Arizona republican., 1919-07-30

t1Onu0QRu was rescued by the police and taken to a hospital.
 Negroes at Fifty fourth and South State streets dragged John Duffin. white, a florist, from his wagon, and beat him so badly that he was taken to a hospital
 At Root street and Wentworth av- enue negro was shot in the head and probably fatally injured.
 Whites Attack Hospital
 A riot at the Prevalent Hospital for negroes was precipitated by another at State and Thirty fifth streets, where two white men and one negro were killed, and approximately 30 negroes wounded in a battle that followed collision of an automobile and pa trol wagon. Several policemen were injured. Two white men were wounded in the same riot and were taken to the hospital where the mob followed.
 Four regiments of state troops were on duty in Chicago this evening as a result of the race riots which since Sunday have kept the city in a tur- moil. The soldiers, plentifully sup piled with riot ammunition, were dis tributed about the South Side negro district in barracks as support line to powerful police forces concentrated within the trouble zone. The death list tonight had reached 22 and 244 persons had been reported injured.
 State and city authorities early an- nounced themselves as determined to use every legitimate force in an effort to prevent repetition of last nights terrorism-a terrorism which flared up q araH created a threat which the law and order forces were quick to heed.
 Four Regiments on Hand
 In addition to the four regiments on the ground, consisting of the Eleventh Infantry I. N. G., and three regiments of reserve militia, the Ninth and Tenth regiments of the guard and three other reserve units were mobilized at various towns throughout the state, awaiting word to entrain for Chicago. This gave a potential military force of ap- proximately $500 as a background for the city police force.
 The city authorities expressed con- fidence that the police would be able to handle any trouble that developed tonight Every block in the district bounded north and south by Twenty second and Thirty ninth streets and east and west by Cottage Grove and i Wentworth avenues. was patrolled closely The main disturbance points were guarded by dozen policemen to l the block. with endorsements Of mounted men and additional patrolmen at each intersection. while every police station. filled with reserves armed with 1 rifles.
 1 Governor Lowden interrupted a trip ! to Nebraska and hurriedly returned to i Chicago, reaching the city early in the l morning. With Adjutanf General Dick ] son, he was in full cooperation with the municipal authorities and in con- 1 stant touch with the developments. l The adjutant general believed the sit uation much improved today and said 1 there had been noticeable change in l feeling since last night.
 As yet, so far as could be learned tonight. the city government has made no request for the use of troops. AL l though the governor and Mayor 1 Thompson held conference today, it was announced that the mayor be- lieved the improvement noted by Gen. eral Dickson would permit him to re- turn his attention to the traction strike
 City and State Officers Confer
 Mayor Thompson and I are CO., operating heartily said the governor at the conclusion of the conference
 and shall continue to do so keeping in close touch with each other. We 1 are working together to bring the forc-