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SAPU
ALD
THE WEATHER
OKLAHOMA- Tonight and Thurs-
day, partly cloudy.
KANSAS: Partly cloudy.
VOL V. NO. 232
United Pr«. Leased Wire Service SAPULPA. CHEEK COUNTY. OKLAHOMA.
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Junior" "hie
■'ill meet at the
'a Events
7 WHIItj, 50
NEGROES ARE
AMONG SLAIN
Whites aid at Bay by
Negroe* With Many
Rifles
Woman Hed “Choc”
Shorift Livingston ’ and Deputies
Uni in U y and Freeman went to Ihanv
rdck Monday, where
arrested
they
Mrs. Emma Foreman, ‘when they
Ho gallons of “cl jC’ in Inf
She was lodged in the county
Dick Hanks was arrested
found
place.
Jail here
three mild! west of here for posses
stall at choc yesterday and Marion
Hanks was arrested a mile farthei paj|
west on a charge of possession ol
whisk.
R. R. DECISION
IS NOT WHAT
LINES WANTED
KELLEYV1LLE MAN
WAS NOT KILLED
CREW ARRIVES
HALIFAX, N. S., June 1.—Captain
Hehimin and his crew from the
____ sunken fishing schooner Rspernuto,
ROY ABNER ONLY SLIGHTLY arrived here today, aboard the Elsie
WOUNDED BY wife WHEN HE ill under command of Captain Geel.
ATTEMfMS ro SEIZE The survivors were well. The Es-
ENTIRE NEGRO SECTION ABLAZE:
FIND WANT BLACKS HAVE GUNS
CHILD.
pi-ianto, iv'Ich won the international
TULSA. Okla, June 1 Sporadic
clashes 'during the night which cul-
minated in a concerted riot in the
negro section of the city early to-
day" was practically ended shortly
SAPHLPANS ON
LIST OF HURT
i Hoy R. Abner, who was reported
Claim liV ^is Vesterdav liter
noon, was found to have lust noth-
ing except his lliiilnh and to still lie
running when the sheriffs force ar -
rived on the scene.
Sheriff Uvlngstoii and li-putie
Willard and Hruntley huiried to the
lUulted Pr»w Staff Correspondent ) home of Mrs. Abler, brother, where
WASHINGTON, O. June 1. the aflair took place when the ho t
Wage r uts ordered by the railroad! ing was reported lu re Tin v four. I
Irbor hoard can ie .nade. the basis that Mis. Abner ‘till »iad the little
flailing, comse trophy, was caught tu General Barrett Makes Hurried Probe; Early
Executives
to Be Disappointed
by Board Cut
Hy RAYMOND CLAPPER
a dense fog off Cape Sable and sank
In li> ill in nl es, lleli ma ii said.
rate readjustment according
by
beforh 8 o’clock when three, Hundred I Qjen Sletk, Ciiy Clerk, Among ,l" v',w •'l" ‘ ! pd
negroes were captured by a hand of Tho»e Wounded; Friaco
nrnv-d white men. | Worker I* Shot
The negroes ware lined into squad
City Clerk Glen H Steck wJs rc
to, girl, l.oyas, l yea is old, over whom
ported today not to be In any cerioua
danger from the bulbt wound Ii r c(Mrjll,er(.e comwiasion Either by force. She .rays lie also threaten
l the railroad executives must make ap- ed to shoot her und so she drew a
1 |
formation and marched from thej
black quarters to convention hell,
hats off. hands held high als.-ve their
heads and Winchester ri->c„* laat nlght ,,uring the race riot
revolvers prodding them forward. ^ Tn)ca Thp bu„et Mru<.s htm
No further casualties had been
listed other than the five wli'te men
end thirty negroes killed and scores lo ,be ,, f' L . ,ive-
whom were te Mr. Steck had just started mio the
TuLa Hotel from the Cincinnati
No
governunnt I the trouble started
), After Mrs. Abner was brought to
Oca cabinet member who lias tv.idej the city she told Assistant County KtTLJll
Attorney Decker tha? sne was at
the home of her brother when Abner
POLE REBELS
THREATEN TO
BLAST HOMES
Trains Bring State Guardsmen; White
Residents 1 lomes in Danger
BULLETINS!
