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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
Holds Up Traffic to Help
Aged Negro Blind Man
Across Street.

Norfolk. Va. Nov. 11.-At City Hall
avenue and CRANKY street. Traffic
Officer r A Taylor. who towers
geniality has made him a conspicu-
uos figure there. twisted and turn
ed. rerspired. whistled and kept traf-
&c moving on its way. He had busy
cOrntr. and was a mighty busy man
at that time of the day.
Thursday morning he reached up
for his cap. lifted it slightly and
brushed away some perspiration with
his handkerchief They were cTowding
him.
Suddenly he stopped. held up his
hand. and brought four lines of traf-
flee to halt. He left his post. walk
ed over TO the curb and grasped by
standing there helpIessly. waiting for
some kindly hand that might chance
to pilot him on his cautious way.
The officer put his arm around the
gently as II he had been conducting
lady of the blood across a danger
Gus thoroughfare. placed him safely
on the opposite curb and patted him
on the back. The old mans sightless
eyes blinl1ed back his silent thanks
and Mr.. Taylor returned to his post
Of duty.
No one cheered the act of kind
ness. because they were hurrying
on their way. and II was the busy
hour And the officer expected no
word Of commendation. since it's all
the days work. And folks have learn
ed to take for granted acts of cour-
tesy and kindness from men like
Officer Taylor.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
SPECIAL ARTICLE TELLSOF BOASTS
OF MARINES. One KILLED SO WITH
MACHINE GUN TO AVENGE BUDDY
ONLY LOST TOP SERGEANTCY. 80
MORE EXECUTED WITHOUT OFFICIAL
COMMAND.

ii. And the stories he told caused
one to wonder why such things could
be. Always talkative and given to
boasting; the one, time. steel worker
appeared to take delight in describing
scenes and incidents that had come
under his notice.
why" / can remember that man
saying. 1--WE were ordered up through
a valley near Port au Prince, with
orders to kill and purn everything
we came across. We did, we killed
times we killed others than men. We
burned burned houses and we burned other
the fear o God into the hearts of
those niggers and we surely did"
His great delight appeared to be in
gers" as he insisted upon terming
the Haytians. were dumped Off"
just for the fun OF the thing" The
marines lorded II over the natives In
betide. the luclxless Haytian. no mat
ter of what sex, who incurred the
Ill will of the wearer of the khaki
uniform.
vengeance For His Buddy.
In the article referred TO above by
in his description Of one trick he
Il had buddy. Of whom / thought
r6,sS tns world std,, We went through sns ths
through heIll We worked together
all the time after the orders came to
cleanup We slept together and we
came to think the world OF each
other. 4t-
During. the raid we mace a lot
of our fellows were bumped off. Then
and there my buddy and I made an
agreement that II either Of US was
sent west the survivor would not
rest until full and complete revenge
had been taken
And what made me so crazy after
my friend had been picked off by
sl.ullSipg assassin at Port au Prince
through so much and had come
through alive. But an amigo hiding
behind the walls Of an abode shack
got Tommie, and then WELL didn't
care what became of mel
THAT night I picked up a few tum-
blers Of rum and after thinking the
matter over decided I was going to
start little, war of my own. You
countries; how they plaster on the
talcum powder until ii is almost an
inch thick and then start on their
nightly parades around the town
square or plaza. Sometimes there Is
. band concert and sometimes there
Isn't. But, concert or no. the natives
keep milling and milling and mill
ing.
"The moon wasn't shining that
night" continued this Jack the Aven-
ger. 80 I was in luck. had deter
mined to get as many as possible of
them before they got me. 1 fully ex-
pected to go along with them, but
didn't care.
81 Got so Of Them,
AT first / considered the idea OF
picking them off with a rifle. This
would be too slow. SO I grabbed off
a machine gun and swung into action.
Continued on Page Sd
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
BY DAVID J. DAVIES.


