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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02

resigning in the face of long list
of petitioned names on the return Of
the High School Faculty coach and
Immediately going to coach Boston
College. on October IS. 1917 with
Charley Briclxley as First Assistant
to him. Boston College recognizing
his ability as a coach. He has
worked with O'Donnell of Holy Cross,
Brickley of Harvard, Bob Fowler,
the noted marathon runner, Whelan
of Tufts, Cavanaugh of yarmouth,
Sweeney Of the Boston Braves, Of
whom he is an admirer and student
of his style of play He was in
charge of the 18th Batillion athletics
at Camp Dix, where his boxing teams
included such men as Eddie Dorsey,
Bill Tate, Jack Thompson.
In 1918, he decided to finish DEN
tistry at Howard University and COM
pleted his work in 1920. combining
all OF his time to study. Towards
team will bear watching. Coach Nor
risen asks the support, encourage
ment, and active cooperation Of all
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
SPECIAL OFFICER is SHOT To
DEATH DURING QUARREL.

g birmingham. Ala, Sept 30-John
Stretch, special officer for the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
p pa at Westheld, is dead; Mrs. An
ed condition and is being held bv
the police, and deputy sheriffs police
NC.ucers and every special agent In
onat part Of the country are out on
husband, who is charged with having
shot and killed officer Stretch. while
ne was trying to stop q quarrel be-
tween the couple.
stretch was shot at a house near
brighton, and according to ID. w
Dulany, chief of police at Brighton.
was shot five times, three gunshot
wounds and two bullets taking eff
feet in his body. He was SO years
3I1 ana lived in Brighton at 4721
Stretch
Funeral services were held Thurs
DAY afternoon at 4 O'clock at his
Methodist Church of Brighton on
ciating. Interment was at the Brigh-
ton cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
Of San Antonio. Texas, and s. S.
Stretch of st. Louis and five sisters,
Mrs. A. b. Digger, Mrs. c. S. Car
ter Miss Anne Stretch of Bessemer
ana MISS mary stretch or san An
tonic, Texas, and Mrs. w. L. Berk-
ley, of Virginia.
Cleve O'Neill and his wife, both
charged with the murder of the off,
Ger, escaped after the shooting. But
( Immediately special officers, deputy
sheriffs and several residents of the
community organized themselves into
| a band and succeeded in capturing
the woman early Wednesday morn
ing at Parkers Springs. She was
badly wounded herself. a bullet hav-
ing taken effect in her left arm.
She told the arresting officers that
she had shot the officer and not her
husband.
The entire county around Besse-
mer and Brighton is being searched
by1sorganized bands of special agents
and deputy sheriffs. Late Wednes-
day afternoon word was received that
car for Birmingham. The rumor
was false. however. as every street
car coming into Birmingham for
many hours afterward was searched
| but to no avail. However. the police
| departments of Birminham and En-
sley have been notified, and every
officer has complete description Of
the man who is charged with having
| officer.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
FOOTBALL AT HOWARD FOR 1920.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 30-The
opening of Howard University, this
Fall will mark new epoch in the
history of football at the big Negl o
Colleges of this country Consistent
with the new Howard, her new pol
icies of extension and development,
Aer far-sighted administrators, and
the mighty influx of a larger and
more cosmopolitan student body, the
prestige of the University in foot
ball will be felt in the remotest Sec
tons OF the country.
Pressed on all sides by the jealous
rivalry of crafty Lincoln. the grim
determination Of industrious Hamp-
ton, and other opponents that must
re met on the gridiron, supported by
the unhroken spirit of loyal stu
dent body, Alumni and friends, more
than ever Howard University is de-
termined to produce this year the
strongest and fastest team possible.
Serious attention is directed to every
the game with the view o. devising
an inviacible coaching system and
detail in the theory and playing Of
the game with the view of devising
an invincible coaching system and
maintaining the records of former
years.
Hitherto by prestige and merit,
Howard has been the terror of all
ranking collegiate football squads.
Herself the gathering point of the
largest university group of Negro
Students in the world.--men Of all
types and talents, athletes both by
natural ability and practice--s..e mas
produced teams that played with the
understanding that victory was their
inherent right and that the only nl.-
ject of the. game was to prevent the
opposing team from scoring.
During these days of giant pla rers
and lightning plays, in spite of the
unfailing toe of Collins of Lincoln,
and the mighty blows of Bender of
Hampton, Howord displayed a SUI
periority that was based upon the
discipline of an alright coaching
system and the spirited support OF
the student hosts. The l92C-21
season will open under new coach,
one who has played big league"
football. and is competent of train
ing a "big league team. Consider
able thought and study have been
given local problems. Reports in
dictate that the program of training
is to be more yigerousthan ever.
Even before registration is over,
some, hing new in football for How
ard, practice will begin and already
all old players and all prospects havt
been notified. Arrangements have
been made to equip these men inn,
mediately and present them for pract
ticc without delay.
Thanksgiving Day, at the American
League Park in Washington, Lincoln
and Howard win clash. 1t is def
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
WOULD ESTABLISH NEGRO Ma
TIONAL BANK.
CBy A. N. P


