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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - April 7, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin Thursday is Stoughton Day at Hie Madison automotive show weather warmer the Welsco in journal vol. 135, no. 7. 81st Yew. Madison. Wis., wednesday afternoon april 7, 1920. Sixteen pages Price three cents new German conspiracy bared Kittleson thanks friends for Victory Blied congratulates Victory i. Milo Kittleson Madison a mayor elect i want to thank my friends for their support in my election. It As been a great incentive to come into Contact with so Many of my townsmen and feel the pulse of wholesome Public spirit. I declared my platform when i announced my candidacy. I stand for economical business administration in municipal affairs. The problem of transportation will be handled in a business like manner. Madison is out for a 60,000 population and the administration of the next two years will be a big Factor in making that Frank c. Blied Defeated mayoralty candidate i am grateful to my Many friends who sup ported me so loyally although some differed with me in my unselfish fight for the interests of the City. The vote demonstrated that in the solution of the Street car problem More than 700 voters thought More of men than my Issue. Although the Issue was Defeated yesterday the time is near when the citizens of Madison will realize that the City must furnish additional facilities either in Street cars or with the coming motor buses. I do not want any condolence. I was Defeated and take the verdict of the voters gracefully. I deplore the personal attacks made on me by some individuals and i am glad that i did not resent them in the same manner. Principles Are always of greater importance than personalities. I believe i was the first to congratulate my esteemed opponent i. M. Kittleson. Who displayed gentlemanly qualities during this involved in revolt plan former army chief was to have been bavarian dictator under plot says Berlin dispatch la Follette ites sweep claim Lead of 75,000 for ticket Philipp fails to carry Milwaukee or Madison first believed Safe for governors slate increases granted Madison a teachers present salaries new salaries increase percent High school $ 70.875 $ 87,440 $16,565 23% special lines 50,725 60,655 9,930 19% elementary grades 150,750 190.280 39.530 26totals. 272,350 338,375 66,025 24% pay Kittleson is Quot for next mayor by2t0,v0te $66,025 boost teachers of Madison Board adopts committee re tenth Ward Tunis trick for l a Follette in stained Delegate a mild Are swept the state in tuesday election. I. E. 0411. Ever teary of the 1a-Follett Campaign commuter turned % a to lament claiming a margin of 76.oso. To said return indicated the ticket had carried every District in the a Tate. I Tov. E. In Philipp a candidate for Delegate at Large and Leader of the uninstructed ticket conceded defeat of his candidate. Far from Complete return Are still far from Complete. Many District have not been heard from but the count to far leave no doubt a to the result the a foliate ticket carried the City of Madleon Andje Ane county a with Complete returns from Mil Juke showing that the entire 1a hello delegation has won by about and with return from the Lake a Ore counties and Western part of the stale showing an overwhelming endorsement everywhere we tie Lieve we have carried the stale for the i a Follette delegation by 76.000,�?� said Secretary Galt. To far every report indicates that we have carried every District in the state. It has been an endorsement of senator la Follette and his platform of which he and his delegates May Well feel tabulations by the Wisconsin stat journal thus far indicate la Follette men leading in the second third fourth fifth. Sixth eighth and ninth congressional districts. An even break was apparent in the seventh and eleventh and the Mimi fruited Date leading in the first. Wilson has new granddaughter Johnson and i Ramsay Skinner Mcconnell lose Baillie chosen port granting 24 percent More name Alberty Garden Leader banker in mayoralty contest Moe re elected without opposition Only two precincts ballot in favor of Purchase