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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

The Republican bitter enders In the
senate were stirred by statements
that the National Committee, at lts
Chicago meeting, indicated prefer
enee for a platform declaration in
dorsing the league covenant. The
bitter enders are against this.
Senator McCumber delivered an ad.
dress in which he opposed the Knox
resolution as we'll as the Porter res
olution passed by the house. He ad-
Voeated the passage Of his own reso-
luton, which would simply restore
luton, which, he says, would simply
restore the pre-war commercial stat
US between U. s. and Central powers.
Despite the absence Of American rem
resentatiVes on the lnterallied Con
troll Commissions 20 supervise the
fulfllment by Germany Of the dis
arnment clauses Of the treaty. the
United States Government is watch.
ing the situation unofficialIy.
In an effort 70 frame a conpronnlse blll
which can be passed, Republican
members Of the House Ways and
Means COMMITTEES eliminated the
provision for a 7 per cent tax on re-.
tail sales from soidlers' bonus bill
State Department estimates that thsr.
are between 5000 and 1000 Amerl.
cans IN Mexico.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

NEW YoRK-Wiliiam Dean How
ellis, Americas oldest and foremost
writer and the last of them to bave
enjoyed the friendship Of the literary
generation which included Longfellov
and the other great New England
poets, died here, aged cighty-four
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. .- incomplete
and unofficial returns show senator Os-
car w. Underwood ana Representative
!. Thomas IIcning leading in the race
for the senatorial nominations.
CoRK.-sergeant Garvey and Con-
stable Harrington were shot dead and
Constable Doyle was dangerously
wounded on leaving the police station
Los ANGELES, cAL.-James 3.
Watson, who has confessed the muir
der OF at least seven women, was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment at San
Quentin prison by Judge Frank r. VIII
lis Of the Los Angeles County Supe-
riOr Court The sentence followed
WatsOn's plea OF guilty TO the murder
Of Nina Lee Deloney.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.-confrna-
tion OF the capture OF President Car
rama and Ignacio Bonillas by Obre-
gonistas ut Apizaco, state OF TlaxcaIa.
was received here Carranza's picked
bodyguard, according to the dispatch.
declared for the revolutionists' cause.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
LOBBY OPENS FIGHT
ON RACE GAMBLING
Seeks Legislation to Prohibit
Transmission by Wire or
Mail of Track News.

WaShingtOn.-A drive against what
they characterized as the race gam
bling monopoly" was opened here by
representatives of organizations seek
ing to abolish race track gambling.
Hearings were begun before the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee on the Sims
Sterling bill to prohibit transmission
in interstate commerce or through the
mails of race track odds or other news.
In fortyfour days of the racing
season at Saratoga, more money
changes hands through betting than in
ten years at Monte Carlo, declared DR..
Wilbur f. Crafts, superintendent of
the International Reform Bureau.
Howard Clark Barber Superintend-
ent of the Society for Prevention of
Crime in New York, declared that the
center of the handbook and pooIroom
gambling is in Chicago. He added
"On top of one of Chicago's skyscrap-
er office buildings is an office which
has system of trunk lines running all
over the country. 1t is the distribut-
ing center Of all the race track gam
bling news. Three men operate this. I
could give the names. The head man
gets so per cent of the profits and the
other so per cent goes to the other
two"
Deeds Pickett, research secretary of
the Methodist Board of Temperance
Prohibition and Public Morals, told the
committee that not long ago hand
books were being operated in some of
the court rooms in Washington.
Gambling Is the old man of the sea
on the backs of the race tracks" he
said. "If it were not for that there
would be race track in every big city,
for it is one of the finest and most
natural sports"
Declaring that race gambling was
the worst vice next to drink, DIR.
Pickett told the committee that
federal law was the only way to stop it.
Rev. Henry Pringle of the Interna-
tional Reform Bureau said that $3.50
100000 year is gambled away i'm the
United States on horse races during
700 racing days and that there are 300
poolrOOms in operation and innumer-
able handboOks.
Mr.. Wilson characterized the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph Com
pany and the Bell Telephone Compa-
nies as the "arch criminals" I'm dis
semnating race track information.
Mr.. Barber said the New York
Telegraph and the New York Evening
Telegram were the principal publica-
tions stimulating" race gambling.
The witness also declared that race
track gamblers were given special
privileges by the New York Tplpphone
Company in obtaining exchanges
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
TRAIN BANDIT
SLAIN In FIGHT
Youth Trapped After Robblng
Hall of S75,00o and Killing
Police Officer
ALL MONEY Is RECOVERED
Enters Mall Car, Announcing He Was
Postal Inspector - Draws Gun and
Orders "hands Up"-Overpowers
Five and Escapes With Loot.

