davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
THE SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE OVER TUESDAY.
Decide To Close Campaign That
Night; Horse, the Gift Of a
Friend, Be Sold Tomorrow

The Salvation Army home service
fund drive in this city and county
will close Tuesday night While
the quota is yet far from COM
plete, those in charge of the work
are truly grateful for what has been
subscribed.
All who expect to contribute to
the campaign ave urged to send
checks to George Whitaker, of the
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
before Tuesday night, subscrip-
tion cards may be secured at the
tent on the courthouse square.
The. horse presented \ by Miss
Julia Chaffin, 513 West Sixth street.
to the Salvation Army to aid in the
home service drive, will be sold at
auction on the courthouse square
Tuesday at 1880 o'clock. The entire
proceeds will go into the campaign
treasury.
Prior to the sale the horse will
be paraded thru the principal streets
in order to attract attention to the
sale and to the Salvation Army drive.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
COTTON GRADES. TO BE
LIMITED UNDER LAW
House and Senate. However, Have
Not Reached Agreement As To
Free Distribution of Seeds

Washington, May 24.-Cotton
grades would be permanently lim-
tied to the ten classifications origi-
nally set up by the cotton futures
act, under legislation completed to-
day by congress.
The legislation, which is rider
to the regular agricultural appro-
priation bill, will be delayed in
reaching the president until senate
and house conferees break the dead
lock over the provisions for distri-
button of the free seed. BY vote
of 204 to 107 the house today re-
fused to accept the senate provis-
ion eliminating the seed and the
bill went back to conference.
Before taking this action, how
ever skhe house agreed to all the
otnkfy conference changes iit the
bill including the elimination of the
senate amendment offered by Sena-
tor Conner, of Alabama relating to
cotton sales. In place of the Conner
amendment the house had insisted
that the ten original cotton grades
be made permanent which was
accepted by the senate Saturday.
The ten grades are now in effect
under the war time legislation, as ii
was enacted to prevent recognition
of 2 grades established by the agri-
culture department.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
FRENCH PRESIDENT FELL
FROM HIS CAR WINDOW
Rolled Out of Window While Asleep,
But Injuries Received Only Slight;
Had To Walk Long Distance

Montargis, France, May 24.-Paul
Deshaniel, president of the French
republic, fell from window Of his
train when it was a short distance
from here last night, The train
was moving at the time but after
his fall, M. Deshanel walked a mile
he met a track worker.
The workman accompanied the
president to q signal station nearby
and telephoned to this city for an
autom oDlle which arrived within
half an hour.
When he approached the track
worker the injured man said:
"I was on the presidential train
and fell out of it while it was NOV.
ing. That which will surprise you
more, however, is the fact that am
Monsieur Deschanei, president of
the republic" 6a
NJ. Deschanel upon his arrival
il@re received hrst medical attention
some two or three hours afterwtird.
Physicians found he had suffered no
injuries sufficient to cause anxiety
altho he was bruised and lacerated.
AS a precautionary measure anti
tetanuS serum was injected by 4 sur
geon.
President Deschanel explained
that he had been unable to sleep in
his compartment of the private car
in which he was travelling, because
of the heat and that about IL o'clock
last night shortly after the train had
pulled out of MontarSis, he tried to
open window to secure more venti-
lation.
The window stuck and M. Des.
chanel said he applied all his
strength to open it. Then suddenly,
the window gave way, and he pitch
ed out of the car onto the track in
to the darkness the train going on.
The president had suffered a Sc
we're attack of grippe Saturday
night, and it had been questioned
for time If the journey to Montbris-
on, where he was to dedicate a mon
ument to Senator Reymound, a
French aviator, who was killed dur
ing the war, should not be cancelled.
The president, however, had insisted
upon making the journey.
1t was because of his illness that
all the windows of the presidential
compartment had been tightly clos
ed.
At noon today it was announced
here that the presidents condition
was as satisfactory as possibly could
be. The doctors had found scratch
es upon his face hands and legs, and
some bruises upon the body, but no
injury of a serious nature.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
GOVERNMENT
LOST $500, ,47S,OO0
ON THE ROADS

Washington, May 24.-The
governments gross loss in OPP
GRAFTON of the railroads during
federal control was S900,47S,-
600, according TO the final re-
port of Swagger Sheriey, rail-
Rad administration director of
finance.
A total of $677,513,000 was
chargeable directly to the ca
cess Of expenses over revenues
and rentals for the "class one"
roads Mr.. Sherley said. Smaller
lines, sleeping car companies
and inland waterways added
$45, AGO, 900 to this total.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
HUNGARY PREP AIRING
TO ACCEPT INEVITABLE
Newspapers Breaking News Gently
To the People That Allied Peace
Terms Arc To Be Accepted

