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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
Says Democratic Legislation
Influenced by Relation to Ne
gro.
gro.


Chicago, III. Sept 9.--It is remark-
able to observe the extremes to which
the Democrats will go In order to fol-
low out their policy OF making life
hard for the Colored American An
example of their defeat by a filibus
ter in the closing hours of Congress
OF the Johnson-No Bill which
would afford a living wage to UNDER
raid Government employees The Dem
ocratic Senator'S gave as their reason
Tor the defeat of the bill that il
would give the Colored employees,
such as porters, charwomen etc. the
same remuneration granted to white
people engaged in similar work for
the Government
Senator Kenyon. speaking of this
said
Governor Cox and other leading
Democrats are making very loud
boasts over what they have done for
labor. 1t may not be amiss to call
attention to the fact that when the
minimum wage bill, known as the
Johnson Nolan Bill, was before the
the Senate in the closing days OF the
session II was defeated by Demo-
cratic filibustter led by Senator Under
wood, leader of the minority, and ably
assisted by other Democratic SEN
ators. some OF whom are now prom
lnent In the same management of the
Democratic camaeign. The bill affect
ed 66,000 under-paid government EN-
ployecs. It wonld also vitalize party
platform In favor of a living wage
for men and women who toll. 1t was
defeated largely because it applied to
Colored employees as well as white
charged upon the floor Of the Sem
ate. as | charge now that the nem-
ocrats in the Senate led by Senator
Underwood, are responsible for its
defeat
Thus In order to Keep the Colored
governmental employee in a position
where he could not meet the Increased
cost of living, the Democrats kept
thousands of whites out Of benefits.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
GOV. BECKETT WOULD
PROVIDE FOR NEGROES OF
IN. c.
Proposes Many Improved Fa-
ciiies But Declares in Ask
ing That Whites Must be Su-
periOr.

Raleigh, N c.. Sept "a commits
sion of five MEMBERS to be appointed
either by the General Assembly or by
the Governor, to study necessary leg
islation for the Negroes of the Stat
and present the matter intelligently
before the 1921 legislature, was pro
posed by Governor Beckett yesterday
in a special message to the General
Of messages transmitted to that body
by the Governor.
The white mans obligation, ito pro-
tect the Negro in his life and property
nd to help and encourage him in
the pursuit of the happiness demands
Governor Beckett pointed out, the
establishment of reformatory fol
Negro boys, the establishment of ]
Negro tubercular hospital. the estab-
lishment of Negro teacher train
ing school, and the amendment OF
transportation laws that will secure
accommodations when he rides on tho
rains.
Governor Beckett has no idea OF
recommending the abandonment OF
Jim Crow regulations. TT is abso-
lutely necessary to the peace and
and blacks to ride in separate cars
he maintains, but when the Negro
pays the same fare as the white man
Governor Beckett thinks he is en-
titled to ride in car equally safe
ana equally as sanitary.
The Governors message follows
Last year / heard a Negro bishoI
say in a public address that the Me-
gro had accepted the white mans
God and knew no other. We owe II
to that God and to the civilization
we have builded on his will to deal
justly with a tribe of his children
less fortunate than ourselves.
"In North Carolina we have def
nitely decided that the happiness of
both races requires that white gov
Continued on page eight.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
NATIONAL W0MAN'S S COUNCIL OF c, NJ {. CHURCH MEETS
NORTH CAROLINA MOB
LYNCHES NEGRO PRISONER.
Frivolous Charge Produced
to Give Mob Chance to Get
Revenge For Former Failure.

