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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
MANY PROTEST EXECUT|0N OF HIRED
ASSASSIN IN NORTH CAROLINA,
"CUNJURE DOCTOR" HIRED TO KILL is
SENTENCED WHILE HIS EMPLOYERS
ESCAPE THE CHAIR. PUBLIC REVOLTS.

Raleigh, n. c. March ga one
armed, broken framed black mana
conjure doctor"--sentenced to die in
the electric chsir during' the last
week in March. has suddenly become
an issue involving the self-respect
of the Old North State.
Hired by a white man and woman
to kill the woman's husband. decrepit
old Wright Rouse, twisted by rheu-
mattsm and MANNED by a cotton gin,
has been condemned to die, while the
white instigators of the capital crime
have escaped with penitentiary terms
Letters from all parts of the State
are pouring in upon Gov. Cameron
Morrison demanding that the Negroes
death sentence be committed. All of
the letters are from white people.
North Carolina does not lay claim to
the distinction of being overly fond
or some members of the Negro race
majority of the letters reaching
the Governor admit this, but they
add: Save the self-respect of the
white people of the Commonwealth"
The most powerful appeal in behalf
Of the condemned Negro has come
from the Commemorative attorney
or solicitor, who prosecuted the three
defendants. He admitted the probable
miscarriage of justice in the jury's
verdict against the woman and her
sweetheart. but he cannot endure the
idea of seeing the mentally deficient
vicious white associates
Three respites have been given to
the condemned man, but unless the
Governor intervenes again. Rouse will
go to the electric chair during the
week of March 26.
At first Gov. Morrison was obdurate,
holding that the demand was not, as
1t purpOsed to be, for an equality
of justice" but for equality of in
justice" The Governor believes in
capital punishment He conceded that
all three persons involved in Rouse's
crime deserved the death penalty and
appeared determined to see that the
one to whom the Court had allotted
that sentence was made to suffer it.
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in the life of Christ and war. A
strange combination. 1t is most in
teresting to read in each picture the
conception of it's creator-the concep-
and yet each one leaves his ifpression
upon you. The next museum visited
is devoted entirely to war scenes
these collections have paintings much
larger than those mentioned above.
You will find pictured the great wars
in which France has had part from
the earliest times, and especially the
wars of Napoleon. / saw many of the
interesting is Marshal Fochs car in
which the armistice was signed.
The Religious Life of Paris.
The close of the public buildings
and the big store draw the only
lines that make Paris look on Sunday
different from any other day; saloons
and everything are wide open. God
seems not to be in all their thoughts.
found my way to church--worshiped
at the British Embassy church which
is located just across the way from
the British Embassy The high dig
but your correspondent never suffer-
ed the least embarrassment, was
never treated better. 1t was my first
time to attend a service of the regu-
ular British church. which l prize
very highly, l became deeply interest
ed in it when l studied church history.
The services are very elaborate-close-
ly resembling those of the Roman
Catholic faith. The pastor. DR.. Mar
shall w. Selwyn, had just been re
Gently appointed, coming from one Of
the court churches of London. He
used for a text Matt. S:24, And Be
hold There Arose a Great Tempest in
the Sea, in so Much that the Ship
was Covered with the Waves; But
lie was Asleep" 1t was a very fine
sermon, but the graphic description
he painted of the storm for a little
more would have made me sea sick,
but he was good enough to stop be-
fore l reached that point.
Striking Evidences OF Decay amidst
SpIendOr.
There is everywhere visible evil
deuces of decay amidst such pompNs
splendor, which no observant eye can
fail to see and note. Perhaps this Is
more noticeable to the westerner' as
our country's comparatively new. 1t
must be also, remembered that the
war did not only stop new construc-
ton but is prevented at the same
time the proper care of those build
ings that needed repairs Thousands
Of the great buildings of Paris bear
marks of the gnawing of the tooth
OF time-and speak more eloquently
Of the golden age of the past than
of the splendors of the present. To
stand in the midst of some of them,
once the palaces of Kings and en-
perors, you are seized with amaze.
ment at the costly establishment of
marble and precious metals. but not
only have the voices that ordered
them been long since hushed in death,
but even the tombs that contain their
dust are crumbling. Truly Time like
Continued on page 81
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|NDENT INPARISIS SHOCKED AT SUM-
Dimes WITH HENRY 0. TANNER,

