Show I- I 11 I JP ii CH CA Al T l Ii Reject Offer of of Compromise p and d ider der to Quit Work Tork Is Is' Given n at 4 a. a m. m I July 29 Fifteen Fifteen ct thousand u and street railway ems em- em oJ oves s went on strike for higher highers ages s at 4 0 o'clock clock this morn morn- Sg completely tying lying up th the face and elevated systems of the thetA tA The c companies made no attempt to ton n and workers depended on onam onam am tam railways automobiles and other hi hides les to reach their places of busis busi- busi s Early last night heads of the lIons Ions and officials of the street rail rail- reached reached- an wages wages of the men at lately 65 cents an hour and grant an out our day with time and a half SIt r r overtime It was thought this aeIn ac- ac P In Would avert a walkout but at a meeting shortly before midnight t en repudiated the agreement and ted to strike at 4 a a. a m m. toda today TH The demand 85 cents an anu u uan n increase of 77 per cent over overs overes es sent s nt wages an hour eight day and nd a half for overtime iE Jle UNION MEETING l of the surface and elet ele- ele t d men attended the meeting at ll mens men's auditorium at which the I ote was carried with a shout t almost unanimous Repe Rep- Rep e of the men attempted to toe e r q explanation of the negotiations we ri themselves themselves- and the companies' companies i at which the compromise was wasch ch ched d but the men swept their of- of alfrom Ig from control of the meeting 3 Boosting 9 one of their number to the the men put over the strike a roar then proclaimed In an 85 cents an hour wage hour wage an anh h ht sour hour day a six-hour six Sunday and y week ANT NT ATTITUDE prK pw- two hours William QuInlan of the carmen carmen's B union fought get the compromise proposition Ion be- be he meeting He was aided by Finally L L. D D. Bland mr r of the international board of Bumon imon attempted to get the terms th agreements as to wages before meeting Getting a brie brief silence S said Id Rt Remember men we are not fighting companies in this matter Ere are are- fighting the Chicago pub- pub T To eU eli with t tie the e public The public several shouted and threw up his his' hands and sat satIn satTE In n TE Id IS TAKEN h vote carried carried shortly be- be with the provision that walkout w take place at 4 a. a m m. Run- Run to nearby elevated d stations lent the crews of each train t oiled up to the platform Others to surface car lines and bo boarded clears cars to inform the crews With With- lill il hour all had the In In- and by a little after 4 jcl cl c this morning the last of Ul had Thad d been run into the barns Ee was waa little preparation for tor conEe con con- inge Ee of to places of eminent em em- X tnt nt and business for fOl the first f the day practically was at a aTO ads fI ds TO WORK I cry manner of conveyance was Inice in inIce inice ice bearing workers to the central lct this morning Mot Motor r buses B I Continued Continued on page 8 t AUTHORITIES S STRiVE I i TO HALT RACE RIOTS RIOT Continued from page 1 1 two negro police sergeants and the officers fired into the assembly killing four and the former alderman barely missing 5 I IDUE DUE TO NEWCOMERS SAYS POLICEMAN A police captain in the black belt ascribed the trouble to 10 the tile of negroes who came to Chicago during the last two years to make up thE th shortage in labor caused by the war He lie said showed that thai the older negro residents refrained from such clashes having become accustomed accustomed accustomed tomed to the freedom allowed the black without turning it Into license As the night wore on hospitals in the region became filled and doctors doctor s were all overworked caring for the injured A negro corpse was taken into int the establishment of a white undertaker and soon a crowd threatened t to o attack the place News of this spread and thereafter dead negroes would not be accepted by white mortuaries Major lied Fred Haynes of the First I Illinois infantry was was found with a broken back in the center of the riot area this morning He lie was not on dut duty but a corporal and a sergeant who were members of the Illinois reserves were wounded during a clash with negroes negroes IN BLACK BELT The fighting today centered mainly in the heart of the black belt along Thirty-fifth Thirty street and to cope with the situation the police massed reserves re reserves reserves re- re serves of men rifles patrol wagons ambulances and motorcycles motorcyclE's in the vicinity Some four thousand state troops were under arms in the city and as many more were under orders to be ready for emergency I Th There re were two dangerous I however as far south as first Fifty and Stale streets and three vicious fights took place in the he downtown distract district dis dis- I tract on Wabash avenue in broad broadI I daylight I AUTHORITIES ACTIVE i Governor Lowden and Adjutant General Dickson and various militia officers for the state Chief of Police Pollee Garrity and Mayor Thompson for the city and Coroner Peter Hoffman for forthe forthe forthe the county strove steadily to restore law and order in the negro district and prevent spread of the general rioting to other sections of the city The adjutant general and members of his staff conferred with the city of officials officials officials of- of and then toured the riot not district district dis dis- triot wit with h the chief of police pollee and the mayor mayors mayor's s secretary Both Mayor Thompson and Gover- Gover nor Lowden issued appeals to all aU citizens citizens citi zens to aid the authorities in rector restoring ing mg peace the governor saying in a noon statement I II I I cannot say who Is responsiblE e for this sit Situation atlon It is here If w WE e will vill all Keep our f heads and cooperate we will handle this situation as i a large majority of the people stand fOIla foi for forlaw r la law wand and order COUNCIL MEETS A special meeting of the city council council coun coup cil was hurriedly summoned for this s afternoon Leaders of the body haI had hac no definite plans to announce in advance advance advance ad ad- I vance of the meeting There was a possibility the council I might pass some sort of order against all public gatherings Anticipating such action a mass meeting at which Albert J J. J Beveridge former senator r from Indiana was to have discussed d the league of nations tonight was wag s called off FIGHT IN JAIL Some of the most serious rioting noting o othe of f the day occurred in the Cook Cool county jail when one hundred negro prisoners prison prison- on- on ers exercising outside their cells overpowered a negro guard and raced into into the exercise room of ot the white prisoners There were between and white prisoners in the room When hen the negroes rushed into the room there was an instant clash The regular force of guards was unable to control the prisoners and rather than attempt to quiet them locked the doors and appealed for aid The prisoners fought for an hour before before be be- fore the they were beaten into submission with clubs Several of the negro pris- pris it was reported carried knives and a number of the white prisoners are said to have been seriously wounded WHITE MAN KILLED Harold white was wa riddled riddled rid rid- died by bullets fired from a house at 1021 South State street and killed When hen the police pollee rushed the place they found and nd arrested four women t all negroes Two re revolvers revolvers revolvers re- re and nine nand men two razors an ax several everal knives and a Quantity of cartridges were discovered piled near a window from which the negroes had been I shooting I |