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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22

ing Dec. 31st, 1920,
Two years ago we were permanently
organized and duly chartered. When
we began, we had neither money nor
Letters of Credit" but, we did have
will to do and a determination to
succeed; and, with condolences in our.
selves, faith in the race and hope in
the future, we hoisted our flag and
struck out, boldly, in the virgen
field of "Real-estate" How well we
have succeeded is indicated in this re-
port and shown by the financial state
ment.
object.
AS the name implies, the object of
the Company is to erect and repair
buildings; to accumulate and loan
money on the the same to purchase
and sell subdivisions of real estate,
in the city of Dallas, and to improve
the same.
Capital Stock.
The Company was originally capital
ized at ($5 ,000.00) Five thousand dol
lars; but, it soon became so popular
and the demands for its shares regu-
ular. that we found 1t necessary to
increase our shares and amend our
charter. Today, we are chartered for
(S15, 5,000.00) Fifteen thousand dollars:
and, judging the furutre by the past.
the day is not far distant when the
company will be capitalized for the
neat sum of (S50,000.00) Fifty Thous-
cent sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars worth of business, annually.
Number of shares Sold.
Including the shares of 1919, the
Company has sold six hundred and
twenty-seven shares valued at Thirty
One Thousand Three Hundred and
Fifty Dollars.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Southern Papers Would
Brand Chicago as Negro City
Because Of Increase.
tBy A. N. P.)

Chicago Jan. 20.-There is a con-
certed effort, with more or less sus-
picious motives, to manufacture senti-
ment in favor of the Southern idea
of dealing with the race problem"
The following editorial which has
come under the observation of the
Associated Negro Press, has appeared
without credit lines. in fifty or more
daily southern newspapers. Each edi-
torial has the same caption, as is al
ways the case in similar editorials.
The canton of, this editorial, "Chicar
go as a Negro City" It says:
Chicago has carried through its
boast that 1t would double its Negro
population in the decade. The increase
is 1855 per cent, as against 21 per
cent for the whites. The Negroes have
grown proportionately in in numbers more more
than seven times as fast as the whites.
Total Negroes in Chicago, 109,594-
which carries 1t above Baltimore, and
possibly Washington, with New York
changed conditions in this country are
shown by the fact that the two cities
with the largest Negro population are
now. in the north-Chicago and New
more and Washington, are in the So
called border states" with possibly
another Northern city sixth, Phiiadel-
phia. The only Southern city which
comes any where near these is New
Orleans, which may show a slight
falling off in the number of its Ne
groes, like the neighboring counties
of Louisiana and Mississippi.
The result is due to three causes
the fact that many rail- Dads in this
that 1t is easy for Negroes from Lou
isiana, Mississippi and Tennessee to
slip into the Illinois metropolis; sec
ondly, the. camp for the Southern Ne
near Chicago; and, finally, political
influence for Chicago politicians have
stimulated this immigration, finding
the Negro voters easily controlled by
in Chicago whi are. segregated in the
South division, and have a largely de-
termining Influence in Chicago
politics.
mediately after the Civil War some
extremists on the race question sug-
gested that a district or territory of
the United States be set OFF as res
servation for the Negroes alone, sort
of American Liberia. Possibly the
aside for this purpose. It's population
is almost exclusively Negro and Its
official, state and municipal, are OF
"Many of these Negroes came orig
inally and only few years ago, from
Louisiana and Mississippi. The efforts
to win them back to the South has
not been at all encouraging. They are
being held together by their large
numbers and their political favors,
The people of Chicago have awakened
to the fact that they have race
problem of their own to solve, and
very marked differences of opinion
have developed among them as to the
proper treatment of the question. as
the anti-Negro riots of last year
showed. Chicago therefore, has a far
kindlier sentiment towards the South
in its efforts to solve these race
problems" fairly, justly and to the ad-
VANTAGE of all.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
ASK $500, 900 FOR NEGRO TUBERCULAR HOSPITAL
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
is ASKED TO PROVIDE
FUNDS TO ERECT TUBERCU-
LAR SANTTARIUM FOR NE
GROES.

