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THE SUNDAY OTTEG ONI AN. PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 10. 1010. 5 FID ON PARADE Buy your lights for the Christmas Tree now Join Our Christmas Electrical Club Lauren Roberts Signs Con fession at Centralia. 14 CENTRALIA PAYS LAST HONORS TO EX-SERVICE MEN SLAIN BY I. W. W. DURING ARMISTICE g BiaMaMl.mMl 'Will g DAY PARADE. " m i UNNAMED MAN IN to sent Youth in Early Twenties Avers All in Room Expected to Die During Attack. Continued From First Page.) that he came to the Centralia jail and offered himself to the law. Original Confession Signed. The original confession, bearing the signature of Roberts, is as fol lows : Confession of Lauren Roberts: "I was on top of a hill with a .22 high power, shooting into the streets. I shot five shots. We started plan ning; this three weeks ago, as we figured the I. W. W. were going be attacked. Wesley Everest me to the hill, with two other men. I dont know both of their names. Han son was the name of one. Hanson is the name he goes by in Centralia, but his right name is Loughtenoff, and he is a Finn. The I. W. W. furnished the guns. I used a .22 high power and Hanson used a .25 Savage. I don't know the name of the other man, but he wore a logger's shirt and blue overalls. We were sent upon the hill about 1 o'clock. "Just before we went one man was put In the Aavallon hall. I don't know his name, but he wore a brown euit, light mackinaw and he had a small, light moustache. Everest told us to shoot when they shot at us, or when they heard shots. Smith was to use a .32-. 20 revolver. We expected all to he killed and we done this with the Intention of protecting our hall. , Guns Carried In Suitcase. I don't think that we got orders to do this from the outside, but we planned this among ourselves. I don't know anything about any other plans of where men were to be put, but Smith was to stay in the hall. I know that O. C. Bland, Britt, Smith. Roy Becker, Hanson, alias Loughtenoff, the other fellow that was with us, and myself, took part in the shooting. "After the shooting I went home and hid across the field .from the house in the brush. The other two men went to a shack of Hansons, up at the head of the Hanford river. Hanson and the other man went to gether. We. took the guns up in suitcase, and Hanson carried the suit case. That was the suitcase that was found up there." Koberta Frnra I. XV. W. Roberts, who is in the early twen ties, and a lumberjack, is locally known by the sobriquet of Grand- mound, a district where he spent much of his time. When he sought out the authorities, at 1. o'clock Fri day morning, despairing of escaping the posses that he knew were comb ing the surrounding country, he was badly frightened and declared himself to be already regretful of his share in the Armistice day murders. His fear now is that members of the I. W. W. will seek an opportunity to take his life, as the penalty for the confession which .implicates and names his former comrades. Immediately after local authorities had more fully investigated Roberts' story, and obtained a complete state ment of his knowledge of the Armis tice day tragedy, he was taken to Olympia for safekeeping. He is one of the ten I. W. W., nine of whom are now in custody, against which the state has filed complaints, charging first degree murder. pr4:k ' few T TTjf tvc "5 " . r;,r; ,: . . 8 . VIEW OF ITNKRAL CORTEGE, SHOWING MILITARY ESCORT AID SPECTATORS. ARMED SENTRY STAND- 9 I.G AT CORNER. ( I n I . BURIAL m OUT RITES Here Is the Plan: You select an electrical gift, pay a small sum down (depending on the total cost) and the same amount weekly and the pres ent is delivered in time to grace the Christmas festivities! An electrical present for the home what could be more acceptable to any woman interested in modern conveniences for the house? By mak ing your selection now you are sure of getting what you want when you want it by joining the Christmas Electrical Club you are sure of hav ing your gift practically, paid for by Christmas time. Forty Sunpects Kxamlned. Examination of more than 40 sua pects and the release of many of these, occupied the attention of the prosecuting attorney's office here to day. Admittedly scores of arrests were made on the theory of making: assurance doubly sure, at a. time when the .rumor was current that the I. W. W. would send reinforcements to Centralia to avenge the lynching execution of Kveretts and the arrest of the allege'd conspirators. But none of the radicals, among the many freed, receives liberty until the thorltles are certain as to his knowledge of the Armistice day out rage. There were rumors today that legal counsel is to come to the aid of the imprisoned suspects and that habeas corpus proceedings will probably be instituted for the release of all save those against whom the evidence directly conclusive. .Stnte Prepares For FMffht. Assistant Prosecutor Cunningham said, in reply to this, that the state would contest strenuously every ef fort to release any prisoners who may have even a bearing on the murders and conspiracy. Under the state laws of Washing ton, the prosecutor points out, evi dence that any person has aided or abetted the crime is sufficient to hold that person for trial on the principal charge, exactly as though the defend ant actively had taken part in the crime itself. County Attorney Allen declared to cay mat tne prosecution or the men now named on the murder charge will not lag, but that the cases will un doubtedly be brought to trial at the court term opening the first week in December. Preliminary examinations are not required, the complaint and evidence going directly before the grand jury, which win return indictments in in stances that justify trial. Wholesale Arrests End. According to ex-Captain Lloyd By- Bart, the University of v ashington stuueni wno saw almost two years or overseas service, and who has again donned the uniform to lead the American Legion in its search of Ar mist ice day murderers, the policy of wholesale arrest is at an end and the policy will be henceforth copfined to an unrelenting chase of the four or five suspects who are yet at large and who have been named by Lauren Roberts and others now in custody. Scarcely any arrests have been made since the military ceremonial service of the four Armistice day vic tims, held yesterday. Among the leased suspects today was P. J. No lan. 65, an I. W. W. whose scholarly bent has caused him to assume the cultural leadership or the local radi cais. .Nolan, falling in health and siignuy crippiea ny umess, was set free when the authorities, sorry for his pngnt, were assured he had not been in the conspiracy or its dreadful cumax. At present he is at liberty on his own recognisance. Cards Tors l p By I. W. W. Nolan told the examining official that he attended the I. W. w. meet lng laat Sunday in the local hall, but that he did not hear the Armistice day tragedy plans discussed. The only speaker, he said, was John Foss, said i to be a paroled Leavenworth prisoner, who exhorted the organization for funds, to free "class war" prisoners. "Among all the I. W. W. we have examined," said Captain Dysart. "we have elicited nothing save professions that they are strong for law and or der, and that they do not believe in direct action or murder to attain their ends, and it is equally surprising to learn that many of them tore up their cards just three weeks ago. Three weeks ago, according to the evidence we have learned, the Arm istice day murders were first planned. The opinion is general that most of these fellows tore up their cards not later than three days ago." Montgomery Lassiter, son of Blind Tom Lassiter," continued Captain Dysart, "appears to have started the vogue for destruction or a. vv. v . cards and for claiming that they were destroyed three weeks ago. fcince Lassiter told that story a score of others have repeated it. I.asHlter's Story Strange. 'Lassiter's story of affiliation with the I. W. W. is a queer one. rle worked at Martin's logging camp and was one of 1 I. W. W.- who went on strike six weeks ago. He told us ; that he did not sympathise with the strike or the organization, but that he was driven to join the strikers by threat of death. lf you don't sign the petition to walk out, you win rina yourseii wuu rope around your neck, he says Bert Bland told him, and he joined the strike. Testimony given by Dr. Frank Bisc- ford, who marched with the armistice paraders, before the coroner's jury, has occasioned much local .comment, inasmuch as Dr. Biscford declared that he led the rush to the doors of the I. W. W. hall and that the radicals fired no shots from their headquar ters. The statements of many other witnesses,- with the reported testi mony of the arrested participants, tend to fihow conclusively that Dr. Biscford was mistaken in his concep tion of the clash, say the officials who are investigating. Dr. Biscford's statements are fully controverted by etatements made by Britt Smith and other radical sharers the Armistice day conspiracy and attack, who have been interrogated, said County Attorney Herman Allen. CENTRALIA I. W. V. FCXERAL LIKE THAT OF READING GAOL. Townspeople Refer to lcatli of Confessed Red Murderer as "Accident" or Suicide." pole on the hill adjoining the busi ness center. When the shot was fired from ambush on the hill. Chief of Police Kr.izek, assisted by armed men, scoured the hill for some time. During the past few days there has been a general rounding up of Wob blies. Persons with red cards are ar rested at the railroad station almost daily. Marchers Kirefl on Klrst. The testimony develops beyond dis pute that the first shot was fired from the Roderick hotel before the marching men broke rank. Funeral services were held this aft ernoon for Dale Hubbard, one or the four victims of the Armistice day at tack, with interment in Washington Lawn cemetery. Funeral services for Ben Casagranda, the fourth and last of the murdered service men to be laid to rest, will be held tomorrow after noon, with " interment at Mountain View cemetery. Centralia's pastors tomorrow will devote their sermons in large part to the tragedy of last Tuesday. "How Shall We Blot Out I. W. W.ismr' is the topic announced by Rev. W. J. Sharp of the Presbyterian ' church. Rev. G. W. Crane of the Methodist church also will touch upon the trag edy, as will the pastors of the Chris tian, Baptist and Episcopal churches. Chum Greets General Liggett. ROSEBURG, Or.. Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) When Lieutenant-General Hunter Liggett passed through Rose burg, he was greatly surprised to find awaiting him at the depot William Bell of the local weather bureau, who at west Point was a chum or the now famous officer. During the short in terval they renewed their acquain tanceship and. enjoyed a very pleasant visit. After leaving West Point. Mr. Bell was transferred into the signal service and assigned t6 duty in the weather department, which was later taken over by the department of ag riculture. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) Wilde's description of. the burial at Reading gaol n.ight have been almost a prophecy of the last rHea for Wesley Everetts, confessed I. W. W. murderer and participant in the Armistice day assault in this city, who was taken from the local jail by persons unknown and hanged from the timbers of a bridge over the Chehalis river. "They did not even toll a requiem that might have brought rest to hs startled soul, but hurriedly they took him forth and hid him in a hole," runs Wilde's verses. Battered with bullets and drenched from immersion in the river, the body of the lynched radical was denied the office of burial by local undertakers. A truck brought it to Centralia for the hasty burial preparations on Thursday and measurement for the rough pine box that served as coffin, and a truck carried it to the potters' field in the cemetery. By a freak of coincidence the own er of the funeral truck is James Lynch of Centralia, and the equipage bears a large advertisement: "Lynch, for quick work call us." When the body of the radical jolted on its way to the burial ground the sign lent an element of ghastly humor to the tautness of the Centralia situation The burial party was comprised of members of the I. W. W., comrades of the dead man, who had been seized in thewholesale arrest of all radicals. Under guard of armed men they rode in another truck, and still- under the muzzles of rifles and shotguns they dug the grave and lowered the body of Everetts. casting down the clods that cover him. The coroner's jury decided that Everetts came to his" death at the hands of persons unknown. But the local interpretation of the vengeance that overtook the "wobbly" direct action ist is the blend of jest and warning. When the demise of Everetts is spoken of it is referred to as sui cide, or as an accident. There is a play on the words that belies them, for Centralia spirit is quick to assert that the fate which overtook, the radical and asssin was a just one. "He fell off the bridge" fs the lacsnic explanation of Centralians. It's true that there was a rope on the timbers, and that it caught about his neck. But Everetts fell off the bridge." MAN WHO SHOT FLAG SOUGHT Chehalis Officers and Lesion Men Scour Hills. CHEHALIS, Wash., Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) Chehali3 authorities and mem bers of the American Legion are mak ing a quiet investigation here to lo cate if possible some individual, pre sumably an I. w. W who shot a hole through the big American flag that float? from Chehalis 150-foot flas:- Olcott's Stand Commended. SALEM, Or., Nov. 15. (Special.) Letters commending Governor Olcott for his stand against Red activities in Oregon and otier states were re ceived at the executive offices today from A.'T. Geugett, municipal judge of Corvallis; A. M. Humphreys of Portland and Plinny Shepardson of Kelso, Wasli. In each instance the writers said, the governor's recent statement would go far toward curb ing the future ambitions of radicals in thi3 state. Elks Declare War on Reds. ROSEBURG. Or., Nov. 15. (Special.) Th'j shooting of former soldiers by the 1. W. W. agitators at Centralia was denounced as a "dastardly mur der." and uncompromising war on an archism and un-Americanism favored. by the Elks' lodge of this city when it Thursday adopted a resolution urg irg the federal officials to punish the guilty to the full -extent of the law. El ma Wants Drastic Laws. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) Eima citizens held a large pa triotic rally Friday, at which reso luttons were adopted calling upon Governor Hart to convene an extra session of the state legislature to enact laws for the more effective curbing of I. W. W. and other un patriotic organ iza tions. Sheriff Bar Lamp Socket Appliances Toasters, Percolators, Waffle I rons, Vibrators, Irons, Grills Vacuum Cleaners (Under $50) Washing Machines Agitator, New Way, Haag, Johnson Double-Tub Washing Machines Gain-a-day, Mola, Thor, Haag Our Christmas Club was so successful last year that we decided to give the same op portunity to you this year. Look through this list of use ful electrical conveniences make a note of those in which you are interested. $l $1 $2 Down and a Week Down and a Week Down and a Week You Are Invited to our SPECIAL DEM ONSTRATIONS of Per colators and Toasters. Every Wednesday and Satur day Delicious, Fragrant Cof fee and Crisp Toast made the Electric Way. Down and Week G. P. A. PROFIT-SHARING COUPONS paid on Christmas Club purchases before delivery. 1900 Cataract Horton Ironing Machine .... Down and a Week Scott Electric Co, Fifth and Oak tell, who attended the meeting, swore In about 60 deputy sheriffs. Legion Promises Support. 'PRIXEVILXE. Or.,- Nov. 15. Crook county oost. American Legion, has notified the state office of the Oregon branch, of the American Legion that it will unanimously back the state headquarters in its co-operation with Grant Hodge post of Centralia in han dling the situation there. dershot, Boise, secretary. The board of directors will comprise Ray J. Fox. Lyons, Or.; J. R. Hunter, Island City, Or.; J. P. McCann, Lewis ton; J. D. Miles, Livingston, Mont.; J. O. Swales, Johnson, Wash.; Jesse Richards, Vir ginia City, Ida.; J. L. Chapman. Aso tin. Wash.; Henry Thiesnen. Sweet water, Ida.; W. N. Rhodes, Sheridan, Mont.; D. S. Wallace. Lewiston Or chards; R. S. Erb, Lewiston Orchards Sawmill Rising In Douglas. ROKEBURG. Or.. Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) A sawmill with a capacity of 30,000 feet aally is being erected 12 miles east of this city by A. O. Heiser and William Patterson, both of this city. The mill is located in a dense body of timber. Phone on ini. vour M:iln want ads to 707". A R095. The Ore- vzzzzzzzzszszzzza Officers Elected. Ida., Nov. 15. (Spe- Llvestock LEWISTON, Ida., Nov. cial.) At a meeting of the directors of the Northwest Livestock associa tion Thursday, officers for the com ing year were elected. D. S. Wallace nf Lewiston Orchards was elected nresident to succeed Thomas F. Wren v.. J. Iddincs of the University of Ida ho will serve as vice-president; R. S. Krb. Lewiston. treasurer; O. P. Hen- FOR Big Estate Sought. - - EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 15 John Rackstraw, a bricklayer claim- ins to be heir to a rich Scottish es tate, has begun an effort to obtain possession of ten square miles of land with an annual rent roll of $150, 000. 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