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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-02
WHITES WITHDRAW AS
NEGROES GAIN CONTROL
OF G. 0. P. MEETING.

Mont Ala. Aug. sI-For the LIST
time in the history OF the state. white
members OF the convention in Mont
gomery county boIted the meeting
here last week, when colored voters
obtained control and elected one OF
their number. G. E. Newstall. as
chairman Of the convention.
Immediately upon election Of New
stall. the whitS delegates withdrew.
The colored faction then proceeded
with business OF the day. naming
Newstali and J. l. Mckinney as dele
gates TO the state convention In
September. The white faction named
two men. also.
The control Of the convention BY
the Ceiored delegates has precipitated
political crisis in the county and
white Republicans are anxiously
awaiting the outcome Of this state
convention, when the fight over the
stole chairmanshin will be settled.
aad who shall be seated from Mont
somery county--M KINNEY or New
stall or the two hite men
The faction headed by Newstall
adopted resolutions commencing the
administration under President Hard
ing and sledging fun support to the
party.
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WILLIAMS OF MURDER
FARM" VISITS FAMILY.
tPreston News servlcel

Atlanta. Ca. Aug. S1.-Apparently
one of the most fragrant violations of
not only prison rules but just plain
pure common sense was the act Of
Superintendent Dunaway of the state
prison farm here last week when he
allowed John S. Williams to go to
his home in Jasper County to visit
his family and attend big family
reunion.
Dunaway, 1t is said, figuring that
the best way to save himself was to
plead ignorance of the rules and to
take advantage OF his newness on
job to the commission as an excuse
for his dereliction of duty and VIOLA
ton of prison rules. He told the COM
mission that John S. Williams, who
is serving a life term at the prison
for the murder of several Negroes on
Gently permitted to visit his home,
but declared that the prisoner re-
manned only a short time and did
not get out of the sight of the GUS
todian during the entise time he was
in his home.
more plausible to the commission Dun
away stated that recently 1t became
necessary for him to make trip to
Jasper ccnuty to exchange some higs
and buy some seed wheat and burr
clover iced for the prison farm; and
inasmuch as Williams was so well
ncuuainted with the roads in Jasper
tounty he was taken along to act
rs chauffeur. He further claimed that
Williams home was on the route and
that they stopped there for only a
few minutes during which time Will
liams talked with his wife and daugh-
ter.
member of the commission stated
that they had reports that Williams
had been allowed to go home and
attend big family reunion end bar
becue Dunaway denied thos vigor-
ously and declared thai the only time
Williams had been out of the prison
was the trip With him in to Jasper
county few DAYS ago for hogs and
seeds.
The chairman OF the commission
roundly scored Dunaway for his viola
ton of the prison rules and told
him that no prisoner was to be per-
mitted to leave the prison without
the knowledge and consent of the
commission.
Dunaway, 1t is said. frankly ad-
mitted to the commission that he did
not know 1t was against the rules
for a prisoner to be taken away from
the farm without, the consent of the
commission. III have only been sup
erintendent VI the prison a short time
end have not yet become familiar
with all the rules" He promised the
commission that he would abide by
the rules In the future.
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2lST B. M. c. TO Be
BRILLIANT.
(Preston News service)

