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VOLUME 4—NUMBER 108
GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SÀ'
SUBSCRIPTION:
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CITY IS MAKING
GREAT PROGRESS;
Improvements Aggregating Three:
Quarters Of a Million Dollars
Now Underway
The following interesting item, re
lative to the progress and growth of
Greenwood, was copied from the an
nual report of the Chamber of Com
merce of this city:
The traffic earnings of this city,
from all sources, including river, rail
and express, for the past year, ap
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The total payroll, including rail- i
roads', boat lines, oil mills, compress- j he
es, saw mills, furniture factory, mach- I
ine shops, wagon works, garages, etc., !
exceeded $500,000.
proximates $2,500,000.
Passenger earnings, $350,000.
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Total cotton receipts
162,000 i>ales, representing, with the
cotton seed and by-products, over $75, !
were over
The number of houses erected in !
Greenwood including North Green- at
wood and our immediate suburbs the
past two years, is over 250. i°P
000 , 000 .
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The unsupplied demand for houses I
to rent or buy, during the same per- j
iod, was over 350-an average of three
a week—representing a loss in popu- !
tion to this city of twelve to fifteen
hundred.
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The amount of building and paving
now either in course of construction,
contracted for, or planned for the near
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future, amounts to over three-quart -1
ers of a million dollars, and includes
several $40,000 to $75,000 residences; |
a hundred thousand dollar additional
equipment and enlargement of the Er
lectric Light & Water Plant; a $50,
000 home for the Business Women's
Club; the new one hundred thousand
dollar home of the First National
Bank; a $250,000 bank and office
building proposed by the Greenwood
Bank & Trust Co.; and a system of
paved streetse belting every industry
and warehouse in Greenwood, and con
necting them with these railroads, riv
er, and business center of the city.
It does not include the possibility
of a new $600,000 00 enterprise,
It does noi, include the possibility of
another enterprise costing somewhere
near a quarter million dollars, the pro- i
moters of which, with cash in hand, j
are asking that a committee of the
Chamber of Commerce meet them
which depends almost solely on how
earnestly and unitedly we go after it.
e ftfcai.wvt us, bat we can
* The odds
get it if wej go after it determinedly,
aggressively and persistently, ten
thousands sjtrong.
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Monday next.
It does not include the possibility
of a manufacturing plant, with abun
dant capital, an established business
and reputation, and a pay roll of one
to two thousnd dollars a month, locat
ing here within the next thirty days,
if very moderate housing facilities
can be secured.
Nor does it include the possibility
of a soap factory, and one or two oth
er minor enterprises, that are nibbl
ing at Greenwood bait.
It may not be amiss to state that a
single one our cotton firms handles
well over one-tenth of the cotton crop
of Mississippi annually; that three of |
our wholesale houses have established j
branch houses in Tutwiler, Clarksdale
and Greenville, the past year; that |
within this twelve months we have es- ;
tablished and are successfully con- ■
ducting the only strictly wholesale dry i
goods house, the only packing house,
and the only furniture factory in this
That our banking capital and ;
state.
deposits have almost doubled and tre
bled, and that almost unsolicited
some of the strongest banking inter
ests of the south have shown their
faith in Greenwood's future by locat
ing here—not to halve our present
business—but to share in doubling it,
and more than doubling it—as did the
Wilson Bank. Bankers that are bank
ers seldom make error of judgment
in such matters, and there is no saf
er or surer indication of a commun
ity's future than such a selection by
such interests.
This organization, in successfully
contesting the efforts to eliminate our
competitive water rates, as the after
math of the Charleston and Jackson
cases, saved to the people of this
community over three hundred thous
and dollars annually, in freight charg
es_enough to justify all that it ever
ii«« or ever will cost the people of
Greenwood.
For the future we are planning for
roads and better roads; for a
new bridge, for a gas plant; for more
houses; for increased depot facilities
and service; for a union station; for
an auditorium; for a park; for a mu
nicipal system of street tree plant
ing; for a baseball park; for a gun
ehib; for an auto dealers' club, and
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MAJOR HETRICK
DIES OF WOUNDS
Was Shot B> Assailant Who Entered
His Home In New Orleans—Said
His Identity Was Mistaken.
