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Nation in Hunt for 4,000 Lead
ers of Radicals Through
out Country.
WARRANTS FOR BIG ROUNDUP
All Cauoht Are Charged With Plot
Against tho Government Evl
dence of Communist Conspir
acy Is Seized by Officials.
Washington, Jan. 0. Tho United
States government, through the de
partment of Justice, struck with all Its
power at the agitation that seeks to
overthrow It.
Without a hint or forecast, the full
force of federal authorities fell on
radicals from coast to coast, and, as
reports camo Into the government
headquarters, where William J. Flynn,
chief of tho department's bureau of In
vestigation, sat directing tho drive, it
was said that thousands of America's
foes had been trapped in tho nation's
greatest raid.
Raids were conducted In tho lollow
ing cities:
New York-, Baltimore, Boston, Buf
falo. Chicago. Cleveland, Denver, Des
Mollis Detroit, Grand Knplds, Hart
ford, Indlannpolis, Jacksonville, Kan
sas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, Mil
wnukoo. Newark, Omaha, Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh, Portland (Mo.), Portland
(Ore.), Providence, San Francisco,
Scranton, Spokane, St. Louis, St. Paul,
.Springfield (Mass.), Syracuse, Toledo
and Trenton.
The object of tho raids, Assistant
Attorney General Garvin said, was to
obtain for submission to tho depart
ment of labor cases for deportation of
"a very largo number of our most
dangerous anarchists and radical agi
tators." The general charge of nttenipting to
overthrow the government by force
and violence was placed against tho
persons arrested during the raids.
The department of Justice has is
sued 4,000 warrants for arrest of radi
cals throughout the country. In New
York city alone 800 warrants were Is
sued for tho arrest of radicals.
Attorney General Palmer personally
directed the roundup. Federal officials
stated the raid had as its aim the
"ridding the United States of every
alien who has plotted nglnst tho
American government."
The department of justice Issued n
statement explaining tho raid against
the radical leaders throughout the
country. The statement contained
the following "manifesto," Issued by
the Communist party, which had been
.seized previously and which provides
evidence of the Communist plot:
"The Communist party of America Is
,the party of the working class. The
.Communists of America propose to
end capitalism and organize a work
ers' industrial republic. Tho workers
must control industry and dispose of
the products of industry.
"The Communist party is a party
realizing tho limitations of all existing
workers' organizations and proposes
to develop the revolutionary move
ment necessary to free the workers
f rom the oppression of capitalism. Tho
Communist party insists that tho prob
lems of tho American worker are iden
tical with the problems of tho workers
of the world.
"The Communist party is tho con
scious expression of the class struggle
of the workers against capitalism. Its
iilm is to direct this struggle to tho
conquest of political power, the over
throw of capitalism and the destruc
tion of tho bourgeois state.
"Tho Communist party prepares It
self for the revolution in tho measure
that it develops a program of Imme
diate nctlon, expressing tho mass
struggles of the proletariat. The strug
gle must bo inspired with revolution
ary spirit and purposes.
"The Communist party Is funda
mentally a party of action. It brings
to tho workers a consciousness of
their oppression, of the impossibility
of improving their conditions under
capitalism.
"The Communist party directs tho
workers' struggle against capitalism,
developing fuller forms and purposes
in this- struggle, culminating In tho
nm;s action of the revolution.
"In close connection with the un
skilled workers Is the problem of the
negro workers. The negro problem Is
n political and economic problem. The
racial oppression of the negro Is sim
ply the expression of his economic
bondage and oppression, each Intensi
fying the other. This complicates the
negro problem, but does not alter its
proletarian character. The Commun
ist party will carry on agitation
among tho negro workers to unite
them with nil class-conscious work
ers." U. S. Mints Set Record In 1919.
Washington, Jan. 5. Establishing n
new record, mints of tho United Stntes
during 1019 produced 838,011,105 coins
for this and foreign governments, Di
rector Baker of the mint bureau an
nounced. Lansing Denies Report.
Washington, Jan. 5. Secretary of
State Lnnslng denied tho published re
port that Viscount Grey left this coun
try with n pledgo from tho Wilson
administration of a $13,000,000,000
loan.