Greensboro, N. c., SPIT. 9.--The sulk-
Graham since the failure of a mob of
hoodlums to lynch three innocent
Negroes following the quick action OF
Coy. Beckett in sending troops to the
scene and which resulted in the kill
ing of member of the mob and the
attempt to storm the Jail whore the
Negroes were confined following their
arrest on suspicion of having attacked
u swite woman seemed to end today
on Suspicion by Sheriff Storey who
allowed a mob to take the prisoner
into a nearby thlcket and riddle his
body with builet5s
county of which Graham is the
avenge the daath of those of their
ilk who. were fired upon by the SOL
dlers while they were attempting to.
lynch the three Negrods several weeks
ago and their thirst for blood caused
them to pick up 4 Negro on the film
siest charge and take his life, !.
The. hame Of the Negro lynched
against him was attacking a four
year old white child, at ten O'Clock,
broad open daylight near the child's
home. Statement given out by local
white citizens who are denouncing
the action of the mob on every side
and who have expressed determina-
tion to assist the governor in every
way in apprehendinS the guilty par
ties, despite the statement of the
sheriff that he, did not recognize one
of them are that the Negro was pass
ing the home where the child lived
when the child began crying due to
having fallen. The mother of the
child, attracted by the cries, arrived
just in time to see the Negro dis
appear and in an excited manner
gave an alarm that her child had
young Negro, frightened as the result
and knowing the sentiment that had
existed in the county for several
weeks, ran in every direction seeking
protection. and when found in the
sheriff, protested his innocence of
having committed any crime.
Sheriff Storey. was well aware of
he plans of the mob and realized
the mob was marching on the
Jail when he opened the doors of the
Jail, marched to the courthouse sew
eral blocks away The story as given
by Sheriff Storey is as follows;
my six assistants and myself. started
With Jeffries to the courthouse one
block away. A mob formed around
US and the prisoner. There was a
twinklins of an eye. the prisoner had
automobile and rushed away.
There was not a shot fired. not
even gun drawn during the minute
scuffle between the mob and officers"
Sheriff Storey said tonight that re-
sistance would have been folly as the
mob was made up of between 25 and
so determined men, There were az
least $50 additional men nearby whose
sYmpathies were with the mob. he
stated tonight. He said he did not
know anyone in the mob.
The lynching occurred on almost
+he identical spot where James Ray.
fell mortally wounded during the
battle between masked mob and
the Durham machine gun company
guarding the Alamance county jail
on the night of July 10.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
"BLACKAND TAM NOMINEE MAKES STATEMENT On ACCEPTING nomination
H. CAPERS SAYS in ACCEPTING NOMI-
NATION THAT mo MAN is FIT TO BE
GOVERNOR OF ANY STATE WHOI Ca
PABLE OF INSULTING A WEAK OR
HELPLESS RACE"

lover or hater of the Colored race
and j do not believe any man fit
for the lgOyernorship of this great
state who is capable of insulting a
weak, unfortunate and hulplc5s raCt
Of people. | shall be the Governor of
all the people, and / mean this in
the broadest sense of the meaning
Of my words,
Lets make reNas the happest,
brightest spot on earth. with less
and more peace, with more corn and
cotton and less primary elections.
less politics, with more happy homes
and children ana less renters. moro
churches and schools and less pen
ltentiaries and jails; last out not
least, we want more economy and
less taxes.
Labor is no longer looked upon
as a commodity, submitted 20 iror
law of supply and demand. A faie
wage covering not only the bare
necessities of life, but a margin for
education, recreation, The bringing up
Of family the mental growth of the
individual and his dependents, is the
least that the working man can re-
ceive.
Capitalists already declare their
conviction that the time is past when
large fortunes could be built in a
short time by fair or foul means.
Public control will mole and more b.
set up against it. Labor viii NOT
allow it and the new social manage
llent with a sense Of responsibility
toward others
Congress came to the rescue of our
banking system when it estanlishcA =
the rcgional bank and Federal loan.
ing banks Throughout the COUNT V. But
present day banks may be said to
have positive and negative sides. the
positive having TO do with deposit 5,
the negative with loans. l favor TIN
estlblishm, at of reople's oaEks where
men and women with small means
and credits may be cared for
Three problems Of first Importance
face the Texas farmer. These are,
in order of their relative Importance.
% the high price of land. (2) the
high price of labor and '(3) the high
cost of equipment replacement. What
the farmer wants the cons umer to
see and and to see so clearly that he
Will admit the logic of the situation
of which call for prices for his farm
products that shall cover the neces-
sary cost of production. including in
terestl on investment. prese t-day
wages for those employed ION farms
including the owner and his family,
and In addition. a sinking fund sufi-
cient to cover replacement charges.
and to provide for the steady eXpan-
sion of the business to meet the con-
sumptlve demands of the day. | fa-
vor rendering the farmer all proper
legislative assistantance to enable
him to protect the fruit of his pre-
ductioE
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
By Mrs. C. L. Boswell.

