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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-25
Members Of Both Races Are
Killed IN Kansas Riot.
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independence. Kansas. Dec. 2s.--
When the smoke Of hard fought
race riot lifted here last Thursday
night. Negro and q young white
man were murdered among the dead
and four white men were found. prob
baby three Of them fatally hurt. The
riot was the sequence Of a quarrel In
the earlier part Of the day In which
Negro shot and killed r. r. Wharf
ton. white grocer.
The night affray might have been
averted II a few over-sealous whites
had not organised posse which went
out and attempted 70 make wholesale
arrests Of Colored men who had spok-
en- out In defense of the man accus-
ed OF killing the grocer. Late In the
day. Noble Green. one Of the Negroes
who was among the more outspoken
OF the Negroes, was chased by q mob
caught and brought TO jail. This act
so angered the Negroes that they
organized a defense guard to protect e,
the local authorities
Later the two armed forces met In
the public square and the riot ensueo
In the course Of which the white ana
Negro were killed and four OF more q %,s
The fight lasted about two hours
and was finally stopped by the local
police, assisted by a detachment OF the
local American Legion and the home
guards.
early IN the morning. soon after he
had opened his store. There has been
no recurrence OF the rioting since
last Thursday night
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horrible murders and taking of life,
hoping that the States would protect
life In such instances. 1t appears how
ever that there Is no chance for that,
as In many States the authorities have
almost wholly failed to prevent or to
punish this crime.
The truth Of the matter is that in
many of the States the local authori-
ties are neither willing nor able to
protect the lives Of the people against
whom this race prejudice exists. The
States do not protect life In many In
South Carolina. This State i has sad admir-
able anti-lynching laws. yet over 100
Negroes have been lynched there du-
ring the time this law has been on
statue books.
The bill which l am urging pro-
ticipsts 0i in these iynchings HlSUn in M"V which
lives are lost shall be guilty Of muir
der and tried in the United States
Courts but 1t also provides a penalty
against the citizens of the county In
which the crime occurred by compell-
ing the payment OF a large amount OF
money to the relatives OF the per-
son or persons whose lives are thus
unlawfuily. taken. Ny bill also pro-
ment Of county officials who permit
these lynchings to take place. There
Is no question but that sueh law
Mary B. Taibert, a Colored woman
said In part:
"America is not the melting pot OF
the world IL the black man happens
to get into that pot. That kind Of de-
mocracy which compels Colored people
to live In segregation and forbids
to enter dining cars with people of
other races impels us to cry out: Get
thou behind me. Satan.'" Walter #.
White attacked the aims and purposes
of the Ku Klux Khan. ~ Vas
United States Senator Joseph I.
France, co-author of the anti-lynching
bill, said In part:
''The race problem will never be
solved by consistent and concerted ef-
forts to keep the Colored races In ig-
norance and degradation. by depriv-
ing them OF schools and sanitary sur
roundIngs. by recriminations, hatred
prejudice. vengeance. violence, lynch
ings and burnings at the stake. II
must be solved by fearless facing OF
the facts. with recognition that the
unchanging principles of liberty and
Justice are everywhere and at all
times applicable. with an acknowledge
ment Of the fact, recognized by all the
great anthropologists. that the Color
ed races have great mental and NOR
al capacity and that they were cre-
ated to fulfill a great destiny. believe
that Sthe time Is at hand when the
party Of Abraham Lincoln will deal
with this problem In his spirit"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-25
MASS MEETING URGING PASSAGE OF ANTI LYNCH law
Is Beginning Of Series Of Meetings For
Creating Sentiment IN Favor Of Passage
Of Curtis-Dyer Bill to Prevent Luching
In hU.S S. And Penalne Officers Of The Law
Who Permit Mobs TO Take Prisoners.

