Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - December 23, 1920, Madison, WisconsinK FROM -
A R E A D E R 'S
NOTEBOOK
A'FT E R read int? a b ou t h ow we A m ericana are tr e a tin g our own disabled h ero es o f the W orld
W ar it is tu rn in g to a b righ ter page
to n o te C an ad a 's libera lly
C A N A D A .sym pathetic m a n n e r of
L E A D S h an d lin g her d isa b le r so -
U S die rn This d e sp ite C anada s
sm a ller p u rse and larger
proportion o f d isa b led v etera n s.
Long before th e w ar cam e to an end
C anada had her h o sp ita l program in
good w ork in g order. T od ay there is
hardly a ripple o f d isco n ten t over tho
C anadian g o v ern m en t's trea tm en t of
C anadian d isab led . T he U n ited S ta te s
did n o th in g before th e w ar ended , to �
ward a d isa b ility program , and h as
done litt le s in c e p eace ca m e .
C om pared to th e U n ited S ta te s Can
Ada is poor. Y et C an ad a g iv e s her
d isab led v etera n s a larger pension than
tho U n ited S ta te s g iv e s . C anada
g iv e s m ore u n d ersta n d in g ly . T he U n it�
ed S ta te s han d s to each d isab led hero
$1,200 a year, p a y in g the s in g le m an as
m uch as the fa th er o f a large fam ily .
T h is , you m u st ad m it, isn 't fa ir to tho
ch ild ren and the w ife o f th e d isab led
fa th er . Y et th a t's th e w a y U ncle Sam
d oes it! .C an ad a p a y s tho s in g le m an
but $900. T he liv in g co st is low er in
C anada and C an ad a h as lens w ealth
w ith w hich to pay. Hut sh e p a y s ?�
m arried m an $400 ad d itio n a l, p lu s $1*0
fo r the first ch ild , $144 for th e second,
and $120 for each o f the o th ers.
T h e re o f Ie Journal City EditionTWELVE PAGES
VOL. 136, NO. 83. 81�t Year. MADISON, WIS., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 23, 1920. PRICE THREE CENTS
GIRL ATTACKED; LEFT HELPLESS
ITALIAN GUNS
OPEN FIRE ON
D'ANNUNZIO
CLARA SMITH HAMON
SURRENDERS; TAKEN
4,000 "Kids ' ' C I T Y W I L L
A t T h e a t e r
B eet and ca n e su g a r p r ices have
dropped.
MapUj su g a r a lso h a s been h igh . 1
B u t su p p o se you w ere paying I
SU G A R for x y lo se , a su g a r m ade from j
$375 A c o m cob s. A pound o f that i
P O U N D c o s ts $120. Or raanose, a .
su g a r m ad e from, ivory n u ts . I
a t $140.
T h ere are m a n y su g a r s w h ich ar*
t itt le know n. M ost o f them are used
In sc ie n tif ic w ork, the c u lt iv a t io n o f J
b a cter ia . O ne su ch su g a r is o f great
v a lu e in d etectio n o f typh oid .
A rib in ose , L e v u lo se , K alfinoso. T h ese
. s e all rare su g a rs . Inu lin is a su g a r
m ad e from d ah lia bulbs. M ann h e is a j
e u g a r m ade from m ann a.
M anose a t $140 a pound seem * pretty
h igh . B ut the prize su g a r is d u lc ito l,
. pound o f w h ich c o s ts $375.
. . .
For a n orig in a l an d n o n -d u p li- (
gettable g if t a ll you need t o ' do is |
d o se le c t so m e book w orth w hile, ;
prose , p oetry , p h ilo sop h y , fiction , or .
w h a t not, read it w ith th e on e for |
w hom you d e sig n the g ift
A G I F T in m ind , an d a n n o ta * the
W O R T H book .'is you go a lo n g .
G I V I N G You then h a v e a g ift
w hich r ep resen ts th e m ind
o f a good w riter , w h ich rep resen ts
you r ow n m ind an d on e w h ich c a n -
n o t be d u p lica ted In an y o f th e sh op s.
