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Madison Capital Times (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Madison, WisconsinJ w e a t ii e r generally fair sunday and monday cooler sunday vol 453no 106 the capital times associated press telephoto e a associated press leased Aba feature service Madison wis sunday March 31 1940 thirty pages Home edition net paid circulation yesterday was largest net paid eau Circo ution of any newspaper in Ali could outta it of Milwaukee Price five cents camera tells Story of Dewey visit to City 3000 hear new Deal flayed by Tom Dewey titter at Faux Pas Here in input says badgers can thrill nation by voting re publican apr 2 by Aldric Revell of the capital times staff Dapper Thomas e Dewey 38year life he seemed perennial to Oid District attorney of new York who thousands of friends in City state j aspires to the presidency of the amt and nation Charlie Dow seemed to j eci states chm axed a whirlwind two be As much a part of Madison As the Day tour of wis Colsin with a political Capitol dome but the Stout heart Faux yesterday As he addressed which had carried Charlie Dow a crowd of cose to 3 Floo t the through a colourful life of 76 years Monona ave Entrance to the state finally flickered out Early yesterday by William t Evjue t Doest seem possible he was so vibrant and full of morning unable further to combat the affects of a major operation Capitol Dewey tour of Wisconsin was made on behalf of the 24 delegates tributes to Charlie Dow will come to the Republican National Conven in Large measure from men High in on at Philadelphia pledged to him places of government they will come j during his tour he visited 20 cities from men who rank High in business j standing hedged in by the crowd and at the top in the professions jammed the narrow Entrance they All knew him and they lil cd j High on the Capitol Steps the Black him irrespective of political Affili haired Young attorney after criticize tons but if Charlie Dow could kirov ing failure of the Roosevelt Calm inns of the words and thoughts that Are being expressed in these hours Fol lowing his passing he would cite most the silent tribute and the sorrow of Trie Here Rotthe lowly and those whose names Are Seldom seen in the Public prints the common folks whom Charlie Dow always loved and pc he always had a warm sym Pathy we venture the statement that the most genuine grief and sorrow Over the passing of or Dow will come from those who saw him every Day and who lived close to him the girls who work in the Coffee shop the Bell boys and the room attendants in the Loraine hotel whore he lived for Many years will mourn him deeply in his Day today Contact with the Nency because of his Racket busting Cople who served him Charlie Dow Orcas always As genial and courteous and considerate As he was to the per son of Power and position Cilins at the governors office he was always sensitive to their Joys and sorrows to ration to balance the National bldg Essaid i am proud today to be stand ing on one of the few court House Aleph that Are paid for informed of his mistake Dewey fell into deeper embarrassment by saying i wish a lot of people at Washington could come to Wisconsin to learn How to run a govern ment within its income there was subdued laughter from j those Madison residents familiar with i the fact that the budget of the Heil administration is several millions of dollars out of balance denounces new Deal the talk of the Young District at Torney who Rose to National promo the camera recorded the visit to Madison yesterday of Thomas e Dewey new York District attorney and Republican candidate for president at the left above is Dewey As he Shook hands with Well wishers in the Capitol after his talk at the Monona ave Entrance o the state House at Dewey right stands his wife while at his left is assemblyman Vernon w Thomson Bich land Center speaker of the 1939 Assembly and Dewey pledged candidate for Delegate from the third District immediately in Back of Dewey is Secretary of state Fred r Zimmerman Milwaukee candidate for delegates targe and also pledged to Dewey at the right above is mrs Dewey comely wife of the presidential candidate wearing a Corsage she is speaking to her husband right and Evalyn Lollman of Madison below Dewey is shown As he stood before the microphone on the Capitol Steps and addressed a crowd of close to 3009 persons an admiring youngster watches him Frank c Blind president of blinds inc is shown in the by Al Gilbert of the Wila staff Turkey o Allied Black sea blockade of German supplies talk Vandenberg Campaign agrees to permit British and French warships through Dardanelles to halt Russ Aid to nazis c s sen Gerald p Nye red is shown above As he discussed the Vandenberg Campaign with Laurence w Hall Madison chairman of the Vandenberg for president club of Wisconsin at station Wila last night fal lowing yes 30minute radio talk in support of the 21 delegates to the re publican National convention pledged to v s sen Arthur h Vandenberg Michigan for by Al Gilbert of Wila staff Nye says Borah would erg slate is Sites sold for new Ward store senator urges support of Michigan Solon for president activities was mainly a repetition of buildings at declaring that if the late u s sen William e Borah of Idaho were Aliva today he would be urging Wisconsin voters to support the candidacy of u