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" -v r '. :."i' 1; ... ... THE DALLAS EXPRESS, DALLAS, TEXAS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919. TZIE DALLAS EXTETSS MtMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION. i'.:Misi.Mt eviry Saturday morning Sr: the tnr at 2000 ttwiaa Avenue, by THE UA1XAS KSI'Ill! t'CBl.ISHIJfG t'OMl'A.N V. (Incorporated) Dallai. Texa. S'tw Vnrk Olllc f, Front & Frost 13 N. 2iltn Street. '''iLnr '' ro,- uoy- 'iaVita"oner, Frot & Front. Can - dii r jiiitUj-.rjM. Nl.vll!e mi-r. irost & yrot, in- e! nd. r,t Life I.ulldiiis. W. K. Kl.VG, Editor It. JOHDA.V, Manager. Puttied at Tout OlUce at Dalian, Texan, an M:ond-Has inntt'-r, undr Act of C'oniros, amrcli, !. IMFOHTASiT. Nil aubscrlptlon mailed for a le period than Hired month. Payment tor same must be 60 .ent. M HIITIO.N IN ADVAKCK. Ono Year 11.50 Hi Month 76 'ihr' .Munth 6 biuxle Copy U5 xotick to this i'Iiiilm;, Any frronpoui reflection upon the character, atandlnic or reputation of any pim.n, )rm or corporation whlxh may aof-ar in the column of The Ixtllnii I'.xpref will b Kindly cor rected upon it bi'lnff brought to the attuutlon of tha publiHlit-r. SATlliDAV, J AMAH X 25, 11)11). Wo don't want a piece of peace this time the whole hog or none. It has been said that a peace which does not include In its platform a Kule, will not be lasting. Every Christian has a home deeded to him In Heaven, but he canno. ex pect to got earthly possession. You have from now until Jan. 31, 191ft, to pay your poll tax. Remem ber what you are If you fall to pay. The Peace Conference Is on let the world Bland silent Judgment sus pended. RETURN THE COURTESIES Among the many cards congratu latory received at the beginning of the year from compatriots and content poraries over the country, one which we highly prize comes from Dr. Cyrus V. Roman, tile great Tennessee lay preacher, who at one time lived In Pallas. In the spirit like unto which, that sent them, we return our well wishes with them, all that their banner year shall be 1919. COM'NG BACK One Negro on the Republican National Committee and about a dozen in State Legislatures and. City Cc-unclis, are the political acquislons of the American black people for the bediming of 1919. We are coming back, doubters and dastards to the contrary - notwith standing. TWO NOTABLE YOUNG MEN. " X Messrs. J. J. Allon, president. The World s Wonder Oil and Cos Co. of .Kansas City, Mo., anil Chas. A. Ast wooil, Kecrolary, were among our ch11u7-s this week. They were agree ably surprised nt the equipment' of the Dallas Exprena and gave It us thai? opinion that it is a great paper. They have back of them a million dollar prospect In oil and gas.. . A RARE MUSICAL TREAT Was .what was given the splendid a-idiente which L . ed mud and mire Monday night, J;;,, 13, and practically i filled New Hope Baptist Church, to sit an nour and a half to hearithe In vincible Concert Company, 'Kansas C:ty, Mo in particular and the United States in general. It is an all-star cast, made up of the two blind musi cal wonders, Jus. Johnson and Ed ward Macksy, assisted by Mrs. John son and daughter, and Mrs. Mackey. They are all musical nuibtors and have trained voices. Their rendi tions had a swell and sweep which tarried tl.a audience off Its feet time and time n-aiii, and the universal verdict f ail who heard them was: "That is the finest." ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL February 9, lftl!, has been sot aside as .he day for tho Nationally Memor ializing the death of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt. Nothing could he more fitting '--n thut a nation should pause at P: i blor of a fallen .patriot and sliov' rdtitude for the life now spent whVh meant so much to nil. Volumes have been written in tho vain efTort to convince the world of tho greatness of Thoodore Roose velt, hut his life does not answer to words. Fortunate for the men who live at thin time, that they were permitted to walk the world bide by side with this great character and learn from his noble acta fmd lofty conceptions, the vlrtut and nobility of the soul which the other day left this tenement of clay who quit the path of mortals. THE NEGLECTED NIGHT SCHOOL Thit the illiterate and near illit erate yout.it colored men and women of Ililbs are overlooking a great op portunity when they fan to take a( vnntagn of the froe night schools which ore now open in Dallas, goes without saying. The city school (iiirhoritles ma's 4 the same pr. -vision for the nicht eetision that they make for the day sessions in short educa tion is froe. Whosoever will may fomc. The schools are open to per nns of a't agMs, and offer an excep tional opportunity to those who de sire t add sometb-ng to what they Rlrendy Know. When ono btops to think of the large inmbr of yo'ing and midrlle-nged peo ;;'o who can scarcely write their tianios, and CiimiiJer the approaching ti ;:e when only those who r. in V,nieJ can hope for Jrhs vhlch pay ' ' '!; it is nrprising te see them Ig nore this opportunity. it noulS rot bo am'ss if the loKej MT. raiBtresHen, p "tors and sun 1' v f lino' superintendents would cull 1 : 1. Tiod Ui the neg' fed