The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-12
MAN HANGED
AFTER |. ". ".
KILL PARADERS
Troops Patrol Washing
ton Town After
Outbreak

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. IA
special to the Telegram from Cen
tralia says a number Of the !. W.
W. prisoners were removed today
from the Centralia Jail and taken
under heavy guard TO the county
Jail at Chehalis.
Among the prisoners left in Cen
tralia was one said TO have killed
Warren Grimm. Threats OF vio-
lence against him were said to be
loud.
SEATTLE, Nov. l2.-IIenry NJ.
White, United States immigration
commissioner. left here today ON
his own initiative, for Centralia,
whore he said, he intended to in
investigate the records of all alien
/. W. W. held, aud cndeavor 90
deport them il they are not held
in connection with the shooting.
CENTRALIA. wash. Nov. Ia
National Euardsmen are patrolilns
Centrnla today where yesterday four
members OF the American Legion met
death during an Armistice day cela-
hration when men said to be mems
bers Of the Industrial Workers OF the
World fred on the parade.
Seventeen alleged Industrial Work
ers are In jail. The secretary Of the
Industrial Workers Union. Brick"
Smith. was hanged by unidentified
men and his body rlddled with bull
ieis last night.
Smiths body, which was hanging
from bridge after two undertakers
refused 20 handle H. had disappeared
this morning and II was said the rope
had been cut allowing the body 20
drop into the river.
To Drive Out I. W. W.
Handbills were posted by Centrniia
authorities In all parts OF the city,
asking residents to report any knowl-
edge Of tho shooting or knowledge of
any I. W. W. they may have. A drive
has been launched - clear the !. W,
w. from Gsntralla. u was said. and
former service men. who came here
during the night from neiEhhoring
towns, are 10 he used In the work.
one woman Is among the prisoners
In the Jail. She conducted "a hotel N
which the T. W. W. hall was located.
According to one version. sine, with
ser husband, when the paradcts
started 10 ransack the place ran out
carrying small American flags and de-
mandinE protection. The men. 1t was
said took the flags from them.
Centralia has been combating n
radical element here Tor several years
and yesterdays shooting was the eli
max Of n series OF conflicts. Two
yenrs ago when the first Red Cross
haznnr was held here, IL was reported
before the haraar opened that the !.
w W. Intended % dynamite the hal
In ufhHah ha umNtT FnnnluRfR I
At that time citizens burned the fX-
lures IN the hall and drove the secrv-
tary from town.
Protective Icngur.
Recently the protective league was
organized. Every l. W. W. WAS TO 1H
ged. II was planned, ami ordered "a
leave. As u direct answer To the cit
liens declarations Of war came IN"
attack yesterday, according to the bc
lief of officials.
According % information reaching
newspaper offices here, several former
soldiers here quietly organized a
pnrty and left in automobiles 10.
Mendoia. a mining town four miles
northeast Of here, to nrresi several al
legged l. W. W working in coal mines
there. II was reported that the mar
who shot Warren Glmm yosterd ~
had taken refuge at MENDOZA.
one of the men arrested yesierda,
and last night In the sweeping searc'
for I. w. w's. following the attack
wns said to have confessed PLAN
were made months ago to get WHl
rem Grimm and Arthur McElfresli
two OF those killed. and william
Schales ana Captain David Living
ston. The four had been active II
suppresHlng radical activities In thi
community.
fire wa out Warning.
Without warning bursts ~ rife nr
swept the ranks Of marching over
seas veterans as they pnraded pas
l. W. w headquarters From tn
building and the roof of buildin
across the street bullets came Per
sons In the crowds that lined IN
streets to honor the returned hcroe
(COntiuuc,I on pagr two.l