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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION
A message from virginia Negroes.
SOME THINGS NEGROES WANT.

A Negroes.
FirsWe accommodations public carriages. We
now
On
No provision
At feeding
travelling public
humiliation Jim
seondNgroes justice the distribution of ad
antages their living quarters both city and Wherever
ton adequately poced provided
ThirdWe
We feel
domestic
teaching, and everywhere else
FourhWe
children white chldren
public school
equipment school binding white children;
and opportunities
youth. WORKING
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

He never dared to act on his
own Judgment.
He did not think it worth
while to learn how.
familiarity with sllpshod meth
DDS paralized his ideal.
He tried to make ''bluff" take
tn eplace Of hard work.
He thought it was clever to
use coarse and profane language.
He thought more of amuse-
ments than of getting on in the
world.
He watched the clock.
He didn't learn that the best
part of his salary was not in his
pay.
The above clipping appeals to
us as worth reproducing for the
benefit Of others who like all
of us are trying to succeed.
There is no doubt but that from
1t you may receive much food
for thought and incentive to i'm
provement.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
SAN ANGELO

San Angelo, Texas, Jan. 29.--Rev.
T.. l.. Jackson, p c. of Wesley chapel
NJ. f. church, spent a few days in
Marlin last week; he was at his
post of duty sunday Rev. Brown of
Sweetwater is conducting few
nights meeting at the New Hope
Baptist church. Rev. Smith, p. e.
Of the Ell Paso district was here
last week and held the first quarterly
conference at the A. NJ. r. church.
Mrs. j. b. Boyd is spending the weeN
in Carlsbad with her husband. j. B.
Boyd. Mrs. Pearl Johnson Is Wis
iting Dallas this week. Mr.. W. A.
Allen and family are at home after
spending several months with her
people at Corsa. Borne to Mr. and
Mrs McMore a fine boy; both the
mother and baby are doing nicely.
Prof. r. S. Saxton of Houston was
in the city last week on business.
After several days in the city Mr..
Peter Shaw departed on the Santa Fe
his ''o-il " 49,. c;o,,or s" IN
p. c. of the st. Paul Baptist church
as at his; st -; ny IN la
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

making honest. upright work
men the rule.
why He Was Not Promoted.
He grumbled
He was always behind time.
He had no iron in his blood.
He was willing. but untitled.
He didn't believe in himself.
His stock excuse was 81 for
got"
He wasn't ready for the next
step.
He didn't put his heart in his
work.
He learned nothing from his
mistakes
He felt that he was above his
position.
He was content to be sec
ond rate man.
He ruined his ability by half
doing things
He choose his friePds among
his interiors.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
LABOR DECLARES WAR BILL TO
CHUSH SEDITION


vestigators, a large portion of the
labor literature of Europe.
Sections 8, 10 and IL contain a
grave threat aimed at labor. Sec
ton makes unlawful every ascot
alton which seeks directly" to make
a political change by injury to pri-
vate property.
1t is unhappily true that even
Legitimate strike may result in
direct injury to the employers pri
vate property rights in his business.
The recent steel and coal strikes
were both falsely heralded as attempts
to overthrow our government.
IF a hostile Federal Judge should
decide that any particular strike has
a political end in view and the strik-
ing union is affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. the Amer
lean Federation of Labor would be
compelled at once to expel the strilk-
ing union or itself become unlawful.
And it would at once become a crime
punishable by up to twenty years
Imprisonment or up to $4,000 fine.
or both, for any person anywhere in
the nation to rent hall or business
office to any labor organization affi-
Hated with the American Federation
of Labor or to give or loan 1t mon
ey to Send strike relief to starving
women and children"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
MINERAL WELLS

