davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07

and 1t is estimated that the fre-fig hi
ers no lined up a the canteens in a
continuous stream consumed as much
food as wou.d have been required 10
supply an army OF 10000 soldiers al
one feeding.
The New York Fire Com m iss,on er
said i've never seen anything Ike
the woyS these Red Cross women did
a the fire. Their organization was
excellent II vas nne hing for the
fremen 20 have the Red Cross women
there for they KEEP, the men cheerful
and in good spirits"
Mobilization for war-work is ended
Mobilization for emergency relief in
pea ce-time is al hand.
The American Red Cross must be
prepared al all times to cope with
disaster. Putting over the Third Red
Cross Roll Gail will make this posi- bic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
MUCH WORK FOR RED
CROSS

The recent IS, coo geo Ste in Kings
County Refinery (BrooAlyr), OF the
st@Tdzrd Oh '6:oa1raH4' offered won .
derful opportunity to the Motor Corps
and Canteen Department of the Metro
politan Chapter for emergency relief
work
Al the first notification Of the extent
OF the disaster, the Motor Corps was
placed at the disposal OF public off,
Gals for transportation and stood by
to lend rs aid in case Of accident.
The Canteen workers served coffee.
sandwiches. soup, cigarettes and chew
ing gum 10 the firenen and policemen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07

In those rhastly deserts left behind
by The EVIL Genius. the flag bearing
the Red Cross heralds the arrival Of
Cha-ity's messengers Improvised
Gresides are lit up. dispersed families
get together again. cities revive from
their ruins and crops are coming anew
in fields feri'l!zed by the blood of Lib
erty's fallen soldiers. Our heartiest
thanks 90 out TO our American
--Uuion des Femmes de France.
THE Union ofthe Women OF France)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
.mELA~GE OF aIHTH AND Music.

The Lyric program offers me-
lange Of music, n1irth and grace for
thc weekend. Savants may take
their choice, and any one may feel
that he has had his moneys worth
in any other selection from the
comedy screen. which is really and
truly good one, Introducing some
Of the well-knoNn friends of local
screendom. including Buster Keat-
ing and his assistant fun makers
The novelty Of the bill is the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07

Tn this year Of hard trial and darn
days L IS especially nice TO mention
the nobleness of fair action. inspired
by real human feelings righteous az.
probation of the state of things. and
democratic feeling. which Is shown bv
the representatives OF the great trans.
Atlantic republ!c-the American Red
Cross. now working for the regenera.
ton OF our mother country"
Chairman Of the Village zemstvo.
Archangel. Russia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
THE RED CROSS CREED
DO something for somebody. some
where

WTEF0
White Jogging along lne's road:
Help some one 70 carry hts burden.
And lighter viii grow your load
20 something for somebody gladly.
Twill sweeten your every care:
In sharing the sorrows of others.
Your cwn are less hard 10 bear.
20 something for some body. striving
TO, aelp whore the way seerns long;
Ard he homeless hearts that languish
Cheer up with a little song
DO something for somebody always.
Whatever may be your creed
fnere's nothing or earth can help you
So much as q kindly deed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
A|RhEN'S WORK IN
FOREST FIRE PATROL