Budapest, May 23.-Publication of
the Hungarian governments answer
to the peace conference, in which it
declared it would sign the treaty of
peace, has been withheld until
Monday night, and the public is ig-
norant of the governments inten-
tion. Newspapers were asked not to
print this news because it would af-
feet the festivities incident to Whit
Sunday.
In the meantime editorials pre-
pairing the public for unpleasant
news are being printed in leading
They declare Hungary
is under compulsion and cannot OPP
pose the big powers, and assert that
countries are concen-
trating troops along the frontiers
Police garrisons have been reinforc-
ed in case the news results in out
breaks.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
SENATOR JOHNSON TO
SPEAK HERE THURSDAY
Distinguished Californian Ger
tain To Be Heard By Large
Crowd In This City

Senator Hiram Johnson, of Cali
fornia, one of the leading candidates
for the Republican presidential NOM
nation, will speak in this city on
Thursday night in the interest of
his candidacy.
The visit of the distinguished SEN
ator is being looked forward to with
much interest, not only by the mem
bers of his own party, but also by
the entire citizenship, as the sem
ator is one of the most important
men before the public today.
Senator Johnson is after the North
Carolina vote in the Chicago con-
vention, and. according TO many, he
is the choice of the rank and file
OF the party in this state. Being ore
of ex-President Roosevelt's staunch-
est followers, he naturally will have
the backing of the Roosevelt, or
progressive, element, and it will be
remembered the late president was
the first choice of a majority of the
Republicans of this state. The Cali
fornian is not in much favor with
the old-line leaders of the party, and
If left to them to decide, he will
have slim chance Of winning out,
but his followers are confident he
will capture the North Carolina vote
if the voters of the Republican party
in the primary to any
extent.
The coming of the senator, as
above stated, will be big political
event, and it is certain that an inn
mense crowd will hear him in this
city.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
FIVE KILLED WHEN AUTO
GOES OVER HIGH CLIFF
Auto Plunged Over 30O-Foot
Embankment Killing Man,
Wife, 2 Babies, Passenger

Asheville, May 24.-Roy Runnion,
Madison county farmer, his wife
and their two babies were killed late
yesterday near Hot Springs when
their autimobile plunged over. a
steep embankment on mountain
curve.
Jeter w. Massey. passenger, was
also killed. The accident occurred
when Runnion driving the car, tried
to pass another machine on the
curve. He drove too close to the
outer embankment and the machine
toppled over about 800 feet Frank
Runnion, six-year- boy, had a
miraculous escape.
He remained in the car and es-
capped with minor injuries.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
CARRANZA ONLY ONE
IN HIS PARTY KILLED
His Death u Mystery" Declares
Obregon. While Awaiting Report
Committee Looking Into Affair

Mexico City, May 24-President
CarranZa alone was killed during
the misty morning hours Of May 21
in the tiny mountain hamlet of
TlaXcalantongo, state of Puebla, 1t
became known today. First reports
stated that six others met death ana
later this was reduced to one, Gen
eral Pascual Morales y Molina 1t
was confirmed today that the latter
is still alive.
While scores of theories regard
ing Carranza's death are being ac-
credited here, among them assassi-
nation with intent to discredit the
revolutionary movement and others
in the same category, some even
suggesting suicide, the report of the
commission of investigation sent by
Generals Obregon and Gonzalez is
being awaited with great interest.
ut is a terrible mystery: l can't
explain how it happened, asserted
General Obregon.
The obituary eulogies in the press
indicate a reaction in popular senti7
ment.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
PENRoSE PLANS TO ATTEND
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

Philadelphia, May Ex-senator
Boise Penrose is much better and
will attend the Republican national
convention in Chicago. This state
ment was made at his home here to-
Gay.
1t was declared he had suffered
no serious setback in his physical
condition and the reported relapse
was a slight cold he contracted
while motoring last Wednesday. AS
n result of the cold Senator Pen
rose was advised to remain in his
nome and also to curtail engage
1nents with Republican leaders.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
PRESBYTERIAN BODY
FAVORS UNION PLAN
The Committees Proposal Received
Unanimous Vote of Approval OF
The Southern Church

