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NO. 133.
CENTRALIA CROWD HANGS I. W. W. KILLER
OF
SOLDIERS WHO MARCHED ARMISTICE
DAY; VICTIMS OF IDS HOW TOTAL FOUR
Attack on American Legion
Men Carefully Plotted
Believe Officials
EVIDENCE IS ENOUGH TO SEND
ALL PRISONERS TO GALLOWS
Veterans of World War Shot Down by Marksmen Sta
tioned in I. W. W. Headquarters as Parade Passes
Leader, Brick Smith, Shoots Fourth Victim in
Endeavor to Escape Man Executed by Crowd
Boasts of Deeds Before Death.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 12. At break of dawn,
the body of Brick Smith, secretary of the Centralia I. W.
W's, was found hanging from a railroad bridge at the
edge of the city. His death is the result of action
taken by an enraged mob of citizens, who stormed the
city jail, took the prisoner, and hanged him last night.
Smith was the alleged ringleader of I. W. W.'s who
fired on members of the American Legion in the Armis
tice Day parade yesterday, killing four and wounding
three others. The shots came from the headquarters of
the industrialists and a hotel across the street. The
dead are Arthur McElfresh, manager of a local phar
macy, Warren Grimm, Centralia attorney commander
of the Legion post, and former University of Washing
ton star Athlete, Ben Casagranda, Greek bootblack, and
veteran of the 91st division and Dale Hubbard. All
Uie victims were former soldiers.
Hubbard led the crowd which chased Smith after
the shooting. Smith ran for the river, saw that he
could not swim it, and dashed up the bank where he was
met. He shot Hubbard four times.
' Smith was taken to the jail,where members of the
crowd put a rope around his neck and were ready to
hang him when the police rescued him. Friends of
the murdered soldier got him later, however, after turn
ing out all the city lights.
Nineteen reds were jailed after the shooting. A
crowd of 2000 swarmed around the jail all night, yelling
"lynch them." State troops arrived from Tacoma in
time to prevent a number 6f probable lynchings. The
crowd, early in the morning, smashed in the front of the
I. W. W. hall, seized all furniture and literature, and
made a bonfire.
The Armistice Day massacre of former soldiers
here was apparently carefully planned by "wobblies"
who gathered here for that purpose during the week, ac
cording to District Attorney Allen.
From statements made by Smith just before he was
swung off the bridge, it seems that the Industrialists
planned deliberately to kill as many members of the
Legion as possible during the parade. A special meeting
was held yesterday rnorning by the Chehalis,ard Cen
tralia locals, according to the police, when the high
powered rifles, with which the shooting was done, were
smuggled into the buildings from which the fire was di
rected. A terrific crash of glass precee'ding the shooting
was apparently a' pro-arranged signal Desultory shoot
ing which followed .developed into a perfect volley, and
the front rank of soldiers was subjected to an enfilad
ing fire from three sides.
Simultaneously, marksmen opened fire from a hill
half a mile away. District Attorney Allen announced
that he had evidence which will send every man who was
in the I. W. W. hall when the shooting occurred, to the
gallows.
The last words of Smith-before he was hanged, are
said to have been boasts of a premediated plan for the
killings, by himself and his associates. 'His only regret,
according to witnesses, was that more soldiers were not
killed. : , , ';
Chief of Police Hughes told the United Press at
noon today that the man lynched last night was hot
Brick Smith. He declared that the name of the man
who was hanged is not known.
A strong posse of war veterans is combing the vici
nity of Centralia for four men who are believed to have
participated in the attack on the Armistice Day march
ers. A pitched battle is expected.
