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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-31
FOUR MORE DEATHS OCCUR YESTERDAY;
 SITUATION GROWS
 MORE THREATENING
Alarming Spread of Dis turbance Outside of Negro District-Trains Fired
 Upon by Blacks-Es-
 tablish Barred Zone
gy Associated Press

Chicago, July 30.-Chicago streets tonight were patrolled by soldiers called out by Gov ernor Lowden at the request of Mayor Thompson for the pro- lection of life and property threatened by the race war which for four days has ter rorized the city.
 The state troops established barred zone about three miles square. embrace ing most of the negro residential diS- I.trict on the soutks,de. In this zoue they searched all persons they met for weapons. No one could pass in or out without military permission. Thc dis trsct extended roughly from Twenty second street to Fifty-eighth street, north and south, and from Michigan boulevard to wentworth avenue. cast and west.
 While riots in the negro district it. self had somewhat subsided, there vas an alarming spread of disturbances outside. New york central rafirCad officials reported all their trains being fired on
 Adiutant General Dickson, after a trip through the threatened distf let. declared that the situation was oNli- nous. and this view was shared by the mayors secretary, who accompanied him.
 Hundreds of negroes appealed for protection. rnceudary attacks upon negro homes increased through the day and night one house being burned Negroes declared that many members of their race faced starvation. because drivers of supply wagons feared to enter some portions O the black belt. Coroner IToffriar today inpaneEcd a jury and as deaths are reported will view the bodies and take preliminary steps in the inquiry. Although no defi- mite date has been set for the taking tof testimony the coroner said the in quest would be in courtnoom under lheavy guard, and that RI 'eitne lses. I white and black. would be searced for weapons.
 states Attorney MacI.av Hoyne as- signed several assistants 70 he work of gathering evidence, He Indicated that his activities might go outside of investiga ton of actual disorder T have lheard,h he+ said. "tn2t throueh the influence of poiticiars and aldermen some of the men arre stel for rioting had been released when taker 10 the police station,js
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-31

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-31
FLEE FROM SOLDIERS


 When crowds of menson corners saw
 the columns of marching soldiers com
 ing down the streets tonirht they tlei
 into alleys and shadows In sharn col- Ifrast to previons rishts when defs'ts
 of nolice t''ed vaniy to disperss mobs
 The nol.ce filled in the interval Is ot
 the military cordon and aided In
 searching every person in the street.
 A flying squadron of 30 motorcycle ,o-
 licemen rode through the area in order
 to detect any signs sr trouble.
 The decision to appeal to the state
 executive for troops to patrol the
 streets was reached bv Mayor Thomp-
 son after a long conference with other
 city officials. Company commanders
 in the several armorles for hours had
 been getting their men in readiness for
 an order to march and when the word
 came there was little delay in getting
 the troopr in motion.
 Before the trooas were ordered cut rioting broke ont a several places and police, were called on to r'in down ne-
 groes reported ir auto~ ehiles and fir inc promiscuousiy on whites h Twenty y-fourth street three ne- groes in an automobile fired at whites on the sidewalk and n the street white man was wounded while read- l ing newspaper in barber shop and 1 a white boy was wounded when ne- | groes fired at group or children playing in the street.
 {, Reports were also received that nupnber of automobile trucks filled with white men were being driven about southside streets outside the | negro district trying to stir up anti nerro sentiment
 No funerals for the neero victims os
 the riot have been held. Nero under- takers are afraid to 20 to 'he city han to obtain permits, city officials said today
 While the sidewelk about the city hall was piled with boxes of army guns. desirred for high school cadet
 drill and taken by the authorities for safekeeplng. young negro with an oAn knife was chased through the corridors of the city hall by number of white men.
 Among reports received by police of trouble on the southside was one that a number of vhite men riding in what appeared to be an army truck were firing shots along Grand boulevard a spacious parkway. Windows in the home of a negro doctor were broken by the bullets. Other firing. with both ne~roes and-whitet implicated. was re- ported.
 Two Mexicans were attacked hy white men who believed them to be tContinued on Page Scven)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26
HOROSCOPE