!..,x
S0h IN ""'N " =" ~
ID an organized hre pa'F IN IN"
rnitad states the officials Of the
Forest Service. United States De-
par:nent Of Agriculture, state that
the record made ~ the airniane hae
oroved hevcnd question It's effective
ness as an an IN discovering. and 10
eating forest fires
This new Tying urderts king was
perform ed by tbs Air Serw.'e ~ ne
war Department With rs personnel
ard eouipru ent an6 At tho eNre0se
OF that orga nf7auor For ihTee
months uninteTrupted serF1ce was
maintained. and tot9} 81 7A5 fl&t,s
eoverins 20 sag miles were made.
Ms ny ares were discovered, located
ard reported III advance o. t0N rfE
rler Forest Service detection oFSa7l"
za.ior
SIX patrol routes e0veriT- National
Fores1 are7s ~ high Fa'u' .7 { i.'-
FORMS were followed. and twice each
DAY SIX Curtis alrplareS covered the
better part % soon coo acres ~
rough. rounta nous. seavtly~0nhher-
ed courtr~- TIE average 7on~stor
run waS 100 miles he sV"raEe roN11
t-fp s2H Mile
WIN me OPENING o. the nununf
snAsor In '7e T'odle or ire NeH00G
month or daily fy7ra ahoFf taN fHr-
ests the nTe 1toa'1oh IN H'F' ne'0
California oecaTne cr'1cel ana ~ NN-
tension Of the Tr patrol was asked
This was ore hf the rT]THtnal far' >TS
reoessstst11r complete roNrra ni2A
non OF the wno'e AR nafroi II call
!ornfa l'e HaT'laNo nlane9 were
suns1euted Tor inc slower F'anf~ "'
smaller gasoline 0@n3r3tF ana t"Ff
cirn1 DEE POWER TWO "W h3 "Nfe
e~cahi's9e6 F"''a@ F-rg
iad our one or "hfrh ''Neff"
miles md fn' TNrf3e "1- 0Nff0"''
ron 'ne or1FlF'9l - =" ''''''a
noual Forests IN - 5=i'l0-a
HrTdrr1nE semen HSf .sftf '.''
rsares covered twice each DAY moe
man i'."'1 '' '' $1,000
F"T~r
scres or pr1Ta'eiN owned ,''''
hands Etcht 7'f =toN b affhlaH'
we're used OF alternate 17Ys - '""
FOR 1ec~SSaT2f TeT9ir% ara re#.et OF
pilots sixteen pilots ara p r7ec INV
fcs were ASSIGNED - re "0rif 'F''
to the hrst ~ C'otoosr ontN %fT f0f-Te4 /
Landings WIN ono F7fa nv 2 nN no
turtles to pilots or Observers 'e6t#FE
D~sna<e 70 the s'rn 80. s59"r
INK ehe nurno@r ~ ''
Tire rorEh country p7frot"d VS. H@@
lfx3pfe. NO nr1Te% es - I'VE sS'N'
the experiment nav" h"@7 40"
srz3fahie
IN rhe discover ~ 07~s me ar m
tTcd showed ITSELF rs Tor cen of
hrsfent- and = Is declared mat J. '"2
he made prsctca'lT LOO neT cNT' -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07

musical toam, Friend and Kearns.
tie female section of the team be-
ing a. sure enough French music
han entertainer who gets by very
well with a smatterinr OF Uncle
Sans dialect and plays most &C.
coptahIy on the fiddle
Homer Romaine gives some ex-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07

ceptionaliy daring stunts in an aerial
act. Lambs Manuikins prove al
most human, and Billy Elliott gets
confidential vita the audience in
rum Der of ancient and up-to date
lines of talk
The pretontious part Of the pro-
gram little skit plea singly pre-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07

sented hv quartet of entertainers,
called The Love Bug" The make
,Ir o. Max Fehnnarn is reminiscent
Of the Governors Son" Others
in the skit are Misses Gertrude
Ievons. Evelyn Fields and Stephen
Mcdonald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
Klchmond's Quota S7U,UUU
Help This Good Cause

