Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15
RADICAL RAIDS
CONTINUED ON
PACIFIC COAST
Veterans Wreck Place Where
Radical Literature Was
Given to Children
MANY MORE ARRESTED
Held on Charges of Criminal
Syndicalism and Incit-
ing TO Riot

san Francisco. Nov. l6.-Raids OF
Industrial Workers OF the World an.
other radical organizations begun as
the result of the killing OF four for
mer service men at Centralia. Wash.
last Tuesday. continued during tn,
night up end down the Pacific coast
ana as a result scores of additional
prisoners Were in custody to-day.
Some of them face charges of Grim
iral syndicalism, some OF melting to
riot, and others of vagrancy. Thre
persons, alleged members OF the radl-
cal order, received injuries in one
raid which necessitated their remov-
al to u hospital
At Los Angeles number of form
er service men, said to be mainly
members of the American Legion
broke into l. w. w. headquarte: -
clubbed three men ana wrecked the
place before the police could respond
to riot call. In San Francisco the
peoples institute" and l. w. W
headquarters were raided by the po-
lice and nine men held in default of
$1,000 bail on charges of vagrancy.
These raids followed receipt of in.
formation, tho police saId. that scho"l
children were visiting the peoples in
stitute and obtaining radical litera-
turc which they carried home. P"-
lice Captain OMeara, who conducted
the raids, said all l. w. W. must leave
san Francisco or go to Jail.
AT Eureka, Cal. local headquarters
of the |. w. w. was laided by the
folice and a large quantity of radical
literature seized. John Golden, sec
retary was arrested and charged with
criminal syndicalism and sabotage.
He was held in the county Jail with
Charles Lesse and Henry Gilksonn.
srrested in A-aCata, on a syndlca lism
chsrge.
At Seattle. Henry White, commits
sioner of immigration, formally an
Ecunced that alien Industrial Work
ers of the World rounded up 1T
Centralia. Wash. as a result of the
shooting of former service men ON
aImistice day. would be deported #
they were not held on murder
charges by the county authorities.
Fffty-three members of the |. w. W.
weIe taken into custody by Seattle
uo,Ice in several raids and at Ray
mond, Wash. eleven others We're ar
rested by citizens committee.
Legion Members Prepare
Near Centralia former service men,
acting for county officials, gather
up dDOuI oV dIlGetu liluuS lTldl w OEk
ers, mainly in logging CO mps. These
included man giving his name as
George Lester. and his wife, Rather
inc. The police said he gave much
valuable information.
Officials at Spokane, Wash, breath
ed easier to-day after night spent
in a state OF preparedness against Z
threatened invasion" by /. w. w
from Montana, Idaho, and other parts
Of the northwest
Members of the American Legion
informed local officials they mad IN
formation that from 1000 to 20O0 !
w. W. were on the way there. As q
re suit n conference of legion mem.
b,rs, civil officials and officers of the
National Guard was neld. following
"hich more than 100 former servic.
men were sworn in as special deputy
sheriffs, and two companies of TIL,
Washington National Guard were
mobilized. Incoming trains were
watched closely and two alleged mem
bers of the radical order taken into
custody. No others were observed
entering the city.