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"NEXT!"
C3r cW'' t-.Xa
APPEALS TO PUBLIC
ROPER CALLS ON NATION TO
HELP ENFORCE DRY LAW.
Wants January 18 Celebrated aa "Dry
and Order Sunday" Act to
Be Enforced.
Washington, Jan. 2. Celebratlou of
January IS, the tirst Sunday after con
stitutional prohibition goes into ef
fect, as "law and order Sunday," was
endorsed by Daniel C. Uopor, commis
sioner of Internal revenue, In a state
ment appealing for an "aroused pub
lic conscience" with regard to law en
forcement and promising that prohibi
tion would bo enforced strictly by his
bureau.
"Whether prohibition is a wise na
tional policy," said Mr. Uopor, "is no
longer a question for debate or con
tention among good citizens.
"As an oflicior of the federal gov
ernment, I can have no different
standard with regard to the enforce
ment of prohibition tlinn with respect
to the enforcement of any other law,
and I shall, therefore, insist upon the
sarao strict observance of this law ns
we endeavor to attain with respect to
all others, tho enforcement of which
is lodged with this bureau. I cannot
believe that any state or other politi
cal division will consciously bring dis
credit upon itself, by failure to re
spond promptly to its full legal and
mornl responsibilities of Initiative and
co-operation In connection with the en
forcement of tho national prohibition
act.
"May 'Law and Order Sunday' mark
tho beginning of a nation-wide move
ment toward an every day law and or
der observance."
YANKS GIVEN RIGHT OF WAY
Pershing Says Americans Only Could
, Win in the Argonnc Best
Army In World.
Lincoln, Neb., Dee. 31. "The Ar
gonnc, the most difficult and most Im
portant sector, was chosen by myself,
because I knew that io other troops
could go through." declared Gen. John
J. Pershing while speaking to veterans
of the world war.
"It was necessary to cut through
tho German army," lie said. "It was
necessary to fight through a strongly
fortified terrain, and I knew none but
the Americans could do It. In 1918 tho
allies learned that the Americans were
the best soldiers in Europe. Then they
gave them tho right of way. The
American army was tho best that ever
marched on a field of battle."
MARY PICKF0RD TO BE FREE
Movie Actres3 and Mate Agree on
Last Fadeout Arrange for
Divorce.
Bono, Nov., Dec. 31. Mary Plckford
soon will be freed of all matrimonlnl
obligations, Including the namo of Mrs.
Owen Moore, according to seemingly
nuthentlc reports. Her attorney, Wil
liam II. Sheldon, formerly of Now
York, now of Beno, declnred Miss
Plckford and Moore, her husband, re
cently met In New York and mnde all
arrangements for a divorce.
It has not been long since Mary's
husband made the statement that he
was going to start proceedings of some
sort against Douglas Fairbanks, with
whom his wife's name had been cou
pled by the movie colony In California.
Six Hurt at Michigan Fire.
Bay City, Mich., Jan. 3. Six fire
men, Including Cupt. Nicholas Flad
ung and City Electrician John Cramp
ton, wore badly burned nnd cut by
flying steel when acetylene gas at the
Defoe shipbuilding plant blow up dur
ing a flro which destroyed the build
ing. The loss was $75,000. covered by
insurance.
Schott Held to Grand Jury.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 3. Dr. Christo
pher II. Schott was held to tho grand
Jury under $8,000 to answer the charge
against him that ho killed his seventeen-year-old
otllco girl, Elizabeth Ford
Griffith.
Year's 8almon Pack.
Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 3. British
Columbia's 1010 salmon pack, esti
mated worth over $15,000,000. has
been all sold, It was announced, Seventy-five
per cent of the pack was ex
ported to England.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
BROWN CASE TO STATfc
ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES
OVER INVESTIGATION.
In Personal Charge of Probe Into the
Murder of Mount Clemens
(Mich.) Man.
. Mount Clemens, Mich., Jan. 3. At
torney General Alexander Groesbeck
of Michigan took personal charge of
the Investigation of the murder of J.
Stanley Brown In ills motorcar on n
lonely road three miles from here on
the night of December 23.