open night. '.,.. :il. Something wt'wt l done to r'iM5 placet Ion a awn 1 us. NEGRO DESERVES PROTECTION Southern Wh'ta Newspaper Gets It Eyee Open Another Daniel , Come to Judgment. Evidence upon evidence Is accu- mutating and all going to show that I the days of Judge Lynch In the South i are numbered the clock has struck -times' up. The Birmingham, (Ala.) Ledger published In the heart of the 1 South, in a recent issue, printed the following as tin editorial. It nays: 18 It a mere coincidence that with 1 the signing of the armistice the mob ' spirit in tho South awoke from a sleep 0f tw0 Vi turoe yearg ln perhaps a I ,,,,. ,u , h. L ,,,,, w tii'i.iiti. iui iii viian ii iiao uuiir tofore manifested? Is It comforting to our pride as Southerners that none of the recent lynching have been pro voked by assaults upon womoiU- That none of the alleged crime3 wore such ids to deprive men of their lives? After lynching of two Negroes at Sheffield and others In other sections of the South, two Negro youths and two Negro girls, all under 20 yenrs of age, have been lynched at Shubuta, Miss., for the alleged murder of a white man. Let us hope this climax marks the end of the recurrent wave of an unpardonable crime. If for no other reason, let us not forget that the Negro har done these three things: First fc'tood by his white owner throughout the dark days of the Con federacy, neither looting, nor betray ing, nor harming, but protecting his women folk and his children, Second That when German irents soumi.xl their patriotism, the Negro spurned them with contempt. Third That, .whore tried on the western front thoy gave good account of themselves In courage, cheerfalnesg and endurance, If higher wagos In Industrial lines have withdrawn them from the farm and domestic service and we foe! the brunt of the void, let us not forgot that in seeking their own financial betterment they have but followed the example of the whites about them and that, in doing so, file void created In ono direction has been filled In others more Important. If thoy hnve devel oped a racial pride as a result of changed conditions, Is It not better to utilize that pride In productiveness! than goad It Into a reprlsul unhappy for. both races? Admit the Negro's Irresponsibility. Admit that of a child. Is the child made better by acts of Injustice, of wpnton cruelty? Rathor does not the child, Irresponsible as he Is, know and feci injustice as keenly as adults? Justice first, or we make no progress In dealing with those under us. Jus tice first, or we have rebellious, so called "bad children" and "bad nig gers." We may have our choice. It has al ways been our choice. Unfortunately the fair-minded majority of whites too frequently pass lightly over the In justice of the hot-readed and unjust minority. For our own sake, for our own reputation among clean people, we must stop lynching. If we quit at verdicts of "death at the hands of un known persons," as was done at Shu buta, we make no progress. GET OUT OF THE CRIMINAL CLASS. Notwithstanding the Jew Is univer sally regarded as the "oharp" propo sition, he manages to operate for the moi-t purt outsldo the penitentiary. He Is indeed the spirit of fair play In the enforcement of law and the customs of the times, but he has passed resolutions and reached agree ments which keep him out of the court- house and Jail house. He Is well nigh a stranger to the gallows. He Is setting an example to the Negro in the matter of staying away from court and Jail, which he should emu late. If for no other reason than spite, Negro should stay away from the court house. If It Is an unwritten law that he shall not have a place on the Jury, the Negro should solemn ly resolve to not allow himself to go before a Jury, If he ct mot be a Judge or other court official, he should cheat em of the pleasure they have in adjudging his matters, by so con ducting himself as to have no busi ness at court. If he cannot some time be a Jailer, he owes it to him self to cbjiso to be the Jail-bird. In other words, the American Negro, mmX take another lu k at, American prejudice must investi gate and explore all of its ramifica ilous; and make up a new battle line. Ho must find the weakest link In the chain of Amerlrnn prejudice and break it. His efforts muK be well planned and continuous a' he is to make any headway against the monster. ' Jupt now tfc ;' Negro's tremendous enntrlbutlon a the crime of the country. If, a groat item against him when his enemies csrt up the books. Hid bis omnipresence in Jail and con-i vlet camps, afford nn opportunity towlli,Am Stevenson and Elmri Laur (l"epo!l him as nothing else does. Ho ent; Privates Nathaniel White, Robert enn cense to be a criminal,, and If the day ever comes when he d .appears from the dock, the respect t the bal arce of the world for the entire race, wi'l bi 'orced to rise. , The iew emancipation 0' which the late , t. atform ora'ors are so eloquent!.