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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - April 23, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin Badger weather Cloudy tonight saturday probably fair. Not much change in temperature. Diminishing northerly winds. Thew so in journal City edition Twenty pages vol. 135, no. 23. 81st , wis., Friday afternoon april 23,1920. Price three cent premiers Greet u. S. Ambassador statewide rigid Economy University packers Are Hoover move plea 0f b Utler pays. By born Here George Boissard Heads organization perfected at mass meeting clubs throughout Wisconsin planned Madison Hoover pcs rounding out their first Public mass mooting at Madison High school last night effected a permanent Hoover for president club. Officer Wen chosen unanimously. These officers with an executive Board of five members will formulate intense organization Steps through which the membership of the Madison club will to developed and organization of nubs throughout Fyfo state undertaken. Officers Aret president George Boissard vice president. Man. M. B. Rosenberry Secretary Frank Jenks members of the executive committee k. J. B. Unchu bring the Rev. P. B. Knox. W. O. Hotchkiss Tho Rev. Henry Harris and Charles Johnson. Tho meeting was As spontaneous As the entire Boom for Hoover for presi Dent despite the lowering weather. An encouraging crowd of men and women turned out. Speeches were Brief and full of enthusiasm. Community singing under direction of Milford Witts was interspersed through Tho program. Quot Hoover fitted to melodies enlivened Tho meeting. Hoover speeches. Hoover cries. Hoover songs. Hoover sky rockets Hoover locomotives assured Madison go effective Hoover club. Magnus Swenson who was to have a eted As chairman of the meeting was a a Hie to preside having become ill wednesday. C. P. Burgess also was a Noble to attend having Bee but of Madison in by. Frank Jenks Madison attorney who was temporary chairman of the Hoover club acted As presiding officer. Urges Hoover As Leader e. J. B. A Ruhring visualized Hoover As a seer a super business Man one who above All others is capable of making order out of chaos in entangled National and act emotional affairs. A we will All agree that the problems confronting us arc economic prob Butler gives h. C. L. Ca uses and remedies causes for Tbs High Cost of living Wen Given Madison businessmen by or. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia College candidate on the Republican ticket for president and author of a proposed government budget As follows 1. Enormous to Sinsien of credit and resultant inflation of currency. 2. Reduction of production through lose of initiative a love of Job and Joy of work a decrease of length in working Day. 3. Improper taxation. 4. Increase in Cost of food production which can be alleviated Only by putting into order and opening up farm lands of Southern and Southeastern Europe. 5. Profiteering. And the remedy a which is so simple that its very simplicity is its greatest difficulty Quot was Given As Economy in government Economy in personal management. Turn to Page 7, column i Chicago labor Leader killed Chicago a police today were searching for the Slayer of e. J. Cob a Man Chicago labor Power Ana political Leader who was shot and killed in i office Here last night. Coleman was an official in the Chil ago teamsters association. In a statement to police before he died Coleman named two men. Threatening to a a get him. John Haley was held today pending investigation. The shooting was the result of a factional Row of several years in w hich Coleman and other Union officials were at outs. Thomas loses precious jewel Milwaukee Jane Mcauley. 31, welfare worker was granted a divorce from her husband Thomas Mcauley of Omaha who did not appear. A letter from her husband to the prosecutor said Quot of a divorce is her wish i will not appear against her though to lose her is to lose the most selous jewel that god Ever gave Mcm the wife testified that she had not been treasured As a precious jewel. Having Bein deserted in february. 1914. Reforestation is advocated Washington a col. William is. Greely chief of the United states for Cost service today urged reforestation by Public agencies and private individuals to guard against future paper famines. Quot Public agencies doubtless must assume the greater part of the immediate task of growing Timber on our Idle. Cut Over land a he said. Quot our National policy should aim definitely and at the practice of forestry by private tried to wreck labor is claim Tombstone. Aril. That the deportation of 1,000 radicals from Bisbee. Ans., in lilt Quot was an attempt to wreck organized labor wan the Contention of the state today in its prosecution of Bisbee business men. Charged with conspiring to Deport the radicals. The state today continued presentation of evidence in rebuttal of that offered by tile defense last week. U. S. Citizens in Mexico ask Aid Protection of american War ships urged by persons on both coasts Washington a bequests from americana on the Pacific and Gulf coasts of Mexico for Protection of United states was ships have been received at the state department it was Learned today. The requests came from americans at Topo Labampa and Masat Lau. On the Pacific coast and Frontera on the Gulf of Mexico and were forwarded to the state department through United states consular officers. After consideration