davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
IS RATED AS LARGEST NEGRO INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY EXISTING.
will Erect Seven Story Fire Proof Structure For Home
Office; John Merrick, Founder.

count of the death of John MerriclS,
because he had drawn around him
a trained set of operators. The Car
olina Mutual is doing business un-
der strict supervision OF a competent
actuary, and also the Insurance de-
partment of the state of North Caro-
lima, and has 100000 deposited with
it for the protection of its policy
holders.
Owns Liberty Bonds.
The. company owns 100000 worth
OF Liberty bonds of various issues,
half million dollars in claims since
its organization. 1t stands in the
forefront of all good works for the
advancement and upbuilding of the
Negro race, inculcating thrift and
economy, and is also hand-in-hand
with the white people in everything
that tends to the growth and de-
yelopment of Durham. Its officers
integrity and business rectitude.
VIII Build New Home.
The company's faith mas grown with
its years, and has succeeded in such
wonderful manner, that it has far
outgrown its present home Office quar-
ters, which embraces the second story
over about fivfie stores, all of which
u owns. Plans are being drawn
for the erection of a seven-story
fireproof home Office building to be
built on Parish street This building
viii have all modern equipment, and
is to cost not less than S150000. The
company gives employment to about
one thousand persons.
One of Its By-PrOducts.
The Mechanics and Farmers Bank
Is one of the North Carolina Mutual
Life Insurance Company's by-prodcts,
having zeen organized by the officers
OF that company, together with some
or Durhams other leading Colored
citizens with the la,e ohm Merric<
as it's president The bank has re-
surces amounting to $250,0O0 The
Colored citizens with the late John
has resources amounting to $3.50, 900.
The Colored people are using 1t for
making their small savings, and it
is teaching them thrift to a marped
degree.
VIII Mark New Epoch.
The erection of this seven-story
building on Parrish street by the Ne
groes of Durham. will mark a new
epoch in the history of insurance for
that race, as well as their Industrial
and commercial development, as a
race, and their pride in Durham and
the community in which they are
moral and financial builders in the
welfare of their people, and such up
building and enterprising spirit along
side of their white friends. This sew
en-story building will be a monument
to the thrift of Durham Negroes, and
a statute of shining example to the
Negroes of America Illuminating their
pathway with proofs of what can
be done by thier own efforts with
faith, honesty, integrity and thrift.
The Durham Daily Sun.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
.KAFFIR CHEMICAL
INCORPORATED.
ENTERPRISING 0 NAH Ans
LAUNCH OUT in CONNER,
CIAL FIELD WITH $5O,OOO
CAPITAL.

Omaha Nebie4Feh. z6.-The Kaffir
Chemical Laboratories is the name of
a new corporation which has just
oeen successfully launched here and
time, one of the biggest concerns
Of it's kind, financed by race capital,
in the country. "A q small concern
its goods have been on the market
tor some months but ii was decided
to incorporate and go out after big
business To advertise and push its
products required capital. This called
Tor in corporation. This company.
der the laws of Nebraska, one of the
strictest states in the union on COR
porations,. is engaged in the manu-
facture of pharmaceuticals, chemicals,
corporations authorized capitalization
is $500,000.00 divided into 10000
shares at $1,000 eacn: 10000 shares
being common and 10000 shares Z
per cent cumulative preerred stock.
The incorporators. who also form
Penn. Grace NJ. Jones, vice-principal
Piney Woods School, BraXton, Miss. ;
Eleanor c. Haynes; DIR. A. e. Fletch-
Wi,,,d9bI Srii John Al Albert WILLIAMS; Fred NJ, G.
officers are Madree Penn, president;
G. NJ Jones. president; Il. G.
Haynes. secretary. and John Albert
Williams, treasurer.
The company has on hand several
Thousand dollars worth of prepara-
tions. including a pyorrhea preventive
tooth paste, face cream. an anti
pholgistic compound, n blood anti
septic, a hair tonic and others of
proven value, which it places upon
the market simultaneously with its
stock campaign. For several months
the company has been quietly but ef-
fectively at work organizing ana in
and lining up its re-
sources and workers and now enters
the field of big business with every
assurance of becoming one of the
great successful commercial enter
prises conducted by the race
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
Ohio Voters Enter Three Can
didates to G. 0. P. Conven-
tiCn.

