Evening star., 1920-01-03

made in a hall where a meeting COM
posed of forty men was in progress.
Seven wanted by the United States
government for alleged connection
with the condemned parties were TAX
en- into custody.
The majority of those arrested
were taken with warrants issued for
their arrest. Some few for whom
there were warrants evaded federal
agents. it is said.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. January s.
! Twenty alleged radicals were taken
into custody by federal agents here
last night and early today, according
to statements made at the county Jail
today.
Five Hundred Taken in Detroit.
DETROIT. Mich. January s-Five
hundred persons were in custody OF
federal agents here today as 3 result
of last nights raids on headquarters
| and assembly halls of alleged radi-
clared that most of the prisoners
would be held for deportation. Much
! valuable information on radical ac-
tivities in this district was also seized,
the officers report.
| Raids were also conducted in other
Michigan cities. the largest number
of prisoners reported outside of De-
troit being twenty-five, at Grand
Rapids.
Took Petition to President.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky. January Gar
| rying out the governments attempt
| to stamp out radicalism. Department
of Justice agents here last night
raided a socialist assemblage hall
and took into custody eighteen men
| and two women. all of whom, how
| ever. were later released after eXami-
nation. A police automobile load of
| literature was confiscated. Among
| this. it was said. was petition ad
dressed to President Wilson protest
| ing the arrest of Industrial Workers
of the World.
! New England Leaders Held.
| BOSTON, January g. 3.-Approximate-
ly 500 persons were under arrest to-
day in Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and New Hampshire as a result of
last nights raids on radicals. Twelve
Massachusetts cities and towns con-
| tributed 42S arrests to the New Eng
land total, six cities and towns in
New Hampshire 31S and Providence
and nearby Rhode Island places 81
| Anafros Karalius of Chicago. a
| communist party organizer. was ar
rested at Nashua, N. H.
| line Kaplan. leader in the textile
strike last spring. was taken at Law
| renee, Mass.
The number of women arrested to-
| tailed about fifty.
| The latest reports gave these totals
of arrests:
| ssachusetts-Boston. so; SPRING
! field. IS; Worcester. 65; Chicopee. 16;
Holyoke, 20; Fitchburg. 20; Cam
bridge. &c: Lynn. 54; Haverhill. 81:
Wellesly. 2.
New Hampshire Nashua. 161;
Claremont, Is; Manchester. 65: Ports
mouth. z: Berlin. 40; Lincoln, 20.
| Rhode Island-Providence. 13; Cen
! trail Falls. 10; Woonsocket. 2: Olney-
willie, 2.
| NEW HAVEN. Conn, January g.
Forty three arrests had been made in
Connecticut today as the result Of the
roundup of radicals.
! The arrests included: Bridgeport
| Is; Ansonia. II: Waterbury, z; Nauga-
| tuck. 4; South Manchester, 2; Meriden,
2, and New London, 1.
BUFFALO,, N. z. January 3.-Five
Americans were among the 1S0 or
more prisoners taken in the roundup
Of. radicals here last night and this
The foreigners represented
half a dozen races, with Russians in
| the majority.
/ believe Twelve VIII. Be Deported.
| TOLEDO, OIL" "Jantiary a.-Depart-
Eme1t Of JusIfte authorities today
were confident that the twelve men ar
rested here last night and today will be
! shipped to Ellis Island for deporta-
! tion to soviet Russia. A patrol wagon
load of what the officials call in
eliminating literature was seized in
the raid on the meeting places of
1 alleged radicals. They believe this
| will aid in deportation proceedings.
In one hall was found charter of
/ the communist labor party drawn in
| Chicago in November, 1919. and con-
/ tanning the signature of c. E. Ruthen-
! berg as president. An /. w. W.
| charter also was confiscated.
| Each of the suspects arrested ad-
Mitted he was communist and an
alien, according to the officials, who
declare this to be sufficient to result
in the deportation.
| Fifty Warrants in Indiana.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January s.
! Raids by agents of the Department
/ of Justice, conducted against leaders
! of communists and communist labor
4 parties, which resulted in the arrest
/ of more than ten alleged reds" in
| seven cities in Indiana, were contin-
i ued today. Fifty warrants have been
/ issued against the leaders in Fort
Wayne. South Bend, Gary. Anderson,
and many arrests are expected.
! Pacific Coast Arrests Few.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, January 3.
were arrested in Pacific coast states
4 in the nationwide drive against Sc
ditionists and anarchists by the De-
apartment of Justice, reports received
agents expressed belief that action
taken against Industrial Workers of
the World and members of other
radical organizations after the shoot
ing Of four former service men at
Centrnlia Wash, had pretty well
cleaned UP the situation.
Twenty, including two women and
one Chinese, were taken at six meet
ing places Of alleged radicals in Port
land Ore; twenty, including two
of Justice agents in Oakland, Calf,
and two in San Francisco. and one
each in Los Angeles and Fresno,
I Calf
4 One of the women arrested at Oak
land was the mother of five children,
Jail with her and her husband. Lewis
Il lLieberman, who said he was a Rus
sian, was quoted by federal authori-
! ties as asserting he was a member of
the !. w. W.. the communist party
,; and the workmen's circle.
Il With the Chinese arrested in Oak
land, the officers seized a quantity of
lChinese literature.
Arrested in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January 3.-De-
partment of Justice operatives early
today announced the arrest Thursday
night Of Meyer Loonin of New York,
said by them to be the American head
of the Jewish branch of the COM
munist party. Loonin came here
Wednesday,, and was the guest of
honor at communist banquet Thurs
day night. His arrest was kept Sc
cret until after last nights raids.
Baltimore Holds Twenty-Three.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 3.-Of
the thirty-five alleged radicals round
ed up in Baltimore in last nights