The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-01
Officers Spirit Brute Ac-
cused of Crime to Place
of Safety; Street Car
Traffic Suspends; Bus
mess Houses Close
CITIZENS GUARD ALL
APPROACHES TO CITY
WHITE WOMAN WOUNDED BY
STRAY BULLET; RIOT AS
SUMES DANGEROUS PRO.
PORTI0NS-DETERMINED
WIPE OUT BELT.
(By The Associated Press)

Tulsa, June /. Pandemonium
reigns throughout Tulsa today, follow
ing night of rioting between the
whites and blacks, which had its i'll
ception when negro shot "a white
man in the crowd which had assembled
about the county Jail in which was
confined Dick Rowland. II negro
charged with assault upon q white
girl
\ full half hundred negroes are
dead while 1t il estimated 1000 have
Seen rounded up and are now held
under a strong guard. Fires are
springing up in all sections OF that
portion Of Tulsa settled by negroes.
and known as Little Africa"
State troops from Oklahoma City,
arrived on the scene early this m0rn-
ing and the situation is reported well
in hand, by the mayor and chief ol
police, both OF whom. however, have
appealed to citizens TO remain within
doors and not to gather upon the
streets.
Store remain closed throughout the
morning. while street ear aud inierur'
ben traffic is at standstill. and rail-
way trains are dctOured around the
city. Strongly armed bodies OF men
are guarding all the roads which lead
out of and into the city.
While il il known that several white
men have died from bullets fired by
negroes. il is estimated that fully hall
Il hundred blacks have been clain, and
il is generally conceded that this num-
ber will be materially augmented be-
fore the smoke of battle final, clears
away. Information as to the exact
number Of fatalities Is Unavailable ai
the present hour. but il is lSrown that
MANY, both whites and blacks. have
been wounded. some Of them seriously
Appeals We're issued To the citizens
by Chief OF Police Gustafson and Ma
jor l.. T. j. Rooney In command OF
the local guard units to remain In
, doors. They expressed the hope at Oh,
same limo that the situation was being
I gotten under control. and expected tt
have it well in hand with he arrival
: Of sac roops from oklahoma cly at
s S:A.
: superintendent T.. r. Obernolizc'
, announced that schools In She danger
, zone would not convene today H'
o said those remote from seats ol troubl,
, would continue aa usual but no attempt
. whatever would be- made Co hold elias
SIS in sections where thcrc might b'
n danger to the pupils going aud com
= ing from the schools.
BE- At $3.50 two white men killed in th'
n rio, had been identified.
j carl D. Lotpclsch. rs, Randall, Kan
n sas. was shot through the hrcast an'
:. ,ukun to a hospital at ESQ o'clock ih.
= morning. lie died shortly afterward
An unidentified white man. about %
b light brown hair. light brown eyes. Nv
$ feet ten inches. 100 pounds. at under
J. taking parlors
( T.. NJ Baker. uavcln. kansas. q
e shot ln hack with huokshoL lie die
this morning at "a hospital Al an un
!, dcrtaSlng parlor now.
y An Identification card found In
= mans clothing bore the name of Sol
y man Glllurd, 2i5 South Norfolk
4, r. l.. Curry. age 90. and son &
~ ~ Judge 4. y Curry. was slightly woun,
cd in the neck by flying bullet d
Tuh aud Boston. at II o'clock mi
night lie had stopped his ear at th