Show i T r K KORDER O ORDER UR I OMAHA May Mayor Smith Victim 9 j Mob Rep Reported Ith Im- r l 1 1 L I n m r I Sept Grand 30 Gian O jury i investigation m with a a aI aview I view v to pro prosecuting c. c those ie rc- re- re for foi race lace rioting here herc last Sunday will ivill b be started within a short time Judges of oC th the district court here her decided today to call a special grand and jury Jur to make the probe At the same saine time it was announced b by R R. T T. Coffey chief deputy deput co county counts nty attorney att who ho ho has been Investigating the riot that that men and nd boys arrested Sunday In connection with the riotIng rioting riot riot- ing lag would be held by police c court urt for forthe forthe forthe the grand jury jur About a dozen men and boys bOs were taken into custody on the day the riot occurred TROOPS KEEP ORDER More than 1600 federal soldiers from Camps Grant III Ill Funston Kan ICan Dodge Doage Ia la and Ft Crook and Ft Omaha Neb Nob are in the city for riot duty About troops and eighteen officers from Camp Grant and men and eleven officers from Camp Funston lunston arrived here today to assist federal soldiers already at work patrolling patrolling pa pa- pa-I pa trolling the city city's s streets j i Governor Samuel R R. McKelvie I arrived here her early earb today issued d a a. stat statement ment deploring the riot and de declaring do- do daring claring that one one who 1 acquainted with conditions in Omaha during the past few months could not be very much surprised at what has happened hap lisp TOO MUCH CRITICISM It It has been a matter of everyday occurrence occurrence the statement continued that those who have most to 0 do with the mo molding of public opinion have constantly engaged in n n petty bicker bicker- Ings lags and criticism of the local officials which could uld not result in anything anything anything any any- thing but an an utter titter disrespect of ot the law law I deem It It of utmost importance that the good people of Omaha should at once organize their minds to discourage discourage dis dis- courage the activities of those who are constantly attempting to to bring reI re reproach re- re preach upon public officials and Join in n a common support of ot those who I have ia e been heen duly elected to responsible ble jle public positions positions' I One of the mo mot most t alarming features of oC the thc situation the governor said Is is the extent to which young boys were engaged In the destruction lon of property and the violence that thac J the riot MAYOR RECOVERING The gov governor governor- el nor declared that he would not attempt to fix the blame for what happened saying flaying he thought It would perhaps be as fair to criticise the theone theone theone one who applauded Ins trie a actions of t th the tha rioters as to criticise those who actu ac- ac tu tully did the work The condition of Mayor Ed P P. Smith when the rioters attempted to lynch him continued d to Improve toda today tolay to- to da day lay at a a. local hospital NEGROES DISARMED The city was quiet last night No Na o disorders of any kind occurred Regular army soldiers and special police pollee patrolled patrolled pa- pa trolled rolled the city throughout the night Twenty four negroes dressed In ci civilian civilian ci- ci lI l- l I vilian wearing searing special police pollee badge badges and carrying arms arm appeared I at t Twenty fourth fourth and Cuming streets last night They said they had been ipen sworn worn In as special officers by bv a city ity official Soldiers took them then to a Continued on page 2 2 TROOPS KEEP ORDER Continued from page 1 fire station took th their ir weapons away and released them MAYORS MAYOR'S ACTS RECOUNTED Reports today continue to recount how the attempt to lynch the mayor was made after atter repeated attempts on his lis part to prevent rioters from securing securIng Ing ng William Brown negro who was fi finally finally ti- ti nally taken from the county jail by a amob amob amob mob and shot burned and hanged on the he theory he was the man who re reI recently recently re- re I attacked year old Agnes Lobeck Lobeck Lobeck Lo- Lo beck of Omaha Mayor Smith about 6 o'clock Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- I day evening arrived at the courthouse where he remained with Police Comi Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner Ringer and Chief of ot Police I Eberstein until 1030 During the time they were in the building the I mayor and his companions remained on the fourth floor loor after Chief Eberstein Eberstein Eberstein Eber- Eber stein had stationed his officers on all the floors and in all stairways Rioters were in the streets about the building in quest of Brown the negro and the courthouse had been set on fire by members of the mob MAYOR FIRM According to Commissioner Ringer and Chief Eberstein the mayor was I firm in his conviction to uphold law lawand lawand lawand and order to the last minute We Ve were determined to protect our prisoner to the end said Chief Eber Eber- stein The mayor was most emp emphatic em em- p in his determination to stand standby standby standby by the ship as we all were for tor that matter And we could have protected protected protected pro pro- him too if they had not smoked us out with the fire I GOVER GOVERNOR OR ON SCENE I Both the regular and special police I forces have been put under command of Colonel E E. J J. J Morris Twentieth Infantry in infantry infantry In- In I fantry U. U S. S A. A who is also in charge of ot Omaha soldiers Colonel Morris to today today today to- to I day said the situation was well in hand I Governor Samuel R R. McKelvie arI arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar I rived here today to go over the situa situa- tion He lIe said he would would have no statement statement state state- ment to make until after he had conferred conferred conferred con con- I with city and county officials THIRD VICTIM H H. J. J shot during the early hours of the riot while traveling through a a. crowd of persons assembled at Seventeenth and Douglas streets the heart of ot the business district died today of his Injuries He is the third I victim of tire the riot the others being I Will Br Brown wn negro who was lynched by the rioters and Louis Young who I was sent by police officers while tryIng tryIng trying try- try Ing to effect an entrance into the courthouse Ii in company with his wife was driving in an automobile at the I time of the shooting which occurred I while the mob was beating a negro I BODY IDENTIFIED The body of one of the two persons killed in the rioting was identified to today today to- to day to be that of Louis Young aged 17 of Omaha He lie was shot to death Mayor Ferry Wires I Sympathy to Smith Sincere sympathy and Indignation were expressed by Mayor W. W Mont Ferry y In ln a wire to Mayor E. E P P. Smith of Omaha yesterday over his condition condi condl- tion and the attempt of the mob to toI hang him Sunday The dastardly at attempt attempt at- at tempt upon your life causes every good I citizens citizen's blood to boil Mayor Ferry telegraphed I Workers Call Off Of Invasion Threats COLUMBUS 0 o. Sept 30 The The threatened Invasion n of West Virginia Virl Vir- Vir ginia l by striking T steel workers at I Steubenville and Mingo o o 0 to force workers In the plants at Weirton W. W va to strike and Join the unions having hav hav- I ing been called off oft by the strikers j Governor Cox last evening ordered de demobilization de- de I mobilization of ot Ohio national guard It I units which were being held in readiness readiness readiness readi readi- ness to check the march into West WestI Virginia were It attempted I Only two companies of the state troops will be held in readiness for forI emergency They can be bo rushed into I Youngstown or other cities in irk the MaI Mahoning Mahoning Ma- Ma I honing valley within a few hours should their presence be required I Altogether fifteen n companies of national national na na- guard troops troop troop had been mobilized |