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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-18
AUTHOR ARRESTED FOR
VACRANCY SHOWS BOOK
AND IS RELEASED.
preston News service)

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. led
win Burch, charged with vagrancy.
handed the police judge copy Of
his booklet which he was distribu-
ting among Negroes here and was
discharged by the official with the
following comment: II think your
work will accomplish more for the
betterment Of your people than me
sending you to the prison farm.
am told that the police found you
at the union depot passing out these
books to Colored people. You say
you have Just landed IN town. After
looking over your booklet l am con-
fident that you will be able to ac-
complish much good in this city
by placing 1t in the hands of your
people. You are at liberty to carry
on this good work here"
The commandments follow:
l. Men, women, boys, girls, hus-
bands, wives, sweethearts and lovers
hate not work, it is the first step
to progress, prosperity, honesty, re-
spectability and wealth.
2. Keep within the confines of
the law. Crime and the violation Of
laws pay off only in grief, worry,
sorrow and misery.
8. Love, adore and cherish the
Negro woman: by this you respect
your mother and gain the respect
Of your fellowman.
4. Remember, America has done
more for you than any other coun-
try in the world, and will do more
in proportion to the number of con-
verts from ignorance to intelligence.
Let well enough alone.
5. Remember in America, Canada
Mexico or across the sea, you are
Negro wherever you may be. The
stain shall be forever upon thee.
The history OF the Negro has been
written and cast to the four cor
ners of the world. You cannot over
come history.
6. Remeber, when mingling with
evil associates, you are swinging up
on the Jail house gates. Desperadoes,
outlaws and bad characters, all must
bow before the forces of law and
order.
Do not attempt to do some things
you see in the movie show. Moving
pictures have caused the eyes of
many to be opened and have caused
the eyes of many to be closed.
8. Respect the man who owns
this country. He is your best friend
after all. He gave you a home in
the best country in the world. 9th
erwise you would be. perhaps, this
day, in dark Africa, the least civiliz-
ed. less developed and recognized OF
all countries.
g. Listen not to slick-tongued
self-styled Negro leaders. who give
you a mouthful of sweet dreamy
talk and take a handful of your
hard earned money.
10. Remember the money the Ne
gro spends in fine churches, auto
mobiles, conventions and foolishness
would build hundreds of mills, fac
tories, plants, hospitals, office build
ings and old folks homes, thus
giving work to thousands of Negro
men, women, boys and girls who pose
and repose upon our street corners.
Commenting further Judge Beck
ham said: This man has evidently
seen the curse that is being rocked
upon his fellowmen by the insid-
uous Garvey movement, the National
Association for the Advancement for
Colored People, the Niagara move
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-18
PETITIONS SIGNED SIMULTANEOUSLY
In TWO STATES ARE BEING CIRCULAR
Ed INFIFTEEN OTHERS. CALIFORNIA
SETTLERS in MEXICO LEAD MOVE
MENT.

Los Angeles. CAL. Nov. H.
Through the international Commune
ity Welfare League, twelve months
campaign has been started through
the United States to secure a mil
lion signatures of Colored and In
dian Voters to a petition to Presi-
dent Harding and the Congress Of
the United States to recognize the
present government of Mexico.
The circulation of these petitions.
and the signing of the same were
started at the same time in Cali
fornia and Oklahoma on Wednes-
day. November first, 1922. Similar
petitions are now being circulated in
at least fifteen other States.
In a signed statement given out
from the American headquarters Of
the League in Los Angeles, Califor-
mia. Attorney Hugh e. Macbeth, gem
eral Counsel of the League had the
following TO say:
Mexico has never had a stronger
or more beneficial government than
is it's present Administration. Pres
ident Aware Obregon easily ranks
in the class of Lloyd George, Gle
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-18
AFRICAN NATIVES RESENT
CHRETTANTTY'S COLOR
BAR.
Johannesburg, S. Africa, Nov. 16.

Johannesburg, S. Africa, Nov. 16.
--(Crusader Service) Commenting
on the recent conference of the At
rican Section of the Diocese of Jo-
hannesburg, the Abantu-Batho, one
of the leading native newspapers
published in the vernacular and in
English, makes the following inter-
esting editorial statements:
1--WE are on the threshold Of great
things. There is something moving
among the Bantu people-some-
thing with which both Church and
state will reckon in the near flu
ture, There has come into being
among the Bantu people new
spirit-a spirit of nationalism. That
is why there is religious and po-
litical discomfort among them. To-
day they know that they are peo-
pie, and that they have definite
place in Gods scheme of things.
They are growing into manhood, and
it will be useless for anybody to
try and prevent their progress
discussion which took place in the
conference must have been struck
by the bold manner in which pro-
tests were made against the colour
bar in Church. To some people these
protests may appear to be childish
or to be the work of native agi-
tators." In consequence they will at
tach no Importance to them, but
we who know how our people feel
in the matter of their rights can
see looming in the distance some
hing similar to European reforma-
ton.
Christianity as taught by
Europeans has so far failed to carry
out the objects and ideals of its
Founder. In the first place, it has
failed to establish one church. and
in consequences has made he es-
tablishment of a human brother
hood under the Fatherhood of God
impossible; while it teaches the
Fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man nevertheless it still re-
cognises, and worse than this il
encourages with all it's might, the
gulf between Jew and Gentle. II
draws a line of demarcation between
colour and couour, race and race,
nation and nation. Thus it may be
said, without exageration, that is ii
responsible for all the hatred and
bitterness that exist throughough-
out the Christian World. For how
can, we account for the atrocities and
barbarities that were committed
during the great war by the Christ
ian Nations of Europe. We never
heard of a Mohammedan nation
waging war against the followers OF
Islam. But the world today is in a
state of turmoil and mankind is
suffering because of the jealous
and quarels that exist among the
Christian Nations.
1.-THE failure of Europeon Chris
tianity lies in the fact that the re-
used as political weapon for tam
ing undeveloped races to fascilitate
ligion of the Son of Man has been
their exploitation by white men. Nc
one con find fault with Christianity
as taught by Christ on the banks
of Jordan, the sea of Galilee. and
on the mount of Olives. There
Christ taught the love of God for
all mankind; He taught the Father
hood of God and the Brotherhood
Of man; He preached the gospel OF
peace on earth and goodwill to al
Continued on page 81
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-18

manceau and Harding as National
Executive. He has brought order
out Of chaos in Mexico, and this
with no outside assistance ard in
spite of outside intermeddling.
Mexico is the great land Of op-
portunity for the American Negro
and the Indian. When the United
States recognizes Mexico, the OPP
portunities for the Negro and the
Indian will be even greater
Furthermore, in our opinion. the
cause Of simple justice demands the
immediate recognition Of the pres
ent Mexican government for the
reason that II has proven itself to
be a government OF Law, Order, and
Peace.
The spirit Of fair play demands
this action on the part of the Unit
ed States. AS Negroes and as In
dams, we are lovers of fair play.
and accordingly we are beseeching
President Harding and Congress to
give Mexico a Square Deal, by ex-
tending to her the diplomatic recog-
milton which her present govern
ment so richly deserves"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-18
ST. LOUTSANS WIN FIGHT
AGAINST SEGREGATED
PARK.

st. Louis. Mo-. Nov. 16.-Pointed
assertion that the proposal to create
separate park for Negroes was
Objectionable and humiliating" to
the Negro population Of st. Louis
and that il the proposition were in
serted in the proposed bond issue
that the Negro voters of the city
would work against the entire bond
issue, were made by a committee
of Negroes who appeared before the
special aldermanic committee Of Ne
groes, who appeared before the
at the City Hall.
The members of the committee
following the voiced objections of
the Negroes unanimously decided to
leave all reference to the proposed
Negro park out of the bond issue.
The Negro delegation appeared
before the committee in answer to
an invitation extended to them by
the members of the committee. who
were unable to decide at their meet
ing last Monday whether or not the
Negro park would be favorably re-
eeived by the Negroes of the city.
Advocation of the proposed park
has been carried on by the ORAL
Ion Park Residents Protective AS
ISOLATION, an organization of citizens
in North st. Louis. Members of this
body, which has a membership of
200 voters, have asserted before
the committee on previous hearings
that the large number of Negro
picnics held yearly at 0'Fallon Park
was exercising a ruinous influence
upon the property adjacent to the
park and was disturbing to the
peace Of the citizens of the North
Side. They suggested as a remedy
that in the bonds issue sum be
set aside for the creation Of park
for the exclusive use Of Negroes.
The first speaker to object to the
inclusion of such an item in the
bond issue last night was Lawyer
Albert Burgess. He said that the
movement seemed to be a movement
to segregate the Negroes Of the
city.
~ am sure that I voice the SEN
timent of so per cent of the Negro
people of the city when l say that
they unalterably opposed to this
proposal" Burgess said "The Me-
gro people are Inundated not lit
tie by the very suggestion Of such
thing by you gentlemen. They are
aroused, and logically, too. Would
the citizens Of the city not be angry
if You gentlemen would speak of
crea ling a special park for the Ger
man citizens of the city, or for the
Italian citizens or the Greek citi.
zens? l don't believe that you gem
tlemen have legal right to segre-
gate the Negroes OF the city into
one park
~ am sure that II you undertake
to include this item in the detail Of
proposition No Z, that every Negro
in the city will actively work
against the entire bond issue"
Homer G. Phillips, another at
torney, the next speaker, said that
he thought that the matter of Negro
segregation had been settled in St.
Louis once and for all time. He
argued that the proposal to give the
Negroes a seperate park would I'M
doubtedly create i'll feeling between
the Negro and white population Of
the city, and, in as much as the
feeling that existed now was ami
cable, that 1t would be foolish to
disturb 1t.
]. e. Mitchell OF the st. Louis
Argus, denounced the proposal as
"un-American. unfair and unjust. {"
Several other Negro representa-
remarks being that they were OPP
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-18

tiers along with the United States
stamp and thus help to create a
favorable impression for this un-
dertakins.
Mrs. Thomas w. Beckett Of RAJ
leigh. is chairman Of the board OF
trustees. Associated with her on the
board are Mrs. w. G. Pearsan, Dur
ham; Mrs. ]. A. Cotton, Hender-
son; Mrs. A. ]. Griffin, High Point;
Mrs. W. #. Kelsey. Salisbury; Mrs.
4. ". Mebane. Rocky Mount and
Charlotte Hawkins Brown. president
for the seealia school for calored
girls.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-18
FORMER GOVERNOR BEING
TEIED FOR PEONAGE.
preston News service)

Pensacola. Fla. Nov. 16.--Wit-
nesses have been summoned for the
trial of former Governor Sidney
: Cats, und " federal Indictment
OF two counts charging peonage The
case was scheduled to begin Mon
day. Nov. 6. Originally, the indict-
merit held twelve counts, but at the
last term of court ten were dis
missed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
cHINA's WALL is cRUMBLINc
Wonderful Structure, Built 200 3. G
Believed, However, to Be Good
&s. for Many centuries.

Recent visitors to the great wall OF
China, which Ia accessible at Nankow,
forty miles from Picking, describe Ii as
slowly crumbling. Many OF 1.-The tur-
rets which command it's salient points
as the wall climbs over the mountain
tops are In ruins and tourists and ma
tiyes alike wrench the stone blocks
from the superstructure to throw into
the valleys below. Yet 1t is maintained
that che great structure, extending
from Shanhaikuan on the sea almost
to the borders OF Tibet, has many Gen.
turtles to live, although no efforts are
made to preserve 1t.
Construction Of the wall was be-
gun 200 b. c. by Emperor Chin Huang-
Il, 4 contemporary Of Hannibal, who
conceived this barrier to keep out the
Tartars, At one time 100000 Grim
inals and prisoners Of war were en-,
gagged In the work. The main part OF
the wall. however, was not undertaken
until the Seventh century, when, it IL
said, 1000. 900 workers were employed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
niack.n axe. Good for Golf.

- Blacksnakes seeking a comfortable
home, rent and taxes free, are Invited
to the golf links of the COatesyille
County club, In Coatesville, Pa. Along
the sides OF the course underbrusb has
been permitted to grow thick, and
tempting rock piles with full southern
exposures have been placed to lure
the snakes from adjacent lands. An
educational campaign has been inaug-
, uraued among golfers with an aversion
to reptiles In order that there may
be no repetition OF the deaths by VIC
lence which came to two OF the or.
ganiza lions pets. Champions OF the
blacksnake declare that it Is the most
efficient natural enemy Of the ground
mole, which admittedly is the natural
enemy of golf green's. Not only does
the snake go right into the mole's Dor
ings and discourage that animals 0per
ations, but it Is alleged to kill OF rat
tiers and cOpperheads. 1t is harmless
to mankind and is unlikely to appear
suddenly to discomfort player about
to putt, for 1t works at night.-Ex.
change.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Heneapun Jeans.

