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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
AFRICAN CHIEF STOPS DIAMOND RUSH BY INJUNCTION
CHIEF CLAIMS THAT TRIBAL LANDS
ARE BEING OVER-RUN BY SETTLERS
FILES INJUNCTION TO STOP
MAD RUSH TO new KIM
BERLY.

Johannesburg, May 20.-Two white
men were killed and scores injured
in the diamond rush which occurred
In the TaunRa district in South Africa
according to reports received here.
The rush, the greatest in the his
tory OF the diamond industry, was ac-
companied by scenes OF extraordinary
activity The widest excitement pre-
vailed among the prospective diggers,
among whom were included white
men representative OF practically
every business and profession in the
union Many OF these men formed
themselves into holiday syndicates"
and rushed to the Tlaping district to
stake claims on the natives land
AS the pegging ground was some
distance from the startling point,
the crowd lined up and awaited the
signal to go. At the crack of the
pistol the race started and the large
area was demarcated by white dig
gers in almost record time. Experts
say the new field will be the most
productive in the world, Judging from
results already obtained. A native
Chief has already filed a petition in
Court in an effort to Illustrate this
steal of his tribes lands. The pe-
tition is still pending. The natives
are waiting to see what disposition
the Court will make of'their petition.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22

Sacramento. Cal. May 2o.--JaclS
Johnson apparently has changed his
mind again and decided against be-
ing entertained in one Of Uncle Sans
select boarding houses in Atlanta or
Leavenworth,
The former heavyweight champion
decided several months ago to re-
turn TO the United States, surrender
to government officials and serve out
the one year sentence imposed upon
him for violating the white slave law
After making the announcement, he
worked his way gradually from Mexi-
co City to Tia Juana, which is across
the border from San Diego. Upon ar
irving there he declared:
II am going into the United States
and surrender to the government.
get out, will no longer be an
But almost Immediately after john
Monte Carlo" he made different de-
cision. Having learned that cake
known as The Main Event" was for
sale in that town for 100000. he
thought the matter over carefully
digging down into his Jeans. ex-
tracted twenty crisp $1,000 bills. turn
ed the sum over to G.. r. Ramsay
and became the cafe owner;
'@rhis Tia Juana is not bad place.
like IL here and guess III say.
The fact that Johnson was able
to pay so much cash for business
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
President Of Oberlin Speaks
at Tuskegee Closing.

Tussegee Institute. Ala May 2O.-
2o.-Dr: Robert r. Motion, principal
OF Tuskegee Institute. announced to-
day that President n. c. King Of
oberlin College. Oberlin Ohio, had
accepted the invitation to deliver the
annual Commencement Sermon on Nav
2Srd. which date marks the begin
ming OF the Thirty-ninth Anniversary
exercises Dr. w. s. Ellington, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, East
Nashville, Tenn, will deliver the An
nual address to the graduating class
Of Phelps Hall Bible Training on
Monday evening, May Gath.
The exercises will conclude on
Thursday, May 27th. at which time
the graduating exercises and the an
nual demonstrations OF the Indus
trial Departments will be held Bishop
John Hurst Of the A. M e. church
of Baltimore, Maryland, will deliver
the Commencement Address on that
date. The class OF 1910 will hold
its Reunion and will be represented
on the Commencement program by
J. II. Ward. of Louisville Kentucky.
Tuskegee Institute, Ala. May Sth,
Major Allen Washington. Commandant
of Cadets at Hampton Institution, is
a visitor here this week. as the guest
Of principal and Mrs. Motion.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
CITIZENS SEND PETITION HEADSOF
CITY, ASK THAT AREAS BE LAID OUT
OFFICIALS DOUBT ABILITY
TO RESTRICT NEGROES
MOST OF WHOM ARE OWN
ERS.

