Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30
CIT RED TAPE FOR
HURRIED SUMMONS
QF j. S. SOLDIERS
SOLDIERS ARE MADE SPEEDILY
AVAILABLE TO CALL WHER-
EVER MODS GET BEYOND CON-
JROL or CITY AND STATE Az
THORiTiES.
By the Associated Press }

WASHINGTON, sept "o N"'hol ny
mas been given commanding generals
of military department to furnish
troops necessary for the protection ol
lives and property III case OF disorders
in the limits OF their departments.
Such requests for protection mus,
come from the proper state officials,
according to Secretary OF war BAKER
IN an announcement today
Il was explained that the action was
taken to obyiate The necessity OF de
detrimental commanders rc1errint
such requests to Washington, WIN
dangers of the disorders getting ont
OF control before action could be
taken.
Major General Wood in Command.
Omaha, Neb., Sept Additional
military forces, eleven officers ana
$50 men from Camp Funston, Kansas.
and twenty officers and 1au men from
Camp Grant, Illinois, today Joined IN"
federal troops already on duty here
as a result Of race rioting last sunday
Major General Leonard Wood, cont
mander OF the central department OF
the army. is also to reach the city to-
day to take charge Of the military OBJ
erations.
The city was quiet during the nlsh'
and there was no signs OF trouble,
heavy rain serving to keep persons
OF the streets. This fact was con-
sidered great aid to the authorities,
who had taken precautions to guard
against fresh outbreak OF Sunday :
ljotng, which resulted in The death
OF two persons. injury to many Others
heavy damage By fire to the county
court house, and an attempt on The
Fart of a mob to lynch Mayor Edward
/ Smith
Reports today from the hospital
where Mayor Smith is confined we're
that his condition was improving.
Decision was expected to be made
today by Judges O: the county ; IHS-
met CoLlt al to whether there snail
., special grand jury called to in
vestieate the riot At the same time
Governor Samuel r. Mckelvie and
States Attorney General Clarence a.
Davis are expected to start an inquiry
here to Tx, il possible, responsibility
for Sundays laWlessness.
Reports today continue to recount
how the attempt to lynch the mayor
was made after repeated eudeaVOr on
his part to prevent rioters from secur
ing William Brown, negro, who was
finally taken from the county jail by q
mob, shot burned and hanged on the
theory he was the man who recently
attacked l9-year-old Agnes l.obeck
Mayor Smith, about { O'Clock sun
day evening, arrived at the cour,
house, where he remained with Police
Commissioner Ringer and Chief OF ro
lice Ebersten until 1880 OclOch
During the time hey We're in tn
building the mayor and his compaG
ions remained on the fourth floor
after Chief Eberstein had stationed
his officers on all the floors and al!
stairways.
Rioters were on the streets in quest
OF Brown. the negro. and the Cour
house had been set ire to by member,
OF the mob.
According to Commissioner Ringer
and CHIEF Eberstein, the mayor va,
firm in his conviction to uphold Law
and order TO the last minute
We were determined to protect ou
prisoner to the end said Chief Eh"r
stein. The mayor was most EN-
phatic in his determination 10 Stanl
by the ship. as We all We're, tor tina
matter And We could have proteCte,
him, too, il they had not smoked e
out with the fire
Ia to-. u
and Chief Eberstein were in the shel
itfs office on the fourth floor OF IN
building with several police officer
when smoke became so thick tie
were forced to move, Eberstein saiL
According TO Commissioner Ringe
and Chief Eberstein. they had to ii
handkerchiefs and rags over th.l
faces in order To breathe, and some a
the officers were almost overcome.
After investigating the main stair
ways. 1t was found the smoke was to
dense to warrant an attempt to @,
cape from the building by that rout
SO they started for a winding stall
way. They became confused in thei
directions and went to the roof. wher
Sheriff Clark and his deputies wer
b""i"'"S Tue county JAN prisoner
Then the sherit tried a back stat,
way, and, going down II as far as tn
second floor, found escape impossibl
by this route. He so informed Mayo
Smith and Commissioner Ringer an
they started down. Ringer accompa,
led the mayor as far as the secon
floor and then discovered that the u,
lice chief was not present. Il turne
to go back for the chief" Commissio,
er Ringer said, taking two steps =
a time. That was the last time / sa,
the mayor
Mayor Smith apparently had COZ
tinued down the stairs when COmmi
siOner Ringer turned to look for IN
police chief, and. unaccompanied fe
into the hands Of the mob, which a
tempted to lynch him
The mayor was seized by ban
OF thirty or forty persons, accordin
to one eyewitness to the affair Men
bers of the mob demanded release {
the negro prisoner they sought, b,
the mayor insisted that the riote,
allow the law to take it's course. n
refusal TO grant their demands ey
IDENTITY Infatuated the mob. whie
placed a moose about the mayors nee