You w ill be g iv in g p art o f y ou rse lf,
i f you w r ite s im p ly , d irec tly and sin -
Rifles and Machine Guns
Block Passes From Fiume,
Following New Defy of
Mad Poet
R
B Y C A M I L L O C I A N F A R R A
OM L- R ide (ire sp a t from th e
c r a g s and p rom on tories g u a rd �
ing the (a s te r n shdre o f th e A dri�
a tic today. C ivil str ife b e t w e e n th e
leg io n n a ires o f F lu m e an d th e regu lar
Ita lian arm y had begun .
W here g o vern m en t troop s had y ie ld - I
od q u ie tly to the p o e t's troop s p rev i- |
nu aly, th ey braced today , em p lo y in g *
m ach in e g u n s and r id es to sh ow the> j
w ill g iv e no fu rth er ground .
B L O C K A D E I N E F F E C T
G en era l C avig lia , co m m a n d in g tin- j
regu lar fo rces su rrou n d in g th e port o f
F iu m e, h as put a b lock ad e order in to j
* f l e e t arui announced th a t no b reak s (
in th e line w ill he j>ermitted. C om - I
m a d a n te D 'A n n u n zio m et t h e block ad e j
order w ith a n o th er d ec la ra tio n o f w ar I
an d a proclam ation fo rb id d in g c it!- I
ze u s to lea v e the c ity .
T h ere w ere in d ica tio n s th a t the g o v - I
ern m en t finalis Intended sq u e e z in g tile
poet com m an d er from h is o ccu p ation j
of th is port. H is troops, w h o bad o c - j
FOUND DAZED
� c r r o - M M 0N S T R E E T ? ; . ; ; T : ; FIGHT PHONE
RATE RAISEBROKEN BACK
FATAL AFTER
FOUR YEARS
M i l w a u k e e - J o h n Sex. 34 , is dead to d ay , a f t e r b a t �t l i n g f o r bis li fe fo r
f o u r y ea rs w i t h a b r � k e n b ack .
A f a l l i n g t r e e f r a c t u r e d th e
v e r t e b r a e of his s p in a l c o lu m n
on J u n e 27, 1916. P h y s ic ia n s w h o
a t te n d e d h im said he could not
l ive a w e e k , b u t Sex re fu sed to
g iv up h^rip
H e had c onsu lted w i t h th e best
s pec ia l is ts in th e c o u n t ry .
Alleged Slayer of Jake Hamon
Gives Up at Juarez; Will
Be Held in $10,OGO
Bond, Belief
IN WEST SIDE
E
CONDUCTOR DIES
ON MADISON TRIP
H E N R Y S P R A G U E S T R I C K E N A T
O K A U C H E E ; T R A I N H O U R
L A T E H E R E
e e r i ly (and n ot try to w rite c lev er ly ^ ,pied 2,1 T w ith o u t o p p o sit io n y ester -
, ih� 1.1. , I day, w ere driven out w ith no c a s u a l�
t ie s and n g u l a .3 b egan c o n str ic t in g
A N
O L D
L E T T E R
in h an d '
G ?
or fin e ly ) on the m a rg in s and b lank
p a g es.
It w ill cost you litt le m oney, but it
w ill co st you som e effort so m e thou gh t,
so m e a tten tio n , w hich are w liqt m ake
a n y g ift w orth w h ile .
. . .
A sa g e i i \a w ise , profound and lea rn �
ed m an. W ho rem em b ers th e sa g e o f
M on tice llo ? T h a t m an w a s T h om as
J efferson , fram er o f the D ec la ra tio n
o f In d ep en d en ce and once
p resident o f tho U n ited
S ta tes .
N early a hundred y ea rs
ag o Jefferso n "took h is pen
a t the req u est o f a re la tiv e
a n d in d icted a m iss iv e to a n am esak e,
T h o m a s J efferson S m ith . S o m e tim es
i t is kn ow n a s "th e ru le s o f l ife ,'' and
th is Is w h a t Jefferso n w rote:
"T h is le tte r w ill, to you , be a s one
from th e dead . T he w riter w ill be in
h is g r a v e before you ca n w eig h Its
c o u n se ls . Y our a ffe c tio n a te and e x c e l�
len t fa th e r h as req u ested th a t I w ould
a d d ress you so m e th in g w h ich m ight
p o ss ib ly h ave a fa v o ra b le in flu en ce on
' th e co u rse o f you r life you h ave to run.