preteX and another a larger slice of
the black republic. Many of these
deeds, made by blood boil, but it is
cooled bit now 1 wonder after all
if Divine retribution is not the one
great hope of the weak and Cypress
ed? Leopold passed away in 1900 and
from all appearance the bloody
chapter of the Congo was buried with
him, but from 1914r-191S, the people
of Belgium, including women and
children reaped in blood and estruc-
ton the results of the barbarous
cruelties inflicted upon those defense
less natl es, that will make his name
infamous to all subsequent history.
Who would not say that the suffer-
ings, devastations and present strug-
giles of France have been more than
just retribution?
Ther. seems to be the entire abb
cence of race prejudice. of this fact
/ was convinced the other day. while
standing waiting for a tram car to
pass l CHANGED to look up and the
conductor was as black as my hat.
speak English, and they say that
there are several Colored people who
hold splendid positions and in fact
they are given the same chance and
paid the same wages rs other people.
1t is this fact that puts a ban on
prejudice.
Traces OF the Ancient Monarchy.
l found my way to the Chamber
Of Deputies expecting to go in and
sHe the law makers at work. even if
could not understand what they
were saying, as l usually do when
[ am in Washington. But to my sur
prise soldiers guard this holy place
and after q certain hour the massive
iron gates are shut. The whole gov
eminent block is surrounded by a
mighty iron fence l judge fully
twelve feet and every approach is
guarded which is but relic of the
old monaI chal days that will cling to
the French tor ages to come. l wanted
to see the black law makers. Just be-
fore leaving New York, l read in the
associated press dispatches, that a
black member of the Chamber had
speech tnat had been made in that
body in three years. There are three
Negroes in that body.
A Few HuOrs Among the Master
PAINTERS of the Ages.
so mucu Is said of the French Mu-
scum that one gets the impression
that these vast collections of precious
treasures are assembled in one great
building where you may go and see
them, but this is not the ease-there
are perhaps a dozen of these insti-
utions in laris, rivaling each other
in interest | have always admired
paintings, but as / walked for hours
among the paintings of the ma ters-
of them stretching back to early dawn
of Christian civilization, 1 saw for the
first time the animate spirit in paint
ings. Some Of these pictures are
fully fifty feet in length and forty in
width. OF the thousands of pictures
/ saw, while in the collection, every
phase OF human life seems TO have
been touched, two subjects dominate.
Biblical characters, especially scenes
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
MORE DELAY MAY MARK
CASES OF ELAINE RIOTERS.
Men Convicted Two Years
Ago Await Action by Supreme
Court Which Soon Takes Va
cation.

Little Rock, Ark. March 2s.-Un.
less they are advanced on the calen-
oar of the United States Supreme
! Court, the cases of the six Elaine
Negroes now pending will not be
r reaGhed at mis- STERN of court. ac-
Of the court which has been received
by Attorney General Utley The court
VIII take a vacation in the summer,
ana the indications are that the cases
1922.
on a writ of habeas corpus, The six
Negroes included in the write, Frank
and Ed Hicks. Frank Moore, ]. E.
KnoX' Ed Coleman and Paul Hall.
in lower courts and the final SEN
tence was affirmed by the Supreme
court They now are held in the
state penitentiary, where they have
their cases. have been in litigation.
Cases of six other Negroes involved
IN the same riot are pending in the
Lee Circuit Court, presumably await
preme Court. Mr.. Utley said he prob
ably would seek to advance the cases
on the United States Supreme Court
calendar on the ground of public
Governor McRae expressed disap-
cOiii'lilSht az lhe uelay Wnlch DldS
fair to postpone the matter for al
most a year. The governor said that
he is considering issuing another re-
QUESTION on Governor Allen of Kansas
for the return OF Robert Hill, Negro,
supposed to be the ringleader of the
Elaine gang Hill escaped to Kansas
soon after the riot, and acquisitions
Issued by Governor McRae and former
Governor Prough were refused by the
Kansas executive who refused by the
did not believe the Negro could OBJ
tain a fair trial in Arkansas. Since
Governor Aliens refusal to honor the
first Arkansas requisition each of the
IL Negroes now in custody has been
before the Supreme Court of Arkansas
twice. Reath sentences for the six
while cases now are pending in the
lower court have been twice reversed
by the Arkansas Supreme Court on
technicalities.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
DYER BILL AND LIBERIAN
LOAN TO BE TAKEN UP BY
SENATE.

