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r=^n The Monitor i —i 'A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS • THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $2.00 a Yea. 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, MAY 5, 1921. VoL VI No. 45 Whole No. 1105 FORESEES GREAT WAR IN AMERICA ARKANSAS JURORS CANNOT AGREE Colored Youth Ch;r ed With Heinous Crime is Given Impartial] Trial.—Jury C # used of Foremost Citizens of Slate.—After j Nearly Two I). V *elibe ration No Agreement is Reached.— j Five For Acquit r>, ’even For Conviction. Effort Made To Compromise and "<s> at mend Life Imprisonment. Jurors Would Not Yield. UNPRECEDENTED ElA/S IN ARKANSAS COURTS Accused of Crime Which Almost Invariably Results in Lynching j in South, Emanuel West is Defended by Three of the South’s] Most Brilliant Lawyers. Such Grave Dqubt Exists as to His Guilt That Jury is Unable to Agree on Verdict.—Will Be , Given Another Trial.—Newspaper Counsels Order. ' - "V - I LITTLE HOCK, Ark., May 5.—j That there is a growing determination in certain sections of the South to gee that colored men accused of crime shall be guaranteed a fair trial is clearly demonstrated by an nnprece-j dented event, certainly In Arkansas, If not in the entlie South, when a jury j ' composed entirely of white men, and sitting on a case In which a colored man was accused of assault upon a young white girl, disagreed by five to seven on a verdict. Knowing the! strength of prejudice which sways men in such cases the evidence must have t>een weak Indeed to have so; resulted, ft makes one shudder to think how many Innocent men have been made to suffer the death penalty at the hands of mobs. After 2 hours’ deliberation tire jury, , composed of white men of the highest class, reported to Judge Wade that It was hopelessly divided on the inno oence and guilt of Emanuel West, a young colored man accused of having^ committed an assault upon a young white woman. A new jury will lie empaneled ana the trial held over in First Divi sion Circuit Court. The prosecution lo ving fallen dow n before the on-1 slang' ’ ot three of the ablest white laWje.it lti Aikansa*. lias begged for more time to rake up new evidence. While People Stirred. Sime the trial opened the white peopi1- 0f i,pile Roek showed deter mination to glv? West a fair trial, and to make the State prove beyond any reasonable doubt that he was guilty t ns charged. l>ed by the Gazette and the Democrat, public opinion was con ^ lent to allow the courts of Arkansas try West. Brilliant lawyers were ap pointed by Judge Wade to defend him, and thev fought every inch of the . wav. The finest Jury possible to call to j tne bar heard the evidence. The final vote of the jury, which ■ was dismissed at 8 o’clock Monday morning. April 18, was seven for eon r lotion and five for acquittal, a rever slon to the original vote of Saturday night after the attempted compromise of Sunday, when the members stood 11 for conviction, with a sentence of life Imprisonment, and one for acquittal. After an all day deliberation the | jurors appeared before Judge Wade Sunday night with a proposed verdict i carrying a life term. Former Oov. Oeorge W. Donaghev, foreman, ex plained that with the exception of the Rev. Hay Watson Smith, pastor of the '-'c’ond Presbyterian church, who stood for acquittal, the other four members of the Jury who believed West to be Innocent, bad agreed to a compromise verdict and a life sen tence, with the understanding that the • se shmikl tie appealed to the Su preme Court. .Mr. Donaghey said that those who believed West should be ac '[Hiked felt that the lapse of time nee essary for an appeal to the higher court would afford an opportunity to tils cover further evidence, and that even If West were imprisoned without appeal, and such evidence should be rliscoveied later, be could then be par doned. Four of the five men who stood for acquittal said in their own behalf that, while they believed West Inno ent, they would agree to a comprom ise verdict as the best means of In suring ultimate Justice. W. R. nonham, one of the attorneys appointed to defend WpRt, protested that the Jury had no Jurisdiction ,over (he case, outside of rendering a ver diet, dnd that the verdict must be brought in without consideration of possible 1 ater developments and must be based on the evidence presented in the trial. His protest was upheld by .fudge Wade, who again instructed the Jury to arrive at a verdict If pos sible. The Jurors then Informed him hat they would he ready to appear at '* o'clock Monday morning. The jury