The clouds or secrecy that have
been obscuring the searchlight Of
publicity as regards the conduct OF
United States marines in Hayti and
The letter written by Major-Gen.
George Barnett year ago, calling
for a full and complete investigation
has focused public attention upon
matters and conditions in the Black
Republic; and once the probe is prop
erly inserted and kept at work re-
velations of a startling nature are
inevitable.
The writer in lengthy article pre-
pared for The New York Herald, and
II. 1919. said:
Some day the history OF the Unit
ed States occupation of Hayti and
San Domingo will be written. The
fallen victims to the bullets of knives
or machetes OF the natives will be
made known. The almost unbeliev-
able hardships suffered by our men
will be described; and then we will
ask ourselves: What was II all about,
anyhow"
In that article certain charges were
made. Attention was directed to all
observing the niceties or ethics OF
civilized warfare and that the peo-
Pile of the States would be shocked
were they to learn real and actual
marines in Hayti
That article, as stated, appeared un-
der date of September IA. 1913. said
Some day the history OF the United
States occupation OF Hayti and Sar
Domingo will be written. The names
of the American boys who have fall
len victims to the bullets or knives
or machetes of the natives will be
made known. The almost unbeliev-
able hardships suffered by our men
Il 4 a. a -
ask ourselves: What was 1t all about
anyhow"
In that article certain charges
were made. Attention was directed
to allegations that the marines were
not observing the niceties Of ethics
people of the States would be shock
ed were they to learn real and act
ual conditions affecting the stay OF
the marines in Hayti.
That article as stated. appeared un-
Wnde Under Sotf date Of septs%beE H. 1913 1913
Barnett's letter to Sol. John II. Rus
sell. commandant OF the Marine Corps
in Hayti. was written. That fact
the close connection of dates. may be
significant and again II may not be
In any event we reserve the right tc
believe 1t was.
Stories of Eyewitnesses.
Marines who have served in Hayti
and in San Domingo, are not loath
to tell what they learned while
there. The writer, although he spent
publics" was surfeited with the stories
of eye witnessed and the boastings OF
others who had been through certain
happenings there.
During my stay at Santiago de los
Caballeros, in San Domingo, / en-
countered marine, former resident
OF Homestead Pa, He was serving
his third'hitch," and he had beer
through most of the trouble in Hay.
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onymous.
From the Middle West were receiv-
ed the two following:
Chairman phones to say that State
being flooded with kilograms from
Wooster, signed by Chandler and that
in some places the school teachers are
telling the pupils that 1t is lucky the
fact has been disclosed before elec-
tion in order that the country may
be spared the disgrace.
This telegram came from a border
State: Democrats are distributing a
circular letter purporting to be a
statement of genealory Of Warren @.
Harding by Prof. william II. Chand-
Ter. of Wooster University. Wooster.
Ohio, stating that the grandfather
and great-grandfather were black and
the father Is a mulatto. VIII appre-
ciate a detailed statement from you
regarding this matter which is being
widely circulated" II may be mad
visabie TO go into print on this mat
ter, but really think each State
chairman should have a message from
you branding the report as absolute
Continued on Page5.)
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
ONLY One OF OHIO'S ne
GRO CANDIDATES IS Sue
CESSFUL IN ELECTION.
Henry 0. Higgins Of Cincin-
natl Wins Place in LegisIa-
ture Five are Defeated.
"a. N. P.)