THIS is not an important day in
L planetary direction. according TO
astrology. Mercury is in a strong
ly benefic aspect.
It Is a time for reflection and self
analysis. since there is not likely to
be an egotistical extreme OF judg-
ment.
Mercury gives encouragement 20
those who seek attention by means
Of appeal to the conscience.
Writers and thinkers are subject
to the best sort OF influence. making
for calm and serious expression Of
thought
The clergy OF all faiths should
benefit during this rule, but the stars
appear 10 foreshadow many religious
controversies that reach political as
well as social circles.
Enlargement Of the scope Of
church activities. so long predicted,
viii be apparent next winter Re-
formers among men who have served
in the army Will gain lasting fame
students have a direction making
for specialization and practical en-
deavor.
Deaths among prominent men and
women may be numerous in the sum
mer- Church as well as state may
lose eminent leaders.
sweeping reforms in more than one
line Of government service are indI-
Gated Agitation regarding pensions
and salaries may reach a Sensational
climax.
While the law OF love Is gradu-,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

the patronesses- Merchants who deal
in clothing. shoes o. 5ewelry should
benefit
The stars that are supposed to IN
duence the cost OF materials OF every
sort are held to presage continued
high prices, but there win be pros
perity that iustiflcs outlay.
Theaters should make the most OF
this friendly rule OF the planets An
after Easter season OF great pros
perity Is foretold-
This is supposed to be a lucky dav
for the production Of new plays or
for the first appearances OF actors or
actresses in new roles.
Increase OF interest IN the drama
so long prophesied. viii be more than
ever evident next winter. the seers
declare but there VIII be many
changes IN MANAGEMENT and anateur
efforts viii multiply.
Weddings are well directed under
this sway. which is believed to en-
courage constancy and 10 insure pros
perity.
Food questions viii be discussed
widely through the coming month and
farmers VIII make vigorous protests
concerning some unusual condition.
Labor problems also viii intrude
Excitement on the Pacific coast IS
prognostieated- This VIII focus some
time in MAY
Chicago has the forecast OF extra
ordinary prosperity and progress-
Great increase OF population is indi-
Gated.
Persons whose birthdate Il IS NAV
have both good and had bad luck in
the coming year They should beware
q speculation and should safeguard
the health
Children born on this dav wiz be
enterprising, generous and trust
worthy. They should meet with grcar
success IN llfe.-CoryriEht 1913, By
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

/ a WOMAN writes me: why shout
n give up ny Job, even though
/ the war g Overt It has saved ny
self-respeet, cured ne OF a dozen
imaginary ailments and preserved my
sanity. 7 need the stablizinE influence
OF ny job. even more than do the
money"
And she goes on through some six
typewriter pages to tell me the re-
specially sordid details OF her pre-
war existence. She was married, had
no children and, with her husband.
lived In a five-room fiat OF which.
with the exception OF the washing,
she did all the work
She had no allowance whatever,
and the money given her for house
hold expenses was so meaEer that It
required almost superhuman arith-
metic 70 make ends meet. This work
she did faithfully, but Il never inter
ested her particularly. Then along
came the war and a chance 70 90 back
and do the work she had done before
marriage stenography.
Her husband did not object, and
she went back to her old firm at a
hundred and twenty-five a month.
quote from her letter: To have IN
my own hands once more money that
1 mad earned and that had some
Jurisdiction over-was thrilling. Ny
first pay envelope knocked about 10
years off my age. I did not squander
It, but I did pay off a few old debts
that had been haunting me night and
day.
Then I bought a couple OF decent
suits-the first new clothes since my
trousseau wore out. IS years ago. Ny
wardrobe had been entirely furnished
by the cast off garments OF my two
sisters and their daughters. and I've
had TO pin on their be-flowered cart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26
This Here BOev Business Also Given OnceOver; Also Polish Claims To
Danzig Mexican Claims To FL Pao And What To Do With Bosevd
Leaders-What Germany Would Do In A Peace Conference.

