The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-13
military funeral.
FOR I.W.W. VICTIMS

west ~ the city from whore a fuail-
lade ot hiEh-powor rino bullets
came az the beginning of tho at
tack ON tho legion marchcrH, found
scattered over the ground a score Of
soft nose bullets. some OF which had
been bluntcd so that they would tear
and rcnd their vlotimA The bullets
were pronounced 10y legion men TO
be "dum dun" sluEa II was also
stated that almllar dunn dun" bull
lets no badly tore Dale Hubbard. one
/ Of the Veterans who died % wounds
he suffered In the attack. that II
was Impossible TO save HIS life.
| without exception the rife ammu-
milton OF the l. W. w. was % dunn
dunn" character,
Did Not Provoke Attack
Searching Investigations and cues
tloninK Of witnesses 10 tho murder
Gus attack on the veterans showed
beyond question OF doubt. late
wednesday night. that tho American
Legion had taken no steps TO pro
woke tho shooting. Not one member
OF tho marching column turned his
head a. no passed the I. W. W, hall
There was no movement, toward the
building. Not word was spoken At
tina, tune. or a, any time. during the
preparation OF tho parade or ARMS
tice day ceremonies 90 provoke tho
outbreak.
According 20 the confessions which
Special Prosecutor Cunningham Is re-
ported ta have obtained from Dewey
Lamb. Ccntrnila youth. and son OF
John Lamb. l. w, W. held In jail UNI
der suspicion Of firing some OF the
shots at tho soldiers tho reds made
their plans last Sunday. took their
guns % the hail and 10 tho rooming
house ana the room in tho Arnold
hotel. across Tower ~ from their
headqunrtcrs. early Tuesday, The
reds then waited quietly until the "a.
rade passed BY Then. as tho shots.
eight In number. rang out from a
high-powcrcd rtflo on the Hill. tho
window shades were raised and the
reds started shooting.
Find Field Glasses
Scores OF American Legion men de-
clare when tho firing started. they
believed Il was a part OF tho eclehra-
ton. and were Mortified. on turning
hack. o. find their comrades wounded
and dying.
Tho discovery by deputy sheriff.
Of pair Of empowered field
glasses on the hilltop west % the
city. near the spot where tho red
rtfiomen were stationed. leads the Of.
ficcru 20 believe tho firing from tina,
vantage point had been carefully -.
tlmatci. Temporary rife pi,a with
dad rests" also were found.
A score % tsiegrama from Auacrl-
can Legion posts thruou, tho coun-
try were received BY the ccn,rnnx
post Wednesday. More kilograms
wero hourly arriving.
An Offer Help
Legion posts In Seattle. nrensr-
ton. kclso. san Diego. r1lor. Idaho.
Kellogg. Idaho. San Francisco Min
neapoiiA and Chicago were received
late Ia tho afternoon. Every tcle-
gram offered financial and other as
Instance 20 tho ccntraiia post to
clean out" tho / W. W.
! Late "Wednesday strong posses q
American Legion men and civilian
volunteers returned from tho search
Of the Smith farm near MENDOZA and
tho district around that little village
| for tho man who in believed 10 have
fired The shot that killed Lieut.. War
rcn Grimm. Tho man was not
| found Other posses were Organized
during the nigh, 90 continue the
drive and 20 keep n sharp watch for
the four or five ringicadcra Of the
attack.
The American legion men nrc
firmly convinced that NJ least five
l. w w. chiefs were sent from Port
land 10 KIN tho Legion leaders, Sew
crai who heard tho man called
Brick" Smith talk Just before he
was hanged. asserted Smith con-
fesgei he was sent hero TO do the
job" and then he said;
go ahead. dams you. 7 rot my
orders and did my duty"
Watch Crowds
Al'ho tho 60 men % Company r.
National Guard % Tacoma. have
been on guard for long shifts since
Tuesday evening. they frightened
their grip during Wednesday niFht.
The big crowd that had been grow
ing thruout thu day opposite tho po-
lice station was carefully watched.
IAN that's needed "a n quart OF
booze md n leader" declared one OF
the officers guarding ths I. W. VS.
held on suspicion. Then there
would he one he'll of n time here. II
thia was n wet town they'd hang
every one OF tho wobbiies"