The Dallas Express (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
.11 III nr J "
r
THE PALLAS EXPRESS DALLAS TEXAS SATURDAY OCTOBKB 1. 1921
PA POt R
'jf' vV
THE DALLAS EXPRESS
MtMTBER
fipst w
MfcMBER
NATIONAL NEGRO PRES8
ASSOCIATION.
Published every Saturday morntn.
In tha year at 2(00 Swiss Avenue
bv
THE DALLAS KXI'ltKSS rUUMSIll NCI
CIIXI'AltV.
(Incorporated)
Dallas. Texas.
' New Yerk OMee. Krel mm4 Krel
13 N. S6lk Mrrcl.
ChlrK OWre Fml d Fro. I lley-
Hullrilae. Allantn olUee F'reet a ad Frost Caav
' dlrr llulldliiic
lfasfcvllle offlre Frast aad Frat lav
VpeaMit-nt Life IlulldlaaV
SnJSCRIPTIOSS Df ADTA5CE.
One Tear... ........
Sis Months
Three Months.. .......
..13.00
1.(0
1.00
.10
Single Copy ....
NOT ILK TO TUB I'l'ULIC.
Any erroneous reflection upon the
character rtnnilinK "r reputation o
any person tlrin or corporation which
may appear in the columns of Tht
Dallas Rxpress will be Kindly cor-
rected iipou Ms bcmtr brotiKbt to the
attention "f the publishers.
Entnred at Pout Office at Dulles
Texas as st-oonU-clnss mailer undei
Act i.' Conarresa. March 1879.
IMPOHTANT.
No eiibcnptions mailed for a period
less then three months. Payment
for same must fee Li.
' THE DALLAS EXPRESS
has never hoisted the white
feather neither has It been
disgraced by the yellow
streak. It Is not afflicted
with the flannel mouth. It
la plain every day sen-
sible conservative newspa-
per which trlma no sail
' to cttch the passing breeie;
files no doubtful flag: It
professes A patriotism as
broad as our' country. Its
love of even handed Justice '
. covers all the territory so-.
cupled by the human race.
This Is pretty high ground
but we live on It and are
prospering. . Boys of the
. press come up and stand
with us. This ground Is
holy
W. E. KINO.
V
IGNORANCE IS COSTLY.
A woman a few nights ago was
found crying and moaning In the'
rear of hur home by neighbors who
ruHhed in to see If they could ren.
der any assistance to her.
Upon being asked by them what
ber trouble was she said that her
husband a gambler had left her
presumably for another paramour
and had taken more than $200
which she had been saving through
four or five years.
When asked why she had kept
so much money in her home in-
stead of In the bank' she replied
that she could not write ber name
and that the banks would not ac
cept her account becaui-e of that
fact.
It was a pathetic case Indeed but
after all only one of a number sim-
ilar to it which are constantly hap-
pening. And while our sympathies
are with this woman In the loss of
her savlngB we may draw from her
loss a profitable lesson.
She la not an old woman in her
dotage. She should know bow to
write her name. The fact is that
her husband was able to steal her
money only because of the fact that
she had never ben Interested
enough In her pwn Improvement to
learn the fundamentals of wrlt'ng
and rending" and thus protect her.
elf.
We know that this woman has
ior the past four years be"n within
sevt-n-mljutos walk of a school at
which a free night school has been
regularly conducted. '
She could have attended it aa
well as she could have sat supinely
upon her porch and rocked and gos.
slped.
' ilad ahe been able to write her
name doubtless she would have bad
her money in a bank safe from her
faithless husband and every other
designing person.
Her case Is only another of those
countless Instances In proof of the
faci that Ignorance la costly and
'that education pays.
To refuse to learn as much as la
possible is to willfully cast away op-
portunities for advancement Fad
economic protection.
Such occurrences aa this always
pathetic should be stimulus enough
to cause our people to be more
willing to sacrifice a little time for
their educational Improvement.
Investment of hours In study pays
large dividends and then- la no
longer any real excuse for Ignor.
ranee In any person.
Tie greatest thing that tongue or
pen can tell;
Whatever his job he always did it
well.
Parasites live by the labor of
others. They are bniJens. Hu-
manity now Is cursed by too many.