- speaking, shoulC include an appeal to the Negro to step out of the criminal class, and good will come to bless the effort. AGITAT'ON AND PETITION ""hat agitation Is the soul of reform anu that the right of petition always exists are ever uppermost in American mi ld. The Colored American la coming to believe in their virtue, and V ace he lr beginning to agitate and petition. It were well, for sometime the "powers that be," fea'Ing neither God nor repardini man. will do some things merely to escape being wor ried by petition. There are condi tions In A'icrica against which agl taVon shou'd be directed and t, gainst which petluon should be mode until they cease. Some of these things are lntra socl.ll; others, inter-racial.' Let us l.nd cut wh'ch Is which, ar, I fill up the measur- of 1919 tfl the brim. Bragg Vllliams was lynched at Hillsboro. Vexas, Monday, Jan. 20, UH9. This Item was printed on the front puge of eery southern white newspaper. ; Bragg AVllliams bad bought a 5u0-aoie black Ian farm, instead of getting lynched, , these ame newspapers would1 not have printed line about him. " There are Colored men in Dallas, wao still have litt'e enough sense to look in the city whit hew,Taperg for new; of the Colored jwople. V.'eM, they Till t jrn. - LAl'RELS FCS 325TH, C"LT COL CSEDSISKAL dATTALICM IN A. E. F. (Continued from page 1). the first two of the Signal Battalion to make the supreme sacrifice. On the 10th of October the 92nd. Division took over the Marbache sec tor, relieving the 167th French Dl islon, and here, also, the 325th Field Signal Battalion took over all exist ing lines of communications, and in the days following Installed new lines, and maintained icnectlons between the various units of the 92nd. Division. This was no small duty, when it is re membered that an army "sector" ex tends over a wldo area of many square miles, including In it from CO to 100 cities and town. The Barbache sec tor was an active front, and time and time again did these boys go ahead repairing linos, establishing new com munications under shell fire, with no thought of personal danger inspired only by that Ideal of the Signal Corps man get communication through at any cost, but get it through. On the morning of November 10th the Second Army launched its attack on the famous Hlndenburg line before Metz, the 92nd Division, with which I was with during this big attack, was holding the' line of Vandieres-St. Michel- Von-Norry. During the en tire engagement, which lasted from 7 o'clock the morning of the 10, to 11 a. m. of tho 11th, the entire Signal Corps functuatcd splendidly, and as one man, keeping up communications, Installing new lines, repairing those shelled out. In writing the "finis" to this brief mention of this important army unit made up of young Colored men it Is fit ting that I tell of the particular work done by the boys of the 1st Platoon on the first day of the Metz battle. Shortly after the barrage was lifted, the big guns of tfle enemy began shelling Pont-a-Mousson. The first shells, as I vividly recall, hit on the edge of the city, and then gradually they began peppering the Signal Bat talion's station. Sergeant Rufus B. Atwood, of the 1st, Platoon was seated In the cellar near the switch-board; Prlvato Edgar White was operating the ewItchboAd, and Private Clark the buzzerphone. Several officers and men were standing In the "dugout" cellar. Suddenly a German shell struck the top,- passed through tha celling and wall, and exploded, mak ing havoc of the collar. Lieut. Walker, Colored, who arrived Just at this time, displayed admirable courage. He took immediate charge and directed things. Sergeant Atwood tried out the switch board, and found all its lines broken. He found on trying it, the buzzerphone out. Private White then received orders to stay on the gwlthchboard, and Corporal Adolphus Johnson on the buzzerphone. The 12 drop mono cord board was nailed up by White, and then began the connecting up of the lines from the outside to the mono cord board. All this time the shell ing around this point, by the Germans was fierce and deadly- shells hitting all around the boys; struck a near by ammunition dump, causing the explo sion of thousands of rounds of ammuni tion, which caused a terrific shock and all lights to he extinguished. Butetlll these men worked on, and would not leave this dangerous post, a veritable target for the enemy's big guns until the Lieutenant of the Military Police arrived and ordered them out. What these boys of the 325th Signal Battalion have learned, respecting radio, telephonic and telegraphic work Is of little advantage to any one. What thew have learned about ft will be of great advantage to them when they return In making a living. The 325th Field Siftnnl Battalion, whose rank end file is made up of young Colored men, has been a marvelous success. CROIX DE GUERRE FOR GALLANT MEN OF OLD ILLINOIS Colonel Roberts has requested that the following officers and enlisted men of the old 8th. Illinois Regiment, which, has bee,n brigaded with the French, be decorated with the Croix deGuere for distinguished service. The request was made to the Com manding General of the 69th Division, French Ai my. Lieut. Colonel Otis B. Duncan, Major Jan i-e R. White, Cap tains John H. Patton, John T. Prout, Samuel R. Gwynne, Devere J. War ner, Geor'3 M. Allen, Jamas H. Hall, Stuart Alexander, Mathew Jackson, First Lieutenants Park Tancll, Osce ola A. Browning, George Lacey, Frank Robinson, Claudls Ballard, Charles C. Jackson, William Warfleld, Samuel S. Gordon, Robort ,L. Hurd, Henry W. Sholton, Second Lieutenants Henry Choatnam, Stanley B. Norvell, R. 1 Tindoll. Thomas A. Painter. Lawr n Price, Lincoln D. Reld, Elmer J.' Meyern; Sergeants Norman Henry and Cbrence B. Gibson, Corporals James 1 Brow,, Lewis W'arner, Joseph Henderson, Maceo A. Tarvalon, Pride, Georca B. White, Howard Shef field, Ulvsls Sayles, Cornelius Robin so'). Wlll'-m' Cuff, Hugh G'vens, Arthus Johncon, Charles T. Monroe, Ruffus Pitts, Deery Brown, Albert Dorsey. William Hurdle, Bee McKIs Me. Jonas Paxton, H.