TULSA, Okla., June 1.—(3 p. m.)—Late today seven known whites
were dead, 3d wounded in three hospitals and many other wounded were
in their own homes, according to police and military authorities Sixty-,
eight negroes are dead. The situation was quiet.
mate the total loss by fire, which W|ll extend into many thoi
dollars.
to etti-
sands of
h study of the transportation proh
lent thus expressed his opinion.
The first move for lower ft eight suddenly appeared and announced
i lairs must coni' through ihe inter that he was goua to take the child,
of Terror Plan
of in? urgent s Is Now
Reported
f TULSA, Okla., June 1.—(3 p. m.)—All persene not deputixed have
been ordered to disarm in a proclamation Issued by Mayor Evans.
TULSA, Okla, June 1.—(3 p. m.)—All available guardsmen have
been placrd on duty in the negro section, nearly, destroyed by fire.
plication for a decrease or the cmi pistol and fired at him font time
about the middle of the back, a little |r^g|on ran moxe qj, j,s own inltla one shot striking his hand. He then
of injured, many of
moved to hospitals.
During the heaviest firing. worn
a nv)b, estimated at one thousand
wntte men. had surrounded the tiegr,
HY OAHL D. GROAT
(United l'ress Staff Correspondent)]
OPPELN, Upper Silesia, June 1.—j
j seized the pistol and started away Repulsed In their latest attacks on
with the girl. the German lines near Kalianov.
Mrs. Abner ray: that she ran after Polish Insurgents are threatelng a:
street entrance when lie was hit. No CHICAGO, iiuie 1. Railroad execn bin-, und affei following him a mile, j reign of, terrorism, according to a
one v.us seen to fire a gun lu 'h£; fives j1P1(. today declared they were he pointed the pistol at her and sab credited report here today,
vicinity, but the street was crowded disappointed In the decision of the! he would ti^kv both along He nlsc The Poles were said tu have plan-
tin' ! announced ihe was going to use dynamite on public builif-|
kill her wfc y got farthei away
clashing| Almm thou
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., June 1.—At the requet of Adjutant General
Charles F. Barrett, in charge of the guard unit* at Tulaa, Covernor
Robertson today issued a proclamation declaring Tulsa under martial law.
TULSA, Okla., June 1.—At 1:05 n. m. the fire which has consumed
practically all the negro section, was thought to be under control The
white residential section will be saved without much loss.
section, an airplane flew over head ut the time. Sonic believe that the railroad labor board rutting
A report that the plane carried :sbo, may have come front the top wages of all clashes of railroad <-n
pitwvir|vc<>rine bmr.bs could not h a)l office building. Steck waajployea 12 per 1 en,
confirmed. ** *
Tire added tn the furor of riot
’carried into the hotel lobby after $4ii0,000.000
being hit and then was taken to the annually.
from
and
railroad
i-J
(Ut-1 the sheriff- tone
payrolls| approaching and disappeared Int-il
the brush, she said
rUL.SA, Okla., June 1.—At I I a. m. today police and hoa-
aud German pitals thotv seven whites dead, 32 wounded in three hospitals and
especially angered at the arrival of "’-“W olher whi‘e,‘ wounded in their own homes.
The flames wrre ronfined to i Oklahoma hospital. Cltv Cominis ”""e had hope<l that the decision
surrounding “darky” settlement. aJonpr 1>)n McMasters. who returned would wipe out in its entirety the
For two hours .After firing eesscil.^ tllere • this morning, said the'l800.OM.OOrt Increase of last year,
automobiles hearing loads of Marks dld nol said President II R. Kbram of the
that they did
In any danger.
