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Show oo AGENTS WATCH SUGAR BEET DEPREDATIONS DETROIT, Mich., May 22. Reports Re-ports of alleged night riding in the Saginaw valley beet district have reached fedoral authorities, according accord-ing to Arthur L. Barkoy, chlof of tho investigation bureau hore, of the department de-partment of justice, An Investigation,. Mr. Barkey said, showed that two laborers' shacks had been burned and ono blown up. In- stances also were found, he said, whoro tools and small machinery used on tho beet sugar farms had been-destroyed. been-destroyed. Tho depredations aro said to be tho result of a strike of beet growers against what they term an unfair contract con-tract for the 1920 crop. |