South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-30
PATROLS IN
BLACK BELT
QUIET MOBS
One Small Outbreak Occurs,
But City is Under Con-
troll, Says Chief.
BY United Press
ETTrIr

/ BY United Press
CHICAGO, July Fourteen
hundred additional militamcn a--
>ef in Chicago today 90 ne ready
10 assist the 1900 troopers aireadv
unoer arms here in queliinc race
riots that have claimed Is deatrs
In the last 80 hours
Adjt Gen. Dickson. who issued
the order 10 the ninth and tenth W.-
moss. regiments. asserted he bcieveI
The occasion viii not demand use r
the troops in lighting
Two men were killed during the
night one Of them an unidentified
negro boy. was attacked while ride
ing q bicycle. Hc was stabbed shot
more than "a dozen times and died
after police rescued him from
burning stake. Kerosene had been
poured on his clothes
The other death was that or Ira
Henry. 40 years old. negro. who po-
lice say shot and wounded Patrol
man Walter Sullivan.
\ 26tn death was recorded today
in Chicago's race war Berger ODD
uan. white. succumbod TO injuries
received Monday night
Increased Patrols Effective.
Meantime an increased patrol In
The black bel. held its inhabitants
90 ore small outbr eak i'm which a
white officer and an unknown ne
gro were wounded. The negro had
slipped ont OF his home toward
/ grocery when ne was rushed bv four
whites. The officer was injured whom
( tho white men returned the Ere ~
I the negro. F0rtv-h-o negroes aud i7
white men were under arrest. Many
viii face murder charges. Several
were picked up by officers who saw
them in the act OF killing. Prisoners
included II uniformed cx-soldic-s
from a colOred regiment Two wore
the CroiX de Guerre. They said they
were a sort OF military guard
A large negro colony in Evanston.
was augmented by refugees from
Chicag There was no trouble there.
Immigrants from the south were
stopped al the deVots and taken 20
police stations on warned 10 leave
the city for some safer place Po-
lice stations We're jammed with
these people held for safe keeping.
Loop il Quict.
Conditions iu the loon district
wore better with the employment
of several hundred civilians as spe-
cial officers and there was no repe-
tition OF the lawlessness committed
by "a wandering mob Tuesday.
A few negroes stranded in me
ioop were sent home in closed rar-
preferred by big business houses.
1t was expected the police s.atons
might be cleared OF some refugees
in that manner late today if c0uol-
tiOus warranted their removal
Negro business men distributed
over 100000 hand bills urging t5e
fellows 10 remain of me streets. 10
obey the police aDt above au not 10
attack a white man. George D..
Manns head Of a business mems
committee said the appeals Fo-e
effective. Negro leaders confer
red with tho mayor and the chief
Of police urging appointment of "a
committee Of whites and blacks rc
devise protection for the negroes
and the d.scouragement ~ race
prejudice
Believed Crisis Passed.
Police Chief Garrty and N- or
William Thompson believed To-Day
the crisis in the riots. which began
Monday night after negro rathers
had been stoned away from
beach usually occupied hy Nhi;ea.
has passed.
Garrlty declared he wlH not ask
use OF the troops placed az his dis
Dosal until absolutely necees ~.
The situation is calm. De- said ard
police have perfect control
Some 80 the r.oting at least
was blamed by Police Chief Co.
rity on Patrolman ID T.. CALLAHAN.
who was stripped of hi- star ana
stripes today Callahan Gar.tt.
charged. had failed O. arrest tve
white youths who threw s-aues
that knocked "a negro oa "a raf u
the beach where tho riot falaes
FIRST started.
Callahan declared Ee had been
prevented from making the arrests
by white moSs
'Dumdum" bullets were found on
the person OF Thomas smith and
Bob Jones. negro portcrs arrested
last night according 20 the police
The negroes were former soldiers.
Night life last night in the loop
was dead. Theaters and amear-
ment places were almost abandoned
By crowds. few motion picture
shows drawing attendance OF the
comparatively few persons who re-
maihed 10 see her thEAsEE.