Mineral Wells. Texas, Jan. 20. 1920.
Miss Leila Jordan of Oak Cliff,
Dallas is here visiting her sister.
Mrs Joe Russell Mrs. J. G; Pratt
1. r. Russell are. spending few
days with her sister Mrs. e. f.
Payne. Mrs. Paralee Scales of Tyler
Is here visiting her daughter Mrs.
P. II. Jackson Mrs. Florence
Brewster's neice, Miss Johnnie Smith
Chandler Texas are here, Mt Her
men Baptist w. H. s. held their
election Monday evening and elected
officers for the ensuing year. Mr..
Boase Hanford has returned from
Stephenville. Rev. Harvey Brown and
dated their cleaning and pressing
shops. Mrs. Henry English has re-
turned from Muskogee. Mrs. Matte
Stokes of Oak Cliff Dallas visited
her father and mother Mr.: and Mrs.
auro made flying trip to Fort Worth
last week. Mr. !, II. Walker who is
here for his health visited Fort Worth
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. f. Rivers
Barnwell lectured at the public school
Society and The Modern Health Cru
SADIE. His lecture was indeed help
full. Hhe cooperation of the teachers
and pupils in this work was pledged.
Rev. Wright, pastor of the A. NJ. z.
marks. Mr.. w. M. Alexander pro-
gressive citizen of Mineral Wells
visited the school and gave the child
rem sound advice. Mr.. b, V. Adams,
Mr. Argyle Hudson and Mr. James
flu. Mrs Abner is stlli on the sick
list. Rev. Talley was at his post
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
NEGRO "Yr WORKERS OVERSEAS

OF the large group of "Y" work.
ers who went overseas 81 were Ne
groes, and 23 of these were women
only three of whom We're in France
during the actual fighting; not until
months after the Armistice were
other Negro women sent overseas
There were never more than rs Me-
gro "Y'' secretaries in France at any
one time, and they were scattered
among nearly 100000 Negro troops
Many times Negro men were met
in France who had never seen Ne
gro "Y" worker. and had not re-
ceived service from any "Y" worker
These rs secretaries served with the
fighting units and with the troops
in the Service of Supplies and in
large areas. The fighting units of
Negro soldiers were the 92nd and 93rd
Divisions, the later comprising four
regiments brigaded with the French
1t was in these units that the SER
-retaries won well-deserved praise for
faithful service and unfaltering cour-
age. The airplane raids. lombard
ments from enemy guns, and BURST
ing gas shells did not slacken their
ardor to follow the men wherever
they went.
This work was well summed up.
in a talk given to Negro secretaries
Fat a banquet in Paris by Mr.. e. c.
Carter. head of the Y. N. C. A. over
seas, who said, mo group of secre-
taries has been on higher level
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
WHISKEY CORSET is NEW BOOT
LEGGERS' SCHEME

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. ga valuable
'first-aid to the bone-dry injured"
was exhibited in recorders court
Saturday in the form of Bootlegger's
corset-a corset with seven pockets
tailor made, for pints and half-pint
whisl<ey bottles.
The inventor. also user of this
unique garment, appears in the per-.
son of one VIII Davis, denizen of
Decatur street. Will was arrested
Friday when officers became suspi-
cious of him because of his peculiar
actions.
Upon being searched at the police
station the "whiskey- corset" and sew
eral pints of corn liquor were dis
covered, securely hidden by heavy
sweater.
Will is now being held at the police
station in default of 5000 for violat-
ing the prohibition law.
Davis says he has applied for pat
ents on his corset.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
STEPIIENVILLE

Stephenv'lle. Tc.u.. 1Ar 20 --nv'lrs;
to the inclement weather Sunday no
serices at various churches. Mrs.
Helen Num- o Brady is in the city
visiting her daughter Miss Erie
Francis. The Dallas Express is scor-
ing a hit here. Every body is going
crazy about the South's greatest
Negro paper. Budget No. l. We
the injury of none. it is not best
as a matter of principles; but it is
the path of good will that Ieads us
to peace and honor. We should do
our duty in all things no matter
how small or great the task may be,
do your duty. If you can not do more
you should never wish to do less.
Let us all take this for our motto
thus: THAT we will not let our moth
er or father or any of our relatives
wear one gray hair in their head
for any lack of duty on our part"
Do your duty.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
Ignorant Aliens Versus citizens.

