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FORMER HUH SHIPS OFFERED FOR SALE BY SHIPPING BOARD ill T l..JJ T Thirty in ah, muuuuig uevia- than, Must be Used on Des ignated Routes UD AS TRANSPORTS ' BY U. S. GOVERNMENT Costof Repairing Them for Pas senger Service Cause Of Board's Decision Washington, Jan. 2. Thirty former German passenger ships,- seized when the United States entered, the -war, including the Leviathan, the largest vessel afloat; the Agamemnon, the George Washington' and others which were the pride of the German mercan tile marine, were offered for sale to day by the shipping board. proposals for the purchase of the vessels, which may be filed up to January 20, will be only from Ameri can buyers, and must include a pledge to use! the ships on lines designated by the shipping board. : ; Decision of the board to offer the former German liners for sale was. de termined upon . principally, because of the cost of reconditioning them for passenger service, Chairman Payne said, in announcing that- the 'Vessels would be sold. Many of the vessels were used by the war department as transports, both before and after the armistice, and the cost of refitting them for passenger service has been estimated by shipping board officials at approximately $50,000,000. By restricting the sale of the f hips to American interests and to perman ent service on designated lines, the board expects to accomplish the ea tablishment of its proposed passenger service program to all parts ; of the ton e-tfrrt sam"llnfeSthat'"Wuld 1tat been followed had the hoard, it tell put the vessel- into service. The vessels of the first-class pas senger type offered for sale are: leviathan, Agamemnon, Mount Ver non, Von Steuben, George Washington, lartha Washington (Austrian), Amer ica, Dekalb, Aeolue, Huron, Princess Matoika, Pocahontas, Callao, : Moc casin, Black Arrow and Otsego. Four teen others of the intermediate type adapted for steerage and cargo, ' in cluding the President Grant, Anti gonne, Mercury and Amphlon also are offered to buyers. The ships are to be turned over to the successful bidders upon - payment of "25 per" cent, of the purchase price, and satisfactory guarantee of fulfill ment of terms of sale. ADMIRAL JELLICOE . GUEST OP SCHWAB Famous Sea Fighter Is Touring U. S. New York. Jan. ' 2. -Admiral Vis count Jellicoe, former first sea lord of Great Britain, today began a week end visit to New York as part -of his of the world. He is the guest of Charles H: Schwab, chairman of the ward -of directors of the Bethlehem sel corporation, : in . whose private w he came from Ottawa, and at nose Kiverside Drive residence he Is e in the city. A ith Mr' 8cn-wab the admiral vlslt- the New York Stock Exchange and ;a greeted with cheers by brokers. "u"ess was suspended while he was nown about. Then he Inspected the wy yard in Brooklyn, with Rear Ad ?rai8 James H. Glennsbn and John B. and .Captain O. P. Jackson, N., who is acting as his naval whll the admiral Is In the United , es- Several British naval officers V:Vwere in the . party. Later the aurlfan m Jij.-j.-j i i-.- to tv """-ere aiienaeu a. luncueuu . admiral ot TVTi- SViiu-n ' rAsl- An informal dinner was : given Tin the evening. km rrow tne admiral will see Lady. m. . oft t0 England , on. the steam-r ZAQrIatic- She has been forced by Dan 1 abandon plans ' to accdm y her husband, on his tour. MAIT, PTT.fIT SFTS NEW NON-STOP RECORD tlies 215 Miles in 83 Minutes With Cargo ngton, Jan. 2.-All American record: a for a non stop flight of more tfflpo J are oeuevea oy : pooir department officials - to have brc hrnl. en today by James H 1th i man puoi, wno. new iD " ;uaa, oi mall from Cleveiana ftiipo c a- a distance or , ln 83 minutes. . The flight, Wlea made a a average Of 156 ter v, was seven minutes Dei- WhT i a 8lmI1ar trip made by Cleveland was made In a snow XT- Uv POrt News. Va T- O Ta.JoI an coal - ""t v,. ,. rfvxjxo Earner Havana, the American w&y to Pfi11"1' calling here on her in from p dtlDhIa had to be towed V - S.T& T , jl jl .... .... a "aving hr """eras on account oi 7U1 be S a Propellor , shaft. She r renQiocked at the local shipyard "'is, ....... " r-. . . NO PARLOR TRICKS USED, SAYS DETZFA Accused Captain Admit Handling of Prisonr Denies Hitting ?' t . . ' '- ' ,. . f .' , New York, Jan. -T . jjr'. prisoners who resisted arrest au, acted boister ously were roughly handled, but never