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, La. Jan. 3—Ma
jor Harold S. Hetrick, U. S. Army
Engineers, who was shot an uniden
tified man who forced his way into
his home here Thursday night, died
e^iy today,
his wounding was due to mistaken id
entity by his assailant in forcing his
i way into the Major's home, while
seeking another person whose name
he did not know. The assailant made
escape,
Major Hetrick declared
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Memorial Building To
Open To Young Men
The Confederate Memorial Building
wi11 be opened on Monday January 5th
at 10 o'clock, and will remain open
untl1 ten P* m - The building will be
i°P en each da y durin £ the week be '
tween those hours, and on Sunday af
temoon.
The entire buidling has been put in
shape to be used by the young men of
C-reenwood and Leflore County, and
strangers who are passing through
the city.
The first floor will be used as a
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reading room, lounging room, writing
oom, and will have a piano, and vic
TOla for entertainment,
ower floor will be used for billiards
| ocket billiards, cue roque, checkers,
be ss, and other games, and a shower
while the
of
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ath room with hot and cold water.
The opening of this building will
fford a nice comfortable place for
he young men to spend their even
ngs, a ndit is the desire of those in
harge of this arrangement that it
will be used to the fullest extent.
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Gymnasium Class To
Open Winter Session
The Gymnasium Class for the
Young Men of Greenwood will begin
its Winter Season next Tue flay night
at the High School Gym. Wiize Run
ning, Calisthenic 'Drills, Apparatus
Work, and Basket Ball will Vorm part
of each program of work. >v
The class will meet each Tuesday
and Thursday evening at eight o'clock,
All the Young Men of Greenwood are
invited to join this class. Registra
tion ma ybe made at the Y. M. C. A.
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Knights Khorassan
Elect New Officers
At the ceremonial session of Sala
din Temple No. 142, Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan, held, in Meri
dian, Dec. 31st, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: B.
A. Lincoln, Columbus, royal vizer;
C. E. Handley, Artesia, grand emir;
S. E. Reagan, Jackson, sheik; E. L.
Mills, Meridian, mandi; J. R. Watson,
Columbus, secretary; H. M. Quin, Me
ridian, treasurer;
Greenwood, satrap; A. E. Smith, Hat
tiesburg, sahib.
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j LAMAR ROSS DIED AT GRENADA
| Mr. Lamar Ross, a prominent citi
; zen and attorney, died at his home in
■ Grenada last night at 12 o'clock.
i While attempting to kill a dog last a
Wedneseday Mr. Ross accidentally
shot himself through one of his lungs,
; result ing in his death last night.
Mr. Ross' many Greenwood friends
extend sympathy to his bereaved fam
ily and relatives.
W. H. Stokes,
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LAST NIGHT.
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Mr. J. P. Jarman, one of Sidon's
best citizens, was a business visitor
here yesterday and made The Daily
Commonwealth an appreciated call.
ers of Greenwood and Leflore county;
for an aviation field;
And, for a change in the system of
road working that contemplates the
completion of all road work undertak
during the year, early in the fall—
that instead of keeping up winter
construction at double and treble the
cost of summer work, and having a
lot of impassable dumps to contend
with and destroy all winter long, we
may have definite and permanent re
sults from each year's work, and re
lease the labor just at the time it is
needed for cotton picking, and for the
oil mills, compresses, &c.
Modesty forbids mentioning the
single biggest undertaking we /are
pl ann in g —designed to double the bus
iness of Greenwood, eventually.
It is only proper to conclude with
the information that a member of our
Chamber , of Commerce—not a citi
zen of Greenwood, however—has au*
thorixed the announcement that he
will contribute $5000.00 toward the
erection of a suitable home tor the
Chamber at
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Remains Mr. Dickerson
Taken Blue Mountain
The remains of Mr. W. L. Dicker
son, who was drowned in the Talla
hatchie river yesterday, when he lost
control of the automobile and his car
plunged into the stream, was taken to
Blue Mountain this morning for inter
ment. Mr. and Mrs. Lacky Dickerson
of Bogolusa, La., arrived in Green
wood this morning to accompany the
remains to Blue Mountain. Mr. Lacy
Dickerson is a brother of the deceased.
Mr. Shelby Steele also accompanied
them.
The funeral will take place some
time Sunday at Blue Mountain.
Reports were circulated yesterday
that the young man's neck was brok
en, which probably caused his death.
The examining physician stal
this was. rrohëbùs. He dedal
no bones were broken and thaï" Mr.
Dickerson's death was unuqestionably
due to drowning.
The Delta Insurance Agency, with
whom Mr. Dickerson held a position,
was closed throughout today in honor
of his memory.
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THE CHARTER OF INCORPORA
TION OF SCHILLING AUTO
COMPANY.
1. The corporate title of said com
pany is Schilling Auto Company.
