Evening journal., 1919-11-12
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.LYNCHED;FOUR
HEROESSLAIN
Government Joins Washing
ton Citizens in Wiping
Out Reds After Murders
MOB WOULD KILL
10 jailed RADICALS

CENTRaLIA, Wash, Nov. II Omitted
Press).-Centralia was quiet early TO
day while troops guarded the jail and
pairolled the streets following the at
tack yesterday by radicals on the
Armistice Day parade Of war veterans,
which resulted i'm the killing Of four
veterans and the lynehing Of an alleged
l. W. W.
Until Company +, Of the State Militia
arrived from Tacoma, IL was feared the
small police force would be unable TO
protect the 10 prisoners i'm the Jail, as
the mob, estimated at 1000, swarned
about the Jail crying "Lynch them"
The mob did not disperse until day
break.
,, The body OF one I. W. w. member,
Britt Smith, still hung from a bridge
early today. Smith was captured alter
/ he had run from the I. w. w. hall with
smoking rifle in his hands. He was
lynehed by a small group OF men.
Twenty radicals are in the city jail
and the city is being combed by ex-
soldiers and others who have sworn
that all /. W. W.'s must leave.
The killings started when the parade
Of eX-service men began marking time,
waiting for stragglers to come up in
the rear.
Shots rang out and Arthur McElfresh
dropped dead, shot through the head.
The dead are:
Warren Grimm, former lieutenant
with the Siberian forces and commau-
/ der OF the local post OF the American
Legion.
Arthur NcElfresh, who served IS
months in France.
Ben Casagranda. who served IN many
French campaigns.
Dale Hubbard, eX-service man.
The I. w. w. fed from their hall as
the service men and the crowd charged
The building. Britt Smith was said TO
have fired on the crowd as ne ran. He
was pursued TO the ShOOkumchuck
river. Emery Coleman, one OF the pur-
suers was shot through the leg.
Smith turned at the river and shot
Hubbard three times through the body.
according 10 reports. Hubbard died
instantly.
Smith was then overpowered and
iailed
A mob meanwhile had fred the I. W.
W. hall after lOoling 10 OF papers. An
attempt 20 lynch Smith was first made
behind The hall. This was thwarled by
the police
Last night all the lights ~ the city
suddenly were switched of and men be-
gan TO gather about the jail in automo-
bnes. The machines then approached
the place and were ordered 10 turn of
their lights. Smith was taken from
the Jail and hanged. The cily's under
takers have refused 20 allow the body
TO be taken 10 their establishments.
Centralla is said TO have been the
headquarters Of the I. W. w. of Lewis
county. From this point they have
worked In the lumber camps. The force
OF police here is small but State troops
will not be required 70 is believed.
Two government agents arrived here
early today from Seattle and promised
sweeping Investigation.
NEW YORK, Nov. i2 UNITED Press.)
Further raids on anarchist meetings
and arrests OF more reds" by the Lusk
legislative committee will not be made
here until test cases against commun-
lst party leaders now in custody have
been heard.
"The committee viii prosecute the
radicals already under arrest and de-
lermine by test what results can be at
tanned before making further arrests
said Archibald A. Stevenson, assistant
counsel for the committee today.
Eighteen Of the twenty reds against
,,.born nro1fnoiuarv eourt acffon has
been taken have secured delay OF their
hearing until tomorrow. james Larkin,
Irish aglator and Benjamin GitlOw, for
mer New York Assemblyman, however
were scheduled 10 appear today for eX-
They were charged with
criminal anarchy.