■Chicago Northwestern. will have
H'ritisli reinforcements in Silesia. 1 ifty negroes, including men. woolen and children, are dead,
Mrs Abner was ^ lnsurf[pn|s rct<]uc(,r, thp ,.astie according to reports by authorities from the black belt, where
not held after the affair was investi-jof KaManov wUh ^ ‘ " * " '
gated.
Abner had lieen in hiding for some
time lifter his wife had had ft war
rant issued charging with with as
squads of unauthorized while men x^nv ^x^ndnation t0 find 011' how n",rh ,his decision t aI„| battery. She also filed
Three companies of They will make an X-ray examination,^ ^ ^ ^ oppr8t|ng PORts „ ,uU for .................. vi-m in th
stoori guild.
to determine whether
j bullet.
Puslness houses were closed gen on business,
orally.
State Oti:ird*n.en were on tV.<- 1 n,w "II fm-p attempting to predict nntthiiu (1,
grounds and the civilians were jo Hie, iung^wasjnjured ^ about rate decreases to follow thisj h
operating with them
artillery and *M‘avP fighting waged throughout the night and up to about 10
machine gun attack but were driven a- n* l^'s m°fn*ng‘ I wo hundred blacks are helieved by authori-
hack to Annaberg. Sixty Poles and t,es hav<“ been wounded.
15 Germans were killed during the! No armed conflicts ure expected,
engagement. * The entire negro section *ls still
* The number of Poles in the battle in flames
Rowland, a negro, was arrested for
Hundreds of negro houses >an alleged attack on n young white
was estimated at being between 700] «re already a charred mass. Thej girl. Armed negroes also formed at
er petition sou Uec.«.IPil..... e.,u From strong fortifications flumes have eaten their way to the the court house. First shots were
had beaten her and at one time (hey |,„ured high explosives Into tho '“te6 the white belt and threaten heard about 10 p. m.
Heir j would have killed her with a knife fam0UK castle until It flamed up In ,0 <,estroy n'n"V hundreds of white Early today armed whites were re-
predict anything | district court several days ago.
petition she declared that he and SOO.
wage out.
direction, however, and will hrlr: wo„,d have killed her with a knife famous -raj,tll, until It flamed up In - "■“».» •» w""'-
Another Sapu.pa man is known to h„slne^s and unemployed tr.- n nn' lf spectators had not interfered. They u doit>n p|acpH. Meanwhile they kepi "n ,llp nort'' s,dp ported to have formed a circle of
have been shot during the riot. Hejra!lroadB The decision of "the boar.' wera mRrried In 1912 in Baxter (,)p German line well sprayed with 1,"'e '•'‘Pirtment was helpless gtee| about Tulsa's ‘ little Africa."
ia it Frunksrd, a conductor on affects approximately ......... >:ii connty. Arkansas. machine gtm fire "V,..'!’. I'."' *** Ttone antomoMln loads of captnrsd
TULSA. June 1.—Race
It provide? foi
. v w... - rioting j Frisco, who lives at 907 East McLeod rcad employees.
continued"here'"today between the avenue Three shots from a shotgun, ,.nts in every clars of railroad T'lt’ilqjwurn SCHOOL
whites and blacks. Volley after vol- - ' ----j- *--------- sommen labor An
machine gun fire.
