davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1920-07-09
Total Del. Surety & Guarantee Co.'s............
Casualty Insurance Companies 6 Surety Companies
Licensed Under General Insurance Law

Licensed Under General Insurance Law
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Hartford. .........'
Aetna Life Ins. Co. Casualty Dep't) Hartford
American Credit Indemnity Co., n. Y..............
American Surety Co., n. Y........................
American Automobile Ins. Co., st. Louis. ..........
American Indemnity Co. Galveston. n...............
American Mutual Liability Insurance Co.. Boston.
Brotherhood Accident Co., Boston.
Commonwealth Casualty Co, Philadelphia. .......
Commercial Casualty ms Co, Newark ............
Columbian National Life Ins. Co. Casualty DepD
Boston. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Continental Casualty Co. Hammond. ...............
Capital Live Stock Ins. Co.. Topeka ................
Employers Liability Assoc Corp. Ltd, London
Equitable Life Assoc Society (Cas. Dept) n Y....
Exchange Mutual Indemnity Co., Buffalo. ..........
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md, Baltimore. .........-
Fidelity & Casualty Co Of n. Y.....................
Federal Mutual Liability Ins. Co, Boston.
General Acc Fire & Life Assoc Corp Ltd..........
Great Eastern Casualty Co., n Y..................
Globe Indemnity Co. n. Y.........................
Georgia Casualty Co.. Macon. on......................
Hartford Live Stock Ins Co, n. Y................
Hartford Steam Boiler Insp. and Ins. Co..........
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co..............A.
Lloyds Plate Glass Ins. Co., n Y.................
London Guarantee & Accident Co. Ltd. .............
Liberty Mutual ms Co. Boston. on...................
Maryland Casualty Co., Baltimore. ................
Masonic Protective Assn, Worcester. ..............
Manufacturers Casualty ms. Co., Phila..
Manufacturers Liability Ins Co, Jersey City.
Metropolitan Casualty ms Co, N. Y...............
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (Cas. Dept) N. Y....-l
Massachusetts, Bonding & Ins. Co., Boston.
Massachusetts Accident Co., Boston. n.............!.
Maryland Assurance Corp. (Cas. Dept) Balt.......
National Surety Co, n. Y........................
National Relief Assurance Co, Phila. .............
New York Plate Glass Ins. Co., n. Y...............
North American Accident Ins Co, Chicago. .......l
New Amsterdam Casualty Co., N. Y................l
Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. Ltd.
Preferred Accident ms. Co, n Y.................
Peerless Casualty Co., Keene. ne....................l
Red Mems Fraternal Accident Assn. of America,
Westheld. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Ridgely Protective Assn. Worcester. r..............
Royal Indemnity Co, n. l.........................
Southern Surety Co, Des Mones. ...................
Standard Accident Ins. Co. Detroit. ...............
Texas Compensation Ins. Co. Wilmington.
Travellers Indemnity Co, Hartford. rd.................
Travellers Ins. Co. tCas. Dept) Hartford ........
United States Casualty Co, n. Y..................
United States Fidelity Guaranty Co, Bait ......l
Total, Miscellaneous Insurance Co.'s.,.,..,,..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
JAPS MASSACRED
IN THE FAR NORTH
Waxships Sent to the Rescue Are Held
Up 600 Miles Prom GOAL by The
North Pacific Ice

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-A serious
upheaval in the district Of Nikolaevsk'
on the eastern coast Of Siberia. far
north Of Vladivostok is reported in an
official statement issued by the Japan
ese foreign office. received today by the
state department.
With all communication cut of. the
uprising is shrouded in more or less
mystery, but the foreign office said that
all reports received point to the con
ciusion that the Japanese guard In the
district had been annihilated and sever
al Japanese residents. including the
consul, massacreed.
While the foreign office statement
said conditions in this district had been
assuming a serious aspect since the pc
ginning Of March. this was the first in
formation to be received here that the
situation In that particular part OF 81
IBERIA was critical.
Because Of the ice. the despatchinG OF
a japanese expedition to Sikolav. the
the Don river is impossible. An expes;;
dition was started, however, on Apr'l
10. under escort Of the warships M'kasa
and Misnima and II reached Alexan iro-
vski. a port on the Siberian coast, ABOUT
April %. where it will remain until the
ice breaks. The foreign office said the
troops landed without meeting resist.
ance and that the Japanese residents IN
that district were found to be safe: MOST
Of them were taken aboard the Mlkasa,
The foreign office statement declared
the hopelessly chaotic condition into
which the neighboring localities have
been thrown made it clear that the op-
tanning OF information would be impos,
sible without more drastic steps, ano
that IL was in consequence Of this that
the military expedition was despatched
northward,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29