then returned to Its first vote. Those who were In favor of ac initial were the Rt. Rev. Thomas V Tobin. Hr. Smith, the Rev. A. C. Mil lar. C. F. Hlzzell and Mr. Donaghey. I [ion the reappearance of the Jury before Judge Wade It was apparent that no decision could be reached and the members were dismissed,-with the understanding that a new jury would be called for a retrial. Gillette Counsel* Order. The Arkansas Gazette, the great morning dally of the state, and whose editor is a former I'nlted States Sen itor, says In a striking editorial: •‘The Negro Kinanuel West, who was charged with committing a crime that filled the people of the city with righteous resentment, was tried before a Jury the like of which Is seldom empaneled. It consisted of the Rev. James Tlioinpas, the Rev. A. C. Millar, Monsignor T. V. Tobin, the Rev. Hay Watson Smith, Caughey Hayes. K. C. Nowlin, C. F. Hlzzell, foimer Gov. George W. Doni-gliey, A C. Read, H. I’. Kidd, A. T. Toors and Martin Sharp. ‘‘It Is public knowledge- that at I tie cm? of its long dellberatloffl I he jury stood seven to five for conviction. No man should let Ids natural desire that punish ment be meted out in the elect trie chair, for the heinous crime Charged against this Negro, be tray him into condemnation of those jurors who were not con vinced of the defendant's guilt anil >; tt:K’ann(-a2H!Sf a ft-a H,'>C)ra M:aj«’n!KPC«'Kl!K K w,U;g5SSfitfjaiaflJKriff«8J8WB<!a(>f « a~B u iocK-WKu gJn.HjHJiflitia.jt a islaraTatnfjjasa Nebraska Civil Rights Bill I I ■ S Chapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes ol Nebraska, Civil Rights. Enacted in 1893. Sec. 1. Civil rights of persons. All persons within this state shall be entitled to a full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges ot inns, restaurants, public conveyances, barber shops, theatres and other places of amuse- " g meut; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to every person. Sec. 2. Penalty for Violation of Preceding Section. \n> person who shall violate the foregoing section by denying to any person, except for reasons of law applicable to all persons, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges enumerated in the foregoing section, or by riding or inciting such denials, shall for each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and lie fined in any sum not | less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and pay the costs ol the prosecution. I a “The original act wars held valid as to citizens; barber shops can not discriminate ,S against persons on account of color. Messenger vs. Stutcf 25 Nebr. page 677. N. ;! W. 638.” # fi “A rc-taurant keeper who refuses to serve a colored person with refreshments in a certain part of his restaurant, for no other reason than that he is colored, is civilly li able, though he offers to-serve him by setting a table in a more private part of the house. Ferguson vs. Gies. 82 Mich. 358; N. W, 71S,” ,, « » _ _ _ * K tfB B ;: a sC/glg a.* a a:a a :< a a a;a a g.a a a a ga af&gjg,BSSSfiva;«,&8181i6MtS8taSS8®a®a aiK;B;g)jtl8S8jy®>f>B]ISS!<'alSIS^®S«.a a ax therefore could not vote to take his life. They heard every word of the evidence and gave it the moat careful consideration. When five members of this Jury, which was composed of men of charac ter ami intelligence, could not convince themselves that this de fendant was guilty, the public must control its feeling over the failure of the law thus far to av enge a crime that calls for aveng ing. "This deplorable case has put the community on trial. A splen did civic spirit was exhibited • when 12 of Little Rock’s best citi zens took their places in the jury box and when \V. R. Donhatn, M, E. Dunaway and Fred A. lsbrig, undertook the thankless task of conducting the defense, a duty to which they gave days of their time. This community will fur ther vindicate itself as a com munity of law and order by await ing the orderly procedure of the courts in the case of this accused Neg'-o and by accepting as the finding of justice w-hatever result shall finally he reached." I’ROMI NENT IV 4SHINHTON LAWYER IS CALLED Judge John VIoss, Memlier of Ike Washington Ilnr I'or Over Half Cen tury, Dies Suddenly Was I nele of M K. Singleton of Omaha. WASHINGTON, it. C., May 4.