Early in the summer, Smith was run out of Cen
tralia by returned soldiers, because of his leadership of
the ultra-radical element. ,
Posse Will Make
No Effort to Get
Murderers Alive
11 UnlUxl I'rau to Th. Ilend Bulletin
CENTRALIA. Nov. 12. Clt-
l.en or On I in I III ure forming
posse to no to the MenUota 4
lunch of Klmor Smith, attorney
for the Cvntrallu "wobblles,"
4 where live or Hix alleged purtl- 4
4 cipants In yeBterdny'a shooting 4
4 ure reported to bu. It Ih an 4
4 open secret Unit if the Indus- 4
4 triallHts are found there will be 4
4 no attempt mudo to bring them 4
4 back ullve. 4
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WOULD FORCE
TREATY VOTE
MTVKK PETITION IIKING CHI
(T'liATKI) IIV SENATOR UN
derwood to h.k time for
final is.mj.otim;.
. I By United Prr to The Bend llullrtln.l
WASHINGTON,' D. C Nov. 12
A move to end debute and force a
treaty vote, wus Blurted today by
the domocrutH, with the aid pledged
of republican who desire quick act
ion. Senator Underwood bun draft
ed a cloture petition, and In obtain
ing the 16 signatures necessary to
gut It before the Senate. The final
treaty Vole would occur $8 hours
after the adoption of the petition.
STANDING IS GIVEN
IN MOOSE CONTEST
MIhn Effle IVtermun LtimIh In Popu-liu-lty
Kmc? Which Will Last
Through Moose Carnival.
The following Htnndlng of entrants
In the Moose popular lady contest,
which Is to terminate with the clos
ing of the Moose carnival Inter in
tho month, was anuounced today by
Georgo Stokoe, of the contest com
mltteo: Miss Erflc Potenunn 7,000
Miss ltossle Vnughn, ... 0,000
Mrs. Rernlce Carlon, 6,000
Miss Wilson Gllles 5.000
Miss i.ilu Stutsman 6,000
MJss Fprn Allen B.000
Miss Florence Downing. 5,000
Tlio Hint nr'zo is u diamond ring,
tho second a wrist watch, and the
third a La Valllere.
PAY INCREASES FOR N
SAILORS ADVISED
I By United TrcM to Tho Bend Bulletin,
WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 12.
Increases in the pay of men and offi
cers In the .navy, ranging, from
$88.80 to $1,000 n year, wero recom
mended today by Secretary Daniels
to the House naval affairs commit
tee. FORMER SENATE
LEADER IS DEAD
I ny United Pram In The llcnd Bulletin.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 12.
Senator Martin, of Virginia, demo
cratic lender In the Senate, until he
became ill. died today, according to
word rocolved here.
HUSBAND SAYS WIFE
WEARS SHOES TO BED
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 12.
Frank Mnxfleld' claims his wife
"tnnkes up" nnd goes to bed with her
shoes nnd stockings on. He 'says he
Is "tired of it," so has filed suiti for
dlvorco. .
FIVE INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
two auk charged with
statutory cjumkh, one
with tiikit ok auto, and
two uillh remain secret.
With three Indictments already
In, and arraignment of the defend
ants completed, and two secret In
dictments drawn, tho work of the
Deschutes county grand Jury Is rap
Idly drawnlng to a close, unless un
looked for new business is Intro
duced. A. A. Shepherd, charged
witli a statutory crime against his
minor daughtor, was in circuit court
this morning, entering a pleu of not
guilty when arraigned. Gus Nelson,
cook In a local restaurant, who was
arrested .Monday, heard tho indict
ment read charging him with a simi
lar crime against the minor daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Penney,
of this city, and was given until to
morrow morning to plead. Clarence
E. Wand was Indicted on a charge
of larceny of a Dodge car from John
E. Haglln, his attorney, W. P. Myers,
filing a demurrer In which it Is set
forth that the allegations do not con
stitute a crime, and more particular
ly objecting to the Indictment on the
grounds that It does not sufficiently
describe the auto alleged to have
been stolen.
Aside from reading the partial
grand Jury reports, the court's time
was taken up' chiefly today with
hearing the case of C. A. Stephenson
vs. E. E. Varco, arising out of an old
dispute over ownership of horses.
ROAD MATTERS
ARE DISCUSSED
HIGHWAY COMMISSION WILL
XOT COMFLKTK SURVEY TO
I.A PINE, BECAUSE OF LACK
OK Kl'NDS. HAYS OVERTURF.
