Page 1 of Apr 15 1920 Issue of Madison Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison Wisconsin State Journal April 15, 1920 Page 1 old newspaper archives

Want a high-quality poster of this page? Add to Cart

Read an issue on 15 Apr 1920 in Madison, Wisconsin and find what was happening, who was there, and other important and exciting news from the times. You can also check out other issues in The Madison Wisconsin State Journal.

Browse Madison Wisconsin State Journal

How to Find What You Are Looking for on This Page

We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to make the text on a newspaper image searchable. Below is the OCR data for 15 Apr 1920 Madison Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, Wisconsin. Because of the nature of the OCR technology, sometimes the language can appear to be nonsensical. The best way to see what’s on the page is to view the newspaper page.

Show OCR

Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - April 15, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin Thew Fern in journal vol. 135, no. 15. 81st year. Madison w1s., thursday afternoon april 15, 1920. Sixteen pages Price three cent alleged radicals feel u. S. Fist Board signs Mother slays self ii Nice u o Tobe with her baby 6 of 65 h. S. Teachers whispers to dying child then hurls herself from fourth Story window of Chicago Hospital to courtyard below danger of shortage seen at p. T. Meeting limit reached in salaries says Bushnell c in oui of the 65 contracts for next High school teacher have been signed an far and the Lino limit allows but two Days longer. The probability of an oven More appalling shortage of teacher than existed this year tie Causo of insufficient salaries a discussed at the Parent teachers association meeting in the High school last night. The Board of education went the limit in granting the last 24 per cent increase in salaries but they Are yet too Low to compete with those of other cities. I Rin ipsa v. Cd. Barnes asked Quot la it fair to let the pro sent teachers go and then pay inexperienced ones proportionately More Madison a wage scale according to the Market quotations on teachers will not bring in a teacher of More than two or three years experience and usually discussion toil owed the report of the teachers salary committee which consisted of a statement of the recently adopted is Alc of wages. Of Madison teachers refuse to sign their contracts at the increase granted the City is absolutely declared Alfred h. Bushnell member of the salary committee. A the school Board Bas gone the limit in increasing salaries and we must face Tho problem As it a teachers Atli not accept this increase when the majority of them ran go to other cities and command higher salaries a asserted principal Barnes. A we cannot keep them at the salaries we offer them when they Are Worth from f 1,800 to 92,000 in Milwaukee and other several speakers waxed warm in presentation of the salary problem. But this fact re rnai tied when the debate ceased the Tea her will either have to accept the increases granted and wait until the City finances Are in such condition that further advances can be made or will Hays to seek positions elsewhere. The committee which has been investigating the working of free text books As relating particularly to the High schools also reported. Principals of schools which have bad this i system in use from to to s3 years i recommended it in every Case. The committee did not present it report with a recommendation for i adoption saying it would advise Thor j Augh investigation of other plans. Of sections to free text books Are that j they become dirty and unsanitary re quire someone to Check them up and j pass them out and them is a ton j Dency to retain the re do St books for Sterol years and therefore not keep. Up Aith the newest discoveries and methods limit Oance hours the asset Mimi a lop a t Reso i i it ions on recommendation of the social committee. Faculty members i cannot i Quot Belli responsible for students after the closing hour of any social event so Tho parents adopted a Resolution expressing disapproval of any party lasting later than 12 o clock. I this applies to the commencement i party which in for Meg years has last j de until 2. Tho second Resolution was that Alt parties during the school j parties including week end parties a should end at la o clock. Magazines to merge editions new York a three magazines published Here announced they willbe forced to Combine numbers for j july and August into one edition and All periodicals Are cutting Down on their distribution to news stands us the result of the shortage of print j paper. The pictorial review Delineator and the designer a Aid the paper situation has become so serious they will Issue one number in july As a combined july August edition. Entire family is wiped out Elkhorn the entire family of Julius kit 30, consisting 6t himself and wife and four Small children were burned to death at their farm horns near Here. The father attempted to save the others and died later of Buras. The children ranged in age from five months to five yearn All girls. Recess brings student exodus