WASHINGTON. April 2S-"Absurdly
high prices for newsprint paper bought
on the spot market arc due to cog
ncr" resulting naturally from the pres
ent shortage. George McAneny. execu'
tive manager Of the New York Times
declared today before the senate COM
rnittee investigating the paper situa'
ton. The market price is twice or three
times as much as that for paper bought
under contracts. ne said.
Brokers and small manufacturers
were blamed by Mr.. McAneny for the
high prices. Answering question by
Senator Reed. Democrat. Missouri. az
10 whether there was proftteering. he
said, They are selling the paper.
Frank L. Glass. of Birmingham, Ala
until recently president Of the American
Publishers Association. described spot
market prices as Excessive" and with
out distinguishing big an6 little manu-
facturers added that the paper makers
were making big profits"
Publishers from Boston. Philadelphia
Providence, Pittsburgh and Baltimore
are scheduled to appear as witnesses
and committeeman indicated today that
the, Investigation would be directed at
pr6fteeriDg. manufacturing casts a:t'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29

Although Senator Warren G. Harding
carried the Eighteenth congressional
district of Ohio over General Leonard
Wood by a total vote Of 5.055 TO 4'TIo'
or a majority Of 2S5. In Tuesdays prl'
mary election. one of the two delegates
to the Chicago national Republican CON
vention bears the Wood tag. w. H.
Mullens of Salem (Harding) leads with
3,SO5, while Mayor Charles Coleman OF
Martins Ferry (Wood) is the other
delegate. with 3.76s. The other candi'
dates received the following vote: Gal
laGher .IHarding). 3,754; Lewis ("ood)'
1855.
Early Wednesday night the lnt"lllgen,
Ger had received the complete unofficial
vote of every county of the Eighteenth
district. Harding carried Belmont by
llS, Carroll by 295 and Columbiana by
225, while Wood majorities were: Harri-
son. s; Jefferson. 342.
Four Democrats had close and In
teres,Ing fight for delegates TO the San
Francisco convention. with T. J. Duny
OF East Liverpool, formerly of Wheel.
ing, leading with l.044 and G. l.. Belt
second, 1,04l. r. r. Michener of Bridge
port ran third and r. n. Young fourth
Duffy and Belt are the chosen ones.
Summary of the voting in the Eight
teenth district follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
EI-SoIdier COnfesseS
Staying Of Girl

PONTIAC. Mich. April 2S.-Ansor
Best. Of Flint. Mich. factory employt
and former soldier. who this morning
confessed according to Prosecutor
Glenn c. Gillespie. that he strangled
Miss Vera Schneider. a telephone opcr'
ator, last Saturday morning. was fur
ther questioned by the authorities to-
night for the purpose Of clearing up
what appeared to be discrepancies in
the statement attributed to him'by the
prosecutor Best was quoted as say
ing he killed the girl whom he had met
only two hours earlier because she ask.
ed him to: that she wanted to die be-
cause she was tired OF living and only
in the way of others"
The statement. the prosecutor said
gave no further explanation OF the
crime discovered when the girls body
was found on the porch Of an unoccu.
pied house in restricted residential
section.
Circuit Judge X. 2. Rockwell. before
whom Best was arraigned this fore
noon. was expected to Ak the date OF his
trial. probably for Friday or Saturday
Alfred Webb and another man taker
into custody in connection with the case
were released today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
FIVE ALTERNATIVE
PLANS FOR SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-(By the
Associated Press)-Republican members
OF the house ways and means COMMITTEES
virtually decided today to include In
their soldier relief legislation program q
plan Of paid-up insurance. its vaiue 70
increase annually by compounded inter
est, and on which loans could be OBJ
tanned from any posto1ice.
With this addition, ex-service men
might elect any one Of the five following
plans included in the Republican pro-
A cash bonus Of .l.25 a day for each
day OF service.
claimed by the government
Aid in buying city homes.
Aid in their education.
Or the insurance.
TO popularize the last four plans the
Republicans propose to allow s1.16 a
day for each day Of service instead or
the $1.25 cash bonus az the basis for
computing farm and home aid. loans and
the amount OF financial aid each man
might receive in the form of educa-
tional training.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

