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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

July 10.
The Birmingham Athletic club is to
stage a series of amateur boxing tourn
aments this summer with a view 10
encouraging the ring game in the Ala
bama metropolis.
The recent Independence Day mark
ed the tenth anniversary of the Reno
battle between jim Jeffries and Jack
Johnson, the result Of which clinched
the big negro's claims to the heavy
weight title.
The only record-breaker in the re-
cent Southern Olympic tryouts at New
Orleans was Lemon, the Dallas athlete.
After all, as Bill Shakespeare said,
what's in a name?
Golf enthusiasts throughout a large
section are looking forward with inter
est to the Western Golf Association
tournament, which will get under way
July u at the Memphis Golf and Caun
try Club.
Otto Knabe, former star second base
men Of the Philadelphia Nationals
has been given managerial charge OF
the Kansas City American association
team in the hope that he may be able
to pull the Blues out of the rut
The All-England Club proposes tx
purchase and equip new tennis
ground in the Wimbledon district, at ;
cost of $375,0O0 with a view to max
ing It the scene of the worlds champ
ionships for years to come,
Winners in the recent sectional try
outs for the American Olympic team
are now training earnestly for the ard
Gus competition which confronts then
in the Harvard Stadium on July II ant
one week after that date the success
full Yankee athletes viii sail from Ney
York for Antwerp.
A new high school in Washington
d. c., is to be the best equipped inst
tuition of its kind in America in tn
matter of facilities for athletic trait
ing IN addition to symnasiums an
swimming pools fer both boys an
girls there will sbe a rife range, a
indoor running track, and a STADIUM
containing tennis courts, a gridiro
and baseball field,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08
Sporting Notes.

A club of Japanese hockey and base
ball enthusiasts has been formed in
Vancouver.
The Louisville board of aldermen has
decided upon $500 as the license fee
for boxing bouts in that city
Lord Harris, a famous English col
loge cricketer Of half a century ago,
is still playing the game at the age of
seven y.
Wrestling has come into such favor
in Richmond, Va, as to justify the
construction Of an open.air arena for
the sport.
Bob Dibble, the Toronto oarsman, is
training faithfully with a view to ge..
ting into shape to compete in the
single SOULS event in the Olympic re-
gatta.
The Old Dominion Boat Club will be
the host of the annual regatta of the
Southern Rowing Association, to be
held on the Potomac River course on
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08
Today's Anniversaries

1S21-Maria White Lowell, poetess.
first wife of James Russell Low
ell, born at Watertown Mass
Died at Cambridge, Mass, Oct
81, 1892.
1S22-Percy Bysshe Shelley, the fam,
10, Gus poet, drowned off Leghorn.
Italy. Born in Surrey, England,
ta... Aug. 4, 1892.
INSTRUMENTATION stone laid fer the
Thames Embankment in Lon
don,
1S74-Agnes Strickland, celebrated
historian, died Born Aug. 10,
1906.
l89l-Free Education Bill passed by
the British House of Commons.
lS95-Gen. Roberts declined to succeed
@s the Duke Of Cambridge as com.
mander in-chief of the BpitigR
army. #t# &# Fa
l9O1-Prince and Princess of Wales
(king Edward and Queen Alex.
andra) were welcomed in AIDE.
laide, Austria.
l91S--Grand Ledge OF Elks, in session
at Atlantic City, voted $1,000
600 for war relief work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08
Today's Events
John D. Rockefeller is 81 years old

John d. Rockefeller is 81 years old
today.
Senator Warren G. Harding, Repub-
lican presidential nominee, and Mrs.
Harding today begin their goth year
Of welded life.
The Order Of United American Me-
chanics is rs years old today, having
been organized in Philadelphia, July
8, 1915.
The Summer School Of Womens
Foreign Missionary Societies will be-
gin it's annual session today at East
Mortified, Mass.
The annual parade, the big spec acu.
lar feature of the Grand Lodge conven
ton of Elks in Chicago, is scheduled
to take place today.
Delegates from a score Of more Of
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