Half Of the entire amount
which the State Y. NJ. c. A.
is asking Richmond to give
is to go to purchase and
equip college HALL"
the Y. NJ. c. A. building for
the Medical College OF Vir-
GINA.
The Medical College has
never had "Stndent Cen
ter"-an absolutely vital
feature in every colleges
success.
college Hail. gives the
college a headquarters for
all student and alumni &C
tivities. It contains a large
auditorium, many dormi-
tory rooms for the students.
who haratpfora hox,a hoc1
The Washington times., 1919-09-21

pretty tough. Il is more suitable
Job for me than for you, and
am already beginning to talk like
burglar. There is nothing like
throwing yourself into your part. %
But supposing you should fail?
What would happen then?"
do you see me being led away
with gives upon my wrists, like
Eugene Aram? All, my dear, you
have too much imagination. hope
to carry out my first burglary sue
cessfuIIy, and leave no trace be-
hind; but If / should be interrupted
in the middle it should not be diff
icult to frame some excuse which
would cover the situation. Who,
in their sober senses, would believe
that Lady Sarah Rochester had
felOuiOus designs"
"And you don't think it is
wrong? almost trembIe at the
idea-I have got so nervous lately.
You think we are justified in TAX
ing any measures against Miss
LethbFidge? She has certainly not
spared me"
81 do not pretend il is right or
commendable; but, then, the sltua-
tion does not admit Of honest &C
ton. Miss Lethbridge has en-
ployed trickery, and we must 90 the
same. ] am doing wrong, but Il Is
to prevent q stiu greater wrong be-
ing done. want to help, not to
destroy, and I consider the end
and the enemy-justify the means"
'If It might be!-if you could set
me free!" Norah stretched up her
arms with q great sigh, as though
the burden we're already falling
from her. Il need not tell you how
bitterly I have Tepented my folly,
how ] would try 10 atone. You
need never be afraid for me again.
have had my lesson; It has been
burnt In IN letters Of fire. I can
never forget It."
Il know" the older woman said,
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duced a bunch Of keys from her
pocket. IF the East is best at
beauty, the West is best at me-
chanics. It takes a white man to
make a good lock; an Indian
wouldn't trust any hiding-place but
his person for anything valuable"
She tried one key after another,
and at last little gilt one unlocked
the cabinet, and a faint smell Of
age and sandalWOOd greeted her as
the doors swung slowly back.
Lady Sarah set her teeth and be-
gan pulling open the drawers which
contained various odds and ends
methodically arranged. In the
third drawer she came upon a white
envelope by itself. Il bore the in
scTiption, In case Of my death to
be sent to Lord Estcourt." Her
face hardened as she read the
words.
$50 she must even take her re-
venge beyond the grave" she
thought. How cruel and relent-
less! She would not give the Un-
happy girl a chance Of escape. She
deserves no consideration In re-
turn, and she shall receive none.
] would fight every inch of the way
now. She shall be robbed OF her
prey in spite Of all her precau-
tiOns."
She turned towards the table
with the letter in her hand, leaV-
ing the cabinet open. At that mo-
ment the draWingTOOm door was
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"She won't find it out until she
wants to make use OF the letter,
and then it viii be too late to do
anything. / shall fasten the envel-
ope again and put it back in the
same place. You need not be
afraid; l will take care you come
to no harm. . l suppose I need
scarcely ask you whether Miss
Lethbridge is a kind mistress?"
"Pve been treated like a dog"
the woman burst out with sudden
ferceness, her cOlOrless face light
ing up with passion, "Pve been
scorned and despised and fright
eEed until I scarcely know IL I'm
a human being or not II / were
not such a coward" she continued,
bitterly, elf she hadn't broken my
spirit, / should have left her long
ago. I'm little better than a slave"
Il will give you a hundred. pounds
il you let me take the letter inside
this envelope and promise to say
nothing about it," Lady Sarah g7id,
deliberately. "And IL you leave
Miss Lethbridge / will undertake to
find you another situation. II you
accept my offer, you would be wise
20 give her notice, I think. You
would not be a match for her If
she took to questioning you"
Rachel shivered nervously al the
bare idea.
"You don't think 1t would be go
ing against the law, my lady; that
l could be punished for It? I've al
ways been an honest woman, and
kept myself respectable"
A hundred pounds! Her dull eyes
frightened at the thought. It meant
freedom, time to breathe and re-
cover from the weight Of the iron
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Ize Jecref Door ~ 81 DenoB 1dne

