The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-12

the Associated Press that disorders had
occurred here. Until he received the
report of his secretary, Carl Snuff,
whom he last night instructed to come
here to investigate the situation. and
to determine what steps he may take,i
remain undecided. His only statement
declared there will be no mob rule at
Centralia.''
Governor Hart declared a request
that troops be sent to Centralia was
followed by a cancellation. which came
from the prosecuting attorney. The
governor assumed the cancellation
|came too late to halt the departure of
the guards from Tacoma.
"A cripple was escorted to a point
just outside of Centralia two or three
months ago for distributing I. W. w.
literature and pushing the sale of
radical paper the governor said. but
II recall no serious trouble with the l.
W. w. there. I believe the cripple
returned and was escorted to the city
line second time and told not to
return.
THE I. w. w. wrote lot of stuff
| in protest of the alleged deportation.
! Their reports were accompanied by al
Ifidavits, which they referred to the
attorney general The attorney gem
| eral said nothing could be done, as
nothing had come from the prosecut-
! ing attorney, indicating an inability 10
| cope with the situation.
| Determined to Dust Reds.
|. The American Legion will act to rid.
fthe town of radicals who have been
! increasing in numbers here for some
| time. members said. The /. w. w, it
was said. have made Centralia their
Headquarters for Lewis county, work
1 ing from here into the logging camps
land other industrial plants. Last night
the legion discussed the situation;
Members said they were determined
/ that every /. w. w. must leave the
city.
and three more of our best boys said
one of the ex-service men last night,
leans we will see that they are gotten
out of here for all time"
| Grimm a Noted Athlete.
\ Grimm was 81 years old and leaves
/ a widow and baby daughter. He re-
turned but a short time ago from 81
| IBERIA and had been practicing law with
This brother.
! The Young commander of the Amer
/ ican Legion post was noted athlete
during the years he was-a student at
the University of Washington.
Had just Been Married.
1 Macelfresh was "a years old. Dale
Hubbard, the third man killed. served
with the Twentieth engineers in
France He was married but two
Iweeks ago in Los Angels, Cal. Mrs.
F4ubbard was standing on the street
viewing the parade. but did not see
lher husband fall.
/ Ben Casagranda, another of those
killed. has been here for some time
He was employed as bootblack. lie
Iserved with the 91st division in France.
Jacob Phitzer, one of the Woundeo
lmen, came from his home at Chehaifs
to participate in the parade. He was
shot thru the arm.
rt7 Of f1r-IT
tspleen and attending physicians do not
hold much hope for his recovery,
Watt served in France. His parents
live here. Macelfresh. Phitzer and
| Coleman, another of those wounded,
were all members of Company NJ, 161st
infantry, a Washington regiment.
Clashes Have Been Frequent.
But little is known of Britt Smith,
he Isl said to have come here short
/ time ago. Nothing which might lead
Ito a clew as to his home was found in
his possession. He was in his thirtles
tof medium height and had close
lcropped red hair.
| Clashes between the I. W. W. and
ICentralia citizens have occurred at in
tervals during the last two years. The
first outbreak came when radicals
3spoke against a Red Cross bazaar. A
crowd went to the I. w. w. hall at the
time and carried the furniture to the
street where it was burned
4 A short time ago a local character
known as Blind Tom,'' who acted as
secretary of the I. w. w. local. was
told by citizens to leave town because
of his incendiary speeches. He re-
turned soon after. He represents 6
Seattle organ of the Reds here and
distributes the paper. He was among
those arrested today.
From Yakima came word that mem
bers of the American legion post there
were discussing formation of secret
orga nization within the legion which
il was thought from the phrasing OF
the advices might be designed to com
bat radicaHsm.