Washington. d. c.. March 2s.-There
have been some notable changes of
activity on the part of Republican
members of Congress in recent weeks.
Students of psychology who may be
studying atmOspheres. will get some
valuable lessons by visiting the ma
tion's capitol.
The treaties. the tariff, and the SOL
der bonus, together in a way just
as important Haiti Santo Domingo,
Lynching bill, are furnishing food for
thought as well as action.
President Harding. while greatly in
terested in all these subjects is per-
hitting Congress to have full sway in
the matter of legislation.
The hearings on Haiti. which are
being conducted by the committee of
Illinois is Chairman, are nearing an
end General Russell is High Comp
missioner for Haiti appointed by
President Harding. is now in that
performance of his duties.
The Associated Negro Press can
state with the highest authority that
arrangements. are being made to get
Haitian program. and there is strong
desire to have Colored Americans ac-
lively assist in working out the prob
lens incident thereto.
1tHdluI NlNNOIHiCN mas ulSCuSSCu I1e
program with number of prominent
citizens, and in short time there
will be some definite announcements
made.
Liberian Loan.
The resolution for the completion
of the Liberian Loan of 5000, 900, as
introduced recently in a resolution by
Congressman Fordney, will soon be
acted upon, II is definitely believed
Members o. the United States Senate
are expressing great interest in the
snti-lynching legislation, and the OUT
look is favorable, as soon as an OPP
portunity presents itself for a hear
ing with Senator Borah as Chairman
of the subcommittee
James Weldon Johnson. of New
York, Executive Seer etary of the N A.
A. G. p, has been here several days
comforting with Senators with the
hearing as soon as possible, Mr.. John
son met with encouraging responses.
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But he granted ii respite for thirty
days. Then the letters urging cof-
mutation really began to come in.
This was at the New Year, for Rouse
days before the new time limit had
expired, the Governor granted q second
respite, and then at the end of Feb
ruary granted third Now he is
giving serious consideration to the
pleas for amelioration;
The crime for which Rouse was
convicted was naturally q sordid one.
One night while VIII Whitley lay
sleeping in his barn. Rouse crept
up to him and shot at close range. At
first he said four strange white men
had compelled him to shoot toward"
the body of another white man the
believed the aged Negroes Stumbling.
mumbling tale. Then the truth began
to come out.
Sarah Whitley, wife of the murdered
man was in love with Tom Hays.
Whitley was in the way, Old Wright
"conjure doctor" That probably ac-
counts for his employment by the
woman and her lover to kill the hus-
band Wright can't "conjure." He
says so himself. But. he could and
"sich like" being. something of a
herb or "yarb" healer,
The trial was held in the Superior
Court of Greene County, at Snow
Hill. Twelve white men on the jury
returned a verdict of murder in the
first degree against the Negro and
second degree as to Sarah Whitley
and Tom Hays.
The court was able to give the
white woman and the white man only
the maximum penalty of thirty years
in prison. There was nothing for the
Negro save death in the electric chair
Sentence was imposed and the date
for electrocution set.
Before Rouse could be brought to
the State prison, sentiment for the
Communication of his sentence began to
manifest itself and recently the Gov
ernor has been fairly inundated.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
MAURICE MAYS PAYS DEATH PENALTY.
A. N. P. BEGINS ITS FOURTH
YEAR.
Beginning Small it Now Has
Respect Of the Nations Great,
est and Serves 100 Papers.
(By A. N. P.)

