The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-31

fiehtina and shooting in the loop
esrlv n the forenoon. The exclusive
sNcrth Side residential district also
touch Of disorder.
Kil1inRs continued AftSr daybreaks
Arinxing the number Of deAd n police
reports up to twenty-totlr bya !nio-l
forenoon and the injured to hun
yireds, The police had under i.inyesti-
cation three other reported Killings.
The list Of dead included fourteen
whites and ten negroes. y
The street car strike seemed to aid
the spread Of the rioting, which
,sdrged up from the South Side into
the loop ON the heels of thousands
walkiag to work who ordinarily ride:
Streets ordinarily almost deserted
early II the day were busy with
pedestrians, mostly men and boys,
who1e anmbers afforded rich oppor-
.xunitios for racial Quarrels.
-Four thousand state troops were
under arms in armories or parks
awaiting possible call by the city.
Meanwhile the entire police force
was dealing with the riotss AdJutant
General Dickson has ordered the en-
tire 4th Regiment, illinois militia, to
report in Chicago. The men are IN
camp at Camp Logan, near North
mayor Thompson and Chief of
Police Garrity are in charge OF the
Affairs in ythe city" said General
Dickson. 1--WE will not order man
out on the streets unless such assist
ance IL renuested- -the-city- Off
Gals"
Perhaps the most serious rioting OF
the day occurred in the Cook Coun-
ty iail when one hundred negro pris-
oners exercising outside their cells.
overpowered negro guard and raced
into the exercise room Ct the whitc
prisoners. There were between SIX
hundred and seven hundred white
prisoners in the room. There was
an instant clash.
The regular force of guards was
unable to control the prisoners, and
rather than attempt to quiet them,
locked the door and appealed for aid.
The prisoners fought for an hour be7
. fore they were beaten into .submis.
sion with cluhs, Several Of. the Regre
prisaaars;sit Aass Fepottsds easgse4
In;ves ! ana sevefals white prisoners
] are ssid,.&o havstbEen wounded Sc.
verely.
Six discharged negro soldiers, were
arrested after they had dashed
through the "black belt" in a tour
ing car firing at white pedestrians
Seven revolvers were' found in the
motor car, which the police said they
had stolen. Z
Four negro detective sergeants
persuaded eleven of their race who
wore army uniforms to visit the po-
lice station today. The eleven ne
groes, riding in motor cars, drove to
the station, where they were arrest
ed and searched. Eleven revolvers
of the army type, all loaded, were
found on their persons.
Joseph Powers, white, street cal
conductor, was: shot and killed soon
after daylight in the stock yards sec
ton. William. Henderson, negro
was arrested in, connection with the
killing.
One identified negro was killed
land two negroes were wounded q,
Wabash and Adams streets, the hear
.of the downtown district, shortly af'
ter s o'clock this morning.
The police list of riot fata!itie:
(. rose to twenty-four at 1890 O'Clock
when Thomas Joshua, negro. wal
killed BY . detective, who fired into
"a crowd Of rioters on the South Side
and when p. F. Gardy. negro. died a
hospital.
Early todav an unidentified negrs