Charlotte, N. c., May 24,-The
plan of union proposed by the joint
committee on closer relations OF the
assemblies of the Southern and
Northern Presbyterian Churches,
was adopted without dissenting
vote at the session of the assembly
here today. This plan was pre-
scented by the moderator at the
opening of the morning session,
which was carried over from last
week as unfinished business and
when he asked for debate, no OPP
position was offered.
The Northern assembly has not
acted on the question of union pro-
it at the assembly meeting in Phil
adelphia, now being held.
Friends of organizations of the
two bodies assert that the plan
unanimously adopted by the assem-
bly, this morning will result victor
iously for them, while the opposition
is equally insistent that the plan
proposed means no more than mere
federation, that relations between
the two bodies will be closer, but
that the mergence ofrthe two bodies
into a single denomination will not
have been brought about.
The Northern assembly has not
acted on the question of union pro-
posed, but will take some action on
it at the assembly meeting in Phil
adelphia, now being held.
Friends of organizations of the
two bodies assert that the plan unan-
imously adopted by the assembly this
morning will result VIGOROUSLY for
them, while the opposition is equally
insistent that the plan proposed
means no more than mere fedora
tion, that religions between the two
bodies will be closer, but that the
mefgence of the two bodies into a
single denomination will not have
been brought about.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
GEN. OBREGON SENDS
MESSAGE TO WILSON
New Government Contemplatcs Har-
monious Relations With U. s.; Not
Implicated in CarranZa's Death

Washington. May PA message
from General Obregon, one of the
chiefs of the new revolutionary gov
ernment in Mexico, assuring Presi-
dent Wilson that the revolutionary
regime contemplated the utmost
harmonious relations with the Unit
ed States, was brought to the White
House today by Louis N. Morones, a
Mexican labor leader.
In the name of General Obregon,
Mr. Morones also gave assurances
that the revolutionists could not be
directly or indirectly re-
sponsible for the killing of the de-
posed president, Ncnustiano Car
rama. General Obregon and the Of
ficers working with him, Mr., Nor
ones said, had been given explicit
orders not to harm President Car
rama.
Mr.. Morones was accompanied by
Samuel Gompers.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
ASKS FOR
AUTHORITY TO TAKE
ARMENIA MANDATE
Wilson Tells Congress He Be-
lieves the American People
Are Willing To Do This
CONGRESS ALONE CAN SAY
Also Tells Congress That He Has
Accepted the Allies Request That
He Determine and Fix the
Boundary Lines OF That
Country

Washington, May 24.-President
Wilson today asked authority from
congress for the United States to
accept a mandate over Armenia.
The president told congress that
he thought the wish of the Amer
ican people was that the United
States should become the manda-
tory for Armenia.
Referring to the request of the
allied supreme council that the
United States also settle the boun-
dary of Armenia, the president said
he thought it was his duty "to ac.
cept this difficult and delicate
task"
Notice that the president would
name commission to fix the boun-
Diary lines was given to the council
OF ambassadors at Paris last Satur-
day by Ambassador Wallace.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
NORFOLK'S POPULATION
is GIVEN AS 49, III
This Is An Increase of 1925, or 71.6
Per Cent Over 1910; Passes
Several of Her Rivals

Washington, May 24.-Norfolk,
whose population for 1920 was an
nounced today by the census bureau
as 115,577, an increase of 4S,325, or
71.6 per cent, has passed Albany,
N. Y. Lowell, Mass, Wilmington,
Del, Spokane, Wash, Kansas City,
Kas., Lynn Mass, Tacoma, Wash,
Elizabeth, n. j., Utica. n. Y, Sche-
nectady, N. Y, Evansville, Ind, and
Manchester, n. II. all of which
places were larger in 1910.
Norfolk is the eleventh city thus
far in 1920 which has risen in the
100000 class.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
JAP FORCES TO REMAIN
SIBERIA "FOR PRESENT
Situation Too Unsettled For With
drawal, According TO Announce
ment Made Officially in apan

Toxic. May 20.---The situation in
the Far East is still too unsettled to
permit the withdrawal of japanese
forces from Siberia. said the inn
perial address read by the empress
at the annual meeting of the Japan
ese Red Cross today.
Continuing the address, she said
the general condition of the world
was such as to make it impossible
to foretell its future development,
1T is therefore highly desirable" p"
the address added, that the society
redouble its efforts in formulating
plans best suited to the demands of
the times"
Owing to the emperor's illness, the
empress read the address.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
RAILROAD MEN SEEKING
TO RELIEVE CONGESTION

