Arizona republican., 1919-11-12
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. ll.-Cen-
tralia, town of about 5000 approx
mately 100 miles south of here on the
Pacific highway, is the county seat of I
Lewis county. Like other Washington |
towns, it was celebrating Armistice |
day with a parade of returned service |
men today. Radicals from the timber |
camps of southwestern Washington
probably gathered in Centralia for to- |
days celebration, it was believed there. /
Two department of justice operatives
left Seattle tonight for Centralia,
Wash, to investigate the activities of
the men under arrest there in connec-
ton with today's shooting. This an
nouncement was made by R. C. Saun-
ders, United States district attorney.
I'VE are keeping close track of all
radical activities and publications in
this district" Mr.. Saunders declared.
we are watching every suspected
red in Seattle, Tacoma and the rest
Of this district This office will not
temporize with radicals. The first
breach of federal law committed by
them will bring the power Of the gov
eminent to bear on them"
Mr.. Saunders disclosed for the first
time the recent discovery by depart
ment of justice operatives of an al
legged |. w. w. circular in Tacoma,
which was being distributed secretly
among negroes there, he said. with a
view to melting race hatred and in
ducing the blacks to join the l. w. w.
Copies of the circular, Mr.. Saunders
said, had been forwarded TO the depart
ment of justice at Washington, D. c.
Many Arrested
approximately Is alleged radicals
had been arrested and lodged in the
city jail at Centralia at $40 o'clock to-
night and crowd of 200 ex-service
men were angrily combing the hills ana
woods surrounding Centralia for 9TH
ers, telephone message from r. b.
Jackson, night patrolman at Centralia,
to the Associated Press said. -Four
rifles and four or five revolvers were
said to have been taken from the men
already arrested.
! About o'clock the mob surrounding
| the Centralia jail succeeded in getting
one of the /. w. VS. arrested out Or
the jail and into an automobile, rush.
ing him away before guards could pre-
vent, telephone reports here said.
At 1880 tonight the city's lights sud-
denly were cut off and volley of shots
rained down Pearl street. 1t was dur
ing this period that the prisoner was
taken from jail and spirited away. He
was rushed toward a nearby wood and
i at last accounts the crowd had disap-
/ peared therein with him.
Il According to a report telephone to
the Associated Press here tonight from
4 the Centralia Chronicle. the mob took
the alleged l. W. w. from jail, escorted
him to a point just outside the city
limits and hung him on a bridge or
what is known as the old Chehallis
military road.
Pays Penalty For Crime
THE mans body is now hanging OF
rope under the bridge about 10 fee
from the water the telephone mess
age said "The |. W. w. the mol
lynched was the one who shot Dal,
Hubbard during the fight in the rivel
bed.
A meeting was held in the Elks clul
at o'clock p. m. to consider the situa
ton. Immediately following this meet
ing, which was attended by a larg
number of service men and citizens
the city lights went out and the l. w
w. prisoner was spirited away.
Opposes Mob Rule.
f CHENEY, Wash, Nov. 11-Deplor
ing the shooting of two men and tn
: wounding of several others at Cen
. tralia by men supposed to be member
of the Industrial Workers of the Worlt
: but determined that there shall be n
: mob rule iii Ceneralia, Governor L. |
2 Hart tonight stated that he woul
: leave Cheney for his office at Olympi
e on the first train. The governor ha
V been here inspecting the state normi
t school.
d The governor has instructed Adju
tant General Moss to held the nation;
: guard of Washington in readiness fl
z possible entrainment for Centralia.
n The governor told the Associate
: Press tonight further movements of IL
# troops would be under the control
v the adjutant general. When apprise
that Company F, of the Third Wasf
: ington Infantry had been ordered
s entrain for Centralia, the governor sa
: that was in pursuance of his orde
: to use the state troops to prevel
Y rioting.
e Associated Press dispatches were Il
e first information of definite eharact
= regarding the riot to reach the COVE
: nor. The only previous informatit
/ he had received was by telephone fro
n his office at the capitol. Upon beii
d told the details of the trouble, the go
n, hernor declined TO issue formal stat
IS ment, stating that he had no time
j. (which TO do SO. as he was -prenaEil