If the
doubt them
of plotting
recruits
cities And Ignorant
loyal Americans privileges
the latter denied
thought that SOME
malice llwi
of this
constitutional to
selves less than
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
HILLSBORO

HIllsboro, Texas, Jan. 29.EThe
DALLAS Express Is receiving inconimus
galore" for it's clean and classy
news notes, and its sane and sagaci-
Gus editorials Hats off to the man
oeer Mrs. w. ID. Terrell left Sum
day at Ranger, Texas, to join her
husband, whore they Will temporarily
reside. Mr. Leonard Johnson spent
a few days in Mineral Wells last
week. Sunday was one OF the cold
est days of the season, and as
result church services were not un-
like 1t. c. G. Sanders, the Express
man, spent Sunday in Waco. Today,
January 81 is the last day and z
z. NJ. the hour. If you haven't pald
your poll tax, lay this paper aside
go now and pay them. The Repup-
iican party of Texas which we have
held allegiance to for threecsc4 ore
years has planned to eliminate the
Negro But a faction of this party,
not only by name but by reputation
has decided to meet the foe, az the
States Convention, on the 25th or
NAV and elect Colored delegates
to the National Convention which
conyenes in Chicago on the Sth or
June next. The Republicans of this
country will meet ere long TO eject
delegates to the States Convention
Let's be there boys with poll tag
receipt and elect delegates who Will
align themselves with the Harry
Beck and Il. H. X. Green faction
Mr. Sam Shelton, with his better
half as second, has taken charge or
the kitchen at the Hotel Wear.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
LADONIA

Ladonia. Texas, Jan. 29.-You will
find the Express at all the leading
Coiored barber shops in, the city.
Rev. c. H. Pryor of Dallas was at
his post at Mt. Pilgun Baptist church
Rev w. Il. Sims held his first quart
err at Pleasant Grove Sunday. Mrs.
A. d. Key was in the city last week
and made a timely lecture to the
Courts and X of p Please send your
news to me early so It will have time
to reach the office by Monday night
of each week
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
MART

Mart, Texas, Jan. 29.-The incle-
ment weather hindered services very
much Sunday. Mrs. Emma Majors
of Guda Texas has been here visiting
friends. Mrs. Easter Graves has re-
turned to Fort Worth Rev. S. d.
Mosely and wife are now stopping
in Marlin until the parsonage is COM
pleted at BOman's Chapel. We wish
for them success. Mrs. Jennie Arm
strong will make her future home
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Dorsey. On
account, of bad weather Rev. Lott
did not hold his quarterly meeting
on the 23rd instant
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
SATURDAY. JANUARY 81, 1920

There is among Negroes in
certain portions of America. an
organization which without doubt
Is doing much to cement the ties
Of mutual relationship and CO.
operation among the races OF
America by its activity. II is
known as the Vigilance Com
mittee and its plan provides that
wherever man OF another
race does a good turn or COM
mends our people. we should
write him letter encouraging
him SO that he would be con
scious of the fact that we notice
the compliments as much as we
notice the knocks.
One Mr.. f. A. Seiberliiig.
president and general manager
Of the Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der Company OF Akron, Ohio,
addressed his managers and men
recently at their annual ban
quet. 1t will be remembered
perhaps that since the exodus
north. hundreds OF Colored peo-
pie have found positions in fac
tories and they are working their
way slowly upward. It seems in
the audience that day. young
Colored man had been promoted
and selected by the employees
as their representative from his
department. Mr. Soldering OBJ
served him and stopped to pay
to the race with which he was
identified the following complI-
ment.
II see before me a young Cor
ored man. whom the men in the
factory have selected as their
representative. want to con-
graduate the men down in the
factory for their big. broad
minded action when they can
break down racial ties, religious
ties and social ties, or prejudi-
ces, II you please. and select
man on his merit, without regard
to his color or his creed. Young
man, ! hope you will prove
worthy OF the confidence placed
in you and that you may be
an example to your race. whom,
we must all admit. the white
race has not treated fairly"
In this instance It is highly
gratifying to note both that
this young man. by his integrity
had won the respect Of his fell
low workman and that the spirit
OF fairness SO actuated his en-
ployer that such notice was
taken of the expression by this
man. the head Of the plant.
There is no doubt that man
hood. strict integrity and straight
forwardness pay. It is gratyfy-
ing to find them in any human
being. When they are apparent
in the general carriage and ac-
tivIty Of the individual they
overrule all preconceiyed preju-
dice If there be any. Such
qualities demand respect from
the world and receive It. A
square manly, honest dealing
human being who delivers the
goods needs no other introduce
ton to the world. His useful
ness guarantees his entrance,
We win do. well to strive to
gain more fully these qualities
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have been impressed most by your
spirit. Sometimes you have met with
nv workers with the red triangle
on their arms, but in all you have
shown the spirit of the Great Mas
Southern Workman
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ROCKwALL

