East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

i'll was thwarted in his efforts to pre-
vent the Seattle Times from publish
ing today and Sunday. except under
censorship, when Judge Humphries
granted temporary injunction
against the order for the police to
take charge of the plant. The mayor
stated his action was taken to prevent
the Times publishing reports which
he believed might incite further riot
ing Saloonkeepers also are trying to
override the mayors orders in closing
the saloons.
SEATTLE, July 19.-An investiga-
t!cn has been instituted to locate the
rirgleaders of mob of several thou
sand who, led by a hundred sailors
and half as many soldiers, wrecked
all the industrialist and socialist
headuarters in this city last night, A
socialist news stand was demolished
Furniture was piled In front OF each
place and burned. The police were
pcwerless to prevent the violence as
a result of riot Thursday night in
which three soldiers and two sailors
were injured by alleged industrialists
SEATTLE, July 19.-As result OF
the riots last night Mayor Cotterill as
sumed the powers granted him by the
charter in case of riots and took per-
scnal charge of the police today. de
ordered all saloons closed and forbids
anyone holding street meetings for the
next two days except religious meet
ings. He notified the editors of the
Seattle Times to either suspend pub
lication for the two days or submit
proofs of everything published for
censorship The Times printed an
alleged speech by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels in which he is reported
to have denounced the followers OF
the "red flag" and the cities that
harbored them. Mayor Cotterill in
his proclamation declared the issue
included the plain and wilful incit-
ing of riot which followed"
Concerning censorship OF the Times,
the mayors written order says:
"Inasmuch as the exaggerated, false
and perverted publications which had
been made by the Seattle ITEMS, par
ticularly in the issue of Friday eve-
ming July Is, 1918, included plain and
wilful melting of the rot which rol-
lowed indicated on the part OF those
responsible for that publication Know
ledge of the lawless and riotous IN
tentions which were committed OF
that night YOU hereby are directed to
stop the issuance and sale and circu-
lation or any form of distributor
within the city of Seattle of the Seat
tie Daily Times during the day (Sat'
urday) July 10, and tomorrow (Sun
day) July 20, unless the proprietors o.
such paper shall have first submitted
TO me the entire proofs of any pro
posed issue and 1t be found certified
to you. by me as containing noth
ing calculated to incite further rio
or destruction of property or an!
danger to human life"
The order was issued to the pohc'
department.
SEATTLE, July IA party o
United States marines and sailor
from the Pacific reserve fleet, most o
them sailors wearing the name Il
their hat bands of the cruiser Colo
RADIO and California, started F'rida
night to "clean up the town" as the
expressed it, by attacking socialist an
/. w. w. headquarters.
Aided by Civilians.
About a dozen men from warship
all youthful, were In the wreckin
party. They were aided by severf
members of the Washington navf
militia, and by a hundred young civ
iljans, who made most of the nois'
Waving United states flags, the storm
ing party swooped down on the cal