El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-29
Is ARE KILLED IN RACE
WAR IN CITY OF CHICAGO

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cred piled near a window from which
the negroes rad been shooting
Fighting Mainly in sBIaeE BeIt.S
The fighting today eentered mainly
in the heart Of the Black Belt" along
35th street, and to cope with the stu
alton the police massed reserves of
men, rifles. patrol wagons. ambUlanees
and motorcycles in the vicinity
There were two dangerous flareups,
however, as far south as 51st and
state streets and three vicious fights
took place in the downtown district on
Wabash avenue IN broad daylight
Gov LeWden and adjutant general
Dickson and various militia Officers
Of the state: chief of police Garrity
and mayor Thompson. for the city. and
coroner Peter Hoffman. for the conn
tys strOve steadfastly TO restore law
and order in the negro district and
prevent spread OF the general riOung
10 other sections OF the city The ad-
iurant general and mem bers OF his
staff conferred with the city Officials
and then toured the rout district with
the chief Of police and the mayors sec
rotary Both mayor Thompson ana
Gov. Lowden issued appeals 10 all cit
liens TO aid the authorities IN restor-
ing peace
A special meeting of the city council
was hurriedly summoned Tor THIS al
sernoon There was a possibility that
the council might pass some sort OF
order against all public gatherings
Anticipating such action, mass
meeting. at which Albert J. Beveridge,
former senator from Indiana was TO
have discussed the league OF nations
tonight, was called off.
1000 Troops Ready to act.
-Four thousand soldiers with fuil
vi ~
day TO Quer the rioting between ne
rroes and whites that during two
nights OF terror in the south side
black belt cost the lives fof at least
= men. including one negro ponce
man, and the injury Of hundreds OF
others many seriously and probably
a dozen fatally. -Four Of the injured
are soldiers. The police and the cor
Oner had been unable to make a com
plere check Of these casualties put
reports showed 20 killed last night
OF these 13 were white
One hundred thousand negroes
and an equai number Of whites
either fought In the streets and
alleys or covered in their homes
while shots rang out. Mounted 4;
policemen Ealloped alonz the
bouleTards, patrol wagons dashed
through the streets with prisoners
and wounded and women and
2 children screamed as men fought
with cudEeis. knives and fists
When the riotinE. which started /
Sunday night with the stoning and I
drowning Of neEo who had driIted
on a raft into the water Of beach !
used by whites. broke out atresh last ]
night, mayor Thompson asked Gov /
LoWden for troops. The governor, /
who was on his way to Lincoln. Nen.
turned back at Burlington and acting !
governor Oglesby gave adJutant gen !
eral Dickson orders to mobilize neces- I
sary soldiers. By midnight four regi- /
1nents were IN arm5ries on the South !
Side but by that time the police mad !
cleared the streets and had begun I
collecting the dead and injured and
Resent TnfIux Of Negroes.
Back OF the Immediate caues Of the !
riotilE is the resentment the whites /
long had felt at the ranid influx Of
negroes. who have spread over q large :
territory formerly constituting fine /
residential quarter OF the south side. I
Property had decreased in value ana
whites emierated 10 other parts Of the l
city by the thousands. but many 9TH /
ers had clung TO their homes while /
the streets and one Of the large parks /
became thronged with negroes. Both /
parties 70 the contest enraged by 4
stories OF the cruelties OF the otner /
during Sunday nights melee DELHI I
srately armed themselves last night I
and went on 10 stalk their prey. As I
soon as darkness fell the fighting in /!
various forms became fierce
IN some cases negroes in automo-
hiles dashed through the streets. fir /
ing At groups OF whites. IN other
eases. Caucasians attacked the build /
ings occupied by negroes. shooting /
through windows and doors while the !
inmates fired back from barbados !
the streets and. ns5eting. fought bat !
s1er that ceased only when the pave :