davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

VERA CRUZ, May 12-Car- ranza's army of 4000 is entirely surrounded by rebel forces com- manded by Generals Hill and Ire vino but is making a determined stand in a strong position be- tween San Marcos Puebla and the village of Huamantla ten miles northwest in the state of Tlaxcala. The struggle went on all day yesterday and according to latest reports, the Carranza forces had not been dislodged.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

SEATTLE David Rogers has abandoned his steel ship building project as he is unable to finance his purchase of the Skinner and Eddy number two shipyard. He intimates that a big interest blocked him because he intended to employ only union men. Rogers has turned the yard back to the Government.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

Mrs. J. B. Worden has recently purchased Miss Linhart's proper ty adjoining the Worden home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

ALBANY, N. Y.-Six per cent of the newspapers of the State of New York have been con- pelled to suspend publication ow- ing to the paper crisis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

"Dickey" Davis, who left Wrangell in February for the Cassiar is back in town for a few days. Mr. Davis mushed up the Stikine to Telegraph Creek, and from that point he visited mining properties. He is very enthusi- astic over the country and ex- poets to return as soon as he has attended to some personal matters that required his attention.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

Carl Shumacher and Frank Cheney who have been trapping up the Stikine for the past few weeks came in the last of the week. They report not having done as we'll as they expected on account of the weather having been unusually bad and the coun- try too soft for good trapping. However, they brought in 65 weasels, 12 mink, two otter and two wolverines.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

A. St. Clair Brindle, a mining engineer of Prince Rupert, ar rived on the Princess Mary Tues day. MT. Brindle left on the Hazel B No. 3 for the Cassiar. The first property which MT. Brindle will visit will be that of the Princess May Hydraulic Min ing company on McDames Creek.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13
News by Cable
 Today From All
 Over the World
NEW ORLEANS - Sugar is quoted at 28 cents today despite this being the heart of the sugar cane growing in this region.

CHICAGO-Senator Lodge will probably be temporary chairman at the National Convention to be held here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

SEATTLE-The Steamer City of Seattle sailed north at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. The following passengers are booked for Wrangell: Craig Millar, Charles Erickson, MT. and Mrs. David Daly, and John Osborn.
 KETCHIKAN-L. Hall, Will. liam Lynch, M. Aponte and Charles Mehringer were found guilty by the trial jury of "hav- ing threatened to violate the law by force and violence and being in a position there to do." The charge under which the men were found guilty constitutes felony.
 Karl Brandenburger and Ern. est Walker were sentenced. by Judge Jennings this afternoon to serve two years at the federal penitentiary at McNeil's Island, Puget Sound. The two prisoners pleaded guilty to having imper- .sonated a federal officer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

LONDON-English publishers, after wrestling with the paper situation until they became des. perate, have formed a powerful syndicate for the purpose of go- ing into the paper manufacturing business themselves, thereby in suring an adequate supply of paper in the future. The British paper mills will be erected in Canada. It will be more than a year before the English publish CTS can be supplied with paper of their own manufacture.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

NEW YORK-A branch of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. driven desperate by the paper situation is sending a committee to Norway and Sweden to investigate the situation there and if possible close contracts for a supply of paper sufficient to last through the remainder of the year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

CONSTANTINOPLE via Pa ris-The question as to who will take Mandate over Armenia has been settled. The Bolsheviki have taken it. Alexandranople and several other cities in Ar menia have gone over to the Bol- sheviki, and local Reds are as- suming control of the Erivan Capitol. Large sections of the Armenian army have raised the Red flag. The officers are don ming civilian clothing to fight as civilian soldiers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

The Town Council held an un- usually busy session last Thurs day evening. There was consid- erable routine business, and in addition several important mat ters of new business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-05-13

SALIVA, Kansas-Confessions that they plotted death by poison ing MT. and Mrs. Edward Bunch who both died at their home in Lincoln Center a year ago, were obtained from Miss Stella Fly mans, 29 years old and her nephew Lee Bunch, the 21 year old son of the victims, County Attorney M. J. Healy announced that the pair were in love and the boys parents refused to allow them to marry.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
Gary Man
Kills Cyclist
In Hammond