struck. Captain Karl W. Detzer. court- martlaled for alleged brutal treatment to prisoners at Le Mans, France, where he commanded a military police com pany, testified today Jn explaining his difficulties in maintaining army dis cipline. . . ' f -. On one occasion, he said, he broke down the door of a hotel . room, occu pied by. two men charged with impersonating- military policemen, and they threatened him by pointing automatio pistols av him. He arsrued them into 'Jit Flaying aside - their guns and arrested them, he -added. - Detzer explained that ,he did not use "parlor .methods" in examining prisoners, but often shouted at them pointed a menacing finger, at them and pounded the table to force them to talk. " "I did not feel I. was doing my, duty in not making them talk," he said, when asked whether he had informed prisoners of their constitutional right to refuse ; to incriminate themselves. The captain denied he had ever giv en the order to "lift the embargo on the rules" forbidding the beating of prisoners. The' expression, he assert ed, originated with . Sergeant Hoyt, one of his staff, whom he character ized as a nuisance, and a considerable source of - annoyance, but an efficient operative. - - . . I. Detzer told of apprehending a gang of American soldiers who were absent without leave and operating a "sales commission? of goods stolen . from freight cars. : All the allied soldiers were barred - from Mamers, Captain Detzer said, and the ; Americans, with their "sales commissary" were -'doing a big business with the -French civil ian population. He said the army in telligence department, and .the bureau of criminal i investigation always kept three plain clothes men in Mamers. -. A tense pause r-arked the close of Detzer's direct testimony .when his counsel - asked him - if he' knew - the origin , of -.thfe JcaaeagalMt-;hJmand could 'explain It ' '. ?. ' Captain- Detser fumbled hls pen knife. Then, In a 'voice scarcely audi ble, he murmured: "No." ; . His "reply was so low that Col. Wil liam . Allaire, president of the, , court, asked ' him " to repeat his answer. Hls cross-examination will begin Mon day. ', KOO WILL NOT RETURN AS CHINESE MINISTER Diplomat Saddened by Misfor tunes at Washington Washlnarton. : Jan. 2. Saddened by the misfortunes he sustained while in Washington, Dr. Wellington Koo, has decided not' to return to this city as Chinese minister, a post which he has filled since December, 1915, ; when he came to America as the representa tive of the reformed Chinese repub lic. The death of his young wife, fol lowed by . complete alienation from his father-in-law, then Chinese vice president, and prolonged illness, suf ficed to make Mm more than . willing to accept the offer of his government to attend the peace conference in Paris, as one of the ..Chinese commis sioners in the fall ofl9l8V. . EXPORT OF FOODSTUFFS SHOWS A BIG INCREASE Nation's Foreign Trade In Pros perous Condition , Washington, Jan. 2. Heavy in creases In the foreign trade of the United States in foodstuffs and manu factures . during November, , are shown In the monthly reports of Imports Is sued today by the department of com merce1. Foodstuffs imported ln November amounted to 1104,384.961, . compared with $56,616,287 In November1918, and for the eleven months ending with No vember, the total ? was $1,015,932,333, against $699,766,107 for the ame period in 1918. Exports of foodstuffs totaled $194,897,255 in November as against $158,181,625 for November, 1918, while for during the' eleven months ended with November, $2,469,833,157 worth of foodstuffs were exported compared with $1,749.388.248 for corresponding period of 1918. ' " RAILROADS ARE PROVING COSTLY TO GOVERNMENT Deficit for November Low. Mark For Year Washington, : Jan. 2. The tfovern ment deficit from'; railroad .operation during November will, be approximate ly $64,500,000,. a low record for the year, according to figures emptied and made public tonight by the bu reau of railway economics. - . The government's net loss, the bu reau estimated. on the basis of inter state commerce commission figures has reached $548,000,000 in. the23 months of ' railroad operation. The bureau placed the loss tor the eleven months of 1919 at more than IS81.000.000- BUILD MANY NEW SHIPS Trr-v,ir, .Tfln. - 2.Vessels - con- Structed . for the " shipping "board - dur ing 1919 jjumbered l.it. 229.323 - deadweight tons, It was an nounced tonight by the board. Of this number there were 741 steel. 