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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04

ATLANTA. Ca, Nov. 2.--such mi
raculous cures by Negro woman
living in the country near vaidosta,
Ga. are being reported that sufferers
from all parts of the South and from
States as far away as Maine are jour-
neying to her home for treatment.
She Is reported to have cured cases
OF cancer, tuberculosis and chron-
heart affections and many less gerl-
Gus ailments, such as stomach troubles.
rheumatism and eczema, by laying
her hands on the sufferers and tell
ing them over and over again that
their diseases. were leaving them.
At the time correspondent made
visit to the woman's home he found
lao persons there, some crippled, some
half blind. some terribly wasted by
disease.
So many persons come to see her
that she has employed secretary,
and II Is necessary first to see him
and make an engagement before one
can see Aunt Mollie." the healer.
as she is called.
lated by ticket. Some patients have
had to wait two weeks before they
saw her.
Aunt Mollie declares that she asks
no one for money and takes only
what she Is given. However. she not
only has private Secretary, hut Is
also the owner OF three automobiles
For more than a year she has been
treating patients, and in that time
many hundreds have sought her and
scores have testified to being cured
The correspondent found her to be
a large. pleasant faced. middle aged
woman.
"where is your misery. chile?' was
the first thing she asked. She was
told that her visitor han no misery
but had come simply TO find out how
she is able TO cure disease. For Q
moment she said nothing, Then in hei
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
CITIZENS URGE PAROLE OF
CONVICTED MAN.

COLUMBIA. S. c., Nov. 2.-Accord-
ing to reports Governor Harvey is
considering seriously to either re-
duce the sentence or parole David
Barnum, under death sentence in the
state penitentiary for an alleged at
tempt at criminal assault on young
white girl.
Barnum's cases Is said to be a Gu
rious one. He was convicted of GRIM
inal assault and sentenced by the late
Judge McIver to be electrocuted. His
case was appealed. the appeal never
perfected and he has never been re-
sentenced. lie was sent up in 1918.
In the lapse OF time attention has
been brought to bear on the case
when the Governor found that Bar
mum has been In the state prison UNI
der a peculiar status and much pres
sure has been brought TO bear on
ground that Barnum is innocent OF the
charge and should never have been
convicted.
Barnum at the time of his arraign--
ment had no money nor friends ana
Attorney Hyrick was appointed by the
court to defend him. Edward g. Mann
later elected a congress prosecuted the
case. Attorney Hydrick appealed the
case, arresting electrocution. but when
elected solicitor to succeed CONGRESS
stressing clemency for one who had
been his client though without mon
etary consideration. There the case
rested and Barnum remained in Pris-
on.
II is said that Governor Harvey has
given a great deal of thought to the
latter; that there was nothing pro-
duced ~ the trial which would DEM
onstarte The committal of the crime
charged particularly the attendant
physician's testimony regarding the
physical circumstances surrounding the
alleged crime. was demonstrative that
IL had not been committed.
Since he has been delving into the
case the governor has received a pc
titlon from prominent citizens IN
Orange county asking for clemency,
which was signed by many OF the
jurors. The foreman o. the jury. IS
said to have come in his automobiie
a distance OF fifty miles to urge the
governor to do something in the case
|R IT, Doughty. cashier OF the bank
at North: and Carlton Q. Doughty,
en- employee Of the Federal Land Bank
nj Columbia who we're behind the
prosecution OF Barnum, who lived on
their farm, have asked for clemencX
IT Is said that the governor has
intimated to friends that he Is OF thu
opinion that Bcrnum has suffered
enough and he does not think ne
should rtmain uuiese1t in the case
and leave Barnum 70 remain pehlno
the bars for the remainder OF his life.
particularly when he Is undoubtedly
innocent OF the particular oftense for
which he has been sentenced to death,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04