Chicago, Sept 30.-Strong indica-
lions point to the fact that the first
great national bank of countrywide
Importance will probably be establish
ed in Chicago. A number of eminent
financiers of the South, some of the
bankers, whose investments run into
the millions, have recently been in
conference with Chicago capitalists,
with the object in view of establish
ing a national bank year with paid
in capital of $1,000,000.
1t is argued that a number of the
Negro banks in the South are re-
ouired to keep on deposit in, New
York and Chicago, thousands of dol
lars in order to meet their clearing
in these cities, and If the race. had
national bank, a member of the
federal reserve system. this money
could be kept there. Moreover, several
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of business is transacted an
nually by southern buyers. through
northern banks, where not a single
Negro clerk is employed, and all this
business would be turned over to the
great national family bank"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS MAKES
) ECONOMIC SURVEY OF NEGROES.
(Rv the Associated NEGRO Press

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, Sept. 3O.-A careful sur
United states as they affect the
Colored people. has just been COM
pleted by The Associated Negro Press.
The survey covers Nevery section of
the. United States, and has been made
with the object of being of practical
service to the people,
The demand for labor is easing up
in the larger centers of the North
and East. except in the steel mills
and one or two automobile sections.
Where there is demand for labor,
the housing situation remains as bad,
If not worse than heretofore.
The rent profiteer is geeting in his
most telling ticks at this time. He
because 1t is known that the people
have few places to turn, If they re-
fuse to pay his increased prices. Or
CARNATIONS have been formed in a
ject of getting at" the rent hog,
but except in New York state, there
has been little legislation to back up
the efforts
on, and yet there is a strong ten
dency to precaution, because of the
belief in an early drop in prevailing
prices. which have advanced in some
instances as high as 80 per cent over
prices of 1916.
1t is found that in many locations,
terms for investment are almost pro-
hibitive. The prospective purchaser
reasons,--also, that If he is compell-
ed to buy at the high price, and
later on wages and salaries drop, he
will be in a dangerous position for
his contract price will not drop, nor
his interest
There is a strong demand for labor
in the South, and yet the people have
not ceased coming to the North, due.
they say, to their disguest at the
manner in which lynchings continue
to prevail without any special effort
to prevent them With every lynch
ing, hundreds of people drop every
thing and leave for some northern
community.
1T is not fear that brings them
away nearly SO much as 1t is a de-
termination to embarass and awaken
the South to the folly of its ways of
human justice.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
BISHOP LEE VISITS IN ALABAMA.

ASSOCIATED Negro PreSS)
Opelika, Ala, Sept. 30.-Bishop B..
F. Lee, of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, who presides over
the Ninth District, passed through
Opelika from Girard and Pohenix
City, where he had been to look af-
ter interests of the East Alabama
Conference, which will be held at
Girard on the week beginning before
the first Sunday in December.
The bishop is making quite tour
through the state in interest OF the
school at Selma. That denomination
has an educational drive on to be
finished sometime in October at Biz
mingham, and the bishop is doing
what no other bishop has done in
the way of going through the state
soliciting aid.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPENS DE-
PARTMENT.
(By A. N. P1