of car lines Madison yesterday rejected Tho proposal to Purchase the lines of the Madison hallways company by a two to on vote. Unionist owners Iii carried in Only two precincts lha first of the sixth Ward voting 27# to 269 to Purchase and the second of the seventh word lining up 67 to 62 in favor of the proposal. The vote on municipal ownership by wards follows s sixth Ano fifth wards change aldermen Mason re elected in second by big margin Aldermani winners first Ward Starr. Second Ward Mason. Third Ward Mautz. Fourth Ward Dowling fifth Ward Caesar sixth Ward Feaster. Seventh Ward utter. Eighth Ward Behrend. Ninth Ward Rupp. Tenth Weed Steffen. Two prominent Mem Liers of the present Malison common Council will step out a a result of yesterday voting. The outfit Anding surprises of the Aldermani contests were Tho defeat of Marcus Johnson an ardent advocate of municipal owner whip in the sixth Ward and Tho Victory of Henry Caesar Over a w. Mcconnell in the fifth. In to it a fifth Wand Starr Defeated Alford former Alderman who resigned a it ear ago. 36# to of. In the second Mason Defeated win Rich 422 to 16�. Mautha it a a walk away in the third Downing honeycomb by a 52i to 347 vote. Dowling had no opposition in the fourth. In the fifth. Caesar won Over Mcconnell. 419 to 406. Mcconnell a Long represented his Ward in the coun j loft so Roon crowds cloth or closely for third place on school Board j. R Ramsay. Prof. Al. To Skinner and k. J. Rail he were elected members of the Madison school Board yesterday out of a Field of five candidates. The race was led by in easy margin s by Ramsey followed by prof. Skinner j Poth candidates ran Over the 4,000 j Mark. Baillie and la. J. Loft Gordon j had a neck and neck scramble of in Haddie taking the Honor by 32 votes. Mcclain was eliminated As a poor fifth. Complete figures give Ramsay. 4 Sis Skinner. 4.3s1. Baillie 3.978, lofts Gordon. 3.846. Mcclain 2,648 the vote follow new Torki Mary Faith was the name Given to president Wilson newest granddaughter today. She was born last night to or and mrs. William Ltd. Mcadoo. Mrs. My Admi is the presidents youngest daughter. The baby was named after Mcadoo Mother. Their first child Ellen Wilson now four years of age was name aft mrs. Mcadoo Mother the first or. Wilson. Wea t Skinner Mcclain Ramsay o a 2 i o exp �,7 i 3 find Ward. 371 189 387 221 322 second Ward 398 203 435 346 383 3rd Ward isl 156 in 180 190 168 3rd Ward 2nd it 318 71 372 317 357 fourth Ward. 299 196 343 506 336 5th Ward 1st 321 201 292 198 261 5th Wand 2nd 298 163 269 2o5 219 6th Ward 1st 265 185 319 365 245 6th Wand 2nd 243 2.37 228 393 203 7th Ward 1st 404 235 454 398 347 Quot the Ward 2nd 61 51 84 98 61 eighth Ward 278 273 306 276 338 ninth Ward. 297 23.1 361 250 351 tenth Ward. 676 279 599 383 387 totals. 4.381 s 04 i 1.978 training Bill far tonight and probably thursday. Slightly warmer tonight. Diminishing Northwest winds. It. Wrather Lupori by i blur Vii i i Arl City temperature precipitation a highest lowest 24 hours yesterday Hast night to i a. M Mitt a a and on of the Council members on Tho City Board of health. He is superintendent of property at the Quot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the sixth Ward. Fussler won Over file Lson t lays Johnson 72s to 670. Johnson president of the madmen federation of i a Bor and rep reseal Ting this District in the legislator fathered municipal ownership in common Council. Utter Defeated Lbrown in Tho seventh. Polling 473 against Crown 351. Behrend had Little difficulty in the eighth he roiled 345 to Schwoegler s 262. In the ninth. Rupp was returned to the Council by a 380 to 261 vote Over Meyer. The often wan re elected in the tenth a Defeated a Beffer 460 to 174. I among Justice of porn candidates j there were by two contest Johiv-1 won Defeated Pinkerton in the third Fehlandt won Over Mahoney in the eighth. Ahart increases for Madison Public school teach involving $68. A were mild i. The Lim. Board last night in accepting the recommendation of its committee on teachers. The increases represent an average raise of 24 percent Over present salaries and with the increase granted last year brings the total increase in the two year to 45 percent the largest inc mini was made for the teachers in the elementary grades in raising present salaries of $150,750 to $190,280. High school teachers were granted an increase of $16,565, and teacher in set Metal line $3,930. These increases represent group additions to the group salaries and the total amount for teachers salaries has been increased from $272,350 to $338,375, John Moran Secretary in Reading the re per of the teachers Committer and explaining the Wink of two months in its preparation . A a the committee collected full data throughout the state of Side of Milwaukee. And then took up with Tho common Council Tho financial it audition of the City it was decided Tim $60 000 to $65000 was the Quot maximum that could to granted Over present salaries and that of possible $1,200 was to be the increased salary in a a Grade Ami $1,500 the new salary it High seized and grad1 . It a decided to pay no attention to percentages but to distribute this sum according n efficiency skill and a Prience there is no fix d maximum or minimum salary. The highest salary is $1,475 and them Are Only la teachers receiving Lees than $1,500.�?� the report was accepted us the final action of the Quot Board. The Garden movement a approved with the appointment of m la. Albert us Leader miss Margaret flyer a appointed for half Tiro work in the Opportunity room of the Longfellow school and mrs Harry heard to full time work along similar lines both Marquette school. What City did voted Down municipal ownership of Street car system. Voted Down Daylight saving a a municipal proposition. Elected i. Milo k Bisson As mayor. I. Clemenceau is Mil Kittleson hanker in mayor elect of Madison. He Defeated Frank c. Blind printing concern head by 118 vote in one j of the hottest campaigns staged in Madison in year the race Between Kittleson and Lilied was close until the tenth Ward the last to report a heard from. First Lilied would take a lend. Then Kittleson would slide into Tho fore rank a the result of the voting filtered in during the night."1 it a the tenth that limed the trick for Kittleson. With nine wards heard from cited was leading when the tenth reported. The total count on the mayoralty a Kittleson. 3 698 Bill a 3.560. Here is tile vote by wants i led Kittleson it Ward. 2nd Ward. 3rd Ward 11st pct it. 3rd Ward 2nd pct i 4th Ward. 5th Ward fist pen. 5th Ward f2nd fit ctr Ward fist Fth t6th Ward 2nd pct 7th Ward ii St pct. 7th Ward 2nd pot 8th Ward. 9th Ward. Loth Ward. 185 321. 23#13# 145. 274 284 27.1 243. 217 238. .162 220. 264 211. 285 199. Sit 404. 83 60. 412 2v2. 412 242 198 494 3.560 3 698 be no first Ward. 136 371 second word. Cum 406 third Ward int. 126 198 third Ward 2ndi218 32c fourth Ward. Is 326 fifth Ward list. 184 267 fifth wan 2nd172 213 sixth Ward it i St i276 269 sixth Ward it 2nd it. 238 244 seventh Ward fist 301 422 seventh Ward 2nd 69 62 eighth Ward. 249 348 ninth Ward. 310 328 tenth Ward. 209 486 total. .2868 4 265 the vote by wards on Daylight Bov ing which went Down to defeat Fol lows be no first Ward. 228 366 Sec Ond Ward. 218 Sio third Ward 1st120 226 third Ward 2mj>173 415 fourth w Ard. Itt 401 fifth Ward into. 183 301 fifth Ward 2ndsixth Ward 1st175 "92 sixth Ward 2nd163 380 seventh Ward 1st a. So. 513 seventh Ward 2nd3# 107 eighth Ward. A 211 414 ninth we Ard. 284 435 tenth Ward. 323 52# Thompson wins Chicago ballot total. Carl Mon was re elected City treasurer without opposition. Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson Republican a an overwhelming Victor today in the count from yesterday Aldermani elections. The election were non partisan hut j the Issue was Between a local a Reform Quot body and Thompson. The municipal voters league r two in mended election i of certain candidate while Thompson was supported by democrats. On on done a far reaching military conspiracy paralleling in in the von Kapp insure act Tion has been revealed in Munich. News Agency dispatch from Berlin said Imlay. The conspiracy included making general Urich Ludendorff Hava Ria Ai dictator and or. Heine economic i chief Tho dispatch said. Adding that Heine was known As a bavarian separatist. Reds plunder