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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-19
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago, May 17.-Cattle-Re-
lceipts $4,000. Beef steers opened
steady but heavy weights neglected
in early bidding. Bulk all weights
$11.25 @13.00: butcher cattle and
calves steady to strong; light heav-
| les active with bulk at $500 "a
11.25: bulk cows, $S.75 1850;
desirable Gamers mostly $5.25 %
1916; calf quality improving with
bulk at $1,000 1850; stockers and
| feeders steady. y aaH e-
Hogs--Receipts, $4,000. Market
mostly steady at yesterdays aver
lage. Top, $14.50; bulk, $13.25 "a
| 1925; pigs 25c to soc lower; bulk
lS12.00@13.25.
Sheep-Receipts 1000. Market
slow, unevenly lower. Good ga
pound shorn lambs. $3.50; choice
handy weight shorn lambs. $3.50;
late yesterday. f.
Denver, May 1S.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts $1,000, Market strong. Beef
steers, s10.50@ 1900; cows and
heifers. s9.75@11.50: stockers and
feeders, ss.00@10.50; calves. $14.0O
@16.50. nT 7Ssf'
Hogs-Receipts 1880. Marke,
t25c lower, Top. s14.35; bulk,
I$1325@14.08. s'at laf
I Sheep-Receipts zoe. Market
Istrong. Lambs. $17.00@19.25.
Kansas City, May 1s.-Cattle-
Receipts $500. Market weak to
~ Ioxunr Dnre ctnA,. ,~lau .
other classes mostly Csc to 35c
lower. Top. $685. prime heifers
s12.S5; beef steers weak to CSC
lower; other classes mostly steady;
vealers to prime, $1,000. f't''
Hogs-Receipts 10000. Market
steady to 15c lower. Top. s14.25;
bulk. light and medium, $13.75 a
1926; heavy, $13.25 @fs::75. 1''
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-19
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.

Kansas City. May 1S.-Butter
eggs and poultry, unchanged.
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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Indian Claims Estate Of Rich
Oil Man.

Neelyville, Mo-. May 20.-wllliam
Cowan Lowry, who says he is the
son of the late William F. Cowan,
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana, by Cowan's common
law marriage with a full-blooded In
dian woman from the Choctaw and
Creek tribes, affirms he is certain he
can prove his claim to a share at
Lowery lives in the Negro district
of Neelyville, and with his dark COM
plication and straight black hair has
been regarded as a Negro since he
came here a year ago.
According to Lowery's story, Cowan
met his mother-who was travelling
with a tent show in Illinois-forty-
two years ago, and they lived to-
gether as man and wife for several
years. His mother is now. dead.
IT met my father twice." he said to-
mothers DEATH when Iwent to see
him because she told me to. told
him because she told me to. I told
me $500. In 1916 I went to Chicago
to see him and told him / wanted to
buy a farm He asked me how much
would need and I told him about
$4,000. He finally gave me $4,675
ana told me to go down to Neelyville,
saying 1 might strike oil. At the
same time he said to me, will
make provision for you in my will"
fore she died, he says he was ignorant
of his fathers identity. Lowery mar
ried a Negro woman, who died in
Neelyville on November 13 last. They
had two sons, one OF whom, Abraham
was killed in France.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Threatens Life Of ColOred
Grand Opera Star.

Washington, d. c., May2O-It is
generally rumored that Mr.. Edward
d. Stello. the wonderful Negro tenor
singer of the chu Chin Chow Com
pany. has received a number of
anonymous letter threatening to do
him bodily harm If he signs the con-
tract which recently was offered him
to become the tenor soloist of the
company next season. Mr.. Stello
turbed because of the letters and
states that he will not be Influenced
by them in any way.
1t Is supposed that the anonymous
letters came from friends of one or
two white members of the company
who are prejudiced against the great
Negro tenor whom many critics have
praised in the highest. terms during
the past season.
Mr.. Stello Is a native of one of the
the islands a year ago, the owner of
the Chu Chin Chow Company discov-
cred Stello and Immediately arranged
with him to come to this country.
Since his arrival in America Mr.. Stel-
10 has attracted the attention of all
York and Boston. A few weeks ago
representative of one of the New
York Grand Opera companies travel
ed 200 miles to hear Mr.. Stello sing,
and there will be. no great, surprise
among his immediate friends If Mr.;
by the Chu Chin Chow people for
next season and accepts q contract
to become our first Grand Opera sing
er. Owing to the fact that he is
birth. It is probable that Mr.. stello,
with his marvellous voice. will get
the opportunity to become the first
Negro singer in Grand Opera
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
5. 5. Congress Granted Re-
duced Rates.

