Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-14
STATE |NAUGURATES
CAMPAIGN TO DRIVE
OUT |. ". ". GANGS
Special Session of LegisIa-
ture Planned to Enact
Stringent Laws.
LEADERS DECLARE TRAGEDY
AT CENTRALIA WAS FRAME-UP
Newspaper Plants Are Searched
and Proprietors and Work
ers Arrested.
ANOTHER SOLDIER SHOT At
Murder and Conspiracy Charges Are
Lodged Against Men Arrested
armisticc Day.
LEADERS DECLARE TRAGEDY
AT CENTRALIA WAS FRAME-UP
Murder and Conspiracy Charges Arc
Lodged Against Men Arrested
ArmistiCc Day.

SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. la.-Raids
were conducted In Washington and
Oregon cities today by state and Fed
raj officials on Industrial Workers
~ the World Headquarters, and many
arrests were made Of alleged members
~ the organization.
Governor l.. r. Hart. OF Washington.
announced ne would start a Statewide
campaign 10 wipe ou, Industrial Work
"rs OF the World. Bolshev!sts and other
radicals. ana called upon All state on
cials 10 co-op.ra,o in lna work with
Icderal ami county officers The Gov
.fHor received messages asking him
TO convene the Legislature To pass
stringent Nnt!-lndustr!a! Workers 0f
the World laws.
GoNcrnur Gives Ills Views.
fou may he sUrc that the state o;
this CeAtra!Ia outrage !s aired to the
tntiom AND III. Eu!l'y punished" Gov
crnor Louis T.. Iiar, said today. Il
cannot state uGhaui the steps rhnt Will
hc taken 20 accomplish this bat they
vii bc thorough.
The t-uth IS -" nave leon lethnrgic.
We have not realized The danger OF
harhoring o. giving continuance TO
ih!s evil element OF society. our peo-
jnie,s minds haze been. husicd with
eds ":!i awaken the citizens OF Wash
inSton 10 the danger OF countenanc-
ing the presence ci .iends such as those
VINO s7ot down IN cold blood youn =
men who had riskcd their lives on
the battle fields 70 guarantee the Sc
cUrity Of sIerch freedom, ~ action an,
the welfare OF every Citizen OF our
beloved nation
From ,h!s lime on ,rus, ana
!" suppress ihn nou,hings and law
lesSness Of these teachers OF assass!-
n"rion je-sI and o,,i mardersrs ai q nSar,
the Seattle Union Record. seized the
entire plant AM arrested several en-
nlioyees. including T.. y Aul,. editor.
killing Of four former service men al
,entrali7; Wash. Tuesday by alleged
industrial Workers OF the World.
scvc.ty-Four Under Arrest.
Scvcnty-four alleged members OF the
lldustr!al Workers of the World were
arrested In a hall at Spokane and a,
,fori!an1. Orc and men alleged to
being held for examination one Of
the men arrested AZ Portland Frank
Erilcy. told authorities he believed the
World" Va '''e
The raid on the Union Record was
made on instructions from Washing
ton, according 20 Eober; c. Saunders
United States district attorney Fed
ga oiiG"rs also seized tho plant OF
rested Walker &. Smith. editor OF the
Iniernational Weekly. which is printed
" inc tGnity shop. Smith was charged
Win violating the espionage act.
Editors Face Charges.
president OF tile board Of ljrectors ~ ;
inc Record. and Frank 4 Riust secro. o..
Temple. Association were arr"sied
cnatFS1n Win violating the cspionagc c
r act; The Record is owned by the Sc
Deputy United states marshaIs or
de- nnTgd oii, inn trnck lead OF Gonies Of Tho
ti2 Office TO be unloadcd
EobrraS bbmranS S,eattle's general strike in
iicials that the EquItT plant print.d
most OF the alleged inilammatory post :
ei;, eTs and handbills distributed about the
titN. olc HanSon thc Mayor, closed
the plant for the time.
Seek SIaycrS OF Four.
Police and former soldiers AT Cen
traia today continued to seek alleged
the World who were involved in ,%a
iatai shooting Tuesday of four form or
tEolnlcrs during an Armisticc Day pa :
onnlaints charging at least nipc
Teh ,Iet1 Win W. murder and conspiracy we're
Allen late today as a result of arrest :
/, j.ready conno made and, information secured
o. ni,,Tonns fonnectIon IL with the. Armisticc Day
cn,rrcs M vi; were held on technical
murder hc rest rest NH Wiz b" be rnmG GnamGGea avt2 to
10 the gov.rnmcnt for prosecution as
tion. vi oi5"H!"d
,,c c"{ptain tai LLOYD Dysar,. in charge of
Nd I'D tnniroa3ih Legion and Citizens Uni
TThIiof -. rhI - Committcc. today accused
umlSi oi nolicc Hughes with criminal
ine,.,hhnc! and threatened To- take
.r me administration OF Inc roI,co
aNrar artnent nt IN the name OF Tho com.
',tec iatc today '"' 'o'"-
Ihrrntcn 10 Dust Cbfcf.
NJ Gu nIoht show more intoroet q,
80 WORN or hunting up thcsc crin,in ~ !,
nrlu @ Shop rcieaSing importani n,;snn
CTS Whom We arrest" Cnni,in Il, n'.s .Soi. u,
Ect "l" OH ine o'iGc fG chief you'll have ," tG
,nn nr'ot or,-s Sm;ith: MIN. an alleged member n,
luentlned four of the men hniH hiidouhGcG u, ;e
as men VINO We're in the radicaI,. ~ ia
Inartcrs when the parade nnssna hcad sa,1
of:n Of Mrnsst wds Evnped foliowed hy the iynchinee
in thn io, Eteretts. whose BODY Was
Would bmrv }mii today w., as no UNDERTAKE Kai
Inc, four former service mo, 9mi,h ,iih. a..
buried tomorrow at n pubii,. fn,i W,il l nt
Whlcn VIII be attended by thcir "fi1sIh fari
or conlradcs IN arms. Members ~ IN ~
AMERICAN Legion ha,e bccn ,,uansin ". nc
the jail since the shooting a'hs
r,HrIS today George Paxton n for
SoIuicr. was fred upon as no ,yn. o,o ne
-L IRONING IN me road between Centraiia and m