Chicago. - One OF the most daring
train robberies in the middle west in
years ended in the death OF a bandit
who looted a mail car OF the Illinois
Central New Orleans Limited of cur
rency estimated TO total about SIS, 900.
The money. was recovered. One POI
hceman, shot by the bandit, died later.
The bandit was identified as Horace
Walton, aged %, OF st. Joseph, Mo.
He fell with four bullets in his body
after barricading himself in his apart
ment and fighting with more than 100
police, including several rifle squads.
Walton boarded the train at Gilman,
few miles from Kankakee, taking a
seat in Pullman. A pouch contain
ing shipment of $4,000 from De-
catur bank was taken on the train at
Gilman.
AS the flyer pulled out OF Kankakee,
Walton stepped into the mail car and
announced that he was the postal in
spector. He walked toward Elmer T..
Harris, chief clerk, and his four as
sistants, then suddenly drew a pistol
and commanded hands up" The
clerks obeyed. Harris and three of
the clerks were ordered to lie on the
floor. James f. Burke, another clerk.
was forced TO bind their hands behind
them. Walton then tied Burke's
hands and set about in leisurely fash
ion sorting the mail pouches
Armed with the clerks key, he
picked out and rified the bags which
contained shipments of money. After
filling a bag. Walton kept up his bant-
er with the clerks until the train
reached Englewood station, in South
Chicago. There he leaped out.
Fifteen minutes later Patrolmen
William A. Roberts and John Kend-
ricks met Walton. Their suspicious
were aroused by bag he carried and
Roberts stepped forward to question
the man. Walton, with a revolver in
his pocket. fired through his coat.
Roberts fell shot in head and side.
After another exchange of shots the
robber fled to a nearby apartment,
where he had a room. Police squads
for an hour fired hundreds of shots
into the room. He returned the fire
steadily, using two guns, then sudden
ly stopped. Detective Chief Mooney
led dash on the room. Walton was
found on the floor. dead, with four
bullets in his body.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
Judge LenIent with Clerk.

Chicago--In sentencing Homer B.
Whitehead. an employe OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank, to six months In
the House OF Correction, on White
heads plea Of guilty to padding the
banks payrolls, Judge K M. Landis
said: The same government that
is paying this man starvation wages
is asking me to send him to the
penitentiary for years, but instead
Of years ! will make It months and
instead OF the penitentiary it will be
jail" Whitehead has testified he
could not live on his salary OF less
than $50 a week
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
CARRANzA IN FLIGHT,
PURSUED BY REBELS
Revolutionists in Virtual Control
of Entire Republic, Including
Every important City.

Washington. - Revolutionists enter
ed Mexico City after President Car
rama had fled, accompanied by
friends, and are now in complete con-
troll of the situation in the Mexican
capital, according to official informa-
tlon reaching the state department.
The flight of Carranza from the capi-
tai was confirmed In a radio message
received at Vera Cruz and transmitted
TO the state department through official
channels for it's information.
The best information here is that
Carranza will be compelled to flee
from the country and that the revolu-
tionists, instead of placing obstacles
In his way, will accord him safe con-
duct on the theory that his departure
would be good riddance."
a contingent of the forces of Cen
eral Pablo Gonzales constituted the
vanguard of the Mexican forces enter
ing the capital. This contingent was
commanded by General Jacinto Ire
vino. Since then, according to official
information reaching Washington,
General Alvaro Obregon has entered
the city from the west.
agents or the revolutionary move
ment in Washington do not anticipate
that there will be any clash between
Gonzales and Obregon, but that they
will agree upon the induction into tenn
porary power Of a provisional presi-
dent to hold Office until after the cleo
tions. So far as Obregon and Gonzales
are concerned. it is asserted by men
here who have been in close touch with
both, that their participation in the
revolutionary movement has been
based on the idea that there should
be free and fair elections held i'm Mexi-
co, without interference from Caran-
"a or from those in control of the gov
ernment, and 1t is asserted that every
indication is that Obregon and Con
zales will agree upon a new provision
al president to hold office until such
elections can be held.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
Socialists Aim 70 Free leader