Cleveland, Chic, Aug. S1.-Plans are
rapidly being worked into shape to
make the coming B. NJ C. meeting
here one of the most brilliant af-
fairs ever held in this city. The Of
ficers of the local committee are: j.
II. Reed, chairman; j. l., Nixon, 1st
vice chairman; Mrs. l., Mckenzie, End
vice chairman; James II. Beckwith,
treasurer; Mrs. Pearl Mealey, as
sistant treasurer; Mrs. Helen Worm
ley. assistant treasurer; Mrs. NJ E.
La Santie, recording secretary; and
z. p. Lancaster, corresponding and
financial secretary
Sunday September 10th will be
devoted to receiving and assigning
visitors and delegates to their quar-,
tiers. Special services will be held in
all the churches throughout the city.
On Monday at 10 a. M. reception
VIII be given at st. Johns A. NJ. II.
church; from to l p. m, a citizens
torium of the Tech High School in
East 66th street; and at S:IO an All
Star concert will be given at st.
Johns A. M e. church.
Tuesday morning the opening session
VIII beheld at st. Johns church in
Guiding all branches of the Order.
Special sight-seeing trips for the Wis
evening a moonlight boat ride on
Lake Erie and also a ball and re-
eeption at 1. o. o. F. Temple in East
55th street.
On Wednesday sessions of all
branches will be held; and from $3.50
to a. M. Grand Military ball and
reception will be held in Cleveland's
six and one-half million dollar new
auditorium.
On Thursday morning parade
through the principal streets here and
to Luna park where $500 will be Rlv-
en- away in prize. to the winners of
competitive drills; dancing during the
afternoon and evening at the park.
The closing sessions VIII be held
on Friday and q general sightseeing
trip for the visitors around the city
Will be given. At 8 p. m. a Bloc
Dansante will be given In East 10th
street between Central and Scovil
aven es. Also at $3.50 D. m. q moon
light ride on Lake Erie will be one
of the features of the evenings en-
tertainment
Athletic sports and field day exerr
cises will be held Saturday at Tate's
baseball field on Saturday concluding
the weeks program.
Over 5000 visitors are expected to be
here during the week. Large delega-
tions from ali parts of the country
have already signified their inten-
tion TO be present.
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Dr.. Motion Again Heads League. PrOnli-
merit PersOnages Present at Norfolk Meet
ing. Plan Constructive PrOgam.

Taylor Of indianapolis. Ind; John L.
Webb Of Hot Syringe Ark: G. M
White. Chief Ranger Of the American
hundro of Norfolk. Va; Dr. G. u.
Davis of Charlotte N. c.: W. II.
Crocker of Suffolk. Va; Watt Terry
OF BroclSton, Mass; Col Matt N. Lew
L o. Newport News Val Dr. Carl
Inborden OF Bricks. N. C.; and j. r
u Lee of New York City.
The report Of the Committee in
charge of the survey of general con-
read by Chairman w. 8. Andrews OF
Baltimore. Nd.
In. spite ~ the hard times the ecu
nomic conditions Of the Negro Is not
without encouraging features-lllxe the
rich he has met with business failures
~ not in so great proportion a.
others--In some instances failures
have resulted In better Organizations
and improved business methods gen
Sraiiy' Y Is especially significant that
IN most cases Negroes themselves
have been able. to effect the re-
organizations and improvements.
IN the building and other mechan-
icai trades Negroes have been able
not only to hold their own. but In
some sections have made ADVANCE
AND the continued migration OF the
Coiored people to the North would
seem TO- indicate that Negro labor is
also making good in the enverer COM
petition of that section.
In the commercial world the Negro
mas made marked advances. We have
chalns OF stores representing hun
dreds OF Thousands Of dollars. Mem
every field OF endeavor especially in
the banking and the insurance busi-
nesses. We have successfully operated
Danks n various sections Of tbs coun-
Try. Life lnurance companies are car
/ rying on their books more than five
hundred million dollars with ample
reserve for the protection OF syery
policy in force.
In farming activities the Negro is
noloing ms own to a remarkable de-
difficulties that he daily encounters.
| Few other people could have WITH
stood the opposition that he has had
could have made the progress that he
\ has made and could have kept his
courage under such adverse clrcum-
! stances.
Where II Is remembered that these
4 people entered into Agricultural life,
without financial assistance and that
their success In farmer ownership Is
almost wholly due 10 his own efforts
and when II Is also remembered that
these farmers throughout the land
/ have had to continue with almost
ensuperable obstacles -. can but
rejoice for the wonderful progress
made.
Believing that the development Of
the Muscle Shoals power plant for
the production Of nitrate for aRricul-
tural purposes will be greatly bene-
ficial TO the farming interests OF the
country and therefore TO the people at
large. we heartily endorse the plan
70 push forward its development.
In education the Negro is making
steady progress. The past few years
show marked gains In many sections
The Southern States are almost uni
formly making substantial Roadway
In the better organizations of their
| fcort,.,.a - -
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the splendid work of its navy-Rufis-
que Portudal. Joal and Goree Island
this last was destined to grow fam
Gus in the history of West Africa.
deriving it's name from little is
land on the Coast or Holland, these
made up the rich spoils. II is on the
little Island of Goree that the mighty
forts are constructed which command
the now important harbor and city
of Dakar Senegal. 1t was on this
historic ground that the writer made
his first landing In Africa. The city
is constructed on a considerable ele-
walton and many parts of 1t are beau-
tiful--the Island of Goree and the
waters about II have wealth of
beauty that transcend description.
The loftiest peak about the city is
crowned with a medical college-the
students receiving special training in
the treatment If tropical diseases.
The institution is we'll equipped In all
OF it's appointn ents In addition to
giving training in all the branches
allied to the mndical profession, as
dentistry and pharmacy liberal
course is given in nurse training al d
veterinary surgery. 1t would he a
fine idea for persons going as meoi-
cal missionaries and trained nurses
10 Africa to do post work there. They
have patients by the hundreds from
the city and surrounding country ar
fiicted with every conceivable tropical
aiiment which gives the students first
hand experience along With the theory
which must give him the advantage
over the other man. In conversation
with one Of the professors he said
II IL the intention OF the French Gov
eminent to make that one. of the
greatest medical schools In the world.
II had been, he said, the practice OF
the Government to send the m sdical
students to Europe for their training,
BIZ, the fact that many of the large
institutions have departments that
specialize in tropical troubles, they
can never have the same beneficial
ing a chance to do practical work
every day. Then the civilizing influ-
ence of such treatment as Is given
these unfortunates can not be measur-
ed both In the local community and
in the hinterland.
Returning to our story of French
occupation. we note the Royal Sene-
gal Company into whose hand the
French interest has now beeen com
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lpy chas. W. AbLngtonl

10y OnaS. w. ADlnBIOnD
The claim is made with some de-
gree of plausibility that French adj
ventures from Deippe threaded their
way to the west Coast of Africa more
than a century before the Portu-
guese published to the world the
facts that riveted the attention of the
European powers upon the Dark Con-
tinent. 1t is said that Frenchmen
at this time found their way as far
down the Atlantic as Liberia and
finally established themselves on the
Senegal river, the settlements thus es-
tablished, one they called little Par
is, the other they named little Die
ppe." and in addition to this they
places along the Cold Coast. These
stations were founded in 1882. and
were abandoned 40 years later owing
to the war that was being waged in
enterprise as to make that course
necessary. There aiay be considerable
truth in. the claim of the Norman to
discoveries antedating She arrival of
the Portuguese In these parts-wh,ch
took place well In the 18th century.
1t is an AUTHENTICATED fact that a
Norman adventurer discovered or re-.
discovered the Canary Islands in the
18th century. Data of that period
indicates with a marked degree of
certainty, that the whole of the West
Coast down as far as the Gulf of
Guinea was known to Italian ad-
venturers and seamen before a map
of the country was made by the Pors
tuguese. who were the first to leaN e
unmistakable evidence of their pres
ence. Three centuries later when the
French established themselves at the
mouth of the Senegal river they are
said to have found trace of the forts
said to have been built by the Nor
mans of Dieppe, where the modern
town of st. Louis now stands. But
of one thing we are certain--soon
after the Portuguese leid bare the
Guinea Coast. Norman chips estab-
Iished at once a regular line OF ships
and commerce with the West Coast,
although no effort was made at col
onization The founding of French
colonies in Africa was considerably
behind those OF the Portuguese. A
young Frenchman named Claude Jam
nequin De Rochefort first advanced
the French beyond the mere trading
idea in dealing with Africa. The storw.
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CHURCH OF GOD LINER
READY FOR MAIDEN TRIP.
(By A. N. Pr

