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THE BEE : OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919.
5
ARKANSAS RACE
RIOTS RESULT IN
9 BEING KILLED
Two Whites and Seven Blacks ulamberhofe th" ciemamny'who
With Their Lives in-
Pay
Gun Battles at
Elaine.
(Continued Fram P On..)
situation at Elaine was getting out
of control.
An engineer of the Missouri Pa
cific railway, who arrived in Helena
tonight, said he pulled a steel gon
v(Jola loaded with women and chil
dren out of Elaine late today and
that his train was fired upon by
negroes from trees along the track.
The white prisoner was brought to
this 'city late tonight with a group
of IS negroes, who were placed in
the county jail The white man is
alleged to have been the leader of
the negroes who fought the sheriff's
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posses throughout the day The jail
is under strong guard.
Alleged Negro Plot
The trouble began with the dis
covery last night of an alleged ne
gro plot to rise against the white
residents of the southern part of
Phillips county when Deputy Pratt
with Adkins and a negro trusty were
ambushed opposite the neero church
at Hoop Spur, two miles north of
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( by Tanlac.
"For thirty long years before I
took Tanlac I was not able to sit
down and eat a regular meal," was
the statement of A. R. Collins who
lives at 621 East Washington St.,
Springfield, 111., while talking to the
Tanlac representative the other day.
Mr. Collins has been a motorman in
Springfield for a number of years.
His badge number is 430 and he
operates car, number 130.
"I suffered with chronic indiges
tion so bad that after nearly every
meal I was in misery," continued
Mr. Collins. "I had stomach trouble
so bad that nothing I ate would
agree with me, and even if I just
ate a bite or. two gas would form
and almost suffocate me. I felt
stuffy and short of wind all the
time, and I would belch up a sour
liquid almost like vinegar that would
keep a mean taste in my mouth. I
had rheumatism so bad that I could
hardly use my arms and the joints
seemed like they were rusted and
every time I went to move them
they would pain and hurt me ter
ribly, and I got so I couldn't stop
my street car where I ought to on
account of this trouble. My feet
hurt me about as bad as my arms,
and the worst thing about them
was that they would swell up and
pain me so I could hardly stand on
them. My nerves were shattered
and every time the conductor would
give the bell to go ahead, why, I
would jump like I was shot at. The
strain was too much for me and I
lost weight until- I looked" almost
like a walking skeleton, and had to
stay at home half the time from my
work, and the other half time I was
atv work was like pulling teeth. I
got so I couldn't sleep at night and
was going down hill so fast that I
gave up hope and had decided to
give up my job.
"One of the conductors on the
;ar had tried Tanlac and it had done
him so much good that he advised
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fine and I can eat anything I want
and never suffer the least bit from
stomach trouble, gas or indigestion
afterwards. My nerves are as
strong and as calm as ever, and
When I go to bed at night now I
sleep so sound that I'm dead to the
world till the next morning. The
rheumatism has left me entirely and
I never have an ache, and I wish
you could see me run that old car
now, I think that a medicine that
will do such great things ought to
be known to everybody in the world,
so when they need a medicine they
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v Tanlac is sold in Omaha at all
Sherman & McConnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also For
rest and Meany Drug Company in
South Omaha and the leading drug
gist in each city and town through-
, out the state of Nebraska
were said to be involved in a row
among themselves. Sheriff Kitch
ens, who had been ill, could not ac
company them.
A man named Clem, alleged boot
legger, had been reported "on a ram
page" in a message to 'the sheriff
from Elaine. Clem, it was asserted,
had threatened to kill his wife and
other members of the family, and
W. H. Clem, formerly a contractor
of this city, but now a resident of
Elaine, had become involved. The
message requested that deputies be
sent to arrest members of the fam
ily to prvent further disturbances.
Fired on from Church.
The automobile in which Pratt,
Adkins and the negro trusty were
riding, it is related, was stopped be
fore the Hoop Spur church to re
pair a puncture and while working
on the car the party was fired upon
from the church by unidentified per
sons. Adkins dropped dead and
Pratt was wounded. The trusty,
who escaped unwounded, made his
way to a nearby railroad station and
telephoned a report of the incident
to the sheriff. Pratt made his way
to Helena this morning despite his
shattered knee and was taken imme
diately to the hospital.
