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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - April 01, 1920, Madison, WisconsinR T W�A T COLDER IheWiscor j u t * i 1940 Ie Journal VOL. 135, NO. 1. 81st Year. ?TWO STATES REFUSE 0. K. T0 SUFFRAGE .laware a n d Mississippi Houses Vote Down Rati� fication Resolution; Both Votes Are Decisive MADISON, WIS-, T H U R SD A Y AFTERNOON, APRIL I, 1920. TW ENTY PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS NEW YORK ASSEMBLY OUSTS FIVE SOCIALIST MEMBERS D n o on . Th* k w * '-s . nM-ni. WFOiH , opr iC nenjm ent ipVXStk M t -T Im fode rn ru ftl am en d m en t w as d e b a te d in tho J Htiawaro h ouse here th is a f t e r � 22 to 9. xeo nm m bcrs did n o t vo te an d one m t T h o ac tio n o f th e aa- ponen tn of th e su ffrag e i hold, d e fin ite ly romovet, I t h u� ft&te m th e possib le 36th a la te I t o r a ify the am en d m en t, th e re b y m a k � in g i ' effective. Ko|owir\,T tho d e fea t o f th e a m e n d � m e n t in M ississippi, su ffrag e lead ers A ah tin n ed th e ir im m ed ia te hopes on ) .Delaware, when* th ey h a v e co n een - j drat**! th e ir e f fo r t# sn lce th e opening; i o f tl� present a pee tat sess io n of tho Je g is lttu re . N a tio n a l lead ers o f both j Bartic* a p p ea led to th e Dclawar� leg ls- tt u re ,to pitas th o am en d m en t.T ho v o te a g a in s t i t in th e assem bly Naas c tfisiderab ly g re a te r th a n e x p ec t� e d by n iffrage a d h e re n ts . Im m ediately a f te r th e v o te w as an - a o n n c td a m otion w as m ade to re co n � s id e r she vote. T he m otion w as lost b y unanim ous vote. A n ti-su ffra g a n s s ta g ed a d e m o n s tra tio n la s tin g sev e ra l m inutes. Sufirage le a d e rs how ever, d o n o t r e � g a rd h e fight in D e law are lost. Tbs D e law are se n a te , th ey po in ted ou t. h a s ye t to a c t on th o m easu re . Should it p ass th e se n a te it c a n ag a in b o b rough t before th e a ssem b ly . V ER M O N T N EX T NKW Y O R K -S u ffrag e lea d e rs will s ta g e th e ir n e x t t a t t l e to o b ta in the th ir ty -s ix th ra tif ic a tio n o f th e S u san It. A nthony su ffrag e a m e n d m en t in V erm o n t and N o rth C aro lina , i t w as ann o u n ced to d ay a t a n a tio n a l s u f � frag e h e a d q u a rte rs here. A d h eren ts of th e a m e n d m e n t will I week to h av e G o v e rn o r C lem ent, Y er- j m oot, call a sp ec ia l session of th e V>r- I roont leg is la tu re . A n o th e r ap p ea l fo r J ^ specia l leg isla tiv e sess io n will be : w�s'i" to Gov. R icked o f N o rth C a ro � lin a . M IS S IS S IP P I SA Y S "N O " MISA.-W its on ly one . ta t * lack in g to m ak e th e n a t io n s 1 au f- | f rag * rm e n d m e n t offective, th e Mls- a 'ss ip p l house o f ro|�re�tntnUY e* de- j d in e d la te v e c th rfe y . m ore th a n * to 1., to rev erse i ts p rev io u s ac tio n an d jo in t k� se n a te in ad o p tin g a ra tifica tio n r�* e lu tion . The ac tio n w as final. U n d e r th e ru le s th e q u estio n c a n n o t b e reopened j At th is session . IF YOU'RE FOR HOOVER FILL OUT THIS COUPON I .wish to be enrolled as a member of the Madison Hoover club, organized for the purpose of crystallizing sentiment for Hooverfor-president.- Signed ..................................................... - .......... Address ........................................................................ Sign and m A il to Frank Jenks, chairman, Madison Hoover club, 401 Gay building, Madison, Wis. HOOVER CLUB n u r s e s h e a r p r a i s e K l flllNPHFn F0R PAROLE SYSTEM E. A. Everett Endorses Operation Before Confer- 1 Kl M A TI I X l l Kl ence in Capitol; Harper Urges More Powers I I i ITI M U I O U 11 for School Nurse; Meeting Ends Today E X P U L S I O N VOTED AFTER HOT DEBATE Frank Jenks Heads Body That Plans M a s s Meeting; Philipp Finds Hoover Has Many Friends I A G LO W IN G EN D O R SEM EN T of the operation of the parole sys- tem by the s ta te board of control, under which 1,233 paroles have been g ran ted a t the atwite prison alone since 1907, fea tu red the address of E. A, Everett, member of th a t body, a t the opening of PICKFORD DIVORCE TO BE PROBED B Y NEVADA H H K M adison H oover c lub, o rg a n - Roosevelt Leads Fight to Re� seat Accused M en; Gallery Cheers Result o f House Ballot Attorney General Seeks Details of "Short Term Decrees Granted By Courts in State; Bar As� sociation Urges Investigation R ENO, Nev*--The investigation into the reoord of Mary P ick �ton! divorce cees, begun by Robert Rickards, deputy attorney general of Nevada, w as being co n � tinued today. The action w as begun follow ing a m eeting of th e W ashoe county bar aaeociation when resolutions were passed calling upon the attor� ney ganerei to investigate the d i� vorce proceeding* at Minden on March 2, when after a brief hear� ing Mary Ptckford wa* granted a divorce from Owen Moore on the grounds of desertion. According to reports here today th e resolution w as later stricken from the records and a m otion to appoint a com m ittee to investigate all "short term'* divorces in the state wa* substituted . mkt t o d a y h H ession o f t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h n u r s e s ' c o n f e r e n c e . The ga the r ing will ad jo u rn l a t e r a f te r n o o n a f t e r th ree da; R P P P f l P P Q M P E T * Herbert Uouvcr for jr. - id* r, ? n u t t i n g in a u g u r a t in g the orgtill i- D i l E C U t l l O I f l t t I wan lau n ch ed a t a m ee tin g hero la s t I, n ig h t. F ra n k J e n k s w as e lected as tenuH jrary p re sid en t. T he c lub is m ak in g a rra n g e m e n t* fo r a big m ass m ee tin g to be held w ith � in the n e x t two w eeks. D ean l l . L. R ussell of tho C ollege of A g ricu ltu re , Dean S. H . G oodnigh t, and G eorge F u l � le r w ere n am ed a* a co m m ittee / a t io n o f a s t a t e p u b l ic h e a lth n u r s � in g s y s te m . in a ta lk on com m u n icab le d isease co n tro l in schools, Dr. C. A. Hardier, s ta te h e a lth officer, adv ised th a t school n u rse s should be d ep u tised by th e I h e a lth d e p a r tm e n t in o rd e r to give WILSON NAME ON GEORGIA BALLOT? STOCK HANDLERS CALL OFF STRIKE m ak e a r ra n g e m e n ts fo r th e g a th e r in g R o b ert S. Allen, of T he W isconsin S ta tu Jo u rn a l sta ff, w as nam ed a. ting acc- j re ta r y o f th e club. HOOVER CRY GROWS M em b ersh ip in th e M adison H oover e l lib is open to both men and wom en of v o tin g age. P e rso n s desiring to en lis t in th e cam paign a re urged to fill out th e coupon in an adjoining co lum n an d m ail it to F ra n k Je n k s , j Gay bu ild ing . in d iscu ss in g th e p u rp o se o f th e | c lub an d th e reaso n fo r l ls fo rm u la - { Hon, M r. Je n k s s ta te d th a t th e c an - i d td a ry of H oover had becam e a m a t � te r of p o p u la r d em and . "A t no tim e h av e I ev e r seen such ; wfgfc s id e ap res I p re -c o n v sn tio p s e n t i - t - rm e n t fo r a can d id a te . H e iv t f,M Mr, ' j Je n k s d ec lared , "ap p ea ls to th*1 popu- I ta r im ag in a tio n . I i - is th e m in th o ) * fieople w a n t and th is c lu b is fo r the j j pu rp o se of c ry s ta ll is in g public se n ti- i m en t in to a n e ffective fo rce to b ring ab o u t th e n o m in a tio n and , la te r, the | e lection o f H e rb e r t H oover." �*' 1,1 j th em m ore a d e q u a te pow ers. 6 1 I n i t . I � t . i __I____a * i_ I he a sse r ted , th a t th e