I 90 TO a nose and throat specialist TIL
they got used 10 the pronunciation. -
say Tor my part am willing that
Z this here peace conference should do
anything and everything. Abe. Just SO
Ions as they would get through with
tnelr work. and / wouldn't have 10
listen no longer to your nonsense, "
Norris declared.
"NO nonsense at aII,1 Abe uro-
tested. ~The thing this here peace
conference should ought to have
done from the start was TO con-
slider what Germany would OF
done under the circumstances, put
the reverse English on IL and then
let her WhOops which I see by the
paper that they are now getting
ready to make airy0plane jour
neys across the Atlantic ocean,
MnWruss.7
And what's that got to do with this
here peace conference2' Norris asked.
Wilson's Bluffs.
Nothing Abe said, except that ]
see Mr.. Wilson is writing home that
they should please send over the
George Washington IN case II should
be necessary for him TO make good
any bluff he might throw to the peace
conference that If they don't do as he
says, he would leave them flat and 90
back TO America. So. therefore, If ne
has to make good sooner than he
thinks, he could 90 home by airyo-
plane and not wait for the George
Washington"
4 don't think that this here trans
Atlantic airyoplane flying is exactly
in the president carrying class just
yet Abe" Norris suggested.
Neither do I, Mawruss," Abe said.
"but the manufacturers Of airyopIanes
seems pretty confident, Mawruss. In
tact, see In the papers that II won't
be but a matter OF g few years where
the New York business man which has
business to do in London, instead Of
getting on the Mauretania in New
York and landing six days later IN
Liverpool. understand, would be able
to take the railroad to Halifax. Nova
Scotia. spend the night there or any
how only as many nights there as II
would be necessary before the steamer
sails for Saint Johns. Newfoundland.
and then take the steamer to Saint
Johns, Newfoundland, where there
would be 8 passenger airyopiane in
waiting and no first class hotels,
y understand
A Nifty Little Trip.
at Saint Johns. such IS the strides
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

FL PaEos Tex WIS Fl Paso, Mex
leo, y'understand. So, therefore,
II Hr. Wilson lets Poland get back
Danzig, IL wouldn't be long be-
fore Mexico would elect Teresn
Cnrreno or Fannie bloomfield
Leisler as president and claim FL
PasO with n corridor taking in
Asietas san AntOniOs Houston and
Galveston, understand me.1
Just the same. am in favor that
Germany should have TO give up DAN
zig even II Danzig amt belonged 10
Poland since 1892 and the only Danzig
people now speaking Polish as a reg
ular language is the interpreter Of the
first district magistrates court for
the city and county Of DanZiEs yum
derstand," Abe declared.
Furthermore, I think this here
peace conference is taking II too par
ticular about what Germany should
or shouldn't give up, Mawruss. which
II the shoe pinched on the other foot,
Mawruss, y'understand, with Ger
many, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria
as the Big Four understand me,
there wouldn't be any question as to
what allied territory would or
wouldn't be given up by the allies,
Mawruss.
II Germany Had Won.
If Germany would have won the
var, Mawruss, she would have taken
Calais and BOulogne with as much ar
gument over IL as a golluf player
taking a Scotch highbaIl, y'under-
stand and II France would have
threatened 10 90 BOlshevik on account
OF II, Germany would OF said Don't
do US no faVors,' understand me. and
let it 80, at that So, therefore. II the
people OF DanziE couldn't speak Polish.
ALawruss, let EN- learn TO do so. even
II It would be necessary for them to-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

