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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Negro Detective Of Chicago
is Hero; 0vercOmes Three
Bandits Alone.
a. N. P.)

Chicago, ILL.,. Dec. 1S.-Dectective
Sergeant Sidney Williams is now
numbered among the heroes of the To-
cal police department. Stunned by a
blow on the head by a blackjack In
the hands of a desperate criminal,
gro bandits last Friday night, killing
one and assisting In the capture of
the two companions OF the slain ban
dit.
The affray was started in a res
taurant at 2S42 South Dearbon Street,
in the heart of one of the dark" Sec
tions on the south side. Williams en-
tered the place and recognizing the
three bandits as members of a des-
perate gang of pickpockets and auto
mobile bandits who have been making
life miserable for south siders in gem
eral during the past few weeks, he be.
gan searching the men for concealed
weapons when he was struck on the
head with blackjack by one of the
men,
In a fight which followed William
Holland, who appeared to be the lead
er Of the gang. was. shot and killed
by officer Williams. After desperate
struggle in the course Of which the
were overpowered and placed under
arrest.
Williams, who is Negro, has come
nhr In for sh RES,ss from citizens sS and
a black and tan" gang of thieves and
burglars who have been terrorizing
certain sections in the city by their
daring depredations. The police have
been baffaled in their endeavors to
apprehend the men, Williams was one
OF a special detail placed on their
trail He had received information
which pointed to Holland and the men
who were with him at the time the
brave officer entered the aforesaid
restaurant. q
Charges have been filed against the
proprietor Of the restaurant that de-
clare the place Is a resort for criW-
lnals. The police say that they viii
cause the closing of the place. In the
meantime officer williams has put
himself in line for early promotion.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
n. A. A. c. P, Wins Another
Point in Arkansas Cases.

The National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People
20 Fifth Avenue. New York. today am
nounced an important victory IN the
case Of the Colored men Condemned
70 death In connection with the Ar
kansas riots of 1919. The Supreme
Court OF the State of Arkansas has
reversed the decision OF the lower
courts. condemning the men to death.
This is the second reversal by the
state Supreme Court OF Arkansas in
these cases and announcements was
made by. James Weldon johnson. Sec
retary. of the National Association Tor
the Advancement. OF Colored People
tnat tne right Will be continued in the
courts until justice is had.
The supreme Court OF Arkansas in
reversing the decision OF the lower
1. That discrimination against the
Colored men. Because Negroes were
barred from the grand and petit ju-
rries trying them was In violation OF
the Fourteenth Amendment to the
United states Constitution, and Of the
Civil Rights act of 1875.
2. That the lower courts had err
REQ In refusing to hear evidence on q
motion to set aside the regular panel.
OF the jury,
Word comes from Arkansas that
other six men whose death sentences
the Supreme Court refused to review.
VIII probably not be executed pending
determination Of the cases recently
reversed.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
CONGRESSMAN OF MASSACHUSETTS
WOULD EITHER END DISFRANCHISE-
MENT OR See THAT NUMB Err OF
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES is RE-
DUCED TO CONFORM TO NUMBER OF
VOTERS.

South Is to be exonerated for not per-
hitting II. why should the South OBJ
ject to limitation OF congressional
representation TO correspond with the
number OF voting citizens? There is
no reason why the South should be
favored in this regard any more than
any other section Of the country. The
national election in 1916 was won by
the Democrats because OF this injus-
tice.
Senator Moses proposes to place the
yuuiclary committee a resolution pro-
viding for Joint Congressional COM
nittce TO make thorough inquiry In
the laws governing the elections in
the several states Of the Union. with
any state the right of citizens Of the
united States to vote IS denied or
abridged In violation OF the terms OF
.ne w, Iourteenth amendment to the Con-
The Constitution should be enforced
not the parts OF II which best ac-
cor, cord with provincialism, but all OF IT,
SSa,iaens San OF the United States should
should not be taken away under pre-
text. the real reason for that denial
peing Obvious TO all. But II that com
stltuuonai provision 10 not enforced
and there are citizens or our states
/ VINO are willing to submit 10 that
part Or the constitution, then the con-
Eressionai representation Of those
states which deprive their citizens the
right to vote should be limited 10
correspond with the number OF voting
citizens In those states That ia the
proper thing 70 do. There are too
tIle present iiiae Champ cisrIs ana "a
Vtners have repeatedly recommended
tnat the maximum number be not
! s est ~ 'nsn ~ gvv h o1 IVY, IN the inter-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Startling Case Of Slavery Un-
earth in Buffalo. Girl Held as
a Slave Is Years.
"a. N. P.l


