Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-01
Three Colored Men Die Of
Wounds During Day, Max
ing Total of Eighteen of
That Race to Lose Lives.
MAYOR ASKS 1000 MORE
PERMANENT POLICEMEN
Food Rushed to Black Districts
When Hunger PinChes Be-
cause People Dared Not
Work.

Chicago, July 31.--Race war terror
after four days and nights of rioting,
but violence continued to occur spor-
adically Notwithstanding an army of
nearly 10000 state troops and police
men was on active duty in the south
side negro quarters.
Three negroes died today of bullet
wounds, making the official death
list thirty-two, of whom eighteen
We're negroes. More than 1000 per-
sons were injured. Only one of the
three was shot today, though a dozen
or more members of both races were
wounded in scattered disturbances
There was no shooting by troops who
were ordered on the streets last night
by Governor Lowden on the request
of Mayor Thompson.
The negro district was comparative
ly quiet tonight The presence of the
troops apparently had calmed the
negroes fears, and had had a salu
tary effect upon disturbing elements
among both whites and blacks. The
troops were well distributed and the
military machinery is running
smoothly.
Food Supplies Arrive.
Food supplies were rushed into the
negro sections by cooperation of the
wholesale grocers' association, the po-
lice and the troops. The black belt
remained a barred zone where whites
might not enter and even the guard
ed trucks OF groceries were driven
only to the dead line" by white
chauffeurs, who then were relieved
by negro drivers under police escort
Many of the poorer negroes were
reported in dire need of food and
without funds, Today was pay day at
the stock yards, but negroes feared to
go there to draw their wages. Thou
sands of negroes have not attempted
to go to work all week.
White Mob Checked.
Among today's disorders, only two
involved any considerable number of
persons. Several hundred whites in
search of four negroes who had hid
den in the stock yards, were driven off
by militiament with lowered bayO-
nets after the whites had demanded
that the blacks be delivered to them.
No casualties resulted.
About 400 white men beat one OF
three negroes severely at Forty
seventh street and Vincennes avenue
this afternoon. The other two, both
armed, escaped after firing a few
shots. No whites were wounded.
A negro was beaten by five white
men at State and Twentieth streets
Two of the negroes who died today
were found unconscious on the West
side far from the South side negro
sections.
Calls for More Policemen.
Mayor Thompson, in spite of de-
crease in violence. asked the city
council today for 1000 additional per-
manent policemen. The council took
no definite action, however, because
the chairman of the finance commit
tee said he was unable to say where
funds to pay the men could be found.
Chief Garrity announced that 1,SO0
special policemen would go on duty
tomorrow The troops now on active
duty number $500 with the greater
part of two regiments, the Fourth
reserve militia and the Ninth national
guard still on reserve in armories. The
second battalion on the Fourth was
sent out on riot duty tonight. TWO
companies of the Ninth are patrollsng
in the stock yards.
With the lessening of violence pub
lie officials became more active in in
vestigation of the riots and their
causes. Attorney General Brundage
and States Attorney Hoyne are CO.
operating in obtaining evidence for a
grand jury investigation Both Off
cials say many persons of both races
will be punished and the death PEN
atty is virtually certain to be sought