Mr. Groesbeck camo to Mount Clem
ens following criticism of the local au
thorities for alleged lack of energy.
Ho will appoint a special prosecutor
to assist the state's attorney, Lynn
Johnston. Ib was reported that Bert
V. Nunneley, city attorney, had been
selected. Mr. Nunnneley ,nnd Mr.
Johnston were elected on opposing po
litical tickets.
The first act of the attorney gen
oral upon arrival here was to order u
secret court of Inquiry, which, under
Michigan statutes, Is empowered to
sit with prerogatives of a grand Jury.
This court, presided over by Justice
of the Peace William F. Sawn, heard
witnesses and may order additional
warrants charging murder.
Up to tho present the only murder
warrant Is against Cecil Vester, eighteen-year-old
sweetheart of Lloyd Pre
vost, young Brown's roommate and in
timate. SETS RECORD IN KILLINGS
New York's Homicides for 1919 Were
206 Previous Record Was
191 in 1915.
New York, Jan. 3. New York es
tablished a .new record In homicide
cases during 1919. According to the
statistics In the homicide bureau oi
1 ho district attorney's office there were
-0(5 such cases during tlo year, 134 of
which were brought to trial and 72
dismissed by the grand jury. The
previous record was 191 cases, estab
lished in 1915.
U. S. SHIP LOST IN STORM
Five Survivors of Schooner Elcnora
Percy Picked Up Off Coast of
England.
Swansea, Wales, Jan. 3. Five sur
vivors of tho American schooner 121
eanora Percy, from Bio Janeiro lor
Copenhagen, have been picked up 150
miles west of Luntly island, off Eng
land, In a mntorbont. The men bad
been afloat for four days. They soy
the ship foundered in a storm on
Christmas day. It is believed the re
mainder of tho crew drowned.
ARMS SEIZED ON U. S. SHIP
British Authorities Board American
Steamer Lake Gretna.
Cork. Jan. 3. The captain and of
ficers of the American steamer Lake
Gretna, which arrived here from Now
York, protested against the action of
the police, who boarded the steamer
and took their firearms from thein.
They said that they had not been
subject to such treatment nt Dublin
and Belfast, whore the steamer had
previously called.
GERMAN WAR DEAD 1,500,000
This Number Doe6 Not Include Men
Who Have Died In Various
Prison Camps.
Berlin. Jan. 1. Official statistics
made public here place tho number of
Germans killed lu battle at 1.500.000.
These figures do not Include those who
died in prison camps.
Rob Indiana Bank of $10,000,
Gary, Ind., Jan. 5. Four fashion
ably dressed young men drove up in a
big touring car at noon, entered tho
Farmers and Merchants' bank at
Highlands, five mils snuth of Ham
mond, and escaped with $10,000.
Borden Thanks John D. Sr.
Ottawa, Jan. ."(.Sir Bobert Borden.
Premier, has written to John D. Rock
efeller, expressing his deep apprecia
tion for Mr. Rockefeller's gift of $5.
000,000 to promote mdleal education
In Canada.
TREAT ON
600-MILE FRONT
Position of Dcnikine's Army Is
Becoming More Critical as
Reds Advance.
GENTRAL ASIA IS THREATENED
Bolshevik Advance Guards Reach
Richest Mineral Section of Russia
Kolchak No Longer Factor
In Military Affairs.
London, Jan. 3. The position of
Gen. Deniklne. the nntl-bolshevlk
lender In south Russia, dally Is becom
In;; more critical. Report received by
the war cilice show that his retreat Is
continuing along virtually the whole of
his 000-nille front, and that the bol
shovlst drive against his center with
the purpose of cutting his army In two
litis brought about n critical situation.
Tho advance of the bolshevlst forces
In the Donetz. coal basin Is developing
rapidly, according to a soviet wireless
dispatch received here from Moscow.
It Is reported tlmt all tho railway Junc
tions between Bakhmut and Lugansk
have been occupied and that tho "red"
lines are loss than 05 miles east of
Lugansk. With the capture of Nov
acherkasky thousands of prisoners
were taken, according to tho soviet re
port, which declares the occupation of
Ilovnyskoye deprives the enemy of tho
only railway leading up to the front.