12 com posite, loa . wood, and three concrete ehlps - " SOUTHERN AGENTS; GET INTO ACTION Called From "Moonshine Coun try" to New York, They Nab Bootleggers ' New York, Jan. ' 2. Eleven revenue agents from the "moonshine country" of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Vir ginia, ordered from stalking mountain stills to plunge Into the prohibition enforcement campaign in Brooklyn, went , into action today by arresting two ?of " the. proprietors, a bartender and a waiter of one of the biggest and raoBt . popular of that borough's cafes. ' " . .. The southern agents were brought here; to replace eight inspectors trans ferred elsewhere after the. discovery that Brooklyn was .the. source from which came much of the poison "whiskey" which spread death through Connecticut.; " " ' i . Shortly after noon William D. Allen, Jr., chief of the revenue men. from the "moonshine country," . and one assist ant entered "The Assembly," ordered sherry, obtained it promptly and paid for itv in - the . presence of two of the proprietors, they said. Then they ar rested the owners, the bartender and the waiter who served them,. and took all to United States District Attorney Ross' office. ..Later the men were ar raigned before a .federal commissioner, who released them on bail. , WILL ARBITRATE TRADE DISPUTES Unitied States: Reaches Agreeriient Washington. Jan. 2'.?An agreement to "arbitrate commercial -disputes aris ing' between merchants of the United States ' and Uruguay, , has . Just been concluded t by the chamber , of , com merce of the United States, and the Camara de Comerclo . of Montevideo. Similar" -agrenients -.-h'ave ;lieen i'maSle with .Eduador-i -Argentina and - Panama arhe-,?XTfn?nt wlhr prugt&y;pjr vtdes -f or knl arbitration committer of nine - members In - each country.'' On the American committee, five members will be nominated by the : chamber of commerce-' of the United States, ana approved hy the Uruguayan bo'dy. and four wlUVbe nominated by : Uruguay, and approved by the American cham ber. The personnel of. ' these com mitters - will be announced soon. '; Th Are will be named also- a list . of official arbitrators in each " country to name sixty names, thirty of these be ing selected by -each organization, in the same manner - as- the arbitration committees are chosen. -When parties at dispute in the. two countries agree voluntarily to artol thstr Atf tTfnef,H "thev, may se lect any persons, they choose as arbi trators. When one party reiuses xo arbitrate, the arbitration committee selects arbiters from the official list of 60 names. . ... ' . .. .. i ' ' ';', . ' BICKETT SETTLES TEXTILE STRIKE Operatives of Pilot Mills Agree to Keturn - (Special to -Tke Star) Raleigh, Jan. 2.Govemor Bickett, actincr as arbitrator, tonight accom plished a settlement of the Pilot cot ton mill strike here, by getting ; a statement from the manager outlining his proposed policy for treating with employees and advising the operatives to go back to work on the strength of this statement. The 200 operatives of the mills have vnrV Rlnce Tuesday, when they struck after ' working one day i following a two monrns sirixe, cause of differences over the- recog nition of the union.: The governor issued a statement to jthe- press which; contained the letter from the manager. The mills do not agree to sign a con tract with the union, but do asrree not to discriminate .against members of ; the union In their employ, and "will at , all time listen to and deal with its employees as a whole from any de partment, individually, collectively or through representative of employees who are themselves employed by the Pilot mills.". r - - ' The successful efforts of the gov-1 ernor in bringing about an agreement , between the contending parties re moves the last and .latest of the ; In dustrial disturbances In North Caro lina. 4 ; :. '''' :S: j-if:Yf f j r INDIAJTAPOtilS .; GETS TOTTRjrET Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 2. Indfanapo-. lis was selected as the 1920 tourna ment city , aft the annual meeting of the Central States Bowlers' association here today. The territory covered by the association was Increased from a 175- to 200-mile radius, which takes in Toledo and Huntington, W. Va. Herman Mergard, Sr., and Harry Tockey, both of Cincinnati, were elected i president