Washington. May 24.---Thirty To-
cal committees, located at all the
principal rail gateways," were at
work today surveying their individ
ual freight problems with view
to recommending to the Interstate
Commerce Commission. a policy to
be followed In the future relating to
priorltes and embargoes.
In the meantime the general ex-
change of equipment to commence
tomorrow is expected to ease the
congestion Of the roads to certain
extent Railroad officials, however,
are of the opinion that weeks of CO.
operation between the commission,
the roads and shippers would be ne
cessary to bring about normal con-
ditions
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
SECRETARY M'FARLAND
ADDRESSES CONFERENCE
Methodist PrDtestants Get Report
On Work of Federated Council of
Churches i'm America

Greensboro, N. c., May 24-Elec-
ton or secretary and reports of
general church boards was the prin-
cipal business facing the quadren-
NAL general conference Of the
Methodist Protestant church when
it began the first session of it's fourth
days work here this morning with
Rev. Thomas II. Lewis, president of
Western Maryland College, Balti-
more, who was chosen president of
the conference late Saturday after
noon, presiding.
Rev. Charles S. Mcfarland, of
New York, general secretary Of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, is scheduled to
deliver two addresses before the con-
ference today, one this morning, the
other this afternoon. At the morn
ing session he will report on the
work of the council as it relates to
the churches represented in the
council, with especial reference to
the Methodist Protestant Church.
The federal council of the churches
Of Christ in America is an organiza-
tion by which ele churches CO.
ordinate their efforts in various ac-
tivities, and the address of Dr. Nc
Farland is expected to have an effect
upon some of the policies to be
adopted by the conference.
Rev. Charles III. Beck, d. D., Of
Pittsburgh, secretary of the general
conference of the Methodist Prot
estant church since 1908, was elected
secretary of the conference
on the first ballot at its session here
today. The vote stood DR.. Beck,
"a; Dewitt Bates, of Henderson, 81;
Rev. 7. c. Williams, of Texas one;
DIR. George Brown, one. 4he con-
ference made the election of DR..
Beck unanimous.
Rev. c. w. Belts, of Henderson,
N. C.,twas appointed assistant secre-
tary by DR.. Beck. Rev Gates A
Johnson, Of Columbus, o., was un-
animousy elected statistical secre-
tarV
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
YADK|N MURDER CASE
IS NOW WITH THE JURY
Judge Harding Delivered the
Charge This Morning, Care
fully Viewing All Evidence

YadkinvilIe, May 24.-The case
charging Robah Baity and Spencer
McNeill with the murder of Sheriff
j. e. Zachery several months ago,
went to the jury today at 1880
O'Clock, and it is expected that the
members of this body will deliberate
at some length before rendering a
verdict. Judge Harding began
charging the jury after the conven-
ing Of the morning session. He care
fully reviewed every point of evil
dence in the case and instructed the
jury to render their verdict accord
ingly.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
BIC BLOCKADE PLANT
FOUND NEAR THE CITY
Old Negro Woman Told Officers
1t Had Been Running Since
Last March

A blockade distillery was located
by officers Saturday afternoon in q
tobacco barn about two miles north
east of the fairgrounds. Reports
had been coming from that section
for several days about large luanti-
ties of whiskey being distributed
thru various sources, so the officers
decided to see if they could find the
source from whence the stuff
came.
Chief of Police A. Thomas, Is
GERS Pence and Henderson, ?
s. Deputy Collector C. f. d.
left the city shortly after q It
urday, expecting to find 4 Is ydery
on a branch in that = After
searching for some T. aband-
oned hope of findi outfit and
several members arty return
ed to their aut< Chief Thorn
as and Office, .son took diff
ferent coursS led by tobacco
barn. AS the. dssed the barn the
chief got Whit of something that
smelled like still beer" An invest
igation revealed the fact that all
h0leS IN the barn had been covered
and the door was locked. The 9TH
er members of the party were sum-
moned and the lock was broken. A
complete outfit for making whiskey,
the copper STILL worm, ETC., was all
there, including about one hundred
gallons of beer. The beer was pour
ed out and the tubs destroyed. The
still and fixtures were brought to the
city.
A colored woman living close by
the tobacco barn told the officers
the stiff had been running since
March. She also told them that
somebody came there Friday even
ing and put some molasses in the
beer. Indications are that a run
would have been made Saturday
night, thus affording quantity Of
mean liquor" for distribution Sun
day.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
ULTIMATUM HAS BEEN
SERVED ON GEN. VILLA
Given Until May 25 To Decide
Whether He Will Be At Peace or
War With New Government