States are expected in New Orleans to
day for the opening of the annual All
South Christian Endeavor convention.
The general comm tee OF the Inter
church World Movement will meet in
New York today to decide whether any
part Of the movement shall be continu
ed in view Of the withdrawal of the
Baptist and Northern Presbyterian de
nominations,
Grazing lands and other problems of
concern to Western stockmen are to
be discussed at meeting of the Ari.
iona Cattle Growers Association and
the Arizona Wool Growers Associa.
tion, to be held today at Flagsaff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08
Today's Birthdays

John d. Rockefeller, one of the
worlds grea est capitalist and philan-
thropists. born at Richford, N. Y. 81
years ago today.
Frank B. Brandegee, senior United
States senator from Connecticut, born
at New London, Conn, Sc years ago 10.
day.
Rear Admiral Willard II. Brownson,
I. S. n, retired, born at Lyons, n.
Y, 70 years ago today.
Lee Cruce, former governor of Ok
lahoma, born in Crtenden County. KY,
81 years ago today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08
DON'T
DESPAIR

II you are troubled with pains or
aches; feel tired; have headache.
indigestion, insomnia; painful pass
age Of urine, you will find relief in
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SALE-one second hand 64foot
Mccormick mower used only one sen.
son. This is bargain for nuyohe
wanting 6-foot mower. HSW
Myers & Son Inc. wlBtf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

TO RENT--A four room tenement on
Mill street. Inquire at corner Of Min
and County St. 4Gt64
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SALE-Household furniture
including bed and bedding, chairs,
stoves, etc. Address P. o. 424 Ben.
nington. 4Ft6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08
FOR SALE

FOR SALE--1917 Ford roadster in
good condition. Inquire at the Mar
shall garage, corner of South and Elm
streets. ats"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SALE--House, barn and acre of
land. Fruit and shade trees. On.
portunity to take boarders minutes
from Hale shop, 20 minutes from ro-
frigerator factory. Mrs. NJ. A. Bentley,
East Arlington. 4lt6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SALE-Two roll top desks; also
one set Encyclopedia Britannica with
revolving stand. Inquire A. E. Hollis
ter, tel SIN or 43-M 2stf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SALE-Brown horse weight
about 1l75, good age, all right In All
harness double or single Apply
Charles Brayton, White Creek, N. Y.
Tel. @ sgtSe
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TO BENT

TO RENT-Flat, upstairs, on Grant
street. For man and wife or three
adults Hot and cold water gas and
electric lights Edward T.. Dewey
d6t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SAIE--One high standing book
keepers desk. Very good condition.
Length Z feet, three drawers, finished
ply to Hale Co., Arlington, VT. Este
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SALE--The farm known aB the
late Thomas Kinney farm of 143 acres,
located in West Bennington: one OF the
best watered farms In Southern Yer.
mont buildings IN excellent condition.
For information inquire OF Ella Kin
ney West Bennington. 4ltf,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

TO RRNT--storer. Offices, tene.
mentH, shops, stables, individual stor.
age lockers furnished apartments and
r0oms Rll certrallv located. C"0 IL
Hawks. 435 Main St 76tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

The worlds standard remedy for kidney.
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles and
National Remedy of Holland since 1896
Three sizes, all druggists. Guaranteed
Leek for the name Gold Medal on every box
and accept no imitation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

TO RENT-store on second floor. Ap-
ply Harte Theatre. 40tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

FOR SALE-Standing hay; 10 or IA
ton; good, clean ,flst-cIass. Call
evenings or Sunday, Frank Cassano.
Lyons district t-tt 44iss
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08
WANTED

WANTED High school and business
college graduate will substitute in Of
flee work during summer. Two years
experience. Tel 2S9-J 47tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

WANTED--Pupll nurses and attend
ants at tho Taunton State hospital
Wages $500 per month with main
teuance. For particulars address Dr.
Arthur " Goss, Stunt. Taunton state
Hospital. Taunton, Mass. atf,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-08

WANTED-Girl for general house
work at The Allen. Middle aged WOO
man preferred A. M, Allen. 43t6"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
OKLAHOMA TOWNS.