Atlanta, Ca, Nov 2.-Mal1ing an or
ganized move to give scientific. ac-
curate and sustained effect to the
study of the problems OF our people,
the Delta Chapter of the Theta Sigma
Fraternity, presented to its members
and friends. Dr. Monroe N Work,
head of the Department Of Records
and Research, Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama, and Editor of The Negro Year
Book.
DR.. Work reviewed the progress OF
all phases of the so-cal,ed Negro prob
and 1921.
The meeting was held in the bans
quet hall OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. Butler Street, where
feast was enjoyed by all before DR..
Works address, which was listened
to with great attention and interest.
l.. ID. Milton. president of Delta Chap
scented by Willis J. King, Phi. D.. of
Cannon. A general discussion fol-
lowed the address This was closed by
most thoughtful remarks OF John
Hope. president of Morehouse
The Speech of DR.. Work was In Part
M fOlIOwss
The period 1919-1921 was one Of the
most notable in the history of the
Negroes of the United States since
their emancipation. II was in many
respects second Reconstruction PEE
riod. Unlike the old Reconstruction
Period Of 1865 -1875, however, 1t was
not reimbursement Of recently eman-
cipated slaves to the conditions OF
free men but instead II was re-adjust-
ment Of the better economic, education.
al and social conditions which had
been brought about as q result OF
the World War. 1919 found the Ne
groes occupying in the Industrial field.
positions which before the World
War had been closed to them There
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
WOMAN AND LOVER HANGED FOR THE MURDER Of HUSBAND.
AGED GEORGIA WOMAN HEALS The SICK OF The NATION.
NEGRO ORCHESTRA Is VI
EMMA SENSATION.

VIENNA. Australia. Nov 2.-(Crusa-
der Service) One Of the sensations of
Vienna this summer was the visit OF
the Southern Syncopated Orchestra.
Right from the first moment of their
pleasure resort of Vienna they have
faced full audiences who showed their
appreciation by rounds of applause.
Such q reception in Vienna means a
great deal. Vienna Is still the musical
centre Of the world and many a musi-
cal reputation that had been made
in other lands has been awarded q
grave stone here.
The Southern Syncopated Orchestra
came to Vienna In the right spirit.
They did not say to Vienna I'VE have
something better than you have;" what
they did say was I'VE have something
that you have not got 1t may not
be as good as what you have got but
IL is our own creation" Consequently
the artists from the South faced
their audiences with an easy confi-
dence and gaiety of spirit typical Of
their race and the Viennese seeing
before them the artistic products OF
the Viennese seeing before them the
artistic products of the modern re-
naissance Of the Negro race at once
The Negro music present and flu
ture is now assured place in Europe.
It's greatest success is still waiting
for II. Not Vienna but Budapest will
really understand II. However Jenna
in future have a place for rep
renstatives Of the Negro. This fact
should be remembered and made us of
for the benefit of the intellectual ir-
ridenta of the Negro race. Here in
Vienna, Prague and Buda Pesth all
the cultures Of Europe meet. The Me-
gro should not only bring something
to Vienna but should take something
away which will contribute to the
future Negro civilization.
Vienna has the greatest music teach
ers OF the world. Those who come to
sing should take in exchange the In
struction of the masters Of their art
This city has still undisputed SUI
premacy In the production OF art pro-
ducts. In the schools the Negro can
learn handworlx from world nasters.
The University OF Vienna stlll holds
its supremacy in Europe and it's medi-
cal faculty it's world supremacy IN
its walls students from the five con-
tinehts meet together. In the streets
of the city all the languages of Eu-
rope are spoken. Living in this city
is cultural training. When the
Southern Syncopated Orchestra returns
to America one will remark at once
that they have learned a great deal
during their travels. The genuine Me-
gro art has not been changed but they
have acquired q technical finish that
will make them all the more welcome
TO audiences in America.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
REV. DIR. ]. E. JONES OF
VIRGINIA PASSES AWAY
CLOSES Az YEARS OF AC-
TUAL SERVISE.
preston News Service,

RICHMOND. Va. Nov 2-Professor
Joseph Endom Jones A. NJ. d. D., OF
Virginia Union University, died at
his home on the university campus on
Saturday morning, October II, one
day before his SEVENTEEN birthday.
DR.. Jones was born Octboer is. 1852
OF slave parents and was taught to
read and write by a confederate SOL
der He was one of the first Colored
men Of Virginia to receive q college
education, receiving the degrees Of
Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts
from Colgate University, (then Madi-
son University, Hamilton, N. r, in
1876. He was Immediately called to
the chair of Greek and Church His
tory at Richmond Institute, subsequent
~ lnstitute subsequently becoming
Virginia Union University. where he
has since served with distinction. At
the time of his death he was profess
aor Of Church Polity and Homiietics.
DR.. Jones was a scholar and speak
er OF unusual force BY his genial
manner and force OF character ne won
host of friends. He Is said to have
installed more pastors in charges
than any other Coiorce man in Amer
lea. During the past thirty years
while serving the University he has
been pastor OF the Bethesda Baptist
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
SIX PAY SUPREME PENALTY NLOUlS-
lana in One DAY. LOVER OF WOMAN
SAYS SWEET WORDS Led ME AS
TRAY"

Ike Hubbard at Jackson. and James
Lang at Waynesboro.
Woman Deniea Guilt.
AT Leakesville, Mrs. Knight was the
first to he summoned for the death
journey. She stoutly maintained her
innocence, and went to her death with
a prayer and a song. Half an hour
later. William Green followed the wom-
an for whose love he had committed
murder. Just before the trap sprung,
he admitted his guilt.
George Leavell was hanged after he
prayed and sang Hold TO Gods I'm
changing Hand" A minute later, Sher-
iff Williams touched the lever. and
Leavell. convicted OF the murder OF
Hubbard, dropped TO his death.
Sims and Sewall were hanged for
an attack upon Robert NJ. Cook and
Mrs Alma Broom, of Houston, Texas.
The attack occurred while the couple
were en- route to Shreveport from
Houston in an automobile. Just prior
to the execution, the men admitted the
attack. but denied having threatened
or abused the woman. as she charged
when the trial was had.
Lang was hanged for the murder of
Cleveland Rowe and was the second
to pay death penalty for the others
death.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
NEGRO OFFICERS ADJ
VOCATED FOR
FRENCH ARMY.

PARIS, Nov. 2.-(crusader ServIce)
Col. Stuhl in a proposal now before
the Army Commission advocates the
training and appointing of Negro Of
ficers for white regiments.
The plan includes the opening of
the French military schools to Negro
students from the interior of Africa
as we'll as Tunis. Algeria and Mo-
rocco. They would thus become Of
Scers on the same level al the most
arlstocratic PART IAN of the Faubourg
Saint Germain.
Directors have been found to the
plan, however, who picture the mill
tary destines of France in the hands
of future Othellos. Partisan news
papers with English and American
leanings are especially opposed as
they feel that such action would rouse
protests and vindictfve retaliations or
the part of the negotiating Anglo
Saxon race. These directors cite. too.
the danger involved to the French
colorie in training Negroes to lead
armies and bring in tie socalled Gar
vey Movement" and Marcus Carney
foolish threats as supporting their
position Col. Stuhl and his supporters
laugh at the night mare Of "Garvey-
ism thus invoked and answer that
the entire "Garvey Movement" is moth
Ing but hot air and braL'gadocio bas-
conditions.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
RAILROADS SEEK FAIR
PLAY" FOR TRAVELLERS.
(By A. N. P.)

birmingham. Ala, Nov. 2.-'Fair
Play" is beginning to be asserted by
some of the railroads operating thru
the South The Rock Island Road Is
one Of the FIRST, however. to give pub
lie utterance. through an official to
its intentions in this direction.
A complaint was lodged with the
company by DR.. Ulysses G Mason,
the Supreme Medical Director of the
knights of Pythias organization. The
con, vice president and manager Of
the Rock Island System by letter
that stated the circumstances of i'll
Treatment by conductor on a ain
from Hot Springs a short distance
out of Little Rock, Arkansas
The letter stated that the conductor
demonstrated with DR.. Mason about
the occupancy of a seat which he
contended was his particular seat.
Other seats near being vacant the
doctor refused to give up the place
where he had been sitting since the
train had left Hot Springs Thereupon
the cona1c became very abusive
and three tened the distinguished COL
ored passenger with violence, but for
some reason did not follow up the
threat he had made.
The following reply was made 10
the complaint by Vice president Bea-
con:
Mr.. u G. Mason.
Supreme Medical Director
Supreme Lodge, X of p; N. A., S.
A., E., A.. A.. and A.
Pythian Temple Building.
Birmingham, Ala
Dear Sir:
1 have made investigation in regard
to the mater mentioned in your let
ter of September ~, and il Is with
regret that find that your COM
plant is fully justified.
The conductor is one of our young
er men and has not done a great deal
of passenger work. Our supsrinten-
dent personally handled this matter
with him, and / am quite sure that
should you again have occasion to
travel on this train, you will have
no cause for complaint.
/ think you very much for the very
full report and assure you that 1t is
our policy to have our employees ac-
cord every one courteous treatment.
Yours very truly.
T. H. BEACON.
Dr. Mason is highly respected in
this city by both black and whites.
The Incident has in nowise injured
him among the self-respectins Of
either race.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. with
q final admonition to those who stood
about. not to "let the sweet words of
a woman lead you astray," William
Green followed the woman whose
''sweet Words had led him to the
hangman's moose and danced his dance
Of death upon the air of the Green
county jail. ~
six Hangings In Day.
Green's hanging, which occurred last
Friday. marked the climax to the big
gest day of reckoning ever had In
Mississippi end Louisiana. For be-
tween the rising and the setting Of
the sun. six persons. one OF them q
woman, had been led forth from the
chamber of death to face the Justice
OF this state which has for It's motto.
IAN eye. for an eye and a tooth for
q TOOTH"
Green, paramour of Mrs Anna
Knight. and the woman. were convict
ed for killing the woman's husband,
SO that they could get him out OF
the way and be free to live and love
as they pleased, They were tried at
Leakesville. Miss, and sentenced to
die by hanging. Others who paid the
supreme penalty were Robert Sewall
and Bosle Sims at Mansfield, La;
George Leavell, for the murder of
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
REV. m. W. D. NORMAN ENDORSED
TO SUCCEED LATE REV. E.
G. NORRIS.
preston News servicel

WASHINGTON, Nov. AT meet
ing of the local Baptist ministers here
last Monday, Rev. DIR. M. w. d. Nor
man. pastor of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist church, was unanimously indors-
ed for the presidency of the National
Baptist Convention to succeed the late
Rev. DIR. e. G. Morris, who died sew
eral months ago.
The National Convention will be
held in ST. Louis, Mo-, December 6
to II and Baptist ministers through
out the Southeast and northern and
eastern sections OF the country have
man for the presidency DR.. Norman
is regarded as one of the leading min
listers in the Baptist denomination
and his work in Washington has been
attended with remar sabgle success.
He is forceful pulpit orator and a
successful pastor.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04

church near Petersburg, Va.
Professor Jones Is survived by his
Widow. Mrs. Rosa X. Jones, who has
been in charge of music at Hartshorn
College for nearly 35 years. son.
Eugene Kinckle Jones, Executive Sec
rotary Of the National Urban League,
and two grandchildren. His funeral
services were held on Monday after
noon in this city at thu First Bap-
list Church, the Reverend Mr.. w. T.
johnson, D. d., officiating.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04
DOLLAR BILL HAS VARIED
OWNERS.
tBy a. n. Pl

Evanston, ILL.,. Nov 2.--The "ad-
ventures OF a dollar, was recorded
on dollar bill sent out by the North
Chicago Chamber Of Commerce two
weeks ago and returned to the cham-
her yesterday with an attached cie-
cular describing its travels It changed
hands thirty-one time. Five times It
was In salary envelope, four times
AZ went Tor cigars, twice for candy.
once for a "niftys collar, three times
for ties and twice for meals On ons
occasion it was given for pacE
age or cleaning powder. It went 20
one Coiored church.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04

ana sincere determination will sue
coed 10 turn out tie vast uHde veloped
Resources OF this colony tnt2 throb-
bling realities that woula produce me
prosperity which are 50 markedly
looming before us.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-04

Dr. Mason is highly respected in
this city by both black and whites.
The Incident has in nowise injured
him among the self-respecting of
either race.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-07
A Conquest Of Poverty.

The conquest of poverty MS group
undertaking Is the special aim of mod
ern Denmark. One has only to study
the simple matter of seed distribution
TO see how use. not profit, has guided
Danish agricultural policy and elimi-
mated waste that is needlessly char
acteristic elsewhere. The farmers Of
Denmark have definitely been served
by their scientific experts and then by
themselves as legislators. And this re-
suit, coming largely from sound edu-
cation. Is reflected In the general WELL
being Of the people. The critical Dane
makes a grimace. 1--WE are butter fat.
We eat too much. We have no tragedy,
no passions, no sublimity." But these
words of dissatisfaction are themselves
good answer to the charge of COM
placency. And certainly in Europe
where poverty has bred unlimited trag-
edy and intolerable passion, 1t is well
to find group that has not waited for
disaster to drive 1t to thinking in terms
OF the group.-Frnncls uackett in
Harper's.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-07
CAUGHT BY COBRA
Animal Dealer Tells Of Highly I'm,
pleasant Experience.
Presence Of Mind In Throwing Cost
Over Reptile Saved Him From
Horrible Death.

The king cobra had to be moved
into new box. He was very wild
snake, and whenever his captor ap-
preached him the cobra beat its head
against the wires Of the cage. As
this cage was only shallow box
made Of fllmsy, decaying boards and
covered with wire netting, and as
the snake Was the largest cobra on
record. measuring 12h feet, 1t seemed
expedient, to put It mildly, to give
him better home before shipping
him from Singapore to New York. So
the animal dealer, Mr.. Frank H. Buck,
as he explains in Asia Magazine. had
a handsome box made Of teakwood
with plate-glass top. and when this
was delivered at Yew KEGS compound.
where he was keeping the snake. the
task of changing the cobra to his new
quarters was undertaken. Yew Kee
and two Of his Chinese assistants. and
Benz Chez. Mr.. Bucks Malay "boy,"
who were helping. were standing In
the center of narrow cement pas
sageway that ended blind against a
wall. On one side Of the passageway
were a number of wooden crates con-
taining tigers; on the other side were
some fish tanks. One Of the Chinese
assistants picked up the old box. and
Just MS he came to the center Of the
passageway the rotten bottom fell out
of the box and the snake was dumped
on the floor. And then, says Mr.. Buck:
Everybody lost his head. Ny boy
who faces tigers intrepidly. jumped
over three or four boxes and got away.
The Chinese scattered in all direc-
tions. was left at the farther end
Of the pnssageway. and between me
and freedom was the snake. 1t was
almost at my feet. It raised about
two and half feet Of its body off the
floor. extended Its hood and began to
glide toward me, Kissing and stretch
ing out Its forked tongue. kept back
ing up and the cobra kept gliding
nearer. When had fattened myself
against the wall 1t was not more than
three feet from me. I had never been
30 badly frightened. II J had had
broom or heavy stick 1 could have
killed the snake, but I did not even
carry the six-inch knife usually wear
in my belt. Suddenly I thought Of my
white coat. tore 1t off and, holding
1t before me. threw myself on top Of
the snake. AS sprawled over 1t
felt its body wriggling under me, but
I could not be certain that Its head
would not dart out from the coat and
that should not feel its fangs In my
arm or body In the fraction Of sec
ond that lay there. Fortunately I
had caught Its head firmly. The men
now came rushing up to help me. My
boy reached over. gathered up the
coat and placed the cobra in the
teakwood bOx."-Literary Digest.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-07
DENVER MARKETS.

Receipts. $40. Choice beef steers
good beef from $3.50 to y. and the fair
stssrs from ss to
W,is WE ehSIe1 ana sood sns COWS from si.s5 70
$3.50, while the fair killing cows sold
9sre rHr DIlees IN GOOD siG Demand with Choice light
good quality from $3.50 to IS. while
the fair heifers sold from :! to ss;s9'
With choice light bulls quoted between
s2.75 and So and the good class from
$2.25 to $3.50. Tho fair bulls for prices
around 81.
veals are in good demand With with
the good kind from s7.25 to $7.76. the
fair ones from s6.76 to s7.26: stocker
calves from $6.75 for the choice kino
to $3.50 for tho fair stocker. ,a Enoiss ss
and the good ones from S5;75 to $3.50.
while the fair ones from to $S.s6'
Choice stock steers from ~ 70 $6.99u.
the te good zoo steers from S. to $3.50. Stock
cows from s3.25 for the choice quality
to 81 for the fair stock COW.
Hogs.
Large killers took over a load Of fair
hogs for s. and other .,os ioaos fos ~ Were ao
bought by the same pnr5ie5k Paskers. soI sv soWs
Vent over the scales FOR $6;25 ana
smooth stngs were run IN Win tme rae
sows at similar price. ana soid 5he for Soarse II
Lous" Iess A small bunch Of pigs sold for
81 and choice pigs at *7.So.
Sheep.
poco,nts 4.47O. Choice feeders quoted
aro,,nd s13 and the fat ewes OF inc
Choice variety from g to ssc6rd1s sSs5 te