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Thousands of Communists, 'With: Tons of Literature, Taken in Sweeping Raids by Governneu 1 HARMSBURG TELEGRAB1 LXXXVIIII No. 3 16 PAGES Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg IIARRISBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1920. OM.Y KVEXIXG ASSOCIATED PRKSS XEWSPAPEIt IX HAKHlSBlHti SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS HOME EDITION NEARLY 5,000 ANARCHISTS NOW IN TOILS Sweeping Raids in Many Cities Continued; Bombs Are Seized RIFLES, BA YONETS, SHELLS A ND KNIVES By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 3.

Arrests in the nation wide raid last night and to day had exceeded 4,500 at noon, it was estimated at the Department of Justice. More than half of this number probably will fye held for deportation, officials Assistant Attorney General Garvan, in charge of the raids, said more than 2,000 persons were held on "perfect cases" and that the raid promised to be not only the greatest in scope, but also the greatest in results of any in history. 2,000 Perfect Cases In every city where the raiding machinery was set in motion, he said, success attended the efforts. Four thousand warrants were issued, but the arrests exceeded that number. Besides the 2,000 "perfect cases," Mr.

Garvan said, Federal agents obtained sufficient evidence to justify the arrests of others. Scores of "parlor Bolshevists" were among those arrested in the raids, offcials said. These, it was admitted, may have' to be dealt with under state laws, as they are citizens. o. To lull Another Ark The government Hopes to mi other Soviet Ark" and send it to Bolshevik Russia, where the radicals will be permitted to reoin their former associates.

The Department of Justice estimated that 3,000 "undesirables" would be caught in the dxasncrt spread over the nation and with their deportation it was believed the backbone of radicalism in America will have been broken. Hoped to Establish Soviets The raids were conducted particularly against Communist and communist labor groups of radicals the Department Justice announced, with the object of obtaining evidence to cubmifto the Department of Labor for deportation of "a very large number of our most dangerous anarchists and radical agitators. The general charge of atempung to overthrow the government by force those arrested. The agents particularly searched for incriminating documents, some of which they claimed revealed ulans to establish Soviets through out the country to be later mergai under a Soviet council similar iO; the Russian council. 'Tried to Organize Negroes Attempts to organize the negroes; in a movement to overthrow the present political and economic system of the United States were dis rem ui mc closed, officials of the Department said and they admitted that the nronasranda was of such far reach ing effect that trouble may yet be Expected in some negro communities.

Fruitful fields for the radical propagandists was found specially among the ignorant and foreign workmen, officials stated. A manifesto isued by the communist party stated that the party was the "conscious expression of the class struggle of the workers against capital sm," and it proposed to "end capitalism and organize a workers' in Jusjrial republic." Continue Search For Others as 201 Radicals Are Held For Deportation iJv Associated frcss New York. Jan. 3. Department or Justice agents, aniieu wmi agents, armed with 300 continue to day their warrants, cummue wuoj A f.1 search tor raaicais Degun in a series of raids conducted last night, The transfer to Ellis Island of 201 radicals held for deportation procedings after being questioned all night by Department agents, was begun to day.

More than 400 persons arrested last night were released for lack of evidence to connect them with revolutionary doctrines. Warrants still held by the Department of Justice will be served "as expeditiously as human effort can accomplish," according to William J. Flynn, fchief of the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice, who directed last night's nation wide raids from this city. Persons arrested last night have been watched closely day and night, he said, since the Communist party convention in Chicago, June 6, 1919. Most Successful Raid Last night's roundup was the lairgest and most successful ever staged in Vhis city.

Chief Flynn said. ft was executed without a hitch and operatives taking part in the raid were given specific instructions to avoid "grandstand stuff" but to go about their work in a quiet and businesslike manner. Examination of the prisoners continued until dawn. Each person taken into custody was asked wheth sr he was a citizen or had applied Continued on Page 3. Harvtekarr Vteiaityt Fair thin iftrrMM.