dangerous to be entrusted to any
body else. She shrank from med
ding with another persons private
papers, even though It was to re-
cover possession Of something they
had no right to keep. However, she
was here, and she meant to accom-
plish what she had come for.
The old Indian cabinet was the
most likely thing in the room to
contain any valuables, and Lady
Sarah made for It at once.
These things seldom have good
locks" she thought, as she pro-
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gently opened. and Miss Leth-
bridges maid came in.
Have you everything you want,
my lady?' she began. Then she
saw Lady Sarah standing notion
less in the middle Of the room, her
face quite white and hard. and she
stopped short. Her next glance
took in the open cabinet and the
letter In Lady sarah's hand, and
her face changed from its look Of
deferentiaI respect to ore Of horror
and amazement.
The next moment Lady Sarah
The Washington times., 1919-09-21
synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.

UA, the and beautiful Lady EstcOur misundeFstand
M ing from the knowledge Of
threatened blindness jealous his interest in his
friend Olga the diplomatic
service misunderstanding Noah to elope
with while Lord EstcOu consulting
specialist in WIssbaden
reaching Descour arrested charge OF treason
home hoping reclaim her farewell let
ter there OveOyed
BY specialists opinion sight saved But she
dmayed ncminang letter has fallen into the
hands Olga Lethbridge.
EsteOus Lady Sarah Rochester
who promises her assistance cloud and de-
price silence that Norah shall help reesablh
him socially.
LADY EOurs sister Felicity comes to visit them Upon
eetng ambition and they become last
friends Lord Of Deacour impending dis
grace copes Lady on all social relations
with him.
Olga Lethbrdge with unesshe helps
her disgrace DeacOur refuses Indignantly He
b now gaining literary and hopes to win Felicity
Marchmont his wife
Olga Lethbridgss inEaon publicly
snubs Dsacour during CsFdges Delacour
then turns Lady renders her conspicuous that Lord
ourt enraged promise not to speak to DeasouF
araih.
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Lady Estcourt is veFy grievsd that
she ever wrote #
Lady sarah's tone carried con.
viction with It, and the maid felt
that she vas speaking the truth.
Besides. she knew Hsr mistress.
and understood that It was the kind
Of thing she would Be lIkely to DO,
7 should IKE to help you. my
lady" she said hestitating, but 70
ten the truth, I'm frightened Of
Miss Lethbridge. She'll End It out
she finds out evsrything-and
then thers1l be trouble"
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it was your mistress.
''Yes, my lady"
q hope you don't think / have
been trying to steal the family
jewels?"
'I don't know what to think, my
lady"
mo, it is a little difficult, GER
tainly. iPerhaps 1 had better ex-
plain. I am going to trust you,
Rachel. This letter." Lady Sarah
said-hOlding It up so that she
could read the inscription-''is
meant to do Lady Estcourt harm,
so l want to destroy it. found it
in the cabinet, as you will have
guessed, but It does not belong to
Miss Lethbridge; she has no right
to Il. Il was sent her in mistake,
and she kept II to make mischief,
for she does not like Lady EstCourt
as, perhaps, you know"
Rachel nodded with the dawn Of
understanding on her tired face.
Nov, If you like, you can give
this letter back unopened to Miss
Lethbridge, and tell her what
have done. Or you can help me to
do Lady Estcourt a great Kindness
and serve your own interests at the
same time. ! give you my word OF
honor that only good, not harm, can
come from this letter being de-
strOyed. Il was written to Lord
EstCourt under a mistaken idea, and
The Washington times., 1919-09-21
CHAPTER XIX
nStToug Rsasons Make St1oHE
Aetious.