Nettie. Brown received a broken leg
Rockwall, Texas, Jan. 29-Mrs
In run away accident: Amputation
being necessary. She died from the
effect and was buried on the 21st
instant Mrs e. ]. Opinson spent
Oshurn left for Athens to take up his
school work. Mrs. r. ]. Opinson
has returned home after an extended
visit to her friends and relatives in
shreveport La. Mrs Roxie Kin is
on the sick list.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
SUPREME COURT SAVES CONVICT
ED ARKANSAS MEN
Stay of Execution Granted lively
Men Who Were to Die for Elain
Riots.

Little Rock. Ark, Jan. The twelve
Elaine 'conspirators" are assured of
an indefinite lease on life. They will
not be executed for at least six
months and probably not then, for
the Supreme Court granted a stay
of execution when appeals were filed
in all of these cases here. 1t is the
belief in many quarters that because
of the hasty trials and prejudice
shown by the trial court. new trials
will be granted these alleged con
spirators." 1t is freely predicted
that should new hearings be ordered
many will be acquitted
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

iADblished every Saturday morning
% the year at 1900 Swiss Avenue
by
Urn DALLAS EypRHss PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
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Dallas. Texas. +.
New York once. Frost q Frost
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dependent Life Building.
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}. \. JoRDAN. Maaaees.
THE DALLAS EXPRESS has


never hoisted the white feather,
neither has 1t been disgraced
by the yellow streak. II is not
affiliated with the flannel mouth.
II is a plain. every day, SEN
sIbIe, conservative newspaper,
which trims no sail to catch
the passing breeze; flies no
doubtful flag. It processes a
patriotism as broad as our
country. It's love of even hand
ed justice covers all the ter
ritory occupied by the human
race This is pretty high
ground. but we live on 1t and
are prospecting. Boys of the
press come up and stand with
us. This ground is holy.
W. q. KING.
.s3&at&AtstsA4e@.a 4.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

A Correction
The luncheon given at Mrs Perry
blacks should >have been ten couples
instead of twenty couples.
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5 angry speak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

ther, that the enforcement of such q price would actually entail a loss upon the plaintiff which, it is stated, keeps high-grade place and serves food, col fee and the like of the best quality, which it admitted, the plaintiff furnishes to it's customers
 It is further alleged that coffee, as a drink is not necessary as contemplated by the Lever act, and therefore that the traffic in the same is not subject to reg ulation of the fair price commissioner.
 The defendant has not filed any formal answer to the bill but he appeared in person before me and opposed by oral statement and argument the granting or the injunction.
 PUBLIC SENTIMENTS
 By sworn bill, affidavits and other wise, it is made to appear that the fair price commissioner has threatened to oe- gin criminal prosecution against ths plaintiff and "has threatened to under take a campaign of harassment and hu- initiation against the plaintiff; and has openly threatened to destroy plaintilt business by means of criminal prosecu- tion and by means of arousing pubic sentiment against the plaintiff by pupil cation in one or more newspapers In the city of Birmingham of statements or dcnuncatory character, pointing out anu naming plaintiff as the operator or restaurant which fails and refuses to CO., operate with the said fair price coInm's- soner and declaring plaintiff to be un- fair in it's business transactions, and that said acts are in excess of any authority conferred upon him by law
 And further, the plaintiff alleges that the methods employed by the commis- sioner and directed against the plaintifr in the matter of the price or cof1ee are tyrannical, unfair and discriminatory III the extreme; and that said fair price commissioner stated that he did not care at what price the hgh-class hotels Tn Rrmingham such as the Tutwiler, soid their coffee: that such hotels might sell their coffee, if they pleased, at 25c or ooc Ter cup, without interference from him and that, as a matter of fact, such ho- tels are selling their coffee at a priee above cents per cup
 It is also stated in the sworn bill that the fair price commissioner said to the plaintiffs agent that he did not care what prices were charged in the city or Birmingham by Miss Jennies Tea Room, a place of refreshment operated by very estimable woman, saying in SUD- stance that she is having a hard time making living and could charge what she pleased for coffee, and that she IS selling coffee at 10 cents per cup" More over the bill recites that coffee is sold by the cup in restaurants in the cities or Huntsville Decatur. Sheffield and Flor ence without interference from Spain, ai- though his attention has been specifically , called to such prices.
 THE LEVER ACT
 The Lever act as amended, under, which the defendant claims his authority, pro- vides that it is hereby made unlawful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