Cleveland. Ohio. Nov. lin the
Senator Warren G. Harding there is
gloom here and in Columbus over the
defeat of all our candidates for the
legislature. Out of six candidates in
the state. only one was elected. Hen
ry Higgins of Cincinnati. Ohio.
The defeated candidates are Capt
william r. Green. for the senate;
Harry f. Davis and Samuel E. Woods
for the house. Cleveland; Rev. G. L.
Davis and Attorney Hughes of CO.
lumbus.
1t is the opinion of some that the
white women concentrated against
these candidates because the race is
sue had been put forward by the
democrats. The Democrats through
the official Democratic state commit
tee called for the voters to knife the
candidates. because, they claimed,
their election would mean social
equality.
II there was fear that the so-called
Beatty civil rights bill would be in
troduced. making all discrimination
in public places a crime. there seems
TO be little hope for those who do
not care for the bill to be intro
duced. The legislature is overwhel-
mingly Republican. and the Colored
voters of the state have sufficient
influence. and determination. to have
the bill passed. it is declared. The
defeat only has aroused all the Ohio
voters to work all the harder for
economic justice.
Some peffons are charging the Re-
publican organizations in Cleveland
and Columbus with double crossing.
1t is stated that it is very very
strange that in the Republican un-
precedented landslide. only the Col
ored candidates were defeated on the
Legislative tickets. Cincinnati, which
is known to be more prejudiced than
any other city in Ohio, backed its
candidate through the organization
to success. It is difficult to believe,
however. that the Cleveland organiza-
tion. under Maurice Mashke, who al
ways has been known to be 100 per
cent fair. would double cross. with
Councilman Thomas Fleming, and all
other Cleveland leaders. Most anything
is expected of the Columbus organiza-
ton, as ii has failed to stand the
test on previous occasions.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
Charge Negro Candidates
Raised Color Question in
Campaign.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE Color
Issue" has been injected into the con-
test for House OF Representatives
from the 18th Suffolk district. ac-
cording to a statement made last
night by Dr. Andrew b. baltimore
and Matthew w. Bullock, Republican
candidates. They are fighting Tim
othy J. Driscoll and Frank j. Burke.
Democrats. and candidates for re-
election.
baltimore and Bullock are Negroes
and assert that they have conducted
clean campaign. but that their OPP
ponents, having been "soundly beaten
on the real issues" have appealed to
the voters of ward 10 to defeat the
two Rpubllcans on the ground that
they are Negroes. The Republicans
exhibit cards distributed by Burke
and Driscoll. exhorting the voters to
"re-elect two white representatives"
ana quote extracts from a recent
speech by Burke in which he violent
Of the Boston districts which may
swing from Democratic to Republic
can this year. due to the greater reg
istration OF Republican women.
Quote Candidate Walsh.
The statement by baltimore and
Bullock follows:
Our opponents. soundly beaten on
the Issues Of the campaign. have fall
len back on the old race issue for
support. They forget that this is
New England of the 20th century, and
that Boston is the last place in the
country that one should expect such
an appeal. This appeal is almost too
cowardly to be dignified by an an
swer, but we invite, the attention Of
our opponents to a speech by their
own candidate for Governor John j.
Walsh, few days ago, in which he
said:
Race prejudice and religious in
tolerance are ever to be deplored,
even in our private relations. When
these horrible demons are encouraged
to run amuck in a political campaign.
those who think they benefit by such
q foul betrayal Of the very spirit Of
American lift ought to be buried be,
meath the waves OF public censure."
The statement is accompanied by a
circular letter in which the candida
cies Of baltimore and Bullock are
endorsed by Iieut-Gov Cox. Chair
man Hall OF the Republican state
committee. and bv Chairman HORNED
OF the city committee.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13

we were here yesterday. We are
here forever"
DUTY. fearless and without re-
prOach." Negroes were scarce. Few
witnessed the parade. with the COM
ing of darkness most Of the Colored
Only those who were employed in
downtown shops were in the bust
ness district during the parade
Thefe kept close TO their places Of
employment while the Rhostly look
ing khan passed by There was no
disorder. There was no interference
with the parade either by civilians or
police authorities.
Traffic Corps DO Not Interfere.
Traffic policemen on duty in the
downtown district were at their posts
until the parade started filing by,
but made no attempt to keep the peo-
pie on the curbs after Il began.
Notice Of the parade was carried
in newspapers Of the city two days
ago. Another story appeared in the
newspapers to night stating that the
half-hOur before the parade start
This story stated that members of
the khan from neighboring cities
would participate and that other
cities were going to stage a parade
at the same time. II mentioned st.
Augustine. Hastings. South Jackson
Vile and Palatka. among the cities
which were going to send represent
II also stated that It would be use
less TO attempt to ascertain who the
members Of the khan were. and no
one seems to know where the khan
assembled or where IL disbanded. No
one admits membership in the khan.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
St. Louis Negro Wins Place
in Missouri Legislature.