Cleveland, Ohio. Feb. 26.-It has
been announced that three Negroes
will enter the Auril primary contest
for delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention. They are Fred d.
Patterson of Greenfield for delegate
q. Woods of Cleveland for district
delegates of the Goth and 21st Con-
gressional districts.
The race hopes to put over all
three of these men, af whom were
prompted to enter the race solely
because they believe the time has ar
rived when the 100000 Colored voters
presentation in the Republican Ma
tional Convention. and in all councils
of that party, to which party they
belong. and have always voted with
The sentiment, it is reported, is
strong for race representation. and
the fight for it, which will be strated
with the fling of the petitions Of
eth, viii be continued until the party
grants the recognition the race asks
for. From reports received from
others sections of the state, it is pos
sible that other Colored men may
enter as district delegates in other
son, will enter for delegate-at-large
to be voted by the entire state. The
entrance of these three men, a promi-
nent white official recently declared,
sis a notification to the party bosses
and leaders that the contingent which
gave more han 100000 OF its best
young men to fight for democracy
on foreign fields, means business, and
the party must govern itself accord
ngly. 1t will be suicidal to ignore
this appeal for voting representation"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
DYER APPOINTS NEGRO,
WEST POINT CANDIDATE.
r. A. Jackson, Former
Slaves Son is to Try For
Academy.

st. Louis, Mo-, Richard A. Jackson,
a Negro, 19 years old, of 321 South
Leffingwell avenue received notifica-
ton from Congressman l.. c. Dyer
that he had been appointed principal
candidate for West Point from this
city, the examination to be held at
efferson Barracks in March.
Jackson graduated from the Sum
ner High School last June, and was
member there of the Dramatic Club,
debating team and basketball team.
He Is the son of Mrs. William aclt-
son, who was a slave at the time
of the civil war near Brandenburg,
KY, Jackson has a brother, Wendell,
"a, an instructor at Payne's Univer-
sity Selma Ala. Richard was in the
ervice with the Tenth Cavalry on
the border during the war.
According to Col. John Parker, head
of the United States Army recruit
ing station here, there have only
been two Negro graduates from West
Point, an officer by ne name of Alex
ander of Norh Carolina who graduaed
in 1886, and Col. Charles Young
of Ohio, graduate in 1889. Col.
Youn now is military attache for
this country in Liberia, Africa, jack
son, he said is the first Negro ap-
pointee from Missouri.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
NEGROES CUES
TION PRESIDEN-
ASPIRANTS.
REPLIES WILL Be GIVEN TO
NEGRO PRESS THROUCHT-
OUT NATION.

The National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People. 10
Ultth Avenue, New York. announces
that a QUESTIONABLE has been sent
rs presidential possibility. asking
nm 70 state his vews on a program
Tor betterng race relations in the
United states. The replies are to be
pupllshed in the Negro press through
ouI the country.
The QUESTIONABLE is as follows:
If elected President:
/. VIII you favor the enactment of
laws making lynching a Federal Of
q What is your attitude toward
the disfranchisement Of Americans of
Negro descent. (a) will you advo-
cate that Congress enforce the 14th
Amendment and reduce the represen-
tation of states which disfranchlse
their citizens or OBJ will you advo-
cate the appointment of United States
commissioners to enforce the 18th
3. viii you endeayor to bring
about the abolition of Jim Crow"
cars in interstate trafflc?.
a. VIII you withdraw armed or
other interference with the indepen-
g. VIII you arge national aid to
elementary education, without dis
mination against Negro children?
g. viii you pledge the apportion-
officers in the armed forces Of the
United States in proportion to their
numbers in population?
Z VIII you abolish racial segrega-
ton in the Civil Service of the United
States?"
The QUESTIONABLE was sent to the
following mem Herbert Hoover, VIII
liam g. McAdoo. Governor Goodrich
Of Indiana. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University; At
torney General A. Mitchell Palmer,
Senator Hitchcock, Governor of Ohio;
Senator Pomerene, James w. Gerard,
Senator Underwood, General Wood,
Senator Warren G. Harding. Cover
nor Lowden of Illinois, Senator Hiram
w. johnson, Senator Poindexter, Gov
ernor Coolidge of Massachusetts, and
General Pershing.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28