Richmond. Va, Sept. sO.-The Blu
reau of Colored Work. a new de-
partment OF Community Service. In
corporated, of which Mr.. Ernest t.
Attwell is Field Director has Just
completed two weeks school and
conference for it's Colored workers
from all sections of the country. The
sessions were held at the Red Circle
Community club, 100 Clay Street and
We're under the direction Of Mr.. At
Wen and Mr.. James Edward Rogers,
National Director of Training Schools
and Conferences. These men were
ably assisted by Mr.. T. S. Settle.
Special District Representative. and n
large staff of specialists in community
music, community drama and page
antry, and all other phases of com
munity life found in the leisure time
field.
Inspiring lectures were given by
prominent citizens of Richmond and
Virginia among whom were DR. H
II. Hibbs, Director of the School of
Social Work and Public Health, Judge
DR.. Roscoe G: Brown of the u. s. De-
partnent of Public Health, Rev. ]. L.
Taylor Prof. ]. H. Binford of the
city School Board. DR.. Frank 7. Nc
Fadden of First Presbyterian Church,
tual Savings Bank. Portsmouth. Va.
Prof. l.. b. Moore, formerly Dean of
Teachers College, Howard University
Mrs. jamie p. Barrett of the Girls In
dustrial School and Home, and Mr.
Public Schools.
A special feature of the school was
the visit to the centers at Newport
News and Hampton also Hampton
Institute.
Mr.. NJ. A. Norrell and Miss Blanche
Wright of the Richmond Communi-
ty Service did much to add to the
success of the school and the COM
fort and happiness of the students
voted by the faculty and students
alike to, be one of the most success
full every held by Community Service.
Community Service is making a
special effort to enter all commune
ties where there is an appreciable
number of Colored people and to help
them on to more successful and hap
pier lives through it's program Of
supervised play and organized recre-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02

rNitely known that with Lincoln this
WI be supreme effort for victory.
INNER the training of Pollard this
tetanN can boast Of one OF the most
clsver\ coaches of the country This
Il the NNest guaranty Of thrilling
contest. In such contests as these.
confidence pfps the enthusiasm of
those for whonh the battle is Taught
will be almost Ma. decting factor.
Both teams will be so well coached
that tricks and plays Of the game
will come automatically. The spirit
If the greater university will decide
the day.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
YOUNGEST COLORED ARMY OFF,
GER WILL WORK AT LINCOLN.

Kansas City. Mo-, SPIT. 3O-Capt.
d. c.. formerly Of the 368th Infantry
and the youngest Colored officer in
the American Army during the world
war, has been appointed Military In
structor of the Cadets at the Lincoln
High School of this city. In addition
he is to have charge OF the foot ball
eleven. Capt. Dent has had several
years experience in foot ball, hav-
ing played in the bacl1field Of the
previous to his graduation last June.
Since his return from France, where
ne had the distinction of receiving
citation for exceptional bravery
IN action not only from his regimen
also from Gen John j. Pershing
himself, he has been in the Register
OF the Treasury Department office in
Washington. -
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02

ut should be borne in mind that
there has yet been no official denial
OF the charges. The Secretary OF the
Navy is reported TO have character
lied as unjust the statement that
thousands of natives in Hayt have
been slaughtered. VIII he dare TO
say 1t Is untrue?" c,.,,
Bank. So Wall Street, yesterday, John
III. Fulton, the general manager, sara
no comment would be made on dls-
patches from Washington concernlng
The reported purchase of the Ban
que Nationals de la Republic d'Haiti.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
CITIZENS OFFER REWARD FOR
SLAYER OF COLORED MAN.

ASSOCIATED negro freSSl
Vicksburg, Miss, Sept. 3O.-Cltizens
of Vicksburg have contributed $zoO
as a reward for the arrest of white
man, who on Friday, August 27th
shot and killed a Negro taxi owner,
John Cox, several miles from Vicks-
burg on the road to Clinton stole
the Negroes pocketbook. ring and
automobile. The statutory reward is
500. A separate fund brings the
total reward TO almost $400.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
ESTIMATE OF NUMBER OF COLON
ED ON BOOKS RECEIVED AT
HEADQUARTERS oil CITIZENS
LIBERTY LEAGUE.

st Louis, Mo-. Sept.--Is is gener-
forty thousand Negroes, men and
women, registered in st. Louis dur
ing the past four days. The workers
were quite enthusiastic over the sue
out. While the figures have not as
yet been officially announced, the
workers predict over thirty thousand
men and women will be officially an
nounced later They cite where in
were. registered.
Few cases were reported where
some of the women were little
embarrassed when it came to telling
their exact age under oath. But in
every case they chose to tell some
kind of a story rather than miss
registering
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
JACK JOHNSON In CHARGE OF
PRISON ATHLETICS.

