Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-30
SOLDIERS KEEP
PEACE IN OMAHA
AFTER LYNCRINC
Troops Guard Hospital Where
Mayor, Injured by Mob, is
Recovering.
GEN. WOOD ON WAY;
PROSECUTION EXPECTED
Believe No Fresh Outbreaks Will
Follow killing-HOw Court
house Was Burned and
Mayor Attacked.

| Omaha, Neb., Sept. 29.--With 800
! troops from Forts Omaha and Crook,
Nebraska, and Camp Dodge, Ia, on
riot duty, with 500 more soldiers due
to arrive later tonight, Omaha Off
! Gals were confident there would be
no further outbreak of the race riot
: ing which yesterday and last night
resulted in the death of two persons,
injuries to several score of others, an
attempt to lynch Mayor Ed. p Smith
and partial destruction by fire of the
county court house. Machine guns
were ready to put into use by sol
etaoin shrdlu etaoin shrdlu etaoin un
ders is necessary. At the same time
the city's regular law enforcement
department was reinforced by spec
ial policemen, organized by the
American Legion, to help preserve
order.
Headquarters were established at
Central police station by Col. !. F..
Morris. goth infantry, commander Of
bers of the police department were
put under Colonel Morris orders.
Gen. Leonard A. Wood, commander
Of the central department of the
army, is expected to arrive in the
city tonight or tomorrow to take
CHARGE of the military activities
Developments in the situation
during the day included:
Announcement by County
Attorney A. V. Shotwell that
he would do everything in his
power to fix responsibility for the
rioting and to start prosecu-
/ tons.
Issuance Of proclamation nv
Lieut.-Col. Jacob w. s. Wrest.
commanding officers at Fort
Omaha. promising protection 10
all and asking that fire arms he
oiven over to the police or mill
tarv authorities.
The stationinp Of federel troops
naar the hosn;tal where Mavor
Smith lies suffering from ;njnr-
les received when a mob at
tempted to lynch him.
Announcement bv Mavor
Smiths physician that his condi-
tior was "very satisfactory"
INAUGURATION nv local authori-
ties Of precautions to ruord
against fresh outbreak of the
trouble including the transpo~+a-
ton of negro prisoners in iai'
here TO the state penitentiary at
II Lincoln. ,l
The citv was duin+ thronehort tho
dav, soldiers patrollinp the streets
to prevent the conpr"eation on street
corrnrs of "rouns Of persons
i While criticism was heard todav
that there was lacf of leadership in
+he orpanization of the forces COM
hattir" the mob rencrts INDICTED
that the notice did not "nuit cold" as
reported last night. The comnla'r-
, heard TODAY as exrrassed nv J T..
Davidson. vice president Of tho Neh.
aska Power comparv was that tharn
was no real leadership of the police
and deputy sheriffs.
RalloOn on Guard.
| As no further Disorders wer" re-
ncrted todav the number of dead was
! still two-Wil'iam Brown. negro, who
. was lvrched by the mob on the
ground he was the man who racentlv
at+acknd 19-vear-nld Aones 'nheck IT
this CITY. and an unidentified men,
who was shot to death during the
| riotine.
A heavv downnonr If rain tnnipht
had the effect of keeping people off
the streets.
Tomorrow JUDGES Of the district
court here will decide whether
GRAND jury Investigation If the race
riotine shall he conducted. At the
same time Governor Samuel r. Nc
Kelvie is said tn be in the citv to
rive any advice he may deem neces-
sarv.
4 While regular army men patrolled
the streets tonight big army ball
loon lowered overhead with men
emipped with nioht plasses. ready to
detect any possible sign of disorder.