The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-24
SEVEN ALLEGED |.WM ARE
LODGED IN LATAH COUNTY JAIL

| Seven men, believed to be l. ". W.
agitators were lodged in the county
Jail at late hour Saturday night as
a result of the raid made in the
timbered sections of Latah county by
deputy sheriffs assisted by members
Of the American Legion. In addition
to the men arrested more than $50
names of aliens who had been in this
country from five to 26 years with
out taking out naturalization papers
were taken and will be turned over
to the federal authorities. One of
the men under arrest was wearing
the uniform of an American soldier.
He had dishonorable discharge
from the navy and is charged with
being an l. w. w. agitator. He will
be turned over to the federal
authorities. Charles Summerfield,
chief deputy sheriff., who was in
charge of the raid, said: 'sThere is a
law against dishonorably discharg-
ed man wearing the uniform and this
man will be given over to the federal
authorities who have been notified ?
The deputy sheriffs and American
Legion men spent three days in the
timber. They visited all of the |
lumber camps and investigated more
than 1000 men. The Winton Lum-
Der company has two camps with |
more than 300 men employed and |
every one was given personal in
vest1gation. Two men with |. w.
w. cards were arrested in these
camps. There were several other
w. w. members found in
these camps, the officers say, but
they were discharged and tolt to
move on" when it was found they
were members of the I. w. W.
Most of the men arrested were
Some were well supplied
with money. Roy Chambers, an
American, was the only one who did
lot have any money on his person.
Gust Elstrom, Scandinavian, had
,he greatest amount, $751;. The i
names of the men arrested and the :
amount of money each had, follows: 4
Lars Erickson, $50; Gust Elstrom,
'181; Jove Davis, $365; John Riley, I
heck, $17.55; John Kenney, $1325;
.red Gustafsen, 70 cents; Roy v
Chambers, no funds at all. i
Many of the I. w. W. threw h
way their red cards after it was
earned that we were in the timber" 9
aid Deputy Sheriff Summerfield. T
We had no evidence against these =
nd could do nothing with them un- 4
ess they had been agitating or max z
lg threats. Four of the seven men tt
rrested had L. w. w. cards when ar
ested, two had no cards but are be- b
eyed to be l. w. w. and had been O,
taking threats and trying to create P
'ouble and the ex-navy man is a ii
cal agitator and has been trying to N
lake trouble in the camps" ci
That the visit of the deputy sher- W
fs and the American Legion men to o'
lie timbered districts will result in
uch good in keeping |. w. w. agita-
RS from interfering with the lum-
n industry is believed. Mr. Sum r
erfield expressed confidence that af
e I. W. w. will avoid Latah coun- 1o
in the future. He speaks in the .
CHEST terms of the work of the ex- of
ldiers, and said: Gust say for me M
at county that has the American
sgion back of it has something to nc nc
proud of. There will never be an 3,
vasion of Latah county by dis " "
uSIly 0leIututS DIS lOllS DIS CIlG II
merican Legion backs the officers III III
Latah post is backing them in Nd Nd
is matter co
Mr.. Summerfield says that many y
.eeks, Russians and Firms were c!'
und in the camps. They took the sll
mes of more than $50 who have
yer applied for citizenship He
i'd: "Most Of them said they do
t want to become citizens of the
lited States and only came here to thu
Ike stake and get out of the att
lntry. Sergeant S. E. Monahan, tri
of Latah post of the -,
nerican Legion, has all the names ee'
d data concerning each of these OF
n and this will be presenter to the LIE
Ieral authorities and it is believed the
It the Legion will ask the federal ~
thorities to take steps to deport -
,se aliens. to