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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-11
ANT LYNCH|NG MEMORIAL TO SENATE SIGNED BY LEADERS,
ACCUSES HUSBAND OF BE-
ING NEGRO, SEEKS DIVORCE
Finds Evidence Which Leads
to Conclusion that Husband
of 81 Years Has Negro Blood

New York, N. Y March 9.-Charging
that after living with her husband
for fifteen years and bearing him two
children she discovered that he was
of the Negro race. Mrs Ingride Bo-
RIM. thirty-four years old, of No. 25s
West Eighty-fifth street brought suit
In the special term of the Queens
County Supreme Court. before Jus
tice stephen Callahan, for an annul-
ment of the marriage on the ground
The defendant is Jose Bornn, news
paper writer. who is said to have
worked in this city before taking a
position on a Chicago financial pour
nal, BorDn was in court with two
brothers. Carlos and Frank. and all
have decidedly dark compilations. The
defendant has dark hair and mus
tache, streaked with gray, and APP
pears to be about fifty-eight years
old.
On the stand Mrs. Bornn testified
that she had not discovered the evil
dence which convinced her that her
husband was not of the Caucasian
year. Then. she said while he was
in Chicago to negotiate for a position
which had been offered him she open
a closet to which he had repeatedly
photographs and written memoranda
UNI which caused her to consult a
lawyer, leave her husband and begin
suit for annulment.
Mrs. Bornn who is u pronounced
blonde, said that she was the mother
of two daughters, fifteen and twelve
years of age. and that while there
cOmpleXions are not as dark as that
of their father, they are far from
being as fair az She.
She testified that she was born in
Norway in 1918. and that when she
was eighteen years old. in 1906, she
met Bornn in Copenhagen and that
he made low, 20 her and proposed
marriage Shvsttid that he represent
ed himself as forty-two years old at
the time, and asserted that his faith
er was Hollander and his mother
spanish, and accounted for his COM
plexion by explaining that he and his
family had lived most of their lives
in st. Thomas, in the Danish West
Indies. They came to this country
about Christmas, 1906.
She said that she had obeyed her
husbands injunction not to open the
particular closet in. question. until he
went to Chicago, but that then her
curiosity overcame her In addition
to the writing which she found. she
said to the writing which she found
said she located photographs of
her husbands father and mother and
that she iscovered convinced her that
she had been deceived as to Der hus-
bands race
Since leaving her husband, Mr.
Bornn stated, he had sent her $50 a
week toward the support of the chill
dren. She said that this was not suf-
ficient to rear them properly, and
that she had placed them in a private
school and obtained a position with
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-11
MRS. LEILA WALKER WILL
SON AT ELECTION OF POPE
Plus XII.

From LenoN Avenue to st. Peters
Square is no mean distance for one
to travel. At the one end, scores of
representatives of darker race may
be seen moving to and fro about their
business, In and out their homes and
shops, contributing their mite to maxi
ing New York the nations busiest
city: Rome. Italy, with st. Peters
square. the other end. is without the
thousands of members of the Negro
race. At least representatives, of this
growing group are not often found
within the confines of the holy CITY,
True, that now and then black faces
are numbered among the myriad COM
pleXions that pass before the Vatican.
Even black men have enjoyed the
splendors of ancient Rome, the quaint
canals of Venice. and the pictures
cue Naples Bay Derchance, basked in
Italian sunlight and endured the hor-
rors of Vesuvius eruptions, but as a
usual thing, Italy, Rome and St Pc
ters Square, which fronts ST. Peters
Cathedral are without representatives
of the Negro race, and surely without
him from the U. S. A. In fact, they
are curtsosities, and their very pres
ence prov kes incessant observation
stares and undue scrutiny. which In
terrogates-where are you from?
