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80 FORMER GERMAN
SHIPS OFFERED FOR
SALE BY THE U. s.

Washington, January z-Thirty former
German passenger ships seized when
the Omitted States entered the war, in
Guiding the Leviathan. the largest vessel
anoat. the Agamemnon. the George
Washington and others, which were the
pride of the German mercantile marine
were offered for sale today by the ship
ping board.
Proposals for the purchase OF the YES
sells, which may be filed up to January
%. will be received only from American
buyers and must include a pledge &c
use the ship on lines designated by the
shipping board.
Decision of the board to offer the for
naer German liners for sale was deter
mined principally by the cost OF the re-
conditioning them for passenger service
Chairman Payne said in announcing that
che vessels were for sale. Many Of the
vessels were used by the war depart
ment as transports both before and after
the armistice, and the cost of RENTING
them for passenger service has been es-
ttrnated by shipping board officials al
approximately s50,0Oo,o0o.
BY restricting the sale of the ships Of
American interests and to permanent
poets to accomplish the establishment
OF it's proposed passenger service pro-
granme to all parts of the world alone
the same lines that would have been fol
lowed had the board itself put the lines
into service
The vessels of the rrst-class passen-
ger type offered for sale are: Leviathan
Agamemnon, Mount Vernon. Won Steu-
ben. George Washington. Martha Wash
iagton (Austrian) America, DeKalb
iAeolus, Huron, Princess Matoilza, Poca-
hontas, Callao. Moccasin, Black Arrow
and Otsego. Fourteen others OF the in
termediate type adapted for steerings
and cargo. including the President Grant
Antigonne, Mercury and Amphion, also
are offered to buyers
The ships are to be turned over to the
successful bidders upon payment of
ger cent Of the purchase price and salts.
factory fulfillment of other terms of sale
Such of the vessels as are not sold al
this time will be used by the board ir
passenger service until the whole of the
government fleet has passed into private
hands.
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SOUTHERN AGENTS
IN BROOKLYN NAB
PROH| V|OLATORS

New York, January ELEVEN reve-
nue. agents from the "moonshine coun-
try" of Kentucky, Tennessee and West
Virginia, ordered from stalking noun
tain stills to plunge into the prohibit
ton enforcement campaign in Brook
1yn, went into action today by arrest
ing two OF the proprietors, a bartender
and a waiter of one of the biggest and
most 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 poisoned
whisky which spread death through
Connecticut.
Shortly after noon william D. AL
len, Jr., chief of the revenue men from
the 'moonshine country" and one as
sistant entered THE Assembly" or
dered sherry, obtained 1t promptly and
paid for it in the presence of two of
the proprietors, they said. Then they
arrested 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.
The shakeup in the revenue force as
signed to Brooklyn followed confer
ence between District Attorney Ross
and Col. Daniel L. Porter, supervising
international revenue agent in the
New York district.
The new agents, headed by Allen,
had never been in Brooklyn, they de-
clared.
Refill frauds are becoming common
here, it was learned today. whisky
bottles which had been tapped" and
refilled with other liquids have been
exhibited to the police. Without draw
ing the corks, the liquor had been
drawn off through hole drilled in the
bottom of the bottle. Refilling through
the Same hole was followed by plug
cling it and selling the contents under
the whisky label. Virtually everything
from cold tea to varnish has been dis
posed of in this manner, the police
said.
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NATIONAL DRIVE LAUNCHED