New York with the nomination
Of Gene Debs, the platform out OF
the way and start made on the
raising of a campaign fund. the So
cialists are concentrating on one
thing how 90 get their candidate
out of the Atlanta penitentlary,
where he is serving a 1Oyear sen.
tence. From now on every Socialist
energy will be directed toward that
one end Everything else will be
put into the background untn the
Tall Lincoln OF the Wabash" ip
freed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
Poles Want Germans Dlsarmed.

WashingtOn.-The Polish govern
ment is reported to have sent note
to the allies demanding the imme-
diate disarmament Of the Germans
as the result of clashes between
Poles and Germans in upper Silesia.
according to a dispatch received here
from Warsaw. The Warsaw dis
patch declares that reports are cur
rent that the Germans are secretly
transporting troops into upper Sile-
sia. The French are guarding tha
Polish consulate at Opol.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
RUHR FORCES CUT DOWN.

Germany Announces That They Now
Conform TO Allied Demands.
COblenz.-Allied military authorities
were notified by the German govern
ment that the number Of troops in the
Ruhr region have been cut down 10
the number Of units authorized under
the agreement reached I'm Paris last
August The Germans minated that
they expected, - consequence. the
Withdrawal Of French troops from
Frankfort An allied Commission will
Investigate conditions.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
charaes Potato Hnardinn

Wasbington.-Operatives of the de.
partment Of Justice, under direction OF
Assistant Attorney General Howard
Figg, in charge Of investigating the
high cost Of living, will turn from
clothing to foodstuffs during this week.
and one Of the items to be investigated
VIII be potatoes. Figg promised that
there will soon be n decided drop in
the price OF this article Of food.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
Wilson Signs Alien psportatio,

wilson Signs Alien Deportation Bill.
Washington.-President Wilson sign
ed bill amending the deportation law
so as to make possible the deportation
OF Germans and other aliens who were
interned during the war as enemy
aliens.
Both aliens convicted Of violating
war emergency laws and those merely
held on presidential warrants of arrest
would be subject to deportation on the
order Of the secretary Of labor after
hearings.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
MExlcANs FORM GOVERNMENT.

De la Huerta, Sonora Governor, is
Provisional Head.
Washington Following the com
plete collapse of the Carranza regime
IN Mexico. new government. with
General Adolfo De Ia IIuerta at It's
head, has been formed. This announce
ment was made 10y thc commission Of
the revolution. whose chief is Senior
Aware Tore Diaz The new govern
mcnt IS already functioning and has
indicated that It desires the recogni-
tiOn Of the United States.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Portland ore Max ~. Houser.
former vice president Of the United
states Grain Corporation. against
whom charges Of manipulation OF
the wheat market were placed by
Federal grand jury at Spokane, has
been eXOncratcd.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
Attempt Life Of GRIND vlzler.

London An unsuccessful attempt
was made by a policeman TO assas-
sinate Grand Vizier Damand Ferld
Pasha at his official residence I'm
ConstantinOple, said an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from that city.
An attendant was wounded. The as.
sassin was arrested.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
IRELAND LOSING YOUNG MEN,.

