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LYNCHING BY ANGERED INDIANS
Race Urged to Pray
The National I
Brooklyn, N. Y.. Nov. 8.—An appeal to
the race to adopt incessant individual
prayer and group prayer as a measure of
relief from proscription was issued today
by the president of the National Equal
Bights League, Rev. George Frazier Mil
ltr, pastor of St. Augustine's Episcopal
church here.
This is the first measure of the sesqui
centennial plan of Crusade for rights
adopted by the league at its 19th annual
meeting and race convention in the birth
city of the Declaration of Independence
last month. The plan, designed to carry
out the sesqui declaration of rights there
framed, advises also independent voting
for men and measures, union of all kinds
of race bodies to use the political and
economic resources to compel relief from
segregation, disfranchisement, lynching
and proscri|rtion, also membership in one
or more civil rights organizations. I:
urges formation of racial equal rights
leagues especially during sesqui-centennial
year.
President Miller urges that November
25 be made a nation-wide day of prayer for
deliverance from the wrongs and injustices
which we suffer as the people, on Thanks
giving day, unite to pray for continued
prosperity and blessing.
THE RACE PRAYER
The president of The National Equal
Rights League sends greetings to the Col
ored People of America, and requests
‘.hem. in their devotions Thanksgiving day,
or other days of prayer and religious de
votions, to petition our Heavenly Father
with the invocation following, or with
prayers to like effect:
0 Almighty God, who art a most strong
tower to all those who put their trust in
Thee, whose Holy Spirit directs and de
fends the souls of faithful men, do Thou
protect the weak throughout this broad
land of the United Slates of America, and
show to their oppressors the- light of Thy
truth, to the intent they may see the
error of their ways, and turn to the meting
out of justice to all mankind, in Thy
faith and fear, that Thy Name may be
glorified wherever it is known; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
0 Holy Lord, we humbly pray that Thy
mercy and grace may rest upon this land
wherein we dwell; and that through a
knowledge of the truth and a quickened
sense of justice, all villainy, fraud, in
justice, and oppression may be driven
from the borders hereof; and the hearts of
the disobedient may he turned to the wis
dom of the just, to the honor of Thy Holy
Name. Amen.
0 Thou Ever-Loving and Merciful God,
who hast made of one blood all nations
of men that dwell on the face of the earth,
show to the doers of injustice the vicious
ness of their way; make them to know that
wickedness, murder and rapine cannot
eternally thrive, and that those who prac
lice such atrocities toward their fellow
men must finally be brought to desolation
through the certain vengeance of the God
of justice and right who will rast down
the mighty from their seats, and evermore
establish truth and righteousness in the
land. Amen.
HI.00OHOTINDS TRACE KLANSMAN
AS FIRE INCENDIARY
Maxton, N. C.—A aeriea of fire* in the
colored «e!tlement» roundabout here has
at last aroused official interest. Blood
hounds were placed on the tracks of incen
diaries who are believed responsible for
fires occurring las! week. The hounds
went to the home of one J.uke Fairley,
white, and said to be a member of the
Ku Klux Klan. When Fairley told officers
he would have no motive for setting fire
to the homes of the Negroes, he was
-turned loose, hut one of the victims, Joseph
Stewart, was not satisfied. He secured a
warrant against Fairley for arson. Fairley
yas rearrested and placed in the guard
house to await a hearing.
A DAY'S PAY WILL HELP FILL THE
CHEST.
•HEEBIE JEEBIES' TO CHANGE NAME
Chicago.—Beginning with the issue of
December 11, Heebie Jeebies, will be com
bined with The Light, published by the
Advance Publishing company, and will
thereafter be known as “The Light.”
For Release By
Equal Rights League
U. S. COURT ENDS
DISFRANCHISEMENT
AT BOLEY, OKLA.
Decrees That Registrars MuHt Not
Deny Eligible Colored Citizens
Right to Register at Polls.
Boley, Okla.—The residents ol
Boley, Okla., the largest exclusive
colored city in the United States,
November 2, fully exercised their
constitutional rights to vote for the
lirst time in sixteen years. The pri
vilege follows the rendering of a
decision in a fight started in 1924
against the disfranchisement of more
than 500 voters.
Judge F. E. Kennamer granted au
injunction enjoining state and coun
ty officials from further interfering
with rights of the colored voters of
Okfuskee county by preventing them
from registering at the polls. The
court’s orders affects 3,000 voters.
The Boley disfranchisement fight
started during the national election
of 1924 as a result of the white reg
istrars of Okfuskee county refusing
to register colored voters. They re
fused to obey an order of the U. S.
district court issued at Tulsa by
Judge Kennamer, demanding that
those qualifying by oath he regis
tered. The registrars were held in
contempt of court.