(Associated Negro PressJ ,
Leavenworth, Kans, Sept. 30.-Jack
johnson, former heavyweight cham
pion, has been made keeper of the
prison athletic grounds. Later on,
according to the warden, he will be
director of athletics.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
MANY CHURCH MEMBERS. BUT NO
CHURCH.
lRY A. N Pr

Hoboken, N ", Sept 3O.--It is a
rather surprising circumstance that
although Hoboken has a Colored pop
ulation of over six hundred, there is
no church in the city which they
can call their own. This need of a
permanent place of worship is Keen
ly felt and they are putting forth
every effort to establish church
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02

Howard Alumni and friends He win
deliver the goods He hopes to
have associated with him as Assist
ants coaches such Howard men as
DR.. Camper. Pinderhughes. DR.. Brown,
Carer, Brice and others.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-02
UNIDENTIFIED MAN Is SHOT TO
DEATH.

Kankakee, I'LL. Sept. s0.--An UNI
identified Negro, believed to be from
Chicago Heights, was shot 10 death
by posse after he had been caught
robbing the home OF William Walters,
near BonfieId. Kankakee is the
home OF Len Small, VIM. Hale Thomp-
sons cadidate for Governor Of Illi-
nois,
The Brinkley argus., 1920-02-05
J. w. BROOKS PROMINENT
 COLORED CITIZEN DIES

J. w. Brooks, Supt. of the Brinkley Colored Public School, for many years, died at his home here this week.
 Prof. Brooks was recognized as one of the leading cOlored educators of the state. He has lived in Brinkley for the past quarter of a century and has always deported himself so as to gain the respect and appre- citation of the best white citi- zens of the county. He was always safe and reliable and stood for everything right and clean and for the advance ment of the best interests of the community as well as his own race. He was progressive and strong as an educator, was President of the County COlored Teachers Association, was President of the Arkansas COlored Teachers Association and was a member of the Board of the c. w. R. D. Academy and prominent in the Baptist Church.
 The funeral yesterday after noon was probably the largest ever in Brinkley, the COlored Brass Band and several Lodge@ attending in full uniform.
The Brinkley argus., 1920-02-05
BRINKLEY CATHOLICS
 10 BUILD NEW CHURCH
The BrinkIey Catholics Plan a Campaign for New Church Building to Cost About $2o,0o0.o0; Building Com
 nittee Appointed

The rumors that have been current relative to the building of a new Catholic Church in Brinkley are about to fruit ir- to action.
 It is now an assured fact that our Catholic friends will build and that they will have a pretty modern $20,000 brick church.
 The building committee in charge of the work is com posed of Frank Andrews, Chairman, Frank Federer and Frank Wagner.
 These men are business wheel horses and will no doubt bring things to pass in short order and the Argus congratl.- lates Father M. J. Norton, in charge of the Brinkley Catho- lie Church for his efforts in this splendid cause. Father Norton has been here now for several years and is undoubt- edly, the best most spiritual and strongest man in every way that the Catholics have ever had here, and it is but a fitting compliment to his splen- did personality that the con- gregation should build a new church.
 The present frame church will be torn away and the new building made ito occupy it's present location.
The Brinkley argus., 1920-02-05
FEW FIRST CLASS FLU NERALS NEEDED IN
 HIS TOWN.

A few years ago was in Ft.
 Smith at a banquet at which
 Harry Kelly, who has been recognized as one of the lead ing builders in that splendid city, spoke these words: "Ft. Smith has had splendid growth but it has not been without hard efforts of a few of us. There are those in Ft. Smith who have and are yet amassing piles of money who do not help to build the city. They are all teaches on the community. All they think of is give us the intrust.' They are draw back and hindrance to the growth of Ft. Smith and
The Brinkley argus., 1920-02-05
B. B: SIMPSON OF KEEVIL
 FOR COUNTY TREASURER

The announcement of B. B. Simpson of Allendale as a can didate for County Treasurer appears in this weeks ARGUS.
 B. B. Simpson is one of our young men born and raised on the farm, and received his ed ucation at out schools. He was just about to offer for public office-in fact had announced two years ago when the call of the Government for men to go to war caused him to withdraw and enter the service. He stat ed then that when the war was over and in case he came back home he would probably be in politics again and therefore his announcement now.
 Young Simpson has been teaching school turnout the county and is quite we'll known and the Argus takes pleasure in bespeaking for him the kind and impartial consideration of the Monroe County voters at the County Primary.
The Brinkley argus., 1920-02-05
MRS. TROTTER w. M. u.
 HOSTESS

The Ladies of the w. M. U. of the First Baptist Church were delightfully."- entertained by Mrs. F. M. Trotter at her home on New York Avenue Tuesday afternoon. A very interesting contest, "The Art Gallery was a feature of the afternoon entertainment, Mrs. Marshall Spivey winning the prize, after which a delicious salad course was served.
 Those present were: Mes danes J. W. Cooper, D. F. Keith, Marshall Spiyey, Will Gannaway, w. w. Sharp, F. T. Murphy, Jack Schilling and R. l.. Tucker and Rev Roswell Davis.
 Our next meeting is with Mrs. F. T. Murphy Feb. 10th. All members are urged to come. Sec'y.
The Brinkley argus., 1920-02-05
CATHOLIC CHURCH TAKES ACTION ON MOMENTS
 DRESS.

The metropolitan press of last week, carried the following interesting cablegrams:
 Paris. Jan. 18.-The church crusade against short skirts and low-neck gowns continues. A notice posted on the door of one Paris house of worship reads
 No women will be allowed to attend service in the church whose dresses are cut low in the neck and whose skirts do not reach at least to their ankles"
 Scathing sermons on the subject have been delivered in Paris churches for some time. One priest refused to conduct the marriage service for a bride whose dress, in his Opin- ion, showed too great a length of silk stocking and was cut ill such way "as possibly to make it suitable for evening wear and certainly not fitted for a church." The wedding was postponed. Probably this was the first occasion of the postponement of a marriage ceremony for such a reason.
 Partisan women say that this measure, if generally en- forced, would compel every woman worshiper to have a special skirt to wear to church.
The Brinkley argus., 1920-02-05
DARK CORNER CHS
 REAL ROCK ROAD
House Bill No. 84 Providing for Richland Township Road
 Passes up Brinkley

The citizens of Richland Township, the most fertile farming region of Monroe County, are rejoicing over the passage of the new road bill which gives them an outlet to get in and out of their farms. For years they have begged and pleaded with Brinkley people to assist them in get ting the road into Brinkley. Failing in this they made a final effort to ride over. the the hon-progressive non-resi- dent money bag squeezers who owned large bodies of the. Rich land lands and lived in Cotton Plant, and who always oppose permanent roadways, by the passage of this act with suc- cess as above outlined.
 The new road will extend from a point in Richland miles south of LynchvilIe and extend to Cotton Plant. This road will undoubtedly prove the biggest trade builder that Cotton Plant has ever had and just as it works to this won derful advantage to Cotton Plant, so will it be ruinous to Brinkley unless Brinkley bus mess men awake from their sleep and build a road across the Bayou.
 CT and progressive planter at
 Said F. A. Skillern. that clev- the head of the Lynchville Plantation, on Sunday, Yes we are going to have a good road out of Richland at last I've done my best to interest your Brinkley people in this matter, have begged pleaded and done everything l could and failing in this, we are go- ing to build this road direct to Cotton Plant which will mean well you know what" "::
 Henry Latner, the Richfand farmer who lives in Brinkley, said, Am go- ing to have a road in Rich land now and unless Brinkley gets in the game and builds to the Bayou, my Brinkley prop erty is for sale and I'll buy in Cotton Plant"
 Thus reads the story of progress.