s sen Arthur h Vandenberg of Michigan for the presidency to s sen Gerald p Nye North Dakota Republican said in a radio Speed la Over station Wila last night he pleaded with his listeners to support Price about in i to tie Lorn to inti say i the Vandenberg delegates at tuesdays picture on Page 6 Sale of state st property which includes six stores at an estimated prices of was completed Dur and always willing to try to help or that administration must not Only and a word of advice to the lowliest Promise but must Meun its Promise person i to keep this country out of War from he beginning to end he went on Charlie Dow s love of folks was t he lashed the new Deal for failing a pose of a politician seek1 to keep the promises it made in 1932 resort to regarding unemployment and business his denunciation of the new Deal Jeff the past week As Tlle firs step in the main problem today is to Dej the construction of a new Montgomery title How to get an administration in which the people can place Confidence to reach its objectives he said cheap flattery and demagoguery in or Der to win support Charlie Dows love of folks was sincere and his love of folks was never Circum scribed by consideration of race Creed or color he always proud to say that one of the friendships he valued most highly was that of Sam Pierce the negro messenger in the recovery asserting that after seven years there were still 10000000 per sons unemployed and business was prevented from expanding due to Lack of Confidence the country needs an administration that will pursue a straightforward policy of depending upon free Enterprise to restore jobs to the Unzem against a society under which Dis v Hij respects Charlie always insisted that his coloured Friend should come i in the front door of the hotel and be shown every Courtesy that was Given i to his White friends j with this love of Justice fair play j and a better life for All the people that was innate in the life of Charlie i Dow it was Only natural m years ago As a Young Man he turned with sympathy the forts c another Yogi no Man who was i building a movement design cd to government in this state from love Raul selfish interests that were the Way to balance the budget is to Stop adding people to the Federal and the multiplication of by i he stated the poor people who will have to continued on Page 6 column 2 Ward co store at 215225 state st the present buildings which also House More than a dozen apartments will be torn Down to make Way for the i new Structure the buildings involved now House the Wisconsin sporting goods co the Capitol liquor store Burns Carmel Corn shop Vest inc and the Arenz shoe co store As Well As one store now unoccupied in addition Montgomery Ward will occupy the old Ritter garage on n Henry st which will be remodelled to House the farm implement sales quarters and As a store warehouse plans for the state st store which will extend through to n Henry just opposite the hitter garage were announced by the capital times Early last fall the building occupied by the wis Consin sporting goods co owned by the Fred Rentschler estate was sold for 835000 Cash it was reported us though Stanley c Hanks realtor who was the agent in the Purchase of All Dewey gets Short applause v speech at Capitol brings no rousing ovation wife charms citizens during visit by havens Wilber of the capital times staff j Ttomas a Dewey 38yearold new York District attorney and aspirant to the presidency of the Pood he was attracted by the Appeal being made by the Young who came out of the University Law school to Challenge a powerful political a Chin that dominated Dane county and the state from 1880 to the Day of his death Charlie Dow never Devi ated from the principles of govern ment implanted in this common wealth by Robert m la Pollette or and he remained to the end a staunch supporter of the progressive movement think of years of Devotion to an Ideal and never once raid he fal Ter or prove disloyal to the principles Nore the Henrt of the progressive movement As he went on through the Trail of life and advanced in years he saw the men in the movement who were growing older with him gradually take on the conservatism that comes with age and lore their interest in the Battle he jaw men in the movement who ame comfortable and wealthy lose j heir interest in a movement that was designed to help the oppressed and j or underprivileged he saw or he years the defections and the Adi continued on Page s column 5 de reception from Madison during Bis i three hour visit Here yesterday after i noon i applause following his talk at tie Monona ave Entrance of the state i Capitol was timed at exactly 10 Sec ends if this is the reception he gets All i Over hed better worry about practice j ing Law commented assemblyman i Jack Harvey Racine who was in the audience Harvey words were taken up by several within earshot i provoking laughter among those who heard i one Man among about 150 persons i at the North Western Road station i when Dewey arrived from eau Claire at pm applauded thank you said Dewey As he j passed by the gentleman i v Dewey saw much of Madison but mad i saw Little of Dewey upon arrival in Madison Dewey and his entourage were driven about the City in about 15 Auto mobiles Dewey Rode with mrs Dewey in a closed Sedan and the divey caravan attracted Little no Tice saturday afternoon shoppers hurrying about Capitol Square Jii Little attention As the Cara Van passed a few stopped to stare leaving the North Western Sta Tion the caravan drove up e Washington ave to the Capitol Square around the Square to wis Consin ave and up Wisconsin ave to Langdon st it continued Down Lang lion st and made tour of the University around Observatory Hill and then Back to the Loraine hotel on the tour of the City Dewey who opposes Federal spending was driven past several Large and imposing Struc Tures built with pea assistance the memorial Union theater and the new women and mens dormitories at the University mrs Dewey is the Ideal presidential candidates wife she is attractive and dresses simply and conservatively she made no pub Lic statements while in Madison but presented personal Charm in the receiving line at the Loraine hotel reception for the couple like Dewey she has a ready smile and a pleasant word f is Dewey was near her husband during almost All of the time they spent in Madison she left the train him at the North Western Sta Tion and was at his Side constantly during the drive through the City and continued on Page 6 column i the properties said yesterday that he did not know the prices paid the Rentschler property contains 30 of the 124 feet fronting on state st which will be used by the new store however and the Price reportedly paid for it is the basis for the estimate of the presidency the total of 5120000 involved the rest of the state st property concerned which is West of the wis Consin sporting goods co store and the Capitol theater has been owned by the Dick corp of Madison formed last summer by three attorneys to represent the heirs to the estate of the late Christian Dick Dick left his property to a son John it 4 Madi son a daughter mrs Marguerite of Man and to the st marys and mad Ison general hospitals to Start oct 1 construction work on the new build ing is expected to Start about oct 1 it is planned to include two floors and a sales basement the Ward store now occupies the property owned by the Jackson estate at n Pinckney and n Hamilton its at the Capitol Square this building will be used until the present lease expires in about a year and a half although c w Huffman local Man Ager said the present and new Struc Tures would both be used As soon As the state st store was ready for occupancy the present Ward store was built by the Jackson estate for wards on a 10 year lease May seek builder Hanks said yesterday that Ward co planned to build its own store but Huffman said he considered it prob Able that the Chain store firm would seek a private builder from which they could obtain a 30year lease he said he knew nothing of actual plans razing of the present stores will eliminate one of the oldest buildings in the City the Stone Structure at 223 25 state st now occupied by the Vest shop and the Arenz shoe store it was built by the late Christian Dick 70 of 80 years ago Hanks said and was reported to have originally been a barn at the rear of the lot and placed at right angles to its present location Dick operated a wholesale liquor store there until prohibition die built the red Brick building at 215 state st in 1890 it was originally known As the Eureka building and later was the varsity building for Many years it was the site of the widely known three lights Tav Ern operated by Gaertner and Reget subsequently it became the Royal the Ater where Nickel movies were shown Albert e Smith subsequently had a music store there and later it was the site of the Farness furniture co store until the Wisconsin sporting gods co occupied it Ulrich von Walds dry goods store used the property at 21719 state st Many years ago and was followed in business by Louis Andelson before he moved his store to the Capitol Square the Blind and Sander shoe store occupied the 221 state st location from 191019 primaries no death could have meant More or struck deeper to whatever May have been the destiny of Arthur h Vanden Berg Nye said for it was torahs avowed and determined purpose to afford a Large measure of leadership in the Effort to make Vandenberg the candidate of the Republican party for i know How enthusiastically Borah was planning to do some special lec Turing and planning More than any thing else to deliver that address which would have placed Vandenberg in nomination at the Republican convention Nye stated you of Wisconsin will make no mistake if you lend such encourage ment and influence Nye said in my mind there can be not the slight est doubt but that Vandenberg will make a great president a president with great will and Strong courage to undertake the responsibilities that will never be greater than they will be during these ensuing years declaring he would not apologize for coming to Wisconsin and asking the people How to vote Nye stated my interest in the outcome of your Early primary involves much More than the Mere wish of a native son in see ing that Wisconsin again leads the Way As she has so often done in build ing health and strength into the re publican party my interest is prompted primarily by a feeling that both the party and the nation have immeasurable stakes in the outcome of this Republican presidential primary continued on Page 6 column 6 Charles Dow to be buried on monday funeral services for Charles m Dow 76 Well known Wisconsin progressive and former Secretary to sex gov Philip p la Follette will be held Here at 1 monday in the Frautschi funeral Chapel additional serv ices will be held at the cemetery at Clinton wis his former Home burial will be at Clinton Alexius Baas Madison will sing at the funeral services pallbearers will be William t Evjue and Tom c Bowden editor and business manager respectively of the capital times James n Farley Harry Sauthoff Samuel a Woldenberg and Sanford Starks or Dow died yesterday at a local Hospital after a Short illness he lived at the Loraine hotel Here Atun neutrals by Drew Middleton win Ston Churchill Britain first lord of the admiralty coupled a new warning of intensification of the War last night with the significant hint that Britain scarcely could be expected in the future to take As a matter of course interpretations of neutrality which give All advantages to the aggressor the belligerent speech broadcast to America and elsewhere recalled the first lords declaration of Jan 20 in which he called on Europe anxious neutrals to join the allies in United action to bring the War against Ger Many to a speedy end it followed closely too upon continuing demands from various quarters in great Britain for a More vigor Ous prosecution of the War and the disclosure that the Allied navies Are determined to tighten their strangle hold on Germany by Way laying scandinavian Ore ships and by greater activity in the Pacific against shipments of raw materials from Mexico to Vladivostok from where they can find their Way to Germany big Treasury deficit some quarters saw a distinct rela Tion Between Church ills assertion that time has been on our Side but it is a changeable Nelly with the Treasury local election contests hold spotlight Here mayor aldermen supervisor races to be decided tuesday aside from the contest for delegates to the National political conventions local election fights will hold the spot Light when voters in cities villages and townships of Dane county go to the around new and High polls tuesday for the annual Spring j or taxes Are anticipated of the War Britain expenditures for the fiscal year ending last night totalled 267392000 against revenues of 196852000 despite a 35 per cent in come tax and other heavy levies the 19401941 War budget to be announced apr 23 is expected to run protest of the election in addition to the Delegate fight and the local contests voters will also Mark ballots in an advisory referendum on retention of the teachers tenure Law most of the county Board a mayor and half the Council for Madison and Village and township officers in each municipality will be elected Lively campaigning has been carried on for the last two weeks in some of the townships adjoining Madison where the contests Are close about 17000 Madison voters Are expected to go to the polls tuesday out of 33000 registered mayor James r Law is unopposed on the ballot for reelection but a citizens candidate committee is sponsoring a sticker and write in Campaign for Aid Leo g Straus which has attracted much in Terest especially among Union sup porters supporters of Straus Are Distri buting thousands of stickers bearing straus1 name to be pasted on the bal lot they assert that they Are out to win and that it is not merely an in Tention to Roll up a protest vote against mayor Law other Madison election candidates Are As foil oils City treasurer d j Leigh incumbent and Charles w Schnell Board of education mrs j w Madden and Glenn w Stephens both seeking reelection 1st Ward Walker Doug continued on Page column 81 judge George Kroncke 71 years old today county judge George Kroncke is observing his 71st birthday today he will be the guest of Honor at a fam ily dinner at his Home 1121 Rutledge st this noon relatives from Madison Milwaukee and Kenosha will be pres where to find it daily records Page 28 1 editorials Page 26 radio programs Page 18 society pages is 14 15 16 sport news pages 20 21 22 theater news Page 19 sunday serial Story Page 23 music news Page made million and half profit lit 1939 report to pc local Utility split Mil lion among preferred stockholders the Wisconsin Power and Light co v i Adison made a profit of in 339 and paid dividends on its preferred Stock of according to its financial report filed with the pub Lic service commission saturday at the same time the Superior water Light and Power co reported profit of in 1939 with dividends of paid on preferred Stock and on common Stock the Power and Light co reported total assets of its operating revenues were by Robert p Parker or was represented in usually Well informed Balkan diplomatic quarters last night As having agreed to permit passage of British and French warships through the Dardanelles to choke off Germany Supply Jine from Russia in the Black sea the newspaper be moment regarded As close to the French i ii i embassy Here reported More Lnier cell blasts Over that Turkey had agreed to place her naval bases at Trebizond Samsun and sin Ope at the allies disposal for use As contraband control leases official circles in London professed no knowledge of the proposed agree ment with Turkey it was said How Ever that if it is True it will be a Strong boost to the Allied diplomatic offensive in the Balkans and an important Aid to tightening the Allied diplomatic offensive in Trie Balkans and an important Aid to tightening the Allied blockade of Germany agreed at conference informants