3*'ew w o rd s 'will be n ecessa ry ; w ith good
(d isp o sitio n on y o u r part. A dore Hod.
R ev er en ce an d ch er ish y ou r p aren ts.
(L ove y o u r n e igh b or a s y o u r se lf. B e
(ju st. B e true. M urm ur n ot a t the
.m ays o f P rov id en ce. So sh a ll the life
.Into w h ich you h a v e en tered be the
(porta l to ou r e tern a l and in effab le
(b liss. A nd if to th e d ea d it is p erm it�
t e d to ca re for th e th in g s o f th is w orld ,
.e v e r y a c t io n o f y ou r life w ill he u n �
ifier m y regard . F a r e w e ll.''
W ho w i l l sa y th a t J e ffe rso n 's "r u les''
>f a hu n dred y ea rs a g o a re not equal -
applic& blo th is m o m en t?
T om w'a s w h a t m ight be referred to
fin th e p arla n ce o f th e str e e t, "a w ise
.g u y .'' H e w a s th e fe llo w w h o s u g �
g e s t e d , too, th a t o n e p u t off not u n til
(th e m orrow w h at cou ld be don e today ,
la s w ell a s th o se o th e r p ra ctica l h elp s
In ev ery d ay life : " N ever trou b le a n �
o th er for w h a t you can do y o u r s e lf ' :
" N eyar sp en d y o u r m on ey before you
have it" ; "P ride c o s ts u s m ore than
h u n ger, th ir s t a n d co ld " ; an d "N o th �
in g is tro u b leso m e th a t w e do w ill in g �
ly .'' to g e th e r w ith " W hen an gry , cou n t
to b efore you sp ea k ; if very an gry , a
hundred."
. . .
A u g u ste C om te co m p iled a s t ill w e l l �
k n ow n ca len d a r o f th e w orld s g rea t
m en, from th e d aw n o f h isto ry dow n
to a b o u t 1820.
T H E H is list include? on ly
W O R L D 'S
G R E A T E S T T o g e t th is m a n y he
in clu d ed su ch tin y s ta r s
a s th e E n g lish d ra m a tis t, T h o m a s O t�
w ay , the A m erican n o v e lis t , F e n n i�
m ore C ooper, an d the Ita lia n com p oser,
P o n lx e tt i.
d o e co n c lu sio n th a t m a y be draw n
from th is is th a t m a n y m en w h o m igh t
be ca lled groat art* not recogn ized .
D o u b tle ss th is is tru e tod ay . T h e m an
who in v en te d th e ty p e w r ite r h as a f -
f acted the liv e s o f m illio n s . Ju d ged by
The b en efits he h a s co n ferred th is In�
v en tor m ig h t w ell be ca lled g rea t. B ut
how m any know th a t th e ty p ew riter
w a s d ev ise d by C h r isto p h er L ath am
S h o les, a co llec to r o f c u s to m s a t M il�
w au k ee, in 1X67?
A n other co n c lu sio n to bo draw n from
th e old list o f th e w orld 's great m en is
th a t reco g n itio n o f g r e a tn e ss is an a c �
c id en t. M en ure m uch a lik e , h o w e v �
er g rea tly th e ir a c h ie v e m e n ts m ay
vary. G eratn ess , on e m ay con clu d e, is
m erely a label a tta c h e d to a few w h o
ure l itt le d ifferen t from th e ir fe llo w s
w hom n on e ca lls g rea t.
the F iu m e territory.
P L O T IS B A R E D
L A N D O N - A D 'A n n u n zio p lo t to
w reck the Ju g o -H la v g o v ern m en t and,
th ereb y , the A d ria tic trea ty , h as l*een
u n covered , acco rd in g to M ilan d is-
im tch es.
T he p oet w as said to h a v e schem ed
to d e se r t F inn ic w ith h is fo rce o f 6 DIX)
m en, land them in D a lm a tia s im u lta �
n e o u sly w ith a e r a tin n reb e llio n anil
th ereb y overth row -the govern m en t.
T h e t r e t 's fo rces w ere sa id to n u m �
ber 6,(HH) leg ion n a ires, liv e d estro y ers,
tw o torpedo boats, e ig h t tu g s , five
s te a m sh ip s and sev era l held g u n s and
m a ch in e g u n s.
