The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-03
TULSA BUSINESS MEN LAY
PLANS FOR REBUILDING OF
HOMES FOR THE NEGROES
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hCSiO.
Rumors persist that a negro news
paper here was interested in working
up dissension between the races, but
Gurley's statement, while attaching the
blame to the negroes, asserted that the
negro editor exhorted his friends not
to precipitate trouble before the march
on the county building was undertaken.
The plant of the negro newspaper was
destroyed by fire.
Indefinite rumors that the death list
greatly exceeded the known 30, nine
white men and q negroes. also persist
ed Many here still believe that numer-
Gus bodies of negroes were obliterated
in their bullet riddled homes when the
torch was applied and that number OF
bodies were thrown into the Arkansas
river which skirts Tulsa a mile away.
The special committee of seven, de-
scribed as composed Of Tulsa's men
who do things" lost no time today In
getting seriously into the work OF re-
lief and restitution, already having
provided the absolutely necessary i'm
mediate relief for the hundreds Of desti.
tute negroes being cared for in
churches and at the fair grounds.
The committee decided that sufficient
funds could be obtained locally 10 car
ry on the work and adopted resolution
that mo monies be accepted or used
for reconstruction purposes except
such monies as are raised locally, but
If voluntary contributions are made
from othes sources they be sent to the
Red Crosi for temporary relief purposes
also thai we respectfully ask that no
campaign for funds be started outside
Of Tulsa, as Tulsa feels equal to the
Task OF hs own restitution.
An order was issued from military
headquarters demanding the arrest Of
any one offering for recording orders
or transfers Of any property in the burn.
ed over district. General Barrett, COM
man1ing Tulsa county under the mar.
tial law proclamation, in the order as
serted that irresponsible persons were
seeking TO obtain the property at much
less than its value.
General Barrett also said that he had
the names OF a number Of ring leaders
Of rioting and that he had been search
ing for them to arrest them and Eold
them for the civil authorities
At the morning conference of the COM
mittee Of seven, Valjean Bddison. dis
trict judge, who, on request Of j. B.
A. Robertson, governor, yesterday or.
dered u grand jury investigation 10
begin June s. was present. with the
county attorney and plans for the in
quiry were gone over 1t was decided
that the better plan was to have only
the grand jury investigation and that
q court Of inquiry would not be availed
Of A special committee from the bar
association will be appointed, 1t was
announced, to cooperate with the coun.
ty attorneys staff.
Two committees from the real estate
exchange today were busy in the devas-
tated district fixing the amounts Of
lesses. II was decided for the present
that an imaginary fire line would be
drawn about burned districts and that
no flimsy structures would be erected
thereon.
The plight of many negroes today
still remained pitiful. The Y. NJ. C. A.
building where the Red Cross has es-
tablished its Identification bureau was
the scene Of mingled emotions as hope
for lost ones remained unfulfilled or
disbanded families were reunited.
While there remains no trace of race
hatred, many negroes still come TO tho
city hall with fear and trembling for
the little white baige inscribed police
protection" which once donned imme-
diately restores the negroes faith and
subdues their fear.
Many pitiful tales of the misery and
suffering Of the negro refugees are told.
Some venture into the burned district
to come away with small bandana
handkerchief bundles filled with their
entire salvage OF once excellent homes,
In prominent hotel yesterday the day
porter, along In the afternoon, being
passed by the manager, summoned the
courage TO say:
Boss, Use gettin' kinda weak" :
| II was found that he had been shot
through the side at the small OF the
back and for "a hours had feared TO
reveal his injury lest ne be taken for
one Of the rioters and summarily exc
cuted.
Tulsa, Okla, June 3.-Definite plans
for .'uTlding homes for tre thor sands OF
negroes rendered destitute by the burn
ing Of the negro quarters here in the
race war Of Tuesday night and Wednes-
day were being worked out today by a
civilian committee Of relief.
Business men Of the city were pledged
TO erect as many houses as needed in
/ rha oh trtan yHnrofhln and nnlv the
details remained 10 be worked out One
plan was 10 clear away the debris from
the section levelled BY fire and erect
permanent dwellings costing from $500
10 81 900 each, Another scheme under
consideration was 10 form corpora.
ton TO buy up land in the northern
section OF the city, and build O segre-
gated colony.
The number OF known dead remained
at 80 today. no additional bodies having
been found. The list was expected TO
be increased slightly by the deaths OF
some OF the several hundred wounded.
A real estate committee set TO work
10 determine accurately the extent Of
the property damage resulting from the
incendiary fires, which has been fixed
unofficially at $500 900. Appraisal
blanks were distributed and all those
who lost property were requested &c
list IL with the committee.
Martial law, greatly notified. re-
maIned In effect today but the 900
troops left here under the command oi
Ad5utant General Barrett had little &C
do except to aid In relief work, among
the negroes. The encampnent of this
Oklahoma National Guard begins Sun
day at Fl sill, and this was expected
TO hasten the withdrawal Of the troops
still here. 1t was believed they nigh
entrain tomorrow, although AdJutan
General Barrett said the military woulS