The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-30
CHICAGO QUIETER


seemed TO be the more aggressive. the
negroes having been converted to peace
by saner members OF their race or
cowed by the brutal beatings sustained
by scores Sleeping car porters ac-
cepted an offer Of the company to
house them rather than go home. and
the jazz band concert at the municipal
pier was called off because the negro
musicians refused to perform
Guerilla Warfare Last Night.
Owing to the street car strike the
comparatively few white rioters in the
/ total population could not so handily
set together last night and no large
nobs invaded the black belt 1t was
mostly guerilla warfare, but exceed
ingly bitter. In some cases men would
lie hidden along a boulevard and fire
on passing cars occupied by men,
bers of the opposite race. In others,
a few whites would assault a build
ing occupied by negroes in tie midst
Of a white neighborhood, dragging
forth victim to a brutal beating, or
limpins away wounded from the sue
cessful defender of a fIreside.
The car strike also helped the
negroes, as a favorite form of attack
on the first night of the disorder was
to drag 4 negro from the vehicle to
the street. where he was MANNED or
killed The police have collected a
veritable arsenal of weapons since the
rfoting began Every hour a score or
more of negroes are hustled into police
stations and relieved Of revolvers. dag
| gers and razors. BIT despite the
! vigilance of the police arms ard am
/ munition seemed to be plentiful.
Governors Attitude.
Governor Lowden remained on the
| job. During the day he was to have
conferences with Adiutant General
Dickson. Chief Clarity and Mayor
hnr IL al no
are needed he will put into action
every available man.
THE soldiers will be sent into the
zone, full-fistedly and ready for ac-
you can never tell how far it will go
and where it will end"
Police last night drove a mob of
several hundred persons from the
Sherman hotel, in the heart of the
I loop. where 1t was believed negroes
were employed. The hotel it was dis
/ covered was using white help.
Several lunch rooms and restaurants
and dining rooms of several large
hotels were forced to close and to hang
and kitchen men, Negro help was
I either sent home yesterday by employ
/ ers thru fear OF violence or failed to
show up for work
! The Palmer House restaurant was
closed as was that az the Briggs hotel
/ hotels obtained white chefs and wait
/ ers.
Loops Night Life Dead.
Night life last night in the loop was
dead Theaters and amusement places
were almost abandoned by crowds
/ few motion picture shows drawing at
| tendance of the compare lively few
/ persons who remained to see her
! thru"
The address Of former Senator
| Albert J. Beveridge and Senator Nredill
I Mccormick on the league of nations
1 was postponed because 1t was feared
to assemble the audience
/ The stOckyards packing houses were
| forced to suspend practically all kill
/ White workers refused to work with
negroes employed in the pens and
/ slaughter houses and the negroes were
withdrawn.
| Negroes Are Fleeing Chicago.
Chicago, July 30.-Hundreds of ne
! groes, many carrying personal posses
sions and some without baggage.
I three days of race rioting. The ma
/ jority of them. chiefly in family
groups, bought railroad tickets for
/ Memphis and Nashville A consider
able number said they were going to
/ indianapolis. where, they said. ne
| groes were never disturbed A num-
| Der of the refugees abandoned the
! furniture in their homes
E1gin, Ill, Unit Ordered Out
Elgin. Ill, July 3O.-Company D.
Elgins national guard unit. was or
dered out for riot duty in Chicago
! shortly after O'Clock this morning
( Under Capt Morgan H. Brightnan. a
member of the city council the mel.
left here for Chicago at o'clock