The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-09
BOLEY CITIZENS
MAKE DENIAL
Proposed African Movement In
Great DlSfavOr.
TRUTH ABOUT THE MATTER.

Mayor Powell and othsr Prominent
6usinsss Men Issvs Signed State
mont Warning Public Against "chisf"
Alfred c. Sam, the Original Promoter
Of the so Called Gold Coast Scheme.
Boley, Okla.-Mayor G. B. Powell.
NJ. ]. Jones, president of the CONNER
cial club, and other prominent citizens
Of this town have signed and caused
to be issued the following statement to
the publicin reference to one Alfred G.
Sam. The document says:
I'VE have had reports from various
parts Of the country stating that people
have been advised that many Of the
best people Of the town Of Boley are
following movement to the Gold Coast
OF Africa. In order that those who are
interested may know the truth we are
issuing the following facts just as they
are and for whatever they are, worth to
the public:
I'VE regret in the first place that it
becomes necessary to have to make q
statement in which we are forced to
defend ourselves from a false attack
Of one OF the race. 1t would rather be
expected that If we had enemies they
would come from other sources. Yet
we are frank to acknowledge that there
is man in this section who calls him
self Chief Alfred G. Sam and who
claims to be native Of the Ashanti
tribe Of the Gold Coast Of Africa.
This man Is working among our peo-
pie here, seeking whom he may devour
among a class of poor. aged, helpless
and ignorant people who are, as a rule.
the most wretched Of all the people Of
our section Of the state. The people
who are following this man are a. class
who deserve rather to be helped than
taken from.
This man Sam claims to be q divine
healer of the sick, prophet, etc. He
also claims he is the chief of the
Ashanti tribe of Africa and president
Of the Akin Trading company, which
Is to buy ship and engage in trade in
Africa and the United States.
"He came to Boley a few months ago
and represented that he was president
Of the Akin Trading company. then of
New York, but since that time he has
changed his, place Of incorporation to
South Dakota. In the original. compa-
ny one A. Il. Smith of. 81 East One
Hundred and Twenty sixth street, New
York, was secretary. but Mr.. Smith
has refused to be responsible for the
acts of the AKIN Trading company or
Chief Sam, and In the new company
chartered in South Dakota this man
Sam and his friends are the whole di
rectory.
The sheriff Of Okfuskee county has
in his possession a letter from parties
In Pennsylvania stating that three
years ago this same man Sam came to
that section selling shares at IS per
share and that he collected considera-
BILE money and left for parts unknown.
and that they had not heard from nor
Of him until one Of the former victims,
saw In a newspaper that Chief Sam
was playing his game In Clearview.
Okla.
"A representative of the British gov
eminent has pronounced the scheme of
this man Sam as q fake and has so
stated In letter to the governor Of the
state Of Oklahoma, which was publish
cd in the daily papers, yet these people
refuse to pay attention to the warning.
These poor misguided people will not
believe reports and continue to follow
this man Sam blindly and without a
complaint.
"The Fort Smith Record Of date of
Lee. IA had lengthy article stating in
the main the facts we have stated
above, but no one seems to care what
Sam does to these helpless Negroes,
since they will not listen to reason, and
the better class of the people Of the
county, white and Negroes, believe it
Is well to get rid Of class of undesira-
BILE citizens. After the report came out
that ship was to sail from Galveston
about the 18th of December, some of
these people who are following Sam
actually sold property which did not
belong to them and property which
they did not have.
They neglected their crops and fol-
lowed the meetings Of this man. and
now they are homeless. out Of money
and camping out Of doors in Weleetka,
the headquarters Of this movement,
and the most Of them are suffering and
facing sickness and starvation. while
Sam cares nothing about them or their
welfare after he gets their money.
"In all there have been about twenty
persons from Boley who have sold out
and are following the movement OF
Chief Sam.
20. B. Powell. mayor of Boley; w.
L. Jones. postmaster; T. NJ. Haynes.
Dr.. ]. L. Scott. B. Oliver and NJ. j.
Jones. president Commercial club"