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VOIj. 81 TIIH DALLAS EXPRESS DALLAS TEXAS SATURDAY MARCH 28 1024 Mmiikh 10.
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Isaiah T. Montgomery Founder of Mound Bayou Buried
Saturday in Town He Founded. Hundreds Attend
Funeral and National Figures Express Regret
(Preston Newi Service)
Mound Bayou Mine. March 22
With more than 8000 persona repre-
senting the best In both races pres-
ent the body of Isaiah T. Montgom-
ery the founder and builder of this
city who died at 1 o'clock last Mon-
day morning was burled Saturday
morning In the town he founded and
helped to mould Into one of the most
noted Negro communities in the
United States.
Mr. Montgomery was 78 years old
a former slave of James E. Davis
brother of the Confederate Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis. It Is said that
after the war Mr. Montgomery ser
BUSINESS LEAGUE SECY IS LOUD
IN PRAISE OF TEXAS ENTERPRISES
(A. N. P.))
cnicago in. marcn ji m ins
business men of Texas are now in
hearty accord with the work of the
National Negro Business League
was shown In the report of A. L.
Holsey Secretary of the League of
his recent tour of the Lone Star
State Secretary Holsey visited five
of the principal cities In Texas ad-
dressed some four hundred business
and professional men and women at
public meetings and held "heart to
heart talks" with many individuals
and groups in special conferences
and interviews.
Three of the high points in the
report of the National Secretary
which give rise to the above opin-
ion are:
1.. "At every place visited I eith-
er secured the cooperation of exist-
ing business organizations or or-
ganized local leagues.
2. "In every place visited I un-
dertook to present the program of
the Financial Corporation about
which Dr. Moton has spoken at the
recent annual meetings and' I se-
cured definite promises from repre-
sentative citizens of the state that
Texas would contribute Its share in
putting over this program.
S. I secured definite promises In
each community visited ' that dele-
gations would attend the meeting In
Chicago
' Secretary Holsey Is eloquent In
bis praise of the economlo progress
of our group In Texas and la very
enthusiastic over the prospects mak-
ing the celebration of the "Silver
Jubilee" of the League which will be
held In this city August 20 II
and 22 one of the largest and most
significant conclaves ever held by
our group in the Windy City."
The program committee Is already
at work putting forth every effort
to formulate the most interesting
and most instructive and helpful
program ever presented. Many im-
portant and attractive features have
been devised to show the growth of
the race In business. These will be-
announced later when the program
takes definite form.
Secretary Holsey's tour was the
initial step in carrying out a na-
tionwide campaign suggested by Dr.
Moton the president which repre-
sents one of the most extensive and
ambitious programs of vitalising
Negro business and stimulating ra-
cial cooperation and economlo de-
velopment ever undertaken by the
National Negro Business League or
any racial organization. The move-
ment which has had such a splen-
did beginning is receiving the com-
mendation and cooperation of some
of the leading business men of the
race and is certain to have a salu-
tary effect upon the economlo pro-
gress of our group In America.
Distribution of Em
ployed Persons
(UN. 8.)
Philadelphia. Pa. March 21 The
distribution of gainfully employed
persons by class shows that In this
country taken as a whole among
every 1000 persons employed there
are 493 native whites of native par-
entage; 201 native " whites of for-
eign or mixed ' parentage! 18 for-
eign born whites; 11 Colored ;2 Ia--dlans;
1 Chinese and 1 Japanese.
Heman Perry Explains Mississippi
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ved as confidential man and private
secretary in the Davis family. Still
later he was employed with railway
companies that after the war began
great developments in southern Mis-
sissippi. For his distinguished ser
vices with the railroads he was
srranted 1.000 acres of land a tract
on which he founded Mound Bayou.
Many distinguished white person;!
attended the funeral several taking
part In the Impressive funeral exer-
cises which were held with the fac-
ulty and student body of the local
school taking a leading part
More than a thousand telegrams
of condolence were received from
various parts of the United States.
leaders In both races expressing
deep regret over the passing of such
COLORED CHICA-
GOANSOPERATE
EBUSINESSES
' Chicago 111. March 22 The new
1924 edition of "Black's Blue Book"
the Colored directory of Chicago has
Just come from the press and Is a
handsome 196 page book brim-full of
useful information.