Kosta G. Melos. thirty-two years old
and single. who lived at Ill Sibley ST.,
Hammond, died late last night from In
juries received earlier in the evening
when he was struck BY an automobile
driven by Anton Kosba. 1850 Broadway,
Gary. Kosiba is locked up at the Ham
moud Central station on an open charge
pending an inquest which will be held
by Deputy Coroner White. 1t is said
that Kosiba will probably be charged
with manslau ghter.
The accident occurred about $50 p m
in front of 734 Summer st. Melos. who
was riding a motorcycle west on Sum
mer ST. saw a heavy automobile ap-
preaching from the opposite direction
and oareening wildly from one side Of
the street to the other. He hugged the
curb as closely as possible. but the
heavy car, when it drew abreast.
swerved to the left and crashed into
the motorcycle. kosiba. who was driv-
ing the auto. stopped his car about so
feet from the scene OF the accident.
Melos vas taken to St. Margaret's :
hospital in the police ambulance and died
et 1880. Witnesses allege that Kosiba
was under the influence OF liquor.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
WAR THUNDER
AGAIN IN EUROPE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVfCEl
Three theaters OF warfare exist
In Europe today.
In the Ruhr district of western
Germany big weIl-armed Red
army il at grips with the govern
ment forces and violent fighting t.
reported.
In the Eastern district Russian
BOIshivik army. which was cOnccn-
frated on the Polish frontier during
the late winter months, is lock ed
in battle with tho Poles. Hard
fEhtinE Is In progress over wide
front, but reports indicate that the
Poles are wfthStandInE ali OF the
Russian assaults and have already
captured many prisoners and much
booty.
In tho Balkans the Turkish nat
lonalist commander at AdrinnOpIe
has proclaimed revolution against
the allies and iS seeking tho sup
port of the bulgarian BOIShcVikS.
Greece has already offered an army
for against tho Turkish nation
nltst forces in Thrnce. lind It IL
likely that these troops will he sent
against the recaIcitrant Turks at
AdrianOple-
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
Pythians
In County
Convention

The knights Of Pvthias lodges OF Lake
county met in Indiana Harbor last night
in the third OF series Of county meet
ings. Delegates to the number Of l27,
representing the lodges of Lowell. Whit
ing. East Chicago. Hammond, Gary and
Indiana Harbor and visitors from Ches-
terton. Hebron Kindalville. Cedar Rap
IDS. IA. and many other cities, made up
The gathering.
The rank or knight was conferred on
a class OF Esquires by Whiting Lodge
No. s4s, under the direction Of Carl
Moore. and was part OF ritualstic con-
test which the knights are holding. The
work was judged by a committee con-
sistins OF ". J. Ratledge. Grand Lodge
Trustee or Illinois; Morris Sach, editor
OF The Pythian Messenger. Of Chicago.
and a member Of the order for more than
thirty-fve years: and Edward f. Bird,
OF Chesterton. Ind.
Short talks were made bv Deputy
Grand Chancellor Gird. Grand Lodge
Trustee Flynn. County Deputy Wittfong
OF Porter county. County Deputy Hay
hurst OF Lake county. and others. An
excellent lunch was served by the mem
bers OF Indiana Harbor Lodge. after
which the meeting adjourned.
The next meeting will be held al Ham
mond on Monday evening. April 26th
when the team Of East Chicago Lodge
viii confer the rank Of knight.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
THEY HADN'T
HEARD We
WERE DRY

Levi Novak Of Chicago Is in jail and
his partner, Peter Koljamin. is out und-
er $500 bend because they thought
cities OF the Calumet region would be
excellent places in which to dispose Of
the moonshine liquor which they were
making in Chicago. They received
their rude Weakening yesterday when
they invaded whiting with eight gal
Ions OF rsisin "hootch.
The Whiting pcitce had learned Of
previous visits Of the Chicago men
so they were ready when Messrs Novak
and Koljamin arrived with their preci-
Gus cargo The truck was held up
and the men were arrested and brought
to Hammond where they were turned
over TO the prohibition enforcement Of
fcers Charges were filed against
them in the Hammond city court and
their hearing will be held within a few
days.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
Pity the
Poor Postal
Employee!
Shameful Revelations AS To
Their Meagre Pay is Made
Public by Postal Carrier.

