El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-12
NO MOB RULE,
SAYS GOV. HART
Declares Centralia VIII Be
Kept Quiet; Refuses
to Call Troops.


pursuers AS they clinched Hubbard
received four wounds in the body
Another pursuer overpowered Smith
and he was taken to jail, later TO be
. removed and hanged after citizens
learned that four OF the former sol
diers had died. An attempt TO lynch
Z smith was made before he was lodged
in the jail
you Fellows can't hang me" he
4 was sent to do my duty and did
smith was tossed from a bridge az
ter a rope was tied about his neck
BODY The party worked silently and
in darkness while taking him from
fan
Three separate investigations are
under way. Two agents Of the federal
department Of justice arrived early
today from Seattle TO inquire into the
affair
Governor sends Investigation.
A representative Of Gov. Hart was
ordered here hurriedly from Olympia
last night for an Inquiry and upon his
preliminary report today the COVER
nor was expected to make some an
1ouncement Of steps contemplated by
state officers.
A committee OF former service
investigation and one member Of
this declared last night IL already
had obtuiued evidence Indicating
yesterday clash had been
planned months ago by the radi-
ella.
herman Allen, an attorney. who
mace this announcement said James
Lamb. one of 20 alleged members Of
the Industrial Workers taken into
custody yesterday. had made a state
ment disclosing the premeditated ma
ture Of the firing.
A company Of state guards arrived
here today
The guardsmen found the town pa
troled by members Of the American
Legion
seour Town For Radicals.
In groups some increased In size
by civilians, they secured the town
yesterday afternoon and last night
the radical order or OF participating
IN the attack on the parade Others
p1rroled the grounds about the Jail
Whether they were on duty there at
the time mob broke in and removed
Smith from an unlocked cell Is q dis
puted point some Centralians declare
the former service men we're not
there; the police assert they were
TIE reason for the attack has not
been developed fully. but Herman AZ
len, an attorney. and member or s
committee Of former service men and
tiles in Investigate the affair, s i'd
late last night evidence he'd been Sc
cured thai L was prem editated-
SIR. Alien declared that tele-
grams taken from the pockets OF
Brick Smith supported lambs ac-
cuaut Of radical activities ard
rro-- Seattle came i,,ro-n,s+f,- +t,+
it was believed, largely as a result
Of an article printed in a Seattle labor
organ, that the attack on the parade
was a result Of campaign inauEur-
ated by Centralia business men 10 rid
the city OF radicals.
No Mob Rule, says Governor.
Gov Hart IS on his way from
Cheney, ia the eastern part OF the
state. TO tie capital. having started
imued iately on receipt Of word.
through the Associated Press. that
disorders had occurred here. Until he
tarE, whom he last night Instructed
% come here 10 investigate the situ-
alton. what steps he nay take re-
NAMED Undetermined His only stare
ment declared there viii be no MOB
rule al Centralia."
The governor expected to hear from
his secretary early today. He was
forced 20 spend last night IN spo-
kane owing to the annulling Of sew
eral trains as result Of the recent
blizzard
Gov. Hart declared a request that
troops be sent 10 Centralia was fol-
lowed by cancellation. which came
from the prosecuting attorney. The
governor assumed the cancellation
came too late TO malt the departure
OF the guards from Tacoma
Cripple Ordered TO Leave.
A cripple was escorted to a point
Just outside Of Centralia two or three
months ago Tor distributing J. " w.
literature ana pushing the sale OF q
radical paper." the governor said. but
recall no se-loes trouble with the
l. " ". there. 1 believe the cripple
returned ard was escorted to the city
line a second time ana told not to re-
turn
The Z W W wrote a lot OF stuff
IN protest Of the alleged deportation.
Their reports were accompanied by
atticavits, which were referred to the
attorney general The attorney gem
eral said nothing could be done as
nothing had come from the prosecut-
ing attorney indicating an inability
to-ccpe with the situation"
Inc American Legion viii act % rid
the town Of radicals who have been
Increasing IN numbers here for some
time members said The J. ". W. Il
was said have made Centralla their
headquarters for Lewis county, work
Ing from here into the logging camps
and other Industrial plants Last night
the legion discussed the situation
Members said they were determined
that every J. ". ". must leave the
city
sThe rats killed our commander
ans three more OF our best hoyz.1
said one Of the exservlce men last
night sand they VIII 20 because.
us Americans, we viii see thar
they are got out Of here for ali
fime.n
a widow and baby daughter Re re-
turned a short time ago from Siberia
and had been practicing law with his
brother.
The young commander OF the
american Legion post was a noted
athlete when he was a student at the
University OF Washington
MacEllresh was p years old. He
returned from france last Nay, after
p months service.
Dale Hubbard, the third man killed.
served with the goth engineers IN
France. he was married two weeks
ago in Los Angeles. Calf Mrs. Hub
bard was standing on the street view
ing the parade but did not see her
husband ran.
Ben Casaeranda- another Of those
He was employed as a bootblaclz- He
served with the e1st division in
France
Outsider In Parade shot
Jacob Phitzers one Of the wounded
men. came from his home AZ Chehalis
to participate IL the parade. He was
shot through the arm John Evan
oh