The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
PILLAGERS
PREyINC ON
TULSA RUINS
Even Pianos Stolen From
Negroes Law
Made More Stringent.

Tulsa, Okla, June 3.-(United
Press.)-Pilagers preying on burn
ed and bloodstained Tulsa gave au-
thorities a new problem to cope
with.
Systematic thievery in the dis
tricts ragged during two days OF race
rioting was reported. Even pianos
have been carried away from the
negro district which was wrecked
by race hatred.
Martial law, which was slack
ened after a day Of quiet, was more
strict today. A Gordon of heavily
armed guardsmen was thrown
around the negro district to save
what little remains of the property
Of negroes.
General Barrett, in charge of the
troops, early today began central
izing the property Of negroes
found in their ruined shacks, into
one large heap for Identification and
protection.
Revised estimates now place the
total death list, whites and negroes
at 30 killed and about 800 injured
Earlier reports placed the list ol
dead up to ITS. This was due te
multiplication Of records among
sheriffs deputies, police, the ma
tional guard and other peace
agencies.
Although negroes were back a
the posts of menial labor today
they were not at ease. 1t will TAXI
some time for them to overcome
their fears after having been sho
at and herded about like cattle il
a pasture for over 80 hours.
Il was considered miracul0u'
that no sickness has developed IL
the camp of 5000 negroes In th'
Tulsa fair grounds.
The citizens. COMMITTEES has start
ed the dispatch of supplies to need!
negroes. The home Of a lawyer
one Of the few left standing in Lit
tie Africa"-was made the dis
tributing center.
Negro Cult Famed Feeling.
Rantings Of a secret negro cul
was believed by authorities toda,
to have famed the race feeling
Members of an organization callet
Blood Brothers" are said hav
been the ones who stormed the jai
to release the negro who is allege,
to have assaulted a white girl.
It was pointed out, however, tina
these agitators were the very small
minority Of the negro population
Ten negroes, now held in deten
tion camp, are charged with incit
ing the riot, Cyrus Avery, membe
of the committee Of seven in con
troll of the city, said today.
Minerva" 60-year-old wash
woman, was released from ''incit
ing a riot" charges today followin
pleas by her washing clients. mi
nerva" was fleeing the town with
bundle when she was arrested. L
the bundle was found a revolve
but it later developed that her SO
had put the gun in the package.
| "A uCahACC CAol6 Will NC moAC u
Attorney General Freezing an
other state officials to remov
Mayor T. D. Evans, it was said te
lday.
Charges will be presented agains
the city authorities when the spe
cial grand jury called by Distrit
Judge Val Jean Biddison meet
June 8, according to reports.
Reports reaching the citizen
committee from all over the cour
try stated that money is bein
gathered in many cities to build u
the $500.000 building fund to RI
place wrecked homes and to plac
the once proud oil metropolis on il
fleet.
/ The white dead in the race riot
OF last Tuesday night and Wednel
day were announced as follows:
Ernest Austin, Walter Bagg
Cleo Shumate, C. D. Lotspiech
Homer Cline and S. ]. Withrow, a
of Tulsa; Arthur Jones Of Wyon,
Okla; F. M. Baker Of Havilan,
Kans., and one body still unident
fled.