Grand Rapids Leader, The (Newspaper) - January 30, 1920, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin f RAPIDS LEADER FIFTH YEAR NO IMS GRAND WISCONSIN FRIDAY JANUARY PRICE THREE CENTS NO MORE LOANS FOR EUROPE FROM U S AMERICA HAS DONE SUFFICIENT TO U 3 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTERPRETS LETTER TO THIS WHEN SEEKING GOVERNMENT EXPLANATION Washington Jan in so far as the United States government is concerned must rely upon her own in retaining financial This was the interpretation here in the letter Secretary Glass oj the Treasury has sent to the tee of the Chamber of Commerce oi the United States which sought a government explanation of the posed international conference of ance and commercial leaders to dis- cuss reconstruction problems Done Sufficient In a statement of facts Secretary Glass declared the American has done all that it believes advisable and practical to aid Eu- rope ENGLISH PREFERRED AS WORLD LANGUAGE STATEMENT MADE BY SOR OF LOUVAIN SITY would un- doubtedly be the most suitable as a world language in the opinion of Professor of Louvain sity Belgium He made this ment in the form of a reply to the question addressed by the Northern Peace Society to prominent in various Countries as to which would be best adapted to sal use After declaring in favor of English M Carnoy Ths German and French languages have lost their place thru the war The English language is one being a kind of compromise be- tween the Latin and gues also it is simple and is spoken by most progressive nations of the and has one of the most beau- literatures of modern times CHICAGO TO HAVE 150 MILES NEW PAVEMENT Chicago hundred and fifty miles of newly paved streets is Chicago's program for the year Among the items of the ment plan are widening and paving South Water street the present con- gested quarters of fruit and table commission merchants ing the Michigan avenue boulevard improvement paralleling the lake shore widening Ashland avenue an artery on the West Side and ing Ogden avenue a thorofare to the southwest Bond issues totalling are available for the work CLOSE CONVICT CAMP St Petersburg the gestion of County Judge Leroy don who declared booze has gone and there will probably be no more the Board of ers of county one of most populous counties in Florida has closed the county convict camp and has under consideration a al to lease it for farming purposes This action was prompted when it was discovered not a convict was in the camp January 1 The prisoners in the past have been employed in re- pairing county highways LOCAL RED CROSS AWARD OF COMPENSATION SENT TO GRAND RAPIDS the Chapter of the Red Crow cite in reference to the trouble caused by being missent to Grand Rapids Michigan Delay The ex-service man's award Compensation Cafte No 5 File No 6 was delayed over four months owing to the fact from Washington D C his papers were continually ad- dressed to Michigan necessitating a return to Washington before being received here Likewise the case of a number of disabled soldiers who have ordered to report to the United States Public Health Officer at ids Michigan All other extra relative to these cases causes needless delay and to the boys Wrong Residence Our attention has been called in several instances to the fact that consin soldiers discharged from Southern Camps were handed dis- charge papers in which thru error rand Rapids Michigan was given as their home As a result of this rror they were obliged to sigh davits establishing their Wisconsin before being allowed Wisconsin State Bonus the ELECTROCUTE BANDIT FOR BANK MURDERS MAINTAINS COMPOSURE TO TO DISCLOSE IDENTITY OR PARENTS By Associated Ossining N Y if Gordon Fawcett Hamby notorious murderer and bandit who was electro- in Sing Sing prison last night or the murder of two officials of the Brooklyn Savings Bank in December 918 will be buried in a local ery today Surrounded by Mystery No one claimed the body and the surrounding his parentage unsolved Authorities dis- that the brains of the youthful was normal and well d Maintains Composure Hamby maintained his composure o the last smiling as he was to the chair and made a brief ral statement to the warden and fitnesses just before his life was out BADGER NINE TAKE FOUNDRY INTO CAMP ROVE EASY ENDS WITH SCORE OF 60 TO 9 The indoor baseball game at the last night an easy for the Badger nine ling went way from the ing and at the end of the first half the ninth inning the score stood 0 to 9 in favor of the Badgers The Foundry team has some good and with a little practice and Ood pitcher they would put up a ood battle Nevertheless they the I ed easy victims for the Badger nine who are ready to take on all comers With this victory on their record the Badgers will probably have some REMARKABLE RECORD G M Hafenbrack of the Edwards Paper Co when giving an account on the health of the men housed by the company at Nekoosa and Port Edwards says that the health record is remarkable In all the time they have been keeping men in the barracks Hafenbrack reports not one case of contagious disease in either Port Edwards or Nekoosa This really seems remarkable considering the disease that generally prevails among a number of men ESCAPES BOLSHEVIKI Jan Kolchak is reported to have caped from the Bolsheviki and to he hiding in Manchuria ing to Tokio dispatch to the Japanese newspaper Jiji Mre LATE WIRE NEWS WELL IN HAND Washington influenza now his be- come epidemic over Dart of the country die Public Health practically ever facilities were proving iy the situation was well in hand and that medical aid and