-rry Pearson. Paul Turlington, Reed J. Brown. Paul Johnson, Heedy Jones, Alonza Keller, Li roy Lindsay, Lave'n Massey, Josiah Nevees, Ira Taylor and Jesse Fergu son. THOMAS- JJ3Z Xl'PTIAT- On the evenlm of Monoay, Jan. the!13, few' friends of the contracting parties witnesaea tne uuiy fuiwn of Miss Roberta Liriz to Mr. Joe Thomas at the residence o Sirs. Cal lie Brooks, 1215 Fourth" avenje. The wadding simplicity personified was one of the sweetest and most superbi of the New Year. Mrs. T. H. Miles, 2721 William street, played the wedding march. The bride was neatly dressed in a pale green Geor gette draped over satin, the brides malus were Miss Alberta Mosely and Mrs. U E. Skinner, 1211 Fourth avenue. Miss B. H. Brooks played the maiden's prayer. The grooms men ere Messrs. Andrew Blair and E. J. Skinner. The bride and groom will spend their honey.noon in Kansas City. Their hear were filled with much joy and received many valuable pres ents from their beloved friends. Rev. L. B. SklnuT, , officiated. Closing with tho Lord's .prayer. MRP. BLANCHE RUSSELL. Mr. C. B. Smitl rnd family, 1I;?0 Dcy s rcet, .re confined in liieir home with tho Ireade1 "Cu." Mrs. C. M. Mullen, 1308 McKenzie street, is JU smiles ove- the beau tiful diamond rin.f presc-nted to her by her husband, , M. Mullen for a New Tsar's gilt. ANT1-LYKCH LAV SuCMSTTEDJO ! ln made known to the governor. POU w 1TT nmiirins I he eha11 PudI1bU Proclamation de G0Y. BT ATT Y CAWKiNS I claring the office of such officer or officers vacant, and such office cr (Continued from page 1). officers shall thereby and thereafter ,, .... . ,. . be immediately vacated and such S.tS mwn, 8h0Uld bC w T oracer or fflce "hal1 thereafter be cutad for committing an assault to dlve8ted of the right of suffage and if tiia iA' i , ,v (J j als0 D Ineligible to any office, ap- HvL? le8lBlature "Wiild deem it pomuve or elective within the gift rttuJbl..r ! f ay or of the people of this uuaiu or conunement in tne peniten tiary, wlthion the discretion of the Jury then yie last excuse offered by any intelligent oman in the state for the encouragement of mob law be sup pressed, should not only be the sol emn pledge but the unfailing guaran tee and action of the state." In line with these expressions and J Be.cur"y otto citizens of this s ate from mob violence, we here- lth submit to you the following law against mob violence the nas sage of which we earnestly request your excellency to recommend to the 36th Legislature. Law Against Lynching, Sub- niltted to the Governor. Art. I. Mob Defined. Any number of persons assembled for the unlawful purpose of offering vioKnce to the person or property of any one, supposed to have been guilty of a violation of the law to the person and property of any in offensive persons for the purpose oi exercise correctional powers or regulative powers over any person or persons by violence and without lawful authority shall be regarded ana aesignated as a mob. Art. II. Dispersing Mob. It shall be the duty of the sheriff his depty or deputies or any officer of the law 'who shall have knowledge oi me assembling of a mob, to com mand it, the mob immediately and peacefully to disperse; and every person falling or refusing to dis perse shall be considered one of the mob shall be deemed guiltv of a mis. demeanor and shall be fined five hundred dollars and confined in the county Jail not less thrfn six months, Art. III. Suppressing Mob Violence. If at any time the shelff his deputy or aepuues or any officer of the law who has actual or constructive dos session of a prisioner, has a reason to believe that said prisoner is in danger of suffering violence at the hand of a mob. It shall be such officer's duty at once to com. mand all by-standers or other per sons, with whom he can directly communicate, or communicate with in a reasonable time to aid and assist hira in defense of such pris oner, and to furnish such assistance witn such weapons as shall beneces sary to protect such prisoner; anl if any by-stander or other person so requested by the sheriff, his dep uty or deputies or any. officer of the Uw to aid him, shall fail or refuse to assist in defending such prisoner. the person so failing or refusing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction threof shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dol lars and shall be imprisoned in (he county Jail for a term of six months Art. III. a(). To Requisition Arms And Ammunition. The sheriff, his deputy or deputies or any omcer of the law in nursu