frwWISs LETHBRIDGE has
come to the end Of her
AVA patience. am afraid, "
Lady sarah said, grayeIys when
Norah told her Of an interview she
had interrupted between her hus-
band and Olga sAs soon as she
thinks Ralph can stand It she win
ten him the whole story. She
would not risk doing him any harm
while his eyes were in a critical
state, but they are nearly all right
now. that was q trial visit the
other day, I should say.
what shah I do2 ! can't wait
quietly to be ruined and disEraced
II I Thought there was no escape.
that / should lose Ralph, would
hide myself away before the crash
came. I couldn't bear to see the
scorn and loathing IN bis eyes"
"DoE't be IN hurry TO DO some
thing you cannot recall We have
struggled on 60 long do not Ike
the idea Of being beaten nov. Let
me think. OF course, nothing is
to be hoped or expected from Olga
Lethbridgs. She win do her worst
Her craving for vengence has only
Erown With the time and secret
nursing"
Lady sarah looked at the sad,
weary face, which appealed for
help mors eloqusntiy than any
words, and her heart vent out to
the girl she loved IN a passion Of
pity and indignation. It vas tor
turs, Hothing less. she thought, tEat
was robbing her Of youth and beau
~. which would kin her in time If
It we're not stopped torture Of
mind more cruel and lingering than
any torture Of body.
she glanced up sharply in the
midst Of her reflections, as though
something had strnck her, and her
face hardened
eve must take the initiative,
she said, in a low, Tesolute tone.
eve must put an end to this. ] am
not going to have you worried TO
death. We must stop her at any
risk, and at once. The snake shall
be deprived Of itB sting, then we
can laugh at its impotent efforts to
strike"
What do you mean?" Norah
asked, eagerly. "HOw can you
stop Miss LethbFidge from going
to Ralph? She would not listen 70
any plea on my behalf, even from
you"
81 shall not give her the chance
Of refusing me. / do not believe
in useless humiliations. No, the
only way we can baIlk her Vengence
is TO deprive her Of power She Is
playing an underhand game, and
we must do the same. Il Is no use
being squeamish
Briefly, we must get your let
ter back. That is the only proof
she has against you. II she loses
that there is only her word against
yours, and have little doubt which
EstcoUrt viii choose to believe.
But how can we get the let
ter?" asked Norah. ct seems an
impossible scheme"
Very few things are impossible
II you are prepared 70 90 far
enough. Il Is because people get
frightened, and stop halfway, that
most schemes fail. Now, I do not
disguise from myself that am
going 70 commit a crime"
"A crime?" Lady Estcourt
echoed in amazement. what do
you mean?"
Have you visions Of murder
floating before your eyes2 No. my
dear, ] am no going 80 far as that"
said Lady Sarah. Miss Lethbridge
may have her three score years and
ten, Tor all II matters to me. The
crime / refer 70 Is less desperate.
but e win be equally efhcaci0us. I
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was laughing a little
breathlessly.
"You gave me q nice
fright Rachel, she
said as she dropped
into a chair. Il thought
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intend TO steal your letter, IS /
can get It no other way"
"But won't It be dangeFOus7 How
are you going to manage Il? I feel
that ] ought not LEI you take such
a risk for me; you are too kind and
generous. I should not dare to at
tempt it myself"
q an older, and my nerves are
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II was what Lady Sarah had In
tended to suggest herself presently,
but it was better that it should be
offered her. She was a faVorite
with her interiors, whom she al
ways treated with consideration.
at is very kind Of yOu," she said
now. at would be most accept
able. / am quite chilled with this
east wind; I think March is such
a treacherous month" And the
maid departed with alacrity. AS
she told the cook, at was a pleas
Ure TO wait on such a lady, who
treated you like flesh and blood,
instead of like a machine that
could be driven all the day and half
the night"
In a few minutes a tempting tea
was set before Lady Sarah, and
when the maid had gone she was
safe from interruption. She poured
herself out a cup Of tea and
crumbled a dainty cake for the
sake OF appearances, but she did
not touch either.
Il can't bring myself to eat my
enemy's salt" she thought, with a
whimsical smile. 81 must get rid
Of them same other way"
Then, drawing her breath a lii.
tie neTvously, she got up softly and
looked round the room. She had
made the best Of things to Norah,
but she did not like the Job, though
she knew It was too delicate and
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pityingly. 81 have seen. You
could not bear the strain much
Ionger-that is why I am going to
act at once. Keep quiet until you
see me again. You have a double
claim on me-the past and the
present; you may trust me to pull
you through"
Two or three days later Lady
Sarah called at Miss Lethbridge's
fat in the afternoon, and asked to
see her.
"she has Just gone out, my lady"
her maid replied. who knew Lady
Ssr~b "and I don't ex-
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pect her back for an hour,
at least"
Lady Sarah, having
watched her opportunity,
was not surprised at the
information. But she
said:
How prOVOkingi /
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particularly wished 20
see her. Do you think
l could wait? I am
rather tired and l would
rather stop now than
come back again. l
don't like lifts or
stairs"
"Of course, my lady.
Will you come inside?
l am sorry your lady
ship is tired. Would you
like some tea while you
are Waiting?"
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Continued on Nsrt Page.
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Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
CHRONIC DISORDER
In Russia, Trains Sometimes
Do Not Run for Weeks.
75 Per Cent of the Population
of Omsk Are BOlsheVists.