TRIAL DELAYED Grand Rapids Mkh threatened the Newberry conspiracy trial today and slower progress of the selection marked the morning session of the United and States District Court The sudden illness of a lenitive made a vacancy and delayed conditions of the challenge Two defendants Mel R Deo of North Branch and Mark T Kee of Detroit were reported ill McKee as a law partner of Paul King manager of the Senatorial campaign was one of the principal figures on trial It was said he had contracted pneumonia PROPAGANDA Washington Tan to present to the Senate propaganda in States true copies ol communications between and the Russian Soviet government was made today by Ludwig C A 1C Martens Bolsheviki representative in this country Former senator Harming of Georgia Martens attorney said however that he wab desired that more of the lawyers considered in examination as they might involve others in trouble He explained that to those who in maintaining between the self- styled Ambassador and Soviet Chief in Russia LESSEN FEARS UNION FAVORS OF TREATY BREAK RAILWAY RETURN DECISION ON ARTICLE 10 WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEKT By Associated Press MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RE- MEMORIALS FROM REPRESENTATIVE Washington Jan of Washington Jan A Calvin Washington representative of the n immediate break in the peace sociation of Farmer's Unions reaty compromise negotiations dent today sent to members of con- diminished today as the un- memorials embodying Partisan Conciliation tions adopted recently by various ee of Senators prepared to resume Postpone Decision Leaders indicated that at today's which was expected to last late in the afternoon only ues of the reservation controversy would be taken up and that any de- on the questions of Article 10 postponed until next week t was the apparent impasse on these and the Monroe Doctrine that a break of negotiations nd the entire collapse Democrat Leaves Senator Hitchcock Nebraska a leader and a member of the will leave tonight for maha to be absent for nearly a week nd the general expectation was that n his absence there would be no im- decision FACULTY TEAM TAKE CAMP The High School Faculty bowling team of Grand Rapids the in getting an opponent to meet team by a margin of 203 pins them as they have several of the teams scared out Several of the Badger nine have expressed the wish that they would like to meet the Elks team in a ond battle and believe they could trim them to perfection ATTEND CONFERENCE Otto Marx and Henry Alpine gates from the local union of the In- Brotherhood of makers will leave tonight to attend the wage scale conference in Buffalo N Y J B will accompany them and therefore be unable to at- tend the meeting at Nekoosa tonight MURDER CENT Kalispell jury in the case of Stephen Harris tried recently for killing George Hebron at fish last summer reported a verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment at a fine of one cent Judge son approved the verdict and remitted the One The quarrel occurred over wife last at the Elks Alleys camp of the Faculty team was high man for the evening knocking out 208 maples in the last inning nier was high man for the opposing team getting 173 pins in the last in- ning Teachers 149 208 147 139 171 130 123 90 171 195 135 142 124 173 129 146 149 Arpin 121 166 96 125 137 HAD LONG LIFE differ as to the age it of a lion Some biologists fix the normal span of a life at about twenty-two years A lion which died in the Tower of London in 1760 had lived in captivity over 70 years farm organizations opposing the con- of federal control of roads Includes Divisions The resolution includes those ed by the Oklahoma division of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America and the National Grange to the American Farmers Bureau Federation They expressed opposition to governmental ownership and asked their return to private con- trol FORD GARAGE PARTLY MOVE SHOP JENSEN ANDERSON INSTALL REPAIR SHOP IN NEW ING Jensen Anderson Ford agents have moved their repair and service shops from the location they have cupied for sometime in the rear of their present show rooms on Grand Avenue completed garage they are erecting on Fourth and Johnson streets A temporary housing has been made within the new structure Cor the repair ment The new garage construction was halted on account of the cold weather The Sherman garage has been moved to the quarters by the Ford agency They expect to improve the building and carry on a larger business DRINK MORE WATER Gloucester N of water here has nearly doubled since July 1 when the prohibition ack became effective The ity has just drilled two artesian wells to augment the water supply in anti- of an increased demand un- der constitutional prohibition D D CONWAY RETURNS D recently ded to the late Miss Catherine Luft of this city returned today accompanied by Mrs Conway Mr Conway ig a local attorney a prominent business man of this city RENOWNED QUARTET AT CONGREGATIONAL CLUB HAVE APPEARED BEFORE MANY FAMOUS INSTITUTIONS One of the really great events of the year will be the appearance of the Great Lakes String Quartet be- fore the Sunday Evening Club of the First Congregational church Sunday evening Feb 1 Everyone is invited to attend Renowned Musicians This quartet consisting of Herman Felber first violin Carl Fasshauer second violin Robert Dolejsi viola and Walter Brauer cello is today one of the foremost exponents of ber Music in the United States The four young men who compose the quartet were gathered together at Great Lakes Naval Training Station