ance of carrying, out the provisions of the foregoing articles shall have power and authority and is hereby given poiwer and authority and is peremptorily directed and command ed to requislon in the name of the fatate of Texas any arms and am munition in any hardware or other store with which to arm persons aiding and assisting in .the' protect ion or such prisoner, such arms and ammunition so requisitioned to be mereaiier paid lor at the customary price by the county or county and city. If in a city in which sucji mob was assembled; and it shall bo the duty of-any proprietor of or clerk in such store to aid or assist the sheriff or other cClcer herein before mentioned to obtain such arms and ammunition; and any proprietor of or ciem in such store who is guilty of any passive or active obstruction toward such sheriff or other officer herein before mentioned in obtaining such arms and ammunition so re quisitioned shall be deemed, guilty of a 11 'sderaeanor and upon con viction theof shall be fined not less man one hundred dollars and shall be Imprisoned in the county Jail not lee 1 than three months nor more than six months. Such county pr coun.y and city paying said expense may De luaemnined in the same way and manner as mentioned and desiK- nited in Art. XII, hereinafter con tained. Art. Ill th)... Appeal to the Governor for Aid. . If any d:nity sheriff or other officer of the law shall deem it im possible to protect a prisoner in his actual or constructive possession from mob vlolen. 9 it shall be the duty of such officer to acquaint, the sheriff of the county in whic!, such mob 1s at the time assembled of that Tact, if such sheriff, is near, whereupon such Bheriff shall nppeal to the governor for aid and assurance ia protecting sucU prisoner or if sheriff is not-near such officer" shall appeal to the governor directly jwith out delay; :,nd upon receipt or such appeal it . nail be the duty of the governor to order the adjutant gen eral to proceed at once with all haste to the place where such mob at the time is assembled with arms and amunitiou and sufficient militia to quell and dlserse such mob and protect such prisoner. The expense of which Ehall be borne ; y the state, though the state may afterwards re cover from the persons composing the mob in the same way and man ner as mentioned in Art. XII, herein after contained. Art, ni (c). Justifiable Homicide. If In the efforts made as foresaid, to suppress or disperse such mob or to protect such prisoner here inbefore mentioned any such person cr any person : present as partici pants or spectators or otherwise shall be wounded or killed, said sheriff be wounded or killed. Said sheriff his deputy or deputies or any offi cer of the law or any peion or persons acting with them or by their orders shall be held guiltless and justifiable in law. At. IT. Officers Shall lorfelt he the, Right of Suffrage and Offices. If any person shall be taken from the actual or constructive possession of the she.'.lff his deputy or deputies or any officer of the law '-tho at the time had actual or constructive possession of such person it ahall be prtinafacie evidence that he or thev the casa may be fsUed to do sub or 111 iir uttty toward nrotert nn 1 uch person w.d upon the fact be-1 Art. V. Any Person or Person Coin posing; a Mob. Any person or persons who shall compose a mob with the Intent to inflict damage on the person or property of any individual charged with crime or any other idividual correctional or regulative powers over 8Ucn pcr80n or porson8 by vlo j lence and wlUjout authority of law, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and shall be imprisoned in the county tail for not less than sixty days for each and every offense. Art. TL Punishment of Lynchers or Abettors of Lynching. Any person who shall participate, or actively aid or abet the lynching of a human being shall on convic tion suffer death or be imprisoned in the penitentiary during his natur al life and any person who being a member of any mob and present at any such lynching, shall be deem ed guilty of abetting such lynching and on conviction shall be impris oned in the state penitentiary not less tnan two years nor more than ten years. Art. YII. Person Aiding In the Eg cape or Evading of Punishment ' Every person not standing in the relation of husband or wife or grand parent, child or grand children, bro ther or sister by consanguinity or affinity, who after the commlslon of the crime of lynching or of mob violence to the person or property of any Individual shall habor con ceal or aid' any member of the mob who participated or abetted such crime with the intent that such mem ber of such mob shall escape arrest ana punishment shall be deemed an accessory after the fact, and may oe cnargea, tried convicted and pun ished as such, although such mem ber of the mob be neither charged nor convicted and upon convictiqn thereof such acessory shall be Im prisoned in the state prison not less tnan two years nor more than ten years. Art. VIII. Indemnification of Heirs or lifgai Representatives. The county in which a person is lynched by a ntb shall pay the heirs or legal representatives of such person