The case was appealed to the U.
S. circuit court at St. Louis and a
hearing set for January 6, 1926.
The judge sitting in the case refused
to take transfer. The case was final
ly set for disposition in the federal
court at St. Paul, Minn., where after
delay, the decision favoring the reg
istering of voters was reached. The
Republican Club, of which I). D.
Davis is the president, led the fight
REPORT HAYES ENGAGED TO
AUSTRIAN COUNTESS
Chicago.—According to an account ap
pearing in the Chicago Tribune. Roland
lluyen, the famous tenor, has become en
gaped to the celebrated Austrian society
woman, Countess Colloredo. The Tribune
account states that the countess divorced
her husband to marry Hayes. The house
of Colloredo is one of the oldest families
of Austria. If this report- is sustained, it
will expose as false rumors which have
been persistent for several years that Mr.
Haves was to marry Miss Crystal Byrd,
former national girls’ work secretary of
the Young Women’s Christian association.
It was at one time reported that she had
resigned her position with the association
to marry, hut she denied this.
TO SEEK AWARD FOR HENSON 1
New York.—Congressman Emanuel Cel
ler of Brooklyn lias announced that at the
December session of congress he would in
troduce two bills in congress of which
Matthew Henson, who accompanied Com
modore Peary to the North Pole and who
is the only surviving member of that ex
position which reached the pole, will be
the beneficiary. The first bill will seek
an award of a congressional medal for
bravery, and the second, the retirement
of Henson on a pension of $1,700 from
the position of messenger in the service
of 'he custom house in this city, to which
he was a pointed by President Roosevelt.
PROTEST “UNCLE TOM'S CABIN"
FILM
Memphis, Tenn.—*As usual the south is
up in arms against a public expression
which is apt to reveal it in its true light.
Condemning the story of “Uncle Tom’s
Cabin” as a “rank injustice to the south,"
members of the Bedford Forrest Chapter,
of the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy have unanimously protested the
filming of the story in Memphis and
along the Mississippi river. Several col
ored actors are to take part in this film,
the principal role of which was once
allotted to Charles Gilpin.
The Community Chest Plan brings all
races, all creeds, together in a common
movement.
EDITORIAL
The Monitor, as our readers know, has advocated that the
colored voter use the ballot intelligently. It urged our voters in
the last election to scratch their ballot and has been very much
gratified to know, as an analysis of the vote in the several pre
cincts where our vote is strong, undoubtedly shows, that our ad
vice was very generally followed. We graphically showed how
voters could scratch their balftts and not lose their vote. How
they could still be republicans and at the same time vote for good
democrats.
We believe they have learped a lesson in independent voting
that will be of incalculable value to us in the future. For too long
has the republican party been permitted to believe that it has a
I mortgage on the colored vote. That is why the race has been
losing out politically, everywhere, year in and year out. The
revolt this year, particularly in the west, as indicated by scratched
j ballots, will have a salutary effect upon the republican party
which owes more to the Negro than the Negro owes to it. Tins
will be considered political heresy in some quarters, but it is nev
ertheless the truth.
Even conservative Massac!usetts, where Senator Walsh, who
as governor and senator showed himself to be a friend to the
colored people because a lover <jf justice and right, overwhelming
ly defeated Senator Butler, crairman of the National Republican
Committee, shows the influence of this new spirit of independent
i political thinking and action.
In line with what the Monitor advocated, the powerful and
influential Kansas City Call gave the same advice to its readers
with the result that unfriendly republicans were defeated and
friendly democrats elected. The St. Louis Argus, another of our
strong and influential race publications, gave similar advice. The
results in all these cities show that more and more our people are
relying upon the race press for advice in affairs political and are
being guided by that advice.
The following editorial, which appeared in the St. Louis Argus
of last week, is so much in line with what we said in our issue of
the same date that we commend it to the thoughtful considera
tion of our readers as emphasizing our position and as indicating
the spirit of independent thinking and action which we hail as a
most hopeful omen of the future:
“A little study of the results from the recent election will
show that the electorate of this city and state is pretty intel
ligent after all. But the most interesting feature about it is
an attempt to analyze the vote in the wards which were large
ly populated by Negroes. It will be noted that quite a bit of
scratching was done in these wards. That is as it should be.
It shows that the Negro voters are beginning to think. Yes,
they are learning to scratch, or mark their ballot so that it
may have an offensive or defensive effect. We are learning,
just as the white “good republican” in the North and South
St. Louis, to use our ballot intelligently. And the more we
see the light, the higher will be the respect that others will
have for us.
