The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-02
KILLINGS TODAY /
BRING new RACE
War TOLL TO 20
Arkansas Rioting Is Resumed
This Morning. -
One White Man and Nine Me-
groes Added to Dead.
NEGROES ARE BEING INCITED
Organized Propaganda To Stir
Them Up, Charge.
"We'H Battle for Our Race TIL
End" One Says.
TROOPS SURROUND BLACKS
Order Negro Band Near Elaine
To Surrender.
U. S. Troops Threaten To Fire
Into Hiding Place.
Organized Propaganda To Stir
Them Up, Charge.
SVEN Battle for Our Race TIL
End" One Says.
TROOPS SURROUND BLACKS
Order Negro Band Near Elaine
To Surrender.
U. S. Troops Threaten To Fire
Into Hiding Place.
BULLETIN.


Elaine Oct. 2.-One white man
and at least nine negroes were
added today to the list of dead i'm
race roiting in and around this
place. Two white men, both Camp
Pike soldiers, were wounded.
There have been a total of four
white men killed. five wounded aud
at least sixteen negroes killed since
tho rioting started Tuesday night.
There is no estimate of the number
of negroes wounded.
Elaine, Ark, Oct. Gov. C.
G. H. Brough and Col. Isaac
jerks, commanding the troops
here, were fired upon but neither
was hit; o. L. Johnson, a white
real estate dealer at Helena, was
shot three times and probably
fatally wounded; DIR. D. A. john
son, negro drug dealer at Helena,
and his three brothers were all
killed; Corp. Luther Earles, Com
pany H, Fourth infantry, had his
lower jaw shot off and probably
will die, and Corp. Bert B. Gay,
headquarters company, Fourth
infantry, was shot in the chest in
the race trouble here shortly be-
fore noon.
o. R. Lilly, prominent citizen
and member of the city council
of Helena, was killed at Hoop
Spur this morning.
Governor Brough. accompanied by
-
Elaine when they flushed" four ne
groes The negroes fired at them and
then ran. Neither was struck. A few
minutes later a posse headed by Lilly
caught another band of negroes led
by the Helena negro drug store pro-
prietor They started to take the four
negroes, all brothers to the Helena
druggist. They had gone but short
distance VIXEN Johnston jerked a re-
voIver out of Lilly's pocket and shot
the Helena real estate man thru the
body three times. Others in the
posse turned their guns on Johnston
and his three brothers and killed them
all. Lilly then was rushed to Helena
for medical attention. Two unidenti-
fed negroes were killed on the streets
of WILDWOOD, near Elaine last night.
Battle for Our Race"
The two negroes, both armed, pa
raded the streets making remarks
about what they expected to do to
residents of Elaine. Officers and resi-
dents who had organized shot them
to death. The two had been In the
negro section Of the town endeavoring
to organize the negroes. After the
double killing, the negroes of the town
retired to their homes and there has
been no more trouble.
One negro, who surrendered at Eiaine
this morning. said the negroes organ-
lied at a meeting last Sunday to "bat-
tie for our race" He said some OF
the leaders, most of them ex-soldiers,
would fight to the last Others. he
said. would surrender IL given an OPP
portunity. The troops are commanded
| by Col. Isaac jerks.
J Col. Isaac jerks. hearing that the
| situation at Helena was growing tense
today, ordered Capt. ]. L. Lewis and
| 100 troops now at Elaine to go to
Helena for patrol work. A special
train will take them from Elaine this
afternoon. A squad Of troops also has
been ordered to Meilwood. where two
negroes were killed last night.
melted by Propaganda.
Helena. Ark. Oct At developed
| today that race troubles in the south
/ ern part of this county were due
| largely to propaganda spread among
! ignorant negroes by designing white
| men and a negro said to reside at
! groes are said to have been told that
| the government was to buy cotton
and they must demand their share.
| Social equality also was said 70 be
part of the propa ganda.
/ Troopers from Camp Pike at noon
( had surrounded a large number of
negroes hiding in the cane brakes
near Elaine. Ark. where riots brooks
! out yesterday and were renewed to-
/ day. according to reports received
here.
Demand Blacks Surrender.