Emigration Of Youths Causes Sim
Fein Protest.
Dublin, Ireland.-A seml-oficinI pro-
nouncement on behalf Of the Sim Fcin
and the Gaelic League protests against
the Increasing emigration OF young
men. declaring that this Is not the
time for Ireland's manhood to desert
her
II adds that II this appeal should be
disrcgarded other means will be adopt
Ell to prevent emigration to the Unit
ed States.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

CharlestOn.-Alhert McCloud. for
mer soldier accused of having desert
ed and later figured in the death of
TWO officials sent to arrest him. who
since August 21, 1918, has evaded cap
ture by forces of state and fedora,
officers, has surrendered at William
son, To answer an Indictment for mur-
der in Mingo county, according t.
word received here by federal authorl-
ties
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
LowDEN WINS ovER THOMPSON

Defeats Chicago Mayors Platform IN
Bitter Fight.
Springfield, Ill.-In one Of the most
memorable and spectacular state con
ventioDs IN the history OF Illinois Re
publican politics and after three hours
Of spellblndlng by the followers Of
Governor Frank o. Lowden and Mayor
William Hale Thompson Of Chicago n
roll cail vote was taken which resulted
IN defeat Of the Thompson platform
The vote was LILO against it and e31
Cor.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

HuntinSton.-Thrown for a distance
or ten feet, when an automobile in
which she was riding was struck by
another machine. Mrs Hairless Ehing-
ton, aged 40, of Barboursville. es-
capped with minor injuries. The ac-
cident occurred on the Piedmont road
at kellogg. Others injured in the
crash were Miss Mary Jennings. aged
II, who was badly cut about the head
by flying glass, and second Mrs.
Ellington, who was badly bruised.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Parkersburg-T local officers
state that there are many violations
of the auto lens law. which requires
that the lenses Of machines be so ar
ranged as to break the direct rays OF
the headlights, which are binding
when the full force is put on at night
time. This is said to- be the case in
many Of the new machines which have
been received i'm this locality lately.
When the law first became effective
all the auto owners of the city com
piled with the law, but they are be-
coming lax on this point.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Charleston.-Because of the appro.
prlation to the Keyser preparatory
school being practically exhausted,
due to the recent fire, the new building
erected, and the growth of the school.
the Board Of Public Works secured
a loan of $4,000 from one of the state
funds for this institution. President
Joseph w. Stayman was a visitor at
the meeting Of the board The schoo:
now has an enrolment Of go, A
growth of fifty per cent since last year.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Observation-Disclosures mt $I.5O a peck
has resulted in the organization of
"Don't-buy-potatoes" Club in the
Woodsdale and Edgewood districts.
The membership is made up of few
housewives and was started last
week. With Irish potatoes steadily
mounting in price, more women have
banded together and it was stated
about two dozen families had spuds
on the black list and were substitut-
ing rice.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Parkersburg-The greatest sympa-
thy is expressed on every side for the
doubly orphaned children of Mrs. Nell
lie Wilson, who took her own life at
the home of the family on Twenty
third street, near the eastern limits of
the city. The children are all bright
and intelligent, too young to fully re-
aliZe the import of the tragedy which
has entered into their lives. 1t is said
they will be well provided for by the
relatives.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Morgantown.-More than 1000 stu.
dents of West Virginia university here.
atter holding a mass meeting, signed
the pledge not to buy fountain drinks
at dispensares which recently doubled
their prices. A manifesto" previously
prepared and signed by the students
states that "the soft drink merchants
OF Morgantown have united In a com
bination which appears to be unlaw-
ful and In restraint of trade" and thar
by raising the price OF drinks from FIVE
to ten cents, they had Increased their
profits at least four hundred per cent"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Charleston.-Permiss for the
erection of boulder, in honor OF the
boys from the Kanawha valley who
took part in the world war, from the
Board Of Public Works, was asked at
a meeting by the Kanawha Valley
Chapter OF the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution. The question was re-.
ferred to the Committee on Grounds.
composed of the secretary of state,
Houston G. Young, and State Agricul-
tural Commissioner James II. Stewart.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

