Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-03

1 fh' foAAf ANlN HlOFDiIlE.
/ Dawn broke in Tulsa this morn
ing With the city an inferno of
race hatred. \ night OF terror,
marked by the rush of armed men
through the streets and frequent
clashes by frenzied whites and
negroes. brought steadily mount
ing death list and increased vio-
lence
NJ noon Governor Robertson is
sued the order by telephone from
Oklahoma city The armed hands
which have heen rowing through
the city have been ordered ,iispersed
All persons not depmlized as special
Officers were ordered to dissrm by
Mai. r. d. Barrett.
While comparative quiet rcigned
this morning after the frenzy Of the
early hours had been cooled. there
Il sporadic firing. Scattered firing
was heard In various parts ~ the
city late this afternoon.
The toll of the race riots can
only be estimated Nine white men
are known To have been killed. With
the black belt" still smouldering.
searchers have been unable To cheek
all OF the casualties.
The fire which ragged in the
negro section all morning was con
fined 10 thai district. although white
residence sections were imperiled by
the flames.
The negro section OF Tulsa. living
In the northeast part of the city.
roughly forms "a letter H." extend
ing quarter mile long east and
west. and from half mile To a
mile north and south. II Is esiimat-
Ell that about i0.e00 OF the IL .a00
negroes in tho city live In this area.
state troops under AdIutant Gen
eral Barrett arrived this morning
and Immediately strung cordons
throughout the city in the affected
districts and began the work of
rounding mp the negroes. The
troops were aided by armed white
men.
Convention Hall was being used
as stockade and more than 2.800
negroes were confined there under
strong guard. The Jail. baseball
park and other places also are being
turned into prison camps.
The race war broke out last
night. following the arrest late yes
terday of negro charged with an
fattaek on white girl.
The negro was taken TO the court
house and later placed IN Jail. which
is on the upper floor OF the county
building. Seven distinct engage
ments marked the progress of the
race war from its outbreak last
night until noon today. when the
last engagement was reported.
The first shot was fired at 10
o'clock Tuesday night in the street
at the corner OF Sixth aud boulder.
when zoe armed negores. who had
been psrading the streets on foot
and in motor ears for AN hour. and
a great crowd OF whites formed
about the courthouse steps, nearly
all OF whom were unarmed The
negroes had paraded past the court
house repeatedly apparently in the
belief that the whites intended 10
lynch the negro accused of the at
tack
AS the minutes passed the white
men obtained Few guns aud began
10 assume u beliiserent attitude.
Finally verbal alteration be.
tween the factions began. Sudden
| H shot rang out aud instantly
the firing became general aud the
crowd scattered In haste. whlle
the armed negroes began training
iiheir guns on the fleeing forms
The attack this morning shifted
TO the black belt" where the
screams of terror-strieken negroes
iwere heard above the sounds of the
firing and the shouts of the mob
Frenzied bands of whites we're
cleaning negroes out of the section.
The negroes were fleeing IN terror
or surrendering by the score before
the advance OF the whites and con
! iditions were growing more seriansI,
hourly.
Houses were entered on. al a
time; women were ordered into the
streets. and the mon who failed "a
surrender Immediately were shot
down.
| The fire, started by mobs af ROY
ing whites. destroyed almost III.
entire negro settlement OF saa
homes. The city Fire Department
which responded when the rrs
first broke out. was said To havs
been driven away by mobs of whites
The rioters assisted soldiers ana
deputy sheriffs in an effort to Save
the white residential dislrlc,
A military commission eomposad
OF seven city officials mad busines,
men to pass upon the eases of ths
5000 negroes held under guara
lin fmDrOyiaed nrfSop amman. -.