Here reported the Turk ish decision was reached Ata British French turkish military conference a few Days ago at Allevo although such action is contrary to the Monteux convention of 1936 to which Turkey was a party that convention stipulated that the Dardanelles would be closed to War chips of belligerent nations except when they were serving under league of nations mandate or helping a Vic Tim of aggression under a Mutual assistance pact concluded within the framework of the league to which Turkey was a party a Way for Turkey to get around this however was explained by Dep Uty Petko spinoff of the foreign affairs committee of the bulgarian chamber of deputies who told the newspaper Slovon that Turkey it herself be forced to fail to prevent British warships from Cross ing the strategic Dardanelle Straits As a Black sea nation Bulgaria is vitally interested in this possibility turkeys Way out Turkey might satisfy formalities other persons indicated by voicing a protest against passage of the Allied warships and having this duly filed in the archives league of nations be moment stated flatly that tur key would give the Green Light to the Allied warships so that three ships can control the traffic of War sup plies from russian ports to Ger Many if the Black sea blockade becomes reality diplomats Here predicted russian no German Trade will be scrupulously respected for months the allies tried vainly and at a tremendous Cost in men to Force the Dardanelles to get at the enemy during the world War when Turkey was fighting on the Side of Germany now Turkey is a Nobel Lig Erent ally of the Western Powers to whom she is linked by a Mutual assistance pact pledging help to one an other in the event of aggression Lead ing to War in the Mediterranean area this pact however has nothing to do with the league of nations a promising sign soviet Premier foreign minist e r Mol toffs reiteration Friday of rus Sias no belligerency was regarded in some quarters Here As a promising sign for any Allied blockade in the Black sea in the event Russia remains out of the european War which Zolotoff emphasized she will do the allies will be free from the danger of attack from Black sea coasts unless Germany herself pushes through the Balkans in that Case the British French armies assembled in the near East continued on Page column 4 judge Briggle will preside in Buckman Case Charles Guy Briggle u s District judge in Springfield i has been appointed to preside at the trial Here May 6 of 11 former officers and employees of b e Buckman and co on mail fraud and securities Law Viola Tion charges it was Learned Satur Day judge Briggle will get his first introduction to the Case Here apr 8 when he presides at arguments on a Bill of particulars of the indictment demanded by defense attorneys according to who who Iri Amer Ica judge Briggle years old and was born to Rushville 111 after receiving a Law degree from the University of Illinois he began practice in Springfield in 1904 he was master in chancery for the circuit court at Springfield for 10 years and was elected judge of the circuit court for a six year term in 1927 in 1932 pres Hoover appointed Briggle As judge of the u s District court for the Southern District of Illinois which position he has held Ever since who who lists judge Briggles a Republican in politics Church ills assertion that there is no need for Russia to be drawn into this struggle unless she wishes it so and that we have no quarrel with the italian or the japanese Peoples reiterated the British wish to confine the War to Hitler and the nazi Ger Man Power it is no part of our policy to seek War with Russia he said nazis ready to strike asserting All is quiet on the West Ern front and today also thus far nothing has happened on the sea or in the air he went on but More than a million German soldiers including nearly All their Active divisions and armoured divisions Are drawn up ready to strike at an hours notice All along the frontiers of Luxembourg Holland and Bel Gium at any moment those Neutral coun tries May be subjected to an Avalanche of steel and fire and the decision rests in the hands of a haunted morbid be ing who to their eternal shame the German people in their bewilderment have worshipped As a god that is the situation in Europe to night and can anyone wonder that we Are determined to bring such a hide Ous state of alarm and menace to an end As soon As May be for once and for All he said the finnish War had sex continued on Page 6 column 4 buys Home in fullers Woods John r Yost Secretary treasurer of Kess Niehs has purchased the fullers Woods Home of or and mrs w j Bury it was reported yesterday or Yost will take Possession of the Home in september at which time or and mrs Bury will move to California it was said or Bury an attorney is associated with Lee and Boesel operating expenses depreciation the company paid in property taxes and in income taxes interest on its Long term debt was the following salaries were paid its officers Grover c Neff president a p Gale vice president m p prank vice president Otis Gerke treasurer and j e Oray auditor the Superior water Light and Power co reported total assets of 184544 operating revenues of 679 and operating expenses of 421 depreciation was property taxes and income taxes 525 interest on its debt was

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