The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-15
RED CRIMINALS
ARE ARRESTED
Outraged Citizens Determined
to Make Clean Up of
/. w. WIS

Centralia, Wash, Nov. 12.-CitleS OF
western Washington joined Centra.:a
today in arresting members of the IN
dustrial Workers Of the World and
raiding their headquarters following
tie firirs on an Armistlce Day parade
here yesterday Four former American
soldiers are dead and a fifth is re-
ported dying as a result of the shoot
ing and one alleged l. w. w. has been
lynched.
twenty-five men and one woman.
reported TO have radical beliefs. were
placed in Jail here and later four o.
the prisoners. including the woman
ere removed to the Lewis county Jail
at Chehalis by National Guar'smen,
who patrollet: Centralia today. Raids
We're conducted in Seattle. Tacoma
ard Aberdeen on the Industrial Work
erS headquarters.
In Seattle II 1Een and tons of liter
ature,' according to the police, Were
/ taken to police HEADQUARTERS. the
| Tacoma police arrested "a alleged
members of the Industrial Workers
and seized a quantity Of radical lit
erature. AT Aberdeen large quartl-
ties of literature and the. records Of
the Aberdeen local of the organiza-
ton were taken.
Prosecuting Attorney Herman Allen
announced d. Lamb, 16 years old, who
was arrested here as an /. w. W.. con-
fessed to belonging to the orsaniza-
/ ton. .rhe boy. Allen declared, said he
! had heard his father, James Lamb.
who, also was arrested, talking Of q
plot to start trouble here yesterday.
| The father, according TO Allen, con-
+. fessed last night radicals had four
former service lnen marked for death
because. of their activities in a fight
waged by Centralia citizens to rid the
city of the I. w. W.
The ]. w. W. expected trouble here
yes1erday and t1Iey were prepared for
it," Allen said When the parade was
almost over without trouble appearing
they decided to start it themselves. .
DIR. David Livingston, who served-in
the war as captain, was one of the
-four marked by tie 7. W. W. for death
according to Lambs alleged confes-
sion. livingston is the coroner here.
/ He announced the inquest will be held
tomorrow over the bodies Of the four
former service men.
The body of 6.Brick' Smith, report
ed 10 have been an I. w w. secretary.
was found in tho Chenalis river. The
| rope by which he was lynched last
night was cut early today and the
Eody fell into the river.
! Cenrralia was quiet today and
Judge George Dysart said citizens had
promised to le. the law take its
course.
LAS: night I talked to~thenl and
promised that every I. ". W. arrested
here would be gi> en- a quick and just
trial" said Judge Dysart. The former
service lnen promised to aid officials
jail the men,"
Henry. S. White, United States i'm
micratio,t commissioner. was reported
on route to Centralia to investigate
the records of all alien I. W. W. and
endeavor to depcrt them if they are
held in connection with the shooting.
Prick" Smith who was lyncheG was
reported by officials 20 have a police
record III Washinston. During the war
it was said. Smith caused trouble in
Western lumber camps and a lumber
company wrote to a patriotic organic
alton that Smith was menace and
asked that he be arrested.
Smith was arrested at Cedar Falls.
July 1917. wher fe and other alleged
| ]. W. W. defied freight train crew
at a time farmers complained Of sabot-
age being practiced in the grain fields
and fruit orchards.
,iayor G. B. Fitzgerald of Seattle,
late today issued a statement warning
all radicals to .sltave" Seattle off their
future itineraries Thel statement was
made after two raids had been made
! by the Seattle Police.
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