The sun., 1919-07-30

knives and slune shots. Few guns APP
peared.
The coronsr's death list showed the
Total deaths evenly divided between
blacks and whites. eleven OF each hav-
Ing been killed. -
-Four regiments of State troops were
An barracks ready for duty this evening.
yrhe soldiers, plentifully supplied with
riot ammunition, were distributed about
the South Side negro district az sup
port line TO powerful police forces con-
centrated within the trouble zone.
n In addition TO the four regiments on
the ground consisting Of the Eleventh
1nfantry, ]. NJ c., and three regiments
of Reserve Militia, the Ninth and Tenth
regiments of the Guard and three other
Reserve units were mobilised at various
towns throughout the State awaiting
word to entrain for Chicago. This gave
n potential military force OF approxi-
mateiy $500 as a background for the
city police force.
The city Authorities expressed conh-
dence that the police would be able TO
handle any trouble that developed to-
night. Every block in the district
bounded north and south by Twenty
second and Thirty-ninth streets and
east and west by Cottage Grove and
Wentworth avenues was patrolied
were guarded by a dozen policemen to
the block, with reenforcements of
mounted men and additional patrolmen
mt each intersection, while every police
station was filled with reserves armed
with rifles.
The police concentration was the most
4 complete in the city's history, exceeding
even that which coped successfully with
the Haymarket anarchists more than
three decades ago. 1t was undertaken
after three days and two nights Of riot
ing had showed little inclination to sub
side and the list OF dead and injured
had grown steadily.
As yet, SO far as could be learned to-
night the city government has made no
request for the use of troops- Although
the Governor and Mayor Thompson held
conference to-day, II was announced
that the Mayor believed the Improvement
noted by Gen Dickson would permit him
to turn his attention to the traction
strike.
Mayor Thompson and I are cooperat-
ing heartily" said the Governor at the
conclusion of the conference. "and shall
continue to do so, keeping In close touch
with each other. We are working to-
gether to bring the forces of law and
order into control"
States Attorney Hoyne took official
cognizance of the riots to-day and or
dered a Grand Jury investigation. The
August Grand Jury will be sworn in next
Monday, and that body probably will
begin the inquiry Immediately. Four
Assistant States Attorneys were held on
duty tonight at the Criminal Courts
Building.
Chief Clarity to-day suspended a po-
liceman who was charged with failure to
arrest a white youth who threw a stone
which struck an unidentified negro
knocking him from a raft at the Twenty
ninth street beach Sunday afternoon.
The negro was drowned, and that incl
dent generally has been conceded as the
start Of the riots.
The policeman said the mobs of thou
sands of lighting whites and negroes
were such that II was impossible for him
to find the white youth. The chief de-
clared that IL the charges were true
Policeman Callahan. the man complained
Of was the Individual responsible for the
subsequent riots.
Public Fairgrounds Closed.
More than 1900 negroes in the employ
Of the municipal government were sent
to their homes to-day to remain OH duty
until the rioting has ceased Patrol
wagons were utilized to convey the
negro employees to their homes for theii
protection and because of the street cai
strike. All street repair work was
stopped to-day because about one-hail
of the employees are negroes, ana stree'
cleaners also we're laid of.
4 The Department OF Public Works
felosed nine public Fairgrounds In
neighborhoods where white and negroes
are the patrons. The department also
deputized 400 special policemen to hell
guard public property, and 1t was plan
ned to use 500 additional guards to-
morrow II necessary.
The Police Department received no
tice to-day from the Provost Marshal a
the Great Lakes Naval Training Station
that every effort was being made t.
prevent sailors joining in the race riots
and requested that all sailors found OF
the streets be taken into custody and re
turned to the station. Leaves OF alb
'sence for such sailors will be cancelled
on the spot.
The first clash on the North Sid
occurred when building occupied b!
two negro families was attacked b.
Italians living in the neighborhood. 4
dozen shots were fired and bricks wer
hurled through the windows. Two de
.tectives attracted by the shots held tn
mob at bay until seyenty-five policemen
arrived, armed with rifles. No one wa
seriously hurt in this fight
short time later a negro leaped fron
an alley and knocked a white man down
In a moment a crowd of Italians starte
for the assailant. who ran and escaped
The police arrested four Italians, two o
them armed with sawed on shotguns an
two with revolvers
Another negro was fired at repeatedl
while near his home on Larrabee street
also on the north side.
Italians also were participants In riot
ing on the west side, according to tn
police William Donnelson. a negro, wa
attacked by crowd at South Racin
avenue and Taylor street, beaten an
shot In the head and neck. He wa
taken to a hospital, where 1t was sal
he might die.
On the south side John johnson.
years old. a negro, was stabbed, beate
and thrown into the river at Archie
avenue and South Halstead street. II
was rescued by the police and taken
hospital.
Pistol Battle at Plant.
An unusual incident occurred at tn
manufacturing plant Of George c. Coo
& Son. Shortly before o'clock in tn
evening the head of the firm went int
the alley at the rear of his plant anC
according to witnesses. fired a score {
shots at random. Two of the bullet