Evening star., 1921-06-03
TROOPS RECALLED
IN TULSA R|OT|NG
Conditions Again Normal.
Plan to Build New Homes
for Negroes.
By the Associated Press.

for Negroes.
By the Associated Press.
TULSA. Okla. June 3.-Troops ON
duty here under a proclamation of
martial law will be recalled at 3 pm.
today unless some untoward incident
occurs before that hour, Adjt. Gen.
Charles F. Barrett announced today,
after telephone conversation with
Gov. Robertson at Oklahoma City.
Definite plans for building homes for
the thousands Of negroes rendered desti-
tute by the burning of the negro quarter
here in the race war of Tuesday night
and Wednesday were being worked
cut today by a civilian committee of
relief.
Business men of the city have
agreed to erect as many houses as
needed in the shortest time possible
and only the details remain to be
worked out. One plan was to clear
away the debris from the area lev
eiled by IRE and erect permanent
dwellings costing from $500 to 81 900
each. Another scheme under consider
alton, was to form a corporation to
buy up land in the northern part Of
the city and build q new negro colony.
The number of known dead re-
mained at thirty today. no additional
bodies having been found. The list
vas expeetd to BE- increased sliEhtly
by deaths 81 some Of the several hun
dred wounded.
Est1nate PFsDesty Damage.
ASehi estate cc6nsMftfet 1gtato work
todAy to determine the extent OF the
property damage resulting from the
ssd ines.di.ry n5es !, Thsen ksa r. has been fzed
Martial law. Greatly modified, re-
mained in effect today. but the three
hundred troops left here under the
command. Of Adjt Gen. Barrett had
little to do except aid in relief work
among the negroeA
Hundreds Of negroes; wearins
were on the streets. and downtown
Tulsa took on . normal Appearance
Negroes were at work In hotels and
stores and other business places. Em.
pioyers fed them and provided shelter
last night in garages. shops and base.
ments of residences.
More than 1000 negroes. those whe
have not been released from Huard
eiept last night At the fair grounds.
The Red Cross, fully organized fol
the emergency. distributed food and
clothing At dozen churches. All
Identification bureau operated BY thu
Red Cross was sitting the names >oi
the refugees and bringing families
together. &
Contributions from q ;, number Of
outside cities were received today by
the Red Cross for relief work.
Grand Jury Prshe.
District Judge Vatican Biddisor
has called a special grand jury Al
the first step In an Investigation Of
the riot. The grand jury. calling Of
which followed the receipt by Judge
Biddieon of a letter from Gov. J. B. A
Robertson. will convene June 8. II
his letter asking that an investiga.
tion be started. the state executive
also asked that the conduct of thu
police department and the sheriff,
ONCE. which he condemned, be in.
Mayor T. D. Evans last night issuet
an order revoking ALI special polio,
commissions. The mayor acted un
der instructions from Cen Barrett
who stated that many of the ring.
leaders among the white rioters and
men who did most OF the shooting
carried arms as special officers.
CAureh Funerals Prohibited.
| A military order. last night forbad.
holding of funerals of those kille<
| in the riot in churches.-- e--
.sowing to the present condition,
| in Tulsa and Tulsa county" the orde,
| stated, funerals Of, those killed dur
tne the riots will not be held in tht
churches of the city. Many Of thess
churches are used as camps for tn,
refugees and 1t is against the polio!
! Of the, military department to alloy
| the use of same for funerals undel
| the conditions OF emotional etres
which still prevail within the CITY,.
| Thirteen bodies OF negroes wer'
The act was without ceremony, It be
| ing said that feeling possibly. Nigh
| fiare upt II the: burial were attends
by any ostentafion. The bodies wer
inferred In plain wooden boxes.
NEW YORK; June s.-rhe Nations
tAssociation for the Advancement Q
Colored People yesterday issued
abatement recfting stories Of eight ne
groes who arrived here and, ciaime
they were forced to nee from Oklaho
ma because OF warnings they had re
| ceived. -Four OF the negroes sal
they lived in Or near OkmulGee. :
The statement quotes the negroes q
saying that Cards had been poste
outalde their doors, warning them {
leave the state. They said q motto
"a the same effect was publiahe,
weeks ago ir an sOkmuigee newspa
/ The association quotes the refugee
las saying that under the. system Q
! peona<e PREVAILING in ;Okl8hom
erope have been takepr from negf
farmers and share croppers by whit
DIanters who have given them in re
(, turn only Z bare subsietence.
|BRIIIsH MiNEKs HOLD OUT
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