st. Louis, Nov. 11.-Walthall NJ.
Moore. a Negro waiter and the first
member of his race to be elected to
the Missouri legislature since the rec
obstruction period, paid taxes under
a different name on 'politican's
lot" last September. Collector Ermund
Koeln said today, and is qualified to
hold a seat in the legislature.
It was announced this morning by
Collector Kolen that the tax books
failed to show Moore paid taxes since
1915 and consequently could not take
his seat because of a Missouri statue
which says a man must have paid
taxes within a year prior to his cleo
tion before he can be seated as a
state representative.
Further investigation by Collector
Koeln, however, revealed that Moore
purchased a lot with a four foot
front from Robert Walker last Sep
tember and Immediately paid s4.75
back taxes on 1t for the last four
years under Walkers name. Moore's
name was written on the reverse side
of the bill. but not entered in the
collectors book, as the bill was made
out in Walkers name. Mr.. Koeln am
plified.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
MORE HAITIAN CONDITIONS REVEALED BY UNITED STATES MARINES
COLORED WOMEN in AT
LANTA NOT ALLOWED TO
CAST BALLOT.
Claimed Georgia Election
Laws Did Not Make Voting
of Women Possible.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov 11.-Efforts of
Negro women to vote and the fact
that about seventy-five OF them did
actually cast their ballots at the 9Th
Ward polling place were the outstand-
ing features of election day in At
lanta.
The Sixth ward polling place was
the only one in the city where wom-
en-. white or black, were allowed to
vote. The ballots cast by the Negro
women will be thrown out.
The situation threatened to cause
serious complications for a time, but
quick action by Ordinary Thomas H.
Jeffries in issuing a peremptory or
der to DR.. ]. c. Peck, Republican man
ager at the polling place, prevented
further difficulty and no more women
were allowed to cast their ballots.
DR.. Peck was informed that he would
be summarily removed IL he did not
carry out the terms of his oath,
which provided that no person should
be allowed to vote unless his name
appeared on the registration list fur
nished the election managers. DR..
Peck domurred, but finally agreed to
observe the terms of his oath.
The clerks had placed a distin-
guished mark on each ballot cast by
q Negro woman and when the vote
is counted Tuesday night these ball
lots cast by a Negro woman and
when the vote Is counted Tuesday
night these ballots will be thrown
out as void.
During the day many Negro women
presented themselves at the 9th Ward
polls, accompanied by Negro men who
had evidently been followed up by a
well-defined plan to round up the
Negro women of the city and vote
them regardless Of whether they were
registered. The men who accompan-
led che women TO tho polls contended
That under the ruling OF Attorney
General r. A. Denny any woman could
vote regardless of whether she had
registered. The officials, however
were guided solely by the state elec-
tion laws. which provide that a citi-
zen in order to vote must be regis
tered at least six months before Elec-
tion Day. 1t was this legal provision
that Ordinary Jeffries insisted upon
in issuing his instructions to elec-
tion managers.
Agents from the Department OF
Justice took official cognizance of the
situation. An investigation was made
by the Federal officers and a report
will be forwarded to Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer, who has issued instruc-
tions to all agents of his depart
ment throughout the country to re-
port all election Irregularities.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
Ku Nux Nan Would Find
Outlaws Who Cause Order to
be Blamed For Arson.

Atlanta, Nov. 11.-An branches Of
the knights OF the Ru Klu Khan
and every member Of this orgsniza-
tion are commanded to use all the
Influence within their power to sup
riders" and to assist officers OF the
law in their apprehension. in a de-
cree issued by Col. William J. Sim
mons. Imperial Wizard OF the knights
OF the Ku KluX Khan
In connection with the official de-
cree. Col. Simmons. in a separate
statement. calls the attention Of the
Klansmen to the fact that in some
quarters the guilt for posting notices
on cotton gins and. in some instances.
threatening owners who do not close
them, Is being laid on the Ku Klux
Klan because the men who commit
these acts wear masks or robes
somewhat resembling the official re-
gala Of the Klan- In this regard he
For two reasons It is especially
Klux Klan do all in their power to
assist officers Of the law to sup
press the operations Of these night
riders In the first place. they are
guilty Of criminal violation Of law
and II allowed TO continue these Is
no limit to the extent which this
power Of Intimidation under cover Of
darkness may be used The Knights
OF the ku hIuX Khan are tWOrn TO
uphold the law under any and all
circumstances and IT is especially
necessary at this critical time that
every law-abiding citizen discharge
this duty without fear or favor.
Tn the second place. the operations
of these might riders are bringing
Odium upon the Ru Klux Klan be-
cause in some instances their Grim
fnaI conduct is being laid at the door
Of members OF this organization
There is. of course. no excuse for
this outrageous slander other than
the fact that these might riders
clOthe themselves in garments some
what resembling the official regalia
OF the knights OF the Ru KluK Klan.
the exclusive right to the use Of
which has been legally bestowed upon
this organization.
However since these gin posters
and gin burners are being confused
in the minds Of some persons with
members of this organization IL be-
hoOves every member to be particul-
arIy vigilant in exposing them to
the proper authorities and thus as
sist in the suppression Of their ac-
tiyftfes so that respectable. law-abid-
ing citizens may conduct their own
affairs as they see fit. without let
or hindrance. and go about their
business with the knowledge that
their business with the knowledge
that their lives and properties are
secure"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
Democratic Prediction Propaganda Would Charge Harding
With Being Of Mixed Blood Charge Reuted And Author Pun
shed.

