The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-31
Mayor Thompson Of
Chicago Makes Re
quest for Their Use
TRAINS ARE FIRED AT
Negroes Open Fire, Off
cials Report - More
Riots Under Way.
MARTIAL LAW is POSSIBLE
Governor Lowden Has Not
Yet Acted But May Do
SO Quickly.

tlili AGO. ] IuIN 80 chicago
IHlr'ot tonight were mirulIod hy -ol-
dl"tH called out ly M, governor nt
tho request 81 Mayor Thompson Tor
the protection Of me- and property,
threatened 70, lhr rncc war which fpr
four DAYS has lorrurigod the city
Tho state troops established u
barred zOu" about three milcs squire
embracing mrBt ~ the colorcd r.. Z,
id'uiial district ON the south side.
I'm this zone thoN searched every per
son whom lhoy met Tor wcRponH
so one could pass nj urSout with
oui military pcrWlslson
This happened when riots In the
Dnlurod district itself had somewhat
subsidized. bat when there was an
alarming rprrud ~ disturbance out
side Now York Central railroad
officials r,pobtcd nll their trains he
iur fired ON dl..Gen Frank \
Dickson. after an early evening trip
through the lhrontCnrd district de
rlnrcd the situation was "uminous'
aud this view was shared by the
muNorH secretary. who accompanied
him
NcrroCs Ash Protection.
Hundreds ~ negroes appealed for
negro homes Increased throughout
the day and night NcFro leaders
declared that many members of
their race faced starvation hecauHe
drivers ~ supply wagons feared 90
enter some portins " the black
hrlt
The military forces undor com
mnnd NJ Adiutant General Dickson
were distributed in accordance with
detailed plans worked out by the
general and hts rcEmental com
mHndcrH with the assistance Of the
policc officials
Since Monday night armed troops
have been blvouackcd ~ straEetic
points closest to the area 81 disturb
anCc All was in readiness Efor i'm To-
mediate action. following receipt Of
orders for active duty -Four regi.
mcuts ~ reserve militle were quick
N ON thr scene ~ riotinG ana be
KAN the task ~ pnirolllnR the area
and searching All persons who ap-
psnrvd on the streetH.
District Qiucts Down.
WIN the appearance ~ armed
troops swinging down tho streets
fully equipped and ready for any
the district quoted down
and was believed to be we'll IN hand
80 lntc hour
Tho police az tho stock yards were
tonight by 800 special
sworn In st the police heed
quarters IN protect threatened husl-
nrvts places whore negroes were om'
played
Police Arthur johnson. driver Of
n patrol wagon, was shot through the
abdomen tonight while policemen
were rushing to he scene ~ riot
at state and Fifty third streets
Among fires charged by the police
90 tho whites. were three hlaEes In
homes ~ colorrd families Nnenr
Forty seventh and Wen streets
Among the reports received by the
police NJ trouble ON the south side
was statement that number ~
white mon. riding .7 what appeared
io be- M army truck were firing
shots blour Grand boulevard NJ
Thiriy. sixth street several ~ the |
bullets hrok, ih, windows ~ nc-
rIu DOCTORS house hut mo one was
injured
other rr.ur was reported from |
ThIrfH. eighth street and ELLIS ave
lu. hp'h whites and negroes being
implicated
Iu, upu,u Mexican. was at
.rI,1 IH several white mon who be
.,,'1 him tp Do, % negro. Joseph |
sunu'' Hr year. old was stabbed
n 'h. encounter md probably fatal.
r Injured f1.usn Gonzales 70 Mex
Hn companion ~ l'Iauuo was also
CONTINUED as r,GE rrvE