FAIRMONT, W. Va. April 2S.-At
the annual convention Of the Morgan
town District of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society Of the Methodist
Eniscopai conference Of West Virginia,
held here today. more than one hundred
delegates were in attendance. Mrs. E.
w. Matthews, OF Columbus. Ohio, ma
tional stewardship secretary. gave the
closing address tonight. Officers were
elected AZ follows:
President-Mrs. W. d. Reed. Fair
mont: vice prcsidents--Mrs. Gus ].
Shafer. Greenwood; Mrs. D. II: Mozetre-
zat. Morgantown: Mrs. Fred Thayer.
mont: recording secretary. Mrs. Fred
HcImick. Fairmont; corresponding sec.
retary. Mrs. c. T. Kelley, Terra Atlta;
treasurer. Mrs. A. n Miller, Morgan
town: secretary Young Peoples Works
Mrs. Denver Pickcns, Morgantown: sec
retary children's work-Mrs. ]. A.
BuckleS Grafton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
GREAT NAVY PROVIDED FOR !
IN MEASURE PASSING SENATE

Another amendment added By. the sen.
ate provides for developing the naval
oil reserves through lease, sale Of gov-
ernment operation. Senator KinE: Dem-
olr...on authorizing Secretary Daniels 20
investigate the oil situation with view
to further government acquisitions,
which will be taken up later.
An amendment by Senator King @
authorize sale OF twenty-five torpedo
boat destroyers went out ON q point Of
order by Senator Lodge. . Republieaa
leader. Mr.: King insisted there were
England IL selling vessels Of that typo.
The house provision prohibiting uao
Of stop watches In nGvy yards was -.
tained bv the senate. . motion Of Zen.
ator Thomas, Democrat, Colorado. o.
eliminate the clauses being dafeato4 y
10 .. It secured the votes Of AAnatoeO
BrandeGee, Conner, Dial. MYsfA Fhippa
Thomas. Underwood. Wadswofth. aA4
ssnS'or Brandegee urged adeptien of
an amendment AppropriAting tS0.eeA -
complete the suhmartns beSe - 4tol
kon4en, Cen1, .s..s .5,t.-ss - ( q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
ASK SUPREME COURT
TO REOPEN STEEL
DISSOLUTION CASE

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The su-
preme court was asked today by the
government TO reopen the antitrust
suit against the United states Steel
corporation. dismissed on March ii. by
a four TO three decision. The govern
ment's argument on tho motion FOR re-
hearing was based largely on the four to
three decision rendered by the court or
dering dissolution of the Reading com.
pany and its subsidiaries, the first or
the so-called anthracite coal cases 10
DO decided
Counsel for the government declared
that tho steel case would seem 10 1ali
within the Residing case and that tho
holding of. tho steel corporation TO be
a legal corporation under the antitrust
act would appear TO conflict with tue
conclusions expressed IN that and otheT
decisions"
Chief Justice White and Associate JUS
tices McKcnna, Holmes and VandeVent-
er dissented from the mapority in the
Reading case. and the chief justice
wrote tho dissenting opinion. Joining
With Associate Justice Clarke in the ma
jority opinion were Justices Pitney. Day
and Mckenna.
Justice McKenna announced the ma
jority opinion in the steel case
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29

