The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-01


A. Beberfson. In a telegram to
Adjut.-Gen. Charles r. barrett. tn
eh.rRe Of state troops here, has
declared martial law 20 be sn ef-
feet I'm Tulsa.
TULSA, Okla, June 1.-The entire
negro section of Tulsa was in flames
this morning as a result of the
twenty hours of bloody rioting. The
fire is out of control and threatens
to wipe out a section of the white
residential district.
The death toll SO far will probably
total more than sixty whites and
blacks There are seven known wbsts
dead. with probably sixty negroes
shot or stabbed by s~~nufnr whites
Hospitals are crowded with wound,
ed. Police estimate sixty whftea
wounded and probabiy 400 blacks
either shot or beaten. A
MOBs RoUT FfREFEGHTERs.
-Four companies of Oklahoma ma
tional guardsmen. In full equipment.
took charge of the city at 9 O'Clock
this morning. They ended a battle
between the whites and blacks which
had ragged since early dawn. Black
dead dotted the streets of the negro
section. The firing had been so gem
eral as to prevent any attempt TO coll
lect either the dead or wounded
The hre started by bands OF rowing
whites probably will destroy the en-
tire negro settlement OF 1900 homes.
The city fire department. which re-
spsnded when the fire first broke out.
~<as said to have been driven away
by mobs OF whites. The rioters at the
moment of writing are assisting SOL
diers and deputy sheriffs In an effort
to save the white residential district.
All blacks are being arrested. SOL
diers and deputy sheriffs are search
Ing all homes of blacks not yet de-
stnoyed by the flames. The jails and
a large convention hall used as
temporary prison are crowded 70 the
doors. The overflow is being held at
the Tulsa baseball park. A Gordon OF
armed guardsmen are patroiing the
rark.
GUARDsMEN TAKE 400.
The general nghting has died out.
Occasionally sporadic outburst oc-
ours in scattered sections OF the city.
The main fghting, centered on the
negro district. ended when guards
men went over the top at o'clock.
They rushed black stronghold
where 200 negroes were intrenched.
They had been firing incessantly at
whites since dawn. The 200 sur
rendered without casualties 10 the
troops. 4
After ten hours OF riting extending
over the entire city. ave white men
are known 10 be dead today and about
nifty are known TO be injured. Many
negroes are reported to have been
slain. 4sif--
1000 NEGROES ARMED.
Thousands, of shots were nred dur
ing the riotlng. crowds swarmed up
and down the streets brandishing
weapons.
The city is pstroned by atty auto
mobiles filled with armed men. while
600 armed men with their center on
the Frisco railway station. within q
stones throw of an armed mob OF
LOCO negroes. form the nucleus OF the
gathering white forces. 3f.
With hundreds of armed white men
pushing into the "biaek belt" setting
hre to scores OF houses and firing
yolleys at houses where snipers are
observed. reports reaching police
headquarters today state that the deaths
will mount higher than previous esti-
mates
2.ooo LEAVING TOWN.
Two thousand or more negroes srs
reported walking out of town 20 the
north where no armed whites are bar
ring the way.
At 7:so. o'clock this morning tho
Tulsa hospitals reported they received
one more dead white man and so in-
jured and ambufances coming in with
injured whites in a steady stream.
Hundreds Of automobiles early this
morning were dashinK through tn,
streets. practically everyone with ore
OF, more riHes sticking out OF their
sides. a
The riotlns grew out of the arr0St
Of Dios< Rowland, a negro hootti sck.
on a charge .bf asssuitina . white girl.
Police and miihia were unable to
COPE with the situation and troops
from nearby cities were speeding -
special trains 40 augment. the pift-