A new feature of the present book
Is a list of the names addresses
and telephones of some 15000 resi-
dential telephone subscribers. There
Is a comDlete directory of churches.
clubs fraternal and social service
organizations and other statistics
and general information of Incal-
culable interest
The 1687 eniraged In business are
as follows: Accountants 3 Advertis-
ing service 5 Apron Manufacturers
4. Architectural Engineers 1. Art
.Needlework S Artists 9 Auto Liv
ery 12 Auto Painting 1 Bakeries
12 Banks 2 Barber Shops and Bil-
liards 14S. Business Clubs (A. B. C.)
L Baths t. Blacksmiths 2 Books &
Book Stores I Brokers 2 Chiropo-
dists 22 Chiropractors t Christian
Science Practitioners 2 Cigar Stores
21T. Decorators 11. Dentists 78
Dressmakers 16 Drug Stores 31
Electricians 6 Employment Agencies
SJ F.rnresilnff 44. tFllms 1. Fish
Markets 7 Florists t Furnace Re
pairing 6 Furnace Repairing 5 Fur-
niture IT Furriers 1 Groceries 125
nalrdresslnsr Parlors 82 Hardware
2 Hospitals 1 Hotels 18 Ice Cream
Parlors 22 Insurance 11 Jewellers
6 Laboratories 5 Laundries 2 Law-
vr ins. Mattresses 1. Medicine
Specialists 7 Men's iFurnlshlngs 7
Mercantile Agencies I aiiuinery
17 Music and Musical Instruments
17. Musicians and Music Teachers
T7. NewsDaoers 4. Nations 18 Op
tometrists 4 Photographers 4 Phy
sicians 166 Plumbers 6 Printers
17. Real Estate 67 Regalia 1 Res
taurants 81 Rug and Carpet Clean
ers 1. Secret Service 1. Shoemaking
and Repairing 85 Shoe Polish Mfrs.
a. Rhoe Shine Parlors 10 Shoe
Stores 2 Signs 5. Soft Drinks 7
Stenographers . Tailoring 29 Tea
rooms 6. Theatres 1. Toilet Prepara-
tions 6. Undertakers 28 Variety
Stores 2.
Judge Turns Case
Over To Ministers
(A. N. P.)
Nashville Tenn. March 22 Called
upon by Judge J. D. DeBow for their
recommendation In regard to Wil-
liam Hlbbett who pleaded guilty to
thefts from the Toung Women's
Christian Association punishable by
nine years at the maximum four
ministers. The Revs. J. L Vance
J. E. Travis L T. Beaty and W. F.
Powell argued the sentence down to
30 days after which the Judge took
It under advisement
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an upstanding figure as Isaiah T.
Montgomery. Among those who tel-
egraphed were President Coolidge
J. J. Davis and Jefferson Hayes
Davis grand son of the confederate
president
The funeral rites were conducted
from the Bethel A. M. E. church with
Rev. S. P Felder presiding elder.
assisting the cantor with the exer
cises. It is said to be the largest
and most impressive funeral held in
the state.
Among the prominent race leaders
present was Dr D. B. Washington
son of the late Booker T. Washln-
ton who was a warm friend of
Mr. Montgomery and several lead-
ing Negro business men and news-
paper editors.
NEGRO YOUTH IS
HARVARD HON-
OR GRADUATE
Boston Mass. March 22 James
Theodore Hewlett has been awarded
the Bachelor of Science Degree by
Harvard University at midyear hav
ing completed the regular four
year's course In three and a half
years. Toung Hewlett 1s a product
of the Boston public schools having
graduated from the Boston English
High School at fifteen years of age.
At Harvard he specialized In bio
logy and chemistry. He was appoint-
ed by Dean Greenough to act as
Undersrraduate Student Advisor for
1923-1924. While pursuing his stu
dies he has worked as a clerk.car-
rler In the Postoffice. He Intends to
study medicine.