Following the discovery of these bombs
the police OF the various cities through
out the county and federal agents
launched upon nationwide raid IN
search Of anarchists, bolshevists and ram
calls Although a large amount of expio-
sives WAS seized and a number of arrests
made. the senders of bombs were never
apprehendel.
On the night Of June ., the country was
again startled by the most daring bomo
outrage IN the history of the nation, when
the home of Attorney General Palmer, III
Washington. was wrecked and internal
macaiucs were exploded damaging tna
homes of public officials and promlnent
business men. Explosives occurred IN
washington, rittsburg, Cleveland, New
castle, Mass, Boston, Philadelphia, Pater-
son. n. ). and New York City.
None of the men for which the BOMBS
were intended were hurt, but one man,
a w1tchman, was killed in New YORK.
several persons were injured, buildings
were wrecked, and in Washington one OF
the plotiers himself was blown to pieces
when The Internal machine intended for
Attorney General Palmer exploded prema-
turely.
The explosions were practically acorn
panied by the scattering of anarchtstic
literature written by persons who were
not iliterate. The literature advocated
the overthrow of the government and
class war.
N W UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT
Secrets service agents at that time de-
clared that the rev bomb outrage was but
another unsuccessful attempt on the part
~ .lInISnown' anarchists to resume
CAMPAIGN of terrorism begun with the
May day attempt to deliver Internal ma
chimes through the mails out of New
York. Attorney General Palmer character
lied the activities of the anarchists as an
atterapt '.to terroize the country and stay
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SENT TO SOVIET RUSSIA

After keeping their plans secret for
many days. the state department an
nounced that the undesirables would be
sent to 'soviet Russia on the army
transport Buford. which sailed with its
cargo of anarchists, communists and rad
icals early on the morning of Decem-
Der q.
The ship. which was known as the
N'soviet ark" sailed under sealed orders
with 249 passengers, including Berknan
and Miss Goldman.
The shipload contained men arrested in
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Bridge
mort, Hartford. New Haven. Ansonia and
Waterbury,, Conn; Cleveland. Akron and
Youngstown, O.: Baltimore, Chicago,
Buffalo. Detroit and San Francisco. A
wireless message from the Buford today
gave her position as two-thirds across
the Atlantic.
With the sailing of the soviet ark the
federal authorities warned the remaining
radicals and communists that othe.
"arks'' with deportees would probably
leave American shores in the near future
with cargoes of undesirabes, The de-
partment of justice declared that it had
card index of 6O.O30 radicals, who are
under scrutiny, and announced its inten-
ton to arrest and deport all who proved
to have advocated the overthrow of the
government by violence.
g The present raids are sequel to the
governments promise to rid the country
II reds and undesirabes
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Raleigh Strike Settled

Raleigh. N. c., January with the
management of the Pilot cotton mills
recognizing the principle of collective
bargaining. the strike of 200 or more
union operatives was settled this aft
ernoon through the instrumentality OF
Governor Beckett. The mill will re-
sumo work Monday morning, after
having been shut down, with the ex-
ception Of one day, since October ~
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|GREATEST CORRAL OF
RADICALS IN HISTORY
OF NATION CONDUCTED


develop a score or more Of soviets
throughout the country. These were to
be merged under soviet council sim.
liar to that which now exists In Rus
STA. according to Mr.. Garvan.
The department revealed tonight
the activities Of these tive erkan-
nations among the negroes. Their
attempts to organise the negroes
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home If Maj. Harold s. Hetrick. U.
army engineer, and who shot the army
officer twice in the head New Years
night, remained unestablished here today.
tonight.
Major Hetrick. with two bullet wounds
in his head, said at the hospital today
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

NVANTED--Sal esman to sell to dealers
automobile tires; must have own
car: a commission proposition, but
opportunity for bigamoney and rapid
advancement. Apply to Mr.. j. B..
Walters. Palace Garage. 100 I'd ave.
STOLEN-Four- passenger club road
ster, Paige model: body painted
green; license No. 1883. Reward to
finder f. A. Bell. SOS Farley bldg.
Main 1897. f
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TWENTY UNDER ARREST
Nv Assaeiated Press

Cleveland, January 2.Up to 10 o'clock
Cleveland January Up 20 10 o'clock
arrested here, including the heads OF
the local communist party. Assisted by
police, county officials and Loyal
American League operatives. the fed
eral authorities searched the homes Of
the alleged ardicals and seized litera-
ture and group figures.
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Bulletins on Progress
of Red Roundup
Continued from Page one)