Austin. Texas. Jan 2O.--A bill call
ing for an appropriation of $500, 900
for the establishment OF q Negro tn
bercular hospital for Negroes has been
introduced in the Texas Legislature
now In session by W. II. Bledsoe Of
Lubback and Quinn Williams OF De-
catur
Its establishment is provided for
similar 70 the one now located al
Carlsbad for white tubercular patients.
Its location would be left to a COM
nfittee composed OF the chairman OF
the Board OF Control the superinten-
dent Of the Sanitarium at Carlsbad
and the State Health Ofiicer.
II Is highly probable that the rea-
son for the Introduction OF this bill
Is TO be found In the recent state-i
ment Of the field secretary Of TIE
Texas Public Health to the effect
that in the whole State OF Texas there
was not single bed of hospital cot
provided for Negro tubercuiar pa-
tients In spite OF the fact that their
death rate from this disease is nearly
three times as great as that OF the
Its Introduction az this time when
the. financial condition Of the state
is better than in many years may
argue forcibly for its support
Its authors express themselves high
ly hopeful that 1t Will be well sup
ported.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Ulimatum Of New York May
or Effectively Bars Estab-
Iishment of Ku KIux.

New York, N Y. Jan. 2O.-MayoI
Hylan declared last night the Ku
Klux Klan would not be tolerated in
New York City. His utimatum on
the question of whether a place would
be accorded the Klan, here was con-
tained in the following letter to Po-
lice Commissioner Bnright:
Dear Commissioner--An article APP
pearing today in one of the newspap-
ers and purporting TO be the first Of
a series of subsequent articles on the
same subject is headed, Ku Klux
Klan to Invade North in Nationwide
described in the article and mention
is made of an issue between the
white race and all the Colored races
and the foreign elements.
"NO Room For Khan Here"
Without attempting to pass upon
the merits of the proposed activities
Of the Ku Klux Klan or any SINH
lar organization, here Is no room in
this city for any group which
runs counter to law and order and
tends to create class antagonism.
",rhe administration of this city has
been conducted without special favors
to any class. We cannot permit any
portion Of law-abiding element of our
population to be brow-beaten or in
undated, and any attempts in this d.
rection should be met with stern re-
New York City is unique in the di-
Ne1SlIy OL It's ~ 10 NhlS
which has contributed to It's great
ness. People of every race and cline
from all parts Of the world have come
to our shores and added to our muni-
cipal growth and grandeur. 1t be-
hooves us to strengthen the unifying
influences which will cause the varied
elements of our population TO func-
ton harmoniously together for the
common good.
"Incltes Race .Iatred.o
Under the Constitution, equal rights
and, opportunities are accorded 10
every man, woman and enid living
in our country. Every citizen, irres-
pective of race. color or creed, can
demand equal recognition in the COM
mon affairs NJ life.
This is iscognlzed by all loyal
Americans devoted to the principles
of liberty, representative government
and the supremacy of law. No group
or set of men can be law unto IT.
self nor arrogate to- itself the right
to rule others by reason OF the pos
session of money, power or a self
constituted guardians OF liberty.
1T Is unfortunate that some news
papers and other means of access to
the public heart and mind, tnctte
rather than allay race prejudice and
hatred 1t makes the work of those
responsible Tor the maintenance or
law and order more difficult But gov
ernment and authority must be res-
pected, and the police must see to 1t
that this Is done.
Very truly yours,
John +. HYLAN. Mayor"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Whites Force COlOred
Tenant to VaCate Home.

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. 20,--wheil
white residents of the 2200 block Of
Oak street learned that Robert Self,
Colored, of 213 Courtland street, own
er of 2217 Oak Street, contemplated
renting his property to CoIored ten
ants they started a small-size race
riot, with the result that the Colored.
tenant was forced out of the district.
According to reports, the whites
warned Self against carrying out his
plan to rent his house to George
Flowers. and also warned Flowers not
70 move into the house. Both parties
ignored the warnings and last Satur-
day morning Flowers took possession
and brought his furniture.
During the afternoon several white
men notified him to vacate before
dark or take the consequences. When
darkness set in he was there and a
crowd began assembling The men
threw stones at the house and de-
manded that he "get out" Flowers re-
fused. The crowd grew. About mid
night the crowd rushed" the house,
smashed the front door and hurled
stones through the windows. Then
someone yelled police" and the crowd
scattered. When the police arrived
Flowers vacated, moving to 100 WeFt
Twentieth street.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
4 Organize 100000 Com
' pany For Making PhOnOgraph
Records Of Negro Artists.
Oy NORMAN I. McGhee).


