The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-03
Corporal Luther Earl
Wounded in Fight
Dies of Injuries.
TROOPS RESTORE QUIET
Patrol Expected to Keep
Down Further Hostil-
tiles of Races.
GOVERNOR is FIRED UPON
Brough Has Narrow 'Es-
cape f rom Injury;
Blacks Organized,

HELENA. Ark, Oct Five
dead and five wounded made mp
the list of white casualties tonight
aS II result OF tho uprising OF the
negroes In tho vicinity OF Elaine,
Is milca south OF this city. which
broke forth Tuesday night and
caused reign OF terror In the
southern part OF Phillips county un-
~ the arrival today of federal
troops from Camp pike sent to the
scene on a special train at the re-
quest Of Governor Brough The
number Of known negroes dead stood
at H. one OF thom woman. with
| others yariously estimated at from
five to 10, reported TO have been
killed bu their deaths not definitely
established.
The white dead are;
O. r. LILLY. member OF the al
dsrmen of Helena. shot aud fatally
wounded today by one Of the ne
gro prisoners he was guarding In an
automobile en- route to Helena
CORPORAL LUTHER EARL
| company II, Fourth infantry, fired
| on from ambush near Elaine today
lie died IN q Helena hospital to-
night
". A. ADKINS posseman. shot
and fatally wounded near Hoop spur
at tho inception Of the uprising.
JAMES A. TAPPAN. member Of
the sherifrs posse, shot and fatally
wounded Wednesday.
The white wounded arc:
Ira Proctor. Charles Pratt, ] n.
Dalkell, W. X Monroe, all residents
OF Helena and members OF posses,
and Sergeant Pearl II. Gay head
quarters company Proctor was re-
ported IN a critical condition late
tonight None of the others are
believed to be seriously hurt.
situation Tense. :,
Reports from Elaine tonight
reported that the situation there and
In the vicinity was quiet with the
troops, under command OF Colonel
l. H. jerks. tn complete control
Outwardly Helena was quiet up 10
late hour tonight, but with the
situation tense Troops In conjunc-
ton with civilian posses patroled
the streets throughout the night
Guard also IL maintained a. the
plants of the public utility corpora
tlOns.
Home addresses ~ Corporal earl
crrtAlncd hero today Both were
members of units attached TO the
Third division which fought along
the Mirnc and IN m" ArRonne for
est
Search continued today Of build
iurs suspected of being the hiding
places FOR, arms and ammunition.
stored hy negroes lu anticipation OF
Tho present outbreak which ig at.
'rnuted to propaganda spread by
negroes and whito agitators among
tenant cotton farmers
Twelve high powered rifles aud
ary"rb cases Of ammunition were
found lu one building in the bust
ness district of Helena. owned by
d 4 = Johnson. one of tho negroes
KILLED hy members of the posse
HELENA. Ark. Oct win fed
crll troops patrolirg the village of
Elaine. dctachmcnts on duty at Mel
wood and other centrrs OF population
in the puthern part ~ Phillips
county and company Of soldiers
stationed tn Helena as preCautiou-
aty measure. tho situation due fo
race riotinE In the vicinity Uf Elaine.
while intensified today D., tho killing
ot %. r. Lilly member uf tho board
of aldermen ~ fh.r li'r. vH. believed
TO h" we'll in hand tonight
Roth Governor ErHHaI ~ Ark1n.
s7H. gf whuHo request 300 soldiers 1f
mo IHlrf division stationed 8f camp
Pike. were som, Orb fFn seem. u. the
disorder. and r"' 0 r TrnNs i1
.Hm.anH Of fr. ...H.r. expressed
confidence .,r.. tonight that The
'urr. rn HHrH would .r ample 'n
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