ten thousand dollars which shall descend to- Buch beirs or or legal representatives in accor dance with the laws of descent and distribution in the state of Texas. Art. EX. Any person suffering death or in jury irom a mob attempting to lynch another person shall come within the provision of the preceeding article. He, his heirs or legal repre sentatives, shall have a like right of action as one purposely injured or Killed at the hand or the mob. Art. X.....Actlon for the Recovery of Honey. Where an action becomes neces sary, such action for the recovery of money provided for in the two preceeding articles shall be com menced within three years from the time of such injury or death. Art. XI. The Commissioners to In clude Money In Kext Tax Levy. An order to the commissioners of a county or of a county and citv as the case may be, against which such recovery is had, to include it witn the cost of action in the suc ceeding tax levy for such county or county and city as the case may be, shall succeeding tax levy for such county or county and city as the case may be, shall be a part of the Judgment in each and every case. Art. XII. The County May Recover rora Member of the Mob. The county in which a lynching occurs may recover the amount of a Judgment and cost against it in favor of the , heirs or legal repre sentative or the person injured or killed by a mob from any of the porsons composing such mob; a person present with hostile inteut at such, lynching shall be deemed a member of the mob , and liable to such action. , Art XIII. CVinty or City Liable to Holrs of Legal Representatives . Where Person Is Killed. Any county or any county and city, if done in a city shall be liable for Injury or damage done 1 1 the person or property of any person charged with crlr. e or tor injury or damage done 10 .he person or property or any in-offensive person by a mob to the person or his heirs or legal representatives: ;n the sum ot five thousand dollars for injury innictea on Buch person or persons by such mob and where .such person or persons do not die from the in- Jury thus Inflicted; and in case of damage to such property by such mob sucii coui.4y or such county and city, as the case may be shall be liable to such persons, hereinbefore mentioned to the 'xtent of such dr-ri-age f istained. Such county or such county and city as the case may be, may recover such money in that be half expended from any person or persons m the mob in the same way and manner as mentionedi in Ar ticle XII, hereinbefore contained. Art. XIT. Si it Shall not 1 Abated for Son or Misjoinder of Parties. In any suit or action brought bv the state, county or county and city against any member or members of mob to indemnify the state or county, or county and city as the case may be, for money expended by reason or action of 6uch mob, the suit or action f - fi-.il not be vitiated or abated on account of too many or too few persons or non or mlsjoin dei of persons or parties in such suit or action, but such suit or ac tion shall be proceeded with until final adjudication. Art. XT...Tnp Tenne of All ' Mob Caseg.' AH cases against persons accused of the crime of lynching or mob vio lence or, as an accessory after the fact as hereinbefore mentioned or tor the recovery of money by a per son, his heirs or legal representatives on account of such person sufferinu death, bodily Injury or property ilumace at thA hsnrla r.t m, t, .,.ii have their venue, both criminal Rnd civil cases In Travis County, Texas; and all criminal cases in which a member or members of a mob are being tried shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General of the i'tate of Texas, as chief prosecutor. Art. XTL Be it also enacted that any per son being a member ot a mob or in any way participating in or aiding and abetting mob violence to the person or property of any individual or exercising correctional or regu lative measures or powers toward any person or persons accused of crime or any in-offensive person or persons shall never claim, have or receive any benefits by virtue of or arising from the suspended sen tence law or the indeterminate sen tence law of this state. Provided further that any acces sory after the fact hereinbefore men tioned in Art. VII, shall come within the provision ot this article and other laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Cognizant of the fact that all na tions and races were gathering and on their way to gather around the momentous peace table in Paris, France, to speak and con tend in the allignment of the na tions, and the re-adjustment of the affairs of the world for justice and right for their race and nation, I conceived the idea that the time was ripe and opportune to communicate something specific and defjrlte to the governor in behalf of the Negro race In our lone star state. Whereupon I submitted the fore going address and law on lynching to the governor of the state. From an article In-the Houston Post last summer and an editorial in the San Antonio Express last week I have the impression that we can enlist the support of both those pow erful dailies in our cause; and with their aid I believe we can get other papers