WASHINGTON. April 2s-The naval
appropria ton bill carrying approximate
ly ;465, 100000 for 1921 navy expendi-
lures. passed the senate late TO-DAY
without q record vote. and was sent to
conference for adjustment Of $4,000,
OG0 senate increase over the house Dill
total.
Maintenance Of the present naval
force Of about $4,000 men and 10000
marines is provided for in the bill
which passed the senate in less than
two days after it ,Ss Tss oot taken dSn up 1t
plete the 1916 building program Of 166
vessels due to be finished IN thrss s, mere mo-
900 but does not provide for any extern
sion Of that program.
A provision for retention IN active
seryice Of 10000 naval reserviats and
1900 reserve officers was approved BY
the senate to maintain the present meet.
Because of disappointing enlistments
and desertions-the latter said to have
been around 5000 within the last year
told, are imperative for efficient opera
iiSH ef the sA,pas 49, s,zf iisslGlA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Mexica"
,dvjces here today. both through
American and rebel channels. continued
70 note a rapid spread of the re'o'u-
tionary movement against the Carrah-@
Government, particularly in the Close
Vicinity OF Mexico City itse1' Ho'S
mcnt officials here. however salu IneS
saw nothing in these rather sea ths
situation faced by the feoerat au'N''
tiles. ,.,;on Il
was added, indicated that the rNal
forces under arms were nearly eou"i i"
numbers. ~ tho
,snorted OBJECTIONS in the federal ranks.
rebel agents here said the foree ~hicn
io;ned the rebel standard in Moreios:
making possible the occupation OF
Cuautla, was from the supre'oss
poderes." the famous organizatlon ot ot
HsaS a. q guard for the national capt
tai. They also viewed the break In inc
.srrkaop In chihuahua as reducMe inc
nnenace to the revolutionary FORCES IN
sonora lrom that quarter
Until the rebels operating IN Amos
every part OF the -,.s county, ~ ~ no or serious
danrer military men hore believe. exc
cent Sy coup ietat. The balance OF
power was said still to rest win .s tse
government. The chief immediate d1n-
cuity of federal leaders. military OBJ
serves here said. was that the Suttin8
OF Carranza's lines Of communication
might force them to adopt defensive
attitude in place Of offensive measures
against the rebels. .. =,
News from the southern part OF
Mexico confirmed reports that Cuer-
nayaca. Puebla and Cuautla: were IN
rehel hands and Zapatistas had gather
ing in some strength In the southern
nart Of the state Of Mexico adjoining
the federal district.
General Salvador Alvarado, reprssen'
tatiye of the Sonora government mere.
hut who has returned to the border
temporarily has sent to s,sar Post Master Snr =
S~n;nrocai arrangement regarding the
movement of malls to and from rebel
territory. Under a recent ruling OF 'ne
nos, master general all mail directed 10
Mexicans in Sonora. and Sinaloa must
be passed through El Paso or some
other government controlled port or 60
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
WHITES AND BLACKS
IN ARKANSAS SPLIT

LITTLE: ROCK. Ark. 2S.-When the
Republican state convention this after
noon voted to seat the delegation from
Pulaskic ounty. composed entirely OF
whites. all the negro delegates In the
convention withdrew and adjourned "a
another hall, held Il convention and
nominated candidates for delegates for
the national convention and for gov
ernor.
Several white delegates loft the orig
inal convention and went with the ne
groes. Delegates in the rival convention
announced they would carry the fight to
the Republican national convention and and
that they would raise fund OF $l.OOl
10 aid their candidate for governor, who
is J. H. Blount. Of Forrest City, prin'
cipal Of a negro school at Helena.
The withdrawing delegates were jcer'
ed and hooted as they left the conven'
tion hall.
The remaining delegates elected eight
delegates at large to the national con-
vention. each to have one-half vote.
The delegates were uninstructed. II
l.. Remmel was reelected national COM
mitteeman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29

NEWARK, y. j., April cS.-Revised
returns in all but "a districts in New
Jersey labulated at midnight. gave Ma
jor General Leonard Wood majority
of 6l9 votes over Senator Hiram w.
Johnson, Of California, in the preferen-
tal presidential primary held yester-
day. The vote was:
Johnson 50,T90;
Wood 51.402. -,
The complete figures probably viii!
not be known until tomorrow afternoon
az the Votes Of several outlying ols-
trlcts will not be available until theS
have reached the county seats 10 whlcn
ried by messenger. Figures at hand in,
dicate that Wood has carried IA anu
johnson counties. 80
The Republican big four" will CON on.
slst of United States senators waiter
pledged 10 the choice of the voters as
expressed at the primary: Former Gov :
error Edward G. Stokes and Former
Acting Governor William \. Runyoh'
both pledged TO Wood: .,
District contests indicate the clectlon
Of II Wood, 10 Johnson and uh-
pledged delegates. with several pre-
cincts missing in six districts. ~
The vote for the KepuDlican big
-four" with So districts missing SS: gays:
Frelinghuysen 69;iS6; EGGS to5 'Sis9S. TSS.
mond 42,ssi: Ballard 42.sO4: L-ayden
42,434; Griggs 4l.55S. Raymond ana
Griggs were pledged TO Wood anu BAL
lard and Layden to johnson. ,,
A. c. Joy. assistan. eastern easter va SamfafE, Eobnn
""n nr california. announced tonight he
was not willing to corccds to Major
General Leonard Wood victory Sy. in tnG t;a1
primary. He added that. even If WOOD
carried the state. the margin un6"mn,t n6Somnt
Virtually To a victory for Johnson;
we entered New No JeTssS arsSSnizstl"n @i" no TO
ho,,ia nne If the strongest political or
ganlzations in the country. the New New
jersey Republican state organizations
Unless Wood wins by very. large ma
jority it will be serious blow TO MIS-
campaign. ~ s,a.r,o, do,a-
rates and possibly one delegate-at-larse
in the state. Under the circumstahces
and with only fragmentarya repofIW Wood
victory in New Jersey"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
DRY OFFICER
GETS 90 DAYS
Clsndsnin's Case Gets Final Determine
tion at 1icLmond Before q. 3. Court
Of Appeals Judge woods.

