1,000 bail by Magis-
trate Simms for trial.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
LEN0X AVENUE BARGAIN CROWD
AT SALE OF $40 COATS FOR
81.

New York, N. Y, Nov. 13.-Louis
Berman, raincoat jobber. living in the
Bronx, told story in Heights Court
of how he was hurrying through the
rain the other night peddling his
wares with several raincoats under
his arm when William Timbough,
Fl, cook of POI West 136th ST,
stopped him.
How much for the rain berries ?"
asked Timbough. =
'Ten dollars smash. and a bar
gain at that" returned Berman.
Timbough said he didn't have 10
berries. but could dig up $3.50. eBr-
man. business-like, accepted the offer
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
CHICKENS GET PUGNACIOUS
JAG" ON HOMEMADE BEER.

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. 13.-There
is domestic discord in the house
hold of z. ]. Stanton, an electrician
of 420 West Thirty-frst street, be-
cause yardful of chickens attacked
Mrs. Stanton while she was endeavor-
ing to feed them. The fowls had
broken into vat of homemade beer
Stanton was brewing and acquired
a, pugnacious jag.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15

and Moquet in an adjoining room.
Mrs. Moquet, he alleged. walked sud
denly into the doorway of the room
where her husband sat and began
firing. Moquet was struck by two
bullets and killed instantly. Hep
shear then alleges she turned the
weapon toward him, bullet striking
him in the shoulder.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15

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