Arizona republican., 1920-06-22
FATAL RIOTING
 BLAME ] IN BACK
 TO AT FRICA CULT
Nine Leaders of Move, In- cludine Two White Men, Held by Police = Triple Probe of Disturbances Started by City, State and Federal Officers
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 CHICAGOS June 21-with $. A. Jonas, said by the police to be the white leader of an organization advo. eating return of negroes to Abyssin- mia, Grover C. Bedding and seven ne groes under arrest in connection with a riot lasD night in the Chicago black belt that resulted in the killing of two white men and the wounding of sev- eral negroes, police and federal of ficers began Investigating the Star Order of Ethiopia" whose members were reported to have participated.
 Jonas, who told the police he was head of the Modern Educational and Religious Bureau of Washington. D. C." denied responsibility, claiming he had been ejected from a meeting Of Abysstnians the previous Sunday. Ac- cording to the police Jonas identified Bedding, who was said to have posed as an Abyssinian as a leader in a parade in the negro quarter last night the man who burned the American flag. which act led to rioting Redding denied taking part.
 Police Seek Great Abyssinian"
 The police were still searching for Joseph Ferno, who is said to call him. self the great Abyssinian.' and his son. According to reports. they, fan tastically garbed, were also leaders of the parade.
 According to the police, Jonas ar rived recently with flamboyant docu- ments proclaiming him representative of Abyssinia and authorizing him to encourage racial emigration.
 Jonas said he had warned federal officers last week of the proposed parade but declased no attention was given his statement.
 Packages of pamphlets explaining Egyptian secrets" were taken from Tp<.g rTsf of his alleged activities.
 The inquest into the deaths of Charles HOyt cigar store clerk. and Robert L. Rose. a sailor, riot victims was postponed until June 26 at the request of the police, who said they had three of the men believed to be implicated in the shooting un6er arrest and wanted more time to search for a fourth.
 The two were killed and a negro po- liceman seriously wounded when the latter attempted to arrest the ring leader of the paraders, who burned flag. The riot was quelled when sev- eral hundred policemen were rushed into the quarter. After a night Of unrest, the negro district was quiet today
 Several negroes and a white police man were beaten in minor street fights following the disfu~he4.ecs
 OoNer0 rnenC starts induGry
 While the police were quizzing all legged leaders of the Abyssician cult. r. J. Brennan. chief investigator for the department of justice. started an inquiry on behalf of the government
 If any foreigners participated in the riot" he said, they can be de- ported. If they were American citi- zens, the disresDect they showed to the flag constitutes sufficient violation e at Fo prosecution
 He said an investigation would be made to determine just how far the movement has spread.
 Resolutions denouncing Jonas as white leader responsible for creating unrest among the negro population, were passed today by several negro organizations. They said that the riot was not caused by racial feeling
 Jonas was identified in New York as Rev. Dr. E. D. Jonas. sec retary Of the League of Darker Peo- pie. He was said to have been tho chief speaker Sunday at a meeting to urge Mayor William Hale Tbompson to become candidate for president on a third party ticket backed by tho solid Irish and negro vote"
 Declare Leader a Fraud
 States AttorneT Hoyne today re ceived a telegram from New York
  GarVev. president saving that Red ding has often used tho namc of tho Black Star Line corDoration This man has been ouerating all over thc United States and Is a fraud "
 The police said tonight two negro witnesses identified Redding as tho man who killed Rose and Hoyt
 Feddn@ protested his rame was George Brown and that he had just come 10 Chicaeo from St LoHis.
 Jonas admitted to detectives he was at one time 2 leader of the Abyssin- ian movement but denied any conncc- ion with Sundays parade
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