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WHATEVER enlarges hope
will exalt courage
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VOL. 27 NO. 23. ' r : '' THE DALLAS EXTBESS DALLAS TEXAS SATURDAY MARCH 13 1020. ( ; PRICE FITE CENT
COLORED WOMAN D
WOULD STANDARDIZE TEXAS
NEGRO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL HEADS CONFER IN DALLAS WITH STATE SUPER-
VISOR. COMMITTEE APPOINTED. ; .
By N. W. Harllee.
On Saturday March the 6th and
educational meeting was held at the
Colored high school In this city.' a
meeting; that mark a forward step
t In the educational movement In the
tate If not In the entire south. It
was a otable gathering composed
of white men and Colored men. It
was the first time In the history of
and educational meeting that the
8tate Department of Education 'at
. Austin had sent representatives to
consult black men about black men's
interest In the higher education of
their children of their youtti iof the
people. As the writer sat looking on
hearing the discussion and was tak-
ing an abiding Interest silently in
the meeting as a visitor he was Im
pressed with the speeches and re-
marks a motion was made by Super-
visor L. W. Rodgers of the Negro
Rural schools of Texas that Prof. N.
W. Rodger of the Negro Rural
schools of Texas that Prof. N. W.
Harllee of Pallas be. made the report-
ter of the Conference. Mr. Rodgers
is a white gentleman a man of wide
experience In educational matters and
Is doing much . for the Negro Rural
schools of Texas. He Is working in
a way so as to make the schools a
j complete auccens and above all to
have better hohsing conditions bet-
ter environments and what is bet-
ter still if it is possible that any-
thing can b' better than environment
to have better health conditions to
bring about better understanding be-
tween the races and to secure s bet-
ter quality of teaching In the Rural
schools of Texas for Negroes. He
travels all over the state visiting the
many Negro schools taking notes
on conditions and the quality of the
teaching and of health conditions and
the environment and the housing con-
ditions for Negro children In every
section of the commonwealth of our
groat state. This. ti Itself is a for-
ward movement and scores a new be-
ginning of a new process and better
and more qualified teaching force for
black people and their children. Sure-
ly there Is something new under the
sun In these latter days. For this
we must extend our thanks and ap-
preciation to Miss Annie Webb Elan-
ton the State superintendent of edu-
cation of Texas the one superinten-
dent the one far seeing. .
(Continued on page 2).
. Truxton "The Model Negro
N Town."
Richmond Va. March 11. What
appears to be one enduring work of
War Camp Community la found In
constructing populating and maniftr-
ing the Negro town of Truxton near
Portsmouth which is being exploited
as an example the United States
' Housing . Corporation's endeavors
Truxton is now populated by over
200 Negro families and is described
as "the Model Negro town." An ar-
ticle In the Southern Workman print-
ed at the Hampton Normal Institute
says the town was primarily built
1 for accommodation tf Negro war
workers at the Hampton Roads Naval
Base and is governed by a town
council of nine members manage-
ment of municipal affairs being left
entirely in charge of the Negro resi-
' dents. The meetings of the council
are open to all and It Is stated that
a majority of the male members In-
variably turn out to attend the week-
ly sessions thereby evidencing a com-
- mendahle degree of interest in com-
munity affairs. All attending the
meetings are privileged not only to
enter Into discussion but to vote
on all matters.
The council has never held a meet-
ing secretly or behind close doors
against the public. The United States
Housing Corporation appointed as
town manager Fred D. McCracken
who has had considerable experience
In housing problems and who la
deeply Interested in the industrial ad-
vancement of the members of "his
race. The Administration aside from
that portion vested in the town man-
ager.' is carried out in detail by four
committees of tile Council. One has
under its supervision health and sani-
tation; another law enforcement: one
social betterment and community wel-
fare; and another fire protection.
These committees make wajtten re-
ports from their departments to the
Council at each meeting. It has no
written law but every question is
discussed from the point of view as
to whether or not a certain recom-
- mendation act or special ' habit Is
in harmony with on opposed to the
spirit of Truxton. Expulsions from the
community have been made for abuse
of property for mis-use of the home
and for dishonesty.
' New Magazine Announced.