2. The names of the incorporators
are:
P. E. Schilling, Postoffice, Green
wood, Mississippi.
W. R. Humphrey, Postoffice, Green
wood, Mississippi.
E. V. Schilling, Postoffice, Green
wood, Mississippi.
3. The domicile is at Greenwood,
Mississippi.
4. Amount of capital stock $50,
000.00.
5. The par value of shares is
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buying> se iiing handling, exchanging
and dealing in automobiles, automo
bile trucks> auto mobile trailers, auto
mob j] e parts, automobile accessories,
au tomobile tires, truck parts, truck
accessories and truck tires of every
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$100.00.
6. The period of existence (not to
exceed fifty years) is fifty years.
The purpose for which it is cre
To carry on the business of
kind and description; to carry on the
business of storing automobile and
automobile trucks; to engage in the
business of repairing, rebuilding, re
painting, restoring and storing auto
mobiles, trucks and trailers of every
kind ànd description; to deal general
ly in electrical storage batteries and
appliances for the storage ot electri
city for the purpose of furnishing
power for automobiles and automo
bile trucks, and to buy, sell, handle,
exchange and deal generally in all
goods and articles of every kind and
description that may be necessary or
convenient in carrying on a general
automobile and truck business, and to
operate public garages and places for
the storing of automobiles, trucks
and trailers and to handle and deal
generally in automobile accessories,
automobile tires, truck accessories and
truck tires; to carry on the business
.of buying, selling, exchanging, hand
ling and dealing in tractors, tractor,
parts and tractor accessories, and j
tractor plows, discs, and all impie- j
ments that may be necessary for the
operation of tractors, and to deal 8 e11 -
erally in the tractor and tractor plow
business.
8. The rights and p o wer s that may
be exe r cised by this corporation are
thooe conferred by the provisions of i
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Mississippi—Fair Saturday and
Sunday; rising temperatture Sunday.
Local Observations.
Temperature—Highest, 53 degrees;
lowest, 24 degrees; river £?tiage 31.6;
fall in 24 hours 0.2.
Miss Annie Long Stephens,
Local Observer.
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A census of the country's manufac
tures was made for the first time ii
1810. Under the present law a man
ufacturers census is to be taken in
onnection with the Fourteenth De- j
ennial Census and every two years
thereafter.
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United States marshals acted as en
i imerators at the first nine decennial
ensuses.
issistants as were necessary to prop
rly cover his allotted territory.
Each marshal had as many
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Why don't they take the risks and
send the Prince of Wales to Ireland?
A young man of such a winning way
could hardly fail to make friends eVen
there.
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To judge from the utterances ant 1
activities of Dr. Nicholas Murray But
1er, he is of the opinion that andthe
college president in the White House
w«uld be an excellent tiling.
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Acknowledgment,
g*FATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
COUNTY OF LEFLORE,
This day personally appeared be
f ore mc> the undersigned authority in
and f or the City of Greenwood, said
county and state, P. E. Schilling, W.
j ^ Humphrey and E. V. Schilling, in
j corporators of the corporation known
the
- acknowledged that they' signed and
deed
are ber> jpjp.
of i s. I .OSBORN, Notary Public.
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Louis Marin, member of the Chamb
er of Deputies, has complied from of
ficial sources the losses of human lif
caused by the World War, fixing th
appalling total at 8,558,166.
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Oriental humor—China demanding
apology from Japan.
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Chapter 24, Mississippi Code, 1906, as
amended.
P. E. SCHILLING, '
W. R. HUMPHREY,
E. V. SCHILLING,
Incorporators.
the Schilling Auto Company, who
executed the above and foregoing ar
ticles of inc o rporation as their ad and
this the 31st day of Decem
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Ex-Soldier Expresses
His Appreciation
.Editor Daily Commonwealth:
I beg to extend tfiru your good pa
flenqpy gçatitûd'%, and I know that I
voice thte sentiments of every ex-ser
vicé man, to Ae goo<| peoffte of Le
flore
geivqda
tf «for the bonus just re
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B to prove we have in
y broad-minded people
what was sacrificed in
up home, position and every
thing to take up arms and defend de
wfco-rea
»giving
mi
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îiving check this morning it
bit of envy in the hearts of
»rkers, and forcefully they
i, "After all you came from
good town."
I shall always look forward to a
re-ùnioi nef Leflore county peo
ple in Heaven—then we will rejoice
Sincerely yours,
RALPH Y. BRADBURY.
Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 1, 1920.
again.