Don't be one.
Took for rooo" instead of evil.
Vor. will be happier.
Work not words will gei our Job
dona. -
REASON FOR BEING HOPEFUL -
Those who scrutinize the happenings of this part of the
United States for signs of a growing desire of its citizens for
justice and fair dealing have doubtless been much encouraged by
several happenings of the past few weeks.
Only two or three weeks ago a mob in Knoxville Tennessee
bent on lynching a black man arrested on suspicion was repulsed
only after officers of the law made known their determination
to maintain the custody of their prisoner by a rain of lead which
took heavy toll of its members. The suspect was freed last week
after an investigation had proven him absolutely innocent.
The press of the South almost unanimously has commended
the action of those officers of the law.
In South Carolina week before last a Negro was lynched.
In commenting upon the occurrence the Columbia State most
widely read publication of that section made the following state-
ment: .
"Civilized society existts for the prevention of the kind of
civil war in communities that must soon or late follow when laws
that regulate and restrain passion are ignored.
When the mob forms liberty expires. The best and the
bravest may be its prey. There is no man no matter how high
his station or great the respect and affection m which he is held
who may not meet his death if he raise his hand or voice in pro-
test. Thousands of the wisest and best men have been murdered
by mobs.
When the mob is ascendent no man is safe. The evil-doer
may be in the greater danger but on the scene of the mob's rule
there is danger to all men. Had St. Paul not consented to St.
Stephen's death he too perhaps would have been stoned.
If the people of South Carolina have come to that point that
they can no longer Bolve their grave problems in the orderly ways
that they have themselves prescribed by law they move swiftly
toward the rocks and the miseries of anarchy is the fate reserved
for them."
Following close upon this pronouncement comes the declara-
tion of a State Committee of Georgia women which states its po-
sition thus:
"We are convinced that if there is any one crime more dan-
gerous than another it is that crime which strikes at the root
of and undermines constituted authority breaks all laws and re-
straints of civilization substitutes mob violence and masked ir-
responsibility for established justice and deprives society of a
sense of protection against barbarism.
"Therefore we believe that no falser appeal can be made to
Southern manhood than that mob violence is necessary for the
protection of womanhood or that the brutal practice of lynching
and burning of human beings is an expression of chivalry. We
believe that these methods are no protection to anything or any-
body but that they jeopardize every right and every security
that we possess.
"The double standard of morals which society passively per-
mits is rapidly producing results that imperil the future integrity
of our national life and we are persuaded that this problem can
never be solved as long as there is a double standard for men and
women of any race. We appeal for the creation of a public sen-
timent which will no longer submit to this condition and declare
ourselves for the protection of womanhood of whatever race.
"We are convinced that if there is ever to be a solution of
the race problem there must be an intensive and sustained cam-
paign to instruct whites and Negroes to respect both moral and
civil law. Therefore we recommend that all people give them-
selves to a definite study of these vital matters relating to jus-
tice and righteousness and that the press pulpit platform and
school endeavor to lead public thought in bringing about a state
of public opinion that will compel the protection of the purity of
both races."
Declarations such as these
day for law and constituted authority on the part of those who
have seemed unconcerned about the welfare of their own insti-
tutions. They seem to prove that slowly but surely it is coming to
pass that criminality and mob violence are not sanctioned even
passively by authorities and best thinkers as formerly but that
there is a growing public opinion against them.
It is good that this is so. :
And while we do not foresee the speedy end of lynching in
America we realize that there can be no real move in that direc
tion except at the direction of
It is irom the crystallizing of
ing number of quarters that we
FACTS ABOUT OUR CITY DWELLERS.
The Governor of Missouri recently received the report of a
committee sent out to obtain facts relative to the industrial
status of the Negro home life of St. Louis. The committee
headed by N. C. Bruce of the School at Dal ton made a survey of
200 families picked at random.
Ihe report shows the following facts:
Average years lived in State 13; regular married couples
188; common law marriage 12; divorces account of non-support
7 ; male wage earners 200 of whom 20 per cent are unemployed ;
men's average wages $23.50 a week; women wage earners 108
earning an average of $4.25 a week church members 288 ; non-
members 228; children of school age in schools 128; 48 deaths
in the last year under 5 years of age 75 per cent of them being
from pneumonia; among the men 200 used tobacco in some form
and 188 had used intoxicating liquor in some degree; 12 had
money in bank during this depression ; 10 per cent were home-
owners or buying homes and 80 males were skilled mechanics.
The figures indicate" the report says "that in St. Louis
there are at present around 10000 Colored men out of work
through no fault of their own. It is also found that pauperisn.
is relatively uncommon.
As tha result of a recent survey of St. Louis as to . its Negro
population it is stated that for the Negro population estimated
at 70000 there is one of the finest high schools in the country.
There are 50 Negro physicians 10 dentists and 10 lawyers. Oth-
er figures given are:
"A public grammar school for everv 5833 persons ; a church
for every 2222 people; a barber shop to every 1400 people; a
public teacher to every 280 people ; one steam laundry ; a restau-
rant for every 1200; a hotel for every 23222; two Negro-controlled
life insurance companies with a number of other Colored
men in the life insurance business; three hat manufacturers; 11
real estate dealers combined in a Negro real estate exchange; a
ladies' and gents' furnishing house.
. These facts taken en-masse are indicative of the fact that
we even as others fill the formula set for the average American
of the laboring mass who lives in cities.
And whiles it is now impossible to compare the figures fur-
nished in this report with those of f armer years we believe that
this one will show as nearly every other statistical report on Ne-
groes in the past twenty years has shown that we are steadily
making progress.
Facts such as these are unseful in attempting to 'decide
whether or not city life is advantageous or dangeroes for our
masses who have flocked there from Southern farms.
LET US KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL
What effect the "Go to School" movement has had upon our
people is not exactly determinable. But it is a fact that the en-
rollment in Negro school i at the opening was approximately 50
per cert greater than at any other time in a thirty year period.
Whether the "Go to School" movement inaugurated by the
Junior Chamber of Commeir.e helped by our own agencies affect-
ed our people with this result or whether the shortage of the
cotton crop and unemployment conditions have rendered many
children ordinarily at work at this time of year free to enter
school caiiot be definately stated.
We do know that they ire in school. And we also realize
that much advantge to the children especially is to be gained
from consistently attending until
It is to be hoped that parents teachers -and all who contri
bute to their control may encourage them in this in every wuy
possible. -Let
us keep them in school.
seem proof of a desire for a better.
public opinion.
this opinion in an ever increas
receive our added hope.
the end of the school year.
"BETTER THAN LYNCHING."
The esteemed Atlanta Constitution under the foregoing editorial head-
line calls attention to "the case of two Negroes who have been legally
tried convicted and are awaiting sentences of death and execution for a
heinous crime committed in Wayne county" and says that it "affords ad-
ditional Impressive proof that .recourse to the orderly process . of law is
always better and more effective than lynching."
There Is nothing at all the matter with the position of the Constitu-
tion in the foregoing. It 4s a correct one. No law-respecting and law-
abiding person would for a moment think of occupying any other. We
quote further from the Constitution:
"This crime was committed last Friday morning and by 7 o'clock the
following Wednesday morning the criminals had been caught indicted by
grand Jury tried In open court at Jesup the county seat found guilty and
returned to Jail pending execution of their sentences which under the law
necessarily will be death by hanging."
The Tvhole proceedings passed off with dignity order ana precision.
The culprits were given a fair trial by Jury and. society has every assur-
ance that this punishment will be swift and certain.
Nothing less than that would satisfy the public or meet the ends of
justice; nothing more should be asked
As matters stand every citizen In-
his fellow-citizens In the face with
with a feeling of pride In the manner
through the process of law and order.
Whereas had recourse been taken
by the mob spirit and the community disgraced by a lynching shame and
humiliation would to day be In evidence in Jesup and throughout Wayne
county.
The civilized constitutional legal
That sounds fine too but there
which the Constitution falls to refer
should not be overlooked because the
conditions will become-
When the two Negroes referred to wero arrested a mob gathered at
Jesup threatening violence. The sheriff of the county instead of standing
his ground and defying the mob "took to the woods" as It were. With bis
prisoners he or his deputies fled to Savannah where he placed them in
the Chatham county Jail to escape the mob.
The law "ran" from the mob; It "hid out."
And that isn't all.
When the mob assembled a the jail for the purpose of taking the
Negroes out and lynching them the sheriffs or his officers permitted mem-
bers of It to go through the prison and see for themselves that the men
they sought were not In it.
And that isn't all either.
After the indictments had been returned against the Negroes they were
taken from Savannah to Jesup In Just as Becret a manner as they were
taken from Jesup to Savannah for trial. The trip was made during the
night. Perhaps few persons In Wayne county knew of the matter. The
trial began at "sun-up" according to Associated Press dispatches and by
8 o'clock the two men had been found guilty by the jury sitting in the case.
And again that Isn't all.
After the trial and conviction of the two Negroes the sheriff or his
deputies again "ran" from the mob. The Negroes were again hurriedly
taken to Savannah for safe-keeping. The court didn't even take the time
necessary to pronounce the sentence of death upon them before they were
hurried from the courtroom and away from town.
And yet the Constitution tells us that "the whole proceedings passed
off with dignity order and precision." The proceeding may have been dig-
nified but doubtless there Is some difference of opinion as to this state-
ment. It may be possible for a trial as hurried as that and under such
conditions as prevailed to be dignified but there is at least a good deal
of doubt that It can be so. But that there were "order and precision" prob-
ably is true. It is possible that the trial was so orderly that only a few
persons knew anything about it and the "precision" but we'll let that
pass.
But here is an expression from the Constitution that we cannot quite
reconcile with the situation. It says: "As matters stand every citizen in
Wayne county may stand erect look his fellow citizens in the face with a
clear conscience and hold up his head with a feeling of pride in the man-
ner in which Justice has been done through the processes of law and order."
We can but wonder If those who composed the mob that assembled the
night the Negroes -were arrested feel that way about it. Wonder if they
don't feel more or less chagrined or outdone that the law has "sneaked
in" and got ahead of them. If they are the right sort of citizens they
wouldn't have been in the mob In Uie first place and the law would not
hnve had to "run"' from them.
This mob business Is too serious to be trilled with any longer. It is
too serious for the law or those who have been elected and are under
oath before God and man to enforce it to be running and hiding in order
to avoid trouble. Such trouble of course would be most regrettable be-
cause it might mean death of some good man as good men go but the
longer the delay in bringing the thing to a head the worse it will be when
It Is brought to a head.
Every time the law "runs away" and "hides out" the greater the con-
tempt people have for it and particularly those people who have little or
no respect for It to begin with.
The time is here for the law to stand up and fight for the supremacy
If it becomes necessary for. It to do so. If this isn't done It isn't going
to be very long before we shall be In a state of chaos and no man's life
will be safe Columbus (Ga.) Sun.
WHAT BUSINESS IS ITS AIM.
"Business" Is a term applied rather vaguely to trading and manufac-
turing occupations as distinguished from the arts and professions- For a
definition of business we would say that any occupation In which men at
the risk of loss seek to make money by producing commodities for sale
or by buying and selling commodities or by hiring the services of others
for utilization at a profit; is business. This is a broad tern and takes
In the farmer as well as the manufacturer; the bookkeeper the cashier
the salesman as well as the department managers and proprietors.
Profits are the goal of a'.l business. The struggle for profit which we
call business has been a tremendous force In the development of human
capacity for the advancement of civilization. Therefore money and prices
have become Important factors in the commercial world.
Since business men must figure their prohts in money and cannot make
a profit unless they sell at a price higher than they bought it is evident
that the force which control the purchasing power of money must not
be Ignored by the wide awake business man.
The wants of all the lower animals are limited in number and when
they are gratified the animal is ready for rest and sleep- But man is in-
satiable. As his power over nature grows or as his wealth increases his
wants multiply. A poor farmer was asked what he was working for. "Salt
pork and sundown" was his reply. He wanted the day to end that he
might get something to eat and go to bed. If that farmer should inherit
a fortune and move to New York it does not require a prophet to tell what
would happen to his taste for salt lork and his desire for sundown.
There are three great classes of business: the production and sale of
goods; the purchase and sale of commodities; and the purchase and sale
of service.
Money Is the tangible reward of successful business but money is not
everything that Is worthwhile In business. There are thov lands of poten-
tial merchants as capable as the brilliant Marshall Field or A. T. Stewart
conducting successful business in the small towns and cities of this coun-
try. To Judge wisely therefore of a man's success In buslhfs we must
be able to answer the questions- First has he accomplished what he him-
self set out to do? Second has the volumn of his business been as large
as warranted by its location"? -Third has' its management been so sound
that profits have been as large as could reasonably be expected? The
correct answer to these questions determines the successful business man.
There are numberless opportunities
various lines in every city .n this country. We have not begun to measure
up to the many openings that are ours for the effort of establishing a place.
Make a little survey In your own neighborhood and you will noon find
there are several lines of commerce that are really inviting your attention.
More than a mlllic x dollars will be spent by our group for fuel here this
winter. How muca are we selling? Washington Trlbtine.
THE; MIRROR
or could reasonably be desired.
Wayne county may stand erect look
clear conscience and hold up his head
in which justice has been done
to violence the law been overridden
way Is always best!
is something more to the story to
to our minds It is something that
longer we dodge the Issue the worse
for our men to enter business of
METHODISTS PLAN PEON FARM
SCHOOL.
BiHhop Thlrkield of Mexico City
Says Scheme Has Obregon's Ap-
proval. TO EDUCATE 10.000000.
To Make Them Land Owners and
Capable . of Thinking for Them-
selves. Abingdon 111. Sept 29. Establish-
ment of a farm school for the peons
of Mexico the first of its kind in
that enuntrv. in nlanned by the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Bishop Wil
bur F. Thirkleld of Mexico u:ty an-
nounced at the Central Illinois Con-
ference. The short way to civiliza-
tion In Mexico he declared is
through the training of farmers in
practical agriculture and he reported
that in two personal conferences
President Obergon had given him
strong endorsement of the plan.
Land for a demonstration farm at
a stragetic point at Queritaro has
already been acquired ana p:ans ioi
the school building have been drawn.
"The fundamental Droblem of Mex
ico is that of the peons'" BlBhop
Tbirkield said- "Until tnese ten mil-
lion can bo reached and lifted into
a broader and stronger life the re-
public is not safe. For a century the
peon has been used as lie tool of
revolutionary leaders. A new peon
conscious of liberty with some glim
mering conception of' human rlgnts
has come to the front
"Thn oiipntinn now is into what
channels this fresh surging tumultu
ous undisciplined life shall be turneu.
As a new social and political force
the peon must be reckoned with.
' "The seat of unrest and peril is
in the poverty of the landless peon.
Th nnlv stable basis for a democ
racy is Mexico is the ceration of a
large group of small land owners.
"President Obregon's new program-
me for Mexico has in view the pur-
chase of some of the vast tracts of
land and their sole on long terms to
tho nenn rlnss. dulv protecting them
in their holdings. To mike this a per
manent success the peon needs piac-
tlcal training as a farmer. Ho has
to-rtav neither the initiative nor the
knowledge and skill to win perma
nent success. The State s neglect oi
training in agriculture is to bo de-
plored. "President Obregpn sees that there
is a relation between improved crops
and social betterment These solid-
enduring conditions of life must
spring from the soil. Ana agriciu-
ture as an industry is basic in Mex-
!.... Ponllv trip nrlnclnle Industry in
Mexico is agricutlure and it has
vast unrealized possibilities.
Of the aims of the school Bishop
Thibinirl onM- "The entire work will
be practical. No college of agricul
ture is plannea. siuaenis win uc
e-lvan tollmen In the elements of
practical farming. Teachers of farm
ing will also ne laugni.
"First of all the development of
nnrtirht. stable character in the stu
dents will be kept in view. Indus
try patience thrift cooperation nnei-
ity and honesty will be taught
"It Is also proposed to have short
courses for farmers to teach them
better methods. Institutes and farm-
fnnfnrcnrm will be held and
through extension work as wide a
range of territory will he coverca as
Is practical. Courses In the preser-
vation of fruits and other foods can
ning etc. will be given.
"The Tuskegee Idea in training
young men to self-support through
practical labor as a part of their
school work will be emphasized.