Labor for possible deportation. Tons
Of radical literature and valuable in
formation ON activities Of various or
CARNATIONS throughout Michigan were
seized, according to the officers. -Four
Twenty-Five men were arrested mt
Grand Rapids and several Mt Mus
keson.~
Youngstown, Ohio. January 2.-Six-
teen alleged radicals were taken in
raids here tonight. Only one formal
nrrest had been made mp to midnight.
San Francisco, Cal. January -
Thirty-nine radicals were arrested to-
night in Pacific coast states, n fol-
lows: Portland. Ore. 70; Oakland.
Cal, is; Los Angeles, 4.
Des Moines. Town, January p
Twelve men and four women, all rad
icals. were arrested tonight.
Chicago, January 2-Scores OF al
legged radicals were arrested tonight.
One hundred policemen. 05 federal
agents and 70 United States deputy
marshals participated in the raids.
The governments activities were d.
rected against specific persons rather
than places. Hundreds Of warrants for
individuals had been issued and each
bore q number. The prisoners were
referred to usually By number. and the
raiderr in numerous squads sought the
individuals wanted usually ut their
homes.
Kansas City. NO.. January 2.-Thirty-
five alleged members Of the communist
party had been arrested in Kansas
City, Kan, at 1850 o'clock this morn
ing. Department Of Justice agents
were stirI bringing in alleged radicals.
Toledo, January 2.-Eight alleged
local leaders Of the communist labor
party were arrested here tonight i'm
n raid conducted by Department of
Justice officials.
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SIX LEADERS TAKEN

Denver, January Six alleged rad
icals leaders were arrested tonight in
raids by the department Of justice rep
resentatives in Denver in connection
with the nationwide roundup.
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that he had never seen the man before
the shooting. Major Hetrick, graduate
of West Point, IS still in dangerous con
dition. surgeons said.
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LEVINE AND TROTZY
HEAD INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNIST P A r T Y
FOR DIRECT ACTION
lContinued from Page one)

either failed to explode or did no dam
age.
The bombs were addressed to many
cabinet and government officials and
prominent citizens. including Attorney
General Palmer, Postmaster General
Burleson, United States Judge Lands
OF Chicago, Secretary of Labor Wilson,
John D. Rockefeller. J. P. Morgan,
United States Commissioner General of
immigration Caminettf, William Woods
of Boston, Governor Sproul of Penn
sylvania. John L. Burnett, chairman of
the House immigration committee, and
w. ]. Schaffer, attorney general of
Pennsylvania
One of the internal machines which
was sent to former Senator Thomas
Hardwick of Geogia, when opened at
his home, exploded and blew the hands
off~a negro maid and injured Mrs.
HardwiclS. t
All the bombs found at this time were
cleverlv concealed in small collapsibie
boxes and were wrapped with paper,
which bore the forged names of Gimbel
brothers.
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Glen Fowler-Aged II, died at a local
infirmary Thursday night from an
. injury received at his home in Car
bon Hill when he was struck by a
bullet that was accidentally dis
charged from a revolver Thursday
morning. The body was sent to
Bankston for burial yesterday by
Shaw.
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DEATHS

Mrs. Betty WhitfieId-Age 81. died at
a local infirmary last night. Funeral
services will be conducted from the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Jack
Brown, 2002 Avenue G. tomorrow at
ternoon at 2 o'clock, with interment
at Forest Hill. She is survived by
her husband n. c. Whitfield; six
daughters Mrs. Jack Brown, Mrs. 7.
C. Crumbley, Misses Gladys Emma
and Ruth Whitfield of Birmingham,
and Mrs. d. r. Marion of Sheffield;
three sons w. w. Whitfield, f. G.
and r. j. Whitfield.
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ASSAILANT
STILL UNIDENTIFIED
ny Associated rrs..