New York, N. Y, Jan. 20.-Announ-
cement has just been made of a new
departure in music and business on
the part of the race. A corporation
been formed for the purpose of maxi
ing phonograph records. using exclu-
siyely the voices and talent of Color
ed people. IL has long been sub
ed people are very large buyers of
phonograph records. our best voices
high class musicians have had no
recognitions from the large white
companies who furnish all the records
that are supplied.
AT present only three Colored people
sing for the. records out of the hun
dreds of artists that are employed in
this work. One of these, Is maxi
ing purely comic records, another is
singing blues, and the third is sing
ing his own syncopated songs. When
artists like Madame Haokley Madam
Patti Brown, Mrs Florence Cole-Tal-
bert, Harry 7. Burleigh, Marion An
derson, and Roland Hayes desire to
make records they are advised that
they must pay the companies to bring
out their records At very great ex-
pense Roland Hayes produced some
but. the cost was SO heavy that he
could not continue it. The organizers
of the present company believe the de-
mand on the part of the race to per-
IIc Voices OI DeSI muSl-
clans must be met and that such rec
ords will sell.
While not depreciatIng the COM
mercial value of comic songs, blues
and ragtime songs. the new corpor-
alton proposes to furnish every type
of race music, including sacred and
spiritual songs, the popular music of
the day. and the high class ballads
and operatic selections. It proposes to
use some of the most famous quar-
tettes concert artists. church and
school choirs and glee clubs. togeth-
er with many Colored vaudeville acts,
for which contracts are being pre-
pared and aent out.
The organization of the company Is
in charge of Mr. Harry II. Pace, who
has been identified with the estab-
lishment OF some of the largest and
most successful business ventures of
the race, including the Million Dollar
Solvent Savings Bank and Trust CO.,
of Memphis. Tenn, The Standard Life
Insurance Company OF Atlanta, Ga,
and the Pace & Handy Music Com
pany of New York, N. Y. Mr.. Pace is
desirous OF getting in touch with sim
gers and musicians of the race who
have taiont along this line and with
Race Merchants and dealers who are
interestea in handling such records.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Jury Grants $1,000 For
Mans Life LOST by Negligence
(By A. N. PS

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 20--si 600 On
Tor life lost by criminal negligence
wa Was practically the verdict by the
gia Railway.
The plaintiff had asked for $4,000
damages, as compensation for ne
IL, 1917.
The Jury by it's verdict sustained the
contention Of the PLAINTIFF that an en-
gineer is looking along the track from
his engine must of necessity see any
object the size OF man on the track
and that his testimony that he did not
see such an object is open to contro-
Another plea sustained by the YER
dict was that though railroad em-
ployes are not bound to keep look
out along the track for. tresspassers.
no warming Is given or attempt made
TO stop The train, the railroad Is re-
sponsible.
Simon Taylor was employed by the
railroad for splitting crossties, for
fuel at a pumphouse near Goodwater.
The plaintiff alleged that in order TO
carry ties across the railroad track,
and thus discharge his duty. he was
consequently not tresspasser at the
time he was alleged that was killed
It was further alleged that he was
struck without warning. after being
even admitting that he was a tress-
passer the plaintiff was entitled to
damages.
The argument of the defense in the
early part of the trial: sought to de-
ny the man was killed by a train at
all there being no eye. witnesses. 1t
was further alleged by the defense
that even II killed by the defendants
train. he might have met his death
while attempting u climb aboard. or
jump off the train. Contributors heg-
Iigence was also claimed, It being al
legged that Taylor was an aid man
and deaf
The strong point in the testimony
of the plaintiff was that of Mrs. Ala
bama origins, colored, who declared
that she saw the train from her
house as 1t passed and that the en-
gineer's head was at an angle which
indicated that he was looking.
Go down the track. Further evil
dence was introduced to show that
the train gave no warning signal as
passing. and the plaintiff held that
the engineer must have seen the de-
ceased Taylor on the track and neg
ligently failed to give warning.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Former Dallas Pastor Now
breaches in $35O,OOO Stuc-
ture.
fBy A. N. P.)