Reports from committees appoint
ed at former meetings featured the
business session of the Commercial
club meeting this noon, no new busi
ness coming before the club for act
ion. Chief among the committee re
ports was that from H. J. Overturf
who told of the action of the State
highway commission In letting con
tracts on The Dalles-California high
way as reported last week. Mr.
Overturf also said that the commis
sion would not complete the survey
to La Pine, using what he designat
ed as "a new excuse" that the county
hud no money to put on the road.
There will be no Federal money
available for post roads until next
July, he stated, urging that an ef
fort be ' made to obtain both post
road and forest road money from
the Federal government before all
the funds are exhausted. :
He urged also that the county
court be prodded by the club and the
newspapers to, nuike application for
the market road funds to be provid
ed by the one mill tax levied by the
last legislature.' ,
For tlievTunialo- mail committee
D. H. Peoples reported that there
wero not at present sufficient people
to be served to justify the establish
ment of n rural route but thnt it was
possible that enough could be found
in the new territory to be opened
by the new bridge. Untjl a route
could be established it was not de
sired to make any change in the
Tumiilo service. ,
That the railroad company would
not put in scales at the stock yard
was reported by R. A. Ward, whose
committee Is now trying to learn
whether permission will be given for
the purpose. Drainage of the yard
will be looked aftor by Agent Stude
bnker, Mr. Ward said, and an etTort
will be made to obtain lights, al
though railroad officials have report
ed that they are not needed.
George Jones reported that the
Alfalfa mall petition had been sent
Hi nnd W. C. Blrdsnll stated that his
committee was still endeavoring to
llnd an airplane landing Held. ,
WOULD Ol'ST 1 DESI It A HIiKN.
DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 12. Con
tinuation of war-time passport regu
lations and expulsion of undesirable
aliens Is urgod by. the American
Legion Michigan delegation,
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POST RECEIVES
AMERICAN FLAG
FROM THE ELKS
CEREMONIES ARE
SEEN BY MANY.
ACCEPTANCE FORMAL
Holdiri-M, Kuilors, and Murines In
Klrot Formation Since Dis
charge Knini The Servi
Dance is Enjoyed.
Armistice Day was brought to a
fitting climax In Bend last night,
when in the presence of a large
crowd gathered at the athletic club
gymnasium, Percy A. Stevens Post,
American Legion, received from
Bend Lodge No. 1371, B. P. O. B.,
a handsome American flag. The
presentation came as the feature of
a program, ' in which other num
bers were songs and recitations by
Harold Grady, veteran flyer and
formerly an entertainer in vaude
ville, and selections by the Bend
band, which has become one of the
crack musical organizations of Cen
tral and Eastern Oregon.
As the. announcement of the pre
sentation . was made. Lieutenant
Frank R. Prince rose, called First
Sergsjpt Paul Hosmer and ordered
him to 'form the company. Im
mediately, a typical barracks scene
was enacted, for as the whistle
sounded," some 60 men seated in the
audience, or lounging In the lobby
rushed for their places, soldiers
falling in at the right, marines and
sailors next, and in less than a
minute the line was "dressed," and
the sergeant had reported to the
jthe company commander. The men
stood at ease while the presenta
tion was being made in the front
of the "hall.
Elks Part in War Told.
. Jay H. Upton, of Prineville, Past
Exalted Ruler of the Portland Elks
lodge, and Spanish American War
veteran, outlined the fart played by
the order In the world "war. men
tioning that one out 'of every 50
men in the service were Elks, and
that more than a thousand Elks
are filling : graves In France and
Flanders. , Atthe close of his ad
dress, the lights were dimmed, and
a bell sounded 11 times, bringing
to stnind the Elks' hour of home
coming. Dr. J. F. Turner delivered the
Elks' toast, particularly significant
when taken in connection with Mr.
Upton's address, and after the sing
ing of "Nearer My God to Thee,"
by the Elks' quartet, the hall was
again flooded with light.
Has I Presented.
As .Esquire E. L. Payne, carry
ing the flag, advanced from the
side of tho hall. Color Sergeant N.