Much work was accomplished by
Connectional Council which was in
session at Evening Chapel c. M. Il.
Church last week. A large crowd
witnessed the opening session and
continued in attendance throughout
the week.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs M. L. Bullock. pray
CT oy Miss Annie Clark Enrolment
continued. Committees on literature
ana finance were appointed
reports of Annual Conference PresI-
dents.
The following named conferences re-
ported at the LIST days session: West
Texas Conference, Mrs. Clarisa vii.
Ilams' President s60.5O: North Ala
pama conference. Mrs II. II. McKen-
Ezle, President, $4,000; New Orleans
SSonitereanee. Soi Mrs l., A; Green, $4,000,
or'T K Jobnson biss1ssiPP6 Bd oG oSGon9Nerenee Mrs L
ference, Mrs. T. A. Griffin, s15'oo;
west Tennessee Conference, SIt.0O,
tennessee Conference, $1,000; South
s,a Siabama Conference, Mrs. Lawrence
Annie Clark. $1,000; Louisiana Confer
ence: $1,000; Southwest Arkansas
Conference $1,000. East Mississipnj
conference. Miss M. M. Hunt, $1,000,
Jackson and Memphis Conferences
$500; Southwest Georgia Conference
Mrs, sarah Williams. $3.50; SOUTH
east illinois, Mrs, Wheeler. $500; West
Kentucky Conference Mrs. NJ. il,
Copeland. $500; Central Texas Con
ference. $500; Little Rock Conference
Mrs; Cora Davis. $500; Central Texas
conferenSe.- b.00it Little Rock Confer
ence. MIS-. Cora Davis, $500; Texas
Conference, $500
Annual Conferences Represented.
Thirty Conferences representa- with
en- enrolment of 81 delegates en-
bracng, six Episcopal dIoces. Bishop
Iiias Cottrell of the third Episcopal
Dioces, Doctors ]. X Bray, Sec
retary of Education: ]. II. Moore
Secretary of Missions; T. H Copeland
Secretary of Superannuated preachers
widows and orphans department wer.
introduced and spoke words of en-
couragement and highly endorsed tho
work OF the Correctional Missionary
The evening was largely devoted
to number of welcome addresses
responses. all of which were respon.'
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
THOUSANDS OF WHITE AND NEGRO LONCSHORENIEN EN-
GAGE In DOCK RIOT in new YORK.

New York, Sept. 9.--Again th..
steamship lines running south and
the Negroes brought north to break
the water shore strike figured IN the
news of the day. The first page of
all the evening papers are covered
with the news # riots ana strikes
throughout the city
More than 1000 white and Negro
langshoremen engaged in pitched
battle at Pier No. so. North River
which required police reserves rom
all precinct stations along the wate,
front to quell. Traffic was suspended
in West street for almost an hour
and the water-mcn, fighting savagely
with hooks, sticks stones and fists
were watched by thousands in near
by office buildings.
Frank Brown. a Negro so years
old. H. I'm st. Vincent's Hospital with
a possible fracture IF the skull from
being stoned ami beaten.
Charles BudaiSa A years old, II is
alleged. was one of a gang of white
longshoremen whose earlier attack
upon Brown and seven other Negroes
pre- ipitatcd the trouble. He was ar
rested charged with assault.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11

II. Capers, nominee of the black
and tan" faction of the Republican
party for Governor, gave out a state
ment Saturday accepting the nomina-
ton. He said he is in complete ac-
cord with the objects, purposes and
platform declarations Of the conven
ton. In the course of his statement
he also said
Il am Republican. l am willing
to be DUBBED black and tan Re-
publican" If that phrase is used To
convey the idea of what kind of Re-
publican principles | stand for. Years
ago | made up my mind that for
parties as well as for individuals,
honesty is the best policy and that
there is no argument in slander, nu
statesmanship in prejudice nor moth
ing to be gained in arraying class
against class or race against race.
THE rule of my political life has
been to allow every citizen the same
right which ! claimed for myself
Every good man and woman, every
patriot, every lover of the human
race will wish that all citizens be
given eVen-handed justice before the
law and no citizen should ask for
more or get less
The Republican party is the fruit
of many ages of self-sacrifce ana
devotion. The Republican party came
of every good thing ever done in
this country. 1t rs the blossom ana
fruit of Americas best endeavor. In
order to make a Republican you have
got to have schoolhouses, churches,
Newspapers and magazines. A true
Republican knows that all Just gov
ernment Is based on the consent OF
the governed; and that all persons.
white or black, who meet the require
ments of good citizen must be
afforded equal protection before the
law and given his political, civil. in
dustrial. educational and religious
rights as guaranteed by the Consti :
tuition of the nited States. This,
therefore, leaves no plank in Re-
publican platform upon which gem
tlemen may stand who boldly an
nounoC that the RepJ blican party is
q white mans party and that ,Iol-
ored men shall not be allowed to at
tend its conventions or that Colored
men shall not sit in its councils. The
platform OF the Republican party is
ls broad as humanity all men and
women, white. black, red and yellow
can stand on a Republican platform.
The Terrell election law is not
defended as legislation kept on the
statute books in good morals. but to
prevent, so its friends say, Negro
domination To my mind this is
bad argument, and is equal to saying
II is right to rob Peter to pay Paul.
SIX or seven hundred thousand Col
ored men and women can not dominate
over 100000 white people. l am no
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
Special Grand Jury Charges
White Assailant With Murder.