Special Dispatch to The Intelligencer.
RICHMOND, Va, April 2S.-AiIlrming
the decision of tho Charleston. w. Va.
district court the federal appeal court a.
Richmond today decided in an opinion
by Judge Woods that Rufus Clenenin.
state prohibition agent Of that city. az
signed special duty under the prosecut-
ing attorney of Kanawha county, must
serve thirty days in Jail and pay Sl0D
fine for carrying on the business of a
retail liquor dealer without paying
special tax.
According TO Clendenn's story, which
the appellate court regarded as highly
incredible. he delivered six gallons or
LIQUOR, seized by him in raids, to Jim
Nutter. notorious Illicit dealer. with
out exacting any pay for it, The gov
vernmcnt tried to prove that Nutter paid
50 a pint for It.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
NEWS PRINT PAPER PROBE
EXPOSES MUCH PR0F|TEER|NC

ing prices, paper consumption and ad-
rertising.
Among today's witnesses. Charles
Lane, Of the New York Evening Post.
and Mr.. Mc.lneny suggested the best
remedy for the spot market condition
was for publishers to stop competitive
bidding.
Price fixing. government control Of
distribution and limitation OH the size
of publications by a postal ban were
opposed by the metropolitan papers.
Arthur w. Dunn. representing the
American Press association, which
serves a small number OF dailics, how
ever, declared the smaller publishers
favored government control Of distribu-
ton, but did not know whether lcgisla-
tion to that end would be constitutional.
The complaint OF the small publishers
voiced by Mr. Dunn. was that they were
compelled to pay the high prices while
the big publishers. able to buy in larger
quantities. bought cheaper under con-
tracts.
Senator Reed.
"Yes. Somebody is making a good
big profit out OF IT," answered Mr.. Dunn
adding, however. that he was unable to
give any evidence Of Gomhnatiaaa Or
pcice.l AGrccmapta' ,,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
HALF MILLION INvOLV we'd
IN DAMAGE SUITS

LOUISVILLE. Ky. April 2S-Judg.
ments aggregating more than a halt
ilicd in common pleas court here today
against officers and directors Of the Nc
Combs Producing & Refining company.
In one suit eleven stockholders ask
s5643oO and allege that Abram Renick.
president Of the company and Felix
Renick both of Winchester KY, and
John Mclaughlin, n New York broker.
have failed to account to the company
in that sum stock which the petition
recitcs they have sold.
The second suit is for sG4.4A0 against
Abram Renick and John c. McCombs
and purports to show certain irregular
tiles In transfers of stock to the COM
peny.- said to have been purchased IN
1915 from one II. a. Moore.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
NINE COMMUNIST
BRANCHES IN ". VA,

CHARLESTON, w. Va. April 2S.--
There are now nine branches Of COM
munists in West Virginia according to
tary Edwin NJ. Keatley, Of the American
Constitutional association of West Vir-
ginia. This Information. the communi-
cation states, is obtained from agents of
the department of justice. The letter
further states that member Of the
association reports there are $50 em-
ployes Of the Norfolk and Western rail-
way in Bluefeld and vicinity that are
''out and out red"
Membership in the association Is re-
ported TO be as follows: Huntington,
iO9; Charleston, 120: Parkersburg. 81.
and Fairmont. s.. Letters were sent
today TO 300 teachers in West Virginia
endcavoring to enlist them In the work
Of securing memberships for the organi-
zatLOn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-29
ANTHRACITE WORKERS
TURN DOWN PROFFER

NEW YORK. April os.-Representa-
tives Of the anthracite mine workers
have notified the operators that their
counter-offer Of wage increase ap-
proxinating Is per cent is rejected and
declined to accept their proposal LOT
arbitration. according to q statement is-
sued here tonight by the subcommittee
appointed to negotiate q new wage
agreement for the hard coal workers.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April "S.-
The anthracite operators, who are en-
deavoring to arrange q new wage scale
With their employees have proposed that
q committee OF three. appointed by
President Wilson, sit as arbitrators in
the wage conference now in session in
New York and decide all questions at Is
sue.
The proposition, signed by the four
members Of the sub-conmittee OF the
operators and offered TO the mine work
oFs subcommittee in New York yester-
day. was made public here today by
Samuel D. warriner. President of the
Lehifh Coal and Navigation Company.
3 member Of the committee.