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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-19

The officers and members of st.
James Temple gave a public reception
last Monday night at the church to
talnment of the Bishops Council. De-
tail reports were made by the fol-
lowing leaders of divisions DR. r. T..
Hamilton, Mrs. j. G. Frazier. Mr.. r.
Lee Jones, Prof. N. w. Harllee DR.. G..
reports as made will be published la
ter as all workers have not as yet
turned in their subscription lists.
Special praise and thanks were Civ
en- the Dallas Express by chairman
Hamilton, for liberal space donated
movement; the Express having given
free of caarge more than $4,000
worth of advertisement to the cam
palgn.
atlons on behalf of the church and
connection were made by Bishop W.
ID. Johnson, Mr.. S. W. ]. Lowery,
Mrs. Weems and DR.. Abingdon At the
conclusion of the program refresh-
The report for the week is as fol-
lows for ladies division:
BY Mrs. Irene Gadison;
Adah Chapter No. 4. o. e. s..
Mr.. Priour S1.00; Mr.. King. 25c;
Mr.. J.. c. Caller 15c; Mr., ]: Hober, 1Oc;
Mr.. J. H. Shears, 25c; Mr.. Walton,
Csc; Mr.. Davis, 25c; Mr.. Day, 25c;
Mrs M. Haynes, soc; Mr.. J. H. Glad
ison, $500; Mr., Thomas, S0c; Mrs. b.
Howard. 25c; Mrs. L. D. Henison. 10c;
Mrs. L. Gillard, Csc; Mrs. M. Nash,
Csc; Friends. S1.65; Mrs. o. ]. .Finey,
soc; Mrs, p, orman. soc; Mrs. e. NJ.
Maxon Cash, SOC; total $500.
BY Mrs. Rozolia Thrash:
Mrs. r. Thrash. s1.00; Mr.. N. Thrash
Betty. 25c; NJ ). Thompson, 25c; q: d
Dunkins,. soc; W. b Mcshaannn, bOci
BY Mrs. A. w. Brashears;
Mrs. Baesby, s1.00; Mr.. Ththedo
$1,00; total $2.00.
BY Mrs Annie T. Moreland:
Diamond Court No. BIS, Mr. James
Moreland. $2.00; Mr. ID. Neely, $1.00i
Mr.. A. Bird, 100; Mrs. Annie More
land, $780, total $500.
BY Mrs. A. B. Day:
Mr.. r. Tipps, 800; Mrs. A.. Gray
$1O0; Mrs Black. $1.00; Father Joshua
soc; A. Fielder, SOC; Miss Caldwell, soc;
Mrs. Robinson. soc; Bro. Gray, &c;
Mrs. Hawkins, 25c; Mrs. stephen. Csc;
Bro. Epps, s1.O0; VIII Fielder, SlO0;
soc; Miss L. Brown, 25c; Mr.. A. Clark
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-19
HOUSTON NEGROES FIGHT
FOR PRIMARY RE-
COGNITTON.

Houston. Texas, Feb. 17-There are
signs which point to the danger of
the Colored voters, in this city. cap
turing the machinery Of the local
Democratic party. The present pri-
mary election is the innocent cause of
the situation. And so acute is the
probability that local Democratic
leaders have taken serious steps ia
bring about annulment of the law.
=, This fact was brought to light last
Msonday morning in the court room
OF Judge Charles e. Ashe where emil
nent counsel contended that the citv
had no legal right to bear the eT,
penses of the scheduled primary eIe-
ton for the ninth OF February.
Ordinarily the primary law would
nave peen allowed to go its way. But
recently local Colored leaders have
shown a marked disposition to forsaSe
the Republican ranks and affiliate
with the Democratic organization. Lily
Whitism is said TO be at the bottom
of the desire. This fact was pushed
out into the limelight at last Mon
days hearing before Judge Ashe. Sew
eral Colored men confessed that thew
were bent on going into the primaries
TO make a fight for recognition and
q, voice in government by throwing
their support to such Democratic cam
'ludtSS as Hetu SHOWn Il disposition to
give the Negro a fair chance.
The democratic primary has been
heretofore purely white mans pri-
mary and as 1t operates here and in
other Southern states. has been prac-
tically the real election, all actual is
sues being fought out In the primary.
COlored voters primary and democrats
moved TO annul the law, claiming
that the primary was Illegal. Messrs.
J. 3. Grigsby, G. F. Richardson, Jr.,
c. N. Love, w. L. Davis, VIM. Nicker-
son, Jr., Newman Dudley, Jr., and
Perry Mack were leaders in the
movement.
Not a few Democratic leaders would
be glad to support It were not for the
fear that the Colored leaders would
finally take advantage of the power
of a majority vote and thereby cap
ture the Democratic organization. This
is too bitter a pill to swallow even
by inference. Hence there has been
a cry sent out from Macedonia and
Judge Ashe has been called upon to
come forward with help to hold back
the impending "nigger flood"
It is expected that he viii render
decision which Will determine the
present primary law upcpnstitution onal
and therefore imperative. If he has
the nerve" to do this the State Su-
preme will uphold the decision on
"for the public good" grounds and
thus save, for the passing moment
the already besmeared face of white
supremacy" in the city of Houston
The Colored citizens were represent
ed at the hearing by r. d. Evans, a
Colored lawyer of Waco.
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The Southern G. O. PA Practical Question Of Politics

