Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-05
COMMUNIST LEADER
CAUGHT AT TER HUNT
Vonibrosby. Alleged Chief Ct
Reds" Found in Home Here
by U. S. Agents
MUCH LITERATURE IN HOUSE

Aaron Nonibrosky, 301S Susquehanna
avenue, an alleged communist party
leader here, for whom the federal au-
thorities have been. searching since last
I FRIDAY, whcn they made n clean up of
reds in this district. was arrested
carly today. He WAS caught by agents
who have been Watching his homo.
! Nouibrosky. who is a Russian. Is said
( to be one of the chief agents in spread =
ing radical propaganda around Phila d.
delphia. lie eludcd the government
agents Saturday night After his ar
rest today almost "A wagouioad Of radi-
cal literature and red propaganda
was taken from his home.
Nonibrosky's : arrest is deemed SO i'm T.
portant that he will be given a hearing
today, not waiting his turn after
that OF more than 200 taken Friday
heard.
Department Of Justice agents here
raided the Nicetowu Communists local.
on Hunting Park avenue. last night i,
but instead of the large gathering they
expected to find there. they found the
hau dark and cold and not Red
to bc seen.
Three Caught in Atlantic City
Heretofore the headquarters had been
the sceuc of demonstrativc meetings
sunday nights and the agents de
Scended upon the place expecting 20
make large haul.
Department of Justice Agent Cor
man arrested three alleged Reds" in a
raid on tn" communist headquarters iu
Atlantic City last night. The men ar
rested are Joseph Carync, Trenty Fala =
zcy and Alexander Iaratcin. They will
be brought to Philadclphia.
The corridors Of the Federal Build
ing were crowded today with friends
and relatives of tho prisoners held there
for q hearing. They brought food and
much literature. They were allowed
to give the prisoners the food, but the
literature waa contiscated.
rs Face Immediate Deportation
Eighty eight uunaturalized Reds"
taken in the federal clean up face quick
deportation. while more than twoscore
communist citizens of those who have
had hearings, arc expected to be prose
cuted under the state law.
Commissioner of immigration Elmer
\. Greenwalt. Deputy Commissioner
James J.. Hughes aud Inspectors Harry
Gehrnger, James Ettinger, William
Berkhardt. Carl Zimmerman. Harry
Reiss and Henry Zcepfel today are con-
tinuing the examination OF the alleged
radicals in the Federal Building.
With eighty eight prisoners almost
assured of deportation from this city,
thirty from Camden and Il number from
Chester. Gloucester and other nearby
points. it IL considered quite possible
that red ark" may clear from this
port for Russia.
Twenty Are Released
About twenty of the more than 400
arrested here Friday and Saturday have
been released. \ f"w others who have
had hearings are out on from $1,000 to
$1,000 bail. In most o. the cases
which have been heard, the government
agents have been able to show that
they he'd sufficient grounds 10 warrant
| the arrests and further proceedings.
! The hearings and examinations have
| been almost continuous. In spite OF
( two full days work, many of those ar
rested are still in the station houses
where they We're taken following the
raids. Most of those held after hear =
ings are in NEoyamensing Prison. al
though few are being held at the immi =
grafton station in Gloucester.
Virtually all those taken come from
Russia. \ small detachment halls from
Lithuauia and other central aud north =
ern European countries.
I. W. W. Too Tame, Says Paper
discriminating radical literature was
found on many of them. One paper,
copies of which were found on several
suspects, advocated immediate and dras-
tie action. This paper pointed the
finger at the !. w. w. organization as
favoring action that was too tame.
Five more arrests We're made yeSter-
day. Todd Daniel. chief investigation
agent in this district for the Depart
ment Of Justice. said this morning that
others will follow.
Attorney General Schaffer, of Penn
sylvania. has volunteered to aid the
federal authorities in every way in their
prosecution of the Reds The Flynn
law is the state statute under which
the ciIizcm rnlicRls may be nrosecntel