A suit Of clothes made from Ken
lucky homespun jeans now is rari'
ty but the cloth still is produced In
a small way In remote sections OF the
mountain country. There the old
time methods of carding the wool
spinning and looming are practiced In
the production Of the finished cloth
for which kentucky once had q ma
tion-wide reputation.
Kentucky statesmen Of the older pc
Rod always appeared attired in jeans
and occasionally now men are TO be
seen wearing home-spun jeans suit
Of the most modern sartorial cut Civ
ing the wearer an air Of distinction.
In most cases the mountain looms
now are devoted to weaving rag car
pets in which handiwork many Of the
women are experts. Many visitors
have maryeled at the blending OF col
ors and the artistic designs In rag
rugs woven on mountain loom
Louisville Courier-J0urnal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
DANGER IN STEEL HORSESHOE
Substitution Of Copper, II 10 Believed,
viii Lessen Possibility Of De-
structive Forest Fires.

Copper horseshoes as a means of
preventing forest fires have recently
made their appearance in several Of
the national forests of the West, and.
If tie plans of certain forestry Off.
Gals are carried into effect, this metal
will supplant steel upon the hoofs of
all horses to be used on public do.
mains where. there Is any measure Of
IRE hazard.
According to the supervisor Of the
Angeles National forest, in southern
California, steel horseshoes used in
finty mountain regions may have been
the cause Of some Of the mysterious
ares that have started in the forest
reserves. Heavy steel horseshoes
striking against fiint or hard granite
may readily be the source of sparks,
which. falling into dry grass or other
inflammable material, would quickly
cause it to burst into flames IL famed
by a breeze.
The new horseshoes were given
their first try-out recently in Gala.
veras county, California. - Popular
Mechanics.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
CAMERA TO RECORD WINNER
Msthed Of Timing Race 10 Declared
70 Be Beyond All Possibility
Of Error.

The moving picture camera 10 to be
put to new use; 1t Is to time exactly
the runners In race.
When two competitors come In very
close together 1t Is extremely difficult
.1r the umpire to say which was first.
and often two men are SO near that
the result is declared q dead-heat.
In all cases probably one Of the men
is fraction in front Of the other, but
the eye Ia unable to- note such. inmate
differences.
Now lock is to be erected at the
winning post, and as the winners come
In they will be photographed with a
kinema- camera, which will time their
arrival to the hundredrh part of Sec
Ond. Ii the winner breaks the tape
only one eighth Of an inch In front
OF his nearest competitor the camera
will note the fact.
The camera will be focused stimuli
ta1eOusly on the clock at the winning
post and on a mirror rejecting the
start OF the race. Both clack and
camera will be set working before the
starter fires his pistol and the flash
Of the pistol will be reflected In the
mirror and recorded on the film with
the time Of the clock to a hundredth
of q second.
This time can then be subtracted
from the time of the finish, and the
exact time Of the race for each man
/, arrived at.
There will now be very few dead
heats In running matches.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Moth-Preef Wool.

A moth-repellant has been intro
duced In the German market, which, 1t
IL claimed, will positively make the
wool fabric absolutely moth-prOof. An
additional advantage OF this product.
known as Eulan F, Is that II does not
discolor the fabric, SO that the wool
can be dyed In bright shades without
any difficulty. The product is white
powder which does not dissolve very
easily In water. Acid must be added
to make 1t dissolve. In this condition
1t Is used in the textile mill, and 1t Is
preferable to put the wooden fabric
through the moth-proefng treatment
In the factory. Another form of the
product Is sold for use In the house
hold. In this form the powder will
dissolve very easily In water. The
wooden fabric is then soaked in the
solution and permitted to dry. Only a
1 per. cent solution Is required. Eulan
f is now on the market In Germany
From the Industrial Digest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
NEW USE FOR SCOTCH LAKES
Long Famed In Song, II 10 Now serI
eusIy Proposed to Develop Their
Water Power.

Scotland Is waking up to the fact
that its lakes and waterfalls may be
made to serve other purposes than
providing scenic attractions for tour
lists. AS proof Of this the "Grampian
Electricity bilr,- has been given Sec
ond reading In the house OF commons.
In this company is empowered to
collect and use the waters Of Is lochs
and SO small lakes, rivers, and streams
over an area Of AIT square miles.
The waters proposed to be utilized
are estimated to be capable of gen.
Grating 5000 horse power to supply
electricity In the counties Of Perth,
KlnrOss. and Forfar, and districts In
four other counties. The capital is
placed at "a, 800, 600 ($22. 5OO.OO0).
That any Of the beautiful lakes and
falls OF Caledonia stern and Wild"
should be used TO set the wheels OF
industry spinning, many In Scotland
regard almost as sacrilegious desecra-
ton. And that opinion is shared by
not q few Americans who are accus-
toned to visit Scotland annually.
But the promoters declare that, the
preservation Of the natural beauties
Of Scotland is expressly provided for
by the terms of the bill. And they add
that when the hum Of the electrically
driven wheels is heard in the land
and dividends begin to come In, the
cry OF dissertation" will be heard no
nore.-New York Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

carols. Now 1t was all over ana
she. wasn't wanted at all, not by
anybody, not even by Sally Virgins,
who had no doll-not even one. She
wasn't wantedl Oh, 1t was too bad,
and her eyes tried to wink out two
tears.
So they. put her In the basket with
the other unwanted things, and there
the minister found her the next Sun
day. She was lying there fast asleep,
with little carpet sweeper near her,
and a box of candy close by, and q
looking glass by her side. AT her feet
there was q spruce cone that had
fallen of Of the tree. and the bit OF
paper that had told who she was
meant for, but her eyes were shut
she had retired from the world, no
one wanted her.
There she was still when the min
lister came into the room the next
Sunday morning. But now her eyes
were wide open, only she wasn't look
ing at the presents In the basket. She
was awake, but turned away, and still
trying to squeeze out some tears be-
cause she was left over. And every
time the minister took her up she
would shut her eyes and go to sleep
again, unless he held her up pretty
straight, and then she seemed to be
sad, and to be dreaming about being
left over, even while she was awake.
She wasn't awake even on chill
dren's day until little baby Mower
came In to get ready to be baptized,
but as soon as he. held her nr she
opened her eyes, and when sAe saw
what pleasant little boy he was she
looked pleasant and hopeful again.
Then he put her down, and she went
to sleep and slept until Christmas
came again!
With new Christmas there she was
upon q tree once more, and they
were singing carols again and getting
ready to call off the names. This time
she was sure that somebody would
want her, for she had been patient
whole year, and she hadn't made any
fuss even though she had felt so sor-
ry. Besides, this was the very best
tree they had ever had, and so many
had come to see it. 1t was full of
gifts-not like the little tree that the
minister saw In the corner Of house
parlor-the mother said, TITS most all
tree and paper, but it's tree'-there
were go-carts, and everything, and an
Indian tomahawk to go with boys
warwhOop, and some fringed pants to
be put on with them, and picture
of little girl in red, under a big
umbrella, In snowstOrm, and "Ain't
this nice snowy day?' written under
the picture, and lots Of things, and
the leftover doll, l0oling so friendly
and nice-nicer than ever.
Well, they began to call the names,
and almost the first thing somebody
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Affected With Myopia.

l am nearsighted, and as q conse-
Quence often get into embarrassing sit
nations. One in particular greatly
mortified me.
I had started out bravely to sell
books, and it was my first attempt at
salesmanship. AS stepped onto .
shaded porch out Of the bright sun.
light, l stood for a second waiting,
somewhat dazzled. A diminutiye figure
appeared on the opposite side OF the
scret door.
Thinking the person child, asked
as your mother INF"
Imagine my confusion when dis
covered the person to be q man sbouf
seventy years Of age.-Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
NsrthelIffe superstItions.

Lord Northcliffe had his supersti-
tions. He was Unfortunately afraid of
the bad luck frequently associated
with Is persons at table. At a
luncheon in his home IN London last
summer, IS men sat down, including
some Americans. Suddenly Lord
Northcliffe exclaimed, In horrified
voice: There are Is at this table.
Every one get up. We must wait un-
I'll my secretary comes to make a."
Subsequently Lord Northcliffe sravely
related to one Of his guests. an Amer.
ican newspaper man, many tragedies
which he said were the result OF the
seating of Is persons at table.