been accustomed to get together and
make a gentlemen's agreement t. dis
regard the poll tax prerequisite for
voting; they have agreed that they
W ould not challenge the ballot of any
person that had not paid his poll tax
provided he was eligible to vote 9TH
erwise. This has been a clear vio-
lation of the law, but Il has worked
both ways. as far as the two par
ties are concerned. and mas proved a
very satisfactory proceeding as q mat
ter of practical politics. Manv OF the
white Republicans, poor people, did
cot pay their tax, but thus were let
IN Ivy the gentlemen's agreement. The
NJ tsroes did not pay the tax unless
1t was paid for them In blocks, but
with the tax ignored 1t no longer re-
mained an object for any one TO round
up the Negro voters and pay their
taxes Both parties have been equally
guilty in this matter. but the net re-
suit has been TO make voting easier
all around.
The Negro voter has been gradu-
ally eliminated in most OF the South
ern States, and wherever this has
been done the Republican party has
crown stronger, as IN Vlsrlnia and
North crolina. The sou-h Is FULL of
CONTINUED on page %.
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PRESIDENT OF AFRICAN UNION
COMPANY. WEST AFRICA IN ".
tpy A. N. P.l


Chicago, Feb, 17-1charles w. Chap
Company Second. West Africa--the
Gold Coast'--is in the United States,
and spent several days in Chicago re-
gently, accompanied by Joseph L.
Jones OF Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary
of the African Union Company. This
company mas been formed since 1914
and besides engaging. in general
and other products of Africa to AM
rtcan consumers.
Mr.. Chappelle is a native American,
and a man of intelligence and inter-
esting personality. In an interview
for the Associated Negro Press he de-
clared:
Africa is the land of promise. The
ways agreeably surprised when they
actually know what we are accom-
fishing 10 Africa. We have everything
aiong the Gold Coast" that YOU have
in America. and with that we ha 10
freedom without reservation"
Mr.. Chappelle then produced ths
African Red Book" published for the
ing on there, and the Information IN
commercial achievement and the illus-
trations OF the men ind women Of
success, their places Jf business and
homes are really amazing.
I'VE hear talk here abogs heathern,
cannibals, deserts and wild animals,
all OF these may be- there but We
there where we live.
Asked whether the people OF the
Gold Coast" were entnusiastic about
any kind OF Universal Movement Mr.
Chappele replied ut nar ba = s-oad
thing, but know nothing OF II thore~ =
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House.
Advocates suppressinR Negro Voter
The contest may be made more
memorable by the charge embodied
in the brief of Mr.. Doughton that DR..
Campbell in the course of his cnm-
paign advocated suppression OF the
Negro vote. According to the news
paper men who reported the CAM
pAign. some of whom will be brought
to Washington to testify, DIR. Camp
bell in several speeches hinted that
the votes only OF white men should
figure in elections; AMI when he got
up into Ashe County, where there are
no Negroes at ALL he iet out from
the shoulder on the subject. According
to the brief filed by Doughton, DR..
Campbell in a speech at Lansing. Ashe
County delivered himself as follows;
"I am in entire sympathy with the
plans OF the Republicans (of the
STATED We do not wish the Negro
men or women registered or allowed
to vote. If they are allowed 1t will
be the Democrats fault"
a "GentIcmen's Agreement"
DR. CampbelPs reference to the
plans" VI the Republicans is q very
interesting thing. In certain counties
of the state where II Is nip and tuck
between the two parties, The Demo-
cratic and Republican leaders have
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-19
Dallas Citizens Give Bishops One Of Great
est Entertainments in History Of Organiza-
ton. Council Opened Thursday With Bish-
Benz. F. Lee, Presiding.