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Sharkey Pate Gives
Notice To Public i
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This is to notify the public that no
j more marriage license will be charg- j
ed. No more orders can be taken ov- i
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the phone. It will be necessary for j
the cash to accompany each order. ,
Beginning on January 5th, all money j
for marriage license will be paid into
the County Treasury in compliance
! with the new salary law, which goes
i into effect on that date. I would be
er
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gla'd to extend the same courtesies
along this line that I have done in
the past, but I will be compelled_ to j
comply with the law m the matter, ;
which requires the cash when thei li
cense are issued. Washing you all a
happy and prosperous New Year, I am j
sincerely yours,
SHARKEY PATE,
Circuit Clerk.
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EUGENE YSAYE AND MISCHA
ELMAN.
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j Eugene Ysaye and Mischa Elman
1 were heard in a i° int recital at th ®
Hippodrome Nov. 16. It was one of
the most brilliant and notable affairs
that the writer has ever attended, and
the combination of twb such great vio
linists was indeed an attraction. Both
Ysaye and Elman are too well known
to dwell- at length upon details other
than to say that never was there a
time when either one attempted to
outshine the other. Both, masters of
their instruments, were in perfect ac
cord, and while Ysaye, naturally, play
ed the role of' conductor of this two
orchestra, he, nevertheless, was
man
very gracious in his attitude toward
the younger virtuoso.—Musical Cour
ier, Nov. 27.
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SOME FINE PECANS.
"Ye editor" received yesterday from
Tom Kin
his esteemed friend, Mr.
kead, of Y/tzoo City, soce of the lar
gest, finest and Best Flavored paper
shell pecans we have ever seen. May
friend Tom's shadow never diminish
and prosperity and happiness continue
to be with him always.
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KLAÖSY KARNIVAL
L. B. Holtkamp Exposition
The
Shows which are known as America's
KJassiest Karnival, will open a seven
days engagement this evening on the
show grounds in North Greenwood.
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Mr. D. C/Ellett, an insurance man
of Clarksdale, was a business visitor
in Greenwood today.
GRANT RENOVAIS
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Twenty Thousand Of'American Hero
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Of Armies
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PARIS, Jan. 3—The French gov
ernment has granted permission for
the removal of 20,000 bodies of Amer
ican soldiers buried in France outside
of the zone of the armies to the Unit
ed States.
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Big Fire Occurs
Little Röck, Ark.
Associated Pipe**«*
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Jan. 3- ire
of an undertermined origin this morn
ing virtually destroyed the building
occupied by the Lowenberg Co., deal
ers in women's clothing. The loss was
estimated at 150,000.
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Shipping Returns
To A Normal State
Associated Press
SHANGHAI, Jan. 2—Shipping and
mail services to and from Shanghai
has begun to return to a normal state
since the Japanese government, about
the middle of November, lifted the
bah it had imposed early in the sum
mer declaring Shanghai to be an in
fected port. This action was taken
by Tokio because of the epidemic of
cholera which originated in June in
Shanghai and sweeping northward ra
vaged many populous centers and then
appeeared in Japan.
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SPECIAL MUSICAL PROGRAMME
The Greater Invincible Concert
Company, featuring two blind wonders
Johnson and Mackey, will render a
programme Monday night, Jan.5th, at
Turner Chapel A. M. E. Church, 725
1-2 Walthall St., under the auspices
of Prof. A. J. Topps, Director of the
Choir. A rare treat to all music lov
ers. Admission: Adults 50c; Children
25c.
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The Women Only
Ask A Square Deal
Ratify the National Amendment,
giving women the ballot:
The amendment reads:
"Section 1.
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. , J 1 : 6 r . ,ght , of
ot the United States to vote shall not
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be denied or abridged by the United
gtates or by any state on accoU nt of
sex.
Section 2. Congress shall have
the power by ap p r0 p r i at e legislation
en f orce the provisions of this ar
tiele
Nineteen States have ratified. The
amendment will become part of the
constitution of the United States when
ratified by the Legislatures of thirty
six States . It wm come before the
nex ^ session of the Mississippi Leg
islature . Fifteen States have given j
full su ff rage to their women. In| ed
twenty-nine States women have pres
dential suffrage .
Mississippi women ask your sup
port.
Miss. Ratification Com.
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It required 18 months to complete
the enumeration work for the first de
cennial census in 1790. -In 1920 the
Census Bureau plans to complete the
enumeration work for the entire coun
try in from two to four weeks and
announce the population figures in
less than three months from the date
the enumeration work is completed.
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CHANCERY SUMMONS.
