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Show IT ORGANIZER JIEJJ RAID Headquarters of Arkansas Negro Secret Society Is Searched. LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Oct. 1. Headquarters Head-quarters at Winchester, Ark., of the secret organization of negroes held responsible re-sponsible for the Llaine race riots, were raided this morning, according to a dispatch from The Arkansas Democrat's Dem-ocrat's correspondent. Dr. V. L. Powell, an organizer of the negroes, was arrested and has been taken to Arkansas City and later will be turned over to Helena officials. KLATKK. Ark.. Oct. -I. This little town breathed easier today than at any time since early in the week when raco (Continued on Pago 10, Column 2.) RIOT 1GHZER JAILED 11 MID: (Continued From Page One.) disturbances of a Kirious nature burst without warning. The- relieved feeling was duo largely to the fact that all reports re-ports from districts where federal soldiers sol-diers and civilian officials were on duty-continued duty-continued to he of a reassuring nature. Generally, tho people here believed the worst of the trouble was over. However, officials were emphatic in their assertions that there would be no relaxation of emergency measures. With the exception of patrols moving about the cancbreaks there was no outward out-ward evidence early this morning of marked activity. Later in the day, however, officials planned to resume their search for hidden firearms, of which a largo quantity has been seized from negroes whose homes have been searched. Investigation of the disorders continued con-tinued today. The number of negroes known to have been killed by soldiers and posse-men posse-men today stood at fourteen, but officials of-ficials believed, from statements made by prisoners the total number of dead might be double that. White casualties casual-ties known are five dead and six w-ounded. There was a report late last night that a number of negroes had been seen in the vicinity of Oldtown, trying to cross the river. Squads of soldiers were sent there to intercept them. The troops had not returned this morning. |