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. SIN a
few weeks the Queen of Liberia of
the Church Of God Line will steam
out of Los Angeles harbor on her
maiden voyage to Monrovia. Liberia.
She is lying at the dock now waiting
for the Colored folk to fill her safe
rooms and bid the Diesel engines
Giddip." The tickets are pale pink
and a yard long and the newly thought
flagship OF the Liberian Transpor-
tation Steamship Company is rearing
to 60.
she is the only vessel the Church
Of God Line possesses, but she's the
flagship of the fleet just the same.
She is still registered as the Angel,
but she'll be known as the Queen OF
Liberia when she heads for Africa
with her first boatload OF Colored
people.
This little 110 foot motorship is the
result of much diligent prayer She
takes the place of the good ship
Ark upon which hundreds of Southern
Cal ifornia Colored citizens hoped to
travel TO Liberia. The Ark was both
fearfully and wonderfully made.
For several years. Rev. ]. T.. Lewis,
pastor of the Church of the Living
God, labored with his followers on the
tide-lands of Terminal Island near
San Pedro. AS the months passed by
It appeared that they were construct
ing a ship or something, but mariners
who inspected the strange pile Of
driftwood and clumsy beams were
unable to decide just what.
Just Plant n ROwbOat.
"If it's a vessel you want" one of
them suggested, why don't you plant
a young rcwboat in the mud and keep
watering It until 1t grows"
Then a Japanese owner of the land
demanded that the queer: craft be
dren. The court ordered Rev. Mr.. Lew
is to take the ark some place else,
but the Colored folk were unable to
bulge 1t. Neither were a flock of
deputy sheriffs who tried to carry
out the Judges command.
So the alleged ship remained and
was eventually completed. On the
night of June Z. 1921, hundreds of
Co1ored people gathered round to sing
hymns of praise as their ark took
to the water That proved to be her
trouble-she took to the water not
wisely but too, well When the laun-
ching had finally been completed only
about one-sixth of her was visible to
the naked eye.
Just Submarine.
'Lawdy; Qua arlxs done turned out
submarine.v mourned one of hei
builders, tuEiA7g sadly away.
But Mr.. Lewis and his followers
persevered. Satisfied that as ship
wright they were wonderful water
melon eaters. they set about raising
funds to purchase a boat.
On her return trip she will bring
back a cargo Of hardwood lumber,
solid ivory, rubber and leather-all
products of the Republic of Liberia.
Net year Mr.. Lewis epects to take
80. 900 American Colored people to
their homeland thereby. he says start
ing a new era for his race and sett-
ing them out on the greatest intel
lectual and Industrial advance the
world has yet seen.
The fare to Africa first class. is
$275-with a special rate of SIS for
missionaries. The general passenger
agent of a rallrod which is handling
booking for the voyage says that mis-
sionaries seem to predominate.
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lege in 1904 by James Callahan. one
time wealthy real estate dealer and
philanthropist of Des Moines
Payments Delayed.
According to the suit, the 100000
gift was to have been paid in yearly
installments of $4,000 each. starting
In 1905. The last payment, due in
1909. was delayed by the trustees. who
claimed that they were unable to
liquldate enough OF Mr.. Callahan's
property to meet the many requests
cf his will.
ever are believed to be of the opin-
ion that the money was held back for
other reasons. They have computed
the interest lost on the money due to
the delayed payment and are suing
Tor that amount.
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New York. N. r.. Aug, Shine
libel suits, aggregating $4,000, were
filled In the Supreme Court by Mar
Gus Garvey against newspapers and
Negro speakers. He charged them
with publishing or making. SANDER
Gus statements concerning him. The
defendants named In the proceedings
and amounts involved are: The New
York Times. 100000; New York Call,
New York News. S50,O00; Robert r..
Bagnell 100000; Chandler owen
500 900 and $4,000 respectively; Will
liam Pickens, $4,000, and A. Phillip
Randolph, $4,000.
The suits against the New York
Times and the New York Call grew
out Of articles In which Bagnell and
Randolph were quoted. Defamatory
statements regarding his character
cations in the other suits are along
similar lines.
Garvey. as president of the Black
Star Line, was examined in supple
mentary proceedings by attorneys for
the Pan Union Company. which OBJ
tanned a Judgment for $4,000 against
the steamship line some time ago.
The Pan Union Company shipped
a carload of Green River whiskey to
Havana on the Black Star steamship
Yarmouth before the ban against the
expectation of whiskey went into eff
feet Jan. 16, 1920. The Pan Union
Company charged the crew of the Var
mouth imbibed so deeply of the whis-
key that they disabled the boat and
she had to put bask to port, where
the rest Of the whlskey was seized.
They sued and were awarded a judy
ment.
Garvey maintains the steamship
company has no moneys due II, and of
the three vessels Il was organized to
operate ne said one Is on the beach at
Antilla. Cuba; another. an excursion
vessel, is a wreck s'somewhere in
New York Harbor." and the third, the
Yarmouth was sold for $500 to salts
fy claims of almost 100000.
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TALLADEGA SUES FOR
$4,000.

Des Moines. Ia. Aug. s1.-A suit
unique in the apnels of Iowa court
history. but one with tremendous
bearing upon the future of the edu-
cation of the Colored boy and girl in
Saturday in district court, when Tai
ladega College, one of the biggest
congregational institutions In the en-
tire South. sued for $4,000 interest
on a bequest of 100000 left the coll
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-02
FRENCH BLACK GENERAL DIES.
(By A. N. P.)

Paris. France, Aug. 31.-France has
Just lost through death at the age of
81 in this city one of her most brill
liant generals. a mulatto native of
Senegal, son of a French Colonial Of
ficial of English parentage of the
name of Dodds. and a coal-black Col
ored woman. He had won some of the
very highest praises of his profession,
for Gen. Aired C. Wash, wore the
grand cross of the Legion of Honor
and the meaille militaire, which is
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-02
CARNEY m DIFFICULTIES Is RE.
PORT.
(By A. N. P.)

New York, Aug War clouds
hung heavy and ominous recently
over the convention of the Universal
Negro Improvement Association in
session at Liberty Hall, No. 100 West
1SSth Street. The atmosphere rocked
with discrimination as Marcus Garvey.
President General, and J. w. II. Ba-
son, Leader of American Negroes
hurled charges and counter-chRrges.
Feeling ran high as delegates and
spectators fought and fused while a
meeting was passed. Only a few min
utes before adjournment the conven-
ton had been temporarily halted
when the gallery attempted to howl
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only conferred upon generals who have
commanded victorious armies in the
field, and at the time of his retire.
ment on the score of age was one of
the principal members of the supreme
war council of France.
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Begin Reading Nov:
UNTO THE 4TH
GENERATION
You'll Like Ill

How would you like % read
the Love Story Of your great
grand father? Read with John
clarewood the Diary of his Great
Grandfather in: unto THE
oURTH GENERATION
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Continued en- page 5. Col 81.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-04
NOTICE OF sHERIFFs SALE

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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-04
West Texas VIII Produce Thirty-Five
to Forty Percent Of the Cotton Crop
Of Texas This Year According to Reports

Stamford, July 20. The research
department Of the West Texas
Chamber ~ Commerce predicts that
this season ffty-seven West Texas
counties will produce from 80 to
80 per cent Of the entire cotton pro-
duction Of Texas. Estimate is based
upon conditions prevailing In those
counties and in other parts Of the
state. West Texas has more than
fitfy-scven counties, so that in max
ing a comparison, the organization
is virtually putting these fifty-seven
counties not against the other Sec
tions Of the state, but also against
portion Of the state which IL with
in It's jurisdiction.
The counties which were picked
out for this comparison are Archer.
Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Childress,
Clay, Coke, Coleman, Collingsworth,
Comanche, Conch0, Cottlc, Crosby,
Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Eastland,
Erath, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale,
Hall, Hardcman, Haskell, Hood,
Howard. Jack, Jones, Kent, Lub-
book. Knox, Lynn, McCulloch, Men
ard, Mitchell Montague, Motley, No
Ian, Palo Pinto, Parker, Runnols,
Schleicher, Scurry, shackelford. Ste
phcns, Stonewall, Taylor, Tarraut,
Throckmorton, Tom Green, Ward,
Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise
ard Young.
Detailed figures are interesting.
In 1927 these fifty-seven counties
~ West Texas produced 500, 1893
bales Of cotton Of the total Of p
l29. $50 produced in the state. Civ
ing them a percentage Of 26.5 per
cent In 1920 they produced 9,72i
bales Of the 3,lfS,399 in the state,
or pit per cent Of the total In
i919-the record year these coun-
ties produced l,066,340 Of the g.
900, 1885 bales produced in Texas, or
80 per cent Of the whole
Production in bales followed by
percentage Of total crop in the
state Is listed herewith for the fifty
seven counties mentioned from 1905
10 1919. Figures for dates since then
having already been mentioned in
this article:
1908, 55l $50, or 22.7 per cent;
1906, go. S3i. or % per cent; 1907,