with dismissal of Claes wednes in the University population rosily diminished with practically every ingoing train packed. For the most Ort the Only students remaining in in City Are those living at Distant ants. This number is rather Large ii Leatton however because of the tort recess offered. Hot Bool will be a sued next to Day morning. Chicago a mrs. Benjamin. Payne had her Faith a believed in a life after death. And so she chose to Cross the void that separates the living and the dead that she might be first to Greet Leonard who was to have been 2 years old a month from now. Leonard was dying of pneumonia when his Mother called at the University Hospital. The surgeon told mrs. Payne the baby could not live an hour. She Bent and kissed his baby ear. The doctor thought he caught the sentence and that it implied Farewell. But the nurse had stood a bit closer to the bed. She was sure mrs. Payne had spoken words of Assurance a almost of promised happiness. The Mother was half smiling when she hurried suddenly from the room. Several minutes later they picked up her broken body in the courtyard of the Hospital. She had leaped from a fourth floor window of the building. She died on the Hospital operating table. Fifteen minutes afterwards Leonard gasped away his life. Don Denim is slogan in Southern cities fight against High Cost of clothes spreads Overall clubs organized among businessmen to Pound Down lofty prices Scapa flow loss is paid by germans big tonnage of Marine equipment accepted by allies entente agrees on Ruhr Issue Atlanta of. A a Don the Denim Quot has become the slogan in Many Southern cities in their fight against the High Price of clothes. Eight cities throughout Alabama t in re a boo Georgia Virginia and Louisiana have already organised a a Overall clubs and Many other cities Are taking Steps to meet the High Cost of mens clothing in the name manner according to an announcement by John a. Manget. Fair Price commissioner for the state of Georgia he has taken Steps to Purchase Over 3,000 Overall suits All of which Are to he worn by an Overall club he will tester in the City. Manget plane to have the leading business men of this City a Well As the Many employees in Down town mercantile establishments to enrol his newly planned club. It is expected that a meting of would be members of the Hub will be called at an Early Date to Complete the organisation. Those cities in the South that have already gone on record with their a Overall Tom Are Bir Mingham Ala., Johnson City Tenn. Lynchburg a. Matches. Miss. Columbus a. Knoxville. Tenn. New Orleans. Nashville Tenn., and Decatur Ala. Bancroft named Obregon and Hill As circuit judge escape federals former attorney general appointed to Lancaster vacancy by gov Philipp i i h. Bancroft Richland Center former Wisconsin attorney Genera was this intern Hin filled As circuit judge it Login Raster to fill the vacancy a aued by the death of judge George cd mention. The appointment was made by gov. E. L. Philipp. Or. Bancroft Wilt occupy the Bench until next Spring when he will no doubt he a candidate for the seat at the polls. Accuse Corona of liquor Sale Paul Corona Lake. And Milton sire to was arraigned in Superior court this afternoon on a charge of Selling liquor. His Armet followed the arraignment of William Ellickson on a Hilmar charge. Child run Down by a automobile i a is Moi nor Elisabeth Bartlett 3, daughter of the Rev. Edward Bartlett Minneapolis. Is dead and miss Genevieve Bolander Dee Moines is in a critical condition As the result of being fun Down by an automobile said to have been driven by kidney Oransky Des Moines. A Coroner s jury was to investigate the Accident today. The parents of the dead Hilld Are visiting miss Kila place a sister of mrs. I tartlets Here. Lots a patience but nary egg Sacramento for patience the late lamented Job had nothing on sheriff Man Ford of Sunterro. A Farmer found an acetyl acne Torch in the Woods. For six Days and six nights Munford mounted guard Over Tho Torch. Quot i thought some egg had hidden it preparatory to blowing up a Hank a said he. A thought he d come Back but he did scotch cops Golf Ola Foo a Scotland with most of the track athletes of Scotland in the ranks the policemen have turned to Golf. The Best players from All districts of Scotland will gather at Glen Eagle in june. The trophy is a hand some Cliver Rose bowl. Generals flee Mexico City supporters also to leave. Says report bulletin Agua Prieta Arnulfo Gomez commanding Federal troops ifs the san Luis Potosi District has revolted against Carranza and openly declared for general Alvaro Obregon a pre Danial candidate stated reports to Headquarters Here of the Sonora state army. Unconfirmed rumours were circulated Here today that Carranza hold in Mexico City is threatened by the pro Obregon movement. The Rumor hinted at an anti Carranza coup by the Obrego nistas in the Federal army. Sonora state troop have invaded Sinaloa the invasion is regarded a the first step in a nation wide movement by followers of general Obregon to overthrow the Carranza government. By Ralph h. Turner Mexico City the permanent congressional commission Mexico a Only legislative body during adjournment of the Congreve last night a. Re a Resolution condemning the action of the Sonora legislature in withdrawing from the Republic. General Francisco of Requiso sub Secretary issued a statement denying that general Mayco to in the stat of Guerra and general Martinez Amarilla. In Chihuahua had joined the. Rebel movement Candido Aguilar ton Ign minister characterized the new up heave As a clash Between Militarist and civilian element. Newspaper today verified report of Obregon s escape. He had been under technical arrest following charge that he had plotted wih rebel Leader Obregon was on of the three leading candidate for president and was at one time minister of War and Navy. General Benjamin Hill formerly an american citizen accompanied Obregon. The successful escape was attributed to the fact that Obregon a automobile was considerably faster than the police a Bine. Obregon supporters said today their Leader was safely hidden and would soon Issue a manifesto outlining his attitude and the policy he would follow As a general in the Federal army he had a Large personal following the government it was said will consider Obregon a deserter from the army and order military leaders to Endeavor to Cai it Ture him. Sunderland. Eng. A whirled round so times when caught in a rope making machine Paul Sidney aged 30, owed escape from death to the quickness of his father who kicked a projecting beam aside and stopped the machinery. Paris the Council of ambassadors today accepted from Germany 192,000 tons of Marine equipment As full recompense for the sinking of the German Fleet interned at Scapa flow ending the Long controversy. The Council decided upon distribution of the equipment among the Alite. Both the British and italian ambassadors attended today s meeting of the Council. They announced their government had withdrawn an order instructing them not to participate in further meetings on subjects pertaining to execution of the treaty of peace with Germany. Claim rebels arrested the order was issued at the Tim great Britain objected to French occupation of the German Rhine cities. Its withdrawal was taken us final proof that Complete Accord had been restored Between France and her allies. A news Agency dispatch from Berlin today said that major general von Luet tilts and major Bischoff accused of attempting to foment a new revolt in Germany have been arrested. The men were found hiding in an estate in East Prussia the dispatch said. Fear monarchist coup Berlin the danger of a monarchist coup was mor real and imminent than generally believed or. Gessler minister of defense told the Reich tag late today. The situation in Pomerania was particularly serious Gessler said. He appealed to the right parties to use their influence Quot with their conservative reactionary and military friends Quot to avoid a Pew outbreak Gessler urged Quot a general popular Union against the a forces which would injure the he said it was reported apparently reliably that the Iron division and the Marine brigade which supported the von Kapp insurrection were encamped at Muenster ready to assist in the new coup. U. S. A y lift Russ Trade bar Washington a the United states aeon will take Independent Acton and lift All restrictions against Trade with Russia if the allies delay much longer in reaching a decision on the proposal of this government for Commerce with Russia at the risk of the traders it was Learned officially today. Tea Cher to get $2,800 raise Manitowoc i. A Zimmers for ten it ears superintendent of is Bools Here. Has resigned effective in inn la will go to Boise City Ida. Zimmers came Here from Kenosha. His salary out arest will lie $7,000 a year. Here it was $4,200. Knows ring game St. Louis Urban shocker Veteran a Pitcher for Jimmy burkes clan is an authority on the Queen Berry sport. He attended on an average of five boxing shows a week in Detroit last Winter. He picked dim pee y to beat Willard. Roger Sullivan Dies suddenly Chicago financier and politician victim of heart failure after illness Chicago millionaire policemen Ward healers widows hankers and statesmen joined today in expressions of sympathy Over the death of Roger c. Sullivan financier and politician who Rose from farmhand to political a a Bossy of his state. Sullivan do d late yesterday As a result of a sudden attack of heart failure super induced by bronchial pneumonia. He had been in failing health for several months. Funeral services will a held saturday. With the death of Sullivan. Illinois democratic politics today were i Denose. Split into factions. Sullivan led the state party successfully. His political enemies include Carter Harrison former gov. Edward f. Dunne and former United Staten senator j. Hamilton Lewis. He had intended it was said today to put Dunne and Harrison in the delegation to the democratic National convention at san Francisco. Played game Square a the Boss is dead a was the message flashed through Chicago a great West hide last night. There was general mourning throughout for it Van among the Irish and the foreign element in that part of the City that Sullivan was loved Tiest. Old women and men who grew up with the democratic Bose told today of his favors. A the never forgot Quot said an old supporter. Roger played the game Square. You could always count on him. If you were his Friend he was it ours a Sullivan is was Horn at Belvidere 111., and As a child worked As a farm hand for $8 a month. He Cam to Chicago worked in a railway shop and got into politics gradually he got into business on a big scale. It is estimated he was won ii $ in too too. Swung convention to Sullivan perhaps More than to anyone else. Woodrow Wilson owes the fact that his president of the United states maid Sullivan s friends Here today. It was at the Baltimore convention in 191$. Champ Clark had the Illinois instructions but Sullivan controlled Tho delegation after several ballots had be a taken Sullivan derided to swing to Wilson it was the first big break in the con a ant Ion and Wilson s nomination followed Sullivan dominated Illinois democratic politics for 25 years and for the lust 12 ban hot it a a National figure publishers to meet next week Demoor a to of Illinois leaderless leaders of rail strike Are nabbed i 19 arrested in Chicago by Federal agents charged with violation of lever act traffic moving c Toge Ali Van Pershing enters presidency race new Yolk Fri piled t ran Portal Ion. Due to members of the am re Ublish eni pm Quot i action annual convention Herr Al Palmer Secretary changes were made plan. Railroad strike. Lean newspaper pc ill hold their next we a. A is in a today no n convention someone s been counting pm Han Francisco fire was heaped on the head of the Humble parlor match at the labor Council meeting Here. A Delegate demanded a thorough investigation of the charge that match com panic were cheating and that often boxy a contained several matches Lese than advertised on the Box. Joseph has a bout decided to move upper Sandusky three time. And out. Never again. Thus spoke Joseph Heck when a a lit winds Arm wrecked his Horn near Here. First time Job plies Home was destroyed by fire. Next one was struck by lightning. Third one All one same location wrecked by wind. Bathing in Nevada a been pro noun re a luxury by the United states gov rom it willingness to serve if Calleo. Expressed held blow to Wood chances by l c. Martin Washington general Pershing a a entry into the presidential mrs was an j absorbing topic with politicians of All i part Lea Here today. Pershing s virtual announcement at the dinner of the Nebraska society Here last night that he would accept the nomination if demanded of him created considerable i us Ion. After on of the speakers had mentioned Pershing in connection with the presidency the general in replying mid to feel no patriotic american could decline to Servo in that High position if called upon to do so by Tho people the questions heard in the capital today were what party Doe Pershing belong to a is a running As by part Iran nonpartisan it Independent candidate what he t will Pershing s entry have on general Wood a chances and what feet will Woods candidacy have on a Rehing s chances of Landing a nomination ? the answer to til first question was generally assumed Here to to that i Pershing i a Republican and that Bel meant the la publican nomination fort president. The unsure r to the second was not so easy. Politicians said. They rred a red Pershing however with having timed his entry so it would hit Woods j it Banc -4 hard St no what party or faction they belonged of the a Duns who today discus id the Pershing Candida. It did to with rest act they said tile Marl Sun Pucce inf Illy la a the a a f in the War undoubtedly would have ii Strong popular Appeal and de a lured that in of stories that Pershing was not popular with the soldiers he could get a big share of the Soldier vote and that there Are ele meets in his candidacy which May i make him the dark miners scale body meeting new York due to reports of Dis j satisfaction among Coal min re in the Antral it Field a meeting of he Gen eral scale committee was to be held i her today to attempt to ormolu a j plans to it keep the in. Al work themen were a ported dissatisfied with slow Progress of toward i Rea. Lung a a w w the agreement. Flt afro the United states Gow j Ern ment struck today at the i cd local element backing the Quot outlaw Quot Railroad strike which resulted in partial partly nation of the nations industries and threatened Industrial Center with starvation. Deputy i. S marshals acting on instructions of i. H attorney c. P. To Lyne. Arr Tad 19 of the strikers leaders Here and expected to Toke la More into custody this afternoon. The men arrested include John Crit Nau president of the Chicago yardman association the original Quot outlaw Union. Granau called the first strike. The Warran a charged violation of the lever Law and official scald criminal prosecution will pm sought. It. K commission r a owls f. A Mon. Son of congressman William k. Mason of Illinois. Issued the warrants. The warrants were issued by u. S. Com in i Doner let a it i. Mason and Given to the deputies who set out to make the arrests in t taxicabs. Two Hundred additional warrants it was said will i a Issue later. The 19 prisoners were taken he for commissioner Mason where Dyne urged that Hall i a axed it $20,000 a Ach. Maxim said Hgt would set the Hall at $10 000 now and of the facts later warranted it he would rain the its ii among those arrested with Grunau w re Elmer old Well and James j. Dod Gion whom attorney general Palmer was reported to have termed a dangerous the warrant on which they a re a treated charged a unlawful conspiracy and combining with arranging among themselves and other persons to Llma the facilities far transportation and production of fuel food wearing appear and other the evidence on which the government base its chs it a maid consisted of copies of placards alleged to have been posted in Railroad Yards by strikers. All the arrested men appeared to be amused at the turn the or affairs have taken. They were Well dressed wore White Collar and grinned when ask d what they we re going to do. Quot the governments mud a a Eidola mistake Quot said r. H. Murphy one of the strikers and a confidant of Grunau a it certainly Hasni to weaken the strikers any. They wont go Hack to work for $5 a Day. I know i wont. Tho strike leaders had in their attorney Sam l pm ice. Who announced they would be defended when their ens was brought up for heating by Clarence i Arrow who defended Mcnamara Brothers at los Angeles. Railroad passenger service crippled by the strike Wax report a i gradually who brought Back to Normal throughout the country today. Movement Al freight a timing Omli Tiei in the West hut was still tied up in Tho. Int it Del Ial of the Railroad brother hoods who have fought the unauthorized walk out declared the strike was broken definitely while t tip men were Reju a Rte a returning to wag in Large number in some Middle Western cities there we re no important defection from lha ranks of strikers in Eastern districts. Gov eminent official who have been in touch with the a Ink situation today believed the men who had walked out would return a their jobs As a result of exposure of alleged i w. Of Lead r hip. Milwaukee a the Here continued standing Pat today although members of the old Broth Rhonda declared the a Trike was weak unsettled tonight and Friday probably rain. Not much change in temperature. Fresh to Strong shifting winds. Lof Fiela urinal in i. V. Vav Miller la ii re ii i City temp r Hare prot donation highest lot it i hour i str it in a i ast n ight a 7 a in Madison. 52 39 0 Mil w Auk e5 4 to a 0 Chicago. 1 i la Green Hay 54 la # Wausa lamp 0 _ a m Duluth. Fat 2 a i Minneapolis. 54 a a i 0 arose ii la i it Dubuque. 52 12 Oivi Chi non Vav i ath by yes the Ranjit r relative wind Cloud tent a afar humidity i. Try nets noon. 7 3 ii 20 7 p. In. 4x 13 to u to Ilay 7 a. In.41 m 100 Neon 44 70 ii too heirlooms pawned to meet High living Cost cherished belongings vanish in a a Hock say Chicago pawnbrokers Middle class Folk making acquaintance of shops for first time Ming and might a hour by the men ret attempts have in apparent Success to it g Imam n a Tai Homer Grot Quot in in it in it Chi transportation her the present Coal so relieved us noon As Mackinac arc free dealers and jut Kors a nigh food la thet in ands i ride tin a in of irk. To p Illinois German paper suspends highest temperature r.3 at 3 p in. Lowest temperature 39 of 3 a in mean temperature yesterday ii Normal 44 total pre notation since fun to s.25 in Normal 6 33 in a nov in a Tii kit x a % at a a warmest in 189$, 71. Ltd a a in Ith. 27 w �11est in ilk1,35 inches. Fun sets at 6 la. Quot Nama a a a in we j ring and diamonds in Trig a d More than air help Brid Iii Gap Between wage and tic Cost of living a it Ordin to Pawn broker Here today. Pet son who have never before re sorted to j tuning it he wished longings to obtain enough to top a in live Are now a Toady peer to of tic loan broken. Quot our b is has been great than Ever t a for a said a ii Koshak loan Oker i have n Ling be the be aug in amounts a a change in t or the Middle Ciao a Liers and depart patronize to a Gre a had lass a 1 cicad., in a Well of in Tso clerks i sales girl it it Erst now. The labourer is making plenty of Money and we done to see hint a a often. I attribute the condition to the High coat of living not to extravagance. But to Iii increased Cost of Mere existence. Most of our patrons Are the who can trn aka enough on their present salaries to it. Uhr age the Blin j ung the Only morning. Ago printed la the a by Susie re d. I w is i Tor loge of print Pap j blk. Bub i action w i b i paper it an by pro us d i i paper has ten put dish strike closes Chicago schools Chicago Chicago Public schools a try expected to dose tomorrow fur an indefinite period following a vote of i school a ugly leers Union to strike Friday. The engineers demanded a 4ft percent increase in pay or comp use Parns inn of the Engineer and janitor

Want a high-quality poster of this page? Add to Cart

Search All Newspapers in Madison, Wisconsin

Advanced Search

Search the Madison Wisconsin State Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Start for Free

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Madison Wisconsin State Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Advanced Search