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Only Negro Newspaper in the
Southwest to own and oper-
ate its own plant .
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BtBinning With The Lynching of a Colored Man Some Time Ago Fo!r
lows The Shooting of Marion Bush And The Wounding of Four
White Men; Houses And Kalis of Colcred People Given The Torch
THE CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Rangers And Soldiers In Evidence. White Men Pass Resolutions Con-
demning Prof. Jones And The White Men Who Took The Law In
Their Own Hands. Sixteen White Men Under Arrest
Staff Correspondence.
Dallas Texas July 14 1919.
"Race Riot at Longview" was the
message received at the Dallas Ex-
press office Friday noon the out-
break having taken place Thursdiy
night July 10 and early FYiday
morning July 11. I might add that
there his been more or loss rioting
and raiding every Jjy since and I
now write this story- more thin 300
soldiers are camped in and around
the town of Lonsview and the afore-
time peaceful and prosperous little
-city Is now glider "martial law Long-
view is one" hundred and twenty-five
miles eaut of Dallas on the T. & P.
railroad and is the capital of Gre;g
County. By the last cemus it has
a population of 6155 ' souls about
2000 of whom are colored. Ordinarily
it Is a iiet and busy town beln?
the seat of the great Kelly Iron
Works anl other mnnufacturies an
important Junction point and a splen-
did trading center. It lies like a
white pearl in the middle of a fine
fanning territory which stretches
about it for many miles in all direc-
tions. .Its white and colored citizens have
for the most part been able to work
together In peace and as a result
both peoples have prospered. As a.
further result the colored population
has good churches school ) halls and
homes beside several stores shops
and other things to facilitate their
happInors.
The Trouble.
About the middle of June a col-
ored man was found in a white fam-
I'y' residence at a late hour of the
ulght not however in Longview but
about sixteen miles away pear the
little town of Kilgore. For this of-
fense he was arrested and landed in
Longview jail. A few nights there-
after unknown parties forced the
locks on the Jail and the culprit was
killed his body being found hanging
in the woodi near the plice where
he ia alleged to have committed his
offense. No arrests up to the time
of the riot were made of the parties
committing the murder of the ac-
cused. There was much speculatirm
about the affair and some bitter feel-
ing arose between disputants over
the homicide.
Where the' Defender Comet In.
At the time when speculation was
WHITE PREACHER SEES HE
FOU BLAGKMAN'S SUPREMACY
CLAIMS BLACKS ARE MEEK AND THE MEEK HAVE DIVINE
APPROVAL; BLACK RACE DOUBLES EVERY 40 ) EARS; THE
WHITE RACE EVERY 80 YEARS.
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. (Associated Negro Pre3s.)
Omaha Nfb. July 17.f-"Let ..the
white race which has been dominat-
ing for hund.eds of years take care
lest the black man once his chattel
and his slave be his supplanter and
victor" warned Rev. Charles W. Sav-
Idge white in a sermon on "The
Ch.ldren of Ham What will their
future be?" at Peoples Church.
Rev. Mr. Sa virile traced the prog-
res; of the Colored race from its
origin in Ham. '
"The Negro was forcibly taken
from Africa his home in the 16th
century and enslaved in this country
for 250 years. He was mistreated
oppressed whipped beaten . and in
many case'i killed. Cut as a people
be survived all this 111 treitment.
No other people v- ver stood such
sbuao and lived" said Rev. Mr. Sav-
. idgo.
"A generation ago social philoso
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GREGG
rifo as to the disappearance of the
colored man an article telling what
purported to be an account of the
killing appeared in the Chicago De-
fender which paper ls circulated by
Prof. S. L. Jones a local teacher.
Vv'hen asked if he Jonei sent the
urticle to the Defender Mr. ' Jones
replied in the negative. Notwlth'
standing his denial two white men
met him on the streets and admin-
istered to him a severe beating. Tbe
white men are said to have -coma
from Kilgore. - -.--Mr.
Jones; was taUen An charge by
'Dr. C. P. Davis a physician who
dressed his wounds and then carried
Jones to his (Davis') home. Early
last night crowds began to r gamer
on the Longview st.eets. Mayor
Bodenhcim sent a telegram to the
Chicago Negro paper asking tho
name of the writer of the Longview
article saying the .lives of Negroes
were in danger unless an' immediate
response was received giving the in-
formation requested. No reply camo
last night nor has one yet been re-
ceived. Advised Negroes to Leave.