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Kat mmeh rkaase la temaeratarc. Freaa nt wlaas. I FO UND IN RA IDS CITIES IN WHICH RAIDS WERE MADE Bj Associated Press Washington, Jan. 3. Raids against radicals throughout the nation at the direction of the Department of Justice last night were conducted in the following cities: New Yo'rk, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalp, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Indianapolis.

Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, Omaha, Philadelphia Pittsburgh, Portland (Maine), Portland (Oregon), Providence, San Francisco, "Scran ton, Spokane, St. Louis, St. Springfield Syracuse, Toledo and Trenton. The object of the raids, Assistant Attorney General Garvin said, was to obtain for submission to the Department of abor cases for deportation of "a very large number of our most dangerous anarchists and radical agitators." Agents of the department, he added, went out prepared to catch the radicals "with" the goods ni' PIfl DOmDS, KlfleS and Ammunition Taken by Agent at Newark i By Associated Press Newark, N. Jan.

3. Four iron balls seized in a raid on one of the radical headquarters last night were found to day to be bombs, according to Frank Stone, special agert of the Department of Justice. Three of themwere uncompleted. Twelve rifles with bayonets at tached and twenty five rounds of I ammunition were seized in the raids on radical headquarters in Eliza i beth. Two automatic pistols and I scores of large knives were found in 1 The Reds rounded up in northern' New Jersey numbered more than i finn nf ti.co vor, i cUy and the Federai courtroom were nrknnors i nnt filled with or lieved that the examination of all those arrested will be completed until late to day.

One hundred and seven radicals, including eleven women have been sent to Ellis Island and sixty more were waiting to go on the second boat. Department agents estimated that forty women would be included in those held for deportation proceedings. Arrests in other cities included: Bayonne, 150; Jersey City, fifty; Elizabeth, twenty two, and smaller numbers in North Bergen, Union Hill, Weehawken and West Ho boken. 107 Taken to EUb Island Include 12 Women By Associated Press New York, Jan. 3.

The first consignment of radicals arrested last night, 107 in number, were sent to Ellis Island to day on the steamer Thomas lu Millard, of the immigration service, i There were twelve women in the party. Another boat load will be taken there this afternoon." The prisoners were conveyed to the dock in patrol wagons and they began whistling and singing as they boarded the boat. On the way to the island the women, including several girls of seventeen years, played "tag" on the deck. .100 ARRKSTKD By Associated Press Dover, N. Jan.

3. Agents oh the Department of Justice threw' dragnet over this. city and the near by towns of Wharton and Mount Hope last evening, and this morning: nine men were taken to Newark, i charged with Red activities. More than 100 were arrested, and most of, them later released. THE BEAM IN OUR OWN I OVER $78,000,000 TAKEN IV 1819 THE INTELLECT STAGGERS AT OVER KILLED THROUGH BY ROBBERS, SAFE BLOWERS AND HOLDUPS IX 'UNITED STATES TRYING TO CO MPUTE THE AMOUNT OF RANSOM PAID TO HAT! VONDER WHY TTiEY MAKE SUCH A ROW OVER A.

LITTLE PliCEfc Ll ME? HARVEST OF BIG ICE CROP BEGINS IN CITY MONDAY Biting Wind Adds to Discomfort When Mercury Stands at Five Degrees A biting wind added to the dis "lr i me cy 10 aay, maning temperature which, hovered bout Awent7 below freezing seem IOer lnan was morning, the coldest time of the da' officially stood at five above zero. it rose slowly after that until it reached ten. Thermometers at various points of the city registered zero. Continued cold weather for to morrow is forecast. Ice formed on the river in the middle of December was cemented solidly during the night, while several inches were added to the thickness of ice on nearby ponds.

Harvesting of the ice crop probably will begin Monday if weather conditions Cold Weather Holds Up Flight to Island Home Lieutenant Ray W. Brown, of the Middletown aviation depot, made an attempt to take Dr. Blecher over the ice choked river to Three Mile Island this afternoon, but up to 2.30 o'clock' was unable to get his motor sufficiently warm to take off. He will try to get off later this afternoon. Lieutenant Brown lew to the island yesterday to investigate the condition of the Pfaunmiller family, who are seriously ill, one of them having died on Monday from pneumonia.

