The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-22
|. ". ". Cleanup
Progressing Rapidly
EIGHTY six ARE HELD IN THIS CIT
immigration Inspector Examines Prisoners. U.S..
Attorney Will Arrive Saturday.

The I. w. w. cleanup in this
county is progressing rapidly
with detachments of state troops
the lumber camps under
the direction of Sheriff Noland.
All members of the organization
are Investigated by the officers,
the organizers and aliens held
and the non-actiVe members be-
ing given a passport permitting
them to leave. But very few in
Vestigations are held in this city
now, these being confined princi-
pally to men desiring to leave the
city, who are forced to apply to
the authorities for a passport.
A. +. Richardson of Spokane,
immigration inspector, is in the
city conducting an examination
of the men who have been held
here. The prisoners have been
changed from the paint shop,
where they were originally con-
fined, to the Sly building on Main
street, next to Woodward's store.
The latter is a brick building
which provides safer and more
sanitary quarters i'm which to
hold the men detained. A tele-
gram was received yesterday at
the sheriiT's Office from Governor
Alexander stating that United
States District Attorney j. L..
McClear left Boise Thursday and
will be here Saturday to look into
the situation.
The total number of /. w. w.
under arrest i'm this city is now
eighty-siX Fifty-nine of these
are held i'm the SLY building un-
der guard of state troops under
command of Adjutant General
Moody and Captain Herman
Taylor and twenty-nine are held
i'm the county Jail. These latter
are the most important of the
prisoners, there being several al
legged slackers and deserters
among the number. Nels Madi-
son, chairman of the organiza-
ton committee of the Spokane /.
w. W., who was captured at
Chatcolet by George Cornell while
attempting to leave here, is
among the men held in the Jail.
Word has been received from
Local Board No. ? Of Duluth,
Mimi, that Mitchell Larson, one
of the men taken in the dragnet
spread by the authorities, should
be held as a Stacker. The local
board for Lincoln county, DaVen-
iport, Wash, has wired Warren
r. Shepperd, clerk of the local
board for this county, stating
that Leo Sworoski, who is also
among the l. w. w. captured
has been posted rs delinquent il
that county The telegram states
that Sworoski is a German alier
enemy. These men will probably
be turned over to the fedora
authorities for action. A number
of other alleged slackers are be
ling held here and communica-
tions have been sent TO their loca'
boards but as yet no replies have
been received.
A telegram was received We'd
Incsday from Governor Alexander
stating that George r. Kirkpat-
rick would attempt to deliver a
lecture i'm this city yesterday
iAll trains and boats were closely
guarded by deputy sherins but
/ kirkpatrick was not located anC
no attempt was made to hold any
meeting. Kirkpatrick is the
author of the book called War
What Fora" which is among the
literature seized by Sheriff f. b
Noland i'm one of his recent raids
The county council of defens,
recently refused permission fol-
him TO speak here.
Prosecuting Attorney Allen A
{ Holsclaw is preparing complaints
against the men held, charging
them with criminal syndicalisn
under the state law. This is tn,
crime charged against William
M. Nelson, ex-secretary of the !