A. Cobb, and I. V. McGillvray and
Bruce Deyarmond, marched from
the rear of the building, halting as
they approached the flag. E. P.
Mahuiffey. . Exalted Ruler of . the
lodge, delivered a fitting tribute to
the Stars and Stripes, and the hig
silken Emblem was formally en
trusted to the care, of the Color
Sergeant'. Captain Fred , Woelflen
responded briefly to the presenta
tion, declaring that no fraternal
order could more , appropriately
make such a gift, and outlining the
I aims and deals of the American
Legion, and of Percy A. Stevens
Post. As the color guard marched to
the rear the company came to at
tention and the American national
anthem was played before the com
pany was dismissed.
A dance which a capacity crowd
attended, was given during the re
mainder of the evening by the post.
! AVIATOR STARTS
AUSTRALIAN TRIP
I Hy United Prena to The Bend Bulletin. 1
LONDON, Nov. 12. Captain Ross
Smith started to By to Australia by
way of Europe and Asia, today, pilot
ing n Vlckers-Vimy plane.
BRAZILIAN SENATE
RATIFIES TREATY
I By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 12. The
Brazilian senate ratified the peace
treaty late yesterday afternoon.
DRASTIC LAW
IS DEMANDED
OF CONGRESS
"VIGILANTE PUNCH"
ASKED FOR
LEGION DETERMINED
Immediate legislation Urged Uf
Convention Department of Jut
tire Start Thorough Investi
gation of Central in Hliootlng
(By United Preaa to The Bend Bulletin.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 12. The,
American Legion, In national con
vention here, passed a resolution to
day demanding immediate congres
sional action to deal with radicals
In the United States. The resolu
tion was passed as the result of the '
Centralia shootings. Enactment of
laws with a "Vigilante punch" was
demanded.
INVESTIGATION MADE.
WASHINGTON, D. C, NOT. 12.
The Department of Justice started
an investigation today of the I. W.
W. attack on former soldiers at Cen
tralia. Washington, In which four ex
service men were killed. Govern
ment agents in the northwest hare
been ordered to secure all possible
details and rush them to Washing
ton. Considering early reports, offi
cials are inclined to believe that the
attack was a local affair, and that
it was not a part of a plot to mass-'
acre Armistice Day paraders all over
the country.
The Centralia shooting resulted
from demands from legion post
throughout the country for legisla
tion to rid the country of revolution
aries. OAKLAND REDS RAIDED.
' OAKLAND. Cal., Nov. 12.-Four
hundred former soldiers, and sail
ors raided the headquarters of the
newly organized "communist-labor"
party here early today. After break
ing in doors, furniture, red flags
were thrown into the street, where
they were piled and burned. The
police say the raid was carefully
planned, for when they arrived on
the scene, not one of the 400 was in
sight.
COUPLE ARE CHARGED
WITH MAKING MONEY
Allegrd Counterfeiters Arrested In
Portland, To Go To Trial ,
' Today. '
By United Pre u to The Bend Bulletin.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 12.
Joseph E. Riley and his pretty 18-year-old
bride, Dorothy Tidd Riley,
are scheduled to go on trial here
today on the charge of making and
passing counterfeit money. ' ,
The Rileys were arrested in Port
land early In August, when the fed
eral officials announced they bad
broken up a coastwide counterfeiting
ring. They claim that Mrs. Riley
is the daughter of Mrs. W. H. La
Point, who, with her husband, has
served time for counterfeiting.
The arrest of 'the Rileys followed
a trial of "phoney" money which had
worried federul agents for , some
time. ' Gold and. silver bullion was
found In the apartment of the couple
when they were arrested, according
to secret service workers.
UNION MACHINISTS
TAKE STRIKE VOTE
373,000 Ballot on Walkout In Con
nection With tho Railroad La
bor Situation.
By United Pre to The Bend Bulletin.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 12
Three hundred and seventy-five
thousand union machinists through
out the United States, are voting to
day on a general strike In connection
with the railroad labor situation.
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