The United efforts of the citizens of
Dallas headed by the Rev. DR.. G. w.
Abingdon, pastor of st. James A. M. e.
church, DR.. r. T. Hamilton chairman
Starks. chairman Of Mems Divisions;
Lee Jones, chairman of business mems
division;. N. W. Harllee, chairman
white churches division; DR.: G. L..
peoples division, has given to the
Bishops of the African Methodist
Episcopal, the general officers and
visitors one of the greatest entertain
ments in the history of the organiza-
tion. This has been q week of good
things in Dallas, commencing with
last Monday morning, when Bishop
w. d. Johnson of Plains, Ca, who Is
the presiding Bishop Of Texas preach
ed a great sermon. The church was
crowded. This was followed by an
able, sermon in the afternoon by Rev
William Taylor, pastor of the Prima-
tive Baptist church, and Sunday night
that pulpit orator and scholar from
Nashville, Tenn, Dr. j. A. Jones'
preached
Monday night DR.. C. w. Abingdon,
their interest in the citizens committee
and in the shape. of a reception and
banquet. having expressions OF thanks
and appreciation to the faithful COM
mittee by Miss Leila wilkins, repre-
senting the young people Of ST. James;
Mrs. A. $. Wells. representing the la
dies OF ST. James; S. w ]. Loweiy.
representing the men of st. James.
Abingdon, Miss Jattie Mae johnson.
representing the Sunday School, and
the principal address was delivered
by Bishop William Decker Johnson,
Of the Tenth Episcopal District. Re-
freshments were served to all.
Tuesday night was called the re-
union of the A. M. e. churches of
Dallas and surroundings. There were
many visitors present. The opening
hymn was lined by Rev. ], l.. john
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WHO KNOWS THE
ORIGIN OF ALBINO?

Early Portuguese explorers found
on the west coast of Africa a num-
Der of white Negroes" who, by rea-
son of the peculiarity, were held in
veneration by the blacks. They were,
of course, albinos.
1t was 10 describe them that the
word "albino" was first coined, and
since then it has been applied to hui
man beings of all races whose lack
of pigment deprives their skin, eyes
and hair of normal coloration
Albinism is assuredly one of ma
ture's strangest freaks. In former
days persons SO aglicted were re-
garded with, horrof and systematically
Stunned. 4
Because og thier shrinking from
bright light the approbrious name of
'cockroaches" was bestowed upoT
them, and 1t was ignorantly supposed
that they were defective mentally.
For the latter notion, needless to say,
there was never the slightest basis
OF fact
Albinos of caucasian race have pc
cU'iarly fine hair, glossy. and silk
like which rather resembles corn
tassel silk.
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STANDARD LIFE AGENTS
MEET AT MUSKOGEE.

Muskogee. Okla, Feb. 17.-By far
one of the most interesting meetings
from a material STANDPOINT ever held
IN this state was. a. meeting on the
agents and medical examiners of the
Standard Life Insurance Co. Mr.. Pc
rara, the state agency director. work
ed most Zealously to make this meet
tbs Rs sn tbs Snd fsldg of great benefit
grandly. The Black Dispatch mar
sat there though those two days hav-
ing his eyes wonderfully opened as
to. the great possibilities within this
race of ours.
Mr.. w. II. King, the company's d.
rector OF agencies, was present and
to heart talks, crowned by one Of the
most interesting addresses upon in
surance and more especially Standard
Life Insurance, raised the aspirations
and ambitions of his force IN this
state to their highest pitch and they
went out with grim determination
TO do or die. 1t was remarkable Ia
hear these young men # this new
day talk about millions as II they
were but small items in a DAYS rou-
tine. And do not think that it was
all talk, nor was 1t all ambition. The
annual report of the Company showed
that these very men had written more
than one million dollars for this Com
pany in this state last year and with
practically six months of the year
gone before they got started. II is an
encouraging feature to hear our men
speaking in terms of millions. TIC
hear that this Company has now more
than twenty millions of dollars or In
surance i'm force; that 1t has assets
of million and a half dollars with
this standing growing by a million g
month is a sign that ere long the
Race is going to come into its own.
Bishop l. b. Scott OF Nashville
Tenn, was present and at night de-
livered one of the most forceful ad-
dresses that Muskogee has heard In
a long. time 1t was the talk of the
town the next day. With w. H. King
from the home office, IL. H. Carry
from the divisional office and M. e
Perara of the state office, the meet
ing was in the hands of experienced
est. From the time the meeting was
called to order Friday morning till
the round table talk which ended Its
program late Saturday evening the
seemed too eager to continue. But
after q splendid banquet the last
night the men left Muskogee with
vim and determination to put Okla
homa in the three million dollar bust
ness written class for 1921. The Edi-
tor of the Black Dispatch was on &c
deliver one of the principal addresses
but owing to physical disability, he
was unable to be present to the, dis
appointment of all of the men. The
so fast that the office force at Mus
kogee lad to be reorganized and in
creased with Mr.. w. Il. Hupert OF
Boley being put in charge. Mr.. Me.
bert is an experienced office man and
will lend much to the operation OF
the Company in this state. He brings
with him a ripe existence. undisputed
honesty and unusual ability.
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SANITATION URGED
BY BISHOP JONES.

New Orleans, La: Feb. 17-Negro
Methodists held an interesting session
on the fourth day of the Louisiana
Annual Conference in progress at Mt.
Zion Church. =
Improvement of church property
was urged strongly by Bishop Jones
In his address TO classes for admis-
sion into full membership. In which
he outlined in n helpful manner the
area program.
He was emphatic about the physical
appearance OF church property and
called attention to broken steps, win
. dow panes and unsightly conditions.
He advocated clean up. week" on
every charge. He preached the gos-
pei of white washing. painting and
scrubbing.
The bishop urged improving the
church services following the plan as
outlined In the Methodist Hymnal, and
made . strong plea for dignity in the
service. 'Methodism is hot a ragtime
church," said he. He advised his min
listers to stay out Of debt and be Lead
every kind.
DIR. r. r. Heath. dean of Flont-
Goodridge Hospital, was introduced
and said the. institution is serving
the Negroes In signal way. way; It It
whom were introduced to the con-
ference.
President Melden of New Orleans
College told of his work, saying more
than 400 students are enrolled. He de-
clared the college has well equipped
laboratories with modern apparatus
for the study of the sciences. a splen-
did library and has a 100000 endow-
ment. Gilbert College, Baldwin, La,
under the leadership of Professor A.
b. Augustine, Is an auxiliary school
to New Orleans College. These schools
are under the supervision of the Loui-
siana Conference.
If,,er
secretary, Board of Education for Me-
conference and told of what the Meth
odist Episcopal Church had done for
the Negro race. "In fifty years." 81 4
he, "the church has spent more than
1000, 900. There are $4,000 gradu-
ates from the twenty institutions Of
learning, 1900 are ministers, 1900 ply
sicians, pharmacists and dentists
These institutions have sent out over
$4,000 teachers. The centenary has
given S625,000 for education among
Negroes" He urged the ministers and
churches t. raise their full centenary
apportionment, so that larger i'm
provements and additions now con-
templated in the new program may
go forward. The Flint-Goodridge
Hospital received recently $1,000,
ment of 100000.
DR.. A. w. Brazier, member of the
Board of Hospitals, addressed the con-
ference and told of the hispital work
i'm general, and outlined plans FOR
conference set aside day to be
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GOVERNOR TO ENFORCE
PROTECTION OF PRISONERS