“The ballot was never intended for a slave. The idea of a
voter, is to be free, not only in body, but in mind. Any people,
whose vote is carried around in the other fellow’s vest pocket,
can never hope to rise high in the affairs of their govern
ment.
“Judging from the vote in these wards in the city, like
the Fifth, Sixth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twen
tieth, and Twenty-third, it looks to us like we are headed in
the right direction, and with the proper leadership, whose
souls are unfettered, and whose hands are not itching for
selfish purposes, we will be in a position to help ourselves
and help those coming after us.”
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THE COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE.
Monday the Community Chest drive starts. Active prepara
tions for the campaign for charity and welfare work have been
under way for several weeks. Monday the canvass for funds will
start. The goal set is $430,000. This is easily within the giving
power of Omaha. It means an average gift of about $2.00 from
every man, woman and child in the city. In others words, if $2.00
could be collected from every resident in Omaha, including chil
dren and adults, the $430,000 would be raised almost instantly.
But, of course, everybody is not going to give. Those who are
able should make gifts of $10,000, $5,000 and down. Let us cut
our population in two and say that only 110,000 contribute to the
Community Chest. That would be an average gift of $4.00 from
each contributor, just about one cent a day. Who is there so poor
that he cannot give at least one cent a day to help some fellow
less fortunate than himself?
It is called the Community Chest. Why? Because the entire
community is requested to put its pennies and dimes and dollars
into this chest or fund to help cany on the charitable, character
building and welfare work in which the whole community must
from the very necessity of the case be interested and do. Twenty
six of these agencies which look after the poor and the sick
and the needy, or help build up character, ask for so much money.
These budgets, or requests, are carefully gone over, and lumped in
one sum, which this year amounts to $430,000, and you and I
are asked to give as much as we feel that we are able to help do
this needed work.
Our people have always given generously and we feel sure
that we will not be s'ackers this year. While a comparatively small
sum of the total, only about $7,000, goes directly to racial societies
or welfare work, our people are recipients of help through other
agencies such as the Associated Charities, Visiting Nurses and
like organizations; but even if this were not so, it would be our
duty to help those less fortunate than ourse'ves. As citizens of
Omaha who have never yet shirked a duty The Monitor calls upon
our people to contribute as generously as they can to the Com
munity Chest and we are sure they will. Be sure to give some
thing. Let each give according to his ability. Let the children
cut one week’s going to the movie and give the price to the Com
munity Chest.
INDIANS IMITATE
SOUTHERN METHODS
OF MOD VIOLENCE
Crow Indian Reservation the Scene
of Gruesome Lynching and
Burning of Victim’s
Body
FLAMING ARROWS FIRE BARN
Bolden, Cobbler, Ordenedl to Leave
Town by Special Officer De
clines to Go.
Crow Agency, Mont. — America's
oldest residents, turned lynchers when
a mob of 300 Indian braves made the
Crow Indian reservation here the
scene of a gruesome lynching bee
♦ nd burned to death Jim Bolden, a
cobbler.
As the groans of the dying victim
of America’s newest lynchers filled
the night air, the red men joined
hands to stage a spectacle that was
reminiscent of the days of the savage
frontier Indian warfare.
With pathetic eagerness, the de
scendants of the barbarians worked
to show Uncle Sam that the crude
Indian could really take on the ways
of America’s boasted civilization and
stage lynchings as effectively as the
most cultured Georgian.
Tearing a whole leaf from the ap
proved Georgia procedure on lynch
ing, the red men soaked the body of
their victim in gasoline and tossed it
into a livery stable that had been
set on fire. But they added to the
cut-and-dried lynching methods
used by the white mobs of the South
all the spectacular sensationalism
that was once used by their own red
ancestors in the West.
Shoot Flaming Arrows
Flaming arrows shot from the bows
of Indian braves lighted the bam
that was to be Bolden’s funeral pyre.
The winds that fanned the greedy
flames blew directly over the his
torical battlefield of Big Horn, where
Custer staged his famous “last fight”.
As the wralls of the stable caught and
the red tongues of fire licked at the
night air, fleet Indian runners kept
watch on the funeral pyre and saw
to it that no avenue of escape was
left open.
The braves did their work well.
The lynching was Friday. On Sat
urday when searchers combed the
ashes on the site of the razed barn,
they found the charred remains of
45-year-old Jim Bolden. The cob
bler had gone to his death, the vic
tim of an Indian lynching, staged by
red men who had been forced to go
all the way back to the savagery
of their most savage ancestors in
order to keep abreast of the culture
of the Great White Father in this
year of our Lord 1926. It is almost
certain that the government at
Washington will take no action on
this most recent lynching.