:. Chicago. ILL.,. May 20.-(ReciprocaI
News. Service)-A one and one-third
round trip fare has been granted by
the Railroads for the Sunday School
congress that is to be held In Spring.
Held, ILL.,, from Wednesday, June ie
to Monday, June 21. This announce
ment was made from the office OF the
western Passenger Bureau, located in
tne transportation Building Of this
manager Notice was at once sent emf
to Rev. Henry A. Boyd. the Secretary
of the Sunday School Congress- at
Nashville, Tenn. One of the attract
I've features of this rate Is that the
tickets VIII be sod as early as June
~ and rs late as June 18, enabling
those who desire to go early TO do
so. and many of those who wish to
take a side trip from Springfield,
without forfeiting their right for a
return with the one third fare. 1t
Is also learned that the Rev Henry
A Boyd will sign all certificates pre-
sented to him by the attendants at
the Congress. 1t Is understood that
every person purchasing a ticket go
ing into Springfield between June
IL and 18 will ask the Ticket Agent
at the town where they purchase their
agent hasn't a certificate he Is to
give you receipt This is to be pre-
scented at Springfield to the Congress
Secretary. These instructions the
Western Office has asked the Congress-
Secretary TO transmit to his Sunday
School Fore s. 1t is also understood
that the Ticket Agent at Springfield
will validate the certificates after the
Congress Secretary has signed them.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
A. M. E. Delegate Loses $50
TO SWindlers.

st. Louis. Mo-. May 2O.-Rev. H D.
Hardy of Shelly. Miss. one of the
delegates to the African Methodist
Episcopal Conference. was the vic
tim of a "pocketbook" confidence
game Thursday, he reported to the
police yesterday.
Hardy said he became friendly with
a Negro on Market street near Jeffer-
son avenue, The Negro suggested a
walk and as they walked east they
observed another Negro stoop to pick
up something.
When asked what he had picked
up the Negro told Hardy. and his
companion 1t was a pocketbook con-
tanning 500 and Liberty bond The
Negro with Hardy suggested he di-
vide it three ways. The finder said
he could If he could obtain change for
the bill, and went into a store. re-
turning saying the storekeeper could
make the change If he had so. Hardy
gave him three $40 bills and the Ne
gro disappeared in the store. After
a few minutes wait Hardy's COM
panion went to look for the other
Negro, and he too, disappeared. When
Hardy Investigated. the storekeePer
said he had not seen either or the
men.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Drew Pistol on Negro Detective on Duty
Woman Refuses to Allow Him to Investigate Robbery in
Her Residence =.

the clothes. My attention was at
tracted by a woman's voice calling
from downstairs. "is that nigger up
there?" turned and walked down
the stairs and there Mrs. Ameyx
stood before me with a pistol point
ed in my face and threatening to
shoot my eyeballs out. / pulled my
coat back and showed her my badge,
telling her that / was a police Of
ficer, but this only served to infuriate
her and she continued to threaten
my life. / walked from the home and
reported the matter to headquarters"
PatroIman Walker Suspended.
A warrant was secured before ESQ.
William Sellers charging Mrs. Ameyx
with assault and carrying a pistol
and this was placed in the hands OF
Patrolman c. e. Walker. His sug-
gestion to Detective Singleton was
that he should compromise the case
by paying the costs and when the
suggestion was not accepted PATROL
man Walker stated that he would not
serve the warrant. Chief of Police
Edward Haynes then ordered the pa
trolman TO pull off his uniform and
suspended him indefinitely.
Detective Frank York effected the
arrest of the woman and the case
was set for next Tuesday afternoon
before ESQ. Sellers.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
CANADIAN CITIZENS ATTEMPT TO SGREGAE COLORED TENANTS
A. NJ E. GENERAL CONFERENCE ELECTS FIVE new BISH-
OPSN ST. Louis MEET
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION AFFECTING STATUS OF WOMEN PASSED CONFERENCE
goes ON RECORD In REGARD TO nNPOR TANT NATIONAL ISSUES