and secretary,. re spectively. , - AFTER SUGAR TRUST Washington, Jan. 2. Countrywide organizations of sugar beet farmers to fight the so-called sugar .trust! Is, the object of a Joint . convention of farmers' organisation called- to .meet in Denver January 26. " The c object of the convention, .the call states, Is to expand andi preserve th siiear beet industry, reduce the shortage aad restore: norinalvprIc New Honors For Robeson Man . Will Be Adviser to Cuba At Conference ' (Special to Tke Star); ; ' " Washington, Jan. 2. Acting Manag ing Director A. Wilton McLean', ; of the war finance corporation,;' and' member of ' the democratic, national committee from : North Oarollna,f;; has been ap pointed by Secretary Olass to an Im portant and' conspicuous position with the Pan-American finance' conference, which is to meet here January 19v ; 'f : Mr. Mcliean wlllv be special advisor to the Cuban, delegation, and will . he associated in-the work ..vrith the va rious groups of American financiers. Kach of the Pan-American countries wllf have delegates', lnj the -conference presided over by their respective min isters of finance. I It: is contemplated that the whole scope, of finance" affect ing all. the; countries; will Abe consid ered , at the conference, . . .; ; ,. Representative Pou? today." went to the department of Justice irt response to inquiries from Raleigh te find out why the United States marshal's office should be removed from, Raleigh to Wilmington and to ascertain if the decision v -Is, final.'-. He was ;to!d that the removal , was made for thev better ment of . the service 'and that It was recommended .by. both, of the senators from North Carolina.- tEWIS ' CHARGES OWNERS WITH VIOLATING PLEDGE Says Miners Are Being Dis- . . charged by Operators is . , ' Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2.iAlohn ; L. Lewis," acting president of thh United Mine Workers of America, to lay said he had -reports of. operators - tvf mines in , the j bltuminbu ...fields 11 di- Aareinsr -workers ;wltha viewithr 'jtur up WMnl6ns r y'ZrllTXi , , aewn oi some tr tne-operators in discharging men is regarded bythe minera .as .bad, faith, . Mr Lewis said, because under1 the agreement with the federal., government by which the n?iners - returned to work, the status of October 31, the day before the strike was to obtain, ' , . . Mr. Lewis will go to Columbus, Ohio, tomorrow to attend the , reconvened convention of the United Mine Work ers next week.1 DEPORTED REDS OBSERVE NEW YEAR ON HIGH SEAS Soviet Ark Two-thirds of Way across January 1 New York, ' Jan. 2. Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman and the. other de ported radicals who made up the pas sengers of the ' transport Buford now on'; Its ' way ' to .Russia, ; observed the passing of 1919 and the advent of 1920 on the high seas. A wireless message from,- the ship, - filed. New Year's day, gave her ' position - as approximately two-thirds of the,, way across the At lantic. As. the jship sailed Dec. 21 the promise of a -' slow and "meditative" passage Is' beljgfulfllled. . BOOST SUGAR PRICES; FACE FEDERAL COURT Drive Against -Profiteering On In Cleveland . Cleveland, O.,' Jan.. 2. The' first step in federal prosecution of alleged sugar profiteers ln Cleveland was taken late today, when United States commis sioner Marlatt issued warrants for the arrest of four grocers, . charged with violating the Lever act. The war rants will be served tomorrow, It was Sald.V- ".'': 'V'V i-..;'.. , ..'V :.'i',,;.:.Ji'5''.;-;.'; The grocers are charged with selling sugar for , more than 14 l-2c. a pound, the government fixed price, and with selling beet sugar for cane sugar. Two of the grocers are alleged to have charged JO cents a-, pound. The warrants are the forerunners of a "series of prpsecutlons' ofjocal deal ers in all lines of food commodities, who are openly violating the Lever act by overcharging. United States Dis trict Attorney Werts declared. TO SPEND 2,O00,OOO. . . Chicago, Jan. . 2.-The American Li brary association today; voted in favor of a $2,000,000 fund to be spent among other things for "education in citizen ship and - American Ideals.