Buffalo. N. Y, Dec 1S--The citizens
of Buffalo have been shaken by the
the uncovering of a crime here, which
has been hidden for 18 years. One of
Buffalo's white attorneys went south
snS brought back Oi6 sn little tie GolSred I'd
his family ever since.
But that was Is years ago. Last
week a "a year old Colored woman
none other than this former little
girl ran away from her master, for 1t
has developed that the servant of that
family all these years, without pay.
church or even spoken to a Colored
Colored person. She has been doing
all of the work of the family of nine
adults; washing. ironing scrubbing,
cooking, cleaning without pay.
When this child was ii years old
she was criminaily assaulted by
child in the Buffalo Poor House. but
as soon as she was able was taken
back to the home OF her slave mas
ter and there she stayed until last
week. Her master" has invoked aid
Of the Chief of Police to get back
his slave"
At the Christian Culture Congress
of which Mrs. Mary D. Talbert is
is President. strong. addresses were
made and a contribution was taken
up to give this girl Mr.. Cornelius
Ford, one of Buffalo's prominent clti-
B,,is, i is reported that Douglass Club.
gress will go to the courts In be-
half Of the girl, and try to secure not
only her wages for these enforced
years. but hope to make this lawyer
according to the Amendments to the
Constitution.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
lA. N. PA


Chicago, Dec. 1S.--Practicaily every
northern state has one or more United
States Senator's. and one or more
members of Congress who are deter
mined to bring the issue reduction Of
southern representation before the
law-maldng body for summary action.
The spirit or determination was new
er more strongly emphasized than In
an extended editorial expression from
the Leominster, Mass, Enterprise. and
tnis editorial is quoted in full for the
purpose Of getting exact facts before
the people OF our group. and with
the hope that all who read II will
pass Il on to others.
Under. the caption. Senator Moses
Proposal" The Enterprise says:
senator Moses OF New Hampshire
proposed to place before the judiciary
committee OF the next Congress q res
oiution that shall be to know whv
there Is not enforcement Of the consti-
tutional provision relative to represen-
known that for over 40 years this-scan-
dal of illegality and Injustice has been
endured by the country The fourteenth
amendment which was intended to
been utterly disregarded in most Of
those states which have very large
Negro population. And II Is known
IN every national election before the
ballots have been cast. that at least
127 electoral votes are checked nf,
against the Republican Party because
thousands of citizens are not giver
the right TO vote. That is what is
meant by "the Solid SOUTH" II has
Il is Justly broken into ana tff,Jse cit-
fzens which have the right to vote
shall not be denied that privilege.
Those citizens are Colored. That is
their only fault. The grandfather
clause" and other shameful legisla-
ton has been passed which bars the
Negro from voting. II is unconstitu-
tional, undemocratic, and unjust.
Granting that the Negro should not be
given the right to vote. and that the
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Secretary Colby Pays VisiI
to Hampton.

Hampton, Va. Dec. 18.---Hon. Balm
bridge Colby. Secretary Of State, who
Is on his way to Brazil, Montevideo,
and Buenos Aires, spoke on the eve
of his sailing from Hampton Roads
to the Hampton Institute workers and
students on Americas Opportunity"
Secretary Colby was accompanied by
Major-General Adelbert CronlSite, com
manding, officer OF the Third Army
Corps Area.
DR.. James e. Gregg, principal Of
Hampton Institute. stated that he was
proud and happy to discover that, al
though Hampton Institute could not
welcome Senator Harding, distln-
guished member of the coming admin
istration. II could welcome Secretary
Colby. distinguished member Of the
present administration. Secretary Col
by said:
This is an institution that have
always felt a great interest in. I
knew It's founder, General Armstrong.
an undergraduate at Williams College,
! was taught to look up to General
Armstrong was instructed as TO the
great work he had done. Now, as I
come along into elder years. II Is per-
mitted to me to see this great frui-
ton and to see realized the vision
that inspired him in the early, bitter
struggles he had to found and sus-
tain this institution in Its early days.
This institution means a great deal
to the country and to the future OF
the country. You are learning here
the lessons OF good citizenship. You
are learning here what It 10 to be
good Americans.
THE place OF America among the
nations depends upon the thorough
ness with which the youth of Ameri-
ca learns the lessons OF seif-restraint,
of application, of mastery.
II care not in what field II Is q
mans work may lie, so long as he
does II well he is good citizen: and
IT. he does II very well, he has earn
ed real distinction.
Everything you do well Is trans
muted into power. Everything you do
~ will dog your footsteps through
life as sort of haunting weakness.
1T Is a great thing to be young.
II Is a great thing to be Americans.
II is a great thing to be educated and
useful americans, That is your op-
II hope 1t may be given to you to
realize. in quite as fun measure as
IT is given to mortals to realize their
hopes. the fine expectations you cher
ish in your breasts"
The Hampton students sang for
Secretary Colby and General Cron-
kite some of the well-known Negro
religious folk songs.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
PEACE COLONY, COLOMBIA
TION AND OIL DEVELOP
MENT.
special to the Express.


Peace, Arkansas, Dec. s. 1920.
One of the most extensive plans of
developing a community any place in
the South is the one in operation In
Cleveland County. The plan has been
well studied out and Is based on prac-
tical business principles While the di-
rector of the plan, ]. A. Patterson, Is
man OF vision, he is also practical
and thorough In his methods and his
Plans His experience as q lecturer
and student of social and economic
tury with headquarters at Boston,
Mass, equipped him to execute ideas
he entertained for the betterment of
his race. While this movement has been
In operation only eighteen months 1t
Is no venture but has reached the
stage OF reality. Something over a
hundred families have bought land In
the colony and settled with, their
families to help in the general plan.
Pool. Saline and Draughon are now
thriving towns, some with stores, saw
mills and other signs Of business and
activity. each with a post office rail-
road station Patterson Is behind
this move to be of real service to
his race and considers money making
the secondary consideration. He has
race can do. and what the needa are
and says that his people In Peace
Colony are too busy doing real things
TO take any part in race disputes. He
is Interested In the social, educational
and Industrial needs OF the race.
That by first establishing themselves
as necessity In the community by
( Continued on Page 81
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18

largest purchasers Of Christmas seals.
Peports from all parts of the state
show that the majority of the banks
have purchased at least $40 worth of
seals. and some OF them many times
that amount"
according to the Texas Public
Health Association. the first county
to ego over the top In the seal sale
was Dear smith County which reach
ed the assigned quota the first day
~ tho sale with Mrs. John Potts. OF
Hereford. as county chairman This
comfy asked for more seala to sell.
The intensive sale of Christmas
seals will last until December 10:
but they will be kept on sale all
over the state in booths. stores. and
shops until the holidays. or all money
raiTcd in the sale OF the little seals
of health 9h per cent will remain in
Texas for health work Should the
seal sale be auccessfuI. M Indicated
by early reports. $4,000 will be
available 10 the Texas Public Health
Association and It's many local af-
flilationB 10 carry on extensive anti
Tuberculosis work In 1871.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Mob Leader is Killed in Al
tack on Jail.

Briston. Va, Dec 1s.-Tate Blon-
dell, a chauffeur, was killed. and sew
eral men were wounded during a pitt
-ched battle resulting from the at
tempt Of mob to storm the jail at
Wise. near here.tand obtain possession
OF a Negro named Williams. who is
accused Of assaulting and robbing
Creed Robinett. an aged merchant OF
Reports received here said another
mob was being formed at AppaIachia
a machine gun has been mounted In
the jail and Sheriff Corder has Is
sued su. orders e, the jail defenders to
Blondell was killed, according to
witnesses, while leading a charge on
OF the mob. according to Sheriff Cor
der, fired first and their fire was re-
turned by deputies from the doors
and windows OF the Jail. John r.
Lewis. one Of those wounded, Is said
TO be 10 a serious condition with three
bullet wounds In his chest
Rohinett a victim of the assault
is said to have been beaten into In
sensibilitiy and Is not expected TO live.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
BY Special Reporter.


Before large crowd assembled in
the auditorium of the Pythian Tenn
pie last Sunday afternoon, DIR. Will
liam Pickens. Field Secretary of the
n A. A. G. p. set forth in highly
humorous yet logical way new as
pect Of the race problem as 1t affect
ed both races in America.
After solo of remarkable brilllance
Wells, as master of ceremonies intro
duced Rev. Maye of the Congregation
al church who introduced Dr. Pickens
telling of his association with him
in Talladega College and referring to
him as one of the most brilliant Am
ierican speakers.
Or. Pickens began his lecture by
saying First of all I wish that.
whenever there is to be discussion
Of this question. there could always be
Just as many white people present as
members of our own race for after
all II is not Negro problem. 1t Is In
truth q white mans problem.
every ona Of % Coored %nTs TIE wbe
makes the laws. he controlled the gov
ernment, he controls the destiny of
the nation, and the power is in his
hands. He can solve this problem
through raising up Just means for the
Negro. want to see the white man
ruling with the highest power, see
him even greater than he is, for the
greater he Is the greater the black
mans opportunities"
In launching into the body of his
discourse he charged newspapers with
being the primary reason for a great
deal of the prejudice which now ex-
lists in the minds of white people to-
ward Negroes. He charged them with
the telling of half truths declaring
that the omission of some facts and
circumstances could prove more detri-
mental to n race or Individual than
the statement of full facts. He cited
as proof, an incident which occurred
time a Negro was accused of the usual
crime and a lynching was threatened.
He spoke of the fact that in reporting
this occurrence the papers left out
facts which allowed the ordinary pub
lie to believe that in sympathizing
with the mob they were at least justi-
fled by their passion. He stated that
in this case as in countless others the
facts omitted in the reports were
those most important. The papers
did not state that the accused man
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Commission Named to Study
Race Legislation.

Raleigh. NJ c., Dec. 1s--In accor-
dance with a resolution passed at the
Special Session OF the General AS
sembly, Governor Bickektt has named
a commission to formulate a program
OF legislation for the bettermenr Of
the Negro race to be presented to the
regular session which meets in jan
uary. The Commission, which includes
two members OF the next Legislature.
Is as follows: Rep. W. N. Everett,
Rockingham: Senator-elect l.. r. Var
ser. Lumberton. Senator q. ". Cow
per. Kinston; @. G.. Adl1ins, president
Slater Normal School Winston Salem.
and Dr. A. NJ Moore, Durham.
In n special message TO the Special
Session, the Governor, recommended
that study OF needed legislation for
the Negroes be made. He suggested
a reform school for Negro bows: a
tuberculosis sanatorium for Negroes:
training schools for Negro teachers.
and better conditions on railway
trains. The commission win meet at
the call Of the chairman. Mr.. Evertt.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Saws Texas Should Care For
Negro TubercuIar Cases.

Austin. Texas, Dec. 1S--The 1920
Christmas Seal Sale which began De-
cember | In Texas. continues to show
statement made today by w. L. Bracy.
State Christmas seal sale director. OF
the Texas Public Health Association,
who estimates that over 100000
worth OF seals have been sold up to
the present time.
mo accurate tabulation can be rnade
at the present time" said the Direc-
tor: but from scattered reports from
over the. state 7 believe the sale has
passed the 100000 mark. The small
cities and communities into which
seals have been mailed have respond
ed wonderfully and thousands of dol
lars have been raised In unorganIzed
counties % help carry on the fight
against tuberculosis.
Banks Of Texas seem to be the
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Negro Student Is Radio
Expert.
"a. N. p,

Schenectady. New York. Dec. 49,
Probably the only student in Union
College to have had experience In
transatlantic radio work Is Wendell
w. King. Negro student. who enter
ed college In 1915. but spent two
years in the signal corps Of the army.
He returned last year to finish his
course In electrical engineering. He is
now a junior and chief engineer Of
the college radio club. His hobby
as King himself admits. is wireless
teiegraphy, in which he has been In
terested in an amateur way since
1911. He was among the first to sug-
gest the use OF the powerful Union
College radio set for sending out ae-
rial concerts weekly, a feature which
has proved highly successful. In coll
lege he Is ALSO a member OF the Cos
mopolitan club.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
Idle Negroes Ousted
After Buffalo Raid.