Italians marvel but little, at black
faces In costume characteristic of the
tropics, the Orient and the like. but
a. Occtdentals, fine appearing, end in
fashions latest mode they are the
center of the stage. To believe that
the American Negro was represented
and Is to be counted among the crowd
of thirty thousand that clamored be-
fore ancient st. Peters Cathedral for
reports on the election of the Pope
of the Roman Catholic Church Is al
most preposterous. and to dream that
this people would receive the first
hand blessings of Plus XII through a
daughter of their race Is almost with
out reality. But 1t is not SO, neither
preposterous nor without reality. for
Mrs. Leila Walker Wilson, American
Negro and wealthy resident of Irwin
ton on the hudson, New York was
sojourning in Rome during the cleo
ton Of Pope Plus XI and was noted
among the crowd which received his
blessings.
The following clipping taken from
La Tribuna," leading morning daily
of Rome. italy numbers Mrs Wilson
tmong the cosmopolitan essemblage
which waited with sacred patience for
the returns Of the Popal election.
"St. Peters Rome, today took on the
aspect OF a social International Con-
gress of Nations. 1t is. of course
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more tranquil and more serious than
the International Congress at Geneva
Notables of all nations and from all
countries thronged at the concourse
of the Piazza San Pietro. And we
could not fail to regard in our inven-
tory of those present. as the most
prominent among the vast throng,
Mrs, Leila Walker Wilson of New
York, Balfour and Leon Bourgeoise
of France.
Tall and slender. with a maiestice
figure. the divine manner and gra-
ciousness of the former invested her
with the bearing of a young goddess.
Her somewhat sloping cheeks, a rath-
Ell extended nose and dark complexion,
would have caused the ancient Greek
Arteinis. Rising interest is shown in
this young lady by the vast throng
of international visitors and her grace
and bearing are the cause of much
comment. One cannot help but as
sociate her with the races of the ex-
IRENE Orient, or with the no less
noble Aztecs Of old Mexico.
The black race has truly sent us a
chamlng representative IL the person
Of Mrs. Leila Wilson OF new YorI..
Her ancestors surely not so long ago,
must have been rulers of the virgin
equatorial forests between the Gulf
OF Guinea and Mozambique, Therefore.
1t goes without saying, that Mrs Will
son is assuredly a queen"
Mrs, Leila Walker Wilson is the
0nly daughter and heiress of the late
Madam c. j. Walker, who died in
1919 after anassing a large fortune
from the discovery and MANUFACTURES
OF a Wonderful Hair Grower, which
mas proved remarkable benefit to
It's users. Mrs. Wilson is president
and owner Of the Company which
bears her mothers name and is en-
route to Africa and the Far East on
business for her Company. Her stop
in Italy is but one of many which she
IS making includes France, Egypt.
Spain, and Liberia. where she win be
the special guest of the President of
that country.
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PRESIDENT HARDING AND GEN. PERISHINC PAY HIGH
TRIBUTE TO LATE Col. YOUNG

President Harding's Tribute to Colonel
Young.
ut is pleasure. which indeed
count a duty as well to testify my very
high opinion and regard for Colonel
Young. A graduate of the West Point
army serving with real distinction.
My recollection is that altho gh he
had been retired some time before
the United States entered the world
war, he, promptly rendered his ser
We're declined because of his age
and physical condition. Colonel Young
was a credit to the service and a
distinguished honor to the race from
which he came; a race that in the
world war carried its full part and
acquitted itself with utmost credit. 1t
Is highly fitting that you and your
associates should pay him a tribute
of respect and affection.
Very Sincerely.
WARREN G. HARDING"
Colonel NOungS Restoration to Active
Army service During the World War.
The Associated Negro Press is en-
titled to the grateful things of Color
ed Americans everywhere for its en-
terprise. in giyin6 direction to the
National Memorial Service to be held
March 18th, 1922, in honor and in
memory of the late Colonel Charles
'uub. - . ~
am requested to say a word
with regard to the widespread re-
sentiment among the Colored people
which was occasioned by Colonel
Young's retirement from the army on
the eve Of his advance to a Brigadier
Geleralship, and with respect to the
organized effort which was made by
the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People and
Colonel YounEs friends to have him
restored to active duty Happily for
ssistant to the Secretary of War as to
be in position to cooperate with these
forces. 1t is matter of common
knowledge that the Colored people
felt that Colonel Young's retirement
was for reasons other than those
stated in the findings which were
publicly announced.
Hundreds Of letters and petitions
from individuals and important organ
izations were addressed to the War
Department and high officials of the
Young's desire to present himself to
the Secretary Of War directly. Mill
tary regulations stood. in the way in
that II is not possible for an officer
of the line to go directly to the
Secretary of War with any matter
without the approval of the office of
The Adjutant General. Word was con-
rival in the 1,,, city by his personal
was a feeling on the part of the
Special Assistant and others that IL
would hardly be possible to secure
the approval of the AdJutant General
for Colonel Young to present himself
directly to the Secretary. A Council
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-11
NATIONAL NEGRO HEALTH
WEEK IS ANNOUNCED.
Eighth Annual Clean-Up Cam
paign to be Observed April
2-8.

Tuskegee Institute. Alabama, March
9.-ln accordance with the request of
the Annual Tuskegee Negro Confer
ence and in cooperation with the
National Negro Business League and
other influential organizations. an
invitation Is extended to the following
organizations and agencies to unite.
from April End to Sth, in the obser-
vance of the Eighth Annual National
Negro Health Week: Daily and Week.
~ newspapers, Health Journals The
United States Public Health Service.
state Boards of Health, The National
Medical Association, state Medical As
sociations, The National Tuberculo-
sis Association. State Tuberculosis As
sociations The American Red Cross.
the National Association of Graduate
Nurses, The American Social Hygiene
Association, The National Child We'll
rare Association, The National Assoc
National League on Urban Conditions
among Negroes, The Young Mems
christian Association, The Young
Womens Christian Association. The
National Association of Teachers in
Colored Schools, The Associated Negro
Press. The National Negro Press As
soclation, Inter-racial Committees
bishops and other officers of Relig-
lous denominations, Annual Church
Conferences and Associations. Secret
mers' Conferences, Farmers Improve
ment Societies, Churches, Schools and
other Local Organizations.
The Eighth Annual National Negro
Health Week should secure more
general interest in an understanding
of health problems and health edm-
cation than any which has preceded
II. Results of the last annual Health
Week gave great impulse to this
health movement which is planned to
effect the cooperation of all welfare
agencies and groups of people DIN the
reduction of preYentable sickness and
deaths. and the increase OF vitality
and resistance to disease Such re-
suits not only lessen the misery and
cost Of preventable sickness and
death to the family, community and
the Government. but also increase the
wen being, earning capacity and SER
vice of the healthy citizen 10 home,
community and country.
As was done last year. the United
States Public Health has prepared the
Health Week Bulletin. Copies of the
same may be secured by application
to Tuskegee Institute or to DR.. Roscie
c, Brown. the United States Public
Health Service Washington, d. c.
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and among his most priced possessions
was a diamond stick pin presented
him by Queen Victoria.
During the past few years he was
under contract with zeigfield Follies
playing a stellar role with that COM
pany at an enormous salary.
His songs have been widely cir
culated and made famous wherever
monographs are uSed. He was EN-
ployed by the Columbia Company ex-
cusively
He was a Mason of high rank hav-
ing his membership in the Masonic
Chapter of Woverly, Scotland Services
for him will be held there as in Am
erica.
His passing removes from the Am
erican stage one of the most popular
figures who ever graced the foot
lights. His stage bearing and origi-
nality cannot be duplicated. His sue
cessor has not yet been born.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-11
DIRECTORS TO BONUS
JEERED AT MEETING.
Veterans at New York Meet
ing Voice Objections to Views
Of Col. Little.

New York, n. Y, March 9.-HiSses.
jeers and catcalls interrupted an an
ti-bonus meeting in St Marks Church
231 West Fifty-third Street, at which
Colonel Arthur Little, commander of
the 396th Negro Infantry; Suffragan
Bishop Herbert Shipman, Job Hedges
and other speakers set forth their
attitude against the measures in Com
gress. The bonus advocates. repre-
sentcl chiefly by some $50 eN-service
rrn. frequently voiced thei.' displeas-
nre at the trend of the argument, and
when Mr.. Hedges rose to speak about
Ia hundred noisely left the Chu.ch.
Announcing among themselves that
they would ice: Colonel Little whom
the meeting was NrI, gr,nlp Of
young men waited for him in front
OF the church but two policemen dis
John Il. Robinson of The Amster-
sterdam News, who presided. invited
representatives of the American Leg
Ion an Veterans of Foreign Wars who
were present to speak in favor of the
bonus While these speeches were
going on the pros and the antis Yell
cd their disapprovaI or approval. ONLY
once was there agreement among the
iUO men and women present. and that
happened when a man in the audience
sald that church was the wrong
pace Tor such meeting.
olonel Little said a great oppor-
tuhltJ v as offrcred for leadship in n
movement against the so-called raid
on the Treasury.
Let the Colored race lead in this
movement for the public good, as our
regiment led In France" he said.
Lead for the Iublic welfare with
what effect it will have upon YOUR
struggle for equality throughout the
nation"
Bishop Shipman who was less inter
rupted than any of the speakers, said
that until justice was shown the
wounded and disabled every tongue
should be silent and every hand with
drawn. He said his own patriotism
was not for sale, even though he was
within a week of being entitled to
the maximum allowance under the
bonus measure.
II consider it inconceivable that
man who had served his country
gloriously should be willing to ac-
cept a tip. There are some things
you can't measure with gold General
Pershing and Marshall Foch receive
a mere handful of change when COM
pared with the income of Fatty Ar
buckle"
Mr.. Hedges said it would be an I'M
sound financial policy to pay bonus.
and that, furthermore, 1T would be
them monetarily for doing their duty"
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AFTER PERFORMING BEFORE CROWN
ED HEADS AND HOLDING UNRIVALLED|
HIS PLACE AS AMERICAS FOREMOST
COMEDIAN HE ANSWERS THE FINAL
SUMMONS.

New York. n. Y, March Bert
Williams, world famous comedian is
dead at his home, victim of pneu-
monia. He had been ill only a short
time.
He had been starring this season
in Under the Bamboo Tree" He was
taken seriously i'll in Detroit while
filling his engagements and his ply
sicians advised complete rest and a
cancellation Of his tour. He returned
to New York last week. He had been
in poor health for some time and his
friends had been much concerned
about his condition but he began his
tour despite their remonstrances,
He was famous the world over for
his ability and for years had held
the position as Americas foremost
comedian.
He performed several years ago be-
fore the crowned heads of England
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of War" was held. 1t was decided to
ask me to work out program where
by Colonel Young might directly reach
and speak with the Secretary Of War.
l went to the Acting Chief of Staff
and secured approval of the request
that Colonel Young be permitted to
go directly to the Secretary. not so
much to make an appeal in his own
behalf as to present himself to the
Secretary that the latter might learn
Of his ride from. Ohio. and himself
see the fit condition Of the Colonel.
Colonel Young who was waiting in
my office was conducted to the of
flee of the Secretary of War. The
Secretary. entering his large, public
office for his MONDAY interviews,
ceeded one by one to dispose of his
visitors. At last he came TO us.
/ said, Mr.. Secretary, I have the
honor to introduc" and present Col
Charles Young"
The Secretary stepped back bit
and said. Are you Colonel Young?
| am pleased to meet you"
There was a hearty handclasp and
The two men gazed intentiy into each
others eyes. An informal discussion
followed a. to the efforts which had
been made to have Colonel Young
Assistant called attention TO the
horseback ride which Colonel Young
had just made from Ohio to Washing
ton, The Secretary then said:
Colonel Young, in case il Is pos
7ible to restore you to active service.
IL II your desire for combatant OF nom
combatant service"
The doughty Colonel, with eyes
flashing and head erect, swapping his
heels together and clicking his Jaws,
replied
''C'ombatant service, Mr.. Secretary
combatant service by all means"
The interview was at an end. The
Secretary promised that he would
give careful consideration to all of the
representations which had been made
in the Col0nefs behalf.
shortly afterwards the following
order a copy of which was brought
to my office. was issued by the War
Department.
War Department.
The Adjutant Generals Office
Washington, Nov. 6, 1918.
From: The Adjutant General of the
Army.
To: Col. Charles Young, U. S. Army
1919 1-2 Fourteenth St, N. W.
(Dr Boards Drug Store)
Washington, ID. c.