- The pro gram also , includes . provision for books for the ' blind, library branches in communities ' without free ' library services,' and -.circulation Of books -in army posts, on. ships and .other gover ment and clylp centres. : r ARE YOU A MOVIE FAN? r Of course you love 'the movies. And like ; thj- rest of us you have your screen favorite. - But can you ; recognize .her - (or his) -picture if published si without "the name? On "page two of this paper 'you '.will ".find -a fascinating . announcement, -entitled, ' " ' ' ' ' ' REWARD! ' V " Be sure to read lt and-then Join . ' THE ttORNING - STAR'S " MOVIE ' GAME - j: t, Mckean NEARLY TWO THOUSAND IN NATION-WIDE DRIVE; MANY ADDITIONAL ARRESTS EXPECTED CUJ1 'l " '.-,. P .... .. - '. -." MAJORITY OF NEW YORK . PRISONERS ARE RUSSIANS Three Hundred Nabbed In Simultaneous Raids On All Known Radical Headquarters ' ' Many Meetings Broken Up . New York, Jan. 2. Between 700 and 800 radicals were arrested tonight n Greater Isew. York as' the tlty's share in the nation-wide roundup of sedition mongers ; and anarchists carried out by the federal government on a gigan tic scale. From 9 p. m. . until ' long after midnight an arm' of federal agents, reinforced ( by hundreds ; of city policemen and soldiers, raided the gathering places of men who have returned .the .hospitality of their adopted country by plotting to de stroy It. J , . New York, Jan. ' 2. The greatest roundup of radicals ever known In this country , began at 9 a." m. tonight when an army of the agents of the department of ." Justice, . armed with 4,000 warrants, simultaneously raided every : known radical quarters : in the principal cities of the country. In New York city.; the raids - were under the personal supervision of Chief Flynn, head of thedepartment; of Jus tice secret service . and. 800 warrants were issued for radicals in the me- i tropolis. - At 10:15 Chief Flynn announced that about 300 arrests had been .made and that additional ones were ' being constantly reported.. As fast as the radicals arrived at the department of Justice offices they were segregated into' aliens and citizens and the. for eigners - were - photographed .and ' "finger-printed" prior to their - departure for Ellis Island.'l Only one woman had been arrested upHto that time. - r i " The . radicals vwere ; taken, ".' to f the headquarters of - the r t department , of ' 3uatice. in -patrol waons ajii 2ftrucksr tnannedt by . doughboysT Justice ''.In patrol wagetts and army' The -largest number . secured - in" a single- meeting place was 'at the "com munlst headquarters ' in Brooklyn, GREAT BRITAIN PLANS BIG TRADE EXPANSION Overseas . Offensive Is : Outlined . By Greenwood London, Jan. 2. The British govern ment is planning a great oversea trade - offensive, declared Sir- Hamar Green wood, head of " the ' department of overseas trade, in the course of an interview today, in which he outlined the scheme. It includes sending of touring trade exhibitions 'to1 South Af rica, Australia, New Zealand and Can ada, r - . Regarding America, Sir Hamar de clared: . . - "I am for friendly commercial in vasion of the great' American republic! Some of our products . now are in greater demand -by the United States than they ever have been and .the limi tations of our productive capacity form the only limit of-our export trade to the United States." . . POLICE DOG CAPTURES MOONSHINER IN POLK Department of Justice Agents Land Three Stills 4'. - - .' ': ' ' '-' '- ; Ashevllle. Jan. 2 "Paul," the Bel elan police dog owned , by S. Qlenn if-'' - ' "'- . .-', . -i 5 ; Young, special agent of .the - departs ment of justice, figured today in the raid made by revenue officers-on 'three illicit stills in Polk county near here the dog capturing one of the operators. - Suroundlng the spot where ,the stills were hidden, the I -of cers sent the dog in tb'rout" out : the operators, v In" a few minutes he cameout just behind one of. the . men, '.who was captured by the officers, who then rushed the plant, capturing over a thousand gallons of "beer, several gallons of hot liquor and , three complete outfits. . A fight was put up by t the operators, but they were overpowered by "the officers. This makes 50 stills captured ln this sec tion in six weeks and .the 22nd operator.- 1" : ' ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES HAND IN BROWN MYSTERY ' Mt. Clemens, Mich., Jan.. a.PetitiOns by friends of J. Stanley .-Brown, who was killed on a country road near here more than a' week ago, brought Attorney General Groosebeck into the Investigation today, in an effort to solve ; the mystery of the wealthy young man's death. . ' Mrs. ; i Ruth - Provost' - Brown, the widow, was questioned .again this aft-ernooUu-i Four other persons, It is un derstoodV - were, r .auestioned,,. by, Mr. Groosebeck, whose investigation was in the.