Further east the reds are Imperiling
the left Hank of the Caucasus army.
The bolshevikl evidently have succeed
ed In brilliantly concentrating over
whelming forces against Denlklno's
somewhat thinly held center and aro
exploiting their advantage to the full
est degree.
Another threatening situation exists
in Trans-Cnspla, where the bolshevikl
claim thnt they have occupied DJebel
station, eighty miles east of Krusno
vodls, In their advance toward tha
town. Great ro-enforcemciits continue
to arrive In the Merv region of Trans
Cnspla from central Russia. This
makes the mennce along the Persian
and Afghan borders critical.
Tho red propaganda Is Increasing In
intensity nnd all the evidence Indicates
that the soviet government entertains
fnr-reaching nntl-Brltlsh designs lu
central Asia.
The war office report says that It
mny bo considered that Gen. Kolchak
has ceased to be a factor In Russian
military affairs.
Esthonia Scores Success.
Dorpat, Jan. 3. Study of the agree
ment signed by Ustlionian and bolshe
vik representatives preliminary to an
armistice, particularly tho military
guaranty, indicate the Fstlirmluns huvo
scored a notable success In the most
Important points under negotiation.
MAJ. GEN. T. H. BARRY IS DEAD
Was in Command at Camp Grant Dur
ing the First Year of the War With
Germany Retired Oct. 13.
New York. Dec. 31. Major General
Thomas II. Barry, former commander
of the department of tho east, died at
the Walter Reed hosnltnl In Washing
ton, D. C, according to word received
at Governor's Island.
Uraemlc poisoning was given ns tho
cause of the general's 'loath, which
came after three weeks of illness.
General Barry was retired from tho
army on October 13.
Major General Barry was command
er of Cam) Grant during the first
year of the war and later head of tho
central department of the army, with
headquarters In Chicago.
General Barry was born In New
York October 13. 1855.
ESTHONIA SIGNS ARMISTICE
Seven-Day Truce May Bring New
World Policy to the
Soviet.
Dorpat, Jan. 3.-.fter nearly a
month of preliminary conversations
Hn soviet Russians and Ustlionlans
signed an agreement to onso hostili
ties tor seven days. The protocol In
cludes n temporary adjustment of tho
boundaries and military guarantees J
and recognition of l2sthon!nn hide-"1
petitionee.
INDIANA BANK LOSES $10,000
Bandits Get Cash and Liberty Bonds
at Highland.
Gary. Ind.. Jan. 3. Four fashion
ably dressed young men drove up In n
big touring enr at noon, entered tho
Farmers' and Merchants' bank at
Highlands, five miles south of Ham
mond, behl up Cashier II. S. Daugher
ty nnd escaped with $10,000.
Fix No Blame In Death.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 5. A corotier'n
Jury here reported It was unable to
determine who killed Kllzabeth Ford
Griffith, Dr. Christopher G. Sehott'8
seventeeii-yeitr-old office girl, who was
found denil In the physician's office.
Record for Big Waterway,
I'linninn, Jan. 5. Traffic through
the Panama canal In 1010 exceeded
that tif any previous year, 2,300 ships
of 7,128,000 net tons, in addition to
mnal ships displacing 1,000,000 tons,
imssiif.' ihriiitgb the waterway.
RUSS RE
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION NOTES
Lincoln. 12. M. Pollard, chairman of
oonmiltteo on revenue and taxation,
was one of the mnny members of tho
convention who was not Idle during
the recess. While tho body was en
joying a two weeks vacation he pre
pared and submitted proposal No. 103.
It amends section 1, article 0, relating
to taxation. It strikes from the pres
ent section nil reference to taxation by
valuation and penults the legislature
to tax property as It may see fit, pro
vided taxation Is uniform as to class.
It also permits tnxtttlon of occupations
and Incomes, graduated ami progress
ive. The sextlon as amended will read
as follows:
"The legislature shall provide such
revenue as may bo needful, by levying
taxes upon all property, privileges, oc
cupations and franchises In such man
ner as It sbnll direct by general law.
under rules widely shall he uniform as
to the class upon which It operates.