ch ild lab o r law does no t fit a il c a se s equally . H e a lso com m ented on th o fa c t th a t th e M il� w aukee h o u se o f co rrec tio n haft p assed from a pu re ly c o r re c t ionury to a p a r � tia lly in d u s tr ia l in s titu tio n , w here m eu a re c o m m itted for fa ir ly long te rm s a n d kep t a t em ploym ent w hen in m any cases co rre c tiv e c o n sid e ra tio n s a re neg lected . T he pa ro le p o w tr a t th e house of co rrec tio n , once in th e coun ty au th o ritie s , now re s id es In th e s ta te i s ta te InstituU otU LSS . c o u n ty in san e asy lum * fo r c r r^'dfl^Hte I C hronic in san e, and th e 12 co u n ty t u � be rcu lo sis sa n a to r ia . SCHOOL OVERCROW DED I T he In d u str ia l school fo r t>oys a t W au k esh a , lie sa id , is a lw ay s o v e r � crow ded . Ju v e n ile e o m m itm e n ts a re on th e increase , w hile th o se of a d u lts HERE TOMORROW DEM ONSTRATIONS IN C A T T L E AND SW INE FEEDING SET FOR SATURDAY - LOOF U R PA, OLD UNRELIABLE, HERE V OOF LIRPA, the world's m o d renow ned practical jo k er, ar* rived in Madison today. But w hether you moot him in the governor's chsm b sr, the parson� age, or un iversity hall, believe him not, for he is the m ost unreliable being on the face of the earth. Loof Lirpa- begin s t the last of his nam e and read backwards. DIVORCE JUDGE QUITS, DISGUSTED C H IC A G O S ick an d tired of h e a r � ing d iv o rce caw'v, Ju d g e Jo sep h H. D a- x-td. od su p e rio r c o u rt here, to d ay r e � signed from ' h a t b ran ch . . M arriage dooen't m ean a n y th in g an y Snore," be said . A d ivo rce is no lo n g � e r a s tig m a on a w o m a n 's nam e. It Is an a s s e t th a t seem s to a t t r a c t m orn jn en ." Idle w om en and w om en seek in g ex - I cJN m cnt w ere th e ch ief o ffen d ers in ; ask in g d ivo rces. Ju d g e Ihxvid d e � clared . PRESIDENT FA ILS TO W ITH DRAW ; PROBABLY W ILL BE ON PRIMARY TICKET BULLETIN ATLANTA- President W ilson's name will go on the ballot rn tho Georgia primary electron as a ca n � didate for president. The lists closed at noon today and tho p resi� den t* nam a, which had boon p re� sented in a petition signed by IOO residents of A tlanta, had not been withdrawn. FIN D S HOOVER BOOSTERS MEN WILL P FTI IP N TA i v n P k TO Do*. K. I-. I h illpp h.u* J im D ie tedW IL L R E TU R N TO W ORK TO th a t lh e re a re m an y H o o v er boo ste rs A D V A N C E PRICES W A SH IN G T O N ShorM y a f te r noon th e "dead lin e '' h o u r fo r P re s id e n t W il� ton to w l'het ween to o tw o s ta te * is threatxum d, w ere p u t in Lim h a n d s �t a fed era l *v- c e iv er to d ay by th e U n ited S t i t e s s u � p rem e co u rt. An in ju n c tio n re s tra in in g tu b e r s ta te from in te rfe r in g w ith th e r e � c e iv e r s co n tro l of th e p ro p erty , p e n d � ing d e te rm in a tio n of th e lio undary '..ne le i w een th e tw o s ta te s by th e co u rt, w as g ra n te d . Both a c tio n s w ere a sk ed by th e fe d � e ra l g o v ern m en t. P H rL A D fC L P H lA -P ric e of S u n d ay ew sp sp e rs h e re will be ad v an ced to IO c en ts b eg in n in g A pril 4, p u b lish e rs an n o u n ced today . W E A T f*UK?A(TO S tr ik e s of 2 00(1 r i f e e m � ployes w ere r iv e n added m om en tu m to d ay w ith th e a n n o u n ee m e n t th a t on e-fifth o f tho c ity fir** d e p a rtm e n t had feigned �*lgn� lio n s e ffec tive nex t W ednesday u n less they , too, a re g r a n t � ed p ay lncr-wec*. A ction of th e c ity council la te y e s � te rd ay In nasr ln g a b u d g e t p ro v id in g Tor IO per e n t pay Increases, fa iled to mettle th e d ifficu lties of th e official 'em ily . C liv c lerks, g a rb ag e h a n d le rs , food , � to rs an d o th e r m u n ic ip a l e m � it/ i v* co n tin u ed today to p ick e t the c ity hall. T h e s tr ik e w as d ec la red IOO per* em effectiv* and lea d e rs in sis ted th ere w as n* sign of w eak en in g on the p a rt o f em ployes. greaa. H is s ta te m e n t on o u r coo- J m im ic q u e s tio n s h a s th e r ig h t r in g , how ever, on acc o u n t of its b rev ity it J leaves m ach to be in ferred . T h ere I should be no c o n tro v e rsy in th e re- , pub lican conven tion on th e p roposition i tH�- n u ts th a t o u r c o u n try a t th is tim e n e rd s th e best busine** lea d e rsh ip th a t w>* can find to su ccessfu lly lead th e w ay th ro u g h th e m an y d a n g e ro u s s itu a tio n s th a t c o n fro n t th e in d u s tr ia l life of th is na tio n . M r H oover h a s m an y fr ien d s In W isconsin . H ow ever, no e ffo rt h a s been m ade In h is b eh a lf an d I am not in position to say how h is c a n d i� dacy will be received by tho r e p u b li � c an s of th is s ta te . S P E N O L IT T L E M ONEY T h e fo llow ing s ta te m e n t wa* issued u t tho n a tl .ira ! h e a d q u a r te r s of the H oover N a t on*I R e p u b lican c lu b a t u n ifo rm d a n th e H o te l V anderb ilt. New York, b> ; J . F . latcwy. te m p o ra ry c h a irm a n of o r r cold o r so re th ro a t, o r who p re sen ts c lin ica l sym ptom * o f illness, should be .** n I hom e." lie sa id , "and com pelled to rem a in aw ay from sctor Agr**, 'tural Experim ent wtien. i.':OO-"A Bigger and B etter W it- certain," W alter L. H ouser, presi� dent W isconsin Live Stock Breed� er** sedation . The Present and Future of W isconsin's Most Im portant In� dustry," A nt raw W. H opkins, se c � retary W isconsin L ive Stack Breeder*' association. "A ssets and L iabilities,'* E. H. Parker, Janesville "Boosting," D. 3. Bullock, Weidman Anim al Husbandry Departm ent and W isconsin Live Stock Breed� ers' association . C onfersncs, W isconsin Junior Livs Stock E xposition com m ittee. A Live Stock rog re rn for 1920, executive com m ittee W isconsin Live Stock Breeders' association. " Pooling and Pulling Together," Jam es D ii'on, president W isconsin Division^ F leece W ool States BULLETIN NEW YORK- The vive ousted socia list assem blym en will appeal im m ediately to the sta te suprem e court and, if necessary, w ill carry their case to the United S ta tes suprem e court, S . John Block, a s � sociate counsel, said today. Block said the appeal w ill be arranged as soon as th* so c ia list a ttorn eys can confer. A Grow* Gatiorv Ct tv Y. M. C. A. e t To d ise ase a r r tra n s m itte d by p e r- j c o n tac t T he con tro l of the-* i 6:30 Ge gether Supper T oastm aster . . . W . L. Houser Group m usic. Professor E. B. Gordon. "Our G reatest A sset," Herbert W. M urn ford. Illinois Agricultural association . "Over Here," John S. Donald, Dane county. "Possibilities," C A. P eterso n , W isconsin Jersey Breeders' a sso � ciation. "On Wieorvwin," George C. H um � phrey, U niversity of W isconsin. "Sinew* of Peace," J. H. Mc- Nown, Juneau county. ti g i r d m an a* tho source sri vo ir o f m ost of the ro m m u n lra 1 Incus* > " be e.iid. " It is e a s ie r toth * o rg a n isa tio n .KuppresK ep idem ics of >ellow fi ver or m a la r ia th an of typho id fev er o r vcn- Unsettled w ith rain tonight. Colder ton ight and Friday. Strong sh ifting winds. (Ofllclnl R eport b r I . b. M ra ll ie r (tu reen I C ity T o le r a to r s T'rccipltmliOTi I H ig h est liow eet 24 h o u rs Y eaten Ja y I i I N a h t to 7 a n i i . . . . 72 62 O' 42 .OI 64 .01 v id!