The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-14

It was on Wednesday OF last week
Dallas Express representative called
at 304 South Hill avenue.
1t was beautiful afternoon, the
earth had donned her beautiful coat
Of verdue. the sun touched trees and
flowers with millions of tiny rays
spoke welcome in language OF flowers
IA welcome we can never forget
Amid this scene OF vegetation Is the
humble home Of Rev. Mcintyre, a
comfortable and happy abider' On
of the Dallas Express who busted
himself conversing with two gospel
ministers, Revs. Mcintyre and Joseph
Bullock.
In course OF the conversation that
followed 1t became apparent that the
ministers were curious TO know the
strangers mission.
Finally, the reporter moved him
self in his chair, crossed his legs and
queried: Does Miss Lille Gussie Tay-
YES" said the minister.
May 1 see herr" was the reporters
"You could, II she was here. "she
has been gone since morning, and US
evening" II was nearly o'clock
when these remarks were made.
With courage OF a spartan soldier re-
a patience like job the stoical re-
determination
terview Miss Lille G.: Taylor, who
may become the worlds wealthiest
Negro woman
Slttins as we were, watching pe-
destrians and traffic passing and re-
passing on Hill avenue, among which
were newspaper men, photographers
and associated press men. all seeking
interviews for various news systems
and others endeaVoring to secure snap
shots and photographs for other pur-
poses. But they were told Miss Lille
was not at home. We saw them leave
In disgust.
Hour after hour rolled by but the
Dallas Express representative stuck
woman sought was still invisible and
no trace of her could be found even
at this late hour and finally the Col
ored news hound gave up the chase
To be the first to get story from
the heiress for fthe Dallas Express
was upmost In the mind of the report
er and to accomplish this end was
Early Thursday morning the report
err secured his news wallet and hiked
for SQ4 South Hill avenue. and to his
surprise drove up about the time
away with a friend was alighting
from an automobile.
1t was about 1850 in the morning
but the news hound was there first
Good morning Miss Taylor, how
are your" said the stoical reporter,
." GOOD o si mpoPPSins upon s9 ahe s RSSreh
Soon as II Is permissible, may
have few words with you, Miss Tay-
or?' inquired the reporter
Yes sir!' said she.
In the meantime she went into her
room and after a. few minutes OF
preparation the news man was in
vited into the room: the first act
was personal Introduction, and the
visitor was asked to take seat
In looking over the room we saw
mat the room was large. airy and
afforded much ventilation, pictures
of the race decked the walls, sun
shine poured In glad radiance into
each window of the room, making Il
indeed the kingdom OF a happy home.
Miss Lille sat perched in an arm
chair TO the right of that OF the news
chaser and with flash of her large
brown and well set eyes she an
nounced herself ready for the inter
Are you the heiress of the oil
properties at Homer. La. that are
now in litigation Miss Taylor" was
the reporters first question.
Yes" said Miss Taylor.
We'll, said the reporter did Won
see the article appearing In Wednes-
Gays issue OF the afternoon papers.
Yes she responded. but the
statement was false; you are the only
newspaper man whom l have talked
with. They claimed that / went 10
work Wednesday morning, but that
was untrue. ] don't know where they
got their information for publication
as ! have not made any statement TO
any one. have kept the matter as
quiet as possible and has refused even
t 10 morn I'm the people for whom /
permission to go to Louisiana. when
my lawyers would wire me 10 come
a assl yet / did not tell them of my
They were first Informed of II
through the newspapers and when
snG . lay It they approached me and
are talking aboutP' II is your name name
and number. Yes, l guess IL is"
said she, smilingly.
Well" remarked the landlady."
that appears in this article" "A fol-
lowing is an excerpt OF what appear
ed IN an afternoon paper;
Lille Gussie Taylor. whom
richest Negro woman in the world
got up early Wednesday morning
and went to work as usual.
Title TO oil lands near Homer
La, worth millions OF dollars, has
been established for Lille by the
Louisiana State Supreme Court,
and if similar suit Is sustained
in the Federal Court her claim
will be absolutely valid
Amt no use TO get excited about
II nohow," commented Lille, who
resides in a shack at 304 Hill ave-
nue. south. in the Negro section
OF that street. She has no inten-
tiou of moving into better quar-
tere Tor a while at least. and says
she is going to keep right on
working.
Nah health is poorly" Lille
said, land an reckon II all this
money comes along, Ah'll lay off