(Associated Negro Press)
isChleago March 1L Announcement
Is made that within the next month
there will-' be Issued an edition of
the most unusal magazine ever pro-
duced by our racial group. The name
of the magazine it "TO-MOROW" and
Jt will have features dealing with the
racial conditions of the present time
" such as they have not been treated
.anywhere else In the land. Claude A.
' Harnett Is Director and Nahum Daniel
Rrascher is Editor In Cfcief. The
magazine is entirely independent of
the Associated Negro- press. .
BTiam Elks Take Community
House. '
Birmingham Ala.. March 11. The
Colored Elks' Lodge of Birmingham
has come to the rescue of Birming-
ham as regards the Colored citizens
by taking ovei; the Community Cen-
ter 1717-2 Third avenue and will
continue to operate it. When it-was
found that .the Centre or the. War
Camn Community Service could go
no further than January 81. under
government provision and direction
the Colored population became alarm-
ed and one move after another was
made until the Elks agreed to take
the proposition over and continue the
service. This organization has a mem-
bership of nearly 1000 men and It
has a reasonable amount of available
cash with which it hopes to build
a new home on. Eighth. Avenue and
12th Street. .
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Dr. DuBois Announces His
Latest Production.
Dr. W. E. B. DuRois. the c.lltor of
the Crisis has Just written a new
book. It Is called "Darkwater" and
was published on February 26th by
the great New York Publishing firm
of Harcourt Rrace and Howe.
Have you ever read DuRois's "Souls
of Black Folk"? It was written sev-
enteen years ago and Is now in its
eleventh editionj Everywhere.
in America in Europe .in Africa
It has thrilled men with its picture
of the sufferings of an oppressed
race. ' But "Darkwater" DuBois's new
book is even more powerful. It is
human document of extra-ordinary In-
tensity and insight expressing the
awakened conscience and aspirations
of the .iarker races everywhere and
will live as long as there is an op-
pressed race in the world. No one
has ever described with greater power
and beauty what It is like to be a
black man In a white world. No one
has ever niade a nobler and more
powerful appeal for justice to black
folk.
Most people think that the Negro
problem is one thing and the prob-
lem of work or wages or education
or government Is another thing. But
that Is Just wnat ur jjubuib uuct
not believe. He proves that if you
solve the problems of work and wages
and education an4 government In the
right way you will solve the Negro
problem at the same time. There is
no color problem a part from these
other problems. To make this olear
he has described his own childhood
training and outlook on the world
as a Negro; and to show the vast
emotional content of the nodal prob-
lem he has Inserted between the
chapter bits of poetry and fancy
which interpret the bewilderment the
disappointment the lnBin8' a"d. "V!
faith of millions of men. The book
with a brlr pnnosopuy v. "
tv and dSfh and. a story and a hymn
locking toward human unity. It is
a thoroughly human book from be-
ginning to end.
MANAGEMENT OF
DALLAS EXPRESS
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At a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Dallas Express Pub-
lishing Company last Saturday J. H
Jordan who has been connected wltn
the firm- for the past twenty-six
years tendered his resignation. Jor-
dan has been in control of the man-
agement of the concern for the past
four years.
Mr. Jordan according to friends who
are discussing his proposed change
wishes to relieve himself of 'the con-
stant strain that goes with so im-
portant a position with the largest
and most elaborately equipped Race
institution of Its kind in the entire
southwest Although he will not be
actively connected with the company
In the future he will in no way sever
his connection as a stock holder.
Announcement of : his successor has
not been made. . .
Panama Workers Threaten
' to Strike.
(Associated Negro Press)
Panama March 11. L'eadera of the
Negro workers in the maintenance of
way union here gave. Governor Hard-
ing of the Canal one notice that he
would be given 74 hours to accede
to the men's wage demands failing
which the workers would strike.
The governor earlier in the day
warned the men against beginning the
strike as had been planned which he
declared would be against their own
Interest 1
Would Unite All Welfare
Workers.
(Associated Negro Press)
Cincinnati Ohlrf March 11. Council'
of Social Agencies will- outline a poli-
cy soon on which all agencies Inter-
ested In Negro welfare may be united
according to J. N. Robinson exe-
cutive Secretaiy of the Negr Civic
Welfare Committee. A survey aho i
Negro population of the city has In-
creased 60 per cent imi iMO
I5H.1. FOR WKGBO. HOSPITAL . I Jf
KENTUCKY INTRODUCED.