Last night before sending the tele-
gram to the Chicago paper Mayor
Bodenheim sent word to Mr. Jones
and Dr. Davis that in view of pun- i
11c feeling it would be wise forthem
to leave town. At 9 o'clock at night
they appeared at tho city hall where
a called session of the City Council
sat and there they asked protection
of law. After going over th? situ-
ation the authorities decided that the
danger had probably passed and that
by morning cooler counsel would
prevail.
According to report of a leading
daily:
"However within an hour a group
of some twelve or fifteen white men
went to the Negro quarter and at-
tempted to enter the house of Jones.
According to the stories told today
these men found themselves am-
bushed by Negroes who fired fiom
the Jones house from a house juit
across the street and from a corn
field lu the Jones yard. It Is be-
lieved thai the white men who are
wounded with bird "hot owe their
lives to the fact that the Negroes.
(Continued on page 4). '
phers prophesied that the Negro
would d.sappear before the onrush
of stronger races. .
"Today however the advancement
of this race in the last fifty yeart.
has been the marvel of the world.
"When Abraham Linqoln signed
the emancipation proclamation there
were 4000000 colored slaves In this
country. Today there are 14000000
Lee Negroes.
"The black race doubles' every for-
ty years; the whitd race every eighty
years.
"The white man must look out or
tbe black man will give him a fierce
jun for his money.
"The black race is meek. The
meek man and the meek race are
winners and have divine approval.
ine negro nns pushed his way
Into every line of industry. He has
Just now bew admitted into the j
American Federation of Labor." J
IEICE RIOTS
COUNT!
!
TAe Republican Party 1$
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BURNING AT STAKE IN
Tl;E UNITED STATES
Read the 2nd Installment of
this series of astounding facts
concerning five of the most
atrocious crimes 'committed. In
direct contempt of the law In
this country.
An authentic account of the
whole affair on page 11 of this
issue. Read it.
"BACK TO THE
IN CALIFORNIA
NEGROES. ORGANIZE BRANCH
GF AMERICAN PATRI-
OTIG LEAGUE
(Associated Negro Press.)
Imperial Cal. July 17. Negroes of
thi3 part of the valley yesterday or-
ganized a branch of the American
Patriotic Leauue Temporary officers
ate.' tiulsl Joseph;. '(rejUleat; Rev
is. i. HUDora oi lo3 Au :eies sec-
retary and John Williams Treaiurer
The creed of the League as alopt-
ed by the parent organization in Los
Angelc.t is as follows:
"We believe that the destiny of
America lies with the soil and that I
in the cultivtion ' rhoof Ame-ican
citizens should be given preference
ve i.i.ew o eie e m . L. a.ij
co-operating for the general welfare
of the republic our national bulwarks
will be preserved and all forms of
friction occasioned by creed color
or class will eventually disappear."
S 1U LIKE
DAllASllOOl"
BUILDING PERMITS OVER
HALF MILLION FOR
ONE WEEK .
Building permits for the week end-
ing July 12 were the greate-1 in Dal-
las for a number of years the total
being over one half million dollars.
Three permits alone aggregated
over $300000 being issued on the
same day. They covered the con-
struction of a warehouse of brick
construction six t torles and a base-
ment at Wood sad Lacy streets a
six-story addition to the Interurban
terminal station and the Hockaday
school for girls.
Other important Issues were for
a brick garage and store brick room
on Ross avenue .two stories brick
construction to cost $35CM and a
two-story brick garage on Young
street to cost $36000.
Permits for five nd six-room frame
cottages came in for a large amount
of the total for the week and there
were a number of sleeping porches.
D. C. McCord city building in-
spectalor stated Saturday that 'the
business for the week was only a
forerunner of. what was to be expect-
ed in Dallas within the next year.
Mr. McCord predicts the record year
in building in the history of Dallas
The following is the list of permits
Issued during the week:
Ben J. Brownlee 623 Brighton
two-room trame addition....
G. C. Markham EOigtory frame
sleeping porch
G. W. Lallor 5713 Worth 6
roam frame cottage
1000
307
3500
12000
I
.
7000
t.
1000
if
. 1000
E. ATSkllcs. 2509-11 Elm two-
story brick addition..- .
I. Jacobs 2406 S. Boulevard
one and one-half story brick
veneer ;
H. W. Jones 1117 Gordon 3
room frame cottage
H. W. Jones. 1113 Gordon 3
room frame cottage .
N. M. Harper 5109 JuniuB
story seven-rpom residence
.. 4000
Hoikadav. School Belmona
and Greenville road 75
room two story brick school
C8.000
N. M. Harrier. 6C40 Victor five-
room frame cottage
N. M. Harper 170 Wlilonict
2100
room frame cottage 2100
(Continued on page 4).
