Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-21
AG|TATOR SOUGHT
AS |NST|GATOR0F
RIOTS IN CHICAGO
Two Killed, Many Wounded
After Negro Burns
American Flag.
BY the Associated Press,

were searching for r. D. Jonas. al
legged radical agitator, and three
! negroes in connection with rioting
! in Chicagos black belt" last night.
| during which two white men We're
killed and two negroes We're seri-
! ously injured The lighting followed
| dispersal of a parade of negro men,
| bers of the Star Order of Ethiopia,
an organization said to advocate re-
/ turn of the negro to AbySsinia, and
| Immediately after one of the leaders
| of the parade had set fire to an
| American flag.
Police today emphasized that the
| rioting was not the result of racial
| feeling, but more probably the result
| of a radical plot. They pointed out
that negroes and whites had coop
! Grated in an effort to resent the in
| suit to the flag. However. several
! incidents, including the maltreatment
| of three negro ministers many blocks
| from the scene of the rioting. oc
curing later in the night, savored of
| race rioting.
| The negroes sought as leaders in
the plat to burn the flag are Joseph
Fernon, who is said to call himself
| The Great Abyssinian"; his son and
Grover c. Redding, who. it is said,
| claims to be a native Of Abyssinia
The three negros led the parade yes
terday mounted on horses and wear
| ing fantastic raiment.
Back Thompson for President.
Jonas. who police declared, was
! back of the movement for the return
OF the negroes to Abyssinia, yesterday
was the principal speaker at a meet
ing which had for its object the
liam Hale Thompson as a third
party" candidate for President, who
would rally the solid Irish and
negro vote"
The killing of the white men, who
included Robert L. Rose. sailor sta
dreds of sailors on leave in Chicago
and caused issuance of an order for
the arrest and immediate dispatch to
great lakes of all sailors found on the
streets. An order barring all sailors
from Chicago as result of the trou-
BILE was being considered by Rear
Admiral Bassett, commandant at the
training station. today. but thus far
no action along this line has been
taken.
The other white man killed was Jo-
seph Hoyt, ffty-nine years old. a
/ clerk in a cigar store. near the scene
of the shooting. He was shot with
what is believed to have been dunn
dunn bullet His head was split as
though with an ak. The negroes who
were wounded included Joseph +.
Owens, policeman.
For several hours after the rioting
started crowds formed in and around
the outskirts of the BLACK belt" but
700 police. rushed to the district, sue
ceeded with little trouble in dispers-
ing them.
Besides the beating administered to
the three negro preachers by crowd
of white men. negro buying ticket
at the Polk street station. downtown,
was seized by crowd of twenty-five
men and severely beaten. -Four ne
proes in a taxi near the same station
also were set upon by crowd Dull
escaped.
According to witnesses of the burn
ing of the flag and subsequent shoot
ing. the parade. led by the Fernons
and Redding dispersed in front OF q
cafe at 35th street ana Inaiana ave.
followed by meeting IN nan over
o. One of the leaders of the procession,
believed to have been the elder FER
non. took a flag from parcel when
he was carrying and set fre 70 II.
Snectators asserted that the flag was
aafurated with oil and that 1t burned
readily.
First shot Hits Policeman.
Policeman owens was notified OF the
oct rushed to the scene and toward
one of the men. his CLUB raised as
though to strike. witnesses said. One
of the men on horseback, u was ue
ciared. Aired at him with short rife.
Bounding him with the first shot. .
Rose. the sailor who had been tour
ing the south side with two compan-
ions. sprang from an automobile when
he saw the parade and was almost AZ
the noliceman's side when the latter
vas shot. according to spectators.
He turned and ran into q nearby
| cigar store.
Several men with rifles. some of
which it is declared were obtained
from an automobile nearby. ran s 70 me
door of the cigar store and hred a
yolley, according to persons near the
scene Rose and Hoyt, the cigar
clerk. dropped dead:
During the shooting a second flag
was thrown upon the flames; put was
rescued before it was burned.
Shortly after the arrival OF police
and dispersal of the crowds word was
/, sent out for the arrest OF Jonas. Be
| fore the order for his arrest was is
sued he was seen by newspaper
man and declared that he had nothing
10 do with the parade. He denounced
Redding as a radical and an agita-
tor" but when police made an effort
10 locate him he had disappeared, they
said.
Brought Man to See President.
Jonas, giving the newspaper men his
version Of the rioting. said he met Red
| ding who poses as an AbySSlnian, IN
New York several weeks ago and had
later introduced the Abyssinian to Presi-
dent Wilson at Washington Redding.
Jonas said, told him he has recently
been in Abyssinia and when asked how
he got there explained that he took
an airship from Mexico"
Jonas said he accompanied the ne
groes to Chicago two weeks ago to ask
the republican convention to incorporate
n plank in thesparty platform providing
a. resumption of the Abyssinian treaty
with the United States. which expired
in 1917. Since coming here. he de-
c1ared. he had denounced Redding and
the other "Abyssinian princes" to the
federal authorities as radicals. but with
out result.
The propaganda circulated among
Chicago negroes by the princes" Jonas
said. was signed by George Gabriel.
Abyssinian linguist, and Radding. 1t
gave the offices of the orga nization as
1872 18th street. Washington. D.
G., in care of Mrs. Dabney. and lis
west 1ssth street. New York city. in
care of Charles Manson. Redding
Jonas said worked through the Uni
yersal Improvement Association. and
the Black Star Line Steamship Com
pany. a negro organization which owns
one steamer
Police Capture Rifles.
/ Police raided garage near the scene
of the riot and captured one of the
fantastic robes worn by the princes"
FIVE short barreled rifles. a picture of
i Jonas and the Abyssinian delegation
| taken when they landed in New York.
and some of Readings propaganda.
The Abyssinians explained at yester-
DAYS meeting to boom Mayor Thompson
as a third party presidential candidate
that the Abyssinian treaty was negp.
tiated under the administration of Presi-
l n,,a