-nature of a grand jury inquiry before -Justice William - Swan. The Coroner's, inquest was, concluded . to night, the jury returning an open ver- dict-' ' ' " ' BOYDEN IS APPOINTED Washington, Jan' 2. The American Red Cross received notification from Geneva today 5 of - the appointment of William Cowper Boyden, ': of Chicago, as the" League of Red Cross societies' commissioner for' Poland." '- "T"; where 150 were gathered In. - In various 'communist headquarters, including one with the title "Hell Gate crancn, meetings were in" progress when the raiders arrived and from 15 to 20 arrests were made in each place. -, Nenrspapeni Raided. ' Headquarters of communists and com munist newspapers were raided simul taneously by - the federal agents who were aided by the police and soldiers. Chief Flynn announced most valuable information, had been - obtained In a mass of documents seized. .About 75 percent of the -prisoners were declared to be Russians. . The radicals were searched for weapons but one was found. . The majority . of . radicals had large amounts of money. Eighty percent of - those taken ad mitted membership 1 in' the ' Russian communist party, inmunisc pany; ? -, - . A mnncr ... nM ' VK..I.. -t: Li.r "rr:; " " j. waivj vv wa a W &1X l3 a a.l XV VT York City. The organ is regarded by bolsheviki : here as the soviet organ. The , Communist also was raided T ' Scores , of barges were moored along the. -New Jersey'' shore opposite this city -tonight to transport to El lis Island the - radicals "rounded up by federal agents In' the Northern New Jersey ; districts. ; ; The: prisoners will be. placed 'aboard the barges in the morning- and transported to : the is- land. - " - : Aided jt by 200 policemen, federal agents rounded up several 'hundred alleged radicals in-. Jersey City.- "Ac cording to" the federal agents 'more thanj90D active -comrounistsv have been enrolled in .Norther New, Jersey since last, tsepterofcejtv -- --V'-' -v. -. 'Raids "wereahso carried. out 'in New" Brunswick. l-Elizibeth," Patei-sonf South Riverfc' Passaci, Plainfleld,' , Dover ".and Bayonne. " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' - . EDWARDS' SECRETARY LOOKS RECORDS OVER His Chief Is- After Prohibition Amendments Washington, Jan. 2. Harry - Foley, secretary of Governor-elect Edwards, of New Jersey, called at the - state - de partment today to examine the -papers filed by various - states to show rati fication of the prohibition . amendment to the federal constitution. While he made no statement, before leaving the city, . it was understood he told friends his investigation had not "re-, vealed any differences In the. language of the ratifications from that of the act. which would warrant efforts to have the secretary of state reject them. ' , . , v NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS f : Nashville, V Tenn., Jan. - 2. The Davidson county grand jury for the September term adjourned today with out reporting any new developments relative to the murder in August last, of -Robin , J. . Cooper, prominent , Nash ville lawyer. Another grand Jury con-, venes next Monday. BAKER WOULD CONTINUE MUSCLES SHOALS PLANT V Washington, Jan. 2 Continuation of government nitrate plants . at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to manufacture fertilizer- products; during peace time was urged today by Secretary Baker be fore a special house' committee investi gating war expenditures. An appropriation of .. $12,00,000, ' he said, would be necessary to construct a sulphuric acid plant-and to furnish necessary working -capital to create a quasi-public corporation," '" in which the stock would be held by the govern ment, and the public would profit-by the production." FOLK LOVE OPERA PRESENTED " Chicago, Jan. 2. American, opera, based on native folk; and sung in Eng lish, was presented here for the first time tonight when the Chicago Opera Company produced Reginald D Koven's. "Rip Van Winkle." The libretto is by Percy Mackaye.. v ......"".':":,: t. S. BRYAN ELECTED ' TO SUPREME COUNCIL Charlotte, Jan 2. Following elec tion of officers and' selection of Berk ley, Calif., as. the next tfiennial con vention city, the supreme