Hammond letter carriers are wonder
,sng what they are going to do for
clothes Postmen must wear uniforms.
Clothing prices have advanced trenen-
cuously while postal salaries have not.
The result is that one OF the leading
manufacturers Of uniforms Of the coun-
r~y has discontinued making clothing
1or postal employees because they cannot
turn them out at a price within the
Ecach Of the men.
Look at this" said an employe OF
,1he Hammond post office. as he displayed
> letter from the Hendorson-Ames Co.
The body Of the letter was as follows:
( We are in receipt of your request
,ot recent date. We regret that we are
unable to comply herewith as sc have
+ q scontinued the manufacture of post
mems uniforms, al least temporarily.
The reason for this IS that the price
4oa cloths, at this time, used IN making
pos1men's uniforms are so very high.
s. is impossible for US TO make up post
raen's uniforms and sell them a. any
here near q figure that a postman
ould care 10 pay.
The pav Of the postal works is a sad
ec crnnlentary upon Uncle Sam an en-
yioyer." said the letter carrier sadly
While railroad men, coal miners. and
~ther trades are being investigated by
s9ho government. and BY its sanction
is-a sing their pay. the wages of the post
once employees remain far below the
Etandsrd Of living wage. Congress has
even a bonus to the employees as a
anakeshift for a merited increase of pay.
IF bonus is raise Of pay. why
has II been withheld. and Why given
under the Euise OF a bonus? II Il is an
ect Of charity, are the employees 50
underpaid they must be objects Of pity
end public benefactions?
a curious paradox exists in the post
eflce An employe. as a substitute or
as an auxiliary helper. receives so cents
per hour Most of these have never
taken the entrance examination. Their
knowledge OF the workings Of the postal
service is almost nothing. They depend
them 10 do Yet the regular employees
Ecme with twenty or more wears of ex-
perience, some who have studied schemes
and prepared for examinations on their
own time. are earning 55 to 50 cents an
hour Tet these patient workers have
waited for congress to act and TO take
some recognizance Of their needs"
The discouraged employe ended his
passionate little speech with the follow
ing pertinent questions: Why not have
the wage commission bill report? or
Is congress so indifferent just because
the postal employees are forbidden to
4ndulge in politics. or do our reprcsen-
tstives care nothing for a demoraIized
postal service"
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
WILSON CALLED TO
DECLARE HIMSELF
lIsTEFnATloNAl news sEEvcgI

WASHINGTON March 25-President
Wilson was called upon 10 declare
himself on the question or a third
term by Rep. Humphreys a democrat.
Of Mississ ppi. during a speech in the
house today.
Humphreys declared that third
term va sillegal. lie said he deplored
the mact that the president had per
mitted certain of his cabinet members
and others TO advocate his selection
for a third term.
II am a Democrat" he said. "and
as such ] have supported the meas
ures of the Wilson administration dur
ing the past seven wears as Loyalty as
any man in ths house. I believe that
the accomplishments of his admins
tration under his great leadership viii
secure for him high place on the
roll of our great presidents. regret
he has remained silent as to his in
tentions3
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
DEATH OF
GRIFFITH WOMAN

GRIFFITH. Ind. March 25-Mrs' Dan
Westerhaut. a well known Griffith
woman passed away Sunday evening
after an illness Of Ave days OF virulent
Influenza.
Mrs Westerhaut leaves 70 mourn her
besides her husband. two sons. Peter
of Chicago and Harry OF Griffith and
one daughter. Anna Westerhaut. It
viii be remembered that another son
John Westerhaut passed away at Camp
Custer in 1918 OF the same disease.
Five children died n infancy
Funeral services viii be held at the
home THURSDAY afternoon at cne p m
Interment viii be held IN the Dolton.
III. cemetery.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
FEDERATION OFFICIAL
DENOUNCES LABOR PITY.
Vice President Glasses La
borites With Bolshevik
Employers.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON, March 25-In a state
nlent made here today denouncing the
leaders OF the Labor Party Matthew.
VOL eighth vice president OF the Am
erican Federation Of Labor classed
them with "Bolshevik employers
He charged as an Insult a letter
written by the Central Federated Tn
ion OF New York requesting the Fed
eration's non-partisan political COM
mittee to turn over $4,000 from its
campaign funds for the use OF the Ne,S
York branch OF the labor party The
Chicago Federation of Labor sent a
similar letter asking for $4,000.
The activities OF Labor Party lead
ers show hostility not only to the
political policy Of the Federation but
to its economic movement as welI.r
said Vol
They are falling into the sam.
error as Boshevik employers in that.
either consciously or unconsciousiv
they are attacking the American lapor
movement as whole rather than any
particular phase of IT. They are en-
emies TO their own best interests"
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
Hotel "Dick"
Disliked Word
Sweetheart
IINrsRNAlIoNAL Nsws sERvIcEI

