The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-13

W. and raiding their headquarters fol-
lowing the firing on an Armistice day
parade here yesterday. Four former
American soldiers are dead and a fifth
is reported dying as a result of the shoot
ing, and one alleged l. w. w. has been
lynched
Twenty-Five men ana one woman, re-
ported to have radical beliefs, were
placed in Jail here. and later four of the
prisoners, including the woman, were re-
moved to the Lewis county Jail at Che
halls by national guardsmen, who pa
trolled Centralia today. Raids were con-
Quoted in Seattle, Tacoma and Aberdeen
on 1. w w. headquarters.
In Seattle II men and tons of liter
ature,' according to police, were taken
to police headquarters. The Tacoma po-
lice arrested 81 alleged members of the
1. W. w. and seized quantity of radical
literature. At Aberdeen large quantities
of literature and the records of the Abb
erdeen local of the organization were
taken.
Prosecuting Attorney Herman Allen
announced d. Lamb, Is years old, who
was arrested here as an I. w. w, con-
fessed to belonging to the organization.
The boy Allen declared, said he had
heard his father, James Lamb, who also
was arrested. talking of a plot to start
trouble here yesterday. The father, &C
tNluiil6 ~ AltGIly confessed IaSL ntEfL that
radicals had four former service men
marked for death because of their ac-
tivities in a fight waged by Centralia
citizens to rid the city of the l. w w.
PREPARED FOR TROUBLE
THE J. w. W. expected trouble here
yesterday and they were prepared for
it," Allen said when the parade was
almost over without trouble appearing
they decided to start 1t themselves
the war as captain, was one of the four
marked by the 1. w w. for death, ac-
cording to Lambs alleged confession
Livingston is the coroner here. He an
nounced the inquest will be held tomor-
row over the bodies of the four former
service men.
The body of BRICK Smith reported to
have been an l. w. w. secretary, was
found in the Chehalis river The rope
by which he was lynched last night was
cut early today and the body fell into
the river
Centralia was quiet today and Judge
George Dysart said citizens had prom
ised to let the law takes its course.
Last night I talked to them and
promised that every l. w. w arrested
here would be given a quick and Just
trial" said Judge Dysart The former
service men promised to aid officials Jail
the men,"
TO SEEK DEPORTATION
Henry S. White, United States immi-
grafton commissioner, was reported en-
route to Centralia to investigate the rec
ords of ALI alien l. w. w. and endeavor
to deport them if they are held in con-
nection with the shooting.
Brick" Smith, who was lynched, was
reported by officials to have a police rec
ord in Washington. During the war it
was said Smith caused trouble in west
ern lumber camps, and lumber com
pany wrote to a patriotic organization
that Smith was menace and asked that
he be arrested.
Smith was arrested at Cedar Falls July.
1917 when he and other alleged l. w w
defied freight train crew at a time
farmers complained of sabotage being
practiced in the grain fields and fruit
Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald of Seattle late
today issued a statement warning all
radicals to 'leave Seattle off their flu
lure itineraries" The statement was
made after two raids had been made by
the Seattle police