of the requests the state department referred them to Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels. The Only american War vessels now known to be in i Atin american Waters Are the cruisers Tacoma and Niagara which Are off the coast of Guatemala where american marines landed to protect the United states legation during the revolution which overthrew president Cabrera. A communication issued by general Alvarado rebel agent Here stated that col. Rodolfo Gallegos a former Federal commander in Tamaulipas. And now one of the revolutionary leaders yesterday Defeated Gen. Rosalio Rodriguez. With a a amp Rran Zista Force at Linares. The federals retreated toward Monterey. Americans at Mazatlan Are making ready to leave and Are waiting to take passage on the first steamers reports to the state department said. Another message to the department told of a Force of 350 Federal soldiers arriving at Mazatlan from the South. Editorial brings Duel Challenge Montevideo because of editorial criticism by tile newspaper Al pals j of president Brum s address urging j All american support for the Monroe doctrine the presidents brother has challenged the editor to a Duel. Probe shortage of newsprint i Washington a Senate sub com. Mittee will begin investigation of the i newsprint paper situation monday. Senator Reed chairman announced today. of newspapers 1 will be first witnesses. Japan a silk Mills closing Washington fluctuating flan Elal conditions in Japan Are forcing Many silk and weaving Mills to close i according to a Cable from Tokyo a i revived today at the Commerce department. Prices of silk products Are in creasing. H. S. Pupils hear concert by wireless a he radio club in in Bere j triad a novel wireless sex pertinent thursday night. A concert was Given with the Aid of a wireless Telephone and a phonograph at the High school station to members in All parts of the City. Simplicity of economic solution its greatest difficulty Columbia president tells Kiwan ians to sex chief grand jury conditions controlling economic forces of the United states and the world their causes and effective forces with logical solutions were presented to Madison Busine. Men this noon by Nicholas Murray Butler president of the Columbia University and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination at a banquet in his Honor Given by the Madison kiwanis club at the City y. M. C. A. With a deliberate analytical presentation. Or. Butler pcs critics with consulate skill and simplicity the mighty forces at work in world affairs today. Quot Only through the most rigid Economy in government and in personal matters can we look for a reduction in the High Cost of goods and production Quot he declared. Quot not in our life can we look Forward to prices As they were before 1914, but we can through Economy reduce prices and costs materially. But the very simplicity of the solution is its greatest difficulty or. Butler asserted. Economy More than slogan Quot its simplicity Quot he declared Quot makes it appear As of it wont fill the Biti. It seems As if it is not enough for the degree of doctor of science conferred upon chamber lain speaker traces history of science Academy profiteering in meats charged against Armour Swift and Wilson companies in new York at Sioon today the University of melons in conferred the degree of i doctor of science upon its Only living sex president or. Thomas Crowder Chamberlain of the University of Chicago in recognition of hts statin Guined contributions to science. President Edward a Dirge presented the diploma following the presentation of or. Chamberlain for the degree by or. C. K. To eith head of the department of geology. The service occurring in the presence of gowned doctors from the several departments and of a distinguished audience of professors and scientists was a dignified and pm a Prex Aive presentation. Or. Birge in conferring the degree told of his meeting with or. Chamberlain in Madison 44 years ago when Rew it ing Pri or. Chamberlain was an inexpert apparent complexity of ill confronting j ended pedagogue at Beloit College and our civilization today. And yet. In president Kluge an untried instructor til we learn to get Down to spending of six weeks standing at Wisconsin what we earn and not trying to get nature big Factor what we earn up to what we spend. I or. Chamberlain spoke on Quot the can we Hope for a cleaning of forces founding of the Wisconsin Academy of sciences arts and letters at the causing these High Price. Economy lie explained is no longer a Mere slogan not a reformers cry but a most serious course of action until it is accepted a a Tho course of action by governmental officials and the Public the Price of goods will continue to Ciao and Ever Rise Quot everybody a he said. Quot is a Man. Everyone who la trying to Twu we ends meet. The High coat of living Baa ceased to be in economic problem merely it has become a social and political problem. All Over the world we Are trying to find someone with a purpose to purdah him and yet before we can do that we must know the conditions end forces causing these things by which we Are angered anti harmed recounting How the proo Iem was in the minds of the people As far Hack As 1912, he told of the planks in the platforms of both the Republican and democratic parties dealing with this Issue. The War Only took the causes resulting in increased costs and multiplied them so that in a Short