Brooklyn. N. Y, Dec. 23.--More than
1000 Colored men and women attend
ed a meeting at the Academy of Music
and urged upon Congress the enact
ment of the Curtls-Dyer Anti-Lynch-
ing bill. The meeting, held under the
auspices of the Brooklyn Branch OF
vancement of Colored People. was the
first of a series Of rallies to be con-
Quoted throughout the country for the
purpose Of crystalizinB sentiment in
collected at the meeting through sub
scriptions and pledge for the purpose
Of carrying on a nation-wide cam
The meeting. which included ZOO
white persons. was unique In the his
tory OF BROOKLYN. Sixty years ago
Henry Ward Beecher, who was pastor
0f plymouth n,nsa, Church. sprsad sreaaeest
erica could not endure half free and
half slave" Last night In Brooklyn a
new slogan H'as launched: America
ssInot endure half within the law and
DR.. Walter N. Beekman, a Brook
lyn dentist and president OF the local
branch of the National Association for
introduced Or. o. NJ Waller as United
States Senator Joseph !. France of
Maryland, Mary p. Talbert: eE5presi--
dent OF the FeuefauOn OF Colore0
Women's Clubs and delegate to the
International Council Of Women at
Christiania; Walter r. White, assistant
secretary OF the N. A. A. G. p, and
Jsmes Weldon Johnson. secretary of
the association. Representative Leonid-
as G. Dyer OF Missouri. author Of the
anti-lynching bill. who was scheduled
AZ speaker, was unable to be pres
ent. Instead, he sent a letter to the
meeting, In which he said:
There Is nothing that has done as
much, harm for the United States
among the peoples of other lands as
has the continued lynchings that have
Southern States. This greatly inter
feres with our administration OF the
affairs OF other pevpses, particularly
those OF the Philippines and Porto
Rico. The people OF these islands are
asking for independence. and when
Americans say that they are not civil
lized enough or advanced enough TO
exercise those rights they point to
the fact that they are more 30 In that
regard that the people OF America.
When you ask them why. they say
America Is the land OF lynchings,
which Is the greatest crime against
civilization that the world has ever
@The Congress Of the United States
has been reluctant to enact q law to
punish people who participate In these
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Of the mob.
II remained in the underbrush for
four days. clad only in night shirt
On the afternoon OF the fourth day. a
white man out hunting, with his dog,
gan barking and then the man came
toward the spot where lay. tried to
get up and run, but was too weak to
do so. / thought was going to be
asked what was doing there. told
him. He took off his coat and told me
to put Il around me, at the same time
saying he was going to get his wife
O ams food 1Ss ann IN ebout hsf hour his
wife came and supplied me the cloth-
ing and food She said her husband
was afraid to take me to their house
bst hst be ee wo%a %GS be eb there aer dark
with his wagon and help me escape to
safety He and his wife oAme and they
carried me about ten miles and then
Tsee TSere me raiirOsS raoS nan man a. assisted me to
get to this city and am going to
leave tonight for Youngstown, through
the assistance OF friends here.
years old and Intelligent As soon as
she arrived in Savannah, her story
told to some citizens by the man
who had helped her get this far on
her Journey north These men be-
came interested In her case and inn
mediately started to raise funds for
her. Many individuals hearing Of this
case, contributed and on Sunday night
the unfortunate woman told her story
at Bryan Baptist church, after the
regular collection had been taken:
Rev. Daniel Wright started the ball
rolling with $500 donation and with
In ten minutes time $4,000 was taken
up TO assist her on her trip home.
with the money raised here a ticket
was bought for her and Mrs. HiTnth
went away with more than sufficient
funds TO supply her needs en- route
home Mrs. Smith says that there was
deeda OF the Oooee mob II being sim
ply one OF tho many examples Of the
way the reign OF terror 10 working In
certain communities.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-25
Whites Of Small Georgia Town Strip
Preacher And Beat Him With Trace. Say
He Set Bad Example To Others By Going
About Dressed Up. Undress Him And
Cut Clothes To Shreds. Threaten To Shoot
Him After Beating.

Albany, Ca. Dec. 2S.--An instance OF
mob violence, not apparently connected
with the trouble which led to the call
Ing Of special session Of the Dough-
herty county grand jury, has come to
light in the case Of Rev. r. A. White,
a Negro preacher from Doerun. who
came to Albany after having received
a severe beating, which he said was
at the hands of four white men Of
that town, who told him that they
had been delegated by the citizens 70
punish him for teaching the Negroes
In the community not to work. White
denied It, and said he told his assail-
Negroes in that community against
work, but this did not satisfy them,
as they told him that he had set the
Negroes a bad example by going. about
lar" He said that the white men took
his collar off and cut II to pieces for
souvenirs. before proceeding to the
task Of beating him,
Took Turns At Beating.
The effects Of the beating. can be
pso n y 'ss Ssdls q iaesratsd eS dos and srussd
He said that he was stripped naked
and laid across a log BY his tormen-
tors. who used a heavy leather wagon
ssr ssSs Ths tooF d9at turns at SsonR hm
ono succeeding another rs fast they
became tired. The night was cold and
q light rain was falling, but the men
scions' %i Without M having put bis clothes
back on. He believed that they
thought him dead when they left.
White said the assault took place
nF e Ss nsh hs w9n ssr Rsvns ing met the
The Albany Herald. The train was
late. he said, but he went toward his
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-25

home as soon as II came. and he had
received his paper from the carrier,
but he was stopped before he reached
his home and put into an automobile
tormentors ZEN % what they j,Si pSopessd to ID, az
white was told that he would find
cout. q pistol being showed into hIs
mouth. and he was reminded that his
head would be blown off II he tried to
White was carried about three miles
from Doerun, along q blind road, he
said. and stripped FOR his beating. He
for a long tima. one OF the wielders OF
the trace stopped down and rubbed It
into the sand and reappiied II, caus-
ing the blood to come from the
see" we"nS White nas Quoted e one one Of his TORN tormenS
tors as having said when the blood
broken when ne threw It back toward
off one Of the blows from the heavy
suggested shoptinH Him.
After he had been beaten almost In
to unconsciousness, the Negro preach
er dsc,sFed; .,, one o. sas the whlss ess men men
had asked Il he knew them and re-
other oti one said. sThis VIII be better
doubling up the trass, erd z ,s ssr'k,ln R,ao9
w,lsfed from his more and nlcVth nue
white did not 'romemberb much after
that. he said. He regained conscious
ness later in the night and managed
sent Sc & WORD I to- 20 Ms as mother ana brother.
who lived with him. 70 leave. as they
had been threatened. He was brought
to Albany ON Monday and expected 70
treatment he said. as ne is stiii In
80 Albany Herald.
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laundry art art
school buildings the
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Bishop W. Jnoni presiding bishop this and
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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-25

have their son. now ten years old. liv-
ing with them. Tomlinson. however
refused to consider parting with the
youngster and his parents accordingly
had recourse to legal proceedings.
The fight between the Tomlinsons
and the Stills for the boy has aroused
intense interest IN Mount Holly, and
sympathy generally has been with
Tomlinson. q man of SO years, who en-
Joys a good reputation in the town.
Tomlinson will Immediately begin ef-
forts to recover the custody and will
go to New York and employ detectives
to aid him In his search
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-25
Total Population Of The U. s
IS 1O5,7OS,77l.

Washington. Dec. 2s.-Population Of
the United States on Jan. /, this year,
as enumerated in the fourteenth CEN
sus, was 106,T0S.77l. as announced BY
Congress as the basis for re-appor-
tionment OF the members Of the House
States
The population Of continental I'm
tied states as announced today shows
Q gain Of 25,663 over the preliminary
figures announced Oct. z. Isl
The population of the United States
with outlying possessions Is l17.Se7,-
12.1ls.7Ss. These possessions are Alas
ka, 64,899; American Samoa, 8,056:
1925; Hawaii, 255.s12; Panama Canal
Zone, 22.S5S; Porto Rico, 1.2ss,S099;
117.23s; Philippine Islands, 10.s50, $40;
Virgin Islands of the United States.
26,051.
These are the final population fig
ures of the States:
Alabama.A 2,S4s, 174.
Arizona, 333.903.
Arkansas. 1,7e2,204.
California, 3,426,861.
Colorado. 1869.
Connecticut, 1,389.031.
Delaware, 233.003.
District OF Columbia, 437,571.
Florida, 96S470
Georgia, 2.8s5.SS2.
Idaho, 431.866.
Illinois, e,485,2S0.
Indiana, 2.930390.
Iowa. 24049 921.
Kansas, 1,769.259.
ksg,.IsRy, kksntSsRs S.,sss.sSS. S.sss.ssS.
Maine, 768,O14.
Maryland. 1.449,661.
Massachusetts s.6b2.s56.
Michigan, 3.666.412.
MfnUaaofa q AIT 126
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-25
Story Telers League Has Ne.
gro Branch.
tBy "A. N. P.l

Harrisburg. Pa, Dec. 2s.--Mrs. Har-
ry c. Feffer. president OF the Eastern
District OF the National Story Tellers
League has organized Colored
branch of the League In this city, to
be known as the Paul Laurence Dun
bar Story Tellers' League. This Is the
second branch OF its kind in the Unit
ed States. the other being at Louis
Vile. KY
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
STEAMSHIP OPERATORS
REPORTED IN MERGER
w. A. Harrimon e. Co. Said to
Have Joined Bankers.

An important merger OF two big fnan-
cial institutions, w. A. Hartman n Co,
operators of steamship lines and ship
building corporations, and Morton & Co..
a securities and banking house. is I'm
der consideration. II was learned yester-
day. although final details OF the con-
solidation have not been worked out.
1t is expected that some announcement
concerning the merger will be made by
tho Hartman interests in the next few
days.
Only few in any way connected with
the consolidation showed n disposition 10
talk about 1t yesterday. At the office of
Morton e Co. an off-shoot Of the Guar
anty Trust Company c. II. Walker It's
president. said that any announcement
would have to come from w. Averill
Hartman. president of W. A. Hartman
& Co. At the Hartman offices 1t was
said that Mr.. Hartman was out. but q
representative. speaking for him, de.
clared that there was absolutely moth
ing TO say
On the other hand. Il was admitted al
the Guaranty Trust Company that the
merger was under consideration and thai
definite statement, IL any would be made
might be looked for In few days. The
differences concerning the financial asso
Citations OF the two companies involved
which were printed In an Afternoon
paper yesterday, however. were charac
terized ut tho Guaranty Trust Compan,
as absurd and for the most part false.
The merger It Is understood, will Civ
almost unlimited financial backing TO tn
American Ship and Commerce Corpora
ton. which Ia controlled by the Harrl
man interests, which have taken over tn
trade routes OF the old Hamburg-Aneri
can Line and have taken many steps IN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
NEW HAVEN GENERAL
MORTGAGE APPROVED
Stockholders FAVOR Plan Of
Roads Directors.

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 11.--By n stock vote
OF 94i.11o. unopposed. stockholders Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
foard Railroad Company approved to-
day It's directors recommendations for
the issue of bonds to meet a general
mortgage, which will take over tho
company's floating Indebtedness, to is
ruo bonds for equipment and extend to
ten years the five year term OF a loan to
be given the company by tho Govern
ment.
The company's property between New
York and Hartford. and generally re-
ferred 10 as "the main line" has never
been mortgaged. T.. J. Pearson, presi-
lent OF tho company. stated in a review OF
its conditions that It's present indebted
ness was s292, 27s.000.
Mr.. Pearson had explained to stock
holders by letter conditions which re-
oulrcd adoption of the proposals. The
maximum issue of mortgage bonds will
be set. but the amount actually to be Is
sued IL not given, although II Will cover
the 100000, 900 of floating Indebtedness
M nresent and the equipment bonds 20 be
Issued.
The meeting was SHINY attended by
! stockholders. Mr.. Pearson made a gen
! erni statement concerning the roads az
( fairs and the object OF the mortgage
/ He was followed by r.. Q. auckland. vice
president Of the company, who gave AZ
/ analysis Of It's financial condition The
roads present indebtedness is s292.27S.
/ coo. an Increase Of 500, 5000. compared
with that in 1919, when the present man
aeement came in Mr.. auckland STATED
that the roads business was growing
and That II was a big problem 20 keel
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
Another Tobacco Merger.

Plans for a merger of three properties
controlled by George J. Whelan are re-
ported to be under consideration and
details are anticipated before the last
OF the week on the formation of new
corporation to be known as the National
Tobacco Company to take over Philip
Norris & Co., Ltd. Inc; the Tobacco
Products Export Corporation and the
United Profit Sharing Corporation
Philip Morris and Tobacco Products Ex-
ports were formed early in 1913. Philip
Morris acquired the business OF the
company of that name In the United
States. Tobacco Products Exports ac-
cuired the foreign business OF Tobacco
Products Corporation. The United
Profit Sharing Corporation was organ
tied to take over the coupon business or
the United Cigar Stores Company. In
addition to this, II has launched cnain
OF retail tobacco shops In Canada
Shareholders of the present companies.
II is reported. will be invited to exchange
their holdings, on basis to be an
ncunced later, for stock OF the National
Tobacco Company.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
Mexican Petroleum.