in friendship and cooperation"
 The plank follows MT. Bryan's de- mands for majority rule and was re- garded as fundamentally opposed to the administrators desire for a declara- ten of ratification without destructive reservations.
 MT. Bryan's league plank is re- garded by administration democrats at the convention as embodying much the same proposals as he brought out at the Jackson Day dinner in Washing ton and which signalized a rift between the President and MT. Bryan over the issue. His proposal that the treaty be ratified with such reservations as majority of the Senate might agree upon was rejected then by all the ad- ministration leaders in the treaty fight.
 GAG RULE CHARGED
 In face of gag rule" charges the New York delegation today adopted a resolution urging national platform plank for modification of the Volstead act to permit use of light wines and beer in the home.
 The resolution was introduced by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

court for the middle district of Alabama, hotels having jazz attachments and other adornment making the cost of op- eration more expensive than other places in Birmingham should not be allowed to tilt the price of coffee. This opinion was rendered by Judge Clayton in deny ing the petition of the City Cafe Com pany for an injunction against Frank Spain fair price commissioner for north ern Alabama, who has fixed cents re- tail as fair price for coffee.
 Through Varsar l.. Allen, its attorney. the City Cafe Company, which operates the Beavers cafes, sought to enjoin MT. Spain from publishing or mentioning tie name of the cafe in connection with the price at which it may sell coffee in Bir- 
 On the legal grounds that the com plainant had ample remedy at law for libel, should he be damaged by any pub lication that the commissioner might au- the petition was denied.
 This opinion of Judge Clayton, accord ing to local court officials, is one of the most humorous ever handed down in the federal court. It is as follows:
 STYLE OF CASE
 The plaintiff, a corporation operating a restaurant in the city of Birmingham under the name of Beavers Cafe. has ap- piled to me for an Injunction against Spain, the defendant, who is the fair price commissioner for northern Ala bama, under authorized executive ap- pointment Both the parties were pres ent at the hearing of the application, the plaintiff by it's attorney, Vassar l.. Allen, and Frank F. Spain, the defendant, who is also an attorney at law, in his own proper person.
 The bill alleges that the plaintiff has at much expense a large 5us- ness with numerous customers whom 1t serves with articles of food, coffee ana other lawful refreshments; that the de- fendant has undertaken to regulate the price of coffee served by the plaintiff to it's customers and has fixed the price of a cup of coffee, with cream and sugar, in the city of Birmingham, at cents.
 It is averred that such price for coffee, including the two condiments, is not such a price as will cover the cost of materials, production and service. includ- ing the overhead expense, and then leave the restaurant keeper any profit; fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

Norman E. Mack, national committee man. and was supported by Miss Elizabeth Marbury. a delegate at large. who was elected national committee woman.
 Mayor George R. Lunn. of Sehnec- tady. told the delegates the inclusions of a moist plank in the platform would seal the fate'' of the party in the coming election. He demanded a roll call as the viva voce vote was being taken but was not reco gnized
 Other resolutions adopted favored independence for Ireland, ratification of the woman suffrage amendment by democratic states, a federal workmens compensation act affecting shipping