— Judge John A. Moss, a prominent member of the liar and a practicing attorney hero for more than fifty years died suddenly today. He was nearly eighty years of age and vigor ous up ir> tlie time of Ills death. He whs the Inst surviving uncle of Wal ler J. Singleton, the well-known news correspondent of this city and of Mil lard F. Singleton of Omaha. M. F. Singleton received a telegram Wednesday night advising hjin of the death of his uncle, John A. Moss of Washington. COR THOSE INTERESTED IN VIANI.V SI’ORT OE II0XIM5 A Isixing event of great interest is to be staged at the City Auditorium May 20, when Kid Norfolk and Pana ma Joe Ganz of New York will meet Kii “Bearcat” Wright and Speedy Moulder. The affair is to lie given under the auspices of Mosaic Tem plars drill team and the American Legion. Local boxing fans are look ing forward to this event with great interest. ' PIE V Nl» CORN ME EE MAY I AIM BOON FALL Noted Frenchman Claims Thai Amer icans Are Worst Eaters in the World. Betty-Worship .May Over throw Their proud Position of Power HI.APk BACK MAY BECOME REFER (By HAROLD D. JACOBS) f'nited Press Staff Correspondent New A'ork, May 5.—American civil lzatlon will lie destroyed by mince pie and corned b.«ef and cabbage. In making this statement to the I'nited Press, Andie Tridon. noted French psycho-analyst, pointed out that the overthrow of America would be a part of the general downfall of ,the white race. '“It always lias been and always will be the history of mankind that a dominant race becomes super-civilized and gives away to another which lives only for its stomach and reproduc tion," Tridon said. “Tlie virility of a race is measured by its purely physic al attributes. To even approximate the time when the white man will lose bis dominance is ihe wildest gi.esswoik, but it is bound |to come. And, according to present in dications, It is the black mini who will succeed him as ruler." Tridon declared that tli'e natural advantages which Americans hold over other white men in many ways me largely dissipated by the neglect .over stomachs. “Americans are the worst eaters in the world." he said. “Your atrocious corned beef and cabbage and your horrible mince pie are but examples of your unspeakable menu. Why, even the Mexican Indian can take a piece of goat meat and a few chilli peppers jand concoct a dish that would shame your best home cooking. “When the stomach falls the race !begins to die out. The true Ameriran lias already begun to disappear. Your New England stock Is nearly just a Inventory. it is being replaced by the i more sturdy European struins of stronger stomachs and better consti tutions. You are too much addicted to your coined beef and mince pie land kindred gastronomic night-mares |to give them up. They will be your downfall.” t AMP EIRE NOTES Croup Ocowasln met at the Y. W. C. A. Friday afternoon. ATter finishing their plans for the entertainment of their mothers on May 6 the girls sewed and played games for the rest the efternoAn. DAHEMAX SLATE SWEEPS CITY All I inundates of “The I'nited Seven’ Are Swept Into Office flj n Tidal Wave of Vote*—Record Breaking Vote last in fit)- Election. The i'nited Seven or Dahlman slate was elerted by majorities running from 5,000 to nearly 10,000 over their opponents Tuesday in a record-break ing municipal campaign. The total vote cast ran close to 60,000, which is a little under one-third of Omaha’s entire population. This shows the in terest manifested in the campaign. The pre-election belief prevalent was that at least three and perhaps four of the opposite or ‘’5,000’’ slate would be elected. It was believed that Ring er, Ure and Towl would pull through; but the tidal wave of votes which car ried the “United Seven” into port swept even these out to sea. The ratio of gain for the victors was practically the same in all wards so that the claim that only certain classes sup ported tills ticket falls to the ground. Dan Butler led the ticket as he did ttiree ypnrs ago, his vote of 3i,037 being 9,541 more than that of Ure, the top -notcher of the “Progressive Seven.’’ Here is how they ran: Dan Butler .34,037 James C. Dahlman .32,473 Harry B. Zimman.31.7S8 Joseph B. Hummel .30,682 John Hopkins .30,438 Henry Dunn .29,451 Joseph Koutsky .27,616 \V. G. Ure .21,496 Roy N. Towl .23,064 Thomas Falconer .23,001 J. Dean Ringer .21,881 Abraham L. Sutton .20,760 Charles A. Grimmel .19,978 John F. Murphy .19,803 When seen by The Monitor, Mr. Dahlman said, “I am grateful to The Monitor and all my friends for their support ami vote of confidence. 