time our entire economic St nature has Neon left in a dubious condition. Five great causes or. Butler after presenting carefully the problems As they exist took up the five great causes that have resulted in these problems. He enumerated them As a the enormous expansion credit with a resultant inflation of currency decreased production due to War. Shortage of working hours loss of initiative due to specialization of Industry greatly increased Cost of production of food Supply due to transportation inadequacies and other factors improper taxation and profiteering a taking up each separately or. Butler showed How All operate toward an Ever increasing aggravation of the worlds difficulties. Quot the vast expansion of credits a he said a has resulted in an increase of the per capita circulation medium up morning session which was the first of the Day commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Academy. The speaker told of the work which preceded he founding of the Academy tracing tile developments of the Pioneer per ital through the Contention it Sakti Ahi Academy was born and Bitte the Afi Ond decade of its existence Quot nature was one of the most important factors in fostering the development of a clench in he said. A your latitude placed us in that important zone of migration and our Longitude in a Choice Section of the horizon of that migratory horde the Richness and variety of the life which was shunted to Southern Wisconsin by Lake Michigan and Lake Superior congested a life of wildness and struggle Here that furnished a Tai Wuerful incentive to the development of that scientific enthusiasm which characterized the Early work of the founders of the Academy. Following this first period of Sfa on Vaneous naturalistic research came the second epoch which was characterized by sporadic efforts to organize. Then followed the actual Call of confused. Tangled a convention and my name was at the very end of the Long list of citizens or. Chamberlain described the Early enthusiasm which appeared when on fell. 15. 1870, the first convention was assembled in the a rooms of the old chemical building Quot the workers were few and Hie Well wishers Many at that time a he continued Quot but the Early developments were or. Uhall Verlain gave credit for the Success of the Academy to such men As or. I. A. Lapham of Milwaukee. I first general Secretary to it a. Hey by Racine the second president a. L. J Chapin third president James Eaton i of Beloit a m. Steele of Atherton s. H. Cari enter of the University or j Wisconsin and others he mentioned la decided turn for the better in the i fifth year of the life of the Academy i wit i the Entrance into activities of i or. Edward a. Birge who made a More in in other words we have been doing is pledging the future for i comprehensive study of life than had our present expenditures. In looking i Over a re Piort of expenditures of states i found that 18 were spending More each year than their incomes. The worlds debts have increased from 4b billion to 220 billion. We have no Conception to what extent the world has borrowed on its Hopes of production of future the world is living in an Era of government extravagance was the expression used by i he speaker. Or. Bufler. Who is an authority on governmental budget making told of the effect of our present taxation systems which alienable incentive Ness and hamper these Laws he explained could lie used hut with Quot a different substance a making wealth pay it full share yet without Uehling to costs. The steady reduction of the working Day while upheld As Good for humanity and absolutely just. Nevertheless had its effect on reducing production. The remedy he off red for overcoming this problem is increased business organization Ami greater inventive Genius and development urges Joy in the Job Joy in the Job and in the doing of Ever been made Lefore he also p i tribute to the work of the late Brest Dent Charles Van Lilac. Leith pays tribute or. C. K. Leith in presenting de. I Chamberlain for the degree paid profound respect for the attainments of j the famous geologist. Quot As a Tea her of geology he said Quot or. Chamberlains influence has been Felt for nearly 60 year. Noteworthy it turn to Tage 4. Column 31 freed after two years in prison Ork indictments charge profiteering in meats were returned today by a Federal grand jury against Armour a co., Swift and co., and Wilson a co., Chi ago packing and their Branch representative in Brooklyn. Th1 men were held under 12,500 Bonds each. Rail strikers meeting Toda y Chicago leaders of the outlaw Railroad strike today were to again attempt to officially til strike. John Grunau. Leader of the insurgents. Recently released from Jai on Bond announced a mass meeting of striker would be h cd today. He declared a vote on returning to work would be taken. Government officials and Railroad managers were invited to attend the meeting Grunau asked Federal judge i at of i and District attorney Dyne to address the meeting both declined Railroad today continued to declare improvement in unit fre ight and passenger service throughout the Middle West a Armington the Railroad labor Board today heard arguments for wage increases by president Timothy when of the brotherhood of railway firemen and president Warren h Stone of the brotherhood of Laa Omo live Engineer. They asked increase ranging from 26 to nearly 50 per cent. Representative of the so called Quot outlaw strikers organizations of Many cities attended the sension. The Quot out i we leaders now Here Are discussing informally Plana for a National organization. Immediately after the Public hearing the Hoard went info executive session. Noted mexican arrested in u. S. In Glab Ariz. General Ignacio l Pesqueira chief Justice of Hie supreme court of Mexico and recently j appointed military governor of Sonora by president Carranza was arrested on his arrival Here today by United stale department of Justice agents. Who preferred a charge of violation of i the Manti a White slave Quot act against the j distinguished mexican j Maria Rodriguez age 23. A Beautiful i mexican girl was held As a witness. Pesqueira has a wife and nine Chil a Dren residing at Ari in a. Honor. Bullets hit yank Barracks a Washington the Barracks of i the american Railroad inspector at j Hadar Northwestern Manchuria were i fired on during fighting Between japanese. Czecho slovak and chinese farces recently according to a Cable Gram Fern intelligence agents i in Pekin to the War department today. The message said the Jap did the i firing which was Lielie Ved accidental. Johnson sees arid England new Vork a dry British Isles in to years was predicted today by Wil i Ham puss foot Johnson prohibition Leader who returned rom his dry a nip sign in Kurop on the Steamer new York. Johnson declared England would have to adopt prohibition to i compete successfully with the United it a Tex on an economic basis. Overalls and Gingham for Junior prom visions of Denim and gig Nam Clad dancers democratically revelling in the Capitol Chambers May 14 at the most formal of University functions the annual Junior prom clouded the atm Zephera of Arie socratic circles Here today following the announcement by chairman Quot Bud Follette that Thrift of $5 each Wilt be awarded to the fret Man and the first girl who will guarantee to appear in the grand March Clad in overalls and Gingham respectively. The a was talk on the Campus today of turning the heretofore rigidly formal promenade into a real democratic Quot prom for ally by putting the ban on formal dress but it is not believed such Radical action will be tolerated by those in charge. Action at Columbia University authoring All juniors to appear at the formal prom Clad in overalls was taken As a Mark of democratic spirit but it was Learned subsequently that the Cost of a new suit of workmen a garb in new York came higher than toe Cost of renting a dress suit so the action was rescinded. Will attend conference a observer envoy heartily received by entente representative regret american hand withdrawn from Council Oas Rau Ink vie Ted of the Ner in this a a life term George Hamilton Eon murder of Edward War a and sentenced to Hervy in May Hhd wan die work i another crying i charged in the circuit court Toda it on motion of the slate s attorney who adj mined that there a not sufficient j evidence to convict the accused and j that material witness at the first j trial had disappeared. After serving i nearly two years in Waupun prison the supreme court ordered a new Tria. Ii a ii. Tfir granting a motion on a writ of error speaker said. Land holding that there was not Buffi Quot economists have been Emp a in i Dent evidence to convict he declared Quot the importance of wealth As the fundamental fact. Hut o a cd d it do a i Csc to my was of thinking the importance c a #33 to tit lilt a l Kim of work and the Job is the Fondu a a a a a. A. We w it mental fad a a Lich i Bill profiteers should be punished surely. The educator held. But what is of greater importance is the Clearing of the soil that produced Quot this species of Mongrel Quot a it take no cleverness to he a profiteer he a it turn to Page 4. Column 41 Albany the Assembly today passed the Fowler Hill repeating the new York state Daylight saving Hilt. The measure now goes to the governor. A if already had been pulsed by the Senate. Yep world sure going to Bow wows Iel Cestero in i pres Centi add St the free a a Church conference Here the Riv. F. B. Meyer leading British Churchman said that the world seemed possessed with a craving for Gam. Quot soaring prices endless strikes profiteering vampires sucking the National blood and the extravagance of the newly Rich Are All syr rooms of the rec Rudese of he said. Adding a the brutality of the Reg the immodesty of fashion the sensuousness of the dance the prevalence of drunkenness and the f absolution of spiritism for religion Are All matters of gravest Blacks threaten to Burn town Kansas negroes angered by Lynching. Indiana mob is foiled Pittari us Kurt. A mob of negro from Croweburg Kan us a mining town is marching on Mulberry. Kansas with the intention of burning the town according to Rumor current Here. A negro was lynched at Mulberry monday following an attack on a White girl. Jail is stormed Imp anabolic a heavy police guard a thrown around Marlon county jail Here today following attempt by a mob last night to seize William Ray. 19. Negro charged with the murder of 14 year old Martha Huff a White girl the mob composed of 2,000 men stormed the jail. They were Only prevented from forcing their Way by the firing of revolver shots. Fifteen arrests were made. One Man was wounded. Negro pleads guilty Ray is 19 years old and married. The crime for which he is held without Bond was committed late monday afternoon. He entered a plea of guilty win arraigned in City court on