London, Feb. II (via MontreaD A
member of the Canadian contingent at
Omsk, describing the situation there,
says the country is in such a chronic
state of disorder that, often no trains
run for weeks, according to Reuters
dispatches.
Refugees are flocking into Omsk
in a woeful condition" he says.
1.-The Bolsheviki have innumerable
men and a more or less organized
army of Bolsheviki are everywhere.
We never take chances and we speak
to nobody but our own men. We new
er go out IL less than gangs of six and
then fully a: med.
- 1T is rumored that rs per cent of
the population at Omsk.- the popula-
ton of which is 0,000,' are Bolshe-
Wiki but if they start anything we are
ready for them. The American Red
Cross are doing wonderful work here.
They have a large staff working night
and day trying to straigbten out the
pitiable tangle. The roads are terri
bic. Our food is OF the oest'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11

salary of the secretary of the state
board of agriculture, $4,000, and his
two assistants, $4,000 each, are left
unchanged; the salaries of the secre-
taries of the various commissions-the
public utilities, tax, school, text book,
highways and industrial welfare
would be fixed at s2,400, their present
range being from $500 to $2,700.
The auditors report includes every
job in the state honse. approximately
225. Only one slash in salary is rec
ommended-that of secretary to the
state highway commission from s2.700
to s2,400, apparently it being Knapp's
plan to fix this wage as standard
for secretaries of all state commissions
alike. The report recommends forty
one new jobs, nearly all being clerk
ships. Six of these would be additions
to the state highway commissions
force, including an assistant state
highway engineer at $4,000 a year.
Knapp recommends a salary of $500
for the highway engineer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
TO WORK
10000 Strikers in Seattle Are
Ordered Back Today.
The Unions Order Them Back
at Noon Tomorrow.

Seattle, Feb. 11.-Thirty thousand
striking union employees were ordered
back to work here at noon today
when the general strike committee at
1 o'clock today called off the sympa-
thetic strike designed to help $4,000
striking metal trades workers enforce
their demands for higher wages.
The general strike committee. in
calling off tie sympathetic strike, also
requested that all unions which had
voted to return to work walk out again
today and return with the rest tomor-
row noon.
Unions were asked to take this
action to prove the solidarity of labor,
members of the committee said.
Pick Up Some More.
Chicago, Feb 1.-THE trainload of
1. w. WIS from Seattle that picked
up five convicts in, Chicago for de-
portation to the country of their origin
is only the first of a series of train
loads that will carry undesirable citf-
zens to coast ports, whence they will be
deported, according to H. r. Lands,
Inspector in charge of immigration
here. Under a congressional act of
1917, every alien convicted of crime
which calls for more than one years
Imprisonment must be deported to his
native land.