Aboard Special Train of General
Gales, La Floria, Coahuila, May 22,
(Via Ell Paso, May 24)-The de
facto authorities of Mexico have
served an ultimatum upon Francisco
Villa, giving him until May rs to de-
eide whether he is to be at peace or
at war with the new government,
General Elias p. Gales announced
late today.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
BANK ROBBED
OF $4,000 CASH,
100000 IN BONDS

Pittsburgh, May 24.-The
First National Bank at Fin
leyvillc, Pa, near here, was
held up and robbed shortly af-
ter noon by six men, who es-
capped, according to word re-
clcved here by the police. The
bandits are said to have escap-
ed with 100000 in bonds and
securities and $4,000 i'm cash.
The cashier, who was the only
man in the bank at the time, is
reported to have been knocked
unconscious and locked in the
vault while tho institution was
riflcd. A sheriff's posse has
gone In pursuit.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
Fugitive Still at Large

Fayetteville, n. c. May 24.--
Altho posse was continuing the
search, George Hobbs, alleged lead
er of a gang of negroes who killed
one officer and fatally wounded an
other here Friday night, no trace Of
the negro had been found I'D tc
one O'Clock this afternoon. Hobbs
was reported as having been seca
near Cumberland Mills, seven miles
from Fayetteville, last night and
the swamp in which he was said tG
have taken refuge was surrounded
by the posse, but thoro search OF
the place failed to locate the fug-
tive.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
BOLSHEVIKI AND POLES
IN TERRIBLE FIGHTING
Soviets Attacking In Waves Along
0O-Mile Front and Fiercest Fight
ing Is In Progress Everywhere

Warsaw, May 23.--The Bolsheviki
are attacking in waves on the north
ern fighting front in a thrust to break
the Polish lines and omen communi-
cation with east Prussia. The flerc-
est fighting in months is raging along
the 90-mile battlefield. Villages are
changing hands daily and the lines
are swaying to and fro.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
FIVE INJURED IN HOTEL
FIRE AT PATTERSON. N. j.

Paterson, N. j., May 24.--Five
persons are in hospitals with minor
injuries received in jumping from
upper floors of the Manhattan hotel
in Market street where flames drove
200 guests into the streets in their
night clothes early today. The hotel
was destroyed, causing loss esti-
mated at from $150,O00 to $500, 900.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
namrnsch is Decoratcd.

Rome, May 23.-Watcr Damrosch
director of the New York symphony
Orchestra, which is visiting Rome
was today decorated with the Order
of the Crown Of Italy, receiving the
krighted rank. 1t was a recognition
from the king of Mr.. Damrosch' s
mastery gifts as conductor.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
Clerks Positions Are Vacant

Savannah, May 24.-The ultima
tum Of the Central of Georgia Rail
way to the striking clerks which
stated that if they did not return to
work by noon today their places
would be declared vacant, was dis
regarded by the clerks. The Central
officials have declared the places
vacant and announced they will take
steps to fill them with new clerks.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
HITCHCOCK IGNORANT
Of MONEY AFFAIRS Of
WOODS CAMPAIGN
Tells Investigating Committee
He Has Had Nothing To Do
With That Part of 1t
KNOWS HOW SOME WENT
For Instance $4,000 Was Spent In
New Jersey and About $4,000
In Maryland--Says Treas
urers Can Give All In
formation Desired

Washington, May 24.-Gov-
ernor Lowden's fund for his
campaign for the Republican
presidential nomination totals
$404,9S4.7S, including contribu-
tons, L. L. Emerson, the COVER
nor's campaign manager, tes-
titled today at the senate's in
vestigation into campaign ex-
penses and expenditures.
Mr.. Emerson said Governor
Lowden had first refused to ac-
cept any contributions, saying
he would furnish all funds him
self, and he testified that the
governor had turned over to
him s379,155.75. Contributions
from other sources, he said.
totaled $35,S25.
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
Hydroaeroplane Found.

New York, May 24,--A hydro
aeroplane marked No. ESQ., was
picked up at sea today off Scotland
Lightship by the steam pilot boat,
New York, The hydroaeropanc was
upside down and there were no trace
of any occupants,
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
Wildair Wins Big Race

New York, May Widair, own
ed by Harry Payne Whitney, won
the historic Metropolitan Handicap
at Belmont Park today. Thunder
clap was second and On Watch,
third. The time was 1.3S As. The
betting against Wildair> was IL to
The western sentinel., 1920-05-25
Many Injured i'm Explosion

pittsburg, May 24.-More than a
score of persons were injured and
several are reported missing as the
result Of an explosion which blew
up two buildings at 205 Penn ave-
nue. here this morning and damaged
several buildings nearby.