FARM" ADVISEOii
The Ship AH FAe f The
TOE DALLAS EXTBESS DALLAS TEX SATURDAY' JULY JL9 1010.
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THE-; HKiGHLT DAY;
We are donq with little thinking and we're done with little deeds
We are done -with petty conduct and we're done with narrow creeds;
We have grown to men and women and we've noble work to do .' -And
today we are a people with a larger point of view. v. " '.
In a big way we must labor if our flag shall always fly . i
In a big way we must suffer in a big way come must die. v
There must be ho little dreaming in the visions that we ee !
There must be nd selfish planning In the 'Joys that are to be;
We have set our faces eastward to the rising of the sun ' ' ".
That shall light a better nation and there's big work to dona ..
And the potty eoul3 and narrow seeking only selfish gain : .
Shall be vanquished by the toilers big enough to suffer pain. ;
It's a- Dig tank we have taken 'tis for others we must fight .;"V-
We must see our duty clearly in a white and shining light ' ;
We must quit our little- circle where we've moved in 'little ways -And
work hs men' and women for the bigger hetter days ' v. .
We must quit piir'selflBh thinking and our narrow views and creeds'.
And as people big and splendid we must do the-'bigger deeds ; .
' - '"'.: ': .:' Ia the Southwestern Christian Advocate.
EDSEL FORD Aim
PLETE
25 YEW OLD PRESIDENT
PUTS OVER GREATEST Fl-
NAND1AL DEAL IN HIS-
TORY OF AMERICA
Mt. Clemens Mich. July 11. One
of th e largest financial transactions in
the industrial history of recent years
was announced Friday when Mr.
Edsel Ford the 25-year-old presi-
dent- of the Ford Motor Company.
confirmed the report that he had
bought out all but one of the minor-
ity stockholders and that the sole
control oi me company now rests
virtually in the hands of his father
and himself.
The entire deal was bandied it
is stated by the younger Mr. Ford
through the Old Co'ony Trust Co.
of Boston. The details of acquiring
the stock was handled by Mr. Stuurt
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COiPANY
.
W. Webb of Bond & Goodwin and F wiU Drlng renewed racial warfare
M. Holmes Albert Borden and Roland which in the end will be vastly more
Boyden. All minor'ty stockholders injurious to tho Colored Race than
u I w ii j to the white lace and heaven knows
were dealt with uidewndeutly and wmM be bad enougn : for .either.
each received the same price per i thlnk t infinitely better that we
square for stock. '' leave the situation to be dealt with
The concentration of the rontrol thru the several States than to un-
of the company in the hands of Hpnry force a rule which 18 not
Ford and his son was precipitavi d ( reg(U(i the Race question as the
by the court declfion rendered when Nomerls of American life. I sym;a-
the minority stockholders brought thlze deeply with the people u;on
suit to compel Mr. Ford to abandon wbom fall most heavily the burden
... . . . . of solving it. SpUInxlike inscrut-
hls plan of Investing $20000000 ia abl6i an(l intractable It Intrudes It-
profits and forced him to distribute pelf at every national feast and lu-
this sum among the stockholders. hilce. There is no phase of uatlonil
I This decision it was felt stood as'1' outlook but is colored by
i ' . .. . the siniHter shadow of this problem.
a barrier in the path of the Ford We of the North oan an-0rd to take
policien for enlarging their Industries counsel upon this matter. We can
: and the perfection of their plans for afford t listen to the requests of
rltA Avtannlnn nf thnli intlctrml null
. are not without fault. As I have
social benefit- jUBt gal(1 iook Bt East st Louis
Tho Ford policy does not favor within tho grand old commonwealth
large dividends to stockholders. It whose soil holds the sacred ashes
favors as Is well known a profit- of the emancipator the man who
sharing system for its workmen and gave the Ne?ro his freedom. Talk
the extension of this benefit to the about enfranchising 3000000 Nearro
public through th reduction of women of wldonlng the political
prices. power of the Negro of the South
"We know of no better way to when we mnssacre him shoot hlra
prevent war than to extend Industry" down like a dog burn him as we
declared Mr. Ford in commenting would Inanimate rubbish ine-ely be-
on the change in ownership of the cause he appears in our midst as a
company. "We plan to continue laborer. We will not even endure
Niildlng plants In all parts of the bim as a competitor In the .field of
world to continue sharing our profits Industry. Let us see if we cannot
as we do today with our employees fist do Justice to this ward of ours
and to rcJuce the price of our pro-. this Race amoni us by no volition
duct whenever increasing production ot hs own. this Race which sheds
makes this possible." M '"" fr thf) republic when the
With the consummation of this republic is In ponl. Let us I say
transaction the announcement mnde Prst do Justi to the Negro in the
last winter by Henry Ford to the lndutrial world that he may educate
erfct thnt he would enter upon tLe''"l b'n cht'lrcn for the dut'es
manufacture of a car which would citizenship thon wo shall be much
sell for considerably less than the nearer a final solution of the Race
present model Is superseded by plans Question."