New Orleans, January 2.-Identity of
the man who forced his way into the
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The Weather


Washington, January 2.-Forecast:
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Saturday
and Sunday, riisng temperature Sunday.
Georgia: Fair and colder.
Tennessee: Fair and continued sold
Saturday; Sunday fair. with rising tenn
peraturn.
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Dorothy Beasley Eight-months old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Beasley, who died at the family resi-
dence on Juniper avenue Thursday
morning. was buried at the Elmwood
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
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To Heal A Cough
Take HAYES HEALING TONIC. sSc
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Jehn Thomas vickers-Age IS. died at
his home. 81 Depot street. Inglenook,
late last night. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
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Toledo, January 2.-EiEht alleged
local leaders Of the communist labor
party were arrested here tonight i'm
n raid conducted by Department Of
Justice officials.
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San Francisco, Cal. January r.
Thfrty-nine radicals were arrested to-
night in Pacific coast states, n fol-
lows: Portland, Ore. 70; Oakland,
Gal, is; Los Angeles, 4.
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Local Data

For the "A hours ending at .. m.
January I. 1920.
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Youngstown, Ohio. January 2.-Six-
teen alleged radicals were taken in
raids here tonight. Only one formal
arrest had been made mp to midnight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-04

Some people say that one is little
sweeter than the others, and some
claim that one is little more palata-
BILE than others as a table product,
but I think they mu@t be about 95 per
cent the same, al Of them.
DR.. Alsberg's Testimony.
THE CHAIRMAN. Without objec-
ton, the extract from DR.. Alsberg's
testimony will be inserted.
''Dr. Alsberg. Yes. May / bring
up one other thing that has to do with
future work, not under this item, but
related to it? 1t is the utilization of
the sweet potato. There have been
inquiries on the part of people in the
sweet potato producing sections of the
country for some work which will
utilize the Gull sweet potatoes and
the overproductiOn. | wish to bring
that to the attention of he committee,
because Representative Crisp is one
of the gentlemen who has consulted
me on this matter. Of course, we
have no funds for the work at present.
| believe it to be possible to establish
ultimately very valuable agricultu-
raj industry, using sweet potatoes as
It's raw material. Sweet potatoes con-
tain naturally 10 per cent of cane SUI
gar, and it is possible by treating
sweet potatoes with small amount
Of malt to convert the starch in the
sweet potato into malt sugar, and
thus to make most delicious syrup
for table use.
The sweet potato contains more
starch than the white potato. II is
ore of the cheapest sources of starch.
SO that it should be possible to estab-
llsh sweet potato starch industry IN
TIE United States. If you have starch,
CT course, you can produce from it
malt sugar and glucose and a material
known as dextrine, which is used as an
adhesive to gum postage stamps, en-
velopes, and the like.
1T is more palatable and more
uniform. We offered syrup that we
made from sugar cane grown in
outh Georgia on the New Orleans Mo
lasses exchange, simply stating that it
was cane syrup. They did not know
that it was made by the United States
government or by whom it was made.
That syrup brought 10 cents a gallon
more than the highest market price
for any other syrup of that type dur
ing that season. Of course, we did
not own that syrup. 1t was made I'M
der our supervision by the manufac-
turers. We found, down where it was
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NEW ERA