Kiel W. o. Tyler and Rev. c. A. will
liams.
Responses were maze py Bishop
]. H. Jones. Rev. w. T. Vernon and
R. c. Ransom.
Election Of Bishops Marked by En-
thusinsm.
The campaign for the bishropric
by leading men OF the connection was
the center of interest A number OF
leading ministers established head
quarters for the candidates whom they
favored and much interest was arous-
ed by the campaigns Of the favorite
sons: Those IN the race were DR..
A. j. Carey OF chicago. DR.. Samson
Brooks of Baltimore DR.. ]. w. Rank-
in of Texas. w. A. Fountain and w.
p; Johnson Of Georgia; R. G. Ransom
ginia and ]. G. Caldwell of Tenn.
The man most often mentioned for
church Extension was our well known
Rev. @. B. Young whose successful
work on the Houston district has
given him much prestige.
The balloting for bishops and gen
eral officers lasted for three days and
on Friday the final count showed
the new bishops elected were: Dr.
William Decker johnson. Georgia;
A J. Carey. Chicago; DR.. w. Samson
Brooks. Baltimore; Or. W. t. ver-
non. Memphis Tenn, and DR.. w. A.
Fountain. Atlanta, Ga. The bishops,
who were elected for four years were
assigned to their territory by the
Episcopal Committee at the session
Monday morning.
The general officers chosen were
DR.. ]. WI Rankin, New York. secre-
tary of Missions: Prof. ]. r. Haw-
er; DR.. r. r. Wright, Jr.. Philadel-
phia: editor of Christian Recorder;
Dr. b. M. M. Baxter. Florida. business
manager of Book Concern: DR.. B. f.
of Church Extension. Dr. j. d. Barks-
dale, editor Western Christian Re-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
M. E. CONFERENCE WILL
ELECT NEGRO BISHOPS.
Resolution by Lay Delegate
From Mississippi Causes Ex-
citnent.

Des Moines. Iowa, May 20.-"White
bishops are not able adequately to
administer affairs for the $4,000
Methodist members of African des-
cent" declared w. W. Lucas, a dele
gate from Mississippi In a speech be-
fore the 2sth quadrennium of the
Methodist church in session here us
presented motion calling for the
erection OF Colored bishops 70 have
jurisdiction over churches In which
our ministers preside.
,ob SIve i us chance to do a mans
The future of the Negro members
OF the Methodist church lies either in
the Methodist church or out Of II
~ we are to stay in. give us our
IiEhts; II we are to go out. 1t is your
DUTY all the more to let us learn
how to walk alone
There is gravitation towards unity
amang all the Negro churches. They
n may teach you how to go about it.
racial Methodist church in order to
get our rights We want our own
bishops so we can have adequate SUI
pervision in the intere-y of the king
dom OF God. Baptized at Methodist
is a far fetched theory made Of moon
shine that would deny us Coiored
the committee on episcopacy.
White ministers in the Methodist
denomination received the message as
a veiled threat of secession on the
part of our people unless something
was done in the way of official recog-
milton on the bench of bishops. Sew
eral ministers went on record as be-
ing in favor OF the Lucas amendment
Later reports state that on May
11th the conference amid much en-
thusiasm decided upon the election of
two Negro bishops. The choosing of
these men will make for a much
needed betterment of the relation of
the races in the church in particular
and the country at large.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Training School Prepares for
Commencement.