H*-nry S p ragu e, con d u cto r on the
M ilw a u k ee-M adison p a ssen g er train of
the C. ML and S t. J', ra ilroad , dropped
dead w h ile th e train w a s a t O kauchee
th is m orn ing . T he train w a s du e herr
a t l l f 17, but d u e to th e n e c e ss ity of
g ettin g a n o th er con d u cto r to take the
tram to M adison , it w a s a b o u t an hour
late,
H igh blood p ressu re w a s g iv en a s the
i c a u se o f d ea th . S p ra g u e w a s ab ou t 5".
! an d had been in the em p lo y o f th e St.
I P au l road for So y ea rs , i l l s h o m e w as
in M ilw aukee.
S p ra g u e le ft M ilw au k ee w ith the
train at 7 o 'clock th is m orn in g
Is PAIM >, T ex .- O nly p a rtia lly r e �
covered from ti n e r v o u s b r e a k �
dow n, a fte r g r e e t in g h er parent-*
bere lust n igh t, C lara S m ith J Lim on.
ch arged w ith tho sh o o tin g o f Jake
H am on, O k lah om a o il m illio n a ire , lef'
here to d a y for A rdm ore, kla., a c c o m �
panied by S h er iff "B u ck " G arrett.
Airs. H am on arrived hero from C h i�
hu ah ua C ity l i s t n ig h t Sh e w a s t a k �
en in to c u sto d y by U n ited S ta te s o ffi�
c ia ls a t J u arez and la ter turned over
to S h eriff "Bu ab o u t 25 m a sk ed m en,
w ho d ragged V ickery from h is cell,
loaded h im in to an a u to m o b ile and
d ro v e *o the v ic in ity o f th e S am u el*
A v en u e bridge, w h ere th e y parked
th e ir c a rs so tho h e a d lig h ts w ould i l �
lu m in a te the hackberry tree on w h ich
he w a s hanged .
V ick ery w as arrested M onday n igh t |
a fter th e k illin g of P o lice m a n C ouch |
at a loca l ta x i com p an y g a ra g e , P o- I
lie** had received a report th a t V ick - I
cry, w ho wits ii stree t ca r d river , w h ile I
in an in to x ica ted co n d itio n had sh ot I
a m an . C ouch w a s se n t to a r r e s t h im .
At th e tim e C ough w a s k illed V ickery
w a s un d er bond for k illin g a n o th er
m on. John L ittle , so m e tim e ago.
T h e lyn ch in g of V ickery c lim a x ed a
se r ie s o f m urders and a w a v e of ro b �
b er ie s and le sser cr im es in F ort W orth.
GREEK PRINCESS
WILL WED CAROL
CONSTABULARY IN
MINNESOTA, PLAN
ST . P A U L - A bill to ooley, a ged ab ou t 45,
ch arged w ith forgery ai^ i ' lo la tin g Ins
parole, w a s se n ten ced to five y e a r s at
W aupun by J u d ge A. C. Hi�tendny.
FARM RELIEF BILL
p a s s e s h o u s e
\ TY A C K K H by a m an ai M ills an d i D rak e str e e ts la te last n ig h t a f �
ter sh e had been fo llo w ed by j
him w h en sh e left a s tree t car, M iss
B e rn ic e P a g e , Is y ea rs old, a d o m e stic i
form erly em p loyed a t th e h om e o f Max j
J. L ev in , 625 W in gra str e e t, fa in ted
and w a s fou n d ly in g on Hie s id ew a lk i
a t I o 'c lo ck th is m orn ing .
Sh** w a s tak en to S t. Mary 's h o sp ita l
in th e p o llee a m b u la n ce w h ere her j
Id en tity w a s not learn ed u n til la te to - I
d ie . Tin- po lice d ep artm en t w a s n o -I
tilled th is a ftern o o n an d C h ief o f P o - :
lice T h o m a s S h a u g h n e ssy b egan an in - I
v e s t lg n tIon *of the sto ry to ld by tho ;
girl.
H O M E I N J A N E S V I L L E
M rs. L e v in declared sh e had not ,
seen th e g irl sinew la st T u e sd a y nighL ;
w h en sh e le ft th e h ou se. S h e had been .
em p lo y ed bv M rs. L e v in ab o u t six
w eek s . Mr*. L ev in sa id the g ir l's j
horn* is In J a n esv ille , but sa id sh e did |
n o t know* her re la tiv es.
