The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-21


INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO, June 21-ChicaEo's "hlack K
belt" district was under guard Of hum
drods # policemen today, and detec-
tives were securing the city for the
fanatic leaders Of the Negro back to
Abvssinia" movement. as the result II
a riot in the heart of the negro section
Sur1az night in which TWO white men,
one sailor in the u :. navy, were
SLAIN while attempting TO prevent the
burning Of American flags.
L. : SAILOR KILLED
Ths two men slain were Robert Law
son Rose a quartermaster of the Fif-
tsenth regiment. stationed at the Grea5
Lakes naval training station and JOS
eph Hoyt. a cigar store clerk. The
men wounded in the riots were Joseph
II Owens. a negro policeman who vas
shot through the lung while attempt
ing 10 aid Rose and Hoyt. and VIM
Carter. negro butler. shot through
both legs while running from the
scene OF the riots.
The entire city was stirred by news
Of the outrage and policemen we're
rushed to points throughout the negro
district to prevent further disorders-
RIOT AT END OF PARADE
The riot occurred at the conclusion
IA parade said to have been led by
Grover c. Redding and Joseph Ferno,
self-styled Princes Of Abyssinia." and
leaders Of the star Order Of ETHIOPIA
and the 'Ethiapcnian Mission TO Abys-
sinia." radical movement which is
said TO have been organized for the
purpose OF indu-iag American negroes
80 emigrate 70 Africa.
clad in fantastic garb the parsders.
numbering several hundred negroes.
marched and rode on horseback
through the city's black belt carry
ing red. green and yellow banners Of
Abvssinia. with the lion Of King Men
elk upon them.
MARCRERS BUILD BONFIRE
The parade wound up At a street
corner where the marchers started to
buud a bonfire One of the paraders
produced an American faE from be
Meath his flowing robe and tossed it
on the fire. Policeman Owens. who
as standing nearby. rushed forward
a nd attempted to rescue the flag. In
stsntly several Of the flag dcsecraters
pulled short rifles from beneath their
robes and one of them fred upon the
policeman. dropping him 70 the side
walk.
Seeing the policeman fall. Rose who
Rad been automobile riding with two
ether sailors from Great Lakes leap
ed from the machine and started to
MS rescue He was shot in the side
and ran into a nearby cigar store.
NEGROES FIRE A VOLLEY
Several of the negro fanatics follow
ed him and fred a volley into the store
The bullets struck both Rose and
Hoyt. who was in charge of the store
When the two sailor companions Of
Rose reached his side a moment la
ter. after bucking their way through
the mob Of glowering. threatening
blacks. both men were dead
While the shooting was going on
second American flag was thrown
on the bonhre by the frenzied negroes.
II was rescued by Policemen Buckley
and Vaughn. who. rushing to the
scene when the shooting started. drew
their revoIvers and began firing into
the negro mob. The latter dispersed
under the hail Of bullets
HUNT MOB LEADERS
Today squads Of detectives were
hunting through the black belt" for
Tedding and Ferno. the 'Abyssinian
princes" as the leaders OF the riots
and also Doctor" R y Jones. a white
man Of Washington. .. c. who is said
to have been associated with the ne
groes in the demonstration He is
known TO the police as a radical agi-
tator among Chicago's blacks.
The police also are investigating
report that the back TO Abyssinia"
movement has the backing OF the I.
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