The legislature may Impose taxes on
Incomes', under uniform rules as to tho
same class of subjects, and such taxes
may bo graduated and progressive, pro
vltllng thereunder reasonable exemp
tion." Although the Nebraska supremt
court has upheld the language law
passed by tho last legislature, tho law
will not be enforced legally until tin
suit appealed from the Douglas count)
court is finally disposed of by the su
promo court. This will not bo untl
the court Issues a mandate, which It
not likely to be until tho expiration ol
forty days from December 2(1, the tlnu
allowed for tho filing of a motion foi
it rehearing by the church orgunlnu
lions complaining of the terms of tin
law. Tho suit was filed In the Doug
las county district court. The lowei
court sustained a demurrer filed bj
the state olll'-ers and county superln
tendent and dismissed the case, hut
went further and Issued tin order re.
straining the enforcement of the law
until disposed of by tho supremo court
Decision In the prohibition referen
tltttn case Is not expected from tho No
brnska supremo court for at least two
weeks. On account of Judge S. II
Sedgwick's death and the Interruption!
to business duu to the holidays, the
court bns not Itad sufficient time to get
all Its accumulated business cleaned
up, ami no more opinions are to bo an
nounced until after next week's sitting
The case Is pending before the supremo
court on the appeal of Secretary of
State Amsberry, who was directed by
Judge W. M. Morning of Lancastet
eou-jty district court to accept the ref
erenduin petitions for filing, ami, cer
tify the proposition to county clerks
for a place on the ballot at the statu
election next November.
Members of the boys and girls'
garden clubs lu Nebraska made a net
profit of $1-1,101.13, producing pro
ducts worth a total of $28,13S.37, ac
cording to a report of L. I. Frlshie,
stale boys and girls' club leader.
Twent.-lour garden clubs wore organ
ised last spring, and a total of 2,20i(
boys and girls reported In full of their
work. A total of 18,308 square roils
of ground was gardened. Boys and
girls' canning clubs canned 13,51(5
quarts of fruits, 10,812 quarts of
vegetables, 522 quarts of meats and
soups, 87 quarts of pickles and 1,500
glasses of Jelly.
Funds are pouring Into the state
treasury from the counties of the slate
at the rate of .$10,000 to .$50,000 a day
mid there Is now a surplus of about
$30,000. On December 12 lust, the
cash box was short $157,500. The next
school apportionment Is likely to be
larger than at any previous time. Al
ready there Is over .$-100,000 In the fund
for distribution at the next sonil-an-nual
distribution which will bo on
January 15.
John A. Dnvles Boyd county dele
gate, paid the convention a tremen
dous compliment when he declared to
the homo folks at Butte that the "body
was composed of men who all seem
anxious for the good of the state,
anxious to get for the slate a consti
tution that will be a credit to them
nnd an honor to Nebraska."
William-Jennings Bryan will address
the convention next .Monday at 2 p. in.,
anil the session will be open to the
public. A resolution was passed by
the run vent Ion heforo the holldny ad
journment Inviting the Nebrnskan to
deliver the uddrivs.
I. L. Albert, Platte county delegate,
wns not on deck Monday when ses
sions reopened. Ho was overtaken by
illness lusl week and Is taking medi
cal treatment at Rochester, Minn.
Tho convention lost Its sergeant
at arms when Crawford Kennedy, who
held that position, left for Washington
In response to an aurgent demand from
the Fulled States senate.
Reports from Holt county aro to tho
erred tnai ine poKsimiuy linn ine con
volition will favor an Increase In Hit
salary of district Judges Is bringing
out a number of candidates for the
bench In the r irteent'i district.
Republicans nrountl the State housf
are discussing a pun laKcn in congresi
nml i ho noils taken In the constltti
1 1 ii ) ii I convention and lu one or two
other places, all or wnicn snowed tne
same strong tendency toward Lconurd
Wood for president, are wondering
It does not nifiin something.
If
PADDYJ EVENING
FAMffiEi
PINE TREES' SINGING.