Chicago. Jan. 20.-From residence
prayer meeting organization to an
Incorporated religious body, worship
ing in an edifice valued at 5O.OOO.OO
may sound like fiction, but 1t is the
actual story Of Pilgrim Baptist Church
The congregation has recently
purchased the magnificent Jewish
Temple, Indiara avenue and East SSrd
Street, for cash consideration OF
S75, 100000, and the opening week has
Just closed. DR.. S. Il. j. Watson, who
became pastor of the church only last
Nay is responsible for the success.
A. number of the leading officers of
the church, including DR., E. C. Nor
ris, of Little Rock, president of the
National Baptist Convention; DR.. Jor-
don, secretary of the foreign mission
ary board, and Mrs. Layton, of the
women's division of Philadelphia; to-
gether with the leading white Baptist
officials of Chicago, ministers of va
rious denominations, business men and
the public generally assisted in the
opening.
The building is modern in every
particular, has an uneXcelled loca-
ton, and is another strong bit of ev-
idence of what the migration Is do
ing in the No tn
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
SEVEN SAVED FROM
FIRE BY A NEGRO
POLICEMAN.
Fought Way Through Flame
and Rescued 3 Men, 3 WOm-
en- and 3 Children in Recent
Boston Blaze.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 20-Seven per-
sons, three men, a woman and three
small children, were saved from death
in the flames by patrolman Herbert
Halliday a Colored member of the
Cambridge Police Force.
The rescued ones are Joseph and his
brother, Nathan Sclaremco. Raymond
and Mrs. Raymond Duane and the
three small Duane children.
All were Unconscious from smoke
when patrolman Halliday found them.
The fire was in a small two-story
frame building at 263 River ST., Cam
bridge, and evidently was started by
rats eating matches about $3.50 In the
back room on the first floor of the
building.
The Sclaremco brothers own and op-
crate meat, grocery and provision
store on the first floor of the build
ing and sleep in a small room in the
rear of the store. The Duane family
lives on the second floor in a small
When patrolman Halliday passed the
store he smelled the smoke and, look
inside the store. found it in flames.
Knowing the two Sclaremco brothers
were sleeping in the back room, Hal
liday broke open the door and groped
his way through the smoke and
flames and found the two men uucon-
scious on the bed. He dragged both
out to the street
Patrolman Halliday then went back
into the building and covering his
head with the coat he managed to
make his way up into the Duane
apartment. He aroused Mr.. and Mrs
Duane with some difficulty and then
grabbed UP the three young children
and carried them to the street and
left them with the two Sclaremco bro
theirs and then went back into the
burning building again and led out
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane.
The Fire Department found a brisk.
stubborn blaze, but 1t was soon eXtin-
guished with the building and $500
additional to the store. The rescued
quickly recovered.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
"Abyssinian Prince" Stirs
Chicago Court at Trial.

Chicago Jan. 20--Grover c. Redd-
ing, self-styled Prince of Abyssinia," Z"
who. with seven Negroes. is on trial
charged with murder in connection
with the deaths OF Ralph Rose, a sail
or, and Joel Hoyt, a cigar store
owner. during disturbance In the
southside "hiact- belt" last Fall halt
ed his tria several times with OUT
breaks Of temper during which he re-
peatedly thrs 9tened to "liclS any one
in the ro0m.f
Once Redding jumped from his
chair and Hit a baliff in the jaw,
knocking him down. Another time
ne took several small boxes of
matches and hurled them at different
persons in the room and he. frequent-
ly challenged spectators and court or
ficials 20 come up and fight il out"
vers to maintain order.
Other defendants testified tnat Red
oing poses as the Prince of Jehovah',
in making promises to take hundreds
or Negroes back to ADyssinia. and that
ne promised them great wealth and
power If they would follow him.
. James Briggs, one of the defendants
testli led that Redding told him d
$lUDyV train was to be chartered to
tour the South and collect Negroes for
the pilgrimage back to Abyssinia.
When Briggs protested that such a
thing was impossible, ne said, Reddinr
told him he had 'bribed President
Wilson with 100000 and two ivory
tusks 20 allow the tour
The testimony OF several police Off
GERS, who arrested. some OF tue de-
tehdants, closed the States testimony.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Western Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., Pays Five Claims
During First Years Business.

San Antonio, Texas Jan 20.-The
Western Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany owned and operated solely by
Negroes, during the past year has
paid five claims to policy holders for
damages by fire and written insuran-
ance to the amount of more than
$1.000,000
The latest claim to be paid was
that of VIM Mcdonald of Hubbard,
Texas. whose dwelling was burned a
few Gays ago and on which he car
ried $1,000 worth Of insurance.
representatives In Texas Is the first
Negro institution of its kind to oper-
ate among Negroes. It has over
s1.000,000 wortl Of insurance in force
and is fast establishing a record Of
promptness in its settlements.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
BINGA BANK OPENS WITH LARGE
DEPOSITS.
(By A. N. P).

