The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-03
{By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 3. Twelve
men have been arrested by depart
ment OF justice officers in Indiana,
charged with advocating the overthrow
OF the government up to an early hour
this afternoon. Six Of them were
taken into custody at Clinton, near
Terre Haute. Three more were To-
Gated at Terre Haute. Fifty warrants
have been received from Washington.
1t is believed number Of arrests will
be made in Indianapolis.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3. - Only
forty-four alleged radicals were arrest
ed in Pacific coast states in the nation
wide drive against seditionists and
anarchists by the department Of JUS
tice, reports received here indicated
today. Federal agents expressed be-
lief that action taken against indus
trial workers of the world and mem
bers of other radical organizations
after the shooting Of four former serv-
ice men at Centralia, Washington, had
pretty we'll cleaned up the situation" !"
Twenty, including women and one
Chinese, were taken in Portland, Ore. :;
20 including women, were arrested
in Oakland. Calf, and 2 in San Fran
| cisco. and 1 each in Los Angeles and
Fresno, Calf. Several suspects were
examined but not held at Spokane.
Wash. One of the women arrested al
Oakland, was the mother Of five chill
dren, the youngest of whom was taken
to jail with her and her husband
| With the Chinese arrested in Oakland
the officers seized quantity of Chi
nese literature.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-Examina
tion Of the alleged radicals taken II
the Philadelphia district agents Of the
department OF justice, continued to
day. More than 700 men and womeI
were gathered in the net in the dis
trict. which includes Scranton ant
W1lkesbarre, Pa, and Trenton an,
Camden, N. j., and other nearby points
Of this number about 800 proved thei
American citizenship and their limo
cence Of any wrong-doing and wer'
released.
| According to Todd Daniels, VIII,
headed the government agents, NOR,
than $50 Of those taken into custod,
are aliens and eventually will be de
ported. Nearly 400 alleged radical
were rounded up in this city, half o
them being taken in hall on Nortl
Sixth street, where the Lithuanian
Socialists chorus" was holding a cor
cert, and where the "Philadelphi
School to Aid Soviet Russia" and tn
Russian Socialist League" also hav
their headquarters.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 3.-Depari
ment Of justice operatives. assisted b.
city and county police and member
l of the Loyal American League, contif
} ued to bring alleged radicals to tn
federal building for Investigation t.
day. More than 100, including severa
women, had been questioned thi
morning. Practically all, except tn
four leaders Of the local ccmmunis
party were foreigners. The Amer
cans were released. Tons Of liters
ture were taken in the raids.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 3.-Twenty-on
alleged radicals taken in raids in tn
Pittsburg district last night by feders
agents appointed before officers Of tn
communist parties were arrested i
Pittsburg proper, the remainder wer
. taken in towns and burroughs of tn
district; quantities of literature wa
seized.
The most important local raid wa
made in a hall where a meeting CON
posed of 40 men was in progress!