At the first sign of slackening fire
ley of shot < ringing out In the negro
struck hint in the neck, forehead and trom engineers to common labor Ap-j
shoulder. His brakeman. also from proxlir.itely six hundred thousand
section of tile city. The whole ofisapulpa, is reported to have been maintenance of way employees are;
negro town appears to he afire A* | struck in the leg by a bullet. given wag* leductiois of ,
7 a. in there was an unconfirmed, prunkard's freight train was Just P«r ,10lir-
icport that three more white men jeaving Tuisa for Sapulpa about 1:30 "The l,r'nK.,,]‘
were killed. ! a. m.lt ran into a regular battle j duct lone of a >ou - I'11
Hundreds of armed white
formed
“Little Africa” and a continuous T" to'eome t0 SapU,Pa thi.] Plo>"efi
tattle of rifle atirt revolver Ore can ^ ^ returned t0 Tulsa to
be heard. have the bullets picked out.
men
m. It ran into a
|in front of the freight house, where U'Cson'
. , “Because of tl
for re-
cent ’r
the board announced
. ’ | negroes, their hands held high, were
, of then-, giving up hope of saving i
from the Polish trenches German of- )h homes 8t‘en n,ovin* Awards the court house.
Will RF OPENED °U< TW" National ‘GunHsn.-n under com •“
VYU-.I- uu s-r , ompanles raced across a “no mans ,nand of Gen parre(t mrivd at 9 Three national guard units were
- land.” their altack putting the enemy ,,-pjpph from Oklahoma City -ind ,u ,*1P *r-ene and Adjutant General
The summer school term at Sa ln {ljght The I>oles m0(lP a stand (ho ReneraI |SSU(.d an order from Barrett was said to be en route here
pulpa high school will start toinor- jn {ront o{ xnnaberg and there wMj police headquarters that martial law t0 take personal charge of the sjt-
row morning It was announced today. a br|„f 8|lari) skirmish after which, wm not be d,.(.iared until he had "“Bon.
This year’s gammer session is ex- ^ t Germans retreatod. German of- made a hurried inve*tifrat‘on. At intervals of every few minutes
every
. . abo0, ......... — — . 1 “Because of the fact that c.ll t0 find raany *tudentB en" fleers said the withdrawal was in a. Two companies from MnakOgM a»d autoloada of negroes won be-
a circle o ‘*4 ‘ the men were wounded. Prunkanl , ] (ho 8ervice of tho carriers 1 rolled for extra progress in various ,,or(jance wt,h pledges of allied corn-one from Wagoner have been ordered ing taken to the county Jail. They
Whites were shooting a* all ne-
groes in sight, irrespective of sex
or age. One negro was dragged thru
the streets behind an auto with n
chain around his neck. His into-
tines scattered over the pavement
All atr.bulanoes are busy taking dead
pnd Injured to hospitals. On-'
hundred white men and 150 negroes
me said to he surtouslv Injured
only white men being take,, to
hospitals.
Ten armed negroes were reported
to have formed and started the battle
at the court house, where Rowland
was held.
Six known white* are dyd and
one is expected to die anv nrnut-
according to iv st reports from the
hospitals. Police information was
tha, about 15 wli.tes were -erlouslv
wounded and probably ta to 15 were
-offering from, minor wounds. Th-
best information the police were
able to give at 9 oMock ■* •» was
that 50 negroes were (lead, men
women and dUildr^n. end at least
75 wounded, although nn Posl
estimate ts obtainable at this hour
Under-cover fighting .still continue*
o„ the outskirts of «he .Hy
Davis Hill, where the fire eonsum m
the negro quarter is threafening th-
white residential section.
Negro town is still burning, ft
though there is not much left o'
the black belt «t this hour, wh r
consumed by th1-
are not included, it is difficult tol studies. Special courses In science,
estimate the actual amount of the mathematics and Spanish is offered
,. decrease, hut if aPPli°d to a11 .pn:' 1 --
Tulsa called Sapulpa for police aid ',,|fl>e,.s of all clt sses on carriers I |
during the night and Chief Wisdom ^ approximately $4,000,090,0(10
on the defensive.
' manders thd^ they would fight only! to entrain Immediately A or Tulsa, 11 are being put under guard.
w:>F announced by officials. Squads of white civilians co-op-
At 10 a. m fl continuous stream crating with the police and national
of captured and surrendered negroe* luar(ls arP tak(nR the negrow ln
mr n wowen and children holding up automobiles and on foot, marching
white handkerchiefs were marched] ,l|ack, dow„ Nonh Ma)n street sho|.