Durham. N. C., May 2O.-The Nation
al Training School in this thrifty city
is wearing prosperous look and
everybody moves with speed that
spells a definite purpose The Com
mencement. season is swiftly approach
ing and there is much work to be
finished before that happy event is
ushered in. This is the tenth an
niversary of the organization of the
Training School. hence the coming
school closing will witness the most
notable gathering of visitors and
friends in its brief but eventful his
tory.
President James e. Shepard has
given out the following dates and
program Of speakers for the commen-
cement season which begins on Friday,
May 21st, with the annual musicale
Sunday. May 2Srd, the Commence
ment sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. George Emerson Barnes, d. D.,
of Flint. Mich; May Gath an ad-
dress before the joint Y. M. c. A., and
Y. w. C. A.. by the Rev. Dr.
Willard p. Soper of Jersey City. N.
j.: May 25th an address before the
Joint literary societies by the Rev.
Howard ]. Childley, d. D., of Winches-
ter. Mass: May 26th an address to
the students by Rev. DR.. Samuel. ".
V. Holmes of Buffalo, New York.
Thursday, May 27th the Commence
ment address will be delivered by the
Rev. DIR. s. Parks Cadman of Brook
lyn, New York.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
WILEY STUDENTS ENLIST
FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICE
VIII Hold Summer School
For Rural Pastors. Men Pres
ent From Four States at Last
Years Session.

Marshall, Texas, May 2O.--Twenty-
three Wiley University students vol
unteered for the Methodist ministry
and eighty-one women students dedi-
Gated their lives to some form Of
Christian service during the three
weeks session at the university at
Marshall. Texas. of the Centenarv
school for rural pastors last March
Emphasis placed on making the
rurai cnurch an agency OF community
ucationally. was what won me-" de-
ciared one OF the students who VOL
unteered for the ministry. 'The Gem
1esnary osy program for making the
people in their business, their n insr woris
ana their play is mighty fine. I want
to have hand in It,"
strange sights were seen at wiley
curing the sessions of the rural pas
salted and smoked a hog learning the
proper processes. Stripped of their
coats and with sleeves rolled up.
they ploughed and planted patch
or land. and fenced 1t with brush.
They made tin cups from I'm cans
and also made scoops, fly traps and
fireless cookers One afternoon the
entire sixty-nine. In attendance from
rural Colored charges in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas prun-
ed the trees on the campus. Two af-
ternoons, the preachers spent clean
Ing and ralxing lawns and bacIxyards.
They planted hundred shrubs and
vines on the campus and nearly sur
rounded one large dormftory with
Ivy. They stretched tremendous
fclothes-iine for the girl students Of
the dormitoriGs who had been hang
Ing their washings on n barbed-wire
fence Finally. just to show they
were good sports as we'll as workers.
the preachers with a pick up" club
played the Wiley base ball club and
won by a score of s to 4.
Attention was given to the Ques-
tIon of Colored pastors encouraging
their people. 70 own land. and the
operations OF the Federal Farm Loan
Banks and the methods of procuring
loans We're explained in detail.
course was given to the problems of
home and community betterment.
Such subjects as evangelism, religious
education, church finances, church
publicity and sermon building, ocr
cupied the morning hours. But as
fast as luncheon had been eaten, the
preachers took off their coats. roll
ed up their sleeves and pitched in to
learn by practical application how
to guide country people up the ladder
The Rev. Ralph A. FELTON,. educa-
tional secretary of the Rural Work
Department of the Methodist Board
of Home Missions. was in charge
of the school. Bishop Thirkield OF
New Orleans who was to have been
on hand the major part of the time,
was stricken with Flu" and was
able to be present only the closing
days.
"This school at Wiley" said DR..
FELTON,. starts the second year of our
series of summer schools for pastors
all over the country. These sum-
mer schools form one of the projects
of the Centenary. They are intended
to help rural pastors to make their
churches a fundamental institution of
rural life by furthering community
development In every aspect"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22

Knoxville, Tenn. May 20.-Mrs. Sid
ney Ameyx, white. was fined ten dol
lars when she appeared before Judge
John L. Greer, OF this city court on
Tuesday afternoon, on the charge of
interfering with an officer. Mrs
Ameyx conducts a boarding house on
Walnut street, Summit Hill, and when
Detective John Singleton, efficient
Colored officer Of the local police de-
partment, went there on Tuesday
morning to make Investigations in
connection with robbery. he was con-
fronted by the woman who threw an
automatic pistol into his face and
ordered him to leave the house.
In giving his account of the affair
Detective Singleton stated: on sum
day morning one of the boarders at
the Walnut street house, a young
white man. notified the department.
that a suit Of clothes had been stolen
from his room. Detective Harve
Swaggerty and myself were detailed
on the case and found the clothes
and returned them to the owner. On
Tuesday morning the chief placed a
warrant In my hands to arrest the
man accused OF stealing the clothes
and / went to the house and was In
conversation with the owner OF the
clothes with an idea Of securing In
formation as 10 the whereabouts of
the man charged with having stolen
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Jack Johnson VIII Not Return to U. S.
Has Opened Cafe Across Border and Says He Likes the
Kind Of Money He's Making.

property. puts to rest the rumors in
circulation for some time that he
was broke" At first there was my
stification as to how he acquired the
money. But the chances are that he
gained it--and a lot more-through
the scale of a medicine Johnson.
while in Spain, Is said to have learn
ed the secret Of how to mix certain
roots and herbs into a preparation
that will cure all ills
Johnson became toreador IN Mexi-
leo as a side line, but his real
business was the sale of the medi-
cine. II Is said he secured financial
backing from a company. widely ex-
plotted his medicine" and reaped
a golden harvest through its sale in
all parts of the Mexican Republic.
Johnson has one chief ambition at
the present time. and that Is to get
into lighting togs and prove that he
isn't "a "has-been." He wants to battle
in Tia Juana.
II think / can more than hold my
own with Dempsey" declared John
son. IL don't suppose he will give me
fight but n he does not L will
take on Fred Fulton or anybody else
who will mix it with me. / am ten
years older than when whipped
Jeffries in 1910, but / think / am
still young enough to beat up most
of the Joke heavyweights that are
parading before the public at the
present time.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Criicizes Attitude Of U. 5.
Senator's.

New York. N. Y. May 20.-A
young Colored ex-officer Of the A. e.
f.. created mild sensation by a let
ter that appeared in the Evening Tele-
gram. His name Is withheld from
publication. The letter reads: "a
meeting held at Atlantic City recent
ly brings my attention to certain
marks by the United States Chamber
of Commerce which is a slur on the
United States uniform. 1t was said
former Colored soldiers from the South
getting a bonus would cause them to
go into idleness. I think the Colored
soldier showed his wares.
I believe any man with an honorable
discharge from service. regardless of
color or rank, should be given a
bonus. It's all well and good to
hear men sitting at tables. discussing
matter. Where were they? In SER
vice or at home reading about our
brave boys? Now they fear they
might be taxed a few dollars which
they made during war times. Any
one that begrudges any former SER
vice man the bonus is a poor Ameri-
can.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-22
Dinwiddie Closing is Greatest
in History Of School
Fred ]. Bryant.

Dinwiddie Va, May 20.-The most
Normal in ans shs hstSry InSptr Of
School, has just closed, the Conn
mencement exercises being held here
today in the presence OF a large
number of people
munity for miles around took, a
vocation in order to be present at the
school, and a large number Of peo-
pie were here from Petersburg, New
port News, Richmond and other parts
The patrons as well as students were
loud in their praises of the good
e. woodyard, the principal, and
graduate from Fisk University. Prof
woodward is one of the most noted
school principals in the. country.
The exercises were all Of a high
Normal department We're: Gladys
Alexander of Petersburg. Thomas F.
GOODWIN of Dinwiddie. A. Il. Ross of
Norfolk and James c. Wyatt Of Din
widdie
The commencement address was de-
livered by Charles Stewart, A. NJ, ID.
D., of Chicago, general missionary of
the National Baptist Convention, Tell
cussed, and in the address there were
many good things said to the young
people. The speaker declared that
mans age did not depend on the
number of years he lived in the
world. but on how well he lived, and
how well he rendered us service to
mankind.
There are some ages that cannot
be computed, "he said" because OF
their years of real service to hui
manityLto the world. God has all
ways been able to use a man, and
you must bear in mind that man Is
not age, size physical strength, color,
hair hut he Is Mind. Soul. Will In
true true manhood. we have it is the
principal OF this Institution, Prof.
walter e. woodyad. who is but a babe
so to speak. In size. but a giant in
mind, He has been able TO render a
great service TO the young. people
here. because OF that framed mlnu'
Prizes were Awarded and presented
by Prof. woodward.