The State of Mississippi, j
To Burton & Briel, a corporation, !
Richmond, Virginia.
You are commanded to appear be- j
fore the Chancery Court of the Coun- j
ty of Leflore ,in said State, on the :
Fourth Monday of March, A. D. 1920, j
to defend the suit in said Court of T
M. Billingsley, wherein you are a de- J
fendant.
This 30th day of December, A. D.
1919.
(SEAL) f A. R. BEW, Clerk.
By Bonner Duggan, D. C. j
__kin's
TO SUBSCRIBERS TO CAPITAL
ITt \ BEN A OIL
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STOCK OF
WORKS:
ou are hereby notified that the ]
first meeting of subscribers to the,
capital stock of the Itta Bena Oil
Works will be held in the office at the ,
Oil Mill in Itta Bena, Mississippi, on ;
Wednesday, the 14th day of January, ;
1920, at ten o'clock A. M. at which]
time the corporation will be organized, j
This the 3rd day of January 1920.
S. F. JONES,
H. L. WALTON,
M. P. STURDIVANT,
Subscribers.
DRIVE AG AINSI
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Officials In Thirty Three Cities Make
Arrests—Found Plot To Organise
Negroes.
Associated Prosa
WASHINGTON,
Jan. 3—In «
»weep drive against Radicalism, the
Department of Justice Agents today,
in completing the nation-wide raids
against the communist organisations
in which several thousand Radicals
were taken into custody with a view
of deportation, raids began at 9 o'clock
last night and were conducted with
precision in thirty three cities. The
Agents of the deaprtment declare that
doeumnts seized during the raids re
vealed plans to establish th Soviets
throughout the country to be later
merged under the Soviets Council.
Attempts to organize the
a movement to overthrow prsent
economic and political systems in the
U. S. were also disclosed, officials
said, and the yadmitted that the pro
paganda was of such a far reaching
effect that trouble may yet be expect
ed in some negro communities.
The evidence gathered will be turn
ed ever to the Department of Labor,
which will be asked to deport the Rad
icals. Not all arrested, will be held,
it is stated, hut officials of the De
partm
that «
negroes
in
of Justice,
Hfcöon» to result from the
kiKSak the backbone of the
MpËÈitation in the United
are confident
raids a
Comral
States.
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4Ü90 ARRESTED BY NÔON.
WASHINGTON, Ja*. 3-Arrest. In
the nation-wide Radical raids of last
night and today exceed 4500 at
according to Department of Justice
officials. More than half of this num
ber will be held for deportation, offi
cials said. Scores of parlor Bolshe
viki are among those arrested it is
stated and may have to be dealt with
under the State laws as they are cit
izens.
noon,
MANY ARE ARRESTED.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3^Approximately
one third of more than four thousand
alleged Radicals were arrested in the
Department of Justice Drive to rid
America of the forces of anarchy and
Bolshevism, are in jails in the Cent
ral West. Almost one thousand per
sons were arrested in Detroit and
Chicago.
U. S. CITIZEN ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3—Harry Winit
Ski, secretary of the Communist Tar
ty in America, was among those ar
rested in raids here last night—Wini
stki is an American citizen.
INVESTIGATE IRON BALLS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3—The Depart
ment of Justice, conducting the in
vestigation to determine whether
four iron balls seized in the raid of
the Radicals headquarters last night
were bombs.
150 HELD IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 About 150 of
between six and seven hundred alleg
ed Radicals were arrested in New
York City in last night's raids are
still being held today . 0thers were
eleased but will be watched by the
Federal Agents.
EXAMINE LITERATURE
NEW YORK, Jan. 3—The Depart
nent of Justice agents announced to
lay they were examining literature
eized in raids last night to deter
nine whether or not Ludwig C. A. K.
Martens, self styled ambassador to
the Russian Soviet Republic to the
United States, is connected with the
'distribution of the Communist pro
ipaganda .
LEADER IS ARRESTED. x
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3—The De
partment of Justice announced that
can Head of the Jewish Branch of the
Communist Party, was among the al
leged Radicals arrested here.
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Meyer Loonin, said to be the Ameri
DdlikCTI S Govt,
Been Overthrown
Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 3—General Deni
government in Southern Russia
haè been overthrown and General Ro
manovsky Chsnut will replace Denikin
! s Anti-Bolsheviki chief, according to
a wireless despatch from Moscow,
; uoting the Taganrog advices.
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Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 3—In a formal call
for the first meeting of the League of
I^ations Council, will be issued by
Premier Clemenceau, the Supreme
Council decided today.