CHICAGO March 25-Because a no
tel detective here didn't believe it was
a part 'of married life for a husband
to call his wife sweetheart the
Morrison hotel viii have to pay AR
and Mrs Cassius c. Smiley $4,000,
according to jurys verdict today
The Smileys. who hale from Indiana
polls, registered at the hotel April 19
1918. While they we're in their room,
j. e. Brock, the house detective pass
ing by IN the corridor. heard Mr..
Smiley address his wife as sweet
Heart" Despite Mrs Smileys neEli-
gee attire. Brock forced his way into
the room and ordered them TO leave
They did 50 and filed suit immediate
ly for, S25.000 damages. The jury
verdict was the result
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
DOOMED MAN
WANTED NO LECTURE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK March 25-'I am here
for sentence ana ! should appreciate
not gett'ne a lecture" said 1s-year- old
Jesse Walker in Brooklyn supreme
court today when he appeared before
Justice Fawcett 10 receive the death
sentence after his conviction Of muir
der in the first degree. Walker VINO
Is a clean Gu blonde Young fellow
from Evanston. III. was found guilty
of participation last winter in store
robbery. in which the proprietor was
shot and instantly killed. He had just
told Justice Fawcett that he did not
do the actual shooting
Walker was sentenced to die fl the
electric chair al Sins sing during the
week Of April 25
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
MANU- FACTURERS'
DINNER MEETING

Local industries have asked the cal
umet Manufacturing Association 10 call
meeting TO disclsS ways and means
OF staDiiizing labor cond tionS. reducing
turnover. adopting a standard form for
recomme endatiors and other matters Of
common interest
The Board Of Directors has instructed
the Secretary to arrange for a dinner
meeting and % invite all local iudust-
RES whether members or not to send
delegates.
The dinner viii be held al the Audi
torium Hotel, Tuesday March 80, at
80 o'clock and will cost $500 per
plate
4 large attendance is assured and ad-
dresses will he given by experts.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
STRAW VOTE
AMONG DAILY
NEWSPAPERS
LOWden is Second and Hard
ing Third Choice, Hoover
Leads Democrats.
HOW POLL WAS TAKEN.

To make the poll described below
absolutely uHbiased. favorfmK NO
party and NO candidate, no patns
were srared. To every ballot east
thesfEnature of re.pOnsfbie lead
er OF public opinion in his own To-
entity was attached. ample Kuarnr-
tee of intreEity- The questionnaire
used had at its tor the following.
TO be aligned BY the editors
A. student of public opIafor.
without regard 70 my personal pr--
ference or the policies OF my news-
pnper, IL is my journalistic brlfef
that the voters of this community
tmesning broadly circulation ter
ritory) favor. as Of this dnte. II.
following presidential candidates.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
UNIONS OBJECT TO
PORTABLE HOUSES

CHICAGO. March 25-An attempt 70
erect the first OF several hundred por-
table houses here. to help tenants es-
tsblish homes and aid them in reduc-
ing their living costs. was blocked by
the action or a union business agent
in calling carpenters away from the
job Public spirited citizens backing
the project declared that a combine
between the union heads and building
material interests here was response
BILE.
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
LABOR ASKS
EIGHT WEEK
ARM|ST|CE
By FRANK MASON.


STAFF CORRESPONDENT ]. N. sERvicEl
BERLIN, March p tby wireless to
New York; .-I1abor's arnistiGe in the
battle for dictatorship by The prole-
tsriat may endure for SIX or eight weeks.
according to present plans. it was
learned from prominent labor leader
TO-DAY.
lThe armistice mentioned evidently
refers to the lull IN the struggle at
Berlin and not the reported cessation
&c hostilies IN the Ruhr district be-
tween Reds and government troops9
There is a possibility that Russian
army viii appear upon the Lithuanian
frontier in the meantime to cooperate Z
With the German workers army. if i'm
patient workers do not precipitste a
crisis before the workers plans are fully
matured. said this labor leader
The armtistice VIII give Us time to
prepare for 2 renewal of the struggle.
NC have three powerful wea apons: First.
the general strike; second. The work
mems army. and. third. Russian money.
CThis was the first revelation that
Russian money is being used in Germany
TO further the cause Of cOunter-revolu-
ton against the Ebert governmentD
The strikers are without funds and
have very little food. They are worn
out and need an arnistice to gather their
strength and to stock up their larders
We shall use every effort through propa-
ganda to win over those now supporting
the Ebert government.
Measures were taken to insure the
completeness - the next general strike.
In the meantime the Russian money will
be distributed whore it will do the most
good
The labor leader explained that his
fellow chiefs were careful about using
The terms Reds and "Bolshevisna, in
describing the struggle which now Is
IN progress because they feared the sym
pathies Of the moro conservative trade
unonists might be alienated
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
SUFFRAGIST CHANCES
IN DELAWARE SLIM
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sesylcE