Olmulgee, Nov. 4.-The football
game between Dunbar and Nowata
result in 10 to in favor Of No
wata. Prof. Spencer accompanied
the Nowata team. Mrs. Sallie B.
Dickerson departed for Mexia to
visit friends. Mrs. C. E. Bowen of
Sherman spent the week end among
friends in Muskogee and Okmulgee.
She departed for Sherman, Sunday.
Miss Goldie Travis departed for Dali
las, Saturday. Mrs. Eugene Mitchell,
an employer of the American Elk
press Co., sustained a broken foot
while on duty Tuesday evening.
Lawton, Nov. 4.-Services were
good at the A. M. E. Church Sun
day. At 8 o'clock pastor preached
strong sermon on hope. Mrs. Fan
ME Brown was called to Jackson
vile on account Of the illness of
her sister.
Sunday, Oct. 81. was a high day
at Bethlehem Baptist Church. The
Woman's Missionary Society had
supreme rally of the day service.
Sunday School was well attended.
Rev. c. A. Hamilton of Oklahoma
City, preached soul stirring SER
mon. B. Y. P. u. was we'll attended.
Rev. G. c. Hamilton preached
soul stirring sermon at IL a. m,
and was back at $3.50 p. m, to
preach a mission sermon. B. Y. P,
u, was we'll attended. Rev. G. A.
Hamilton preached another inspir-
ing sermon Sunday night.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
POSSE SEARCHES FOR WEALTHY
NEGRO NEAR TUsKEGEE.
(By A. N. Pr

Union Springs. Ala. Nov. 4.-Bullock
County officials, their number aug
nented by over 100 leading citizens"
all heavily armed. for four or five
days have been conducting a man
hunt with John L. Thomas. a veal
thy Colored real estate dealer Of
Union Springs, as their objective
Thomas. IL seems. has brought down
on his head the prejudice OF the COM
munity because. in addition to being
one Of the wealthIest Negroes Of
Bullock County for the past twelve
years he has been dealing in farm
lands on an extensive scale. selling
them to Colored people generally. In
fact he Is mostly responsible for
bringing up the increase of the num-
Der of acres of land owned by Coll
ored people in this county. A mis-
leading report was sent out from
Union Springs to the effect that
Thomas attempted to murder one z.
r.. l.. Cope. former Mayor of the
town. Capture by others than duly
constituted officers Of the law, 1t Is
believed. will be followed by summary
execution.
Mr.. Thomas enjoyed the confidence
end had the announcement of the
late Booker T. Washington in all OF
his various activities. Union Springs
is only a few miles from the Tus-
kegee Institute. The whites in this
section have become more violent as
the Colored people of this and adjoin-
ing counties have continued to Sc
cure education and property.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
"NIGHT RIDING, BREAKS OUT IN
"BLACk BELT"

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 4.-The first
outbreak of might riding" In the
black belt farming district of Ala
bama occurred Saturday night, wher
far as can be learned Negroes It Is
charged. burned the summer home OF
Or. n. H. McCrummell and the resi-
dence of G. B. Gibson. ]. T. Davis
cotton gin together with ten bales OF
cotton and a quantity. of cottonseed.
gro tenant houses in Montgomery
county, near the city.
Sam Watkins and BIN Lee were
shot and killed by a sheriffs posse
fired upon and riddled with bullets
an automobile containing Sheriff j.
l.. Scoggin and three deputies. The
Negroes are in the Montgomery coun-
ty jail. charged with arson. Other ar
rests are expected.
The fires broke out simultaneously
and reign of terror ensued among
the families OF the white farmers who
began telephoning the sheriff's office
for assistance. Responding promptly,
Sheriff Scoggins, with four deputies
set out for the scene in an automo-
bile which was fired upon the road
side as 1t approached the locality.
The sheriff's posse had narrow es-
capes from death and only saved
Themselves by jumping from the car
from whence the shots came and
falling to their knees. Using the au-
tomobile as a shield, they killed two
Of the Negroes and effected the cap
ture of ten others.
A hurried telephone call to the
county Jail and police department
brought reinforcement and a drag
net quickly spread about the locality
but only two other suspects were
thereafter arrested during Sunday.
A strong guard of deputies is pa
trolling the affected scene tonight
The governors office has not as YET
been, officially notified of the out
break and II is not expected that
troops will be called out.
The outbreak occurred on the farms
of ]. T. Davis and NJ. Shelton
white farmers but the Negroes killed
and arrested are tenants and laborers
for the most part on an adjoining
farm and no motive was ascribed fol
the attacks.
Activities OF fire torch bands broke
out in Montgomery county anew Sun.
day night when the cotton gin of M
L. McLemore. nine miles from Mont
gomery was burned to the ground.
Whether or not the charges against
the Negroes are correct cannot vel
be ascertained.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
WANTED: RACE MEN AND wO-
MEN.
THE BOOKERTEE FILM COMPANY
OF LOS ANGELES. INC. CAP
lTAL STOCK S15,OJO.O0

offers its stock for sale at Five
Dollars ($5.00) per share. Our first
picture Reformation" is now ready
Tor production with our all Colored
cast. The public is demanding to
see Colored pictures, Col0Icd Girls
and Boys of our race are crying
Tor an opportunity to become Ac-
tors and Actresses. Four hundred
Theatres in the United Stkhas that
cater to Colored trade are offering
The BO0kertee Film Company Inc.
is going to produce high class five
reel all Colored Dramas. We appeal
to the young men and women of
our race to join us in the third
biggest money making business . in
the United States. We want you
to help earn some of the mil
lions of Dollars that are being
made in the Moving Picture bus
mess yearly. Are you willing to
continue night after night, to pay
your money to see pictures where
a Colored person never appears
except as a maid or a janitOr. Race
men, what are you willing to do
to explicit the beauty and talent of
your women? This is not charity
but a chance to put your dollars
in a company that expects to pay
dividends every year. Fifty per
cens, of the net profits of all pic
lures made by the BO0kertee Film
Company will be set aside to pay
dividends, the other fifty per cent
win be used as operating expense
and to make other pictures.
WANTED: PROSPECTIVE AC-
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MAKE 1T YOUR COMPANY. SEND
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please find S...........as one half
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ance of $............ within 30 days
from date. 1t is understood and
agreed thai Reformation" a Five
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that producing will begin on or
before Jan 18th 1921.
Accepted by Bookertee Film Co.,
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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
EXTRACTION CASE ATTRACTING
MUCH ATTENTION.
(By A. N. P.)

New York. N. Y. Nov. 4.--Walter
+. White. assistant secretary of the
n. A. A. c. p, gave the following in
terview for the Associated Negro
ed of Wilkinson County. Georgia,
whose eNtradition to Georgia for trial
on charge of murder the Assocla-
ton is fighting. Ray is at present in
custody in the Wayne County jail,
Detroit. Michigan.
a white man named Faulkner" said
Mr. White. 'in Wilkinson County
Georgia, after Faulkner had several
times made. attempts on Rays life
Ing to Detroit. where he was arrest
Governor Sleeper Of Michigan
granted extradition to the Georgia
authorities for Ray, although the last
Negro for whom he granted ex-
tradition was lynched twelve hours
after he had arrived in Kentucky.
Attorneys Willis and Hinton and
attorney w. Hayes Mckinney. acting
for the Detroit Branch of the N, A.
A. c. p, Immediately applied for a
writ of habeas corpus. A hearing on
this was held before Judge Hunt in
Detroit on Wednesday, October H..
Judge Hunt granted the writ but
Ray was Immediately re-arrested
when Georgia officials wired that an
indictment was being forwarded.
q "A new hearing was held before
Governor Sleeper on the indictment
on Wednesday, October goth. testi-
fled at that time as an Investigator
of lynchings and as one OF the COM
pliers of Thirty Years of Lynching''
showing that If Ray were taken back
to the state of Georgia he would not
only fail to receive fair trial but
would very probably be lynched upon
his return
In spite OF the facts presented
Governor Sleeper said he saw no
ed. The attorneys for Ray immed-
lately applied for a new writ Of ha-
beas corpus and in the event that
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
WOULD STABILIZE COTTON MARK
EFT WORK ALREADY BEGUN IN
TEXAS.

Dallas, Texas. Nov. Ninety seven
million pounds of prunes were sold
by California prune growers to buy
ers who did not even know the price
they were going to pay for the
prunes but who agreed to accept any
price the growers might ask. ac-
cording to Aaron Sapiro, attorney for
a score of California farmers CO.
operative organizations who address,
ed members of the Texas Farm Blu
prune growers borrowed S10,000,000
at IA per cent. from the big bank
ing interests with which to move
their crop.
Sapiro says that. the reason prune
growers are able to do what cotton
market has been stabilized by the
growers marketing organization. The
organization has contracts with farm
er members that will stand in the
of this organization one of the big
gest banks in New York City sent
the assistant to its president to Cali
fornia to try to lend the prune grow
ers s2,OOO,OOO at per cent. You
ers sending their big men to Texas
in an attempt to lend cotton growers
a million or more dollars, do you?
said Leslie Elliott, president of the
sixteen hundred members of the Bell
County Farm Bureau in discussing
Mr.. Sapiro's address.
stabilize cotton prices and you
can tap the money markets or the
world for the cotton growers" says
Sapiro who claims that cotton is
far easier to handle than prunes. He
says that Texas is the key to the
cotton industry and that the whole
cotton marketing problem can be
solved by the Texas Farm Bureau
Federation.
"rhey are talking about the spin
ners losing money by being Idle" OBJ
served the master mind of the Calls
fornia cooperative fruit organizations
"but for every penny lost by idleness
the spinner gains dollar by the
slump in the price Of cotton through
the present marketing scheme. Out
the system but in the South you
have the commodity. Cotton Is ten
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
MURDERER IS ADJUDcED INSANE.
fBy A. N. Pl

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 4.-Willie
Crompton. the Negro who confessed
to a long list of murders recently,
has been adjudged insane by the local
police Crompton had been arrested
on a charge of housebreaking and
during the questionings of the police
made confession that he was guilty
depradations. II was afterwards as
certained that he had recently es-
capped from the insane asylum.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
WILL IMPROVE SCHOOLS BY
BOND ISSUE.
fRv A N. P,

Baltimore, Md Nov. Al the new
Bond Loan is approved by the people.
spent on the schools in the old city
and, $1,O00,000 will be used to bet
all schools without regard to their
location. A new high school for Ne
ed to the list of improvements con-
templated by the school authorities.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
WILL ERECT NEW NEGRO HIGH
SCHOOL.
(By A. N. P)

w
Milford. Del. Nov. 4.-Bids for the
erection of a new high school build
night by Alexander Tayler acting for
the Delaware School Auxiliary. The
plans call for a six room building
occupancy by february /, 1921. The
trust fund created, by Pierre Du
Pont will defray the cost of the
building
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
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Subscriber
PROMINENT PLANTER IN Dali
LAS.

Mr.. ]. B. Burnett. prominent
planter Of Kendloon. Texas. stopped
of in Dallas Monday and Tuesday
en- route home from Hawkins. Tex
as, where he carried his dauehter
to enter college. Mr.. Burnett, while
here was guest OF o. B. Claiborne
in Lincoln Manor Mr.. Burnett al
so subscribed for the Dallas Ex-
press.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06

The Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, noted
writer and son of the Rev. A. r.
Griggs of Dallas, will visit Texas
next week and deliver a public
address to the citizens of Denison
on next Thursday. Nov IL.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06
PULASKI COUNTY FAIR is SUCCESS
(py A. N. Id

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 4.-The sec
ond annual fair of the Pulaski Coun-
~ Negro Farmers Fair Association
n as u9 iy avarv dan na ahs
fair shows vast Improvement over
last years exhibit.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06

that fails the National Association
People will take the case to the Fed
eral Court.
This case said Mr.. White in con-
clusion. ought to be of especial in
tercst to Colored people of the United
States as II may establish in the de-
NAL of extradition to Southern States
where Negroes accused of crime are
lynched or denied justice"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06

Address:
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-06

Cooper, Nov. 4.-Because of in
clement weather no services were
held Sunday. The NJ. and ID. mee.r
ing was well attended: $500 was
raised. Hon j. H. Allen made his
visit to the American Woodmen and
found Commander J. r. Wilson still
rolling logs Prof. L. W. Cobb of
peKalb called on Miss Annie Der
rift Rev. II. b. Evans spent sew
eral days with his members Of
New Zion. Mr., Horace Paul and
Jessie Lee are sick f,his week. Mr.
S. S. Shanklin's child is very sick