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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-05-13

For number OF years he was the
Corresponding Secretary of the Natl
onal Baptist Education Board, and i
WAS during his administration that
tie National Baptist Theological Sem
mary was started. He was very in
fluental in the matter of securing he
donation Of s20O0.OOO.OO from the Sou
the Baptist Convention for the Semi
nary. AS pastor DR.. Griggs served
New Hope Baptist Church of Dallas,
Texas and Mt Gilead Baptist Church
Of Fl. Worth, Texas. two of the stron-
gest churches of the denomination.
For four years prior to his death he
was pastor of the Hopewell Baptist
Church where he ended his career
During his career he suprintended
the organization and building Of abb
out five hundred Baptist Churches.
As an Editor, He published the first
Negro newspaper in the Satae, he
4, Baptist Journal. He also published
the Dallas Learlet, the preacher and
\ ltoNicl anu VIC DdildS appeal,
He was an untiring worker, full Of
zeal and enthusiasm. During a public
caree of forty-eight years there was
never the suggestion of blimish on
his good name. He succeeded in
amassing respectable fourtune and
ranked high in business circles as Q
man Of the strictest intearity.
DR. Giggs was born slave ant
after the comming of freedom took
lessons from his former master in the
evenings after his days work on the
farm. He had no education in school
except for two terms spent in the
Richmond Theological Seminary al
Richmond. Va, afetr he was married
and while he was the father Of five
children.
Dr.. Griggs' faithful wife, Mrs. EN-
ma Griggs. who was largely respon-
sible for his successful career pre-
ceeded him in death by three years
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-05-13
IWILLIAE NcSBANE, CHOS-
ZEN CHAIRMAN OF FARM
IERS DRIVE FOR FUNDS.

Farmers OF Dallar and Denton coun-
ties met Saturday at st. James A.
NJ e. Temple, to complete arrange
mepts for securing Il 70 services OF q
demonstration agent ~ work in these
sections, Much progress was reported
in the drive for the funds necessary.
More than half Of the amount Of
$500 was reported in pledges.
Mr.. William McShann, Motor route
A, Dallas was unanimously chairman
e communicate with him and lend
their efforts to completing ths plans
already so well begun.
Beggs, OlrIa--NEr. Napoleon James
Johnson of Is Il. end Street Oklahoma
City, Okla, has been on the sick list
for the past two weeks is improving
very lastly The business meeting
held at Okmulgee according to the re-
quest Mr.. Johnson participated in the
lffair proved a success. Before retur-
ming home Mr.. Johnson will spend a
few days at the springs, at Clairmore
Okla 1t was due to Mr.. Johnson's
teaching In the rural district another
health. no refused to accept a position
term
The bail game between Beggs and
Cakdale boys Sunday afternoon prov
ed to be very interesting. decision
rendered in favor 0akdalc. scores,
1f-9. Wake up Beggs get in the game.
Miss Irene johnson is spending the
week end with'her sister. Mrs Birna-
der Williams. 1919 u. Kennedy Street,
Okmulgee. Oklahoma.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-05-13
TRUANT OFFICER TELLS OF
WORK DONE.

To the Citizens of Dallas;
As result of much agitation on the
part of the colored citizens, together
I With conducting one of the most re-
sulting 60 To School Campaigns
ever conducted amoung Colored PEG
pie, was on the 3rd day Of Jan. 1922
appointed by the Board Of Education
Z to the position OF Turant Officer, for
the colored population of this city.
because the Colored citizens had so
much to dc with the creation OF this
position, and because am working
exclusive among the Colored people.
feel II my duty to let the general
public know just what have done
what am doing, and what ] hope to
do,
Work Done.
have handled and adjusted It's
cases Of "Truancyv picked up on the
streets and pnblic highways, 1913
''hookie players; added total of 81
new pupils to the public schools
made 1S9 Investigations: made 119
Glass talks lin this way ] have Kept
the children In fe4r); made 4 arrests,
leases low pending in the courtl );
secure The promise Of every movie
mana ser in the city nut to employ
echoul age children during school hou
rs, nor permit them to hang or
or around their places. | do not allow
scht.3l age children to work in Boot
black parlors during school hours on
regular school days. this is long
step in the right direction to say the
least. for heretofore these movie pls
ces. restaurants and shine pariors,
favored rendezvous for school age
children. ofcc rise there are those
who yet go Around these places, but
they do not congregate as they
used to.
Cooperation,
/ have had the cooperation Of the
Mis- ssters Principals, Teachers and
for the most part tie support Of the
marc ITS: 1.-THE ministers have talked to
theig congregations about the work
bcig.g done by their Truant Officer,
and how and why they should assist
him. The Principals In many cases
have gone out their way to assist me
Many Of them have gone with me to
PATRONS homo, and there we have all
talked together, Parent, Principal ann
Trtianf officer, these principals have
opened the doors to their class rocsns,
invited me to talk to the children,
they have rendered me the services
81 large size boys TO accompany me
ia certain communities to locate some
wavway boy. for boys can ind
1.,..,@1 fact fhnv have done every
ti1inE poss.ble to make my work
e,seceeS The Teachers. many Of them
AZ oyer crowded fooUs, nave or
6silp welcomed the return Of Turants
SD ho0hies apd the bf'ilkinE N Of
nhw asudents. they have suggested
cefsaia little methods Ia apply in
csFfbip eases, they have rilsg the par
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-05-13
Excelsior Mutual Benefit
Association
Dallas, Texas

