The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-21
TWO KILLED
IN RADICAl
NEGRO B0LT

in shootings Over 'Abys-
sinian Princes. /"
BULLETIN.
Chicago, June 81. r 2.
jonas, the supposed white lea1.
ef Of the Abyssinians was aT.
rested at neon today and tak0a
to the pellce stadoA He de-
MED responsibility for last
night's affair, and said thAt n
hal been elected IRON . ncet-
ing Of the Abyssinlans the pro.
ceding Sunday. Jsnas i6enu.
fed Grover C. Reddlng - tho
leader Of yesterdays parade
and a. the man who burned tho
American Gag, Bedding De.
MED having anything to Do with
the affair.
Chicago, June 21.-Police today
were searching for R d. Jones, ale
legged radical agitator, and three
negroes in connection with rioting
in lChicago's black belt last night,
during which two white men were
killed and two negroes were SER
iously injured.
The fighting followed dispersal Of
. parade Of negro members Of the
"Star Order OF Ethiopia" an or
ganixation said to advocate the r.
turn of the negro to Abyssinia, im-|
mediately after one Of the leaders
of the parade had set fire to An
American nag.
Police today emphasized that the
rioting was not the result Of racial
feeling. but more probably the re-
suit Of quarrel.
They pointed ont that negroes
and whites had cooperated In an e.
fort to resent the insult to the nag.
However, several incidents. includ-
ing the maltreatment Of three negro
ministers many blocks from the
scene Of the rioting occurring later
in the night, savored Of race riot
ing.
Seek Rfnglenders.
The negroes sought as leaders IN
the plot to burn the nag are. J0-H
seph Fernon. who said to call HIM
self "The Great Abyssininian," his
son, and Grover C. Reading, who Il
IL claimed. claims to be q native Of
Abyssinia. The three negroes led
the parade yesterday, mounted on
horses and wearing fantastic rai-
ment.
Police later today arrested Red
ding and seven other negroes, who
are said to have been leaders in
yesterdays parade. Redding was
caught at q railroad station Just
after he had purchased ticket to
st. Louis. The other prisoners are
said to have been occupants OF
automobiles in the parade. AL are
being detained.
Jones, whom police declared 10
the head of the movement for the
return Of the negroes to Abysinnia,
yesterday was the principal speaker
At q meeting which had for its OBJ
tect the launching Of q boom for
Mayor william Hale Thompson as
. third party" candidate for
president, who would rally the
solid Irish and negro vote.
Sailors Called In.
The killing OF the white men. who
included Robert L. Rose, . sailor,
stationed 1t Great Lakes, aroused
hundreds Of sailors on leave in CHI
cag0 and caused issuance Of an
order for the arrest and immediate
dispatch to Great Lakes OF all Gail-
ors found on the streets.
An order barring all sailors from
Chicago a. . result Of the trouble
was being considered by Rear Ad-
mtral Bassett, commAndant at the
training station, today.
The other white man killed va
Joseph Hoyt, 50 years old, ! clerk
in q cigar store near the scene 81
the shooting. He was shot via
what II believed to have been Z
dum-dum bullet. The negroes, whr
were wounded. included Joseph r
Owens, . policeman.
For several hours after the Rot.
ing began. crowds formed in and
around the south outskirts Of thl
black belt" but 700 policeme1
rushed to the district, succeeded
with little trouble In dispersin1
them.
! Race Rlst Victims.
Besides the beating administered
to the three negro preachers By /
crowd Of white men, . negro buy
ing . ticket at the Polk street etA'
tion, downtown. was seized b.
crowd Of Is men and severely boat
en-. Four negroes IN . taxtcah
near the. same station. also Worl
lest upon By . crowd bat ESCAPED
i According to vitaessoe. IL -
Trade led By the Fernons and 81
| ding dfsporsed h front of . e1fa1l
tThirt4-af1h street and Indiana 40
tnuo. o. of The leaders Of u 30
i'esuoto6, bpltoved to have been ~
leaSee. Tbenon, took . hag frum Z
| Iefeei 1kfeA ~ vas carrying and
kest lf6 . Il Il vas said.
II tollcodaan Owens rushed one q
fshe -, HI club raised e thoaeA
IL utrika vttnesses ssid. One a
Lthe usn a horseback, It Is decIar-
sed. 6rsd on him with . short rile.
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