Frankfort Ky.T March 11. Senator
Nunn has introduced a bill appro-
priating 110.000 for the Louisville Na-
tional Medical.College Louisville Col-
ored with $5900 annually for maintenance.
CITIZENS HOLD
RACE COUNCIL
baltmore-Citizens ap-
point permanent COM-
MITTEE FOR RACIAL C0-
OEERATION. .
Baltimore Md. March H. Relations
between the white and. Colored people
of Baltimore were discussed from
economic educational legal and other
viewpoints at the all day session of
the Inter-racial Conference of Balti-
more at the Friend's Meeting Ho..Pe
Throughout the discussion there was
evident a spirit of good will mi
tolerance and realization of the im-!
perfections of human beings and hu-
man Institutions Chief Judge Mor-
ris A. Sopper of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City admitted there
was "actually no such thing as ab-
"aw"0 equallty of Jus"ce before the
judge Sopef did say though that
Iri Maryland thank God there is
something approaching Justice before
the law to the Negro and the white
man alike" that at least lives and
property to all citizens are fairly
safe in this country In contrast to
some others. He mentioned the in-
evitable imperfections of human sys-
tems and of human theories and
said that one of the best remedies
for race antagonism was plain cour-
tesy. Rev. S. A. Virgil stated In the dis-
cussion that followed that the chief
trouble In the problem of Justice
to the Negro lay with the police and
he mentioned an example of unneces-
sarily rough treatment. Judge So per
In reply said the police magistrate
was the most important Judge in
Baltimore city and that the appoint-
ment of police magistrates was
among the most Important in the
Judiciary of the State because more
people came in contact with the po-
lice courts than with any other.
The possibility of building up Ne-
gro industries was discussed by Prof.
Harry T. Pratt after an address by
the Rev. Jnmes J. Coale secretary
of the Presbyterian Federated Coun-
cil on "The People." Mr. Coale has
spoken ofi the evil of discrimination
between colors in industry and of
the attempts of the corporation of
Negro labor.
Prof. I'ratt said there always would
be friction where large bodies of
white and Colored men -were em-
ployed together and that apparently
the -only way to obvlnKe this friction
was for the Negroes to build up their
own industries. He said this should
be possible in Baltimore with . its
100.000 Negroes. He cited the Negro
laundry as 'evidence of' what could
be done. He declared vocational and
industrial schools for Colored child-
ren were also needed. ' .
As a result of the two-day Inter-
racial conference held at the Friends
Meeting House a permanent organi-
zation will be formed the object of
which will be to create a better feel-
Inn and understanding between the
white and Colored races of the city.
The organization proposed to study
a fresh the problems that enter into
inter-racial conditions rinding a new
i appreciation on the part of the white
i people of the Colored people's value
to tne community ana at tne same
tlmo finding a new apreciatlon on the
part of the Colored people of the
white people's Interest and readiness
to co-operate in the Negroes' en-
deavors for race Improvement.
Dr. Peter Ainsllc has been asked
to take charge of the work. He will
appoint within the next few days a
commission consisting of nine mem-
bers five white and four Negroes
to act as chairman of nine commit-
tees. Each of these committees will
take up the study of one particular
phase of ' the problem such as hous-
ing conditions health education and
morals.
The committees will meet from time
to time during the year and will oc-
casionally hold publto gatherings' if
need be. A large conference simi-
lar to the one Just closed will be
held in 1921 at which time the re-
sults of the Investigations will be
made public.
Mmel Walker's Manager in
Indiana Politics.
(Associated Negro Press)
Indianapolis Ind. March 11. F.r D.
Ransom general manager of the
Mme. C. J. Walker Mfg. Co. was ap-
pointed oh the Republican State
Platform Committee to represent the
Colored people of the State of Indiana.
This a the first recognition given a
race man In this capacity in the his-
tory of the State. Mr. Ransom is
greatly in demand as a public speak-
er. ' f
The National Colored Peoples Wood
for President Club has Just requested
that he mako the keynote address on
the great similarity In personality
and Americanism to be found in con-
trasting' the life of Gen. Wood and
Theodore Roosevelt. Since Leonard
Wood has declared for a "square deal
to all men regardless of race or
color farmer capitalist laborer tor
capitalist laborer or school teach-
er such men as Perry W. Howard
of Mississippi and John R. Lynch of
Chicago cx-aiditor of the Naty and
tu n nthnr n.HHfAl lfenrter. nf nlir
race have endorsed General tVood aa.
the greatest living American and the
next Republican leader of the United
States. x
Business Men Discuss Japa-
nese Competition.