Nest people need money when
there's death in the family. Come
times they want to carry the bedy
out OF town or they may want to
send for G relative. If you think
yea need this kind Of SERVICE
take Insurance with the
EXCELSIOR MUTUAL BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION
We pay death claims in "a heurs.
ANY person desiring such protec-
ton, call at room 309 Pythian TEN.
pie 264s Elm St., or call Y. 1857.
H. STRICKLAND,
President
9. ooFMLD. seCetary.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-05-13

coord motion picture theatres
United that
actors and actresses?
Do realize what this demand
pictures with
day
who and can't motion picture with cOlOred
the
will find than 100 times
What industry when
supply? quick products which
quick
Now take the 100 coored theatres and figure the playing
Coored The following
making this
total let first houses this the thea
400 playing picture days each gives total of 1900 days Multiply
$500 grand
But let us make more conservative estimate and say for variou
per-
day giving total of sl6OOooo
production produce
between sSOOOo s1oOOOo
Then of advertising distributing the pcture
which estimated at half much as the cost of oducton or say
100000 highest add them which gives
tota Of s6oOOoo Subtract this amount from the $4,000 o
gross have a total Of $sOoOOoO net
900 az shares 80 This would mole ooo h go 49, .s
5000 you
earnings share seOOwhh
picture made per year,
however the production calls
Now look of first run
picture time This would mean an increase in profit Of mo-
small would
Fifteen years there were only six motion pictures
there only producing
coorei cast This field is practically
was fifteen The
leading industries The
motion picture surprising time viii
you be one Of those who with this
thief of time
Only l5Oo more for sale WIN be
by the opening Of this field fill the blank
'nelose money order or check
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18

average June condition. Yuma coun~
ty reports a 80 per cent crop; Mari =
copa, S5: Gila, so: Yavapai. AZ; Gra-
ham, 80; Apache, 90; Navajo, Is,
Greenlee, 2: Cochise, 20: Santa Cruz,
5: and Pima, 8. About 95 per cent
of the apricots are produced in the
Salt River valley, where the condi-
ton is reported at IS per cent The
apple crop is unimportant in this
state, but the present outlook is for
about As per cent of crop. This is
better than one year ago, when the
condition was 25 per cent. The ten
year June average is IA per cent. The
condition of the pear crop is placed
at so per cent. compared with So per
cent on June i, 1921. and rs, the
tenyear average condition on June /.
The number of bearing fruit trees
in the state is estimated as follows:
apple, 10000: peach, 125,000; apricot,
$4,000; pear, 10000. The Salt River
valley has about $4,000 peach trees,
$4,000 apricot trees, 5000 plum trees,
and 5000 pear trees.
For the entire country, the fruit
crop is much better than last year.
The apple crop is almost double that
of last season. The forecast places
the prospective crop at 100000, 900
bushels, which compares with 9S,-
100000 bushels last year, and 223,-
100000 bushels in 1920. Peach pro-
duction is estimated at 53,629,00O
bushels as against 32,73S,00 bush
els in 1921. Pear prospects indicate
a crop Of 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 100000 bushels last
season.
The condition of the Arizona cam
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18

main events presented on each of the
four days contests: Grand parade of
Frontier Days contestants and visit
ing horsemen around the Plaza, from
headquarters TO the Frontier Days
grounds daily, commencing at one
p. m. Special parade prizes will be
given in this event while the grand
prize for contestants will be a cow
boys high class, hand stamped sad
die. Twelve hundred dollars will be
awarded in the worlds championship
Broncho Riding contest and in ad
dition to the winner of top money
will go the worlds championship gold
medal, valued it $1,000. Contestants
disqualified away from the chutes on
July; ., 5, and 5. in the worlds
championship broncho riding contest
will be eligible for the consolation
bucking contest on July 5. one money,
one hundred dollars will be awared
for best bucking horse brought into
the contests. Three hundred dollars
for bull riding; $4,000 for the world s
championship steer contest; $f400
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18
fSpeciaJ to The Arizona Republican
BY G. M. Sparkes)

PRESCOTT, Arizona. June IL
"Stay, Cowboy! Turn 'em Out Wild!
Already these familiar terms are TO
be heard about the streets of Pres
colt. where on July Sd 18th, Will be
held the thirty fourth cowboy con.
tests. Commemorating the spirit OF
the frontiersman, those who blaZed
the trail into Arizona, the Frontier
Days is an educational, civic 1nstltu-
ton. depicting the life of the range
and showing exactly how the llVe-
stock industry is conducted on the
ranges in Arizona. The contests are
held under the auspices of the 1ava-
pai County Chamber of Commerce
and represent a community nom
profit enterprise being backed by
the business interests of Prescott ana
maintained by the citizens OF TINS
community There are no salarled
officials connected in any way with
the Association. all workers being
volunteers.
This years contests will be man.
aged by Lester Ruffner, who is well
and favorably known in the Pres
colt Frontier Days arena.
Fair and open competition TO the
rangemen of the world. characterizes
each competitive event. with no one
barred. No favorites are played nor
contracts given in any competitive
event.
Contestants. the pick Of the ranges
not only of Arizona. but the entire
country. gather in the Mile High City
there to pit their strength of brain
and Drawn for supremacy in the
sports of the mountains and plains III
the last and best West.
Ten thousand dollars In cold cash
will be awarded with the following
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18

expected that large proportion of
the $4,000 acres in this valley will be
devoted to the production of seed.
If conditions are favorable, the Salt
River valley will also produce its
usual amount of seed. Owing to a
shortage of irrigation water in the
Gila river, Greenlee and Pinal coun-
ties will not harvest the usual
amount of alfalfa.
The condition of alfalfa for the
United States on June l was 93.2,
compared with S7.9 one year ago, and
92.3, the ten-year June average. Cal
ifornia reports about the same acre
age as one year ago. Texas shows
an increase of about per cent, and
Colorado, per cent over one year
ago.
Fruit conditions in Arizona are
much better than one year ago, due
to the excellent crop of apricots and
peaches in the Salt River valley. The
average condition of peaches in the
state is reported at SO per cent of
normal. compared with 80 per cent
one year ago, and "a. the ten-year
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18

taloupe crop on June I was So per
cent normal, compared with 81 per
cent on June /, 1921, and 81, the ten
year average condition on June /.
The outlook has improved since
June !, the present condition being
slightly above the average. Ship
ments are expected to start from the
Salt River valley about July 4, which
is about one week later than usual.
The Department of Agriculture will
open a market news service in Phoe-
nix about July l. Based on average
influences on the crop until har-
vested, the crop in the Salt River
valley should total from 1900 to 1000
cars on the 1000 acres for harvest
this year. The watermelon acreage
for the entire state is placed at 1900
acres of which 500 acres are in the
Salt River valley. Lettuce shipments
during the past season totaled $40
cars as against 113 cars last season.
The Salt River valley shipped. 355
cars and the Casa Grande valley 155
cars.
Composite Condition of Crops
The composite condition of Ari-
zona crops on June 1 was about 81
per cent below their ten-year average
condition on that date. The condition
of the various crops on June l., ex-
pressed in percentage of their ten
year averages (not the normaD on
June l, was as follows:
Barley, 1O1; wheat, 100; onions,
80; pasture, 9S9; hay. $50; alfalfa.
97.S; oats, SO; watermelons 94.4;
cantaloupes, 93.4; cabbages, 93.4; cote
ton, so; peaches, 74.3; pears, Cas-:
anpleS 649
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18
Arizona Crops Shown To Be In
Better Condition June |, Than
At Any Time In Present Season

against a total production of 79s..
000,0 bushels in 1921. The five
year average production is S00000,0 600
bushels. The average farm price per
bushel on June ! ranged from 9S
cents in Idaho to s1.43 in North Car
olina. Kansas reports $t.1S; Neb-
raska. s1.05; Texas, $119; and Cali
fornia, $1.2i.
Arizona barley conditions on June
/ were reported at "a per cent of
normal, compared with 75 per cent
one year ago, and 90 per cent. the
ten-year June average. The acreage
this season is estimated at 27,000 as
agaist $4,000 last season. Based on
condition of "a per cent of normal
the forecast is for production of
about one million bushels, which
would be $4,000 bushels more than
was produced in 1921
For the United States. the produc-
ton of barley is estimated at 191,-
100000 bushels as against 152,00U,000
bushels last year.
The oat acreage in Arizona is es-
timated at 10000, compared with
$4,000 acres in 1921. Based upon
the June condition of 90, the outlook
lis for a crop of about 73S,000 bushels.
| This compares with 100000 bushels,
the total production of last year.
For the entire country, the June
condition of S55 indicates a produc-
| tion of 1904 100000 bushels, which
compares with a June condition of
| SO and total production of l,060,-
| 600 900 bushels in 1921.
| The Arizona cotton crop has a con-
dition of 81 per cent, compared with
S4 one year ago, and so two years
ago. The condition of Pima is re-
ported at so and short staple at SS.
| The seas6 n has been late but the crop
has made rapid progress during the
past two weeks. The state acreage
is estimated at 10000, of which S0,-
900 acres have been planted to Pima.
For the United States, the condi-
( ton of cotton on May 20 was 69.6,
compared with $50 on May 25e 1921,
624 on May 20. 1920, and 74,6, the
average of the past ten years Oh
May 25.
The condition of alfalfa in Ari-
| Zona on June was 81 per cent,
compared with so per cent one year
| ago. 80 per cent two years ago, and
| 90. the ten-year average on June ].
| The acreage this season is estimated
at 141 600, an increase of Is per cent
over the acreage harvested last sea-
| son. About so per cent of the entire
| acreage in the state is in the Salt
River valley. The next largest acre
age is in the Yuma valley, but it is
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18

Arizona crops are generally n
good condition. According to a crop
report just issued by the United
States department of agriculture and
circulated by the Arizona Industrial
Congress crop conditions on June
were better than at any time during
the present season.
Following is the report:
Arizona crop conditions on June !,
1922. We're better than at any time
during the season. according to crop
correspondents of the Co. operative
Crop Reporting Service. With favor
able conditions since June /, crops
generally have made further i'm
provement. Harvesting of the grain
crops in the Salt River Valley was
about completed by the middle of
June with excellent yields. Cotton
continues to improve, though the
crop generally is in poor condition
due to the late season. 1t will be
difficult for this crop to overcome
the han iicap of a poor stand.
The fruit crop generally is better
than one year ago, though the late
frosts injured the crop in the higher
attitudes. The Salt River valley re-
ports an excellent crop of peaches.
apricots and plums. The outlook for
cantaloupes has shown a marked inn
provement during the past two weeks
and present indications are for an
excellent crop though the season is
about one week later than usual.
Livestock conditions show an i'm
provement over one month ago, both
cattle and ranges being reported in
better condition than on May !. Prep
arations are being made to move the
crop of fat lambs from the northern
ranges, the heaviest movement to
start about July 10.
The Arizona wheat crop for this
season is expected TO reach a total
of 100000 bushels, which would be
100000 bushels more than was pro-
duced last season. OF the total pro,
ouction this year, the Salt River val
ley will contribute about 100000
bushels, or about 81 per cent of the
entire crop in the state. With the
exception of a few districts along the
Gila River in Greenlee and. Pinal
counties, the condition of the crop is
excellent. The average condition for
| the entire state on June / was 81
| compared with IS last June, and 30
| the ten-year average on June \.
| For the United States, the outlook
| is for a slightly larger crop of wheat
! than last year. The combined crop
i of winter and spring wheat is now
forecasted at S54,000,000 bushels as
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18
Market For Pima
Long Staple Is
Reported Firm

Interest continues to be dis
played in the market for Pima
long staple cotton, with the mar
ket still strong, according to the
following review received yes
terday by The Republican from
A. A.. TaImaee, cotton expert
with the New Bedford, Mass,
Standard:
General interest manifest in
staple cottons of high and also
low grades, but particularly in
longer lengths, 80 to "a cents
and grades strictly middling
eighths 90 to 81 cents and three
sixteenths 35 to SO cents and
quarters 81 to SO cents and five
sixteenths Al cents up. Short
cotton active in all centers both
high and low grades, with basis
on future market approximately
unchanged. Cloth and yarn mar
kets fairly active with progress
being made in overcoming textile
strike. Some interest in Egyp-
hidIlS pdTIICuidTiy IN spot oak
medium grade for shipment
quoted a. to IS tariff paid, but
medium grade spots offered SO
to Al; medium grade uppers
quoted % to 29 cents. There is a
demand for high grade Tangris
on spot around 80 to 81 cents,
but difficult to fill through mid
ding Tangris offered at % to 90
cents on spot and medium Peru
Wan Mitafifi at same price. High
grade real Sea Island wanted at
a. to as cents, but average extra
choice of Indifferent character
available at this level not salts
factory and mills wont meet AZ
TO 48 cents asked for extra choice
to fancy real Sea Island.
Interest is displayed in Pimas,
with odd lot sales of number twos
at 33Ia to "a cents, but impos-
sibie now to buy twos under 35
cents. Number ones quoted
around 40 cents and threes
around SO to 81 cents, with two
cents added in each grade for full
five eighth staples"
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18
FARM MARKETING IS
WINNING BANKER AID
SAYS A. 7. ESGATE
Phoenix Banker Calls At
tention To Attitude OF
Bankers In Texas And
Elsewhere Toward Co
operative Marketing

Calling the attention of The Re-
publican to the attitude of the south
ern banks toward the cooperative
marketing movement, A. T. Esgate,
president of the Maricopa County
Bankers association, yesterday, pre-
scented an article from the Dallas
News quoting Lynn Talley, vice pres
ident of the Southwest National bank
of Dallas.
II believe the attitude shown by
Mr.. Tally is the attitude being shown
by most bankers" said Mr.. Esgate.
ANY banker should be willing to CO.
operate with any business that is
sound and well managed
"A cooperative marketing asso-
citation is merely a business organiza-
ton of farmers, and if founded on
good and proven principles, and well
and properly managed, there is no
reason why they should not be OF
material economic benefit and de-
serve the confidence of ALL"
The article from the Dallas News
referred to by Mr.. Esgate in part
says:
, :sThere is every evidence that the
financial fabric of the South is
wholeheartedly supporting the grad
Qal marketing program Of the farm
bureau federation.
'sThis is the view of Lynn P. Tai
bey. first vice president of the South
west National bank, who has just re-
6lrned from Atlanta. where he con-
ferred with other southern bankers,
representatives of state cotton asso-
citations and Eugene Meyer, Jr.. man
aging director of the war finance cor
II. %,I-
Talley explained. for it to become
generally understood that the asso-
Citations are organizations to promote
sales of cotton and not the holding OF
the South's principal crop.
Mr.. Talley. went to Atlanta with
D. G. HILL Jr. retiring secretary of
the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton asso-
ssciation and Sloan Simpson. treasurer
saf the Texas association. as the only
Texas banker at the conference that
followed the annual convention of
The Georgia Bankers association May
- and 25 They returned to Dallas
Wednesday Several bankers from
Oklahoma. Mississippi and Georgia sat
In conference with Mr.. Meyer and
REPRESENTATIVES of the individual state
associations Mr.. Talley said.
1T was brought out in the confer
ence that the credit OF the war IL
nance corporation has been available
in plenty to meet the needs in all of
tf1e cotton states where the market
fng associations functioned. The
Texas and Oklahoma banks obtained
a large volume of credits from COM
nnercial banks and comparatively
sought little aid from the war finance
corporation. Mr.. Talley reported.
Approve Extension Idea
"sGeneral approval was given the
proposal to extend the facilities of
the war finance corporation for an
other year from July /, 1922 Mr.
Talley said, but it was generally the
belief that the funds of the corpora
lion would be necessary in d con-
stantly diminishing degree and that
the needs for the coming year would
be far less than for the year that
has passed 1t was the consensus of
opinion. however. that the war fl
nance corporation serves admirably
as a financial back log that should
not be discarded hastily. Mr.. Meyer
evidenced complete sympathy with
Arizona republican., 1922-06-18

for the worlds championship calf
tying contest: $500 for the cowboys S
rangeland relay races: 1870 for the
cowboys pony express races; s420
for the bulldogging; $3.50 for the wild
horse races. Wild and woody, rip
roarin' specialities of man against
beast will be staged each day.
Prescott guarantees through it's
accommodations committee to take
care of all visitors in a satisfactory
manner, both as to kind of accommo-
dations and price.
The Arizona Cattle and Wool
Growers will hold their convention
on July s, and s. a majority COM
ing for the frontier days. The Ari-
zona National Forest Permittees
Association and the Arizona HASA
yampa Pioneer Society will ALSO meet
during sthe festive days.
Low railroad fares will be in effect
from all points. Copies of prize list
and rules will be mailed free upon
application to the Frontier Days at
Prescott.