chapter, of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity adjourn ed its convention here today. ; The offi cers . elected . for. the next, tw.o years, are as follows: J Roy J. Heffner, Berkley, Calif., emi nent Bupreme archon; Henry G. Har per, Jr., : Cahrlotte, deputy archon ; James W. Setze,. Jr., Atlanta, 'grapter; J. L. Ellis, Jr.; Detroit, thesaurophu lax; Wade .S. Bolt, Otterbeln, Ind.; journalist; ; John T D. - Carroll, Lexing ton, S. C4 councilor;, B. M..Bowen,' Mouit Pleasant, S: C, chaplain; D. M.' Hayes, Jr.; New ' Orleans, thurepaniok tes; John E, Havis, -: Birmingham, his torian; - J. C Byrd, Columbia;, S. C., business manager "Star and Lamp." ' Supreme' council: , J. Shepherd Bry ant Wilmington ; N. e.; William Nel- son, Lincoln. Neb Charlotte.' Wllliam Melvln. CAUGHT Raids Conducted In 33 Cities Reaching Proiri Coast to Coast of The Nation. 1 v ; FIND "RED" PAPERS, Indicating Plot to Qyer- throw Government! And Establish Soviet! Republic - - Washington, j Jan. 2. Thej greatest round-up of radicals inj the nation's history was con-J ducted , tonight by . the govern ment. actinir ihroiifrhv 1 Y. . . ' f . . Jr " ' mSTlt Of . 1 11 fttlP.A ' 5 OTOTlf l 4w QQl irum coast ,10 coast. At midnight reports indicated that more than ' 1,500 members of the communist and commu nist labor parties, against whom the raids ; were directed, were in' custody - and. department df jus-j tice officials expressed the opin ion that , daylights would sea twice that number behind tha -bars.' . " . . . ' ; t - - . Not alone s was the ' round-up the largest 7 yet conducted. by tha 1 government: inits Keff ort to i ri ..mm? Kvuiiwy.jui. rauiuautsm, duu in the;yiew;qf ; officials it was th 3 most' thoroughly " carried out. Department of - justice agents had been instructed several days ago and at. 9 o'clock tonight the move was .begun,: whether; lAn Portland, Maine, or in Portland, Oregon. XTr. - Federal agents were directed, to catch the radicals "with the goods on" and that these direc tions were carried out was evi dent; in ' reports from New York city and Brooklyn, where the. of-i fices of communist papers' were raided, and from New England,, where much literature prepared for dissemination - by the two parties was seized. ; . ' The primary object Assistant Attorney Garvin announced, wasl the obtaining of evidence on which the department of labors might proceed with deportation of undesirables. - v The larger cities m which: raids were conducted follow; New York, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, : Chicago, ; Cleveland, Denver.fcDesi Moines, Detroit Grand Rapids, Hartford, Indian-, apolis; Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville,.! Milwaukee, r Newark, OJmaha,1 Philadelphia; Pittsburg, - Port-, land, Maine; Portland, Oregon Providence; San Francisco, Spo- kane, St.'Louis, St. Paul, Spring field, Mass. ; , Syracuse, j Toledo and Trenton. - ' Raids Im My Cltten i. Minor raids were made, in other , cit ies. The biggest "bag" was made in New York, where at midnight mora than 300;' had been arrested and sent to Ellis Island. From i a dozen New England cities 300 or more commun ists were gathered; and in Detroit the raiders found plentiful supply, takin? about 300 into custody. Phlladelphi i and Chicago -suppUed, more than 120 and Buffalo about 100. A larger num ber than In any ; pervious raid - was reported from , practically all of the cities. .''-" ' The objects of the -raids. Assistant Attorney General Oarvan said,: was to obtain for submission to the depart ment of ; labor " cases for v deportation -of "a very ' large number of our most dangerous anarchists and radical agi tators." Agents 'of the department, he . added, went out prepared to catch' the radicals 'with the goods on." ' The general charge f attempting to overthrow the government by force . and violence was placed against th persons arrested" during the raids. Officials declared they believed that several thousand,mmbers"of the com- munist and communist labor , parti?3 would be behind, the bars before morn ing. . ' . - - - Officials here declared the nation wide roundup was the most completely planned, and the '. machinery the best oiled for this of any raids launched against the .radicals. It. was arranged -. , (Continued on Page Seven). "'t ', - -' -' " -
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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