airyoplane manufacturing has made
MawrussY he would probably only
have to stick around for five or six
days till the siryoplane was in shape
10 leave, understand me- and in p
hours he would land at the Azores,
where there amt no hotels at all, IN
derstand me.
In less than four days more, pro-
vided the repairs didn't take longer.
he would be on his way to Lisbon.
Portugal, which he would reach on
the following day OF days There the
same airyoplane or another airyo-
plane, In case the same airyOplane got
smashed in landing, would be ready
or approximately ready to start for
Paris, and might even start. you
couldn't tell On arriving in Paris. he
would be only a few hours by rail-
road and steamer from london. pro-
vlded he was in shape to travel,
which. when you consider that only a
few years ago, flying was in its IN
fancy MaWruss. you've got to admit
that nobody could ever have dreamed
that II was possible to make such a
journey"
Not unless you ate something
which disagreed with you before you
went to sleep" Norris commented.
and even then, Abe where IS the
advantage2"
The Novelty of Il.
1t amt the advantage; It's the
novelty Of the thing" Abe said, and
III bet yer, MaWrusss that II an airyo-
plane company was 70 open a ticket
office in FL Paso tomorrow, Mawruss.
men would be standing in line to buy
accommodations on the first available
airyoplane-men with wives and fam
lilies and no life insurance at that"
They would be the very first ones"
Norris agreed. but the way It looks
to me, Abe, American business men
which has got business to do in Lon
don would continue to take twin
screwers with bilge keels, no matter
how unimportant the business they
was going to transact over there
might be, because even the stock
holders in airyoplane manufacturing
corporations would got TO admit that
while airyopfane flying amt in its in
fancy, exactly It amt in the prime OF
life neither. Also, Abe, as long as
gas only costs s1-25 q 1000 feet. why
should anyone want 70 pull off such
a high priced suicide as these here
TRANSATLANTIC airyoplane voyages Isl
going TO beT'
Anyhow the first one has stIll got
to be made yet, Mawruss,- Abe re-
marked
and even II the tenth one was sue
cessful, Abe" Morris concluded. you 1
could take II from me, this here
airyoplane navigation /
amt going to put much Of a crimp 4
into the business OF manufacturing /
seasick remedies. Am ] right or i
wrong '-Copyrigh 1913, by Mcclure /
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

Z OF material That there is a public
I FOR such plays is exemplfied in the
{ crowded houses at the Liberty thearer
at every performance
1t is more than likely that the
| country at large viii have an oppor-
| tuuity 10 see the play that has caused
so much talk in New York II is
planned for Mr.. Miller and Miss Bates
I 10 make a tour in -Moliere" that VIII
[ extend TO the Pacific coast.
New Shuberf Comedy Paiutnble.
Clever vaudeville acts, pretty girls,
beautiful scenic effects, catchy songs
'leads" who can actually sing and
lingerie accept on the first two syl-
tables. II you please, as far as the
male contingent OF the audience IS
concernedl are the attractive tngred-
tents which the. Messrs- Shubert have
cooked I'D for Jaded Gotham theater-
goers and are now serving under the
title. Take It from Me-
The play. which recently opened at
the Forty-fourth Street theater, ac-
tually has a plot, said plot being al
ents mentioned above.
The boy in the case fnherits a large
department store under the manage
ment OF a scheming individual who
plans TO undermine the heir and get
control Of the establishment The
boy has two pals who are more opri-
mistic than proficient. but they gladly
enrol themselves in the management
OF A4LE EaAAHA NLaeE y I'm AAAE AEAGA NINA
ton 20 assist their friend
The boy learns Of the former man
ayers deceit. so, rather than take a
chance on losing his Inheritance. de-
cides 20 wreck the store so complete
" there viii be nothing left for the
villain" at the expiration OF the I
year He enlists the services OF his !
pals. and the fun in the play turks IN /
the semi successful efforts OF the trio ]
to put business on the toboggan-
Features a Movie Fnmp.
The wreclzing chance comes when l
a movie vamp tsans garments, as all I
successful vamps should bel decides /
she should stage one OF her most en- /
floors OF the store.
The new management readily gives L
consent. and the Wreczing crew. the I
three pals. begin their deadly work 4
But Innovations crowd one another i
so rapidly that the girl clerks and 1
models never know from one hour TO
the next what TO expect Their first I
order IS 20 change from black dresses
10 lavender and their next-that's
where the lingerie comes in
The change is introduced with the
song hit; 4 Love to Linger IN the
and the girls appear in
but why details. when he know that
rot one man in a million would IN
derstand what we are talking about2
At any rate. there are certain maga-
zines. meant only for women, which
carry pictures Of them
But the boy, doing his best TO
wreck the place, eventually learns he
has TO be trusted stenographer who
also has a wonderful managerial abil-
ity- She carries on part OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

cause II nobody could be a public
speaker without taking a four years
course in public speaking and then
getting licensed to practice as a public
speaker after passing an eXamina-
ton y'understand, he would think
anyhow twice before he says some
thing in public which would bring
him up on charges 70 show cause why
he shouldn't have his license to prac-
tice as a public speaker taken away
from him
IN other words, AIawruss, the way
I would prevent Bolshevism is that
I would make the sheepskin take the
place Of the soapbox as a necessary
article for public speaking and, Incl
dentally, in the foreign neighbor-
hoods Of our big cities, understand,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26
Bu MONTAGUE GLASS.