Students will be trained in the fun-
damental branches In a neighboring
academy now doing efficient work
under a successful Mexican educator.
"Such a farm school with adequate
equipment would soon make Its in-
fluence felt in every State of Mexico-
It is the quickest way to counteract
tho -movement toward the city. In
the long run it would have a strong
Influence on tne education or we
masses through the common schools."
The peon even now Is more suc
cessful as an Independent farmer
than many realize Bishop Thlrkield
added.
TEACH AGIUCnTFLE TO JiE-
CKOESj ALSO HOME ECONOMICS.
Gainesville Fla. Sept- 29. Exten-
sion schools for Negroes will be con-
ducted hy Negro agents of the agri-
cultural extension division of the unl-
vmltv In twentv-one communities of
thirte-n counties of the state begin-
ninf Sept. 20 and ending Oct. zi
under the personal direction of A. A.
Turner B- U Perry Cora J. Har-
rison and B. B. Hawes. Programs
hnve been arranged for men and
boys and women and girls and for
Joint session of both sexes and all
ages. "
The men and boys will be taught
selecting and testing seed corn; care
of purebred pigs; saving the sweet
potato crop; methods of fertilization
and cultivation; and record keeping-
Women and girls will be given in-
struction In home made household
conveniences; nine needle work
shuck work rug making and plain
sewing home sanitation and good
health canning pickling and pre-
serving and record keeping.
Joint sessions will be held at which
hA fn.inwino- sub lerts will be dis
cussed: preparation and marketing of
far-n produce tnrougn iormers- un-
ions how to- grow a year round
o-orn- the farm dairy and how
managed; the family: the proper
care of Infants; the nome memcine
cabinet; good food; and the' saving
account.
DRKENDRR rW5BS INDEPENDENCE
(By A. N. P.)
In a recent editorial. The Chleasro
IWender pavs as the solution of the
present political muddle the organisa-
tion of Colored voters Independently
and voting for Inlvlduals rather than
Speaking later on the possibility of
Attorrev Oeneral Dougherty belnar a
candidate for U. S. Senator'from Ohio
to hark thn Administration the De-
fender t :
IN FACT this administration seems
to have come to the conclusion that
the seirrrjratlon excommunlcatlin and
elimination of the Colored American
as a political tactor must be made
accomr'hod facts In order to build
up a republican party In the South.
If the votes of Colored men alone
would be lost to the party as a re-
sult of this action perhaps the ad-
ministration would not seriously suf-
fer as a result thereof: but It will
find when it Is too late perhaps
that there are many thoupsnds of
whl'e people especially at tti" north
who will become alienated and driven
out of the party as a result of this
befayat and abandonment of th.
principles and doctrines that have
heretofore Influenced then In acting-
with the Rcrib)lcan party.
MR POUGHERTV In his candidacy
PEBBT HOWARD MOVES OFFICE
AS D GETS DOW TO REAL WORK.
Special Assistant Has Claims
Against Government Totaling Hugs w
Sum.
Washington D. C Sept. 29. When -the
Hon. Perry W. Howard of Jack-
son Miss. was appointed Special
Assistant to the Attorney General and
given an office in the building of
the Department of Justice informa-
tion was given out that he was to
look after fraudulent claims of Col-
ored people against the Government.
To ascertain just the nature of
Mr. Howard's work a reporter of
The Washington Tribune called at
his office on the 8th floor of the De-
partment of Justie Building- He
found that Mr. Howard's office was
a small dingy place with very' lit-
tle furniture in It. Mr- Howard J&
however was not in so another vis-
It was made later in an effort to
see Mr. Howard at work but again
he was out.
After waiting a month or more
the reporter again returned to Mr.
Howard's office and found that the v
former quarters had been vacated
and that the office of the Special
A . I ..1 i n t wflfl nOW in a large airy
nooioviu - - -
mom on the 8th floor with plenty
of space and office help.
Upon asking Mr. Howard the na-i.-
r hla work he reDlied: "This
whole floor is given over to the claim
department with about thirty law-
yers busy all the time with the
knnnHa nt claims that have grown
l U U 11 .H' ...... ... ' j
out of the war. Our office is hand
ling only railroad claims we have
fivR claims here for
a uu u v rv- "j ----
the coming term of the U. S. Court
of Claims. This court Is a higher
court than the District courts ana
-ar III nnvpnA October 1st and run
ten months- These claims range In
amounts from $300 to Jl.000.uou ooi-
lars I don't think any Colored peo-
ple own railroads do they?" Mr.
Howard asked The Tribune repre-
sentative. Tho Tribune wan informed by Mr.
Howard that the total value of the
claims already in his omce wouia
reach a billion dollars. This mens
an enormous amount of work to
brief nil of these claims which will
run Into dozens and even hundreds of
pages.
"Mr. Howard has as his stenogra-
pher and assistant Capt Mellcnger
i Scott at Howard University and a
graduote of the Howard Law School
this year. Mr. Howara spoite in a
complimentary mannar of Capt. Mcl-
lcnger's efficiency and said that he
was Indeed proud to have his as
sociated with him In the woric.
By way of comparison it is pointed
out that the Hon. William H. Lewis
when he was Assistant Attorney
General handled about six claims
during his entire term of office.
Unlike many other men who are
working in the Government service afj
hem Mr. Howard has enough worK .
to keep him busy. He says he is un
alterably opposed to tne sprena oi
segregation In the government de-
partments. MINIMUM WAGE LAWS OF THE
I KITED STATES.
Washington D. C Sept- 29. The
fixing of kage rates by act of law
is a practice that is quite general in
a number of countries where men
as well as women come within the
scope of the laws. In the United
States minimum wage lawo are found
in twelve States the District of
Columbia and Porto Rico but they
are applicable only to women and
minors. The U. S. Department of
Labor through its Bureau of Ijihor
Statistics hns just issued as Bul-
letin No. 285 an account of the min-
imum wage legislation of the United
States including Its legal construc-
tion and its operation In the differ-
ent jurisdictions.
Rates are usually fixed by a board '
of commission though in Arizona
and Utah the law itself names the
rate. The industries covered may be
few or many according to the terms
of the law. Wisconsin covers all
employments with a Blngle order
ft-hile California has nine and Mass-
achusetts fifteen orders applicable
to as many industries or classifica-
tions. The entire history of this legis-
lation has been marked by attacks
on. its constitutionality but the su-
preme courts of five States have
upheld their laws as valid with no
adverse .decision by such a court
There still is evident a disposition
to regard the laws as interfering
with U e "freedom of contract" which
of Course they do as docs practically
every "labor law" notably those fly-
ing the hours of labor compensa-
tion of workmen for Injuries etc.
which have been fully vindicated In
the courts- Moreover the survey by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics and
reports of administrative commissions
indicate a very general acceptance
of the law by eiiiiioyers many of
them giving it a hearty approval
as to both principles and results.
The economic effect of these laws
Is said to be a general increase in
favor of the persons affected by
them though without any apparent
tendency for the minimum fixed ty
legal piTcess to become the max-
imum or even the standard wage
although the laws have largely done
away with wide variations in wa0-es
paid for Identical services. The em-
ployment of younger children is stld
to have been restricted in some casus
a result that is regarded as benefi-
cial; In view of the desirability of
deferring employment in favor of
school attendance.
The first law of this type enacted
in the United States was in Mass-
achusetts In 1912 eight other States
following in U13. Qucstlonaires of
constitutionality caused a check In
legislation from which the movement
has hardly recovered though three
laws were enacted in 1919. The fact
of the current reorganization of in-
dlstry Is an aigumcnt both for and
against action employers feeling that
there is need of free and rapid ad-
justment to meet changing condi-
tions; while the proponents of this
form of regulation regard it as nec-
essary In an unusual degree in order
to steady conditions that are In
danger of working undue injury to
the group of workers for wh03e
benefit such laws are enacted.
for United States -nator will find
this the chief stumbilng block in hli
way. If a vote from him will mean
a vote of endorsement of the attitude
of the administration upon these vital
and important mesMire he will doubt-
less find many thoussnd Rupubllcans
even In Ohio who will reruse to srlve
vote that can be thus construed
f
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View six places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Dallas Express (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1921, newspaper, October 1, 1921; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth278372/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University&rotate=90: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .