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THE WEATHER. The Statesman retires ths Imhk) wlra report cf the A soelated rresa, the greatest and moit reliable press as sociation, la the world. ' Rain or snow; colder, gentle north erly winds. MA1V-M.NTI1 VKAIt SALEM, OUKGOX, WEDNESDAY MOItXINU, NOVK.MIIKR 121919. I'juck: hvg ckxth. s1 FEDERAL OPERATIVES HURRY TO CENTRALIA TO HELP OFFICERS FIGHT OFF FRENZIED CROWDS Government Agents Start Investigation Destined to Round Up All Radicals in Any Way Connected With Killing of Ex-Service Men SOCIALIST MAY GET HATITIW DimPET U1I DUUULI FIXED UPON DEPORT RADICAL, IS CRY CITIZENSHIP UNDER FIRE L W. W. LITERATURE FOUND IN RAID ON QUARTERS Approximately 16 Reds Are Arrested and Lodged in Jail While More Than 200 Soldiers Are Angrily Combing Hills and Woods in Search of Other Rioters i t V i V --w w a -m - 1L.K., Adv. 11 -company F of the Third WnshWt on T . I? . A. L 1 1 A. t i 1 " U . mm juiuir- was urucreu 10 v,emrana cany tonight by Governor L: F. jiari, nfi was pjweu-u 10 ie on me way within a few hours after tne order was -received; me company was said to be about 75 strong At the office of Brigadier General IL J. Moss, adjutant general of the state, here, it was said by General Moss that whether further troops Would be sent would depend, upon the situation at Centralia after the arrival of Company P. Orders for only the one tompanv had been received, he Raid. Radicals Under Investigation Recently General Moss said the entire state guard could be mob- MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 11. Depo-.talion of Victor Lerg er, recently denied a seat in con gress and unseating cf Represen tative Voigt of Wisconsin, who cast the only vote in lierger's fa vor, was recommended to the Am erican legion convention late to day and was receivd with tremen dous cheering. On motion of the. entire Wis consin delegation the resolution demanding cancellation of larg er s citizenship was unanimously adopted. ilized in a few hours if needed. f Two" department of justice opera ' tlv'es left Seattle early tonight " for , Centralia; Wash,, to make a search ing investigation of the activities of the men under arrest there in con nection with today's shooting; The announcement was made by R. C. Saunders, United States district at torney... ! . "We are keeping close track of all radical activities and publications in this : district,"--Mr. Saunders de clared. "We are watching every sus pected 'red' In" Seattle, Tacoma and the rest of this district. This office wilt not temporize with radicals. The first breach of federal law committed by them will bring the power of the government to bear on them."' '- : . Circular Founl by Police Mr. Saunders disclosed for the first time the recent discovery by department of Justice operatives of an alleged I. W. ... W. circular which was being secretly distributed among negroes there, he' said, with a view to inciting race hatred and Inducing LEGION OPPOSED TO LARGE ARMY IN PEACETIME - r Resolution Making Body Non- Political Adopted by Major ity of 100 Votes OFFICE HOLDERS RAPPED the blacks to join the I. W. W. Con ies of the circular. Mr. Saunders said 1 viiucu iu iue uepan- ment of justice at Washington. D. C. . ' Sixteen Lnnd In Prison Approximately 16 alleged radicals had been arrested and lodged in the city jaiiat Centralia at 6:30 o'clock tonight and a crowd-of 200 ex-service men were angrily combing the hills and woods surrounding Cen tralia for others,' a telephone mes sage from R. B. Jackson, night pa trolman at Centralia, to the Asso ciated Press said. Four rifles and four or five revolvers were said to have been taken from "the men al ready under arrest. Today's riot at Centralia was the second big I. W. W. disturbance in the Pacific northwest in recent years. , The first occurred at Ev erett, Wash., 30 miles north of here when a boatload of Seattle I. W. W. attempted to "invade" Everett to (Continued on Page 6.) New Novelty Plushes mm . tmtm - a irr t s Marvels 1 hat Lomoel woman s . Admiration THIS IS A TRULY NEW CREA ¬ TION I IN PLUSHES. IT'S DIF FICULT TQ DESCRIBE THEM. THE SORT OP INVISIBLE STRIPE EFFECT GIVES THEM A CHARM ALL THEIR OWN. THE COLORING AND LIGHT PROPER TIES ARE TEASING 'AND THE VARYING FOLDS OF THE FAB RIC REVEAL THE ALLURING WITCHERY AKIN ONLY TO COSTLY FURS. " A wonderful Plush for Coats and especially good for girls' and chil dren's wear comes 50 niches wide, in colors of Brown, Navy, Burgundy and Steel Grey at yard QQ W 1. -Mm mm? mm y5 S ir 1 1 i. y r 3 Tt IT? IT? 1 Jl id it On Our Entire Line of KNITTED SCARFS And Scarf Sets Undoubtedly the largest assortment tO( chooso from in the entire Willamette ValJ ley. Good, wool knitted scarfs at no sem blance of present values. Certificate From French Gov ernment for Families of Soldiers Presented LASTNGHT Total Is $174,079.88, or an Excess of $17,000 Over Amount for This Year Bonds Will Be Paid nl FRAUD OPERATIONS BARE UllUrHUAL5AKtHtLU rxr nrnirrnri irmi in AnniUMP IM ARMISTICE PARADE SHOT D IN COLD BLOOD BY RADICALS Reds Open Fire From Windows of Tower Avenue Building, With Result that Two Paraders Fall Dead in Their Tracks Third Soldier Dies Later at Hospital , OAKS FORECLOSURE IS RECOMMENDATION Costly ; Non-paying Property Must e Disposed of, Offi cials Hold SEVEN - FOUND GUILTY INDIANAPOLIS, lin.. Nov. 11. 6eveo alleged bwindlers. Ineludins Mayor Ilollin II. Bunch of Munlce. Ind.. and P:oecutlns Attorney Hor ace G. Morphy of Dt-laware county, were found guilty in federal court today of conspiring to use ihe mails to defraud. fThe seven -nin were part of group of 2 4 Indicted in connection with the M uncle case birh involv ed more than 20 alleKed awlndle cases and a total of S liO.000. All other defendants had pleaded guilty. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Nov. 11. j The first convention of the Am erican legion today started pronoun cing of itf policies by adopting a resolution declaring the organization to be non-political and demanding the deportation cf Victor L. Perger of Milwaukee as a "disloyal citi zen." Endorsement of universal military training with a small standing army and no compulsory military service in time of peace, was voted enthusi astically tonight by the legion con vention. It was recomrr ended that the national citizen army be under flocal yrontrol and! administration, subject to general naiionai regula tions. A stormy session began late to day after the legtcii had observed Armistice day by a parade which ended with presentation vf decora tions to members of the. 151st field artillery, a regiment composed large ly of Twin City men. Other important decisions reach ed included selection of Indianapolis as permanent national headquarters and Cleveland as the convention city for 1920. Holders of public offices candi dates are barred from office in the legion by the amendment to the constitution adopted late" today. A minority report permitting po litical officers to be officers or tne lezion was defeated by an overwhel- mine viva voce vote, but the roll- call vole on adoption of the "non Tw,1ificnr' rraolntion showed a ma- toritv of about 100 of the 6S4 votes A certificate from the French gov ernment for the family of each sol dier killed in France was p esented to the convention. PRISON TROUPE SHOWS TONIGHT Rapid Sale of Tickets Indi cates Record Attendance at Minstrel The first performance of the state penitentiary minstrels will bejgiven ,In the prison audito.ium tonight, and the indications are that atten dance will be heavy. There has been a rapid sale of tickets at all the places where, tbey are on sale. .Experience has taught the prison minstrels that two performances are always necessary to accommodate all who wish to see the annual per formance, eo a eecond khow will be riven tomorrow nieht. Tickets are on sale at the following places: Pprrv'ss tlrue store, the Will nm- sic store. Patton brothers. Comsiior rial book store.. Crown drug store the Y, M. ( A., the Ch-rrintUon ! niano store by Charles Maxwell at the 0:gon Electric depot, and by the state house. Daughters of Veterans rz to Form State Society The ways and means committee of the city council met at the- of fice pfCity Itecorder Earl jiace last night and fixed upon a tenta tive budget which will be presented to the council at the meeting next Monday night for approval or re jection. The total of the tentative budget Is $174,079.88. an excess of a.bout $17,000 over the budget of Ihe year now closing. Under the S per cent tax limit-' tion an Irrrease of only $2400 would be allowable were It not for the fact that $12,050 is to be nsed to pay on $82,050 In general -obligation bonds that fall due January 20. The constitution of the state allows 6 per cent to be exceeded for this pur pose. The remaining $70,000 ot the bonds will be refunded serially for 20 year3, according to the commit tee s recommendations. ' The committee will recommend Toratlosure on Oaks addition. It rus shown thmt th city baa paid 11.132.4? in taxes on property In the addition. The tentative budget, as fixed upon by the committee laft night, follows: - Recorder's salary and purchasing agent. $100. Clerk hire. $2400. ! Treasurer's salary. $1500. City attorney, $1500. Stenographer, city attorney, $400. Salary of street coinmisbioner, $1320. Marshal's salary. $1200. Salaries, police department, .$10, 800. , Salary, police matron. $900. Expend, police department, $500. Expense, city jail. $150. . Health officer. $506. Sanitary officer, $1C00. Incidental expenses health officer. $100. Salaries and maintenance fl:e de partment, $20,320. Water supply, fire hydrants. $5000. Engineering and surveyins. $2000. Maintenance. public buildings. $1000. Fuel, city hall. $600. ComTort station. f70T. Public library. $6S00.. Lighting. $16,000. Public parks, $2 too. Public printing. $250. Incidental expenses of city. $3000. llond. installments and interest. $24,095.87. Improvement bonds, redemption. $2208.06. weping and cleaning sireeis. $4S00. ' Maintenance or namJ. KtrwU and Highway FuimI. .Materia! and lalor, fi'ieet depart ment. $13,000. Construction and maintenance or city bridges, $2000. Special Sewer anil lralnc i omi. Installments, szi.'mju; inierei. $17.400 $40,800. Total. $174,097.88. . Department Heads to Fix Salaries of All Employes a .Twin! committee of s'ate of flcials. chosen at a meeting called iim, acn at the insrance Olcott to device a means otanrlardlzinz salaries of sten acranhers and clerks at the canltol ii.m. .iu hoc hen on a more .-.-, - nn.hli. to work on! this Plan, ami will leave the matter of salaries to .o..wi r h .lenarlmont". Tills wa knnwn after a mcet!pg of do oartment heads yeFterday in the of fice of Governor Olcott. . ...rvdv iyt salariei being paid clerical help for the Mate and : ilar help paid b yVprivato emp oye. I I i ' L RADICALS HELD FOR VIOLATING CRIMINAL LAW - Fifteen of CG Reds Arrested in New York Detained Un der $5000 Bail PRISON TERM IS PENALTY Delay in Deportation Causes Officers to Proceed Un der State Statute BRITT SMITH IS HANGED BY ANGRY CITIZENS Governor Hart Orders One Company of Military to Centralia to Prevent Rioting and Other Units Are Mobilixed for Immediate Service Mob Rule Deplored NEW YORK. Nov. 11. Eighteen of 27 radicals arrested in Saturday night's raids were arraigned in the municipal court today on charges of violation of the state's criminal an archy statute. They were held In $5000 bail eah for examination to morrow. Five others mere held in Brooklyn. The charges aealnst the men held rot forth that they are members of the communist party. Federal de position proceedings, it was point ed t)ut. would involve ' considerable delay, whereas early action may be obtained under the criminal anarchy statute which provides a maximum of ten years' Imprisonment. fENTUAMA, Wasi No. 11. Four American Lepon mm are lcal; three arc wounded, one perhaps fatally; Hritt Smith, secretary of Ihe Centralis local of the 1. V: W. is hanging dead from the bridge over the ChchalLs river and tlve I. W. Y. hall i gutted as the re.snH of tn I. W. W. attack on arr Armistice Day parade conducted by the American Legion in this city today. '. ....Five ho u rH after the volleys were fired from the I. W. W. head quarters and adjoining building, a mob cut off the light of tl.c city, broke the jail door, nachcd Smith from the jail and rubied him in an automobile through mud and water to the bridge three quarters of a mile from ton. The L W. W. hall was fired by the mob. The dead: . "Warren Grimm, attorney, lieutenant with the American force in Fileria and commander of the Grant Hodge pot, Amrrican legion. Arthur Jlchlfresh, aoldicr m r ranee for 18 months. Hen Casagranda, Greek liootblack and soldier with the 01st di vision in all campaign. , Dale Huhltard. former soldier. Uritt Smith, hanged by the mob. The wounded: v . ' r - Emery Coleman, shot through the leg. wound not serions. John Earl Watt, ex-service man. perhaps fatally wounded. Eugeue Phitzcr, Chehalis, ex-service man, not serious. Over the heads ot the crowds watching the parade the LW.W. fired. Shots cam from very direc tion, say on-lookers. Snipers in the upper windows of the I.W.W. head quarters balldlnc fired into the line. McElfresh dropped with a shot through the head. Grimm was shot through the lonts In the second vol ley. He died In the hospital two hours later. Casarranda was In the ranks and one ot the rifle bullets struck him In the body. "They got me this time." he said as he doubled and wilted la the street. The crowds did not rash for cover bat started to chase the reds -and Hubbard was shot while chasing- one ot the leaders. The ex-service man cornered the red on the banks ot the Skookumchuck river. As they gran- " OreKon members of the Da u Kilters of Veterans will meet in Salem on VNoveiuhcr 22 to form a state or riiniz.iMon. Ixileeates wwi attcna from Pcr'-land. Salem. Marphfield Kucne. Pendleton ; and numerous other towns of the state Prepar atlon for the event will be I made Pt a session of Barbara F.itchie tent the lallcr are letter paid rp an era,,. The .alar.es of 200 eterks ad,tennsrapl.ers at the s tat. h m.m of 4 10 In private arc Hi and thofo Th? dVp.ftn.ent Heads yes.erday -...ir.A ih committee's -cf.mmen- Annn thtt New Year'3. Memorla Hv July 4. labor day, T?nk.e1v- inr dav and Christmas uo observed The day's enrollments totaled 193 bringing the entire enrollment for the nine days up to 2376. A number of iclrls from Willam ette university responded to the call for, volunteers and made valiant ef forts to secure Red Cross members yesterday, meeting with good suc cess. ' Mrs. Arthur Rahn. In charge of the work, requests that any who de sire to keep up the dollar member ship with the Red Cross, and have have had no opportunity to do so during the recent drive . will find the offices In th e postoHice build ing open today,. PORTLAND REDS HEP BY POLICE Radical Quarters Are Raided and Much Litrature Is Taken As Evidence Red Cross Roll Call Shows Total of 2S76 Enrolled With the exception of a few out side districts , city and rural, the re turns from the Red Cross roll call campalg n were on hand at head quarters last night. Fifty Roy Scouts reported for duty yesterday morn-Josoosumcnuca nver. as iney grap ing but had made no returns Tester- pld the LW.W. fired directly into day afternoon. usnoara s ooay. uewga ic vens. SBOlOCr VI IDC IIUU lUaillH luc gunman, kicked the gun from the I.W.W.'s hands. lUdJcal Saved by KoKliers. The latter was captured and taken to the city jail. He was saved from the mob by the former soldiers after a noose had been thrown over his head. This Is the man who was crabbed by the mob tonight after he Is said to have confessed to firing one of the fatal shots. The Ameri can Legion Is holding a meeting to night to take action. Hubbard gathered a small number or men together and started Iq pur suit ot an armed I.W.W. The fugi tive dashed down a side street, turn ing and shooting at the men as be ran. The pursuers, all unarmed, dodgld behind the telephone poles and trees to escape the bullets. They finally drove the man Into a river bed where be took refuge behl! clump of bushes. As the men came up he fired, wounding Hubbard. Immediately after IM shooting a crowd of spectators and marchers captured a man they believed to be the ringleader of the LW.W. They put a rope around his neck, threw the rope over the cross arm of a telephone pole and started to haul him up. , He was in the air only a few min utes before the chief of police pre vailed upon the crowd to let him down. Mb ltanack Red Hall. Tonight thi man was In Jail here nearly dead. I I.ater the mob ran sacked the I.W.W. hall.- tore out the front ot the building and made a bond re of th4 furniture and Inflam matory literature. found there. CnmiW KnrroaiM! Central! JaiL At i:30 oVlock the crowd'in front of' the Jail bad swelled to between two and thre thousand persons. In rinding hundreds from nearby towns. - it. m .. t . v. were beard from the mob. Deter mined ex-sertice men. armed with high-powered rifles, surrounded the Jail while others armed and not arm ed. took up the search of the " rounding district bent on rounding tip all BUped radicals wherever found.' About IS men were in Jail at :3 p. tn. OnMalU businessmen n deity of ficials attempted to quiet the mrg Iniz crowd by speeches in front of th? Jail. PORTLAND. Or.. Nov. 11. Police here tonight raided the headquir- ers of the Household Workers Sol diers and Sailors club and took 6ft men Into custody. The police acted followin g a report that those in the Club were holding a meeting to pro test against "persecution" of the I. W. W. at Centralia. Wash. Th9 men in the club building were taken to the police station for Inves tigation. A quantity of radical lit erature was found In the club rooms and seized by the police. iJutCifi ffigfi i a j w iijuwji a tor Dilverxon s oqxraa The Salem high rcbool football team on Sweetiand fild yesterday afternoon drnlled the visitors to the tune f 14 t 2. The parr.e pro- rpdod tamely for the firt threv quarters. lth team holding even Silverlon-made the fjrt seore. I vdron kick on the 23-yard line. One of the test plays of the game wan when Gill. Intercepted a pa"" and made. 14 yards for a touchdown Another good r'J w made by hu sev in the laut moments of the game when he came In with another touch- (WVKKXOR HART TAKKM 11AM CHENKV. Wash.. Nov. 11. Implor ing the shooting of two men and the wounding of several others at Cen tralia by men supposed to be mem bers of the LW.W, hut determined that there shall be no mob ruls In eCntralla. Governor L. F. Hart to- algat stated that ha would leave Che ney for his office at Olympia on the first trala to depart. The rovercor has been here Inspecting the state normal school. The governor has Instructed Adju tant General Moss to bold the ra tional guard of Washiagtoa la readi ness for w possible en train men t for Ccatr&tia.'and ha told the Associated Press tonight that further movement of the troops would be under the con trcsf the adjutant general. When apprised that Company F of the 3rd Washington infantry had been order ed to entrain for Centralis, the gov ernor stated that that was In pursu ance of his orders to use the state troopsto prevent rioting. Formal Statement Is luuoexL Associated Press dispatches were the first Information ot a definite character to reach the governor, as the only previous information he had received was by telephone from his office at the capltot. Upon being told the details ot the trouble, the governor declined to Issue a formal statement, stating that he had no time la which to do so as he was preparing to leave for Olympia at , once. He emphasised that he would use all the authority of the state to prevent any further outbreaks at Centralia. Dale Hubbard, who was shot in the breast, was operated on late to day and doctors said he had a fight ing chance for his life. At C:30 to night Dea Casagranda, who had been wounded, died In a hotpitaL Radical Attorney Is Overpowered. Dy 7 o'clock nine altered LW.W. had been rounded up and placed In Jail. Rumors were that the man who had shot Dale Hubbard and who had so narrowly missed being lynched, was dying from his Injuries at the mob's bands. Late in the day Attorney Elmer E. Smith, who had represented the ; I.W.W. In several cases la court here, was taken from his office by a crowd He drew a revolver and attempted resilience but was overpowered. Lat er he was landed la JalL A quanti ty ot weapons and ammunition tak en from headquarters ot the LW.W. were. King carried by members of the crowd of citizens tonight. Uentmaat Warren Wa Popular. Lieutenant Warren O. Grimm, who was killed had been elected last Thursday of Grant Hodge Post. Am erican Legion here. He had served almost a year In Siberia with the A. E. F. He was a former Lalversltr of Washington' athlete, being one of the three Grimm brothers, all ot whom were noted as football men. Arthur McElIresh. who was th" first man killed In today's attack, had re turned 1U May after IS mcnthV service overseas with Company M. lSlst infantry. He also bad served with the ex pedition on the Mexican border. Grimm commanded a platoon in the parade and was marching alone. Three bullets struck him. f'mtrmlia Mayor Is Silmt. T. C. Rogers, mayor of Centra'!., would make no statement lonSrht la connection with the riot tolay. II1 said he preferred to make a th"rouh investigation before saying anrtMnr. Mayor Rogers. A. C. Hughes., chief or polire here and other cltli-os ad dressed the crowd In front of tt Jail tonlrht asking the citizens not to at tempt to lynch the prisoners. (Continued on pat .) No. 2 cr Salem tonight. regularly as holidays , down. i