3rd Older
From Many
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Fort Worth) Texas March 22
The third annual State Older Boys'
Conference was held in Ft Worth
Texas on March 14-15-16 of last
week In the Fort Worth Branch Y.
M. C. A. under the Jurisdiction of
the State Y. M. C. A. Executive
Committee.
The Conference was composed of
many prominent men both Colored
and white Hl-Y and Boys' Reserve
clubs. Delegates were there from
a number of High Schools of the
state. The purpose of the week Is
to create In growing young men.
high Standards of Christian charac-
ter. Opealag Seestea
The opening session began last
Friday 2:30 p. m. Mr. J. E. Lewis
State Secretary Boys' Work Y. M.
C. A. addressed the Conference on
"The History and Significance of the
Older Boys' Conference." Mr. Lewis
spoke briefly but distinctly. He is
BJegr Health WeekMar
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N. A. A. C. P. WINS
$1000 OFFER OF
PEABODY
New York N. Y. March 22 The
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People 69 5th
Avenue today announced that on
the evening of March 10 the last
day of the 60-day drive for a 310-
000 fund It had received and had
In hand the sum of 310102.14 thus
entitling the Association to the 11-
000 offered by Mr. Philip O. Pea-
body of Boston on the condition
that $9000 be raised In 60 days to
meet his offer.
In announcing termination of the
drive James Weldon Johnson Sec
retary of the N A. A. C. P. said:
"Several large contributions came
from white members of the Asso-
ciation and from those interested In
the work among them Mr. Edward
Leaker of New York who gave
3500 Mrs. J. E. Splngarn who-ave
$1000 and Mr Louis Marshall who
gave 3250. Very gratifying has been
the general response on the part of
Colored people both through bran'
che of rim N. A. A. C. P. and from
Individuals. A number of large con-
trlbutlons were made by Colored
People among them Mrs. Maggie L.
Walker who sent 3200 for the Inde-
pendent Order of St Luke and 350
as a personal contribution. The suc-
cessful completion of this drive to
complete the 310000 fund begun by
Mr. Peabody is the best possible
evidence that Colored people are
rallying to the organization which
is fighting their battles on a na-
tional scale and that those who have
are willing to support the fight for
those who have not"
Boys' Conference Draws Youths
Texas High Schools to Ft. Worth
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a member of the State Executive Y.
M. C. A. committee and is largely
responsible for the establishment
and operation of the conference. The
other Items on the opening session
are as follows: Impression of the
Conference on the boys led by James
Knox Fort Worth. Interesting dis-
cussions by Forest Marshall Curtis
Ft Worth Alcorn Ft Worth Min
or Dallas Blackburn Gainesville
Lacy. Marshall Willlard Ft Worth
Correllls Ft Worth Thompson Dal
laa After a few remarks were
made by Prof. H. B. Pemberton
principal Marshall High School
Marshall Texas. The President B.
M. Hurdle Dallas appointed the res
olutions and nominating committees.
A very Interesting talk was made
by Mr. Frank T. Wilson Interna
tional Y. M. C A. Secretary N. Y
In the way of telling the nature of
his work in the Southwest Mr. Wil-
'son. headquarters are In New York
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IN CHICAGO DESPITE mm
COLLEGES TEACH
RIGHT RACIAL
ATTITUDES
Austin Texas March 21 Eighteen
professors from thirteen of the big
white colleges and universities of
Texas met here some days ago to
lay plans for promoting the study
of race relations in the higher ed
ucational Institutions of the state.
It was fouira that such courses are
now being given In a number of Tex-
as colleges and that they are popu
lar with the students well attend-
ed and gratifying In their results.
The educators gathered here recom
mended that such courses be Intro-
duced If possible Into all the col
leges of the state and that gradur
ate students be encouraged to un-
dertake special research In this field
A standing committee was appoint-
ed to .promote these objects and to
formulate a general program for
study. Steps were taken also to
hava tne subject brought to the at
tcntion of the next state teachers
meeting.
The meeting here was called by
the Commission on Interracial Co-
operation in connection with Its ef-
fort to have the study of race re-
lations Introduced Into all the col-
leges of the South. A meeting of ed-
ucators from the Southeast Is held
annually at Blue Ridge N C in the
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City. It Is his duty to lecture to and
assist In conducting conferences In
the Interest of the Y. M. C A. In
Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and
Texas. This was the close of the
opening session.