been moved with this earnest Of the
fellowship that is to be ours after
the victory is won.
THE Iner-Church World Movement
is not scheme for organic union.
but a plan whereby the Protestant
ehurches Of America may co-operate
IN carrying on their educational mis-
slonary and benevolent programs az
nome and abroad. 1t is, first of ali.
an effort to survey the needs ~ tbs
whole world and measure the whoie
responsibility of the Church This is
Ghs, Sne tirst time in history that the
have ever attempted to study the
condition OF the whole world. These
surveys stand before the Christian
SSnurcn Gnu as the greatest challenge 1t
mas ever faced since IL received the
great commission, and they have re-
vealed the magnitude of the unfin-
ished task and the inadequacy of
vne enorts which the church has as
it further proposes a program by
which the churches may unitedly at
tack their common task. That task
ls lour-fold; To bring the whole life
and possessions; to enlarge the scope
and improve the methods of mis-
sionary education; to win souls, the
chief business Of the Church. and to
enlist the whole life of the Church
FOR Christian service.
Believe All shou.sG Cooperate.
I'VE approve the spirit and progress
OF the movement since the world SUR
Vey conference as presented to us
by the inter-church leaders at the
Texas Pastors Conferences. We feel
that this is program in which all
the churches of Christ could co-oper-
ate and venture to hope that the day
may soon come when they will be
bound in such fellowship of SER
vice.
!. I'VE recommend the approval Of the
findings Of the Atlantic city con-
ference.
I'VE urge that our pastors in their
respective ecclesiastical fellowships
use every influence to secure ade-
quate support for the ministry and
an adequate provision for the care
of the aged and infirm ministers and
their dependents. and we are uer-
program will make this possible.
I'VE recommend that all pastors
cooperate in the holdings of the
county mass meetings in order that
this program and the Fellowship Of
its service may be brought to all
local churches.
I'VE urge that every minister SYM
pathetically study this movement and
humbly and earnestly pray that God
the grace to follow where he leads"
Just prior to adjournment mem
bers of the conference passed resolu-
tions expressing their appreciation of
the work accomplished by the men
composing the Dallas team of the
inter-church movement and voic-
ing their thanks for the use of the
First Presbyterian Church while in
this city.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28

VIM. NJ McDONALD Jr
McDoNALD-sacred memory
MCDONALD who departed this life two to-
Is,
In the grave dsafely sleeping
Ides thu W. so
silent
argo not
o
be
God gives life
NOR each m
bays of sadn still Ger
Tears of sorrow silently nowi
wAd NJ AND HELEN MCDONALD.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
Some COuntry--That South
Africa.

That South Africa is a wonderful
place for every one to live beside the
natives themselves is clearly shown
by the following:
Kimberly-South Africa under Brit
ish rule is a country where the native
must get pass to live with his
wife, another pass to visit his family
down the street, and another to work
for his tiny wage of shilling and
"a half a week. There is q Labor
party to which no laborer can belong,
a Socialist party which is smothered
to death, and q church which has
had special law put through the
English Parliament to keep the ma
tives out.
Natives pay the general tax, and
a, special tax. in addition to punish
them for being natives. With the
procedes of these native taxes the
British build schools--for white child
ron only.
The Negro in South Africa cannot
rise above the serf condition, since
he is not allowed to buy land And
he cannot leave n job that pays him
$40 a month for one that pays him
SIS. without the written consent of
the first employer.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28