** k ills ankee Chicago . . . Green Bay v a u sa u . . . I >uluth . . . . M inneapolis I at Cross* I >ubuque SH ss 76 64 A .0 4 ANOTHER MOVIE STAR IS SUED FOR DIVORCE Carlyle Blackwell Defendant This Time; Wife Al� lege* Desertion Five Years After Marriage; f rench Woman Is Named MADDON U E IT H E R Yes- T em per- R elative W ind ' k. Mrs Blackwell testified, and his ho u se in Hpuyten Duyval was an elnl>orate a f fa i r w i th five se rv an ts , a va le t and a chauffeur . Mrs. Blackwell a lso ch a rg e d th a t he r h u sb an d w as su p p o r t in g a c a � b a re t pe r fo rm er , a F re n c h wom an, sin g in g on. th e C e n tu ry ro o L In v iew of tho d iw u ss io n s a* to tho l a rg e e x p e n d i tu re s th a t i t is sa id a re being m ad e in th e p r im a ry e lection , ab o u t w h ich th e people huvo a right I to i*e Inform ed, I d 2s. The vote on W eidm an. 416 to I i , and th* vote on D ew itt and Orr. UM to 46. CROWD CHE E RS RESULT Aa the final vote w as taken, a fir* of app lause spread over the a ssem b ly cham ber. T he crowed in the ga llery cheered announcem ent of th# result. T he assem blym en, worn from thb nigh t o f bitter debate, roused th em � se lv es tor a final cheer. TY.a vote canto im m ediately a fter Speaker B w eet had eornplet4*d h is a d - dress. The Speaker m ounted th* ros� trum and called for a vote on W ald� r o n , the first of the m en to be b a l� loted on. A hush fell over the cham ber a s tho clerk started the roll call. T he first emeer cam e when th# speaker declared that the sea t o f Orr w as vacant. T he cheering lasted s e v � eral m inute*. Speaker S w eet refused to m ake any statem ent in th e result except to m y: "Th* result speaks for itse lf " BLOW AT A M ERICA N ISM E xpulsion of th* five soc ia list m em � bers o f the New York assem bly w as a "serious blow a t the standards of true Am ericanism and nothing short of a ca lam ity ," Charles E vans H ughes d e � clared . He raid: "I do no t ca re to speak o f the action o f th e a ssem b ly in a c asu a l or f lip p an t m ariner. I re ga rd it a s a serious blow a t th e s ta n d a rd s of t ru e A m erican ism a n d n o th in g sh o r t of a calam ity . Those w ho m ak e th e ir patriotism a veh icle fo r In to le ran ce a rc d a n g e ro u s frien d * o ' o u r in s titu tio n s . I e x p ressed m y v iew s upon th is q u es tio n a t the o u t� se t a n d I h av e seen no re a so n to c h a n g e them ." U n less a kl * elal session o f th# leg � islature is ended, the governor cannot i T u rn to peg* 9. co lu m n I ) MESSENGERS A R E ROBBED O F $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 KANSAN CITY T w o b an k m e s se n � g ers , c a r ry in g a $30,000 payro ll, w ere beld up an d robbed on th e b rid g e b e � tw een K a n sa s and M issouri h e re to � day . T h e ro b b ery w a ^ w itnessed by score# of mi*-f th e M otion I*ic'.u re E d ito r of The W isconsin S ta te J o u rn a l by m id � n ig h t A pr . IO. T h ere a r e th ree p rizes, firs t, $50; socond . $30. a n d third. 420. A GRA NY, NL Y E leven bill* d e � signed to en .*ii re n t p ro fiteerin g in New York b-i ;irne law * todav , T h* m o st d ra s t ic o f th e law s lim it ren t in crease# to 2.1 p e rc e n t a year. P r o � v ision# a lso Include th a t a lan d lo rd 's w ilfu l fa ilu re to p ro v id e n e ce ssa ry lig h t, w a te r, h e a t a n d po w er c o n s t i� tu te s a m isd em ean o r. DONDON Mu st a p h # K em ah leader o f th e T u rk ish n a tio n a lis t rebels, h a s d eclared w a r on G rea t B rita in , a d is- p a tc h from th�* (C onstantinople c o r re s � p o nden t of th e M orning po.-t sa id to - da y. B u d ap es t d isp a tc h es y e s te rd a y q u o ted th e n e w sp a p e r P e s te r L loyd a s a s s e r t in g th a t a it o f T u rk ey ex cep t C o n stan t inopio w as in rebellion a g a in s t tho- a llie s .

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