Arizona republican., 1919-10-02
9 kNOWN DEAD A5 BLACKS AND
 WHITES CLASH

HELENA, Ark, Oct 1.-Two white men. Clinton Lee and J A Tappen of Helena, and seven negroes are known to be dead at Elaine, near here. as a result of clashes today between negroes and a posse searching for the persons who last night, from ambush fired npon ana killed W. D. Adkins. railroad special agent according to reports reaching here tonight A third white man, Ira Proctor, and a number Of negroes are known to have been wounded
 Tappan, who was a prominent busi- ness man here, succumbed at a local hospital 10 the wounds he received in this mornings fighting in the streets of Elaine. Proctor, who also was brought here. is not expected to live. according to physicians. The body of Lee, who died from his wounds at Elaine, also was brought to his home here.
 Lee is said to have been shot acci- dentally while Tappan and Proctor were wounded during the fighting. charles Pratt, deputy sheriff, who was With Adkins when the latter was killed last night, was wounded in the knee, Lee, Tappan and Proctor are members ot the local post of the American Le- glon and were deputized by Sheriff Kitchens with number of other ci VIllans when he received word that the situation at Elaine Was getting out of control
 More than hundred negroes and a white man, who is alleged to have had m hls possession quantity of uues- uonaple literature, had been arrested py posses operating in Elaine and vii oiflty when he left according to for lher sheriff Amos Jarman. who arrived here late today. number of the pris oners nave been brought to Helena and others, according to Jarman, are on the way under heavy guard
 The situation at Elaine is critical ana growing more so, according to 2 message received here tonight from Joseph Myers, who is heading the DOS SC. Myers is quoted ds saving he ex- pected another clash at any momenr and requested that additional rein forcements be sent. Five hundred soldiers from Camp Pike. Ark, are due to reach Elaine at midnight.
 Adyices here said the trouble had it's beginning when the posse was fired upon by crowd of men. said to have been negroes al Elaine. The fire was returned, it was said. and in a few minutes firing became general in the streets.
 Late today telephone message was received from Elaine stating that the posse had taken 175 prisoners and was bringing them to Helena.
 The authorities of Helena. evidently fearing the trouble at Elaine would spread to this city, ordered all motion picture houses ard stores to close at 6 o'clock tonight Helena has a popula- ton of 10000. a large proportion of which are negroes
 Women and children of Elaine and vicinity are being brought to Helena on a special train for safety, it is re- ported here. The local situation is tense, but no trouble has broken ont here. Armed men are patrolling the streets
 An engineer of the Missouri Pacific railroad who arrived in Helena tonight said he pulled a steel gondola loaded With women and children out of Elaine late today and that his train was fired upon by negroes from trees along the track. The white prisoner was brougb. to this city late. tonight with a group Of 15 negroes who were placed in the county jail. The white man is alleged to have been the leader fthe negroes who fought the sherif's posses throughout the day. The jail is under strong guard