The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-06-11

largest church structure owned by
Colored in the State of Oklahoma.
Martial Law Declared.
Governor Robertson declared a state
of martial law early Thursday morn
ing. He was greatly affected by the
condition of things which met him
upon his arrival He openly declared
that a competent sheriff and a less
cowardly chief of police would have
muct effort He has ordered an in
vestigation and declares he is going
to the bottom of the trouble to de-
termined its origin and the causes
which led up to the riot.
Plans for Relief
An elaborate plan for relief has
been devised backed by the local
chamber OF Commerce and prominent
citizens: It Is proposed to raise a
fund Of 100000 at least for the pur-
pose of .rehabilitating the Negro sec
ton and thereby restore, as near as
possible. normal If not better con-
ditions for that end of the city where
the Colored people lived. The Chica-
go TRIBI TNE has contributed $1,000
to the fund.
Speakers talking in plain terms
laid the cause for the rioting and
torching at the failure of the city
and the peace officers to function, with
an apathetic attituted towards lawless
ness and lax law enforcement by the
citizens themselves as contributing
factors.
Thirteen bodies of Negroes were
buried in the City Cemetery. The act
was without ceremony, 1t being said
that feeling possibly might flare up
If the burial were attended by any
ostentation. The bodies were inferred
in plain wooden boxes.
with the death list fixed at thirty,
two additional Negroes having cied
from wounds it was regarded as pos
sible that the dead might be increased
still further within the next few days,
as number of the approximately 300
wounded have injuries which may
prove fatal
Failure of the first high estimates
of the number killed to stand up was
accounted for by the fact that no
body was found in comprehensive
search of the devastated district to-
day. 1t had been believed, according
to the local officials, that many Ne
groes were shot to, death and their
bodies burned as their homes were
fired
Order Now Maintained.
There have been no outbursts du-
ring the week. The authorities are
now awake, thanks to the courage
and vigilance of Governor Robertson
and 1t is not now expected hat riot
ing will be resumed. The relief work
is TO start at once.
Preparations for a grand jury in
vestigation to fix the responsibility
for the outbreak, which will begin
June s, were made by the county at
torney, assisted by a committee of the
Tulsa County Bar Association.
A. II. Smitherman, Observation-Disclosures
A. II. Smitherman, brother of A. j.
Smitherman, editor of the Tulsa Star
which is alleged to have been head
quarters of the Negro rioters who
held in the county pail SATURDAY with
out bond. County officials also were
seeking A. j. Smitherman. He left
town during the riotingi but telephon-
ed the sheriff he would return when
the trouble subsidized.
}. Il. Stratford, an alleged Negro
leader. was being held at independence
Kan, according to word received by
Sheriff Mccullough, The sheriff said
an effort would be made to have him
return here without requisition. Nc
charge has been placed against STRAIT
ford.