Dover. DEL. March e5-Tt was
generally conceded today that only a
political miracle can bring about ,at,-
dcation OF the federal suffrage amend
ment in Delaware and thus enable
millions or women Is vote for presi-
dent this year
The suffrsgists. supported by L. s.
Senator'S Ball Of Delaware Mckeliar
of Tennessee and Sterling. or South
Dakota. still maintain that there is
fighting chance but they ruefuliy
admit that It is a slim one a best
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25
ny WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS
STAFF CORRESPONDENT / n SERVICE
opYN NrlEht. la2n r. Tha I-..-r.

IetAtf COhhEspohoEkT ]. n SERVICE
tCopyWright, 1920, BY The Internal
ional News Service)
WASHINGTON. March 75-A nation
vide presidential poll conducted bv
the International News servic. among
hundreds OF editors or daily neWsps-
pers in every section OF the country
closed today with Cen Leonard Wood
Tar ahead Of his nearest competitor
in the republican field and Herbert
Hoover leading the democrats by more
than comfortable margin
WHAT WAS ASKED.
The straw vote was taken Nv ,r.,
tionnaire sent TO the editor Of exerv
daily newspaper in the u. s wftho,i-
regard to political opinion. what waa
asked was not who the personal
choice of the particular editor Nigh.
be. but who, N his opinion. the peo
PIE OF his community would vote for
We're an election held forthwith
The result is considered by sar and
away the most nearly partisan
poll vet taken giving the average ed
TORS knack Of correctly gauging pub
lie sentiment at all times, probably The
most accurate political cross-section
OF the nation so far presented.
= HEAVY VOTE PoLLED.
total OF S47 votes wer. e,ut a.
these republicans polled 461. the dem
ocrats SIS. Tho returns show tbaf
~ enty seven different republicans ars
in the public eye as presidential pos
sibilities while the names of thirtv-
one democrats we're mentioned.
Gen. Wood led the republican lis,
with 80 votes
Gov Frank Q. Lowden Or Illinois
was second with ss votes.
Senator Warren G Harding or
Ohio. was third. polling 50 votes
Senator Hiram Johnson. Of CsIifar-
MIA. vas fourth. with Al votes Her
bert Hoover. nth with IS votes CO,
Sproul Of Pennsylvania sixth witb ~
votes; Gov. Coolidge. seventh with six
votes and ex-President Taft and s.r-
ator Poindexter OF Washington tie
ing for eighth place. with i've votes
each.
WATSON THREE VOTES.
Next in order came 9. Gen. John
J. Pershing. four votes. 10. Senator
James, E. Watson. OF Indiana. ana
Gov Allen, OF kansas. tieinE with
votes each II. Senator Irvine T.
Lenroot, OF Wisconsin. Charles Evan.
Hughes. candidate for the presidency
in 1915 against Wilson and Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette. OF wisconsin
two votes
12. President Nicholas Butler OF col
umbia University Senator VIM. =
Borah, Of Idaho. and Senator Arthur
Camper. Of Kansas, one vote each.
Total republican votes. 4sI.
fC0nfiD,1ed On V.-sDf -
The Lake County times., 1920-03-25

ELKS CONSIDER NEW HOME
NICE DILEMMA
FOR AN EDITOR
rlArEssATloNAL Ntws sERyIeEl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcEl
ST LOUIS. NO. March 2b-Roo-
bers on an Illinois Central train
from Memphis left Boiling Arthur
Johnson. editor or the Lumber
World Review. Chicago. IN an aw-
full plight this morning. While
Johnson slept the robbers took his
pants.
in answer TO Johnson's frantic
telErams sent on ahead, squad OF
police and railroad Officials met the
train at union station prepared to
aid the painless editor. But in the
meantime a train brakeman had Of
fered temporary relief in the shape
Of a pair of grimy overslls. The
stolen trousers contained $25.