Buffalo. Dec. 1s.--wlthin the past
q hours more than 1000 Negroes. dis
charged during the recent business
depressi0n. have been forced out OF
Bnffalo by the police. Raids have been
conducted In the Negro districts and
those who are unemployed are ar
Many Negroes. becoming frightened.
have left of their own accord. Some
or thege Withdrew liberal amounts
from savings banks and departed for
many pawned clothing and jewslry to
enable them to get away. Employers
are not disturbed, na there has been
surplus of labor IN Buffalo for sew
erai months
The courier-index., 1920-11-26

Charles Moon, Louis Bingham, Eliz- abeth Brown. Third Grade Walter Lawson, Ruby Underwood.
 Class Leaders: First Grade, B Class Sarah Whiteside. A Class Shaw Jones.
 Second Grade-Louis Bingham
 Third Grade Ruby Underwood. Fourth Grade, First Month Mary Shackelford, Ollie Brown See ond month-Mary Shackelford and Ollie Brown and Jim Carruth. Fifth Grade-Thelma Billingsley, Henry Whiteside.
 Second Month Thelma Billings ley, Marguerite Gideon, Lee Evelyn Barnett, Grace Thomson, Henry Whiteside.
 Sixth Grade (first month) - Helen Barnett, Ruby Perry, Clara Ramey, Burnett Snipes, Marvin
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)-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-o-
 AUBREY SCHOOL NOTES

Aubrey school has. been in ses- sion for nearly three months. The following teachers are in charge J. C. Wynne, principal, Little Rock Miss Ida Maxwell Monticello, Eng fish and eighth grade; Miss Grace Lindley, DeValls Bluff, high inter- mediate; Miss Hazel McCorkle of Newborn, Tennessee. low interne- diate; Miss Clara Mathews, Black Rock, primary.
 Honor Roll-First Month
 The following have made an aver age of 90 or over in all subjects
 First Grade, B Class-Alma Un- derwood, Sarah Whiteside, Noal Bailey. A Class-Shaw Jones. Mil dred Barnett.
 Second Grade-Lamar Lawson, Charlie Moon, Louis Bingham.
 Third Gratefully Underwood, Watler Lawson.
 Class Leaders: First Grade-Al- ma Underwood. Second Grade Lamar. Third Gratefully Un- derwood.
 Second Month
 First Grade, B Ciass-Alma Un- derwood, Sarah Whiteside, Samuel Richmond, Edith Perry, Noel Bailey. A Class-Milderd Barnett, Shaw Jones, Dean Harding.
 Second Grade-Lamar Lawson,
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WARNING ORDER

In the Lee Chancery Court. Alice Whitley. Plaintiff,
 vs. Mo o7e. J. II. Whitley, Defendant.
 The defendant, J. H. Whitley. IS warned to appear in this conrt withn thirty days and answer inc complaint of the plaintiff. Al;ce Whitley, filed herein.
 Marianna. Ark, Oct. 27. 1920 fAe,, k. c. APPLE. Clerk.
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Resolved, That we. the members of Marianna Post No. of the American Legion and all ex-soldiers- represented at this meeting extend to the families of our deceased comrades in the service our heart felt sympathy for their loss.
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l ThOmasEn, leader of class. Seventh Gra6e-Eva Harris, Mary Ellen Ramey, Ilaez Mathews Lead CT of class and room, Eva Harris.
 Sixth Grade -(second month"; Helen Barnett, Fred Binham, Mary Glen Brown, Thomas Chandler. Clare Ramey, C6da Ramey, Burnett Snipes, Marvin Thomson. Class Burnett Snipes- Seventh Grads-Eva Harris, Inez Matthews, Mary Ellen Ramey. Class leader-Eva Harris. Leader of room-Burnett Snipes.
 Eighth Grade tfirst month Roy Thomson, Nora Maud Brown. Charlotte Carruth. Leader of room Roy Thomson.
 Second Month - Roy Thomson. Nora Maud Brown, Charlotte Car ruth, loae Hicks, Annie Laurie Brown Class leaders Roy Thom- son, Nora Maud Brown.
 l-----
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Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of Marianna Post NO. D, that copy be given to the press and that a copy be presented 70 the family of each deceased sol dier.
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Levee tax for the year 1920 became due on October 1st. Books close on December 1st. after which penalty of 9 per cent will be added. Pay now at Bank of Marianna. Hugh Nixon, Collector. *tf