MorgantOwn.-St Students of West
Virginia University appeared on the
campus wearing old clothes, following
action taken in mass meeting. when
Il resolution To refrain from purchas-
ing new clothing and to wear oId
clothes was passed unanimously. Over
alls, old army uniform, and patched
clothing were the vogue. The students
also voted TO stand pat on their thirst
strike" against soda water dispensers
who recently doubled their prices.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Charleston.-Federal aid projects
approved by the state road commits
sion follow: Two miles of grading
with bituminous macadam in Barbour
county between Belington and Philip
pi, to cost $4,000 of which % per cent
is federal air. one mile of concrete
on RiN' road, Brook county, to cost
S2S,OOo, of which $4,000 is aid; two
miles of concrete on Fairmont-Morgan-
town road, Monongalia county TO cost
$4,000, of which $31 900 is aid
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Huntington. Homer Vass, operator
and Il. l.. Baker. pumper, employed
by the Chesapeake * Ohio at Ranger.
are in the railroad hospital here. They
are suffering from injuries received
when a motor car ON which they were
hurrying to big Greek for doctor
was derailed when it struck tracy
car. Baker sustained two fractures
of the right leg, below the knee, while
Vass had his right collar bone broken
and sustained severe injuries about
the head. Five other men in the car
escaped without injury.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Wheeiing-Married only two weeks.
a 23-year-old Greek employed in the
1orkville mill north of Martins Ferry.
shot and instantly killed his wife, then
turned the revolver on himself and
completed a double tragedy. The af-
1air occurred in coffee house patron
lzed by mill hands and residents Of
1orkville. During the CLOSE down" Of
the mill, the husband had been work
ing at Wierton and came to Yorkville
His wife had been acting in the capac-
ity of a waitress in the place.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Wheeling-Oscar Beattie, colored,
was arrested at Stewardsville, O., and
brought to this city, charged with pass
ing thousands of dollars worth of two
dollar bills which had been raised TO
$50. He was remanded to Jail pend
ing a preliminary hearing. Govern
ment agents had been trailing him for
six months, officials here say. He
worked principally among coal miners.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

HuntingtOn.-Possession o6sher six
year-old son, Hobart Townshead, was
secured by Mrs. Hattie Hagley after
Judge ID. +. Matthews, OF Common
Pleas Court, had heard habeas cor
pus proceedings brought by Mrs. Hag-
ley against Lizzie and w 4. Jeffer-
son. grandparents of the child. The
case was instituted I'm Common Pleas
Court month ago by Mrs. Hagley.
but was continued Mrs Hagley is -
resident of Lawrence county while
the defendants are residents Of CabeI.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Clarksburg.-Charles Mills, 14-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mills,
of Glenville, was killed when shot
gun he was cleaning and which was
supposed to be unloaded was acci-
dentally discharged. He died almost
instantly. His elder brother, Oscar,
was killed year and half ago from
an accidental gun-shot wound received
while hunting with a companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Wheeling.-The location for the new
engine house which will be built in
WarwOod by the city of Wheeling was
settled, when the contract was closed
for a piece of property owned by Peter
j. Lasch, just south of Seventeenth
street. The lot is situated between the
home of 7. z. Kindlesberger and Chas.
J. Smith and is 60 by 12O feet.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

ParkerSburg-W was received at
police headquarters that boy, Ed
Welch, fourteen years of age, had ran
away from home at Mingo junction,
and it was the belief that he was on
the steamer Liberty on the way to this
city. He was found aboard the boat
on its arrival here and was taken in
charge by the officers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20

Fairmont.-Five of the IL radicals
held in the Marion county Jail for sew
eral weeks have been released on or
ders from the Department of Justice.
DownS.-Mners in this vicinity
have organized an overall club. Among
those agreeing TO Wear oVerallS were
tie superintendent and entire office
force of the Consumers Coal Co.
Wheeling.-Walter Leach, IL years
of age, son of MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Leach, of Glenwood, was the victim of
fatal accident which occurred on
Glenwood Heights, when he was terri
bly, burned from contact with live"
wire, and met almost instant death.
Huntington.-Oil men are highly en-
thuSaStic over the result of operations
in the Eastern Kentucky field and sew
eral paying wells were brought in in
the field only recently. The bulk of
the new development is in Lawrence
county but a number of operations are
beginning to branch out in the Floyd
county territory.