Chicago. Ill, March 29.--March 21st
was the beginning of the Fourth year
Of the establishment of the Associated
Negro Press. During the entire pc
out break, and has grown from
serving a mere handful of newspapers
to a membership of more than 100
throughout the United States.
The establishment of the Associat-
ed Negro Press, with Executive offl-
GERS in Chicago present location 1928
Indiana Avenue, was the first effort
of racial journalism to furnish reg
ularly general news affecting Colored
people. There had been news bureaus,
news agencies and national correspon-
dents, who dealt with local happen
ings, but it remained for A. N. p,
to be the first to endeaVor to assem-
Bile and distribute news from all sec
Prior, to A. N. p, editors were COM
PEELED to get their news catch as
catch can" 1t was not only impose
sible to get unified news, of a re-
seldom appeared in all of the news
greatly helped this situation.
One of the most notable illustrations
in the history of the race for unified
news and action, was with ref
Services for Colonel Charles Young,
sponsored by the Associated Negro
Press. 1t marked a new era in ma
tional achievement and paved the
way for other efforts.
Confidence and Respect.
The Associated Negro Press has
not only the confidence and. respect
of its newspapers by this service,
mark a big departure in journalism.
and give the people first hand rath-
er than back door information.
Tho Associated Negro Press had
the only accredited correspondent of
Negro Newspapers at the Limitation
ton, who was accorded all the cour-
tesies granted other press represent
tatives.
The Associated Negro Press had a
special correspondent at the Pan-Afri-
can Conference in Europe last sum-
Continued on page 81
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BODY OF COL. YOUNG MAY
BE LAID TO REST In
AMERICA.
(By A. N. I'D

Washington, d. c.. March 23.-Mrs.
Ada Mill Young. of wilberforce Ohio.
widow Of the late Colonel Charles
Young. mas Deen officially notified
by the War Department that upon her
request, the remains of her husband
VIII be brought to the United States
for final burial.
Negotiations have been started bv
the government through the State
Department and the Liberian Govern
ment. to this end. Mrs. Young has
been Informed that the arrangement
VIII require several months but upon
arrival. in America, under direction
of the U. s. Government. the body
viii be brought to Washington, for
final interment in Arlington Gene
terry the City of the Soldier Dead"
the highest tribute to a departed
military man.
The magnificent nationwide memo
rial tributes and services to honor
Col Young's achievements. occurring
March 18th, his birthday, attest the
popular hold this military hero has
on the minds of the American people
thruout the entire country hundreds
OF thousands of people turned out to
do honor to the great hero of the
hour. 1t was an occasion that will
go down in history. and steps a.
bration of March 18th, an annual ma
tional event for Colored Americans
Great Military Funeral.
Preparations are under way now
Tor one of the greatest military fun
erals ever held in America. when Col.
noungs remains arrive in Africa.
There will probably be two services,
one in New York and one in Washing
ton. Both of them will be truly gigan-
tic. in the method of arrangement,
and the occasion will be marked with
solemnity of affection that will
never be forgotten.
Plans for the parade in Washing
ton, will include both military and
civic organizations. There will be in
the line Of March, representatives from
Civil War veteran. There will be
service men from all the Forty-eight
states, representation from all the
Regular Army regiments of Color. the
Eighth Regiment of Chicago. and the
Fifteenth of New York. Fraternal or
CARNATIONS. school organizations and
civic bodies will have a place in the
march to ARLINGTON.
Permanent Memorial.
The Associated Negro Press has
learned that It is the desire of present
and former military men to furnish
monument in Arlington cemetery.
There is another afoot to raise funds
by popular subscription for the erect
ton of an equestrian statue of Col.
1 uuuE III oHe oL liS pupilC SQudTes
Of Washington. A Charles Young
Memorial Association will probably be
formed for this latter purpose.
There has been great demand for
pictures and photographs of Col.
Young. 1t is understood from reliable
that DR.. w. F.. b. Dubois
win probably write the story of the
Coloners life and the Douglas Spec
ialists Company of Chicago, has the
finest assc rtment of pictures of the
great soldier.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
LABOR DEPARTMENT
TAKES UP STUDY OF
NEGRO WOMEN.
Makes Survey Of $50 Plants
Employing Them, Finds that
Their Service is Satisfactory.

