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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.
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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
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Nebraska Civil Rights Bill I
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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.
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“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.”
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“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,”
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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
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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
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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
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CHAS. H. WASHINGTON
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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
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Commissioners. From Whom Citizens Expect Good Government
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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
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