Subject: Asst gnment
in the military service that you pro-
coed to Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill,
and report in person to the Command
ing General of that camp for assign
ment to duty in connection with the
Colored Development Battalions at
Continued on page p.
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(By A. N. P.)

Washington, d. c.. March 9.--Sun-
day, March 10. from Crispus Attacks
monument in Boston, to the Golden
Gate in San Francisco; from the lake
washed shores of Chicago to the rice
swamps of Florida homage will be
paid to the memory of Colonel Charles
Young.
There has never been, in the his
.of the race, more spontaneous
The mingled emotions of sorrow and
determination will be released from
the hearts of a mighty people, and
conferred about the cherished memory
of a fallen hero.
At the close of all of the services.
audiences VIII stand with their faces
the solemn notes of taps There will
be farewell to Charles Young, but with
it will be a re-dedicatiOn to the ideals
of justice for which he lived and
died.
There has been expressed the desire
of the family of Colonel Young that
at some later date the body should
be brought to America DR.. w. L. ID.
Dubois, who was a close friend OF the
late. Colonel. has returned to New
York, where he conferred with Mrs.
Young and the coloneis mother Cap
tain Henry o. Atwood, who was with
the Colonel in his last days, has just
returned from WHEREFORE, where he
LerfoImed the solemn duty of taxi
ms the last words of the departed
to the beloved wife and mother.
1t has been learned by the Asso-
ciated Negro Press that It was an
expressed will of the Colonel that his
remains be cremated This could not
be done in Africa. Whather the re-
quest will be ultimately carried out,
or whether the remains will be
brought to America and inferred in
Arlington cemetery, city of the sol
der dead. or in the burying ground
of WilberfOrce. or at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
where the Colonels father is buried.
has not been decided upon.
General PershIng's Tribute to Colonel
Charles IOung.---Gcneral of the Arm
les, Washington.
In connection with the memorial
service which are being held to honor
the memory of the late Colonel Char
les Young, | wish to commend his
exemplary life as splendid exam
pie to the other members of his race.
Colonel Young was a man of proven
integrity who rose to high rank in
the service of his country. BY close
application to duty he achieved sue
cess and won the respect OF his fell
low army officers. His career in the
army of the United States should ever
be an inspiration to his people.
Signed: JOHN J. PERSHING.
General Pershing's tribute to Col.
Young was released exclusively to the
Associated Negro Press to be read at
the memorial services throughout the
country. Sunday, March 18th cut the
tribute from this newspaper.
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SENATOR BORAH FAVORS
ANTT-LYNCHING BILL.
(By A. N. P.)

Washington, District of Columbia,
March 81 am convinced that the
National government should step in
and take a stand against the wrong
of lynching."
Thus spoke Senator William +. Boz
ran, Republican of Idaho, in an inter-
view for the Associated Negro Press.
Senator, Borah. by being appointed
chairman of the subcommittee of the
Judiciary committee of the Senate
having charge Of the Dyer-Ant-Iync
ing bill, assumes the most outstanding
position in the onward march of
Law and Order" since the days of
the Missouri Comprimise."
There is no question in the minds
of those who have discussed the an
pointment Of Senator Borah as chair
man of this committee that will lead
the fight for the anti-lynching bill.
that If the Senator believes in it,
there will be action.
Continuing, Senator Borah said,
There are two things that would
race: First / wish to be satisfied that
the law is Constitutional, / have sworn
to uphold the constitution of the
United States; therefore, l cannot ask
Is unconstitutional. If the law, as
draw, is constitutional, l am for IL.
l will go even further, IL there should
develop In my mind reasonable
DOUBT as to the constitutional phase or
the subject. The hearings should not
be long drawn out, / do not think
that necessary; they should be brief
and to the point.
The best informed persons should
be agreed upon for spokesman, and
besides oral statements better still,
briefs should be prepared for presen-
tation to the committee"
Asked when a date would be set
for the hearings. Senator Bonah re-
piled that he could not set a date
yet, but would do so at the earliest
opportunity. He spoke of his interest
in the pending treaties, and other
measures that are before the Senate,
and declared that ample announce
ment for the time of the hearings
would be given.