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. o. Bray were
called to Vienna last week by the
death of the formers father, George
w. Bray.
Miss Bessie Veal is home from the
Americas hospital where she recent
ly underwent an operation.
Miss Della Parker was a visitor at
the home of Mrs. NJ. c. Veal We'd
nesday.
Miss Eddie Lou Parker spent last
week in Americas, the guest of Mrs.
W. B. Compton
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Bradford and
little daughter, of Americas, were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ H. Griffin.
Mrs. S. M. Parker spent Friday
with Mrs. Mary Giles.
Miss Della Parker was a visitor at
the home of Mrs. C. N. Bailey, Fri
day.
Mrs. B. ]. Lane, who recently I'M
derwent an operation at the Ameri-
Gus hospital, is spending few days
at the home of her brother, M. C.
Veal.
W. T. o. Bray spent the weekend
IN Dooly county the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. D. 0. Middlebrooks.
Mrs. R. P. Parker spent the week
end near Vienna with Mrs. D. c..
Bray and Mrs. D. 0. Middlebrook.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. j. Morris and
children were visitors at the home of
Mrs. S. M. Parker, Saturday.
H. A. Parker, of Americas, spent
the weekend With Mr.. and Mrs. M.
C. Veal.
Miss Mamie Autry spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Autry
at their home near Cone ord.
Miss Flossie Parker was the guest
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this time. 1t is destined to become a
fl : .; of ever increasing importance
t. : agriculture. Your efforts to
hav 7ls merits intelligently investi-
gate. and recorded are, therefore, to
be highly commended.
Georgia will certainly bnefit great
ly from the forces you have set in
motion relative to this matter. With
best wishes and assurances of esteem,
l am very sincerely
ANDREW M. SOULE, Pres't."
Extract From Hearing
The following extract from the re-
cords of the committee hearing will
give some valuable information as to
what is expected in beginning This re-
search work:
THE CHAIRMAN. Are there any
others who desire to be heard?
MR.. LEE. Mr.. Chairman, Repre-
sentative Crisp is here and would like
to make Z short statement to the COM
mittee in regard to the sweet potato
industry.
THE CHAIRMAN. We will be
glad to hear Mr.. Crisp.
MR.. CRISP. Gentlemen of the
committee, | thank you for this privi-
lege, and l will take only few min
utes of your time I know that it is
the policy of those in charge of legis-
lation to try to curtail expenditures.
| am in. sympathy with that PROPOSE
ton, and | have that in view when
appear before you and ask for a small
approximation for the purpose of max
ing this investigation; but, in my
judgment, the great commercial posi-
bilities involved abundantly justify
the expenditure.
l have a resolution pending before
your committee asking that an ap-
preparation be made for the Depart
ment of Agriculture to make an ex-
pertinent as to the possibility of de-
veloping a commercial industry from
sweet potatoes.
With the permission of the COM
mittee | will read my resolution:
Whereas there is worlds short
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bilities of by-pfoducts that can be
obtained from the sweo- potato.
Il have given this subject more or
less study for the past several years
and have become impressed with the
thought that, in the range of prod
ucts which can be made from this
vegetable, it is remarkable that its
possibilities have only been touched
upon, embracing not only those of sy-
rup and sugar, but substitutes for
chickory, rubberroid, rubber substi-
tutes, dyes, vinegar and other nom
perishable food products"
That letter is signed by George E.,
MuTrell, hortculturalst, Southern
Railway Lines.
Heavy Production
do not know what the production
per acre of sugar beets it; but in my
section of Georgia we can raise any
where from 200 to 400 bushels of
sweet potatoes per acre, and they can
be raised at very little cost. They are
not raised now in very great quanti-
ties because there is no market for
them. They are perishable in nature.
and therefore the farmers do not
raise them in any great quantity.
As the members of this committee
know, the cotton boil weevil has been
in Georgia and the South for several
years. That simply means that the
people haye to diversity their crops in
my section. In fact, they have al
ready commenced to diversity. 1t is
very hard for US to find a money
producing crop. We are beginning to
raise peanuts and are beginning to
raise peanuts and are beginning to
go into the raising Of hogs and cattle.
We all realize that it is absolutely nee
essary to diversity, and l think that
one of the greatest possibilities that
we have is the development of the
sweet potato. If paying commercial
industries can be established in Geor-
gia and the South and will furnish a
money crop for US, and viii add to
the commerce, industry and prosper
ity of the United States.
MR.. RUBEY. What appropriation
does your resolution contemplate?
MR.. CRISP. In the resolution
which / introduced l ask for 100000.
l leave the amount to the committee.
Anything that the committee will give
use will be thankfully received
small favors thankfully received,
larger ones in proportion"
MR. M'LAUGHLIN, of Michigan.
Mr.. Crisp, has DR.. Alsberg made any
estimate of the amount of money that
he can properly use in this line of
work?
MR.. CRISP. No sir; he has not.
| have just read his testimony. 1t
has not yet been printed, but the
clerk gave me the typewriter pages,
and read it over hurriedly.
MR.. PURNELL. | wonder if the
same thing is true of all varieties of
sweet potatoes.
Mr.. CRISP. | should think so.
Down in our section we have two OF
three varieties of sweet potatoes.