The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-13
ANOTHER FORMER YANK FIRED UPON NEAR
SCENE Of |. v. v. MURDERS AND LYNCH|NG
'Ex-ServiCe Man PatrolIing.
Road Escapes When Shots
Are Fired From Darkness.
Identity Victim Of Hanging.

cENTRALlA, WASH, Nov, f3--Georao
Paxton, centralia, former soldier, was
fired upon before daybreAk today az
ne was patrolllna a road between Cen
talia and chehalls, near the bridge
where the alleged Industrial Worker Of
the World was lynohed Tuesday nlaht.
Police, national puardsmen and former
soldiers searched Valnly for several
hours for the man who fired the shot,
Paxton was not hit
The man who was lynohed here Tues
day night, after four members Of the
American Legion had been shot and
killed during an Armistice dav celebra-
tion, was Identified today as Ernest Ev-
cretts BY q woman. who conducted the
roominR house whore Everetts lived. He
was working here as an l. W. w or
ganlzer, the woman said
This Identification was partly borne
out when the police went through ef-
fects found In tho room occupied by
the man. These included receipts for
J. w w, literature and blank receipts
for membership dues In the |. w. W.,
been previously Identified as that Of
Trick" Smith, secretary OF the local
branch OF the /. w W.
Criminal information against 20 al
legged members Of the Industrial Work
ers Of the World have been prepared for
filing with the county clerk at Che
halls, county seat Gf Louis county, to-
day by. County Attorney Herman Allen.
All information, IL was understood,
would alleRe either participation In or
criminal knowledge OF the killing OF
four members of the American Legion
Allen said he had information which
ho believed would result In convictions
In all cases, This information, he as.
serted, came. 70 him through alleged
confessions OF two Young men who ad-
mtted membership In the / ". w,
OF the 20 alleged members Of the In
dustrial Workers Of the World in iail
here and at Chehalis, one Is woman,
Sho was manager nf the lodging house
from which the fatal shots are alleged
to have been fired al TIE marching le-
gionarieS,
Several state and federal officials
lave lnyestigaled the situation hcre
since the shooting Tuesday and have
conferred with Allen They included
Hrig Gen. Harvey ], Moss, adjutant-
general ot Washington, Henry M.
Akslttn,e inited States Immigration COM
nifayiUuer and several agents of tho
United States department Of Justice
Further Indication that federal prose-
cntlon awaited those accused Of com
plleity IN the shooting was contained
In the statement made BY Robert II
Saunders, United States district attor-
ney
"In my Judgment the l. w, w. have
gone far enough with their nets to en-
phasl2e the truth that their principle
Is the overturnlng Of government. int
Guiding the federal government Saun.
ders was quoted az saying IN that Is
so aud cam he established by evidence,
every individual l. w. W. is guilty OF
that crime
Il shall place charges against every
one OF the men arrested. The complaint
will be placed before the United States
commissioner at Tacoma and l believe
my evidence will be conclusive enough
to hold all Of them for the federal grand
jury,
q shall charge that each and every
one of them wickedly and feloniously
confederated, conspired and agreed to
overturn the federal government by
force and resist the execution OF its
laws
The local post Of the American Legion
has made plans for military funeral
tomorrow OF the four former service
men killed during the parade.
Resolutions demanding drastic action
by state and federal authorities against
radical organization have been adopted
by American Legion posts and other
organizations, in many Pacific coast
cities.