Washington, D. c.. March 23.-"We
wouldn't continue to employ Negro
women if their production was not
satisfactory" This is the tenor of the
remarks made by employers of Negro
women to agents of the Women's Blu
reau of the U. S. Department of Labor
who set out to discover the conditions
under which Negro women were work.
ing in industry.
Four-fifths of the employers of Ne
gro women whose establishments were
investigated by the Women's Bureau
expressed this idea and said that Ne
gro women in industry had no faults
which were not common to all other
labor. About 90 per cent of the emf
ployers interviewed said they expect
ed to continue to employ Negro wom-
en-, and many of them stated that
there was no difference in the guam
tity and quality of the product of
their Negro and white women en-
ployees and that the Negro women
caused no greater loss of material
in the processes of production. OF So
managers who reported on. The ma
jority of managers considered that
labor turnover was about equal for the
two races.
What complaints were made about
Negro women as industrial workers
can be accounted for. the Women's
Bureau thinks. by lack of industrial
experience and routine working habits
among these women. Labor turnover
and unreiability as to attendance the
Negro women themselves often at
tributed to undesirable conditions on a
job which had been taken merely to
tide over until something better could
be found. o.
Methods of employment as well as
working conditions were also investi-
gated and it was found that in some
establishments Negro women are
working side by side with white wom-
en- and their work is quite satisfac-
women are separated from other
working groups, and are very apt to
be assigned to the most unpleasant
work in the most uncomfortable sur
roundings. For instance in the man
ufacture of food-meat products, candy
and canned and crystalized fruits
Continued on page 81
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NEW POLTCEWOMAN PULLS
WRONG HANDLE, RIOT
SQUAD ANSWERS.
(By A. N. P.)

Toledo, Ohio, March 23-Miss Eth
err Ferguson, Toledo's New Colored
Police Woman caused a sensation
when she made her first arrest this
week. She arrested three men and
hailed them to the nearest police box.
She reached in and pulled the first
handle her hand came to- When the
patrol wagon didn't arrive at once,
she pulled it twice again. That was
not the signal.
Two patrol wagons of bluecoats,
two speed cars carrying eight vice
squad detectives, q detective autbmo-
bile with six detectives aboard, three
detectives afoot and motorcycle
policeman rushed to the scene, and
preparations were made for riot gun
squads, The painting officers were as
much astonished as the new police
woman.
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LONG FIGHT TO Save THE LIFE OF
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER WHICH.
CAUSED KNOXVILLE RIOTS FAILS;
GOES TO DEATH PROTESTING NNO-
CENCE.

in December granted 90 days stay.
Mays charged his apathy was due
to the fact that a campaign for re-
election was on.
The young man was convicted of
entering the home of three white
women at night for the purpose of
robbery and shooting one of them. A
mob formed with the intention of
lynching him but the sheriff had re-
moved him to Knoxville. The mob
proceeded to wreck the jail liberate
80 or 40 prisoners, taking 800 gallons
of liquor and breaking in many hard
ware stores, stealing pistols and 9TH
er valuables. State troops were call
ed out and in the resulting conflicts
several people both Colored and white
were killed. The case of Mays has
been fought through all the courts
of the state and public sentiment
among a great many of both races
is that the youth was victim of cir
cumstances.
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A Troopers Burial.
BY COL. YOUNG.

The following remarkable poem wa
written by Colonel Charles Young
and was found among the Colonel
effects by Capt. H. o. Atwood, wht
furnished It to The Associated Negro
Press 1t has never previously beer
published Capt Atwood states tina
Col. Young wrote more than 200 pc
ems some set to nv sic of his owl
composition.
Unto your new graves verge
With measured steps and slow
To Chopin's solemn dirge.
Your sad faced comrades go.
Spurred boots and sabre craped,
You saddle in reverse
On horse with mourning draped
Behind a caissoned hearse.
A chaplin's simple prayer
With soldier breathed. Ameni
No lies or cant are there:
They face Good God like mem
Put on the earth of sleep
While fearful taps resound
Not eyes but hearts there weep
Beside your new made mound.
sleep well, Oh comrade best,
The rousing reveille
VIII never break your rest,
For you, oh, friend, are free!
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new ELECTRICIAN MAKES
CHASTITY JOB OF ELECTRO
CUTION.
(By A. N. P.)

Little Rock, Ark, March 23.-The
electrocution of James Wells, IS years
old Colored boy, convicted of MUIR
full attempts We're made by an inex-
perienced white electrician to electro
cute him. The 18th attempt, according
to witnesses was successful after ter
rible suffering on the part of the
boy Going to the chair singing, Wells
continued to sing until the first
charge of electricity was sent thru
his body. He was examined by the
state physician who pronounced him
still alive. Another charge of cleo
tricity was sent through his body
but with the same result. witnesses
began to leave the deathroom dis
guested with the terrible scene and