Little Rock. Ark. Feb. 17.-Gov.
McRae sent the following message to
me senate relative to the lynching of
Henry Lowry in Mississippi County:
MT; PRESIDENT: Mob violence is an
assault, first, upon law and order and
constituted government. and second,
upon the life of the individual. but
no amount Of philosophizing upon this
subject will, be. regarded by the mob
they have no sense of Justice, no re-
spect for God or manWe must devise
methods of averting surrender to the
mob spirit.
"Officers who will not protect their
prisoners should be removed from
prisoner to be taken from bis custody
by constituted avengers, should
be made to suffer for their conivance.
The attorney, general of the state, or
any prosecuting attorney of any dis
trict might be empowered to proceed
against such offending sheriff or
other officer, and statue promoting
this should be enacted by the pres
ent General Assembly.
THE lynching in Mississippi County
yesterday will stand out as a con-
this particular case there was no sus-
picion that the courts could not or
would not act promptly and properly.
This instance Is fairly typical OF the
uStllneSS Oh llleBdl execution .Inefe
is no need to debate the horrible an
giles of this situation, which is a sub
ject for sober reflection upon the
part of citizens who believe in law
and order and who condemn anarchy
in any FORM
'I insist that your honorable body
address itself to an early considera-
tion of n bill to fix responsibility
specifically upon any officer who neg
lects his duty to protect the life of
his prisoner, making as part. of the
Civ ng the attorney general or any
county in the state, recognizing that
local authities are usually in
timidated by the prospect of ven
geance which might be as readily
launched against an officer as against
helpless criminal prisoner. Respect
fully submitted.
THOMAS C. M'RAE,
Governor"
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wealthiest men in Congress and the
richest man in North Carolina in
either house. He looks like Bob Fltz-
simmons. and 1t Is no feat at aii for
him to drive a herd of cattle thirty
miles in day. The district Is rather
see-saw affair, having been repre-
sented in recent years by Republicans.
like Romulus c. Linney and q. Spen-
Ger blackburn, ana by Democrats.
Mr. Doughton's majority in the last
election was only 1850, and DR.. Camp
bell Is contesting his seat having de-
clared that he could produce 500 af-
fidavits attesting to fraud In the
election. The Republican Congrsssion-
al Committee sent Campbell 81 90 to
make his election campaign and has
appropriated $4,000 for his use in
making his contest. Of which DR..
Fees states that he informed DR..
Campbell at the time he advanced the
money 1t the committee were not
so much interested in seating him,
owing to tho large majority on the
Republican side, as they were in bring
ing to the surface evidence of wrong
doing. This phase of the contest is
OF some interest owing to the act
ion of Champ Clark in introducing a
resolution requesting an investigation
OF the disbursement OF political FUNDS
TO be used by contestant before the
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the Southern States as to break the
Democratic solidarity.
Negroes VIII Watch Closely
1t Is doubtful whether the Northern
reader appreciates political conditions
in the South or, If he does and is a
Republican II he realizes what dell
icate problem has heen entrusted to
the gentlemen whose names appear
above. If only the South were con-
cerned. If party conditions could be
changed there without danger Of an
adverse reflex political action in the
Nsrth. the task would be simple
enough. The menacing factor natur-
ally is the Negro voter; not perhaps
the Southern Negro who Is not allow
ed to vote and wants to do so but
the Negro element IN the North which
exercises a very powerful influence
in many Of the great cities; an influ-
ence powerful enough, in some caGes,
to seat and unseat congressman. 1t
may be assumed. therefore, that the
Negro leaders of the North will for
low very cloGely the proceedings OF
the subcommittee appointed by
Chairman Hays and that sooner or
later party managers will be faced
with the question whether they shall
go ahead on lines clearly marked out
for them by tho white Republicans OF
the South and cut edrift altogether
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from the Southern Negro or shall con.
tinue along the old lines, with most
of the white men OF tine south voting
with the Democrats and most of the
Republican organizations black and
tan and maintained chiefly for the
purpose of sending venal delegates to
the Republican national convention.
Contest in the Eight North Carolina.
1t is perfectly feasible, from some
poirts of view. to organize strong
and growing Republican party in the
South. The difficult and deIlcate
problems involved in the process are
well exempllfied in the contest being
brought in the Eight North Carolina
Congressional District by DIR. J. l..
Campbell. the defeated Republican
candidate, against Robert l.. Dough-
ton, the sitting member. The district
Is peculiar one, the State having
been gerrymandered by the Democrats
10 prevent the Republicans capturing
TOO many congressman. 1T extends
from Stanly County in the southern
part Of the State directly northwest to
Ashe County in the extreme north
western corner, and consists chiefly
of mountain territory with relatively
few Negro Inhabitants In most parts
and almost none at all In the NORTH
ern counties. Congressman Doughton
is a mountain farmer, one OF the
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SECESSION OF UNION OF SOUTH
AFRICA DEFEATED.
(By A. N. P.)

London, England, Feb. 1.-THE
South African Nationalists, who fa-
vor the secession of the Union OF
South Africa from the British en-
lists (and secessionists) in the general
election, according to advice received
from Capetown.
The feature OF the result was the
collapse of the Labor party which
lost all seats in the national legis-
lature. Labor will have only eight
seats in the next legislature. Gen
SHUTS premier and leader OF the In
perialists, returned a large majority
for mis- party through his personal ef-
forts. British newspapers, expressed
iubliation over the result. Such flar-
ing headlines as the following were
printed:
South Africa stands by the FlagV'
and mo Secession by South Africa;
Civil War is avertedl"
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WHITE MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDER OF
COLORED WOMAN.

Augusta. Ga. Feb, 17.-Gi1rane Fon-
tame, young white man, was put on
trial here. charged with murder, and
was convicted, with a recommendation
to mercy, and was sentenced by Judge
John d. Humphrey of Atlanta, TO Inn
prisonment Tor life. pontaine, a month
ago, shot and killed young Colored
woman of whom he was jealous, then
turned the weapon on himself wound
ing himself severely, it Is said How
ever. he was re- covered from his hurts
On trial he denied the killing. There
was no eye witness to the murder,
which took place in bed room of
Fontane's home. Judge Humphreys
and Judge Henry c. Hammond swap
ped benches for the week.