The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-13


CENTRALIA. wash, Nov. Ia
cities OF western Washington Joined
Centralia today In arresting mem.
bers OF the Industrial Workers OF
the World and raidinE their head
quarters, following the firing on an
afmistice day parade here ysstsr-
day, Four FORMER Anglican sol
diers are dead and u nth In report
cd dying an a result Of the shooting.
Physicians said John Earl Watt, one
OF the wounded marchers. had but a
short time TO live. His family was
at his bedside.
twenty-five men and one woman
reported to have radical beliefs.
were placed In jail here and later
four of the prisouers.. including the
woman. were removed TO the Lewis
county jaiI at Chehals by national
guardsmen who patrolled Centralla
today. Raids were conducted In
Seattle, Tacoma and Aberdeen on the
Industrial workers' headgurters.
In Seattle II men and tons Of
literature" according 10 the police.
wore taken to police headquarters
legged members OF the Industrial
workers and seized a quantity OF
sadicai literature. At Aberdeen large
Quantities OF literature and the rec
ords OF the Aberdeen local OF the
organization were taken.
Prosecuting Attorney Herman
Allen announced that ID. Lamb. rs
years old, who was arrested here as
an !. w. w. confessed to belonging
to the radicar organization, The boy,
Allen declared. said he had heard
his father, James Lamb. who was
also arrested. talking OF a plot to
L.
father, according to Mr.. Allen, con
fessed last night that radicals had
four former service men marked for
death because of their activities In
fight waged by Centralia citizens
10 rid the city OF the I. w. w.
The I. w. w. expected trouble
here yesterday and they were pre-
pared for IT," Mr.. Allen said. when
the parade was almost over without
trouble Appearing they decided to
start II themselves"
The body Of Brick Smith. re-
ported to have been I'm I. w. W. sec
river. The rope by which he was
lynched last night, was cut early to-
day and the body,fell into the water.
Two undertakers had refused to
handle g.
Ccntralia was quiet today and
Judge George Dysart said citizens
had promised TO let the law take
Its course
brick" Smith was reported by
officials TO have police record IN
Washington. During the war. II was
said, Smith caused trouble in west
crn lumber camps and lumber
company wrote to a patriotic organi-
za,ion that Smith was menace and
n sksd that he he arrested
Smith was arrested at Cedar Falls
In July, 1917. when he and other
alleged T. W. w defied frelgh;
train crew ~ time farmers com
p,ained OF FabotaPe being practiced
In the grain fields and fruit
orchards
Mayor g. n Fitzgerald OF Seattle
late today issued statement warn
ing all radicals 70 "lcave Seattle OFF
their future itineraries -
Handhllls were posted by Centra-
lin authorities In all parts OF the city
asking residents to report anv
knowledge OF the shooting or Of
any / W W they may have seen \
drive has been launched 10 clear
the W W from Ceniralia, to wa
said and former service men who
came here during the night from
neighbor!ng towns. are 10 be used In
m" work.
No name was mentioned In yer
dict rcturqcl by a corouer's jury
which early tonight held an inquest
over The body believed rn be- that ot
"Hrick" gmUf I'VE rnd that de
ceased came 20 his death hy gunshot
wounds and by s,r1nEuia,ion caused
by persons unknown he verdict
said
For a few hours tonight the body
lay on the floor uf he bridge uu-
Ter which tho man WIS lyrched last
night Later % was removed TO tho
county 8U ~ was expected tho
coroner would dispose Of a. Local
CONTINUED ON PACE TWO
InsT-Tn at near Broken Arrow
Pointer female whit" body with