SING NATIONAL ANTHEM IN EFFORT TO ESCAPE. DEPORTATION By Associated Press Camden, X. Jan. 3. Twenty six alleged radicals locked up at the city prison here sought to prove their Americanization today by singing the "Star Spangled Banner" while awaiting removal to the immigration station at Gloucester City, N.

pending government Most of the prisoners are Russians who were employed in a large South Camden shipbuilding pKint. vox me i UIU.KKKS AAD HEAD WAITERS RECKLESS AUTOMOBILE DRIVING "TIGER" IS URGING" BIG FAMILIES By Associated Press Paris, Friday, Jan. 2. Families of ten and twelve children are being urged By Premier Clemenceau, who is touring the Department of Var; his constituency in the Chamber of Deputies. M.

Clemenceau points out to his rural audiences the need of repeopling France, laying emphasis on the fact that large families are more common in Northern than in Southern France. Y7 T. r7'7 A OITO Ullii III WIOEaJ ARE LISTED FOR THE GRAND JURY New District Attorney Will Have Few to Prosecute January 12 Seventy seven new cases have been listed at the district attorney's office, to be presented to the Grand Jury for action on ills of indictment at the January quarter sessions court, beginning Monday, January, 12. The entire list for the January court includes only 103 cases, one of the smallest in recent years. Only one murder case is listed, Theodore Martin being, held on an indictment charging him with the murder of S.

Wolfe Lacob, a Steelton grocer. The, January court will be the Continued ou Page S.J Blind Negro, Robbed, Is Sent onto New York After reaching Harrisburg through the aid of charitable folks, Harry H. Smith, a blind negro, to day told a pitifuljstory how he had been robbed of $98. a ring, gold watch, stick pin and other valuables at Birmingham. Ala.

Smith was enroute to the home of a sister in New York City. 1 His wife died in the south, and after selling his belongings he start jed north. A man whom Smith asked ito take care of him, took the blii man to a den of thieves in Birmlns ham. After the police heard his (Story he was given aid as far as Pitts burgh, and irem there to Altoona innd this city. He was looked after by the Penna.

Railrdad officials kindhcarted folks gave him''' money and bought him food. He left I this afternoon lor New York. I i EYE IX THE UNITED STATES IN 1019 20,000 BOD OF SOLDIERS TO BE SENT HOME French Grant Permission For Removal of Those Outside of Big Cemeteries By Associated Press Jan. 3. The French gov ernment has granted permission for the removal tit the bodies of 20,000 American soldiers buried in France to the United States.

The bodies to be removed are those burled in cemeteries outside the zone of the armies and do not include those gathered into big American cemeteries in the" army zones. Harry G. Pedlow Named Alderman of Ninth Ward to Succeed G. A. Hoverter Harry G.

Pedlow, of 1201 Chestnut, street, real estate and insurance man, has been named to succeed George A. Hoverter, mayor elect, as alderman of the Ninth ward. Mr. Pedlow has been a resident of Harrisburg for ten years, all of which time he has been engaged in his present line of business. He is a staunch Republican.

Alderman Pedlow, who had the recommendation of Lieutenant Governor E. E. Beidleman for the appointment, will occupy the office to be vacated by Mayor elect Hoverter and will conduct it along the same lines. Mr. Hoverter will be inaugurated Monday and is understood the appointment Wilt become effective at once.

PLAN MASS MEETING Harrisburg branch of the Zionist Organization of America will meet in the Penn Harris to morrow evening at 7.30. Plans for a mass meeting in the near future will be dis cussed. COLD, CHANGEABLE WITH SNOWS Associated Press Washington. Jan. S.

Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday are: North and Midde Atlantic Ptates Cold and wHh occasional snows, and much cloudiness, AMBASSADOR OF BOLSHEVISM MAY BE SENT BACK Believed to Be Connected With the Distribution of Seized Literature CAREFUL EXAMINATION U. S. Agents Are Thoroughly Going Over Radical Papers Taken in the Raid By Associated Press New York, Jan. 3. Department of Justice agents announced to dav that they were examining the literature seized in the raids last nigh' to determir.

whether Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, self styled ambassador to the United States of the Rus.jL;ui Soviet republic, was connected with the distribution of the Communists" propaganda in this country. If this connection is established, they said, they had sufficient evidence to warrant his deportation.

The Senatorial committee investigating Soviet activities will bs olifiuu of the result of the investigation. M. S. Hershey Has Sole Right to frame in State 'for Chocolate Making Similarity of name of a proposed corporation with that of an existing corporation in tile same line of busuj liess should be seriously considered before approving a charter' tilled Attorney General William I. Schaf ler to day in advising Governor William C.

Sproul to retuse a charter to Hershey Brothers for manu facture of chocolate. The Hershey Chocolate Company had filed a pro test. The latter company is the big Hershey company with the plants at Hershey, while the new corpora 1 tion plans to operate in Harrisburg. Vln considering the application of a proposed corporation its name becomes of vital importance when such name is similar to that of a corporation already in being and when such 'proposed corporation intends to engage in the same, oi substantially the same, business within the same locality as that transacted by the one already in existence, the corporate name is of such importance as to constitute the sole ground for the refusal of a charter," say the Attorney General. VI am of the opinion that the granting of letters patent to Hershey Brothers would result in such uncertainty and confusion in the "public mind that the charter should be refused," General Denikine's Government Overthrown; Romanovsky New Head By Associated Press London, Jan.

3. General Denikine's government in southern Russia has been overthrown and Genera Romanovsky has been cho to replace Geireral Denikine as auti Bolshevik chief, accordin.tr to a wireless dispatch received here from Moscow, quoting advices from Taganrog, The report indicates that, owing to defeats along the front, a coup d'etat occurred at General Denikine's headquarters and that his government has been replaced by a group known as the "Voszozhdinye Rossie," a termmeaning the "regeneration of Russia." W. Justin Carter to Succeed Harry F. Oves Lieutenant Governor E. E.

Beidleman to day named W. Justin. Carter, well known attorney, as secretary to the Lieutenant Governor. He will succeed llarry F. Oves, who becomes city treasurer on Monday.

Mr. Carter is one who has for. many years been one of the leading colored Republicans of Dauphin County, has taken part as a speaker in campaigns for a score of years and is well known and favorably He is an orator of ability and generally recognized as an able lawyer. PRISONFRS MAY PASS THROUGH UNITED STATES By Associated Press Rome, Friday, Jan. 2.

Two. hundred thousand Austrian, Hungarian and Czech prisoners of. war now In Siberia may be taken back to their home countries via Japan and United States, according to plans being studied at the Vatican, which has taken a deep interest 1n the condition of the men. sThe Japanese government may be asked to transport the prisoners from Vladivostok to Japan, where they would remain at the expense of Japan unUl the United States could send ships to transport them to America. From America the prisoners would be taken to Europe on ships of various nations.

81 YK OLD WOMAN SUFFERS BROKEN LEG Falling upon the sidewalk, Emily Boude. 81 years old, 513 North Sec and Btreet, suffered a fracture of the right leg yesterday when she slipped on ice near her home. Her condition to day was reported as fair. PAPERS RAISE PRICE Jamestown, N. Jan.

3. The Evening Journal and Morning Post, of this city, announce an increase in price from two to three cents a copy, takipg effect on Monday, January 5. CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES ORGANIZE MONDAY FOR YEAR Holstein, as Minority Member of County Commission, Only Democrat to Take Office in Dauphin GEORGE A. HOVERTER TO BE WORN IN AS NE MAYOR Reorganization of the city and county administration will be effected on Monday when officials elected in November will take office. With the exception of the minority member of the Board of County Commissioners all officials who were elected were Republicans.