Patgary, Cana. May Bearing
472 signatures, a big petition against
allowing Negroes to settle in the dis
trict south Of the c. p. r.. railway
tracks will be forwarded to the city
council at the regular meeting Mon
day night. A big deputation Is ex-
pected to be on hand to press the
claims Of the petitioners who not
only want Colored persons prevented
from settling In the district. but want
those who have already settled there
expelled. ''to
Inc exact boundaries of the dis-
trict outlined by che petitioners are
those enclosing the area bounded nv
seventeenth avenue, EIeventh ave-,
nue., the Ebony river ana sern,,d
sorssu 70 ths east, h The petition was presented
Mci1eown and j. Fisher. oy y
IN connection with the petition. the
coLnmissioners are forwarding to fhe
couneii negative rsplies from the citi :
Vanno,,uns' na' r Tort william, Saskatoon.
pee and Montreal to questions sent
our by the Calgary Officials -
Inc Ilrst question was: HAS your
tiuricipaity tine tSa I any legislation sesrega-
particular district or districtss's ;rhss
second question was, sHaa vo,r ,,,ne
hhiicciPaiity hicP any legislation which pro-
municip"iitys' % ikr1ss fr9% 9No locating in your
The general opinion OF the city com
missioners seems to be that the cifv
mas no legal authority to act In see-
Iegatlng the races or barring anv
one race from any parficuIar aTes
According to information given fine
commissioners. a similar case arose
spn spane time ago In subdivision In
man purchased a residence there ana
pll the residents Of the vicinity band
"a together and put up the money
In some cities. property owners as
sociations are maintained to prevent
sales Of property In certain districts
20 Colored persons. as this Is about
the only recourse they have in a
country. where men are guaranteed
equal rights without regard to. race
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22

corder; DR.. e. w. Allen. Nashville,
Tenn, editor Southern Recorder; DR..
Reverdy c. Ransom. New York. editor
A. M. e. Review; Prof. Iro t. Bry-
ant. Nashville. Tenn, secretary Sum
day-school Union: Rev. s. s. Morris,
Norfolk, Va. secretary A. c. e. Lea
que.
The episcopal committee reported
the assignment of bishops to include:
Bishop Joseph s. Flipper. Atlanta dis
trict; Bishop william D. Chappelie,
Columbia. s. c., district; Bishop w.
Wesley Beckett Jackson. Miss, dis
trict; Bishop BENJAMIN F. Lee, Mont
gomery Ala, district; Bishop Will
liam d. Johnson. Waco, Texas, dis
trict; Bishop John Hurst, Jackson
Vile, Fla, district; Bishop Isaac N.
Ross, Little Rock, Ark. district; Bish-
op Evans Tyree. no district. and Bish-
op Archibald ]. Corey. Nashville dis
trict.
The election ended with the entire
delegation standing and shouting.
Ordination services were held at the
Coliseum on Sunday morning, Bish-
op Evans Tyree of Nashville. preach
ed the sermon.
Revision of the denominational re-
gulations giving women the right of
representation in the church boards
of trustees and making them eligible
for education as delegates to general
general conference.
The conference also voted gem
eral increase in salaries to ministers
as follows Presiding elders $1,000
$500 to $1,000 and unmarried $500 to
$500.
The conference adjourned on Tues
day afternoon.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
BY Special Correspondent.

ST. Louis, Mo-, MAY 20, 1920.
The greatest Quadrennial Conference
in the history of the A. M. E.. closed
last Tuesday in st. Louis, Mo. From
the moment of its opening to the close
It was full of interest, enthusiasm
and constructive work for the ex-
tension and expansion of the greatest
Negro Organization on earth-the A.
M. E. church.
The con~erence was called to order
by the venerable ut Rev. B. f. Lee,
bishop of the church. At least 10000
people witnessed the opening of the
first session and observed with grace
and dignity the activities Of the con-
Ierees' Distinguished visitors from
every part OF the country, represent
ing ever phase of religious, economic
and industrial interests, added tone
and dignity to the occasion by their
presence. Bishop ]. Albert Johnson,
the church, delivered the opening SER
mon at the morning session. The
conservation and holy communion was
directed by Bishops Chapelle. Jones,
Connor and Beckett.
Address by DIR. Flipper
The episcopal address was delivered
by Rt. Rev. J. F. Flipper, and was
an able exposition of facts dealing
conditions of the church and the
Race. The address. which was ap-
proved by the entire bench of bishops
put the church on record as being
strongly in favor of "organic union"
The speaker took the position that
there should be but one church and
that 1t would strengthen the spiritual,
moral. intellectual and physical forces
of the church. Strong and urgent de-
mands were made in the address
against mob violence and commanded
that the highest function any govern
ment could perform was the protect
ion of life, liberty and property.
Governor and Mayor Present.
Welcome addresses were delivered
by Gov. F. D. Garner, Mayor H. w.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Leaves Half Of Estate to Ne
gro HOusekeeper.

Lampasas. Texas. May 10.-Dr. j.
X. Heller, the S0-year-old physician
who died here Friday night, left a
will leaving his property to be equally
divided between Miss Dora Schlomache
and Lidia Kingston. the latter Ne
gro woman who has been his house,
keeper and servant for the last twen-
ty-hve years. His will consisted OF
a memorandum in a notebook, and his
property is understood to be about
$1,000 cash in bank and real estate
near Dallas. in Crockett County and
his home in Lampasas. He was so
years old and had resided here for
the last thirty-eight years. living a
rather secluded life. He was original
ly from Pennsylvania and had no
living relatives.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22

demanded a share of the profits.
The boys say they have been
averaging about SIS a week, depend
ing on the amount of tips. Their
regular salary had been $12 for
seven days work. They are asking
a flat wage Of 50 day and a guar
antee of a job for two months.
sucala and Lapry, proprietors, say
that the bootblacks have been aver
With the raise in the price of shines,
tips will be infrequent according to
the bootblacks."
people amt goin' be so careless
about them nickels and dimes now
when shines are Is cents" say the
bootblacks.
Meanwhile the proprietors worked
overtime trying to take care OF the
Saturday rush.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Shine Boys Strike When
Shines Advance,

St Louis. Mo-, May 90 Ten Negro
bootblaclxs at the Worlds Best Shoe
Shine Parlor" 212 North Sixth street
went on strike yesterday when the
proprietors refused to grant them an
Increase in wages amounting to ~
a day. Prices for shines went up to
is cents yesterday and the bootblacks
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
YOUNGEST MOTHER is NEGRO
GIRL OF IL YEARS.

vicksburg. Miss. May 2O.--Janie
Powers. Vicksburg Colored girl only
13 years OF age, gave birth to a baby.
7 pounds, at the State Charity His
pital. and mother and baby are in per-
feet shape. DR.. G. Y. Hicks. physician
in charge, says the mother Is the
youngest he ever heard Of in Missis-
sippi.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
HOME FOR GIRLS nsrAnLrsHnD.
lAasocInted Negro Press.l )

Wilmington. Del. May 2O.--An In
dustrial Home for Colored Girls will
be established in this city by the
local Colored Women's Clubs. Plans
ton days have been completed and a
committee has been appointed TO ar
range for the purchase OF building
to be used for the work.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Professors Of Howard Grant
ed Leave For Study.

Washington, D. c.. May 2O-Two
distinguished educators of more than
national reputation. DR.. Albert Bush
nell Hart, Eaton Professor of the
Science of Government in Harvard
University, Cambridge. Mass, and DR.,
of Theology, Yale University. New
Haven, Connecticut, have been elect
ed to membership upon the Board of
Trustees of Howard University Thus
two Of the oldest and most famous
of American educational institutions
become linked in interest and SYM
pathy with the "GREATER HOW
ARD" reconstruction movement.
DR.. Hart was present at the in
auggaration of DR.. Durkee as Presi-
dent of Howard University and de-
livered one of the notable addresses
upon that occasion. Dean Brown at
tended the Annual Convocation re-
Gently held at Howard and spoke
twice to interested groups Of educa-
tors gathered from all parts OF. the
country. and to the officers, teachers.
and students of the University
These splendid additions to the
Board of Trustees together with the
recent nomination of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt of Oyster Bay, New
York, indicate that Howard is indeed
adding to her already strong Board
of Trustees group of dynamic
forces to help her establish her
claim to recognition as a university
truly national.
sabbnticaI Leave Granted Howard
University Instructors.
Washington. d. c., May 2O-sab-
batical leave has been granted by the
Trustees OF Howard University ia
term. 1920-21. Prof Charles H. Wes-
Log Of the Department of History has
been awarded an Austin Teacher &
Scholarship in Harvard University
and will study for the Phi. D., de-
next Of yss .cbao s Martha
Is planning. to study at Columbia
degree Of Phi. D., Miss MacLear's !
study will be the History Of Educa-
ton" She will also do some work
Prof. Thomas w. Turner, Acting
Dean of the School of Education and
Professor of Applied Biology will
continue research In Vegetable Ply
siology at Cornell University. Ithaca,
nificance. and for this reason the
Urited States Department of Agri-
culture has given him ample facilities
investigation in its laboratories, AL
so because of the important bearing
which these investigations have IN
the field of agriculture, the Depart
ment sent him to the Northern Maine
Experimental Laboratory where bet
ter facilities were offered for car
rying on his Investigations in con-
nection with the sterility of the white
potato. Professor Turner Will give
year, also to Education" particul.
arIy Agricultural Education" Prof
George w. Hines, Assistant Profes,
sor in the School of Commerce anc
Finance, will attend the University
Of washington at Seattle. His majol
work will be in Corporation Finance
while he will also take certain STUDIES
in Accounting and Business Organiza'
tion.
erously voted O substantial portion
of the yearly salaries received by
these professors along with the years
absence.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
SUIT IS NOT ALLOWED
seminole Indian Denied Permission
10 Bring Suit Against Receiver
OF Million Dollar Property.