"Ah," snltl tho Fairy Queen, "I must
go this afternoon far up Into the woods
where tho pine trees nre singing and
whispering and where the other trees
are waving and blowing ami where tho
wind Is whistling through the great
empty spaces."
So the Fairy Queen wont up Into the
woods, antl she stopped In a wide space
between somo plno trees.
"In the winter," said tho Fairy
Queen, "the woods look so differently.
There aro such big spaces between the
trees. When wo look up at the moun
tains from below ther seem to bo such
groat patches of white snow, and tho
trees seem so far apart."
"That Is so," said one of tho plno
trees, "for In tho winter tho ferns nre
sleeping ami so are tho lenfy trees and
tho hushes and the small shrubs.
"And wo are so tall before our
branches begin. It Is so different with
us. But because the others are sleep
ing Is why there aro such big spaces,
between us. And the sun comes In and
chats with us sometimes. That is nice,
Isn't It. Fairy Queen?"
"i'es," tho Fnlry Queen answered,
"ami you look so lovely antl so dark
antl the snow so white and so wonder
ful between your great roots when the
sun shines lu through the open spaces.
But why tlo you sigh antl why do you
moan, antl why tlo you seem so sail antl
so weary?"
The pine trees sighed then and
waved a little. The wind gave n low
whistle through the trees.
"It almost seems as though yon must
have so many secrets to tell," said tho
"Why Do You Moan?"
Fairy Queeu. "You look so dark antl
so Interesting nnd the white patches
in between look so warm nml so nice
and comforting. They look happy
those patches ami you must make
tliem happy.
"What aro your thoughts? What
are you murmuring to yourselves?
Won't you toll me; won't you, plenso?"
"Yes, Fairy Queen ; wo will tell you,"
said the plno trees, "Wo will slug you
our song, our song of the winter, nnd
we will tell you before wo sing It what
It means."
It was very still In the woods nntl
then I hero was tho slightest murmur
lug sound ns the trees told their story
of their song of winter to tho Fairy
Queen.
"Fairy Queen," they snltl, "In the
winter we aro by ourselves. In tho
winter wo have not our little friends,
the leafy trees, tho ferns, tho woodland
(lowers, tho shrubs, tho bushes to talk
to us, so wo talk to each other und to
tho snow and to tho sky.
"We huvo so many things to talk
about. We talk about the great crea
tures of Nature Is that what you
would call them? The snow and the
Ice and Iho wind nnd the storms nnd
the blizzards antl nil. We talk about
them nnd their power nnd how won
derful they arc, and thnt they always
know when It Is winter nnd come then
Instead of In the middle, of summer.
"We tulmlro them and we sing as
part of oi r winter song n chorus of
congratulations to them which goes
like this:
" 'We ndinlro tlio Ice and the sleet an't
tlin snow, .
Wo tlilnli u lot of the wind which doth
blow.
It Is with Joy and happiness wo sIrIi
Ah wo wnvo about up hero where 'tis IiIkH.
And do not think that wo aro Bad,
For wo aro nut; we're Kind, Kind, Kind!
And our huiik Ik one of Joyful motmliu:,
And not of Nnd nad painful Krnnnlngl
For It Ih our only wny of b1iik1"K,
Our only, only wny of HtiiKlntf !"
"Yes," continued the plno trees,
"that Is It. We tlo not sing because wo
are sad ; we aren't sighing with sor
row ! No. we're singing our little old
time lullaby nntl we're singing It be
cause we're happy. We're the trees of
all the year. We're friends with the
snow and with the sunshine mid with
the Ice antl with the warm summer
breezes. So, please, Fairy Queen, when
folks say we sound so snd, won't you
tell them that we're not sad, that that
Is our way of singing, nnd that tho
song Is a happy lullaby of winter?"
Matter Gloomy Thought.
If you arc not a match for the
gloomy thoughts which enter your
mind uninvited, It is not strange that
you are not equal to the mastery of
the other difficulties you encounter. If
you aro not able to control your
thoughts, It Is hardly strango that you
fall In controlling what Is outiildo your
self. Learn the secret of power In the
mastery of yourself, ami you will eas
ily exercise authority over the outer
world. Girls' Companion,