Jim Bolden came to Crow Agency
from Butte, Mont., to earn himself
a living. In Butte they called him
an honest cobbler. He set up at his
trade in Crow Agency. He asked
only the right to mend shoes here
and help both whites and Ind^xns
save their soles.
Ordered to Leave
Jim Bolden didn’t have money to
buy himself a shop, so he took his
awl to an old livery stable. Here
the cobbler worked on his shoes, and
worked well, people said, till Special
Officer John McLoud (white) came up
last Wednesday and ordered him out
of town. McLoud said something
about Bolden’s stealing something or
other.
Bolden continued to work at his
trade. He was spotted on the street
Friday by McLoud, who was accom
panied by Sheriff Robert Gilmore
(white) and three other officers. Gun
play broke out. Gilmore dropped
dead, while Deputy Sheriff Andrew
Dunbergan (white) yas wounded.
McLoud, uninjured, chased Bolden
back to his livery stable, then called
the Indians around to help him.
Bullets from 300 guns failed to
force Bolden from his insecure shel
ter, and it was decided to fire the
barn. Officer McLoud tried to rush
it. He was killed by a well-directed
ST. LOUIS ELECTS
SIX COLORED MEN
Two Chosen for State Legislature,
One Justice of the Peace and
Three Constables Winners.
St. Louis, Mo.—Six Negro Ameri
cans were elected to office here Tues
day, November 2. Walthall M.
Moore was re-elected' for the third
time as state representative and At
torney J. Davis was also elected to
that branch, making two representa
tives in the lower house.
Judge Crittenden I. Clark was re
elected justice of the peace in the
Fourth district. Langston Harrison
and Ira Dorsey were re-elected con
stables of the Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts, respectively, and William A.
Morant was also elected from the
Fourth, this being his first term.
All were elected on the republican
ticket.
FOUR KILLED IN AUTO SMASHUP
Franklinton, N. C.—Two Negroes and
two white persons were killed and two
whites were injured here Thursday evening
when H. F. Probst, white, driving a tour
ing car, drove into a Cadillac sedan driven
by Benjamin Green. The dead are Probst
and Lena Wright, a young white woman,
Irving Hayes, a companion of Green, and
Green. Green, it appears, had sought un
successfully to avoid hitting the Wright
woman, and in trying to turn out of her
way, was run into by the car driven by
Probst. The accident occurred on the
highway, just outside the city. The two
injured persons are both white, a daughter
of Probst, and a young man companion.
Neither is expected to recover.
A DAY’S PAY WILL HELP FILL THE
CHEST.
PRINCIPAL MOTON TO
MAKE WORLD TOUR
New York.—Dr. Robert R. Moton, prin
cipal of Tuskegee institute and president
of the National Negro Business league,
sailed from this port Thursday, November
11th, on a tour of the world.
Touching at Cherbourg, he is to visit
London, Paris, Switzerland, Scotland, and
then go to Africa, stopping at Monrovia
to pay his respects to his good friend
President King of Liberia. Singapore. In
dia, is scheduled as the next destination
after which the party will tour parts of
Asia, Japan and the Philippines.
Dr. and Mrs. Moton plan to make the
trip leisurely, tarrying wherever their in
terest leads and expect to be gone toi a
year,
WOMEN SEEKS BIG SITE OF LAND
Pine Bluff, Ark.—Suit has been entered
here against Mrs. Nellie Hicks Hunter,
white, sister of the late Jeff* Hicks, well
known river man and utilities magnate,
by Mrs Sadie Battles for possession of
350 acres of land which she says Mr. Hicks
deeded to her and Mrs. Hunter has sought
to retain. Mrs. Battles is also asking for
12,000 damages which she claims Mrs.
Hunter has collected in rentals from ten
ants on the land.
bullet.
The Indians called a council of
war. They reverted to the old battle
plans of their ancestors. From the
shelter of wagons flaming arrows
were fired into the stable. Indian
braves crept under the protecting
shadows of evening to the bam it
self and emptied cans] of gasoline
on the structure. They formed a
ring outside. Silently they waited.
Soon Bolden staggered out, suffo
cating from the heat. A fusilade of
bullets met him. As he cowered,
Indian braves rushed up, pinned his
arms to his side and brought him
away from the blazing building. An
other council of war followed and the
red men decided to carry through
the lynching in real American fash
ion.
Strong Indian arms grasped the
struggling shoemaker. He was borne
back to the stable, which was now
a seething mass of flames, and was
hurled shrieking into the hell pot.
As his dying groans sounded through
the night air, the glare of the flames
that cremated him lighted the stolid
faces of Indian braves standing in a
circle. They were Indian lynchers,
guarding their lynching pyre.