to join in. Beside every preacher, every teach er, every lawyer, every doctor, every Negro business man and every Ne gro organization, secret or what not of whatever caliber or Importance is earnestly urged to deleuge the gov ernor and their representatives in the legislature with importunities to pass the foregoing law against lyn ching, which if passed and enforced will drive lynching remotely from our borders, for the blood of the family, man, (woman and children, lynched at Huntsville in 1918 cry out to high heaven for something to be done for the safety and pro tection of Negroes in this state from the Negro hating mob; bearing in mind when luke warm these facts, that, "Nothing attempted nothing gained" and that "God brings things to pass for those in the right, who depend upon him, but at the same time try to help themselves." Effort and effort again and do not let up in your efforts until some law is passed that will at least relieve our helpless and defenseless women and children from the heinous, bloody and fiery jaws of the lawless mobs ot this state. ' Respectfully yours, J. F. DAWKINS. THE "FLU." The struggle to make the world safe for democracy has ended in vic tory; but Influenza has not signed any armistice. Coming from the Orient, almost before we realize its severity, this pestilence has taken its sad toll of nearly a half mil lion of our loved ones. During the month of October a hundred and twenty-eight thousand cases were re ported in' Texas alone, and six thous and deaths were caused by Influenza and pneumonia. Undertakers were unable to supply coffins, and many bodies were burled in pine boxes without any death certificate or bu rial permit Truly Eternal Vigilance is no more the price of Liberty than it is a safeguard of Health. The first epidemic wave subsided and there was a general relaxation of precautions and return to normal commercial relations. Scientific in vestigators have not 'been able to find the specific cause of the disease, which plainly showed itself to be very contagious (catching), nor .have they been able to suggest any spe cific remedy for its prevention or cure. General preventive measures of Isolation, quarantine, 'disinfection, and improvement of hygienic and sanitary conditions have proven eff ective i in the control of its spread. Until more certain data for the pre- ventatlo:i and cure of this cisease is brought to lights the State Board of Health desires to impress the fol lowing measures,, upon the general public: 1. Neither age, sex, race, nor sta tion in society offers any Indicated safeguard from , an attack. 2. The disease seems to enter the body thro.igh the respirator sys tem, and any conditions giving rise to common colds; such as .old. damp. and changeable weather, has given renewed impetus to the subsiding waves. 3. One attack mp? not insure protection against another, and the mildest cases may be followed by tne most severe complications; or may be the source of the most sev ere contagion to others. 4.. Individual Isolation of each. case apart from immediate associ ates and the general public is diffi cult to obtain in otl.or than a rela tive T sense, but should be carried out as far - as practicable. Rest in bed, in a well . ventilated, warmed room, special care to keeping the alimentary tract clean, and not over loading at any time with undigesti Me foods, until alt . traces of the disease has disappeared not only safeguards the person sick from grave complications, but prevents spreading of tlie cause of the disease 5. Disenfection of all articles com ing from -the sick room, iwhich may have come in contact with any ex cretion from the sick pprson, is not difficult and will give certain re sults. Boll the linen, dishef. and other articles coming from tve sick room. Keep your hands washed In the diningfectlng solution recom mended to you by your attending physician; and don't allow the sick person to breathe Into your face. Burn all sweepings collected with precautions of dampened brooms and dust cloths. Don't : use common drinking cups, and the common rol ler towels. 6. Quarantine is effective to the degree to which r'mllo opinion in dorses it in recognition ' of its ne cessity. It is too well known that persons recovering from this ailment will dn.g themselvej out to attend to more or less Important affairs. They exhale, cough, and sneeze the poison as innocently as they thought lessly scatter the cause of death. Watch the condensation of youri breath on a cold morning, and you-, will see how far the globules of moisture, possibly laden With disease carriers, may be the cause of spread ing infection. For this very rea son it has been thought best to wear gauze face masks, close schools,, and- prohibit congregation of per sons in large gatherings for what ever purpose. Whether scientific or good business, it is sound common; sense, in the light of our knowledge of the grave possible results which may follow. During the Christmas holidays special warnings against gatherings and over-crowding is brought to your notice. 