Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-06-04
Chicago Crowded to the Limit With
Dealers in Bum Stocks, Doubtful
Securities and "Oil Lands''
Columns in Daily Papers Brazenly Lure the
Unsuspecting Victim to Part With
Money Hard to Lose

firing started. Firing was brisk until
1 80 in the morning. Then came a
lull until 6 o'clock when the battle
broke out with renewed fury.
Fight Renewed at Dawn.
The entire negro colony was sur
rounded. Motors and trucks turned
into lOrries, filled with men, rushed
down the streets in this area. Rifle
fire was continuous. Fires by dozens
broke out in every section of the dis
trict- Airplanes lowered over the band
of fleeing negroes.
Most of the negroes in the district
tried to flee when the attack started,
but many fought back. AS the flames
spread the whites marched through
the district and emptied the buildings.
Those who surrendered were taken to
the ball park, Convention hall, the po-
lice station and other improviSed
prisons"
AT some points negroes banded for
resistance. Houses and churches were
barricaded and made into forts. AT
these points violent fighting occurred.
From one church negro sharpshoOt-
er killed Mrs. S. A. Gilmore, one OF
the white victims, as she was stand
ing on her front porch.
At 8 a. m. the state troops arrived,
a machine gun company from Oklaho-
ma City that joined two companies of
Tulsa infantry. Adjt. Gen. Charles
f. Barrett took command.
Four Millions Fire Loss.
They found practically the entire
negro districts, seven blocks wide and
twelve blocks long, were in ashes. The
fire had started spreading into the
white district, but had been brought
under control. The loss was put at
S4,OOO,OOO.
The biggest battle was along the
Frisco railroad. Five hundred white
men and 1000 negroes faced each
other across the tracks. Four men,
berS of a train crew were reported
killed when they refused to let men,
bers of the opposing forces use an en-
CINE which was going between the
lines. 1t was said the engineer es-
capped unhurt.
troops arrived and only 200 negroes
were holding out. They were barri-
caded in a brick plant The militia
men captured them without casualties
to themselves.
Eight Known Whites Dead
A check of the mOrgues showed
eight known white dead They were
Walter Daggs, local manager of the
| Pierce Oil corporation.
Arthur James.
Cleo Shumate, Tulsa.
Carl d. IotspOich, twenty-six, Tulsa.
F. NJ Barker, Haviland, Kan.
| Homer c. Clyne, sixteen, Tulsa.
s. J. WithrOw. nineteen, Tulsa.
| Unidentified man. about forty
| SiXty-nine negroes are known to-
| have been killed, while many others
| are believed to lie buried in the ruins.
The Dehken System at II North
| Wabash avenue is the best system
in the world for building up the body,
restoring good nerves and improving
the health.
Vote for Judge Bernard p Barasa
for Judge of the Circuit Court.
Vote for John A Swanson for Judge
of the Circuit Court.
~&
Philip l.. Sullivan, the able lawyer,
who resigned a lucrative position as
Master in Chancery to enlist as pri
vate to fight for his country in the
world war, is one of the Democratic
nominees for Circuit Judge. He should
be elected because of his ability anG
fitness for the bench.
Vote for James V. O'Donnell fol
Judge of the Circuit Court
i FOUNDED 1889