City Council will be reorganized with four of the present members re elected, while the two majority County Commissioners also were given another Comparatively few changes will be made in appointive offices by incoming officials, some of them being necessitated because of the person holding an appointive office being, elected to another public position. Commissioners Re elected County Commissioners C. Cum bler and Henry M. Stine were reelected as majority members of the board and will take the. oath of office Monday for four year terms, with Howard O.

Holstein succeeding Harry C. Wells as the minority member. Mr. Holstein is the only Democrat who takes office on Monday. No changes are expected at the County Commissioners' office except that Frank B.

Wickersham is to be named to succeed Philip S. Moyer as county solicitor, Mr. Moyer having teen elected district attorney. Mr. Wickersham resigned his position as assistant district attorney after having served in that capacity for sixteen years.

Mr. Moyer succeeds Michael E. Stroup as district attorney, the lat ter having held the office for two terms. Mr. Moyer has retained Robert T.

Fox, the present first assistant district attorney, to act in that position under him. 1 New Solicitor Leroy Keen, of Wiconisco, will succeed Mr. Wickersham. William "PERFECT WASHINGTON. "PERFECT.

AClZl 2,616 OF THE MORE THAN 4,500 PERSONS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT AND TO DAY IN RADICAL RAIDS OVER THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THIS AFTERNOON, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL GARVIN ANNOUNCED. NEW YORK HAS VISION OF "RED" PLOT New. York. Visions of a "red" plot frgihtcned hundreds of pedestrians in Thirty eighth street oday, when "dozens' of manholes blew up with a tremendous roar and sent dense columns of black smoke whirling through the street. POLICE RELEASE TWO Harrisburg.

Anderson and Howard Bordeaux colored, arrested New Year's charged with peddling whosky were released 'to day through lack cf evidence. 1 MOVES TO AID EUROPEAN RECONSTRUCTION Washington. The first move of the American government to aid financially in the reconstruction of Eu rope came to day when the War Finance Corporation an had virtually consumated four loans aggregating $17,000,000 to manufacturing exporters. SUSTAINS BURNS WHEN DRESS TAKES FIRE Harrisburg. Suffering from burns which resulted when her dress caught fire while she was cooking dinner, iurs.

Ltlnel Frost, aged 36, 56 Francis was taken lianisLuig Hospital this afternoon. MARRIAGE Ruber. L. SBavrlr a ad YMrt nara, itataeriam HeiKata, aaa kibci Mccanaaey, maeMiert irwla," Hlakle mm Rarharl Skive. Maaa Hlllj JaMk R.

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Q0 L. Windsor, will become county detective, James T. Walters, hav ing resigned, while Miss Clara I. Miller, at present stenographer and clerk in the District Attorney's of fice will be retained. The only change anticipated when the Board of Poor Directors reor Gfanizes Mnndnv ia the nnnAintmont it, .11 1 uwi fic jkuaa xiuu aa suuciiur, succeeding O.

G. Wickersham. Directors Frank B. Snavely, John H. Lehr and Jacob S.

Farver were reelected to the board, Mr. Farver for a two year term. It is understood J. William Bayles will be retained as chief clerk, Miss Nora Bennett as assistant and stenographer and Walter G. Kochel as steward at the almshouse.

County Treasurer Mark Mumma will be succeeded by Oliver C. Continued on Page 6. Porto Rico Sugar Soon to Be Enroute to U. S. Washington, D.

3. Ap preciable relief to the American housewife in the sugar shortage is promised in shipments soon to be under way. from Porto Rico, according to information received at the Department of Justice. About 700,000 tons of sugar have been held up in Porto Rico by a rail road strike which prevented movement of the crop from the inland plantations to the ports of San Juan and The Department cf Justice recently issued an injunction against. the strikers with the result that the strike has been broken.

Virtually 90 per cent, of the amount of sugar to be exported will come to the United States for consumption here. 1 AGAINST 2,616 REDS I LICENSES Pattelarer. Paxtaaiat Baaa O. Bar I Klckra. HaVriaMrKi MMMl mh WUHaai F.

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