Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-07-23
MORE RIOTS
IN STREETS
Of CAPITAL
Whites and Negroes es
Clash Again, One Man
Is Killed.
Several Congress S smen
Demand Military Con-
troll of Situation.

Washington, July 22-Despite all pre-
cautions taken by civil and military au-
thorities, which stop just short of the
martial law, several congressman have
already asked for, rioting between whites
end negroes broke out again tonight Ill
Washington and a report reached the
police at 10 o'clock that a white man,
home defense guard, had been shot and
killed in the northwest section.
Soon after the killing of the home de-
fense guard. the police received a re-
port that another guard also had been
shot By a negro. He was reported as
fatally wounded. 4 detachment of cav
airy ard a squad of marines was rushed
to the scene of the shootings, which was
at Eighth and VI. streets, in the heart
of negro district.
Shortly after 1880 O'Clock three riot
calls were sent in simultaneously from
district in the negro section of the
northwest, covering an area Of about
three squares. 4 Gordon of cavalry,
marines and infantry We're thrown about
one block in which considerable firing
had been going on.
Call Additional Troops.
At nghtfall police and troops. sup
plemented by additional detachments of
regulars from Camp Meade and marines
from Quantico, Va, made grim prepar-
alton for what the hours OF darkness
might bring.
4 statement issued by the authorities
denied the situation had been out of
hand at any time last night when riot
calls were sounding from half a dozen
places at q time Te authorities also
decided not to ask that martial law be
do oif ,1,,ffn 1u~~ in
the house during the day urged that the
president be requested 70 take action.
President Wilson took cognlzance Of
the situation today when he called Sec
rotary Baker TO the White House for a
conference on steps that might be taken
by the military in cooperation with civ
II authorities to prevent recurrence of
the outbreaks The president was un-
derstood to be greatly concerned over
events of the last three nights in the
capital.
General Ham Commands.
After the conference Secretary Baker
announced that troops ordered from
Camp Meade constituted "a very large
number" and that Major General Will
lam G.. Ham would be in command. Sec
retary Daniels said "A substantial force
of marines had been ordered in for night
patrol duty.
Cavalry held line about the congeSt-
ed negro sections to prevent members
attacks by either blacks or whites. Po-
lice and soldiers again struggled to keep
the downtown thorofares, clear.
Resolutions introduced today ranged
from that by Representative Clark, dem
ocrat Fla, charging that the district
governor had utterly failed to put
stop to the crime wave that has swept
the city for a month and calling for con-
gressional investigation to those of Rep
resentative Emerson republican, Ohio,
and Vale. republican. Colorado demand
ing that martial law be declared.
Is Declared Scandal"
Representative Emersons resolution
declared the situation was a national
scandal" and called for protection of cit
izeus irrespective of color while Rep
resentatiye Vale declared the dignity
and honor" of the United States requir-
ed n martial law enforcement of order.
Representative Hill. republican. New
York, introduced hill to regulate the
sale of firearms in the district. In the
absence of any such law. the district
commissioners today induced hardware
dealers and others to stop the sale of
weapons. At least 500 revolvers were
said to have been sold in a single day
during the disturbances.
Even while the rioting was at its
height reports of another attack upon
a white woman came. Frightened away
once. her assailant hid and seized her
as she left the house.. She escaped only
when all but stripped of her clothing
Police did not make public their plans
for the night but officials asserted their
confidence that the situation could be
controlled