7: Personal Hygiene. Warm cloth ing (wholesome, nourishing food,, body clealiness, plenty of open air and invigorating exercise will tend' to fortify the genera I resistence of the Individual to either ward off or wheth er the attack. Keep the feet warm and dry, avoid drafts and sudden changes -from warm rooms to the colder outer air. Care for the toeth and. nails. Cough and sneeze into your hand kerchiefs, and see that people do not breathe directly Into your face. Help the authorities enforce the reg ulations against spitting in public place. Avoid sure cures, patent med icines, and self-treatment. If an em ployee is sick, send him home and see that he gets a doctor, and if free from all traces of the disease before being allowed to return to work. He may infect not only your other helpers, but possibly many or your customers. ' 8. Sanitation. Keep down street dust See that public buildings and' carriers in your commulnity are kept clean, and the floors mopped' with disinfecting solutions. Keep away from drink stands and cafes,, where sterilization of glassware, etc., is not carried out. Keep out of places not properly ventilated with at least a 100 square feet of floor space to -the occupant, and plenty of well ventilated fresh, .warm air for each Individual. Demand that trash, sweepings, and refuse from stores and public buildings be burn ed or placed in covered cans, not piled out in front tn the street. 9. Symptoms. In most of the cases person taken with in fluenza feels sick rather suddenly. The patient feels weak, has pains in the eyes, head,, back and aches all over. Some feel dizzy, others vomit, have chilly sen sations, fever, and think they are taking. cold. This is the time to go home and go to bed, before the dis ease gets beyond control. Drop business worries, as you will need repose and nervous energy.. Kemember that a mild attack may progress Into very severe complica tions. If you get out and catch cold, or ever exert yourself bofore you are entirely free from the dis ease, you not only are very apt to have a return of the symptoms in a more severe and aggravated form, but you are guilty of criminal negli gence or ignornce in not giving your neighbor a square deal. Not only send for your doctor and do what he tells you, but keep it up until he pronounces you well-and no further a danger to the com munity. These few simple rules will trlve- results, regardless of what contagious disease may be epidemic. Unless they are carried out-right now-by individual, the section, community and State at large, the future ran- only be judged by the past, which has shown that the loss of Public Health Control means suffering, death, and paralysis of business. riease read this and pass It alontr to somebody else. It is worth while that each of us constitute a mm. mittee of one to prevent the further spread of Influenza, or any other in fectious contagion. THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Dec. 20, 1918. Austin, Texas. 1 1 EDITOR IV. E. KrvVlXVITED T1 SPEAK AT LOITISVITT.V. it EDITOR I WILLIS f OLE OF THAT CITY MOVISG SPIRIT. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 21, 1919. Editor W. E. King of The Dallas Express, the leading Republican newspaper in the far south has been Invited to deliver an address here February 9, 1919. "THE NEGRO'S TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT" AND "OUR PRAYER" Pcem by Sergt. Allen R. Griggs, Jr Characterized by MlrfS L. E. CAMPBELL, Professor of English at Kortrecht High School, as "one of the most remarkable literary product ions of modern times." Pr. W. T. Vernon, Ex-Register of Treasurer and tie foremost Negro in Roosevelt's Administration, famous. -as a leader &. d orator, says" I -have u read with Interest and pleasure, the poetic efforts ot Sergt Allen R. Griggs, Jr., . and am pleased to say they possess merit worthy of en couragement I regard him as a. man of undoubted talent nnd promise. The race will profit by suppoi ting young m. n of this type and aspira tion." Jflshop N. C. CUves says: Sergt Allen R. Griggs, Jr., in "The Negro's Tribute and Our Prayer" ' bearing on the den th Of Col. Theodore Roose velt show appreciation of great and good men. Sergt. Griggs de serves the encouragement of all the people." Enormous supplies sent to the con gregations of Dr. A. M. Townsend, Metropolitan Baptist church, Dr. R. L. I.angford, Mt Olive C. M. E church, Pr. J. L. Campbell, St Step- -hens Baptist chu-ch, Mt. Vernon Baptist church, Dr. W. W. Whitteu, Pastor, and other large congregations in Memphis were totally inadequate-, to meet the demand. When read to any audience, the unaminous demand for copies ia in stantaneous. Agents wanted everywhere to place this tribute In the home of every wegro in America. Large pictures of Col. Roosevelt with the two famous poems neatly printed underneath (9x14) single copies, 25c; or S2.00 per dozn, 50c for J3.60. 3,000 sold in Memphis in two days. Co-operjfion of Mlnistera to0-,.. ---- - ---,-; a and. agents of Negro literature and others interested in oommendahifl. efforts desired. rV(l (1 18 S "" SERGT. ALLEN R, GRIGGS. JR' 601 E. Georgia-Ave., Memphis, Tenn. Tou may nrav all ai. Christian friend, but.if you do not pay your poll tux before Jan 91 or on that day; you can not Vote 111 j. ems. , i. 'iVi?0 VI irilJI