San 'Francisco The growing men-
ace of the Japanese who were wel-
comed some years ago as competitors
In the labor market but who have
become strong "competitors In busi-
ness including the furniture indus-
try of California was discussed dur-
Exchange. "In Berkeley the Japa-
ing furniture market week whioh
optujed last Monday at the Furniture
Excange tA 1055 Marret Btreelt
"Japanese are entering the furni-
ture Industry on a1 scale few out-
side those vitally concerned realize."
said Harry J. Moore president of the
Exchange In Berkely. The . Japa-
nese have a big furniture factory and
they are doing their utmost to get
business away from American firms.
"Several Japanese have applied for
space In the Furniture Exchange
but we have adopted a rigid rule
against Orientals." -
E LEG ATE
REPUBLICAN
is First woman riember of race
IN SOUTH SO HONORED. MARKS AC-
TIVE ENTRY OF WOMEN IN SOUTHERN
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
'La Orange Ky. March 11. Al-
though Kentucky women will get
full suffrage this year but will vote
In the Presidential election Negro
women already have entered politics.
This Is the first time In the history
of the South when Negro women
have taken any apparent interest in
politics and certainly the first when
a woman member of that race has
participated as a'.fully accredited dele-
gate at a convention. "'
When the 7t Congressional Dis-
trict Republican delegates met here
preparatory to the state convention
today among them Was Annie Slmms
Banks of Winchester. Ky. one of
the delegation from Clark County
who not only took part In the pro-
ceedings but was . appointed a mem-
ber of the rules committee and as
such helped prepare the report sub-
mitted to the state convention to-
night. She was referred to whenever
COMPARES CASES OF NE-
GROES AND IRISH.
Discourages Attempts to
Raise Money For Irish. '
(Associated Negro Press)
New York- March 11. The Wall
Street Journal the greatest and most
influential financial publication in
the country draws the "deadly para-
lellel' in discussing the . Negro and
Irish questions. It says:
"With no - intention of comparing
the supersentitive Irishman to the Ne-
tro but to draw an instructive in-
ternational parallel it is necessary to
supplement the merely business com-
ment made In these columns on the
attempt to rve money for Irish
propaganda-: tft"mais of receipts for
subscriptions .improperly and decep-
tively called "bonds.' That our im-
mense present strength in the world
protects us from British resentment of
what is nevertheless an offense
against international good feeling
goes without question.
"But let us imagine a close paral-
lel. Let us suppose the Negroes of
the former slave states intelligently
and unscrupulously led resented the
failure to enforce the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the Con-
stitution. Let ua suppose that they
formed a party for agitation at home
and abroad. Let us further assume
that they kept the loyal white mln-
nority in constant costly uncertainty
and alarm. Let-us suppose that they
called this Wrty of agitation a "re
public" and sent representatives to
stir up feeling In England against
the American government.
"Substituting' pufcly for supposition
of course "Negro" for Natonallst"
these delegates in England would be
substantially in the same position as
He Valer.a and his following now oc-
cupy In the United States. There
would be exactly the same appeal to
sympathy because to off est the Irish
in America there are Colored races
presumbably in sympathy with our
Negroes greatly ' outnumbering them
even as our Irish are said to out-
number the present inhabitants of
Ireland.
"Exactly as the Irish agitator here
pleads that the tHsterman a convin-
ced supporter of British rule should
be ignored because of a Vbting mln-
nority bo the Negro agitator in Bri-
tlan might demand that white min-
norlty of the population of the form-
er Confederate states should also be
ignored in the' process of what he
would undoubtedly call like Mr. De
Valero "self-determination."
"It would ' bey absurd also to tell
the Englishman that he was unable
to understand a purely domestic prob-
lem like that our American Negro
presents. Not only could he tell us
with considerable truth that he kad
been successfully governing Colored
races before we were weaned. He
would only need to point to the all-
pervading red on the map of - the
world to prove his case.