1 am glad that they have given me men who will work harmoniously with me. You may say for me, through The Monitor, that I intend to do my best to give Omaha a good administration and that tHe people can count ti|>on me to be fair to all classes as I tried to he during my former administra tions." llarty B. Zimman said, “I am grate ful for the support of all my friends. Tell them, they’ll find me doing my duty.” Dan B. Butler: “I thank The Moni lor and my friends for standing by me so loyally. I have tried to do my duly (Continued on Page Two.) GREAT GRANDSON OF INDIAN CHIEFTAIN • Resident of Omaha For Several Years, Prophesies That Greatest War in History of the World Will Take Place on the American Continent Within the Next Fifteen Years, Preceeded by an Unusual Wave of Greed and Graft Which Will be Inciting Factors of This Great Catastrophe. CLAIMS LINEAL DESCENT FROM TECUMSEH Charles H. Washington Who Bears a Striking Resemblance to Tra ditional Pictures of Famous Shawnee Chieftain Contributes An Interesting and Thought-Inviting Prophetical Article to Monitor.—Claims Great War of 1935-38 Will Precede Estab lishment of Righteous Kingdom in Africa. CHARLES H. Washington, a very <|iiiet unassuming man. has beeu a resident of Omaha for many years, go ing regularly to his daily work, and faithfully to church each Sunday. People lhave spoken of his IndHan caste of features and hisc taciturnity. Few, however, knew—for he has nev er talked much about himself—that Washington claims direct lineal des cent from the famous Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, who gave the ‘ palefaces” of Ohio no little concern in 1805 and figured prominently in the war of !18.”. Washington is a great grand son of Tecumseh. in his early youth ,he began to prepare for the ministry, but eventually gave this up and has (devoted himself to other pursuits, among these as a pleasing diversion ibeing writing. Under the title of -. rather than wealth and supremacy. Notwithstanding this, with some de gree of useless fear the Dominant Man looks upon the New Man, not as an unassuming or hopeless crea ture, but as the coming mystery or the black peril of the twentieth cen tury. Therefore the New Man is de nied those higher military arts that will enable him to withstand the in evitable foe who will Invade the New World about the year 1935. For in this prophetic vision I see a menace at the door and two nations of re cent notice who will doubtless com bine their restless forces and devise conveyances for air. sea and sub-sea for a long and costly voyage. And in their iron grasp I see millions of daring souls whom they will dissem inate over North, South and Central —--r.-.n CHAS. H. WASHINGTON i I‘‘Coming Events” Mr. Washington has contributed the following article to The Monitor in which he predicts a great world-war on the American con tinent within the next fifteen years, followed by an era of righteousness in which Africa will play an impor tant part: "As I sat in semi slumber, nodding toward the rising sun, 1 beheld a new era, in which much zeal and distress Intermingled, slowly marching west ward, destined to arrive about the year 1935. But before the d&wn of this catastrophe an unusual wave of Greed and Graft will be the inciting factors of much pain and bloodshed. |This will be the inevitable struggle between'plutocracy and labor in w’hich the former will endeavor to subject the poorer classes to the yoke of the superman. But in the midst of these ordeals a New' Man will wield the Gospel sceptre which will cause t’.e dominant man to relax his pernicious grasp and consider peace and justice America, which will incite the most disastrous war known to mankind, in which all nations will engage. The world’s greatest battle will therefore be fought upon the American conti nent, with these objects in view, Com merce. Freedom and an Open Door. But this will be the final struggle i.i carnal warfare, which will start about the ye^ir 1935 and end about 1938 with the downfall of all monarchs and kingdoms. Then the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdom of our God, in that righteousness will sup plant rivalry and might and the rein nants of the nations will heed the mandates of God and regard all men as brethren, regardless of race, color or creed. God will then bring the off spring of the New Man out of mod ern Egypt and scatter them through out this country for an educational and righteous purpose. Then in due time the New Man will return to the land of. bis forefathers and fit. the (Continued on Page Two.) Commissioners. From Whom Citizens Expect Good Government _ - ■ ■ -11" **“ -"— -va'xxrnm:.- _ _^ _ 4. JAMES C. DAHLMAN Mayor and Administration DAN B. BUTLER Finance and Account* HARRY B ZIMMAN Water and Fire JOSEPH B. HUMMEL Parks and Boulevards JOHN B. HOPKINS Street Maintenance HENRY W, DUNN Police and Sanitation JOSEPH B. KOUTSKY Public Improvements SLOGAN: “The Monitor In Every Home And I’ll Help Put It There”