Bolshevism, and Paderewslzi says II
the Polaks don't get Danzig, Poland
would take up Bolshevism, understand
me"
Polish Territorial Claims.
And PadereWsli would take up
giving piano lessons TO raise enough
money 10 get out OF Poland, Abe.
Norris commented. and he would
probably have to do so, too. as there
amt much chance Of his getting away
with that Danzig stuff.
sAlsOs Abe, we Americans should
ought TO be the last to encourage
him TO think that he will, Abe,
because, while / don't know how
long il f. since DanziE, Germany,
was DanEig. Poland. I do know
that II amt nearly so dong ago as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

8 business on her own hook NJ. nan
10 the pleasant surprise o. E1s 49,
ers, the store shows q bala1cs On &c
right side OF the ledger AZ ths end
OF the year
Dancer Gets Long c0nt-set
There are people all over re Tezr
who would rather any tine see Era
Fleming dance than Pavl0Wa- or c.
nee, or any Of the others. For one
thing the west IS true 10 its own ard
California But in addition 70 that.
there are people who know al about
dancing who say that she has some
thing--can do things on her toes that
the others. even the biggest. can't
And now Miss Fleming's reputation
seems destined 10 grow TO Euch the
same proportions IN the east she has
made a big hit The Velvet Lady.
the Klaw & Erlanger musical COM
edy hit at the New Amsterdam the
alter, New York. and that despite the
fact that she has no chance IN this
production 70 do any OF the kind OF
dancing she eNcels in Her big mum
Der in The Velvet Lady" IS the new
Victor Herbert waltz Life and
Love" which she dances with Ray
Raymond.
Anyway, her success Is such that
Edgar lIacGregor has put her under
a long contract and is having a spe-
cial part written FOR her N the new
musical play that Rida Johnson
Young IS getting ready for production
next season
About stage People.
Henry H1ll- now leading nan IN
if39 East" at the Broadhurst rheater,
IS going TO play his former role in
The Nan Who Cane Back when
the latter production e made into a
picture
Adolph KIzuber has engaged Marie
Chambers, Burford Hampton and ST.
zaune Morgan for the new fare
',Nightie Night" by Martha II. stan
ley and Adelaide Matthews
In every city in which she has been
seen Ina Claire has repeated her New
York triumph IN Polly Witt a Past
which had an all season ruu last year
IN the Bslasco theater, New YORK
So brilliant has been Mss claire-s
achievement in her transition from
that she VIII remain under the man
aEement Of David Belasco. who VII
present her IN q new play next sea
son
Florenz ziegfeld. g., always eager
to offer his patrons atop the New
Amsterdam theater added novelties,
has engaged Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bee
mont and their IT War6lsrs TO ocfer4
their Canary symphony" OF course.
Bessie AicCoy-Davis. Lillian Lsrrline.I
Fannie Brice, Bert Williams Lflli1nl
Evan 2. Fonraiue. De Lyle Ada By
Ter & Green and Hal EiNon are 81
the star aggregation. and promirsrt.
among the Liegteld beauties are Ies-i
sic Reed. Dolores. Martha Aaus1eId.i
Betty Hale. Diana Allen, Dorothy
Leeds Ethel Hallor. Gladys LoEtus.
simone d'Herlys. etc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

ally being recognized among the ma
tons Of the world. the seers declare
that there may be a disaster Of sS=ious
meaning IN the United States. This
may be in some manner connected
with the water
Hospitals and public institutions
VIII be under a planetary sway dur
Ing the next few months. which makes
Tor investigations and scandals.
Occultists. who foreto1d increase Of
crime after the war, now foretel that
forgery viii be discovered in some
pullic office.
Persons whose birthdate Il Is may
meet with enemies and secret intrigue
next summer Many small annoyances
are threatened.
Children born on this day are likely
to be artistic and talented, but IN
settled These subjects OF Taurus
should have the most practical edu-
cation Girls should be safeguarded
against unhappy marriage
right, 1913, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate