Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-21
Secretary Daniels to Aid.

Secretary Daniels said this morning
that he had received no word from
either the District authorities or the
commanders at the Washington navy
yard and at the marine barracks that
sailors and marines were melting and
participating in race riots in this city,
and he knew nothing of the matter
except what he had read in the news
papers.
He will make inquiry of Maj. Pull
man, chief of police. as to the facts
| in the matter, he said. and if it is true
that sailors and marines are engaged
disorders he will institute prompt
disciplinary measures to see that they
behave themselves on the public high
ways and obey the laws of the land
in the interest of peace and good
| order.
| The entire section from 9Th street
| and Pennsylvania avenue down
| through the southwest will be kept
| free from any small gatherings.
Groups will be kept on the move. il
! the emergency military police force.
All Demonstrations Checked.
lead to the apprehension of individuals
for investigation. Taken all in all. po-
lice protective measures have been
mapped out to nip in the bud any
vestige of concerted outbreaks in the
sections of the city where small riots
occurred Saturday and last nights
Commissioner Brownlow today is
sued a statement emphasizing the
, strong position taken by the govern
ment authorities in the situation.
Reports from various camps OF sol
diers, sailors and marines around
Washington indicate that no action cur
failing liberty for men to visit WASH
ington will be taken on account of the
rioting. unless further developments
fixing responsibility on certain classes
of men warrant 1t.
At the time when the provost guard
abandoned activities in the District. on
June Is, Maj. Pullman told officers In
charge of the guard that the "discon-
tinuance of. the guard at this time is
very unfortunate, coming right after
| the explosion of a bomb placed IN front
of the home of the Attorney General
of the United States and also because
of the presence of hundreds Of return.
ing soldiers in the city"
No Loss of Life.
Mai. Pullman, assisted by other Off,
Gals of the department, was Kept
busy during the long hours OF last
night trying to cope with the men in
uniform who were causing the trou-
bIe Troubles with the uniformed
men Saturday night and last night ala
not come as surprise to the superin-
tendent of police. 1t was just what
he had been expecting since the with
drawal of the provost guard and mill
tary police the middle of June. He
made the best of the situation, now
ever. the several disturbances last
night being queIled without loss of
life, although one man was shot and
several others received injuries which
necessitated hospital treatment.
Two colored men were dragged from
street cars near Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street during the night.
Street car passengers were greatly
alarmed by the incidents. but none of
the other persons on the cars was
moleSted.
! 1t was not until most of the Sunday
night theater crowds had left the
theaters in the business district and
made their way to their homes that
the most serious Of last nights dis
turbances occurred. Patrol wagons
and ambulances were kept busy. sew
eral wounded persons being taken to
hospitals and several soldiers trans
ported to police stations. Some of the
latter were charged with disorderly
conduct and others were turned over
to the military authorities.
The first of last nights disturbances
occurred at Pennsylvania avenue and
7th street about II o'clock, when Isaac
Payne. colored, twenty-three years
old. 224 I'd street southwest, was at
tackled by several soldiers and sailors,
according to police of the first pre-
cinct. and his shoulder lacerated and
his collarbone diSlocated.