HETH oEEKS INFORMATION KIWANIC ACCEPTS.
CHICAGO. June 1—Assistant Pros The Kjwani!, |)r,8«bhll teuin toduy
and Officers Burnett. Hedgewood. Uenerai reductions In wages as out- neuter Hell, today appeared before a announeed that It would accept tho ____________________
Chapman and McCullough, went over. |ioed would mean an averag- month spncinl grand jury and asked regard fha)jp11j5e of thq aUracca class base from th, black bo.t and 'oml ail KUDH> revolvers, pistols and appar-
All returned at 6 o'clock this morn-1 ,y wagP of about $125 for all em , ing hit( indictment of Mrs. Cora C ha„ team fol a Fame n tho near fa-jload of them were taken to Conven-
appro!-
At
ently auy kind of arms are being
used hy the whites. Every busiuess
ing except Officer McUurnett. They|r"|0yem, but such an average meana. 0rU)wetn> slayer of Herbert Zetgler, t.lr„ ti',p Baracta class would fix tion Hall, where there are
report that they were held in reserve 0f course, that while Konv* worker- JQ0(H|year Tire and Rubber company ,hP jatp for the game It *was said. 11'1 *‘ 1 n"w timb 1 gM.iM jhouse in Tulsa Is closed up to help
—• *—*— ...... active would earn a'sum conslderabllv in ex#(.u(|vey Mrs. Orthwein's trial was ——. ■ — ~'rnr~ 'j',," ", n'rtu T-inK In Id i”id< •• Ktnid ‘‘uuP^cuto with the authorities in the
there without having any _________
duties. excess of the montltlv amount stated abrup(ly ended on Us first day yes
An automobile was sent here from ninny thousand would fall slioit - 1 ter day when Heth found she had been
1 oil company to get guns and that figure
ammunition this morning They -While the decision announced
permitted to take them out day applies onlv to (W railroads
1 1 1 inirioiN not a party to it for r6fliK
after Police Sergeant Hensel learned • 1 , ,
Hons in all Hawes of labor, arc, ^
I given until July 1«t to file applica | ^
leruav »11-11 ...............— Reports were current | ttxom
Indicted for manslaughter instead of |ate today that SapulpH was also thej ^
calls *
NO RIOTII - MERE ----- ----- ---- - iflAt
In Bristow Sequoyah school is also filled with K
captured negro—, hold hands
murder.
lions for reductions, so practically
from the Tuba chief tha* the men
sent over were authotities.
Many people went over Iron, ltare ^ ^ ^ country
last tUght and this morning as sight- ^ t0 ,hp ,nly , dc’rease
seers. Business was halted consider
will h
CASUALTIES
All
. .. Calls! f^Ygry negro bag been searched high.
scene of sen-us 1 “ ’ ,u ‘ f„, WPapons and ammunition and It- The negroea are being taken out
received at the * ' ,al 1 "... the even, any ammunition or fire of all restaurants and rooming
Biistow said 11111 i1""1"- 111 arms are found on them charges are houses and corralled at county Jail
were to the effect that severa Per'|fj]p() ag(1|n^, ,hem and thev will be anJ
held under guard or In the jails.
sons lift,! been killed here. There
were no grounds for th (-reports.
put under guard.
“Little Africa” is still
burning.
The provisions of announced re
The while dead
Carl D. Lopeisch, 28,
shot through
All sorts of gunSy Taxors, knives gmo|jP for a mile ha* been swirling up
and ammunition were found on the
from burning negro houses.
