The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-20
CITY'S MAYOR FAILS
TO SUPPRESS PAPER
The Seattle "Times'' and Closed
Saloons Get Temporary
1njunctions.
MORE FIGHTS IN STREETS
MObs Led by L. S. Sailors Had
Wrecked Socialist and
I. w. w. Halls.
MORE FIGHTS IN STREETS


Cotterill enlarged the city's police force
tonight by swearing In half Of Seattle's
firemen as special officers and IL en-
deavoring to prevent a repetition Of last
nights riots, when sailors from United
States warships led mobs Of their COM
rades and citizens against socialists and
Industrial Workers OF the World.
A provost guard from the Pacific fleet.
which Is here for the festivities OF the
Golden Potlatch. Is also assisting the
police In keeping order. The guard was
called out last night after the rioting
sailors and marines had helped to at
tack the socialists county headquarters.
one Of their halls and two halls used by
the I. W. w, from which furniture and
books were thrown into the street and
burned
Mayor Cotterill failed in his attempt
of this afternoon to close all saloons
for the balance Of the day and to sup
press the Saturday and Sunday editions
Of the Seattle Times, which. he charged.
published an article which caused last
nights rioting.
He was thwarted in both instances
through temporary injunctions issued ny
Judge Humphries of the Superior Court.
The injunctions were made returnable
next Wednesday. three days after the
feet leaves the harbor.
The Mayor held that the Times in
rriting an alleged distorted account OF a
speech made by Secretary Daniels OF the
navy before the Rainier Club on Thurs
day night had melted a riot. He heard
the Secretary's speech himself Afer
comforting with Secretary Daniels and
Gov. Ernest Lister, Cotterill decided to
take action to prevent the further publ
cation OF infiammatory articles.
The Times In its afternoon, edition.
which was held up until after o'clock
described the riots as an attack by the
Reds
May Ask 4. =. 1njanctiOn.
Col. A. j. Blethen. editor and proprie-
tor OF the Times. said that II necessary
he would apply for Federal injunction
Monday to keep the Mayor from inter-
fering With his publication.
Admiral Reynolds. commanding the
fleet. allowed the usual number Of sail
ors to have shore leave to-day and they
hurried ashore 70 enjoy the last night of
the potlatch celebration here. The fleet
will sail for the Puget Sound Navy Yard
, tomorrow. Leaves OF absence for all
! soldiers from the Puget Sound forts will
expire on Monday.
The three soldiers and two sailors in
jured in street brawl ON Thursday
night which preciptated the trouble
have been discharged from the city hos
pital None was badly wounded. The
Thursday night affair was started by
woman speaker who attacked the
soldiers as servants Of organized cap
ital.'
Several fist fights were reported to-
day and at one time a riot was threat
ened at Fourth avenue and Pike street.
A Socialist attempted To make speech
against the action of the soldiers and
! sailors In last nights riots. lie was
knocked down and his head bumped on
the sidewalk until he became uncon-
scious. Friends carried him away, but
no arrests were made.
Under the special police powers.givep
| him In time Of riot, Mayor Cotterill
took personal charge of the Police De-
partment to-day and issued pfoclama-
tion putting the city under riot law.
l. W. w. and Socialist leaders totalled
their losses to-day. The Socialists esti-
mated that they have lost $1,000 In
books and furniture and the Workers
put their similar losses at $1,000.
4 Few of Naval Militia Help.
The officers OF the feet were at a
ball in the State Armory las. night
when the sailors sacked the Socialists
building, The police offered no resis-
tance. being busy handling the crowds
assembled for the Potlatch festivities
The sailors did not appear to be in an
ugly mood, but went about the eve
ning's work OF petty pillage as though
on a lark. A few uniformed members OF
the Washington Naval Militia joined
in, though civilians made up most ol
the mob. The actual destruction OF
property was carried on by uniformed
men, including number OF petty Of
ficers.
The only man arrested was Walter
Thurber. an Industrial Worker, VINO
| knocked down fire department cap
tain when the latter displayed amuse
ment while viewing the wreckage II
front Of the Socialist hall.
None of the sailors was molested b,
| the police, Dut pioNoSt S""'u ''h
ashore from the West virginia rounded
up all the men after several hours
work, and early this morning there wa
NOT sailor to be seen on the streets.
The march Of tho hundreds OF civil
ians. marshalled by the sailors, wh'
led the procession waving American
flags seized from the festival decora
tions, was not without amusing features
Whenever the provost guard hove II
sight sailor rioters disappeared in thu
crowd.
The city headquarters Of the moderate
Socialists and the radical Socialist
were sacked. and the books and furri
ture carried into the street and burned
A Socialist newsstand on the principa
street corner was destroyed. and th'
big meeting room Of the Industria
Workers Of the World. In the southe:r
part Of the city. was stripped of III
belongings, which were thrown from {
second story window and burned.
Police Offer No Resistance.
J The police offered no resistance Il
the rioters. although trouble was ex
| peCted all dny Yesterday, 1t seemed Il