United States Senator Warren G.
Harding. Republican nominee for
President:
A message from the Middle West
says:
Lillian K. FlenniclSen. president of
the Republican Women's Club of Bris-
tol, Tenn, wires: Democratic pro-
ganda general in this section that
Senator Hardings grandmother is a
Negress and his father a mulatto.
Copies of the affidavit are being cir
cuiated broadcast in this section"
The following is from the South
The following is from the South
west:
The Democrats have two women
here and probably have two women
here and probably have others en-
gagged in spreading the information
that Harding is part Negro. A chart
il being mailed promiscuoqsly to 70
by Prof williams e.. Chancellor of
Wooster University Wooster, Ohio.
purporting TO show the family tree
Of Harding and charging that he Is
one-fourth Negro. The circular Is an
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13

Wooster. Ohio. Oct 11.-Prof. Will
lam Chancellor. a member of the fac
ulty of Wooster College. was dismiss
ed from the institution by order Of
the board of trustees after an ex-
tended hearing on charges made
against the educator who was ac-
cused OF having taken too active a
part in the Presidential campaign in
a manner characterized in the charges
as constituting 'pernicious political
activity"
While no specific announcement was
made by the authorities with regard
to the nature of the alleged actions
said TO have marked the activity of
the accused professor in political cir
cles. II Is asserted that he was con-
sidered TO have been the author Of a
circular letter or pamphlet which
caused many kilograms similar to the
following to be sent to Republican
Headquarters just before the close of
the campaign.
''The following kilograms were re-
ceived by the Republican National
Committee from persons In various
parts of the country regarding the
scurrilous attacks that were made on
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-13
Sues Jeweler to Recover His
toric Trinket Of President
Taylor.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 11.-A mo-
sale brooch, which belonged originally
to Zachary Taylor, Twelfth President
of the United States, was the basis
of suit tried before Judge Gorter
in part of city court Judge Gorter
said that the case was one of the
most interesting ever heard by him.
According to the testimony, the
brooch was bought by President Tay-
Tor in Germany and was given Tay-
Tor in Germany and was given by him
to his daughter. Mrs. Betty Tay-
lor cambridge, of Winchester. Va. Mrs.
cambridge gave It a female slave
named Burns. who passed 1t on to
her daughter, Violet Burns. who has
been employed for years in the fami-
ly of James L. Shipley, Jr, 11S West
Lafayette avenue.
The brooch was not shown in
court, but II was described as a very
handsome piece. representing two
sheaves of wheat. When bought by
President Taylor these sheaves were
bound together by a representation
of the German coat-of-arms During
the world War the patriotism of Miss
Burns caused her to have the Ger
man oat-of-arms covered by a gold
plate. bearing three stars in honor
Of her three brothers in the United
States Army.
Some months ago Miss Burns decid-
ed to have earrings made of the
brooch. For this purpose she took the
brooch to Abraham Rimson, q Jewell
er. on Pennsylvania avenue. When
Miss Burns went TO get the earrings
she was told that the brooch had
probably been stolen, as It could not
be found.
Not getting her property back, Hiss
Burns sued Rimson in peoples court,
where she obtained judgment for
$1,000 Rimson appealed the case to
city court. Judge Gorter.. who tried
the appeal. not only affirmed the
Judgment OF the peoples court in the
womans favor. but also decided that
unless the brooch was returned Rim
son should pay her 500. its estimated
value.
while Miss Burns was represented by
Chas. r. Webber, white lawyer.
Rlmson a white man, had a colored
attorney.