MUsKOGEE, okla, Feb. IL
Permission asked in the federal
court to file suit against Receiver
+. Darby for possession of the
Barney Thlocco million dollar oil
allotment by SaleY a Seminole In
dlan. who claims to be n daughter Of
the Creek Indian whose death In
1899 precipitated a long legal tangle
over the disposition OF his property,
was denied here today. Thlocco is
said TO have no surviving direct
descendents as he and his family
died I'm a stockade during an cpl
demic Of measles in the Indian Ter
ritory.
Saley. who did not mention the
name Of her mother in her request
10 file suit. asked an accounting and
Quieting OF the title to the allotment
which is said TO now be worth more
than $4,000, 900.
Saber and Martha Jackson were
declared to be the most direct heirs
from Thlocco in decision handed
down by Federal Judge Youmans.
Hundreds Of claimants to an heir
ship have been bought off by the
Black Panther Oil & Gas Co. which
now operates the property, II is
stated
Darby has been receiver for the
property since il went into the courts
on the motion OF the government to
have the property reverted to the
Creek Indians because OF the fact
that Thlocco died before the allot-
ments were actually made.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
FAIR PRICERS NAMED
Personnel OF Committee Represents
Every Glass of Citizens in state.

By Associated Press State Wire.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Fcb. THE
complete personnei of the oklaho-
ma fair price organization together
with the subdivisions on which
members will act, was announced
today by II. l.. Rogers. executive
secretary of the committee. who
said a fair price list for the state
Will probably be issued the last of
this week. The personnel of the or.
ganization as announced follows.
Meat products, ID. A. Richardson. at
torney, representing the public;
C.. II. Russell, wholesaler and manu-
faoturer of food products; Z. w.
Vance, representing labor.
Shoes: Rev. J.. Frank Roach, min
ister, representing the public; NJ. j..
Fezler, shoe retailer. Mrs. c. l..
Dougherty representing the public.
Groceries, w. =. Workman, real
estate dealer, representing the pub
lie: c. Il, Van Clccf. wholesale
grocer; Mrs. Mike Conlin, repre-
senting the public.
Dry goods: George lienshaw'
former corporation commissiOnor
representing the public; NJ. ID.
Scott, retailer Mrs. c. l. Daugh-
erty, representing the public.
Clothing: Carl Williams, editor OF
a farm paper. representing the pub
lie; joe MyeEs. clothing retailer;
Mrs. Mike Conlin, representing the
public.
John II. Eebold, state fair price
commissioner, attended a meeting
of the committee tonight at which
preliminary work on the fair price
list was begun.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
RAPID GROWTH IS
MADE BY BANKS
Oilton's Financial Insti-
tutions Are on the
Upward Trend.

Special 20 The World
O1LTON, Feb bl 1t Is almost
safe bet TO say that there is no
TWO banksNin the county which has
enjoyed "A greater growth than the
two banks OF Oilton. When the call
came the last OF December. 1918. it
found the two banks of Oilton had a
capital stock OF S45. O00--the First
State had S200 while the Oilton
state, or then tbe First National,
had 100000. The First State had
$4,000 surplus while the Oilton state
had none; the first named bank had
deposits totalling $450,0O0 while the
other bank had Si2b.OOO m round
numhers-a total OF $4,000.
The call of December 81, 1919,
showed the following: First State.
capital $50, 900: surplus. $4,000: de-
posits, S65O,O00. The Oilton states
statement shows the capital is now
$4,000 with a surplus of 800. and
deposits Of S225, 500. or n gain OF so
per cent over all Of the year before.
The total gain OF the two banks OF
Oilton has been little better than
80 per cent for tho year 1919
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
TULSA DAILY WORLD, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 1920
Johnson Is Connected
and Must Spend His
Life at McAiester

ny Associated Press state wire.
MUSKOuBE, Feb. IA Jury
In the Cherokee county district
court at Tahlequah has returned
a verdict Of guilty IN the case Of
Lon johnson, charged with the
murder OF Rex Sonslng. and fixed
the punishment at life imprison-
ment. Sansing was shot IN an au-
tomobile on the night OF Novem-
bcr 90 last. Tho dead man, sitting
In the car In the country road near
Tark lin. was found the follow
ing morning. Johnson admitted
he shot Sansing, pleading self
defense lie swore that he and
Sansing were drinking together
and that Sansing tried TO beat
him TO death with an automobile
crank when he was shot. John
son, who had been sent up from
Mayes county on an assault
charge. was on parole when the
killing occurred.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
FOREMAN OF JURY
Held FOR PERJURY
County Attorne e y Says
CCoddington Fibbed on
Examination.
z MEN DEADl0CKED
,l,pged Slayer of Farmer Is
70 BE Tried Again for
Murder.
-l p,ns, stnin Wire.

n AaxNfta'eu fTtee s'i"'' w.
% OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. IL
r.,a,ire discharge Of a jury which
"a ,rled L,owden Carle.' charged
"' ,, tho murder Of Newell Lessinger,
,a.mer in the district court here
'.asv I. p. Coddipgton. jury fore
an was arrested on complaint
W.d nv county Attorney Robert
p,,rs charging him with perjury
having denied during the eSami-
w .a,,on an OF the jury. that he had ever
nSa,essed nee, AN opinion in the case or
"a ever heard what purported TO
80 ,he facts in it, Coddington was
-csased on bond. -
the Jury after a 42-hour deiipere-
,,oa was discharged when 1t re-
WI r.or,eI thai a deadlock on a verdict
lad been reached.
Tho defendant and his brother,
lanes earle. were Jointly charged
.ui,s Tho crime. The state contends
,bat ,hn earle brothers went to the
fcssinger farm one night and while
sealing hogs FROM the farmer S
osn were surprised by him. They
nnened fire on the farmer, killing
hIr, n is claimed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone" Instead

II you feel bilious, headachy, con,
stipatod and all knocked out, just 60
to your druggist and get a bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone for few cents,
which Is a harmless vegetable sub
stituts for dangerous calomel. Take
spoonful and IL il doesn't start
your liver and straighten you Nup
better and quicker than nasty calomel
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
MANY MUST GET AUTO TAGS
highway Commissioner Wants Auto
owners Tn Procure Licenses.
'' Ahsocialed Press State wirs

o,it Tih,AHoMA CITY. Feb. Ii
SsrH SH : per cent OF the total num-
ne, bo,, Or automobile owners OF Okla
S iSSO nave nave been granted licenses for
ri.%V % henry Wood. highway com
missioner, announced TO-DAY. He said
wSMs ylses issued to date total 2,COO
,s1e, sIne the total number OF vehicles
Al te SSo under the law is estimated
va -VV.OOO' In 1919 1914 licenses
law A1sr yer the provisions of the new
ncnrnne ene commissioner said, every
gsVeorporated town will be refunded
AK ger cent Of the 90 per cent pay
tomoS1 toSV counties OF the state for au-
tbs bUoiles .os The old law provided that
Of ,be ,bpeerSS'entage be paid only TO cities
doaed ~ to the highway denartment
nsu handle 'ule the records under the
'a"' 1t was announced,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
TO DEBATE SUFFRAGE
senator Gorc and Attorney General
to Speak on Amendment Propo-
sition Here
Sp@isl to Tho World.

Spoos to Tho World.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.--Senator
Gore has accepted the challenge of
S. Prince Freezing TO debate woman
suffrage ratification. Freeling is op-
posed to woman suffrage, Gore has
long been an advocate OF suffrage.
The debates will probably be held
early next week and while the places
have not been named, IL is UNDER
stood that Tulsa, Muskogee. McAless
ter. Oklahoma city, Ardmore and
Enid will be chosen.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
GIRL SUES FOR DAMAGES
Miss MctAllum Says &. I. Fender
gasI Ran Into Her In Car.

BY International News Service
MUSKOGEE. Feb. Ii Miss
Willie McCallum OF Tulsa has filed
suit In the district court for $4,000
damages against g. I. pcudergnst aH
the result Of injuries sustained IN
what she declares I'm Gcr petition 20
have been an automobile race on e
country road near ue'e with Mrs
Hendcrgast.
Miss McCallum claims she passed.
Mrs. Pendergast I'm an automobile
and Jhat Mrs. penderEast became
angry and tried to repaSs and drove
her machine into the McCailum car
severely injuring the driver and
damaging the machine.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-12
Paving Agreement Reached.

MUSKOGEE, Feb, 1l-An agree
ment has been entered into between
the city OF Muskogee and the
Cleveland Trinidad Paving company.
which owns the bonds on much Of
the paving districts in the city. to
waive all penalties for delinquent
paving taxes. The bond buyers will
waive in 10 per cent penalty claim
and the city It's 8 per cent claim.
permitting the property owners to
pay for their paving at the original
assessed value.