State Bank opened its doors to the
public on Mondav v, the Bird of Jam
uary. II was rel letter day in the
history OF this city. 100 people de-
posted more than $50,000 This large
amount added to the deposits IL med
over to the new institution by the
Blnga private bank raised the total
deposits for the day TO the comfor-
table sum of s201, 900 Jesse Bipga Is
the President of the bank CHARLES s.
Jackson is the Vice President and c.
y. Langston is she Cashier. The bank
is located at the corner of State st.
and 36th Place, right in the heart of
the business section OF the famed
BLACK Belt"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Tuskegee Head Plans Lecture
Tour.
Bv A. N. P.)

(By A. N. f'l
Tuskegee Institute, Ala., Jan. 20.--
In response to the many invitations
OF Colored and white citizens of
middle western states DR.. Robert A.
Motion, Principal of the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute and
President of tho National Negro Busi-
ness League will make a speech-mak-
ing tour OF that section early in the
month of February. en- his itinerary
DR.. Motion will deliver addresses in
some of the principal cities Of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
DnNvEn srAn nprron DEAD.

Denver, Colo. Jan. 2O.-Charles S.
Muse, Editor OF the Denver Star, sue
Muse had Il brilliant career here, taxi
Ing an active interest in fighting
Race prescription of every sort and
leading through the Star many politi-
cal battles Ee was prominent in fra
ternal affairs, being supreme Repre-
sentative Of the Colored X Of P's
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
NEGRO BRIoKdAsON ESTABLISHES
NEW WORLDS RECORD.

Elberton, Ga, Jan. 2O.-What is be-
lieyed to be a new worlds record was
hung UP here by Jim Meriweather,
colored. who laid 1900 brick by act
ual count in two hours. That was a
record or 100 bricks per minute for
entire two hours. 1t required twelve
He is laying the vitrified brick on one
of the main thoroughfares Of Elberton.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
A. NJ. Il. CHURCH OF PHILADEIs-
PHIA CELEBRATES 125TH ami
VERSARY.
(By A. N. P)

philadelphia, Penn, Jan. 20---The
Zoar Methodist Episcol al Church,
Twelfth and Melon streets. celebrated
its 125th anniversary. Zoar Church
Is the oldest church for Negroes in
the Uni ca States.
-Four properties have been purchased
on Norsh street, adjoining the church,
the erection or large community
building, promised TO rival any in tho
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22

The volume of business, for the
year. has more than met our expec-
tations; which. take it. indicates that
opportune time; but, that 1T came to
stay.
Statement OF Receipts And Expenses.
Receipts.
Balance brought forward
jan /, i92O .,..,,.....,"$ 4404.62
Sash on shares ...,,........ 13623.07
Cash Prin. & Int, ...,....... 104S.75
Cash Sales and Rents ...... 2102.64
s21,179.O8
Expenses.
Cash. Realestate ......$ 11460.00
Cash Leagal Service .... 160.50
Cash Taxes and Int. e...... 2637.94
Cash Outstanding Checks
Discount on Bonds, etc :. 559.99
Balance on hand ........ 6010.65
s21.179.O8
Statement Of Resources And LIabiII-
ties.
Resources.
Bal. on hand
Notes Receivable ........... 100000
Real Estate .........,..... 2S.180.00
s48,80O.65
Liabilities.
Notes Payable ............$ 100000
Interest payable ......... 10000
Assets over Liabilities -. sZ69O.65
s4a,89O.65
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
NEGRO BRAKEMAN, HONORED BY
U. p. X. II.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 2O-H. j. Plum
chof, General Superintendent OF The
gold watch, la the name Of his COM
panY David Turner, Negro brake
man, on the 23rd OF December last as
a token of appreciation of his SER
of last year when he thwarted the eff
forts OF band of bandits to hold
up a train Turner has been In the
employ of the Union Pacific road for
the past S5 years.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22

nlty. VIII be under way before long.
The building will have large and
imodernly equipped looms for all
Kinds or religious, social and educa-
nonol work. An extensive library.
gymnasium, restrooms, billiard rooms
and suitable halls for all forms OF en-
tertainment viii be installed
IA connection with the community
building an industrial school where.
boys ard girls may take Up the study
or trades has been planned.