In the face of weakness in most OF
the representative oil stocks Mexican Pc
troleum held its own yesterday 1t was
aided by reports from Mexico that the
corporation had brought in 10000 bar
rel we'll in the Zacamxtle field. Two more
wells In the same neighborhood are COM
rleted and about ready to be brought
in and drilling work Is progressing on
three additional wells. Royal Dutch
broke to 75A, at which it was off ga
points from last weeks close, and Shell
Transport also was pressed for sale.
The selling Of most of that stock was
attributed to foreign account. 1t was
reported yesterday that no less than
so 600 shares of the two stocks had been
liquidated by foreign holders In the
American market in the last month or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
Readings segregation.

The first step in the dissolution OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad from
its coal properties took place az a meet
ing OF its directors held In philadelphia
Yesterday, when George +. Baker, chair.
man of the First National Bank. ana
Daniel willard. president OF the Baiu-
more and Ohio, retired from the board OF
directors. According TO report. sttor-
neys for the road have about compieteu
the plans and the actual segregation VIII
take place before the end OF TIE year
II In said that the Reading plans re-
.ar,bis very much the working basis ON
u,hich Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern will be segresated from It's coal
properties.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.


Yesterdays market--a brief business
session between two holidays-was
tinged by the same sort of irregularity
which marked most of last weeks ses-
sions and which. by the discovery or
weak points here and there throughout
the list by the bear party. gave the
entire market an appearance of weak
ness and unsettlement The unsettled
condition of the money market reflected
In a per cent. rate for call money. and
disquieting financial news from Cuba
served at least to embolden the bears
and they sold stocks right and left all
day. The market continued entirely pro-
fessional and, very little actual liquida-
ton took place. In fact. In most quar-
tiers the view Is held that the period OF
stock market liquidation is about at an
end. Texas and Pacific. Royal Dutch
and Coca Cola were weak spots In the
list, while the run of oils. steels and
equipments coursed at a level fraction
ally lower than they did at Saturdays
close.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
M development with demands made on

up development with demands made on
its property.
Mr.. Pearson said that to fund the COM
pany's Indebtedness to the Government,
incurred during the period OF Its Gov
eminent control, the Director-General re-
CURED bond issue to be secured by n
first and refunding mortgage A suitable
mortgage has been prepared and VIII Sc
cure on n parity all evidences OF In
,iobtedness He outlined the nature or
the mortgage. and the Government is ex-
pected to accept note of S65,0Oe.OOO.
due II by tho company. to run for ten
years. and secured by $s0.000.000. par
value, in bonds.
Mr.. auckland was asked by Hagop
BogigIan Of Boston about the Rhode ISL
and trolleys. Mr.. BucSland said that
they cost $34. 100000 and were sold for
$4,000. although the road had $1,000
600 note, on which something might be
re allied. Mr.. Bogigian asked IL the Con-
uecticut trolleys would be disposed of In
the sarie way. Mr.. auckland said nc
hoped not, and added that the future oil
that subsidiary property could not bt
forecast
Mr.. Bogigian asked II the company
would stand I'm the way of consolidation
with the Boston and Maine should Tho
Government group that road with the
New Haven. He said that II the New
Haven dId not look out Canadians woult
yet the Boston and Maine, which woult
be serious matter for Boston, Portland
and New York
The meeting was adjourned until NO
ccunhcr II
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
Coon Coin.

Yesterdays weakness in Coca Cola
stock that has withstood the storm and
stress of liquidation N creditable
manner. Is attributed more or less d.
rectly to the drop in the price OF cotton
Coca Cola stock Is held largely in the
South, and the drop OF cotton is be-
lieved to have caused a large number OF
stockholders to drop their stocks In
order to protect their cotton. The word
was passed around the Street before the
opening yesterday that some big blocks
os stock were to be marketed for what
they would bring during the day. Bear
traders did tho rest
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN LOSS.
Government Drops s1,377,se4 I'm
Operating Road.

The Government lost s1.s77.ss4 from
lis operation OF the Lake Erie and
Western Railroad in 1919. according to
Its ANIMAL report for 1919, Issued yester-
day and showing In the Federal oper-
nting account a net income OF s170,647.
against the guaranteed rental OF $685.
Sal. without the benefit OF Federal
compensation the showing for the year
would have been a deficit. after charges
end taxes, OF s665.943. against s175,71i
on the same basis in 1918.
Based on the Federal compensation
the company earned surplus. after
ordinary charges and taxes, of s711,951.
IN contrast to s735.914 in 1918. After
allowing per cent. on its preferred
stock the balance was equal to cent a
share earned on 11.s40,000 of its COM
mon stock against Fl cents share In
the preceding year