during the war Practicing during their hours off duty at first they quickly attracted the attention of Captain Moffat the commandant and were afforded opportunity for quent rehearsal Their first recital was given at Northwestern sity and was followed by a long list of appearances at the University of Chicago and the leading educational institutions the country This was followed by a long tour for the Naval Relief Society Ultimately the quartet was chosen to accompany President Wilson on the first of his now historic voyages to the Peace inference and two trips were made with the nation's chief Immediately upon return to civilian life the embarked upon a coast to coast tour which was a succession of triumphs Recently the played in recital at Chicago and the reviews were uniformly in praise of their work COMMISSIONERS BANQUET GOV DELIVERED AD- DRESS George M Hill of this city has re- turned from Madison where he at- ended a Commissioners Banquet held at the Park Hotel in hat city at which time Governor hilipp spoke and who advised ng every dollar of the fund build a dollar's worth of road and unless favorable contracts could be let to withhold the funds un- il times are more normal John Barleycorn His obsequy over the death of John would put Mark Twain or the author of Peck's Bad Boy in the shade He said when you see or 1 or 2 or 2 percent on a front window not to think hat some bank had reduced their in- rate He also stated that John had been killed according to aw and his remains are now in vaults and that his spirit would be present in the bosom of his and enemies alike but law was law and must be obeyed Saying his the Governor's eyes were flooded with tears and after wringing his out explained that this vas not from sorrow but since his of a cigar factory he had thus affected He did not Lion the brand PAGAN BOUND OVER TO CIRCUIT COURT APPEARS BEFORE CHARGED WITH MENT R E Fagan charged with appeared before Justice mainville this morning He was bound over to the circuit court and on default of bonds is being held at Wood County jail Sheriff Bluett will attempt to cure work for him in order that he may support his wife and children which he is alleged to have not ported District Attorney Calkins for the state MRS DOUGH ARH FRACTURES CRAYON ARRIVES The clam shell bucket loading crayon purchased by the county tome time ago has arrived in the city It will be unloaded today after being spotted on the side track near the Consolidated mill on the west side of the river Preparations have been re- cently made for receiving this mous machine and it will be unloaded immediately Several cars of rock are expected to test the crayon SUSTAINS SEVERE INJURY FROM FALL ON PORCH V Mrs A M of lit St North sustained a severe fracture tt the hip last night at her home about nine o'clock in the evening Dr mainville attended the patient and she is reported to be resting ably today Falls on Porch Mrs Dougharty had company in the evening previous to the accident and had been visiting with them til about nine o'clock when ing to retire for the night she had opened the and was about to call the dog in for the night when she slipped and fell on the porch out- side of the door Her sister Mrs Banes was in the house and upon hearing Mrs Dougharty call out ried to her assistance Mrs Edw Smith and her husband were called and together they succeeded in ting Mrs Dougharty to her bed Dr was immediately called Mrs husband has been dead for quite a number of years A telegram has been sent to her son Dougharty calling him to this city He at present resides at Butte Mont EMORY C BENNETT DIED THURSDAY PROMINENT IN CRANBERRY CIRCLES Emory C Bennett of Vesper son of Mr and Mrs of the most prominent cranberry growers in the county ed away at his home yesterday ning at o'clock after a week's illness Raised in County The deceased was moor thirty-two years ago and has ways made this county his home He attended the schools in this city and for several years has been prominent n the cranberry business in Wood county He was a promising young business man and his untimely death will be a shock to all Survivors He is survived by his wife and three children mother and father Mr and Mrs A E Bennett three sisters Mrs 0 Potter of Warrens Minn and the Misses Ruth and Ethel nett of and one brother Ermon Bennett of Funeral Services Funeral services will be held row afternoon from the lional church in Vesper Rev Vaughn officiating and burial will be made Forest Hill cemetery in this city TEMPERATURE RISES IN NORTH CENTRAL STATES TEMPERATURE FALLING IN FAR NORTHWEST Temperatures have continued to rise rapidly in the North Central States and they are now considerably above the seasonal normal It is coM- er in the East and temperatures are ailing again in the far northwest There is some unsettled weither in he north but over the greater part of the United States it is fair Conditions The highest temperature yesterday January was 35 degrees and the lowest 10 On January 29 in other years the coldest was 34 below in 1904 and the warmest 48 above in 1914 Precipitation wettest 41 in 1914 Character of Day Yesterday was clear the wind light and from the southeast to west KELLOGG BROS RECEIVE LONG DELAYED LETTER LETTER MISSENT TO GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN Kellogg Lumber Com- pany received a letter this morning from Kansas City which had been written January 6 but WM not re- by them until January 30 owing to the f act it had been sent to Grand Mkh The letter was tod the unnecessary delay erable trouble THE WEATHER Centrally fair tonight and colder
