East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-29
NUMBER
OVER $50: MILITIA
is READY FOR CALL
Violence Breaks Out in Me-
gro District Spreading to
Business Section.
REFUGEES FLOCKING
TO-POLICE STATIONS
Mistaken Ideas Growing
Out of Wars End Held
Responsible for Trouble.

CHICAGO. July 29.-Nineteen per-
sons met violent deaths in race riots
here last night and early today
Twelve of the dead are whites
The rioting started In the negro
district. extending to the business
section. Two negroes were killed in
the LOOP district this morning Po-
lice and other observers say the
deaths exceed 10. The injured
stabbed. shot or beaten-total more
than $50. State militiamen are Deins
held in the armories. fully equipped
with riot ammunition. The governor
has instructed the adjutant generai
to rush troops to the riot distrie.
whenever the police call for heip.
Robert williams, negro, drove his
au,omobiIe into the loop district earl
today and was dragged forth. stabbed
and left dead on the street. His
escaped
IvndcrtaI<er- Refuse Bodies.
The nineteenth death was that OF
an unidentified negro who fired into
a crowd. wounding Lieutenant Day
OF the police force. Day reported he
killed the negro in self defense.
Officials found difficulty in hav-
ing the bodies of the negro victims
prepared for burial White under
takers have refused to handle them
and negro undertakers are afaid to
do so.
The riots spread last night over tho
BLACK belt They were unorgan-
lied attacks. resulting from gibes By
other blacks and whites
Mobilization Ordered
The governor ordered Chicago MI
litia companies mobilized.
A mob. headed by six sailors, drag
ged a negro from a restaurant last
night and beat him to death before
the police arrived. Cantaloupes
stolen from a restaurant. were brok-
en- on the heads of three negroes The
mob responsible for that death toured
the Loop district all night with howls
and songs, searching out negro night
workers Red caps were chased
from railroad stations. Coiored
were frightened away. The
police failed to break up the organiza-
tion which melted one instant tc
form anew on another street
The arson. murder and riot grew
out of troubles at q bathing beach
" here the whites attempted to en-
force the Jim Crow rule.
rights Indian style.
one band of negroes, encountering
Brooks. of the traffic
squad. opened fire. Brooks forced
his horse down on the pavement.
stretched out on the sticky asphalt.
fighting Indian fashion until help ar
rived. In their own district. groups
OF colored men and boys stopped att-
toists. wrecked their machines. tore
Clothing from men and women and
let them go with insults.
Flock TO Police Stations.
Police stations are filled wth refu.
gees. Many negroes have fioeked
there for protection.
False Ideas Blamed.
Five negro leaders today issued
statement laying blame for the riots
on false and misleading articles IN
certain local negro newspapers. ana
iii advice given by would-be leaders
who inoculated false ideas into the
minds OF many thoughtless colored
people pertaining to their rights up-
on termination OF the war in Europe.
regardless of education, property
rights and citizenship"
Claim Control.
Twenty-Five negroes; ex-soldiers.
are patrolling portion of the black
belt'l with white policemen Police
officials today claimed the situation
is under control.