country the Defeated Herman communist army driven from its last stronghold in Essen by the advancing government troops a started plundering thew country in its Retreat a news Agency dispatch said today. A advice Here indicated the of Reich we or were in a my rapid stride. In their Campaign to restore order lathe Buhr Industrial District. Sever fighting was reported from some districts with the red joing heavily in dead and wounded. Indiscriminate murder and looting with reported in some districts first phase Complete a Rihs til first phase of French occupation of German Rhino cities in retaliation for what the French consider Germany violation of the treaty of Versailles through sending Reich Wehr troops into Tim Neutral Bon to put Down the Ruhr rebellion had Besa completed today. It a announced officially French Force had Homburg. The Tri color today flew Over Frankfort Darmstadt. Honan Leburg and Homburg. The second phase it a Learned will be still further occupation if the Buhr District is not evacuated by German troops. Reparation for the new French move should it a necessary Wuu under Way in the Region Oft j Nancy. Leaves cancelled Soldier on leave were recalled. Three regiments it a Learned. Scheduled feb ova for an unknowns destination thursday. At Lunev Iii the cavalry called by horse it had loaned Tho peasant for agricultural use. The French re Law flotilla arrived at Hanau Early today. The press today generally declared gym any should not a permitted to leave a Ming in Soldier in the Neutral zone Atter april to. A provided in Tho protocol. It was pointed out an orangemen to must be made for Latt icing this District the next step the tip wrap Zipern aug Geste should be negotiation of ant agreement with Germany adequate police troops. Perfect order prevailed throughout the occupied zone last night Acordi Jurt to advice to the foreign office. Tho Only noticeable change was its replacing of the German Geld Gray uniform by that of the French Poilu. Germans bitter a member of the Herman a be Ega Loru her admitted that he had realized insuring the find half of 1919. There sleeved. Were 28 Lynching in the felted state. This shows a decrease of four lynchings from the number during the same period of 1914. Sly one of the leagues candidates we i sunday that Frame intended to Carrys the total expenditure of the United states for the War is estimated at a about $ 16.., to Date. Washington opponent of Universal military training in the Enate today fired the first shots in the barrage of speeches they have planned to hurl at that Section of the army reorganization Bill. Senator Nelson. Minnesota Republican was the first speaker. A they tem of training provided for in this Bill i utterly contrary to the spirit of american institution a he declared a we Don t want to become a military nation Nelson declared the Bill would create an army of a College Campus sol Mart i son Milwaukee Chicago Green Bay Wausau. Duluth. Minneapolis lot Crosse Dubuque 36 a 40 34 32 20 26 36 26 28 in 14 .61 0 .02 .01 6 6 20 of 24 0 6 26 0 it Adison w k other yes temper relative wind Clouds Ter Day nature humidity velocity Nee i Ems 3$ 46 Looi 7 p. In. 30 7 20 too j today 7 a. In. 27 51 14 0 highest temperature 35 at 5 p in. Lowest temperature 23 at 4 a. In mean temperature Jeat erday 20. Norman 40. Total precipitation since Jan. I. 6.09 in. Normal 6 38 in today in Oil Kab year warmest in 1871, 82. A oldest in 1914. In wettest in j907. 1.19 inches. Hun sets at 6 31. Thousands attend Auto show opening i ves Pitk the threatening cold. T building. The shining new Automo-1 j thousands of spectators flock which Thuro a re too. A set to Madison a ninth and greatest in it cd j�?T11 hundreds of automotive show which opened at the. J a Quot Quot he form the major part of the Steinle Plant 1018 Atwood Avenue to Day. The show featured by special the in is plane a huge Orang and music dancing elaborate decorations yellow a Debird on exhibition in the and a prix car to be Given away will ill in Egypt Racine mayor freed women Hiss verdict London George Clemenceau former Premier of France has been ill with bronchitis at Cairo Egypt since his return from Luxor where he spent