"Unde'r British law no such Negro
bond Issue cbuld even be offered to
the pulpic. Under British good faith
such an Issue would not be tolerated
even If it were legal. Fortunately we
are 'In no danger. But there Is an
old parable about a mote and a
beam which we might more frequent-
ly apply in our international rela-
tions." .
Negroes Deposit Again in
Lincoln Bank.
Chicago III. March 11. It Is offi-
cially estimated that from 50 to 100
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people iih.w ' it. . . v w j . . .
Lincoln State Bank 31st and State
streets to re-deposit their funds
withdrawn recently following the an-
nouncement from ' unreliable sources
that the bank officials were mem-
bers "of the Hyde Park and Kenwood
association. At a meeting of the
board ctt directors of the bank'it was
decided that all former depositors
who desired to redeposit will be al-
lowed the full 'Interest on their mon-
ey provided the funds are returned
on or before March 16.
lntereat Goea Oa
This action was taken when it was
learned hat people who withdrew
their money during the' 'run" on the
bank were under tho impression that
the interest due them would be auto-
matically canceled. Under ordinary
lules of the bank this principle would
apply but the directors have with-
draw this ruling for the benefit of
depositors who were led "astray" by
false reports.
-Hank Exnmlner'a statement.
When Informed of the Lincoln Bank
situation Harry T. Ellis chief of the
Chicago division of the state bank
examiners. in New York city on a
visit wired the followng telegram
to Pres. Geo. F. Leibrandt:
"Your bank was In good condi-
tion at the recent examination and
hope that funds being withdrawn1 by
panicky depositors will be re-deposlt-edjlas
soon as they realize that you
cu9 pay them and that a state bank
is supervised and not allowed to do
business ss did the private banks in
your .locality which recently failed."
SITS
It became necessary aa "the . lady
from Clark" and waa accorded aa
much courtesy as any other delegate.
When the resolutions committee re-
ported Mrs. Banks gave a short talk
which was heard with much inter-
est. She said: '"We are Just begin-
ning to open our eyes in pelltics
but before long we are going to
make ourselves felt and you can
depend on Annie Slmms Banks of
Winchester to do her part for the
grand old party."
Added Interest was given to the
meeting by the presence In the ball
of other Negro women who how-
ever had no voice In the convention.
They watched the proceedings closely.
It was the first time any of them
had ever attended any sort of con
vention aside from church or lodge
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lerly represented in Congress by Henry
Clay. ;
BODIES GET MIXED.
Colored Woman is Buried in
White Cemetery j
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Philadelphia Pa. March 11. A
transfer of bodies caused a Colored
woman to be burled in a white wom-
an's grave.
The white woman was about to be
buried for the Colored woman when
the mistake was discovered.
Both women died at the Mt. Slnal
Hospital last Wednesday. A few hours
later 'the bodies were taken by the
undertakers. The white woman ' was
Mrs. Cella Cohen Seventh street near
Shunk. Because of a Jewish custom
members of the family were not per-
mitted to view the body and the mis-
take was not discovered.
The Colored woman Mrs. Maude
Trenfleld. .2003 Arch street was bu-
ried Thursday in Mount Lebannon
Cemetery Darby according to-an un-
dertaker. On Friday morning all was In readi-
ness for the funeral of the "Colored
woman" at the undertaking estab-
lishment of Walter W. H. Cassell
913 South Seventeenth street.
Just before the services the hus-
band Walter Trenfleld who la em-
ployed as butler in a Main Line
home entered wltha friend a chauf-
feur In another Main Line home. The
husband failed to notice the mistake
but the friend who knew the woman
well suddenly exclaimed. "Why. Wal-
ter that's not your wife. Your wife
hadn't a nose like that." .
The husband and friend looked
carefully at the body and it was
decided the body was not that of
Mrs. Trenfleld.
The undertaker is said to have re-
monstrated explaining that cerebro
spinal meningitis with which the
Colored woman died had changed the
appearance of the body. They were
about to accept the explanation when
investigation showed the body had
two gold teetli Mrs. ' Trenfleld had
no gold teeth.
Then the members of the Colored
woman's family communicated with
relatives of the dead Jewish woman.
It was explained the mistake had
not been noticed because Cohens and
Levis being descendants of ancient
Jewish .'priests are not permitted to
vew the bodies of their dead.
But the Colored woman already had
i k1mH for the Jewish woman.
ht was decided to disenter the body.
This was done Friday the bodies
were transferred again and the pro-
per burial took place on Saturday.
The Colored woman was placed In
a grave In Eden Cemetery Darby.
Her relatives explained she was a
native of Jamaica and so light In
color that she easily could pass for
a white woman.
Informed on Moonshiners;
Lynching Attempted.
Savannah Ga. March 11. After
threatened trouble in Claxton. when
twenty-flve ot thirty angry men
stormed the Evans county court house
and fired a volley of shots Andrew
Jones an aged Negro who waa saved
from mob through the efforts of
Sheriff T. W. Rogers was brought to
Savannah and locked in the Chatham
county Jail.
The Negro had been taken to the
court house by the sheriff for safe
keeping.- The trouble started -about
midnight when the men demanded
that the officers release Jones into
their custody. When the sheriff re-
fused they opened fire. Several win-
dow panes were smashed but no
one was injured. J. G. Rogers broth-
er of the sheriff; T. L. Nevis. N. L
Hodges and H. N. Lavls assisted
the sheriff in dispersing the crowd.
According to a statement bv the
sheriff a young white man and a
companion appreached Jones on
one of the Principal streets of Clax-
ton and began beating him. They ac-
cused him of turning up a party of
moonshiners and knocked him down
when he denied the charge.
As a result of tho row one of
the assailants received a wound in
the right side. .
Encourages Work on Heroes
MemoriaL
Washington D. C March 11. Imp.
petus was given the movement be-
ing promoted by the National Me-
morial Association for the erection
in Washington of a memorial of the
Colored service men in the overseas
war at the celebration of the an-
niversary of the birthday of Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln at the Metro-
politan A. M. E. church. Dr. Kem-
per associate pastor of the church
presided. Dr. G. W. Cabinass District
of Columbia commissioner for the
association presided for the organiza-
tion. The student body ( of the Girl's
Training School Lincoln Heights un-
der direction of Miss Nannie H.
Burroughs principal of the institu-
tion sang patriotic songs.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas.
Introduced by Silas Harris president
ot tne JNegro ttoucauonai Assucimoni
Representative W. E. Andrews of Ne-
braska Introduced by F. D. Lee pre!
IN-
CONENTIOM
NATIONAL NEGRO HEAUH
WEEISAM
APRIL 4TH TO 10TH IS SET APART FOR SPECIAL EF-
FORT IN NEGRO HEALTH EDUCATION.
NEGRO GETS $10000; FUR
MERCHANT MUST PAY FOR
STEALING WIFE'S ' AFFEC-
TION. ..N'ew T. A Negro brings ac-
tion against a white merchant for the
alienation of his wife's affections
was revealed yesterday when a Judg-
ment for 110000 obtained by Sam-
uel A. Milled against Jacob Benja-
?'. w.aJ. "turned to Sheriff Knott
unsutisfied.
Samuel Miller is a "Red Cap" at
the Grand Central Terminal. His wife
before her marriage- to him In 190S
was known as Marie Garvey and
a .2 J" t Mar'e Von Eckles and is
said to be very light in color. After
her husband diseovAreH ha. ..i.Hnn.
wiLn lienjamin.
fill rfflnlni. 1 &
sued for divorce and rAcpniiv ' w..
awarded an interlocutory decree by the Annual Tuskegee Negro Confer-
the Supreme Court here which gives nce. held January 21 and 22. 1920
him the custody of his six-year-old j passed a resolution which -said In
nx-year-old j
fas handed
Miller pro- I
show that
aiiiiuuii inn aecree w
down only a few days ago
curea omciai records to
his . wife. - under the ti.me of Marl
Von Eckels had married Benjamin
on May 16 of lust year.
Miller's suspicions were first arous-
ed about a year ago when he learn-
ed of Benjamin's frequent visits to
his home. At first these were of a
business character the woman being
one of Benjamin's customers.
When the visits became more fre-
quent Miller started to watch his
wife and collected enough evidence
to bring an alienation suit against
the fur dealer for S10.000. Benjamin
did not appear to- defend the suit
and It was sent to Sheriff Knott for
assessment of damages by a sheriff's
Jury.' The sheriff's Jury which had
as one of its members Chaunoey. M.
Depew Jr. gave Miller a verdict for
(10000 with costs. . i
Speaks in New York For
Tuskegee.
(Associated Negro Press)
Syracuse N. Y. March 11. Prof. C.
Robinson of the faculty of the Tus-
kegee Institute la in Syracuse in the
Interest of that school for Negroes
founded by the late Dr. Booker T.
Washington. Professor Robinson is
himself a graduate of the institute.
"Tuskegee was one of the units of
the army training force during the
war "explains Prof. Robinson" and
hundreds of its graduates and under-
graduates entered the service; Nearly
all of them secured commissions and
scores of them returned trom France
with the Croix de Guerre.
"With the return of peace Tuskegee
is anxious to meet the new demand
for education and life equipment the
realization of the need for which
was engendered In the Negro's breast
during his period of service.
"The Negroes of America are not
a fruitful .field foi bolshevlsm and
kindred radicalism. Tuskegee seeks
In every way to fit him to be better
able to : withstand the wiles of these
enemies to Americanism."
17. Year' Old. Boy to Die in
Electric Chair.
(Associated Negro Press)
New ; York N. Y. March 11. Al-
though the date of his execution is
about here nobody has tried to get
Governor Smith to spare the life of
Theodore Dixon' seventeen known in
Sing Sing as the "death house kid."
His mother who is his only rela-
tive Is In Jail awaiting trial charged
with the same murder of which he
was convinced. He has had no visi-
tors and the Rev. Dr. A. N. Peter
son the Protestant chaplain Is the
only person wno nas comrortea mm
since he Was placed In tne condem-
ned cells eight months ago.
Since the electric chair was In-
vented thirty-one years ago no pris-
oner prisoner under eighteen has been
been electrocuted. Prison attendants
believe Dixon's sentence will be com-
muted Is some one asks clemency or
him. Dixon who Is a Negro lived
at 20 W. 137th Street when he kill-
ed Margaret Morton a Negro flrl.
SEW TnUST COMPANY WILL. BR
LOCATED 1ST ATLANTA.
(Associated Negro Press)
New York. N. Y. March 11. The
largest banking and trust company
In the world owned controlled and
operated by members of' the Colored
race with its home olllce in Atlanta
and branches scattered throughout
the t'nlted States is being organized
and it is- expected will shortly be
opened for business.
It la to be known as the Citizens'
Trust Co. and it will have a capital
and surplus of $500000 which Its or-
ganizers believe ample for Immediate
requirements. The stock Is now be-
ing offered to the public and It Is
reported that members of the Colored
race throughout the South and in
the. East are subscribing for the is-
sue. Herman E. Perry president of the
Standard Life Insurance Co. of At-
lanta who is chairman of the or-
ganization committee announced that
plans already are under .considera-
tion for the erection of a modern
banking establishment which will be
located probably at Auburn Avenue
and Cortland Street title of which
was acquired by Perry.
dent of the memorial association and
Gen. Isaac R. ' Sherwood member of
Congress from Ohio and author of
the bill in Congress providing funds
for the memorial memory of Presi-
dent Lincoln and the heroism and
patriotism of the Colored soldier in
the civil Spanish-American and over-
Seas wars.
. They pledged their support to the
pending legislation .giving assuran-
anre that a irratefull nation would
'make the long delayed recognition of
the servces of the colored man in
war 'by the erection of the memorial
at the National Capital that the me-
morial association seeks.
INTEGRITY without know-
"... ledge is weak and useless.
Johnson.
Tuskegee Institute Ala. March 11.
Because the observance ot the Nation-
al Health Week was established by
the late Dr. Booker T. Washington
bringing about a remarkable change
In health conditions among Colored
People throughout the country and
meant a greater economic saving to
millions nf them and the country the
last session of the Annual Tuskegee
Negro Conference appreciating the
vital Importance of this movement
was again inspired to action.
Since Dr. Washington so splendid-
ly achieved along this line for the
best interest of humanity a resolu-
tion was enthusiastically adopted at
the 1919 meeting of the Annual Tus-
kegee Negro Conference that in con-
nectlon with the observance of the
1919 National Health Week the week
of the anniversary of his birth be
annually observed aa Health week.
inspired with the spirit of the Foun-
der of the Conference and seeing that
this phase of endeavor would be a
fitting recognition of his appreciation
of the things for the conservation
nf
the Negro's health and wealth.
passed a
part:
"Theref'
(.Annual 1
Therefore be It resolved that the
nual Tuskeeee Neirro Conference
accept this suggestion and urge upon
the Colored people throughout the
South to annually make this obser-
vance and be it further resolved
that the week of April 4th to lflth
be observed as the National Health
Week."
The following ' agencies and or-
ganizations as In previous years are
being Inverted to observe the National
Health Week and exert their in-
fluence In helping others to do so:
Daily and Weekly newspapers. Health
Journals National Medical Association
National Association of Graduate
Nurses. National Association of Color-
ed Women's Club National League on
Urban Conditions Among Negroes Na-
tional Association of Teachers In Col-
ored schools UNational Negro Press
Association the Bishops and other of-
ficers of the Religious Denominations
State Medical Associations Annual
Associations Annur.l Church Confer-
ences and Associations Secret So-
ciety Organizations Colored Insurance
Companies Farmers' Conferences Far-
mers Improvement Societies Churches
Schools and other local organliations
Including State County and City
Health Officers.
South Dallas Residents Would
Establish Color Line.
Discussion of the removal of the
terminal tracks from Exposition ave-
nue and the establishment of a
"color line" In South Dallas occupied
the attention of the South Dallas
inrsrrr?1 h at its meeting
last night in the Forest Avenue Hlirh
ocnooi.
ine coior line." as proposed by the'
league would begin at the Houston
and Texas Central Railway run east
on Cooper street to Pondrom street
north on Pondrom street to Llnwav
Vnn'X ?Mt A'ant "feet south
200 feet on Atlanta street to Cooper
street fnot opened through at this
point) thence east to Myrtle street
south on' Myrtle to Casey street west
r.n9a"ey to Wilder street south on
Wilder street to Opey alley and
south on Opey alley to Eugene street
The district south of this dividing
line is now the Negro section and
It s the plan of the league to main-
tain the section north of the line
for whites. Two or three Negro fam-
ilies are . now .living north of the
line and these will be induced to re-
move to the "other side of the line.
It was said. .
The removal of the old terminal
tracks from Exposition avenue Is in
the hand .of a committee of members
of the league who will present' the
league's petition for removal to
George E. Kessler. city plan consult-
ant who will be asked to submit the
proposition to the city officials.
The league adopted a vote of
thanks to the Forest Avenue Bap-
tist Church for the use of the church
for meeting purposes. It was brought
out at the meeting that under a
ruling of the Postofflce Department
delivery of mail will be made only
In districts where there Is a presi-
dent of the league presided. '
This League is the same which a
few weeks ago- opposed the establish-
ment of the Negro Park In. South
Pallas and caused the city authori-
ties to cancel the contract then pend-
ing with the owner Alex Camp.
Stop the Sale of Chicago De-
fender in Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff March 11. In an amend-
ed petition field tway In the injunc-
tion proceedings Issued . some days
ago against John M Young Jr. al-
leged Negro agent for the Chicago
Defender. Negro paper. restraining
from distributing the paper here. IS
made eo-defenrinntft Thft lif
es professional and business men
were well known ntn tvj.......- i
eluding Dr. J. Wr. Parker. Dr. H. J
Jordan W. P. Clomar Prof. C. P.
Mci.urKin. J. t: Jones N. W. Shelton.
A. R. Knight Everett F. Took T. M.
Tooks. Rev. Andrew D. Rowan. R. P.
Perkins F. S. Dupree. C. M. Dupree
Jay Obrlant. Alice Obriant Robert-
son C. Artist William E. Obriant and
Thadeus Cobb.
Ministers of Little Rock met hore
a few days and denounced the send-
ing of the petition to Governor Allen.
Bishop Conner says that the Ne-
gro around Elslne did not organize
to fight the whites as the world
has been told and that Hill's story
Is needed to free them.
He says that he railed the money
for the defense of the men. Colored
leaders In the State believe that Hill
would be railroaded to the gallows.
Knasaas Protest.
Topeka. Kan. Rev. J. R. Ransom
of Wichita and other Kansas race
leaders .are importuning Governor Al-
len not to siirn papers extraditing
Robert Hill of Arkansas. They de-
nounce the petition sent by lilshnp
Connor and others and say that lli'.l
would not secure a fair trial in Ar-
kansas. .
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