thursday. Finally the police succeeded in breaking up the crowd maed about the jail. Driven into Side streets the smaller groups talked threateningly of concerted attack on the jail but no j Leader approved and it a late hour i the City an Thorine believed the Dan a Ger had i wed. Confesses to police Ray made a written confession of the crime Early on thursday according to a statement at police head que ter. I in the statement Ray. According to i the police traced his movements from i the time he is said to have enticed the girl from Home by promising her new clothes until after he had thrown i her body stripped of clothing into i Eagle Creek at the Western end of the City. Ray that in assaulted the j girl Tho police said. But admitted he i Hail Eta mod her in the neck with a pocket knife when she fought i at i tempt to embrace her and screamed. A knife with a bloody Blad was found in his Possession. Caillaux Given 3-year sentence Paris Joseph Caillaux former Premier of France convicted of holding correspondence with the enemy during the War today a sentenced to three years in prison by the Senate sitting is a High court of Justice. Since under the French Law solitary confinement counts for one i fourth More than regular imprison ment Ca Maux having served 28 months alone will be entitled to 35 months credit. For this reason his attorneys believed he would be released within a month. Water town has 5 pct. Growth remo Robert to nor new Johnson lha american ambassador to Italy arrived Here today to attend Tho conference of the Council of Premier a an unofficial observer. Johnson attended the morning conference. He was heartily received the a Snier. In commenting on the Alite a decision Al to allow the Sultan to remain in constantinople despite the wishes crts president Wilson. Prime mini ate Lloyd George said he would has pre a furred that the United state accept m mandate Over constantinople. Regret withdrawal in a statement to the american Cor respondents Lloyd George said he regretted the United states would no participate directly in the final drafting of the turkish treaty. American co operation would have aided the allies greatly he a said. The British Leader characterized a Quot absurd a report that american Ort concessions in Turkey would be confiscated. He thought the German Ruhr skua Tion would he settled satisfactorily Lloyd George added. The egyptian nationalist delegation which h arrived Here at thursday announced it would present demands for comp a a ind a Ndu non to the Council of premiers. Delegations arrive six delegations of people Anamay to old in favor Ablo decision from i Iva peace conference arrived during till Day. Representative of Galicia said they would ask change of the decision granting Poland a 25 year protector a. Over part of Galicia. were to ask that their nation in re at Rod to Independence. Albanian. Were to protect that partition whirl set up the Independent georgian nation troops patrol Butte streets Butte. Federal soldiers today patrolled Hutto streets to prevent further clash Between guards ant striking Miner following clashes wednesday in which is men were injured. And the killing of Hugh b. Harran 19 years old. Here yesterday. A detachment of troops command it i by deut. Col. Americus Mitchell arrived Here late yesterday. Martian Law was immediately declared. The id soldiers were fully armed and ordered to prevent gatherings in the streets the troop came from Camp a Ciau Wash. Harran was killed late yesterdays while guarding the of fico of the daily bulletin stud to by the Organ of the Metal mine workers. Joseph a Bat another guard charged with the shooting. Was to by arraigned today. A declare the shooting was Alceide Najj four of the is men injured in the outbreak wednesday were still in a serious condition today. Their recovery was believed doubtful. Two delegates will Back Wood Omaha senator Hiram John a a failed to get All in of the Republic an Del Gate in ibis state returns today showed. General Leonard Wood carried the Aston District which includes Omaha and the two delegates from that District will he instructed for Wood returns today indicated return indicated William j Bryan would be elected a candidate for Delegate of Large to the National convention. He a running fourth. Calls British Wise old Birds Warmington the Navy failed to Realise the submarine danger Aion it entered the War be a us Brite i a Kepi everything to themselves a Ltd or. W. B Pratt told the Senate . Ing committee Toda it. Quot but if it was As serious As painted by Admiral Kim Why did lha British keep 111 destroyers with their Fleet instead of sending them on anti submarine Pratt jul the a. Quot the British were pretty Wise old Watertown the population of this City As Given in the 1920 census Bureau figures is 9.299. In increase Over 1910 of 470, or 5.3 per cent. Lowden wins Iowa delegates a lice says she did no to Wear pm. Dek Moines a a gov. Frank Den of Illinois today carried the 26 delegates to sup publican presidential j Iii Tion at the Chicago con veil in is Abbington mrs. Alice Long i Iowa Tate delegation late yesterday Worth today denied she Ivory Black i by acclamation voted of a instruct it j Satin pan Tab to Tel at to fashionable Din delegation for ii. The i j Ner Here last night. She said she j followed recommendation by the Reso in him i Nom the dined quietly it Home. Unions a Mitt

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