The Dallas Express (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1919 Page: 1 of 16
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THE DALLAS EXPRESS DALLAS SATURDAY NOVEMBER j 1919.
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Helena" Ark: Oct " J7. The report
that the four Johnston'' brothers who
" were outrageously murdered near
Helena Ark. met death in . a riot
at the latter place is not true. The
four brothers ' one of -whom. Dr. L
. H. Johnson of Coweta. Okla. who
- was there visiting his other brothers
had been bunting and was peacefully
returning home with their game
when they were intercepted by a
white man supposed to be- a friends
to tie Johnston boys and told that
a race riot was In progress in He-
lena and advised them not to go in
that direction but to return to a point
below Helena leave their guns to
avoid suspicion and take the train
for Helena. After considerable per-
suasion on the part of their supposed
white friend the Johnstons followed
His advice trying to avoid trouble
that they knew nothing of. When
the train on which they were riding
en route to Helena reached Aleine
their good white -"friend" lead a
nob aboard the Jim Crow coach and
with guns drawn commanded the John-
son boys to throw up their hands
ascording to eye witnesses and In a
few seconds handcuffed three of
the boys evidently not recognizing
K. L. H. Johnson as one of the bro-
thers and was marching them out
of the train when Dr. Johnston spoke
spoke to the men saying: "Gentlemen
"base men are my brothers and I
Want to know why you are taking
them from this train." In reply one
of the men said: "If you are their
brother you'd better come along with
them." To this Dr. L .H. Johnson re-
torted "Well I will certainly go."
whereupon he was also handcuffed
and the four forced at the points of
guns to get in a watting auto and
hurriedly driven off. That night
about 11 o'clock the bfldles of the
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tIEGSOES
BECAUSE LAWS
HOT ENFORCES
Montgomery Ala. Oct 30. Special
to The Reporter. Because of the
lynching and brutal murder of three
Negroes in this city four weeks ago
hundreds of Negroes have left the
city and county and the are leaving
adjacent counties as well. It Is be
lieved that approximately five thou-
sand Negroes have left the city and
county within the past three weeks.
The claim is freely made that the
Negro people were not protected by
the laws of the state and county at
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protected in these farming and re-
mote districts. This wholesale move-
ment on the part of the Negro people
Is not as the exodus of two years ago
only a few of them are going North
East and West but a greater num-
ber are going to larger cities of the
- South or cities and towns whure big
industries are in operation and day
labor is well paid. Some of the most
substantial Negro families it is be-
lieved are arranging .their affairs
and will be leaving Montgomery with
the next month. . They made no ex-
planation; they simply get on the
grains and leave.
(i One of the most surprising acts of
the Negro people is that they have
as far as practical refused to trade
with white business and a large num-
ber of them have - discontinued the
white paper and will not permit them
in their homes. In Montgomery" the
delivery hoys are all Colored and
it is Btated that a great number of
' them have been obliged to get other
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Mural Tripatite Poro Building
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" The above is a reproduction of the famous " 'Mural Tripartite" which decorates the
lobby of the justly famous' Poro building in' St.' Louis. The unveiling of this work
; of art was held a few days ago with imposing ceremonies in which Bishop C. S. Smith
of Detroit Bishop B. F. Parks Dr. Ransom of New York and Dr. Cary of Chicago
participated. Mr. and Mrs. Malone . the founders of this building and inventors of
the Poro System' of Hair Culture together with Dr. Peck were masters of ceremonies.
These. three panels represent the Genesis JExod us and Apotheosis and they are tribute
wprth while to our Race in America. ;
N. Y. EX-SERVICE MEN PROTEST
ASAINST GERMAN OPERA
PERFORMANCE.
POLICE FORCES TO CHARGE CROWD.
BETURNED AFTER FIRS f ATTEMPT.
' HAD PROTESTED BEFORE.
By Associated Press
New York Oct 30. Mounted police
tonight charged a crowd of 300 ser-
vice men who had massed in front
of the Lexington Theater to pre-
vent production of German opera up-
on which Mayor Hylan had placed
an official ban.
Dispersed by the police the ser-
vice men hastened to Times Square
recruited nearly 1000 civilians and
returned to the theater. One sec-
tion of of the line engaged in a
fight with the police laying down a
barfage of bricks and stone.
Several Shots Fired.
In the melee several shots were
fired but whether by notice or the
indignant service men spectators
could not determine.
Scores of windows were smashed
by stones and one marine suffered
a fractured of the hip.
A block of cement was hurled from
the roof of a building opposite the
theater. It struck the mud guard of
a passing automobile and rolled to
the sidewalk almost striking two
police inspectors. Directives order-
ed to the roof arrested Joseph Smith
a sailor from the United States
steamship Imperator on a charge
of disorderly conduct A few minutes
later a mounted policeman was struck
in the face by a billiard ball.
Various posts of the American Le-
gion had adopted resolutions con-
demlng intr xluction of German opera
scheduled for tonight Today repre-
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TRIBUNE TO GET
MODERN PLANT
Savannah Ga. Oct. 30 1919.
In the course of the next few months
the equipment of The Tribune will
be increased by new perfecting news-
paper press another linotype a large
pony cylinder press and a Job folder
each of them to be driven by indi-
vidual motors including the present
presses. The new equipment which
will mean an outlay of over 19000.00
will greatly increase the facilities of
the Job department and make pos-
sible the printing of the newspaper
in considerably less time than it now
requires. .
Orders have already been placed
for a new model 14 Linotype machln
and the latest improvement flat
bed web perfecting Duplex newspaper
press. A Seybold Job folder is" now
being installed and an order 'for the
new pony Job press will -be placed
In the next few days. Aside front
these improvements there will be
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PLABS-F0R FJEGB GOLOHY
BEFORE
WOULD FOUfia STATE Oii BORDER 100
SMILES SQUARE TO HAVET SflFslE RELll-
T10FI TO fl. S. AS HAS CANADA TO ENG-
LAND. LAN J TO BE PURCHASED FROM
MEXICO.
Washington" D. C Oct. 30. Plans
for establishment of a free and in-
dependent Negro state partly within
the boundaries of the United States
have been presented to the Senate
foreign relations committee and the
House committee on foreign affairs
by Dr. M. M. Madden a Negro at-
torney of Oklahoma City. Okla. and
a special subcommittee of the House
committee is to be named to inves-
tigate Dr. Madden's plans.
Delegates representing each of the
forty-eight Btates in the city in sup
port or uie project. Having been
appointed at the general conference
of the Free Will Methodist Church
Colored In St Louis last August
The project as outlined by Dr.
Madden provides for the acquisition
by purchase or cession of a tract
500 miles square in Mexico bordering
on the Rio Grande river and the
SAYS WHITES SHOULD READ
MORE NEGROPERIDDICALS
SOUTHERN PROFESSOR SPEAKS
HIGHLY OF NEGRO EDITORIALS
AND UNITY OF PURPOSE
SHOWN BY ALL NEGRO
PUBLICATIONS.
Chicago 111 Oct 30. "While Con-
gressman Burns Is of the opinion
that many Race newspapers are doing
harm Dr. Robert T. Kerlin profes-
sor of English of the Virginia Mil-
itary Institute Lexington Va makes
the exclusive statement of the Asso-
ciated Negro Press concerning news-
papers. Startling in its frankness
and complimentary to the last degree
Dr. Kerlin says:
"I am reading Negro newspapers
reading them by the dozen reading
them by the score from all parts of
the country from half the states in
the Union . papers of every kind
secular religious fraternal Institu-
tional. Let me tell you some of my
Impressions The Impression of a
white man.
"First of all I am profoundly im-
pressed by the unanimity of these
papers In their expression of. the
wrongs the discriminations and In-
justices practiced against the Col-
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St. Louis Mo.
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ji EXODUS1
COHGRES
Gulf of Mexico. It is stated that
J negotiations already have been In-
stituted within the Carranza govern-
iiieui lur auquiHiuon Ol WIS tract.
who extremely favorable prospects.
Provided the negotiations with the
Mexican government are successful
ur. aiaciaen states that the delegates
of which he is the head has received
assurance from the state of Texas
that a similar tract will be ceeded by
Texas contigous to the Mexican tract
This Dr. Madden stated assures
the acqulsion of a tract 1000 mles
square intersected by the Rio Grande
and bordering on the gulf to be
erected Into an independent state. In
which Negroes ' would own the land
make the laws and in all respects
be free and independent nation. The
proiwsed state according to Dr. Mad-
den's out-line of the project would
bear the same relation to the United
States as Canada bears to England.
SAYS NEGRO WOMEN HAVE
PROVED ABILITY TO LEAD
W. C. A. WORXER IS VERY
HEARTY IN APPROVAL OF
WORK OF NESR0 WOMEN.
New York Oct 30. In reporting
the work of the oClored Work Com-
mittee at the final meeting of the
War Work Council of the Young
Women's Christian Association held
recently at National Headquarters
600 Lexington Avenue Miss Eva Bow-
les was heattly applauded when she
declared that the war gave oportunl-
ty for Colored women to prove her
ability for leadership and that she
had her chance and made good and
that the time has passed for white
leadership for Colored people.
Miss Bowles during her report
said: "As we report our achieve-
ments we find ourselves facing the
future that will test all of our powers
and conserve the work already laun-
ched and -the problem of promotion
is our immediate task. All the prob-
lems that faced any girl In war
times were ours together with the
more serious problems of race re-
lationship and understanding.
VWe have ministered to our prob-
lem ' from . three outstanding ends;
1. The immediate one of the hos
tess bouses in camps which was so
SAYS HE HAS GAINED FOOT-
v HOLD IN MANY INDUSTRIES
; AND MAXES GOOD;
Has ; Made aGooi Showing
:ln " Alf Respects '
Detroit Mich.' Oct. 30. Speaking
here tonight at the Conference of v
the National Urban League on "Some
experience with Negroes in industry '
in 1918 and 1919" during the period
of the war and since Dr. George E.
Haynes Director of Negro Econo-
mics of the U. S. Department of La-
bor gave some Interesting figures
showing the large part the Negro had
taken in the shipbuilding and seven
other typical Industries including
the meat-packing and iron and steel
industries In which Negroes were
largely engaged. His data showed
that the Negro has gained a sub-
stantial foothold in these industries
and that he is making good.
Dr. Haynes said In part as fol-
lows: "In 1910' about one-half of the to-
tal Negro population was gainfully
employed were engaged. - in-agricul-
ture. Those who were gainfully em-
ployed in manufacturing trade and
transportation occupations were re-
stricted largely to the opportunities
to work as laborers; that is to say
In those occupations where the com-
parative wages were smaller than
In other occupations. With the war-
labor demands. Neer-npn
ed a widening scope of occupations.
Here are reports from the ship-
building industrv oii tho inaMi.
Coast as a whole for the period of
the war and durine the
ion period up to September 15 1919.
I have also data from. 30 other in-
dustrial establishments covering 7th
of the principals industries in 244
comparable occupations. These other
and establishments were as follows:
4 in slaughtering and meat-packing
plants 12 Iron and steel plants and '
plants manufacturing iron and steel
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EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE OFFERS
PLAN OF NATIONAL DE-
FENSE FOR NEGROES
SAYS HUGE FUND MUST BE RAISES
TO COVER COST OF CAMPAIGN
FOR RIGHTS.
We Your Committee on. a Plan for
National Race Defense beg to sub-
mit for your consideration the fol-
lowing recommendations:
1. First we recommend a nation-
wide chain of Equal Rights organiza-
tions knitted together in actions by
states formed Into state equal rights
bodies or leagues; said state leagues
to be composed of the federation of
all local leagues in the respective
states; all Joined together In a na-
tional body to be by the race and
for the equal rights and self defense
or the race against injustice all
race segregation and violence to the
race; all of the above namoH knHu.
to be kept in touch with a national
head-quarters. . .
2. We further rimmmtnit '
all rules plans and instructions for
organizing local and state leagues
be furnished by the league and from
the National headquarters. All litera-
ture giving instructions relative to
organizing and running state and
local leagues must be supplied from
national head-quarters and all such
state and local leaeues must ha
erened by instructions riven in such
literature.
3. Further we recommend the
raising of a League Fund to be
known as the Race Defense Fund
to be raised primarily from race in-
dividuals and race organizations said
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