The accounts of the deputy and
the negro trusty indicating the at
tack on the three men had been
made' by an organized band of ne
groes, posses were hastily organ
ized bv the sheriff and rushed to
Elaine; ,
The first posse to arrive was
met by a force of armed negroes
and immediately sent back urgent
calls for reinforcements, declaring
the negroes were assembling in
large numbers and had begun pro
miscuous firing on white persons.
Additional passes were organized
here and at other centers of popu
lation in the county and rushed to
the scene. Within an hour, reports
came of a' pitched battle in the
streets of that , town between the
posses and .negroes.
1,500 Negroes Assemble.
Early reports said that between
1,000 and 1,500 negroes , had as
sembled in the vicinity of Elaine
and were armed with high-powered
rifles. A girl telephone operator,
between screams, told an official
here, fighting wjs in progress in
the streets. Messages followed in
quick "succession urging additional
reinforcements, guns and ammuni
tion. Every available man was sent
to Elaine and a message was sent
Uo the governor asking his 'aid in
obtaining troops trom Camp fike.
In one message, Chief Deputy J.
R. Dalsell, in charge of the posse
at Elaine, telephoned that his force
was greatly outnumbered and that
firing had become general.
Later t was reported that the
negroes had been driven from
Elaine, but that fighting was still in
progress a mile to the north, where
the band was supposed to have re
ceived reinforcements. Fighting in
this vicinity continued late in the
afternoon, but died down toward
dark, and wearied possemen began
to return to "Helena. '
Expect Another Battle.
Early tonight, however, negroes
were reported again congregating in
the outskirts of Elaine, and. Joseph
C. Meyers, in charge of one of the
posses, said he expected anotner
battle to begin at any moment. An
hour later, however, a message was
received saying the situation had
grown no worse. -
The returning posse brought
numerous stories and suspicions,
through" all' of which ran ie belief
that the rioting was due to propa
ganda distributed among the
negroes by white men. It was
clearly indicated, they said, thre
was an organization of negroes an
tagonistic to the white residents in
the southern part of the county.
Negroes in that section, it is re
lated, have asserted they will not
pick the present cotton crop unless
paid their own price, and numbers
oHh em are renorted to have refused
to work for the white farmers for
any wages. .
Whites Back of Trouble.
It is said that negroes of the vi
cinity have been holding secret
meetings at night and that unidenti
fied white men have been'circulat
ing literature among them.
When Jhe situation' in Helena be
came tense leading negroes were
called to meet with white citizens
and conditions were discussed
frankly with expressions of mutual
confidence and pledges to sustain or
der -in this city.
Enough deputies, consisting
chiefly of discharged soldiers, were
sworn in to patrol every block in the
city.
Elaine has a population of 400 and
is supported chiefly by the Gerard
B. Lambert Lumber company. The
ratio'of population in that section of
the county is said to be seven ne
groes to three white persons.
Won't Send Troops. w
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 1. Al
though Secretary of War Baker and
General March, chief of staff of the
United States army, were said to
have authorized the sending of
troops to Elaine, Phillips bounty,
-fcene of today's race riots, the sol
diers had not left Camp Pike late
tonight. It was reported that Maj.
Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis, commander
of Camp Pike, refused to send
troops without orders from the War
department.
Governor ' rough said Secfetary
Baker told him over the telephone
this afternoon that Major General
Sturgis had the authority to send
troops if he considered this "action
advisable. The governor said that
he received telegrams from U. S.
Senators Robinson and Kirby of
Arkansas quoting General March to
the same effect
Boy Given Prize for
Serving as Traffic
Director During Riot
( ftl
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1kvne Joseph
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500 May Be Indicted
As Sequel to Lynching
(Continued From Ff One.)
room by the time the petit jury
assembles, November 4. '
While 59 men have alheady been
arrested upon orders from military
authorities for complicity in Sunday
night's riot the four alleged lead
ers of the original mob of vandals
that marched triumphantly from the
Bancroft school at 3 Sunday after
noon to the court- house to "lynch
the nigger Brown," or "start a race
riot," have been unmolested by po
lice. Police made but four arrests yester
day. John Varl, 23, 2320 E St., South
Side, was' booked for investigation
at noon. Policeman Crawford who
made the arrest, said he has evi
dence of Varl taking active part
in the lynching.
Clarence Carlin, 4223 North Thirty-sixth
avenue; Ed Gilbert, Bridge
port, Conn., and George Selix, 416
North twentieth street, were aiso
arrested and held for investigation in
connection with the riot.
A business college .at 'the scene
of the lynching suspended its night
school sessions for the week.
The day. shift of city firemen re
mained on duty last night with the
night details at the various, engine
houses. The total strength of the
department is 325. '
. Ban on Score Board. '
Four machine guns' were mounted
at Fifteenth and Farnam streets,
where a crowd was watching a
base ball score board showing the
results of the world's series, but
the military authorities ordered the
scoreboard taken down and the
crowd dispersed. '
General Wood in his report of
.the situation in Omaha, said that
850 men of the signal and balloon
corns at Fort Omaha will be
trained in infantry tactics and wiln
be kept at this post lndetinitery,
ready for call upon orders from
Verne Joseph, 14-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ev A. Joseph, 3319
Grand avenue, was awarded a prize
offered by a Rochelle, N. Y newspa
per for bravery and presence of
mind shown when he acted as traffic
officer -at Sixteenth and Farnam
streets during the rioting Sunday
night. '
Roomers Flee in Night
Attire During Small Fire
, Five roomers on the second story
at 1702 Clark street were driven
from their rooms by smoke, when
fire in the basement of the Moeller
Bros, grocery store caused several
hundreds of dollars worth of
damage. The Henry Homan meat
market, 1704 Clark street, was
slightly damaged.
The Bee want ads 'are business
booster
White Sox Defeated
By the Score of 9 to 1
(Continued From Page One.)
fly by Roush to Felsch. Duncan
singled to right, but was forced by
Kopf. Neale hit a funny one which
eluded two infielders with as many-
high bounds, sending Kopf to third.
Wingo singled, scoring Kopf. Rue
ther's first triple followed, scoring
Neale ,and Wingo. Cicotte was
plainly nervous and a -conference
was held in the center of the dia
mond. Rath was smiling as" he
faced the pitcher, and doubled to
left, putting Ruether across the
plate. Daubert singled over second,
scoring Rath. Five men had scored,
and Manager Gleason at this point
sent his favorite twirler to the
bench.
Wilkinson, who had had a brief
warming up, went into the box. He
was in more or less trouble much
of the time, but managed -fo stay the
slaughter until the seventh, when it
was renewed. Daubert tripled into
the right field crowd and scored on
Groh's single to center. Roush laid
down a perfect bunt to Weaver,
whose throw to Gandil compelled
the latter to stretch sofar that the
umpire called the runner safe on a
close decision. Duncan grounded
to Risberg and Roush was forced at
second, while Groh scored on the
play. - -
Hit Loudermilk. Too. .
Manager Gleason led forth a third
pitcher in the person of Loudermilk
in the eighth, -and his delivery con
tributed one more run to the Cin
cinnati total. Neale greeted him
with a single to left and he advanced
a base on Wingo's sacrifice. Ruether
then perched himself firmly on the
top rung of the ladder of fame with
his second triple. - It rolled to the
fence in center and had the pitcher
exerted himself he could have made
it a homer. He preferred, however,
not to overexert himself and made
the commanding officer at the fort
He also announced that soldiers at
Fort Crook will be recruited to the
full strength of a peace battalion.
"Governed By Circumstances.
Asked how long the troops would
be held here, the , general replied
that his department would be gov
erned by circumstances.
General Wood probably will
leave Omaha Thursday night, leav
ing the work Jiere in charge of sub
ordinate officers.
"The police force here should be
doubled in size," was a comment by
the general yesterday. .
"Four hundred and fifty members
of the local American Legion have
volunteered for duty, and I wish to
state," the general added, "that the
American Legion has demonstrated
its. possibility as a reserve force in
every city. X wish that every city
in the country might know what
these men have done here. ' Wc
will not keep the American Legion
volunteers together as an organiza
tion, but will have them ready for
call any time that they are needed."
Wood Visits Mayor.
General Wood visited Mavor
Smith in Ford hospital yesterday,
shaking the executive's hand and as
suring him that conditions in Omaha
were satisfactory at this time, the
exchange of greetings was brief, as
the hospital attendants advised
against an extended visit. Ida
Smith," the mayors 'daughter, re-
a semi-sightseeing expedition ramble
only as far as third. Schalk dropped
the ball a moment later and it rolled
20 feet away, but Ruether calmly
stood in his track while the ball was
being retrieved. The end of the in
ning found him still there.
Hit Ball Viciously. '
In the fifth the visitors seemed de
termined to turn on the enemy de
spite their commanding lead. They
hit the ball viciously and got three
men on bases, but none reached the
counting station. Gandil started with
a single back of first-base, Risberg
sent Roush into deep center after
his long drive, but the fielder not
oivly captured it, but held Gandil at
first. Schalk hit a stinging ground
er to Groh and the little captain
caught up with the ball in time to
force Gandil at second. Wilkinson
then grounded past second, but
Rath, with a pretty stop and throw,
retired the side.
The Sox tried it again in the next
inniner. After there was one down
Eddie Collnis "tingled through
Ruether - and Weaver dropped a
Texas leaguer in right. Collins tak-
ingsecond. As Jackson came to the
elate the Chicago contingent cheer
ed, but he grounded out to Daubert
unassisted. Collins and Weaver ad
vanced on the play. It was up to
' Happy Felsch now, but his best
was a fly to Neale. Chicago never
even threatened again. Ruether
pitching with superb confidence and
control. "t
According to announcements from
the headquarters of both teams to
night, Claude Williams, the south
paw, will pitch for the White Sox
tomorrow and Harry Sallee, likewise
a left hander, will work for Moran's
team. .
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better than at any time since the
attack made on him by the mob Sun
day night.
A COMPLETE change of pro
gram greets Empress patrons
today, with Tag Day Girls, one
of the real hits of the season, head
lining the new show. Comedy inter
spersed with musical and dancing
numbers, with Bert and Mabelle in
the principal roles, should make this
one of the big hits. "The Cooper
City Four" are a source of delight
ful enjoyment. The musical com
edy playlet, "Frozen Out," makes a
finev vehicle for Frankie Hall and
Billy O'Brien. "The - Girl in the
Moqn," a "spectacular singing nov
elty, completes the vaudeyille pro
gram. v
One' of the most unusual features
of the performance by the Chinese
jazz band this week at the Orpheum
ishe contrast presented. There are
19 of these instrumentalists from the
Flowery kingdom. Of the comedy
features this week, the hit,of the bill
is scored by Harry Watson, jr., who
appears in two burlesque sketches,
one of which is asatire on the prize
ring pug. The bill is the most spir
ited show that has been presented
in big time vaudeville this season.
Miss Patricia Collinge comes to
the Brandeis for three days, start
ing next Monday, with a matinee on
Frank Howe, jr. The name part
fits this dainty and cleer actress
particularly well, giving a perform
ance of the title role that is said.
to be well nigh flawless.
Fiske O'Hara. in the new roman
tic comedy that has been provided
for him this season by Anna Nich
ols, "Down Limerick Way," will be
seen at the Brandeis all this week
and Sunday. The supporting com
pany is an excellent one, and the
production is massive. There is a
special augmented orpnesira.
Fully equal to the occasion are
"The Roseland Girls" at the popular
Gayety to more thin fill with i .1
joy and laughter the void left be
cause of the cancellation of the Ak-Sar-Ben
festivities. Thisweek's at
traction is particularly brilliant, hu
morous and satisfying in every way.
The beauty chorus is superbly cos
tumed. Matinee daily all week.
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. Wills Her Dog $500.
Worchester, Mass., Oct. l.-iln
recognition of its "faithful"- com
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Shrewsbury, willed her-dog CS0O.
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