' FrMay EveaJag Session '
Friday evening session opened at
6:30 p. m. with a banquet In Y-
Cafeterla. Ice cream and cake sal
mon salad and sandwiches were
served. Prof. Farnsworth teacher In
the I M. Terrell High School of Tt
Worth acted as toaatmaster. The ad
dress of welcome was delivered by
Clyde Alcorn (Ft Worth addresses
were delivered by Prof. J. J. Rhoads
principal Washington High' School
Dallas; Mr. Frank T. Wilson New
York City; Prof. M. K. Moore Supt
Ft Worth Public Schools? Prof. U M.
Johnson principal L M. Terrell high
school. Ft Worth. Responses were
made by Albert Lacy Marshall and
Prof. T. W. Pratt teacher in the
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Hated Films of Prejudice Play to Capacity Houses
When Fight of Mayor and Forces of Law are Beat-
en in Court. Court Held in Lobby of Theatre Fails
to Convict Owner
' ' (A. N. P.)
Chicago 111. March 22 Colored
Chicago lost Its fight against the
Birth of a Nation." The fight was
lost although the mayor the chief;
of police and the city law forces
were on the side of law and order
and against the infamous picture.
The fight was lost despite the fam
ous Jackson bill designed to prevent
Just such pictures as the "Birth of
a Nation." . '
Curiously enough . the Jackson
bill may have been said to have ser
ved one of Its purposes. It has
been good campaign material. All
along its creators have told the peo
pie that they deserved reward for
putting through the state legislature
a bill that would prevent Griffith's
photoplay from being shown. The
people have believed and Jackson
and his friends have had their re-
ward in being returned to office.
The test comes and the bill Is as
Interest of this plan. Race relations
classes are already being conducted
In many of the big Institutions
sometimes in voluntary groups
sometimes as part of the regular col
lege curriculum.
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Then followed a few minutes of pastlmove Illiteracy 37500000 or as
Washington high ' school Dallas.
time every participant In the con
ference Joined In the whistling of
the song "That Old Gang of Mine"
accompanied by the L M.
Terrell
high school orchestra. The Fort
Worth and Dallas male quartets
then entertained by singing "Steal
Away to Jordan" and "Hand Me
Down the Sliver Trumpet Gabriel."
The chairman of the conference Mr
S. H. Fowler Secretary Ft Worth
Y. M. C. A. Introduced Mr. W. H.
Batchelor Supt Recreation board.
Ft Worth who responded thus:
"You are the choice young .men
from the places you come. You are
boys among your group who have
the promise of leadership. You know
that a decision Is much more Im
portant now than a century ago. It
Is fortunate for us that we were born
(Continued on page I)
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chaff. The "Birth of a Nation"
strikes town and makes show his-
tory. It displays before packed
houses. It uses up all the available
time of one show house and then
moves into another to satiate the da-
mand of Chlcagoana who want to
see It The Jackson bill Is thrown
Into the breach of battered hope
but to no avail.
In order to stop the picture from
being shown court was held In the
lobby of the picture house and the
operator arrested charged with vlo
latlng the law. If the operator had
been convicted other operators
would have known It was unlawful
to show the picture. He was not. A
Jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty after listening to three days'
court wrangling and deliberating
for an hour. Thus from now on the
"Birth of a Nation" may strut Its
stuff In the land of the brave and
the home of the free.
BLACK SWAN RECORD COMPANY
JOINS PARAMOUNT RECORDERS
NEW BILL PRO-
VIDES DEPT OF
EDUCATION
(L N. B.i
Washington D C March 22 Of
great interest to our group espec-
ially to those who live In the south-
ern states Is the bill recently In
troduced In the Senate by Senator
Thomas Sterling of South Dakota
The bill provides for the creation
of a Department of Education with
a Secretary of Education who shall
be the head thereof to be appoint-
ed by the President and who shall
receive a salary of 312000 per an-
num and whose tenure of offloe
shall be the same as that of the
the beads of other executive de-
partments. Section 6 provides that the De-
partment of Education shall con-
duct studies and Investigation In
the field of education and report
thereon. Research shall be undertak-
en In illiteracy; immigration edu-
cation; public school education and
especially rural education; physical
education including health recre
ation and sanitation; preparation and
supply of competent teachers for the
public schools; higher education;
and In such other fields as In the
Judgment of the Secretary of Edu-
cation may require attention and
study.
Secretion 7 provides that in or
der to encourage tho states to re-
much thereof as may be necessary
is authorized to be appropriated an-
nually for the instruction of illiter-
ates fourteen years of age and over.
and that all funds apportioned to a
.state for removal of Illiteracy shall
be distributed and administered In
accordance with the laws of said
state in like manner as the funds'
provided by the state and local au-
thorities for the same purpose and
the stste and local educational au-
thorities of said state shall deter
mine the courses of study plans and'
methods for carrying out the pur-
poses of this section within said
state In accordance with the laws
thereof. This Is an Important sec-
tion and In some quarters It Is
thought that the Colored educators
might wish to have a hearing before
the Committee on this particular sec-
tion. .
Section 3 provides that in order
to encourage the states to equalise
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A CHAFiPION OF JUSTICE
A MESSBtfR OF HOPE
UL'Uvi
Be that as It may there is some
consolation. The photoplay will
soon leave the Illinois theater where
It is now housed. The photoplay
sought to represent the Negro at hi
worst It will be succeeded by a
Negro show. Slssle and Blake co-
producers of the famous comedy
'Shuffle Along" will go Into the Il
linois when the "Birth of a Nation
comes out They will take some
thing of the best side of the Negro
Into the theater to follow the plc-
turlzation of the worst side. Slssle
and Blake will come In the role of
conquerors captors of the white
man's fancy for something Jazzy
Their offering will be: "In Bem-
vllle." The patrons to the "Birth of
a Nation" will in all probability
come and wonder at the wide range
of Negro capaclty--from the mire of
Griffith to the milieu of Slssle and
Blake. It Is to praise.
(A. N. P.)
New York N. Y March 23-
-The
Black Swan Company of which
Harry H. Face la founder and Pres-
ident has combined its business In
terests with the Paramount com
pany.
The deal brlncln together ..
two leaders in thu nmr iu
closed between Harry H. Pace rep-
resenting Black Swan Interests and
M. A Supper of New York Record
ing Laboratories renrmmntln h
Wisconsin Chair Co.. a
ufacturlng concern controlling a
numner or other corporations and
wno own the Paramount Co.
Stockholders of the Black
(Phonograph Co.. will profit very
greatly by this transaction as the
price paid to that company for the
Igood will and trade name alone runs
high up Into five figures.
President Pace when asked how
the transfer would affect the Black
Swan stockholder replied that!
'The Black Swan PhonoarraDh Co..
as a corporation will continue In
existence Just as heretofore. It will
become a holding company Instead
of an operating company. The Black
Swan catalogue of several hundred
masters is the most valuable of Its
kind in existence. Instead of the
company operating that catalogue
the Paramount Co. will receive a
definite payment each month. After
the Black Swan Company has paid
its own accounts and obligations
such as every operating concern
must have it will be In a position to
pay Its stockholders a substantial
and continuous dividend or It can
retire Its capital stock at a sub
stantial premium.
It will be remembre! tht
Black Swan Phonograph Company
was a pioneer In the race record
field.
Mr. Pace will devote his entire
time to the orraniKntlnn nf th
Northeastern Life Insurance Com
pany of Newark. N. J- an old line
legal reserve insurance company
capitalized at $100000.
educational opportunities $50-
000000 or o much thereof as mny
be necessary is authorized to be ap
propriated annua Ir to be usaA In
public elementary and secondary
schools for the partial payment of
teachers' salaries for providing bet-
ter Instruction and extended school
terms especially In rural schools ami
schools In sparsely settled localities
for the extension and adaptation of
public libraries for educational pur-
poses and otherwise. nraviitimr
equally Rood educational opportuni
ties for tho children of the Severn!
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