The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-06


The death toll in the anti-draftI
riots, which have held south
eastern Oklahoma In grip of
terror for the last three days
reached three early today when
J. +. Moose of Okemah was shot
and killed by a posse guarding
roads leading to Holdenville. Two
men have been seriously wounded
and number of others slightly
injured.
Moose was killed when he failed
TO heed the command to halt of
an armed posse. lie was In an
automobile and attempted to
escape by speeding.
Ed Blaylock was killed and two
possemen injured when a group OF
80 rioters were surprised at a
crossroads schoolhouse - miles
southeast of Holdenville Sunday
afternoon. Jack Paige, former
marshal, was shot In the leg, and
Henry Johnson suffered a scalp
wound. Nine of the band were
captured and the others scat
tered.
Held rs Traitors.
The third death reported was
that of Wallace Cargill, secretary
OF Friendship Chapter of the
Working Glass Union, who had
defied the officers to come and
get him." When killed he was
heavily armed.
A special train left Holdenville
early today with Sc of the cap
tured rioters. They will be lodged
in prison at McAlester.
At Ada, county seat of Ponto-
toe county, the work OF question
ing more than 100 captured
Working Glass unionists was go
ing on today. Sufficient evil
dence had been obtained to JUS
tify federal charges of treason
against them, il was said.
Young men who freely told the
officers the secrets of the w. G.
u. and won their freedom, de-
clared that the Seminole county
rioters firmly believed they were
carrying out nationwide revo-
lutionary plan when they began
burning bridges last Thursday
night.
Planned Uprising
The w. c. IT,, these inform
ers declared, have been paving
the way for two years to con-
ceried uprising against the present
plant of government.
This was to have extended from
coast to coast, and to have been
signalized by the burning of
bridges and seizure of trains
Thursday night, capture of banks
Friday, and grand climax al
, midnight Friday, when grain ele-
vators, cotton mills, wealthy
mems houses and property of al
kinds was to be destroyed.
Shoot every man who wears [
white shirt" was the motto tn,
wv. C. U. adopted on the eve o
their outbreak.
Ku KIux Khan.
At Ada a modern Ku Klui
Khan, directed by committee o.
13, whose chairman Is r. B. Cain
president of the Farmers State
bank, Ada, proposes to take the
responsibility of Graduating law
lessness from that part Of Okla.
homa.
The organization of the Adj
Rifle club also followed the riot.
I ing and branches of the two or
CARNATIONS are to be established
4. in Rio county of southeastern
4, Oklahoma. All rioters arrested
will be turned over to federal
authorities. Should they be re-
, leased from federal charges, In
: dividual counties will prosecute
T. them for cattle stealing, bridge
l burning and charges of resisting
{ the law.
Plot Against Government.
P, "He shall be whipped with
r wet rope, sailed and hanged" Ii
3 the punishment members of the
w. G. u. were to mete out to any
: members of the organization who
disclosed secrets, according Il
[ members impressed.
$ The greatest growth of the w
. G. u. has been during the last
1.-TWO wears. Organizers came into