Lewlsville Ark, Sept. "a special
Gran1 jury returned an Indictment
charging ClurlS Burns. (white) Of
stamps, with first degree murder for
having caused the death of Haytice
Brazwell, Colored. last spring.
the regular Grand Jury which filed
its report reported that It had no
Indictment against Burns Circuit
Judge c. r. Hawnie then demanded
the documents in the case The fore
man of the Grand Jury replied chat
the papers had been stolen. Judge
Ifaynie promptly ordered the jury
discharged and a special one en-
paneled The special Grand Jury after
three hours of deliberation. returned
the indictment.
According TO the evidence, Burns
and Brazwell Were working together
in mill at Stamps and luarre.ed
They had fist fight in which Paz-
well decisively whipped the white
man. Several other employees II tne
mill testified that after the fight
Burns tried tp borrow revolvtf from.
them and finally succeedd In borreys-
ing a knife It was testified that he
then summoned the constable and
caused Brazwelrs arrest While Rraz-
well was in charge of the constable
who was taking his prisoner to court
it was testified that Rurfs attacked
him with a knife. lnflctinR wounds
that caused Brazwelrs death.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
Texans Are Elected to High
Masonic Offices at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Sept. .. 1920.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept 9. 1920.
A special Pullman party of 35
Masons and Masonic ladies represent. .
ing, almost, every department of
Masonry. left Fort Worth Fritay az
ternoon at $50 A. M. arriving at
st. Louis saturday evening. ur car
was attached to a special Masonic
train of ~ coaches and sleepers.
We, arrivec at Cincinnati. Sunday at
1870 p. NJ.
Briefly. there were 20 special Ma
sonic trains from different sections
of the country. is Grand Masters
attended the q. M. Conference and
II Grand Patrons and Grand Matrons
were IN the conferenc of the Eastern
Star representing siXty-five thousand
There were 5000 Mystic Shrine-s and
over 1000 knights Templar in Uni
form in parades and drill, with 3
large brass bands. In the distrihl
looked. Noble Edw. Loving of Fort
Worth was unanimously reelected
TO the office of Imperial Ceremonial
Master of the Imperial Divan of
Mystic Shrine of North and South
Amerira. Mrs. Ed. Loving was re-
elected Captain Of Daughters OF Iris:
Mrs. Ellen Hampton Of Fort Worth
was elected 3rd Lieutenant of tn.
w. Edwards, G. H. p. of Royal Arch
Masons of Texas. was elected Bra
Vice-president of the Council of
Grand High Priests of the United
States and Canada, and j. c. Scott.
Grand Patron of Masonic Grand
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star
of Texas was elected NJ. W., inter-
state Grand Association Patron for the
United States and Canada. All or
these are subject to promotion, ii
they attend the meetings in the fu-
ture; but If one fails to attend,
he or she loses the opportunity and
IA. laA hat ~ ttnNN
There was lots of business transact
ed for the further good of the order
and a most pleasant time was had
by all. Bro. Loving had charge of
the crowd going from Texas, and
Bro. u. A. Oliver had charge coming
back. Returning, we arrived IN Fort
Worth at 10 o'clock Sunday night in
our special car and special attendant,
The famous Lon Hampton. the Pullman
expert, who carried us there and
brought us back with no visible mark
Of Gods or mans displeasure.
We go to Washington in 1929.
Come go with us.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11

