The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-30
With Death List at 26, Troops
Stood Idle.
Eight Thousand Well Armed
Men Rest on Arms.
TWO MORE KILLED LAST NIGHT
Fifteen Policemen Shot; One
Negroes Body Burned.
Car Strike Restricts Fighting
to Guerilla Warfare.

Chicago, July 3O.-Comparative
calm marked this mornings situation
in the Chicago race war. No serious
outbreaks had been reported. the spo-
radic fights were few and mostly be-
tween individuals and in only one
instance were police compelled to
shoot In that case a negro was killed
while resisting search by TWO police
men.
Governor Frank o. Lowden and
other state and city officials were
plainly encouraged by the diminishing
evidences of mob spirit. Altho prac-
tiCaIly every militiaman in the state
was either in the city or en- route mere,
It was indicated that they probably
will not he called to active duty In
the streets.
Il believe that we have passed the
crisis" said Governor Lowden. I be-
lieve that the mayor and chler OF po-
lice are right in refraining from ask
ing for soldiers. Sending the troops
into the districts might arouse some
antagon.sm and then when they were
Withdrawn fresh trouble might break
out"
20 Dead, 325 Injured.
With the luu in rioting the police
took stock They checked the coro-
ncr's Official death list of twenty-siX
and said II was complete.
The number of injured had in
creased today TO 325.
The official death list of twenty-six
included a dozen whites and fourteen
negroes. of these all had been idenh-
fled except one white man and three
negroes. 40 women or children were
dead but scores of them have been
hurt.
Chicago aldermen today authorized
Chief of Police Garrity to increase his
force by 900 men or as many men as
he believes necessary to cope with the
race riots here.
The action was taken to provide re-
lief for officers on duty in the "black
belt here for the past three days.
1t also will forestall the placing Of
militiamen in the district. Garrity
had asked that soldiers be sent in to
Garrity with Adjutant General
Dickson. after a to- Of the black belt
today reported conditions almost
normal. However, there was no in
tention of withdrawing the large de-
tails. All roads to the stockyards
were open today with heavy protec-
tion at all points.
Bitter fighting between whites and
negroes spread last night to all parts
of Chicago. the serious casualties be-
ing more numerous than at any SINH
lar period in the racial war. The city
authorities made no call for troops
and in the absence of such request
Gov Frank d. Lowden could not or
der the soldiers to take charge altho
with the arrival today of two more
regiments 5000 well armed men were
resting on their arms.
Soldiers Polish Guns.
While the state soldiers completed
two days work Of polishing bayonets
and filling cartridge clips. the death
list mounted to twenty-six.
Confer While Killings Increase.
Governor Lowden held conferences
with officers of the troops during the
ntght, while men slashed each others
thIoats. shot their fellows from am
bush or ran down isolated blacks and
beat them to insensibility and burned
and looted houses
The Ninth regiment from the south
ern part Of the state and the Tenth
from central Illinois rushed toward
Chicago during the night to add
their rifles and machine guns to the
potential army which lay at rest, lis
tening to the shots and shouts of the
Vlctors in various street fights and the
changing Of patrol wagons and ambu-
lances bearing away the wounded and
dying.
Italians Burn Negroes Body.
The police struggled to clear the
rioters from the South Side negro
quarter and early last night appar-
entity succeeded, only to find that the
mob spirit had spread like a plague
TO other regions. On the west side
Italians attacked negroes, and in one
case partly burned the body of vic
tlm with gasoline On the north side
lighting proceeded for several hour.
and IN the residential districts known
as Woodlawn and Englewood on the
far south Side fierce fighting tool
place. Two men were killed during
the night
The August grand jury, which con.
Venes neNt week, will get evidence OF
the race riots thru tits own investiga,
uon, Maclay Hoyne. states attorney
announce today. Vigorous prosecu
uons viii be instituted Hovne said
and charges of murder by ri0tfng vii
be made IL the evidence can be direct
ly connected with any person.
Fifteen Policemen Shot,
At the start Of the third day Of war
fare. Patrolman Walter Sullivan wa
probably fatally shot by Ira Henry. ga
negro whom he was searching in
vacant lot. As Sullivan fell his Dart
ner. John Keal. shot the negro dea
During the night fifteen other police
men were shot and one or two ma
die.
As the overworked police fore
dashed to these quarters sevelal mile
from the center of the war N
smoulderlnE flames OF anarchy bur,
forth anew in the black belt. a patrt
wagon crashed into an automobiI
filled with hoOdlums and a fight fo
lowed that caused the probable fats
Injury Of three men and the woundin
Of several others The wounded wer
taken to Provident hospital, a negr
institution, ard a crowd of whites al
tackled the building. causing cousit
erahle damage The whites agai