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for the steady extension of the pres-
ent concern.
- All credit for the successful efforts
to centralize the control of the (com-
pany in the hands of Mr. Ford" and
hiB. son Is given U the young presi-
dent. He it. was who. persuaded his
father that this was a better method
of carrying out their established poli-
cies than creating t.nd organizing a
new1 corporation. -
: The -sale stands as a striking cx-..
ai'4)!e of the: possibilities ol" .Ameri-
can business when that business Is
backed by vision and trust in the
possibilities of American business
when that business is backed by
vision and trust in the possibilities
of this country. Sixteen years ago
the Ford Motor company was. vir-
tually little more than a machine
shop with a working capital of a
few thousand dollars. Today its as
sets are said to total at leaBt $250-
000000 and every dollar paid in by
the few men who had faith In Henry
Ford and his Invention has returned
thousands.
NORTHERN SENATOR OPPOSES
FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF
BALLOT IN THE SOUTH
(Associated Negro Press.)
Macon Ga. July 17. In his speech
franfinlgo from (h(j stateg anJ padng
u umor Fed(jral gupervl3ioni gena.
top Borah faad th- tQ 8ay on the
Negro feature 0I tn0 Susan B An.
thony Amendment:
"To be entirely frank I do not
think we ought to force this situa-
tion. I believe that the wiser and
the better solution of tbe race ques-
tion runs along different linei. I
certainly want to see the Negro se-
cure Justice but I realize and every
sane man realizes that you cannot
fnroA Pnlnrarl rnla nnnn tha Stnuth ft
our Southorn friends. We ourselves
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THE ONE ATTACKS WISDOM
OF AMERICAN FEDERATION
' OF LABOR; THE
OTHER
' .A9sociated. Negro Press.) '
Chicago 111.. July 17. Out' of all
the ' unfavorable ' expressions relative
to the actions of the American Fed-
eration of Labor In opening its doors
has come one discordant note. Pos-
sibly a' few of the newspaper. think
that but a scam for the future but
the. Tampa- Fiorida Times is very
.uneasy over the consequenco3. . A
note from the Times is so discordant
that it becomes a real screech when
it says'. "Ever since the dark days
of reconstruction white supremacy
-has been one of the cardinal points
of belief with the southern white
. people. They are jot . ready k to believe-that
belief now nor ever will
be.; The admission of Negro rtolegates
-! tho fiver- evMoa-'tarwfe4rtS
down the barrier Which the -whites
have reared with so much care and
patience Bince the civil war. If not
protested promptly and vigorously
the color lino Itself will eventually
be eliminated altogether and woe
be unto the south when that time
comes."
j This is contradicted by the ex-
pression from the Cadiz Ky. Inform-
er which sayB:
I There should always exist a cor-
dhl relation between the white and
Colored races. One of the surest
and best ways of securing it; one
law and one application and one en-
forcement of that law. Equal civil
and political equality between th
two races. Exclu .ve privileges to
none. Give eveovue a square and
honest "deal. An equal opportunity
to acquire a livelihood.
R R Wright Goes to Europe.
Washington D. C July 17. R. R.
Wright of Savannah prominent
among the Colored educators of the
South is en route to Belgium Eng-
land and France where he will rath-
er together first-hand accounts of the
deeds and .achievements of Georgia
Negroes In the world war.
Prof. Wright has been apsigned to
this work by Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey
of Georgia. It is Intended to com-
pile a history which will fittingly
set forth what the Colored men from
tho State have accomplished.
Social Workers In Session
Discuss The Negro
(Assoclatsd Negro Pres.)
Atlantic City N. J. July 17.
Among the delegates in attendance
at the National Conference ot Social
Work here are many Negroes men
and women. They sat with the white
derogates and conferred with them
upon matters ot common interest as
well as upon thosn of peculiar im-
portance to the Negroes.
. One of the interesting features at
a meeting devoted to a discussion of
the Negro problems was the state-
ment of a white woman from San
Antonio Texts that in that part of
her State the Negro was coming
into his own. He was being provided
with better educat'onil facilities pnd
was uni ble to go into business or buy
land on the same terms as white
men.
A white man a native of South
Carolina who had been in China for
u
NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTES
SOMETHING NEW
(Asoociated Negro Press )
Charlotte N. C July 17. Somfc-
thlnr. new under the sun bis' been
found in North Carolina a "Jim
Crow" post office wheru Negroes
uUUiilLIIII H L u
RELIABILITY
CHARACTER
ENTERPRISE
Circulation mora than I5.0CD.'
11.50 Per in o lira
PRICK FIfE COTS.
OEilESlIE
HUSBAND imTOE OF FACT
UNTIL CHILD IS EBBI
. (Associated Negro Press.) ;
Omaha Neb... July. 17. Testifying
in District Court In the suit of his
son-in-law for annulment of marriage
I on - the . grounds of- Nto blo-d In
his veins Douglass B. McCarry former
of Washington. D. C of which John
R.- Lynch was president denied in
his testimony on the witness stand
that ha had Negro blood or that his
father or mother wore Negroes or of
Negro delineation.' . - " '
cCany b . iBoumony brought to'a
dramatic cloae the . trial of the BUit
of FVancis P. Dwyer of thiH city for
annulment of marriage on the grourd
that his wife Clara McCarry-Dwyer
was' of at losKt oue-elyhth Negro
blood' which under a Nebraska
tute is sufficient for annulment; and
th.it he was unaware of the fact until
so informed byi a physician following
the birth of a child. -
-Dwyer f teitirfed .. on the . witness .
stand that they were tnarriod in the
Catholic Church in 191C after k-' court-
ship of a year during which time he
did not see his wife's father. Whon
informed at tho birth of the baby
by the doctor that tfea baby had col-
ored blood he said ha left his wife
and she moved from their apartment
to . her parents' home. He entered .
the . Army.. . On. returning he filed
suit for annulment .
OJo Nross Rsioct Invila: "
vtloifcrOcorpSzErJLsliGr
" ' '(Associated Ne?;ro Press.)'
: Dayton Ohio July 17. Pinna seek-
ing to interest the Colored working
Clas3 of Dayton with alleged labor
organizations which are not only
sanctioned by the recognized labor
unions of the country but which
have met the disfavor of state mu-
nicipal and 'federal authorities are
about to be undertaken here it was
learned yesterday..
It is said the movement is the
outcome of recent meetings in va-
rious cities where it was contended
by a certain class of Colored people
that they were not receiving all the
privileges to . which they were en-
tit'ed. Agitators of repudiated so-
called labor unions it Is understood
made overtures to Colored men who
claimed to voice the sentiment of
the Race that they become affiliated
with their organizations as the most
effective way to achieve the recog-
nition they sought both as to work-
ing conditions wage scale and other
privileges. .
This proposition It has been learn-v
ed was turned down flatly by repre- .
sentative Colored men who told the
agitators that they did not propose
to either recognize or become asso-
ciated with an element that sought
to accomplish ends by the means they
advocated and that they bad noth-
ing in common.
six yeo.rs said that on his return
he had talked with a Negro- friend
about conditions. This Negro his
said that what the Negroea of the
South wanted was an out-aud-out
voice from the pulpits against law-
lessness; no taxation without rep e-
sentatlon; abolition ot legalized rib-
bery in the use of the school lunus;
the tremoval of discrimination such
as that the Negroes encounter in
traveling. .
Many of the. 'Negro delegates pro-
tested vehemently against segrega-
tion of any sort. One said it was
worse when practised in the north
than in the south for while the south
contrary to the general opinion does
not understand the Nfcgro It often
has an affection for him. In particu-
lar housing conditions were com-
plained of. Negroos arc compelled-
to live In discomfort and worse be-
cause' they are not admitted to good
neighborhoods.
They want admission
to the schools to the settlements to
me neignfrnooa ciun no't e on rne
name conditions as whites of varying
national. t.es. ihey aui 10 wo. on
equal terms with the whites.
IN
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receive their mall from one pigeon
hole and the white people from
another. One of Senator Simpson's
constituents has sent to liim a pic-
ture showing the dlvld'ng line be-
tween the white anl Colored raea
at Makatoka the Jim Crow office.
Mskatoka la In Brunswick County
located In an IsoUited section known
as the Green Swrmp Section in the
heart ot a primeval forest cf Juniper
and cypress.
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