Durham. N. c.. Feb. 26.--The fol-
lowing clipping from the Durham
daily Sunday (white) given the his
tory of a gigantic business built and
operated by our group in that section:
A. seven-story. fire-proof, modern
building in all particulars. is to adorn
suburban in the near future.
1t is to be the new home of the
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company of this city, the largest
Negro insurance company in the
world. conducted entirely by Dur
this commercial age.
Founded by the late John Merriclc.
October 1898, it began business April
/. 1899. 1t had an humble beginning.
No capital..just faith. Now it has
the distinction being the largest
Negro insurance company on the
globe.
EARLY its business career its of
ficers incorporated a plan of CO.
operation and fellowship that resulted
comuany-a Durham institution doing
BUSINESS in ten states, namely: North
Carolina, South, Carolina, Georgia
Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas. Ten
District of Columbia; and it expects
to enter other states later. The COM
pany is operating on a regular old
line basis maintaining the legal re-
Abstract From 1919 Report.
Total income, $1.267.O39.62.
Total Assets, s773.933.32.
Insurance in force $26,534.00O
Having increased it's insurance in
force ten million dollars during
1919.
The company collected 95 per cent
or its industrial renewal premiums
and 81 per cent of its ordinary re-
newals. The fact the people have
Kept up their insurance in this man
ner gives evidence of the confidence
they have in the company.
The report of 1919 shows that the
company maintained its legal reserve
and increased it's surplus from S75,-
600 to $4,000. and paid more than
$lOOOOOOO worth oA business, which
is an exceptionally good record
The New Omcers in Charge.
John Merrick, the founder and for
mer president of the company, died
on August 6, 1919. Dr. A. NJ. Moore
who had been its secretary treasurer
and medical director since its or
ganiationzation, was elected president
Z. Z. Spaulding the other member
of the company who was with 1t
since its organization, was elected
secretary treasurer to succeed Dr.
Moore. j. M. Avery. vice-presdent;
o. r.. Merrlck, assistant secretary;
z. II. Donnell, NJ. D.. medical director
w. j. Kennedy r., was added to the
board of directors.
The company will not suffer on ac-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
NEGRO PASTORS ATTEND INTER CHURCH WORLD MEETING
NEGROES WELL REPRESENTED in THE
SOOPASTORS
Cooperation Needed to Guarantee Sue
cess to This Great Religious Movement.

The Inter-Church World Movement
Convention has just closed here. At
this conference Of over 500 ministers
Of the Protestant Denominations.
there We're about sixty Negro dele
gates who helped in the planning and
sLuuy OF what is destined to become
the greatest movement for humanita-
ran purposes ever launched by the
churches of America.
a union meeting OF Negro minis
Iers OF al denominations was held
early Thursday morning in the base-
ment of the First Presbyterian church.
several of the whole leaders address
cd the meeting, at which the slogan
see the salvation of God" After the
meeting, those present went to the
meetings Of the denominational groups
wlth which they were affiliated
biendlng in perfect harmony, the
voices of the Negro ministers attend
ing the Methodist Episcopal group
meeting were raised in a song Of
praise Thursday just at the noon
held in the church paused to enjoy
the music
Or. ]. L. Keeney spoke on the
centenary. He said that $4,000, 900
100000 to date and that $4,000. 600
was apportioned for the first year.
This money must come in at the
rate of S1,500,00O per month to reach
thN tlbuIe ser, ne pointed out,
The biggest thing we can talk
aboua Is the evangelistic campaign"
Dr. Keeney said: "A little over 100000
converts have been reported in our
campaign for million souls for
Christ by June l." The great en-
phasis of the evangelistie campaign
is to create a new spiritual conscious
ness"
Approval of the spirit and pro-
gress" of the Inter-C Church World
Movement as presented at the Dallas
conference is given In a report sub
mitted by the findings committee at
noon of the pastors conference Of
the inter- church movement at the
First Presbyterian Church. The re-
port represents the composite senti-
ment of the more than 500 minis
ters in attendance at the conference
and embraces approximately twenty
Protestant denominations in North
voted unanimous acceptance of the
report as submitted.
Substance of Report.
The report follows:
Fathers and Brethren; We ack-
nowledge with gratitude the gracious
/ leadings of Gods providence in all
things. We record with reverent
hearts the profound conviction that
this movement is of God.
1T has been a session of spiritual
fellowship when more than eight hum
dred pastors of our Protestant church.
es of Texas have been sitting to-
gether for three days. thinking about
and praying about the common inter-
Lord and Master. Our hearts have
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
Mrs. Hunter Humiliated in
New York.