white long Rshoremen alnched a coun-
ter attack and instantly West street
was a solid mass of a full 1000 bat
tling men.
Two lone partolmen from the
Charles Street Station on dutv we've
brushed aside like cF.ips. They sent
in a riot call to their station. which
was answered by Capt William j.
Clark and reserves.
Finding his force Howerless before
the fighting mass of longshoremen.
Captain Clark sent in an emergency
alarm to the Old Slip and Beach
Street S;atians. which responded With
every available man.
After three-quarters of an hour
the police finally got the situation
in hand dispensing the whites and
driving the Negroes back to the
Southern Pacific pier.
Later the Southern Pacific Steam-
ship Company officials smuggied oil
their Negro workers TO the Ninth
avenue station of the elevated and
sent them home for the .dav Fol-
lowing this they announced that the
loading of the FL Captain would he
resumed later with white labor.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11
A. M. E. Bishop Spoke at
National Business League.
(Associated Negro Press +,

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept 9.-Bishop
e. Jones of New Orleans. in his final
summing up of the work of the
twenty-hrst annual meeting of the
National Negro Business Leegue
which was held in Philadelphia, from
August IS to 21 said:
The twelve million Negroes OF
America now have a deeper appreci-
rtion than they have ever had before
OF the value of the economic and social
life of the Nation. Indeed. thy have
a deeTer appreciation Of the fine men
and women that the race has pro-
duced. American Negroes have today,
q frmer faith that right makes nigh.
We shall all work, contend and pray
until the Christian barriers are broken
down. This has been the Sest session
Of the National Negro Business
League"
DR., Motion, principal OF Tuskegce
Institute, who had just previously
been re-ylrcted by hearty ecclamaticn
as president OF the League, thanked
the great audience of delegates and
friends of Negro Business progress
FOR the tine spirit of co-operation and
throughout the interesting and val
uahle threc-dar pro graEI
THE LEAGUES SERVICE.
James c. Napier of Nashville, Tenn.
the Leagues honorary president, spoke
on The Aim, the Growth and the
@AculSN'HenLs u tn3 NuIlOnal Negro
D...iness League" He said;
DIR. Eooker T. Washington, who.
organized the League twenty years
ago. although mon delcared it would
fail. had faith In the ability of the
Negro race to make progress in bus
mess. He has a real vision. Spread
eagle oratory was put aside. Men and
women were encouraged 10 lay bare
the struggles of their souls. TIL.
efforts of obscure men were clearly
demonstrated.
I'm 1900. when DIR. Washington SUM-
moned score of men to attend the
first meeting in Boston. there were
few Negroes engaged in business pur~
suits. Negro business stocks wert,
1imihutive Negro business mems ex-
pcrience was curcumscrlbcd. Today,
Negro business men and womer CONF
pare favorably with other Inen ar4
women in business.
IN 1900. for example. Negro real
estate dealers doing large business
could have been enumerated on the
fingers of one hand They were
handling property worth few thous-
and dollars. Now Negro read estate
men are handling millions of dollars
worth of property During this meet
ing Negro real estate man within
very short time put through a
$4,000 deal.
an 1900 Negro theatres were rrac-
t;cally unthought of. Since then great
progress has been made in luilding
Negro theatres; the beauty culture
industry has grown rapidly; farmers
have learned the value of applying
science to their work: the chair
store idea is now developing In 1900
there was one Negro bank. Today
there are 72.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-11

At about haif-past nine o'clock
00G white longshoremen. returnin.;
to work for the Southern Pacific
Steamship Company at Pier No. so.
found 500 Negroes at work on the
ship Ell Captain. to which they had
ben assigned. Bad blood existing he
tween the whites and Negroes ever
since the Importation of the latter
contributed to the failure of the
recent strike sto,; ed Instantly
Attempt was made hv foreman to
keep both forces at work by placing
them on different parts of the pier,
but growing fricIion reached = crisis
when eight Negroes, on thoir way
to Pier No. 4S were attacked by a
group of whites. Seven of the Ne
groes fled, but Brown. according to
the police was captured and made the
target for the stones the attackers
had provided themselves with from
a nearby building in course Of con-
structiop.
Word of Browns plight spread
quickly among the Negroes on the
III Captain and they rushed en- masse
TO his rescue. As the columns OF Nc
groes converged upon the fight the