All sorts of- gutvs and amn.unltlou
were found on negroes. One box
take charge of the rj,jzons wjj| he fern-.ed an.l
MITCHELL TO TULSA. negroes.
ahlv this morning. Everyone topped|() ^ w,u f0|InW- j the breast H. T. Mitchell Ml called over
and took time to discuss the Hots. con(juctors, brakeman, flagmen -in-1 Unidentified white ma" about 2> to Tulsa this morning to b<-l|> to- OKLAHOMA ( ITY, Okla., June 1 ,wo fppt square by two feet high
Early reports that reached here were |Mlgsae.C|,y.n In passenger service y m. Bu:«er, Hhvellu. Kansas, 27 Mitchell Fleu.lng Undertaking "" " Adjutant General Bqrrett of the Ok-i pi|p(1 ful( knives s|one.
that Steck had been killed and much ,|rp cu( |ls pc.r month. In freight,.hot ,n back with buckshot. patty of that city handle the wors lahomH national guard left for Tulsa A military commission composed of
relief was felt when the rumor was sPrv(c.p these classes were recced a till'd whlto man, uffMentified. which resulted fiom the ri ( this morning to
found to be untrue. ' 1:4 cents per day.1 _ l abou, 35. shot |i hack of head. — situation
Jack McIntyre, of the Norval and Engineers, firemn and hlpers if \ $o-yeat-old -white hoy, thought , * -—
Dial Automobile Co. of Tulsa, came passenger service are cut from 7| to be named Olson. Sapulpa Okla. AGAINST ECONOMISTS. , TULFA, Okla., June 1.—Rioting
here on business this morning and to 10 cents per hour. Approintata \ white girl who was reported WASHINGTON. D C., June L— |bp nPgro ^,-tion'between white men way for the riot he will be allowed
said that the shooting broke out ly six hundred thousand unskilled killed ot^ (he north side, about th- The senate today for th, second Md nPgr0P8 continued here early to- to go free otheiwise charges will
worse at daylight than at auy time laborers are cut Si cents per hour Texaco plant. time refused to support ec-nomv ad jdgy w,|h HOund o{ flrjng ,s8Ui„g from he filed against him.
He stated that the Shop men employes werp given an j, waa ,-eported this aiternotn voentes who wanted the strength ,,f[(hat quarlPr Apart from the battle All pawn shops and hardware
each
negro questioned closely and If It
Is found that he is a law alidins
in < ilBeti and not responsible in any
per hour Blash, signal 'l*1 1 tint a young man named Oleson, the navy fixed at one hujlred
has not been
(Continued
during the night
mob apparently had waited for day-, 8-cent
light before starting A trainload of paHnvmt employes from H to S c-nu from Sapulpa. had been killed las. thousand men.
J all employes on IRl11 night during the fighting with the
and
r.r.
whiles.
Advertise to Herald want column*
the Notional Guardsmen from Okla Ppr h°ur- ,
honta Cltv went through here about ,0B<* tUKK’ o
8 o'clock this morning on their way . r<‘du,,*“1 8
fi» aj rv % hour.
Two cojnpatjies Of Natt^M»-«Hta**A u ^ h —ft "f IU reason
machine aun roir.penv and one;----- pranting the respective w:t«e cuts,|,h,H „v>rniiu when the report reach- the dead man resembles an
on page Head our waul ads. (Continued on Page 3) , ed here. The 'supposition Is tlnt|tnke was made
This is believed to be s
1 case of mistaken identity, however.
' The dead man was reported to he
f0’-1 Do vie Oleson, but lie was in Sapulpa I living it -re and it. that \va-’ the mi
were teported several fires,
unconfirmed death list was
white men and 30 negroes Scores
wer* reported to have been injured ^ ^
by revolver and rifle fire
Rioting started early •*** night
lies'm ] when v mob ot armed whites g»th
■ ered the county Jail after Dick
The stores have been closed by the mill-
five 'ary forces.
Windows of all the pawn shops
hardware stores have been
broken In and are now boarded up
end signs on them reading No
guns or ammunition in here”
There are mere than xo.ooo ne-
groes her?, iccordin* to the last
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