part of his vacation a dispatch Here today said. The a a Tiger was improving slowly and was very feeble according to the dispatch. Some uneasiness was Felt i Over i condition. Clemenceau left Marseilles fur a a i cation trip in Egypt soon after his defeat for the presides y of Frame jury finds Armstrong not guilty of improper conduct with maid judge reprimands crowd for conduct in courtroom r British army Falls Back acini. Mayor Wiliam if. Arm Jef a a he a Uund. And denied that he had Strong of this City was found nor committed any Acta Burh As were not guilty tuesday of charge of i charged. He admitted that mias leg 11-Lmpropcr conduct with a housemaid had sewed buttons on his clothe brought but his wife. Mrs. Duytu Paul brought hot water for shaving to Continuo until Midnight saturday. All the newest Model of passenger cars truck tractors and accessories handled by dealer throughout the state Are on display in the massive Roar of the building. Hundreds of curious he stators examined the big air Craft this morning. It has a record of 150 Miles per hour and has a Wing spread of 36 feet. The $890 Chevrolet five passenger car will be Given away saturday night. C of St a n t i Noble British troops in turkish Asia minor today were ordered to retire on is mid about 50 Miles East and South of constantinople on the a Chuuhui in ind railway. 2 killed in leap to escape fire Seattle Fred r. Hamilton. 45, of Berkeley. Cat and his daughter Grace 22. Wore killed when they leaped from the fifth Story of the burning hotel Lincoln Early today. Armstrong in her divorce suit. The jury was out Lur on hour. But j two ballots a it re taken the first said to have been to to 2 for acquittal and the second unanimous. The charges grew out of a divorce suit filed by mrs. Armstrong against her husband trial of which opened before judge Quinlan of Marinette. Who took circuit judge Beldens place on monday. On of the charges in the suit was that the mayor Between september 1918. And september 1919, Hail been guilty of improper actions with Annie Egilski a housemaid in Tho Armstrong Armstrong was the Only material witness for the defense. At the conclusion of i wife a testimony he the bathroom but declared she did these things because his wife refused to do so. Judge John c. Karel Milwaukee and a number of Racine citizens took the stand for mayor Armstrong As character witnesses. The Reading of the verdict resulted in a demonstration by friends of mrs Armstrong in the court room. Women hissed the verdict and the jurors and the crowd Wah severely reprimanded by judge Quinlan for its actions. A request for the dismissal of the wife a charge was made at the opening of court tuesday morning but was denied by the court. Armstrong a attorneys declared Lack of evidence to support the charges entitled him to Nona Uil out her threat. La said the Berlin. I government ordered withdrawal of German garrisons in the occupied cities before the French arrived. Germans bitterly accused the French of double dealing declaring France had reversed her position my i the occupation move. The French Public a elated new marshal foe b s move. The result Oft j the movement across the Rhine Baal leu to increase the military jetd�r4 i prestige greatly Wilson at Helm i Washington a the United great Britain and Italy now a not i go Tilting with France to arrive at n. Definite policy in connection with the French Advance into Germany it Wasu stated at the state department today. In Resl dont Wilson is understood to have the whole matter before him arum to be directing the. Attitude of Tho j United mates through Secretary i Colby. Advice to the Etal department said la German armoured car was reported to have fired on French cavalry patrol East of Frankfort but there were no i Asu Altie. Flee to British zone London More than 2, troop of the Defeated German communist army have tied into the British zone of occupation where they were in tamed a dispatch from Coblenz s lid today. Princess ship off san Diego Han Diego the Cruiser la. Tvs i. A of w a a to ird Diego Imbor so Portl today. A British Bat ii Brince Kun anchored off t after to of Cit

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