Mrs. A. w. Hunton ,reIently return
- Y. w. c. 4. worker among our
boys was Disseminated against re-
Gently in most humiliating and
ilagrant way. For several days she
had been i'll and through her ply
7ician. she had secured room in a
private srnatarium where she helped
for complete rest and skilled atten-
tion.
Formerly, this place had been pa
tronized almost exclusively by Me-
patients have been admitted and its
proprietor as Is susually the rule,
had begun to feel that Negro pa
tranage was no longer needed
at the door last Saturday evening
after long taxicab ride through
the biting zero weather. Miss Null
derig, the owner of the place threw
NJ. Johnson of 372 Grand avenue,
Brooklyn. who had preceded the sick
woman into the building. u didn't
doctor didn't tell me she a Colored
woman"
But the friend knowing the weak
ened condition of the patient. said
had finally climbed the three flights
of stairs, without assistance or
word of sympathy from the several
nurses who stood around os II they
were paralyzed and possessed of a
spirit as frigid as the weather from
which they had just emerged.
Woman Owner Objects.
After helping Mrs. Hunton to lie
down. the friend had a conference
with Miss Mulberg, who declared she
couldn't permit Colored woman to
stay in that room; that to do so
would cause all of her white patients
to leave; that she was running two
houses, one for white. the other for
Colored; that the, house for ,Colored
Mrs. Hunton down TO the first floor
into room where sne had another
Colored patient. BUT Mrs. Hunton.
had not arranged for such accommo-
dations, and Immediately had her
friend arrange for comfortable
room at the Rose Hotel. This was
done. and after another conference
with Miss Muderig, during which a
number of indignant words were
passed, another taxicab was called
and the sick woman removed.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
Francis X. Bushman Takes
Portland Man as Valet.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 2s.-Charles
Wagner. for the past eleven years
in the employ of W. S. Norman, owner
OF the Tacoma Hotel and also the
Spokane, first as waiter and then as
head-waiter and captain, resigned
from the service las tweelS and ac-
cepted n position as valet to Francis
X. Bushman the great actor and
screen favorite, for an indefinite time.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
LOCKETT PLACED IN STATE PEN
ITENTIARY.

Lexington. KY, Feb. 26.-Wil-
liam Lockett, whose trial in LeXing-
ton, caused the killing five men and
the woundng of seventeen few days
ago has been placed in the state
penitentiary where he will be kept
till his execution on March 1st.
While conditions have about re-
turned to their normal state, the
military patrols have been withdrawn
gradually in order that quiet might
be guaranteed 1t is said that Gem
eral Marshall paid tribute TO the
people of Lexington and Fayette
County for their ready submission to
martial law, and characterized II as
"the first evidence of q big reaction
in the whole country which is begin
ming to switch back from Bolshe-
vism to law and order"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
SLAYER OF PITTsBURG BELLMAN
INDICTED.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 26.--Earl
Price, white visitor In Pittsburg. who
few weeks ago shot and killed AL
bert Loving, bellman of the Henry
tary manslaughter and his case will
come up in march.
The murder was unusually cold
blooded and uncalled for. Loving was
hot in the back as he walked out
Il side entrance Of the hotel. SO
far no reason has been given as
sufficient TO have provoked it.
The Indictment comes as sur
prise to some who seem TO have felt
that on account Of the position of
Price. nothing would be done but the
District Attorney has shown unus-
ual vigor in the prosecution.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
Old Slave Market to be Ne
gro Theatre.

Nashville. Tenn, Feb 2G.-The old
building in Cedar street here, in ante
bellum days one of the largest slave
in Tennessee, and in later
years the site of one o f the South's
most widely known saloons and
houses on Sundays to give
warning of impending raids by the
police.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-02-28
NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL WILL ERECT S15O0OO STRUCTURE
News From These Towns
Omitted Because Of
Failure Of Agents to
Send in On Time.

RUSK,
GAINESVILLE
FORNEY,
LINDALE,
ITALY,
MCKINNEY,
KEMP,
PLANO,
PoCATELLO. IDAHO.
LUFKIN,
KELTYS,
NhCOGDOCHES
MINEOLA,
MEXIA,
RIESEL,
BRENNAN,
FERRIS.
TAYLOR,
SAN ANGELO,
CAMERON,
This weeks news from the
above towns reached our office
Wednesday which Is Q days
late, Same will appear in March
9Th issue.
We dislike to disappoint the
readers, but we cannot hold the
presses back on account of the
slow agent.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09
Respectfully,
a IT ETTNTuFp
Memphis. Tenn, Nov. "a, 1920.
DEATH OF DIR. c. N. STEWART

DIR. C. NJ. Stewart, an old and re-
spected citizen of Shelby county.
died at his home near Memphis
Monday.
DIR. Stewards wife, who preceded
him to the grave several years ago,
was a daughter Of the late George
Douglas, near Bolton, and niece Of
the late Andrew and John Douglas,
Of Covington.
DIR. Stewart lived many years not
far from Bolton and is well remem-
bered bv many Of the older citi-
zens Of Upton county and Covington.
He was not a sport in any way, but
he was a great lover of fine stock,
especially horses, and frequently at
tended the early fairs held in Cow
ington, and sometimes exhibited
horses
His many friends in this county
viii learn with sincere sorrow Of his
passing away.