T h e g irl w a s h y ster iea l la s t n igh t
an d th is m orn in g and eou ld not g iv e
a co h eren t a cco u n t o f how sh e h a p �
p en ed to he ly in g on th e sid ew a lk .
A w om an res id en t o f th e w est s id e !
found th** g irl on th e s id ew a lk fully
c lo th ed an d w ea r in g a h a t a n d c o a t .!
Dr. VV. J. G anser, w h o w a s notified .
ca lled th e p olice a m b u la n ce and hail j
lier rem oved to S t. M ary's h osp ita l.
T E L L S O F A T T A C K
T h e g ir l b ecam e m ore in te llig ib le
la te to d a y and to ld Dr. G an ser o f tH* ,
a tta ck . S h e sa id sh*; w a s on her w ay
h om e an d that a m an fo llo w ed her i
w h en sh e a lig h ted from th e stree t ear. |
W hen sh e reached the corn er o f Mill*
an d D rake str e e ts , he ap p roach ed her
an d a scuffle en su ed . S h e a tte m p t'd
to run tow ard si h ou se, w h ere sh e saw
lig h t, an d fa in ted
F r ien d s an d re la tiv e s sa ia to live '
here cou ld n ot ho located to d a y . Roy
S w een ey , a friend o f th e girl, s ta te d to - j
day th at he sa w her bust ab ou t i-ix
w e e k s a g o and Ii*- did not k n ow w here
sh e hi
night
n l ' R th ou san d ch ild ren "I M adi�
son w ill bo g u e s t s tom orrow
m orn in g a t 9:3ft o f th e K iw an is
club and M an ager A rthur D esorm eau x J
o f tho S tra n d thea ter . '
I The only admission r*-> is the ap-j Council Votes Ryan r UU row-
pca ra n ce o f b ein g so m ew h ere b etw een
tho a g e s o f ti an d 12. T h e S trand
m a n a g em en t w o n t a sk for b irth e e l - !
tittca tes, e ith er .
T ho program w ill co n s is t o f c o m -!
m u n ity s in g in g led by P rof. I*. VV. D y - j
kem a o f th e u n iv ersity , se le c tio n s by
th e M ozart c lu b , s tu n ts an d s in g in g by I
m em b ers o f the K iw a n is club . short J
s to r ie s by M iss A lice N a ifs , a p ro fes- *
atonal story' te ller , sp ec ia l ta len t a c ts |
se lec te d from th o se a p p ea r in g rece n tly j
at (he O rpheum th e a te r in T h e S ta te I
Journal*a E m p ty S to c k in g club bone- J
tit, an d finally , S a n ta G laus h im se lf [
w ith tw o p resen ts each from club m em - j
hers. S p ec ia l film s w ill ta k e up ab ou t
20 m in u tes.
L it ta L ynn , tho S tran d o rg a n ist , w ill
render organ se lec tio n s , an d R ichard j
N ew m a n n o f th e O rpheum th e a ter o r -
* h estra , w ill p lay the p ian o a c c o m �
p a n im en ts.
B o y S c o u ts w ill aid th e p o lice and
fire d ep a rtm en ts in h an d in g th e cro w d s
o u ts id e th e doors, and K iw a n is club
m em b ers w ill h elp sen t the y o u n g �
sters .
E xtra c a r s w ill b e run for th e c h il�
dren, th ree from W est M adison depot
a t 9:2ft a . rn., on e from E a st Joh n son
an d B a ld w in s tr e e ts a t 9: 2ft a. rn., one
from Houth P a rk and E m erald s tr e e ts
a t 9:20, and th ree from th* car b arn s
a t 9:I" .
er to Contest Increase; De�
lay Purchase of High�
school Site
W H A T T H E C O U N C I L D I D
V o te d to g ive C i ty A t t o r n e y W i l �
l i a m R y a n f r e e r e m to f ig h t th e
proposed te le p h o n e raise.
D e lay e d p u rc h a s e of s i te f o r east
side h ig h school.
R efu sed to s u b o rd in a te a u t h o r �
i ty of B u i ld in g C o m m is s i o n e r P h i l *
ip D ea n .
G a v e E r n e s t F . B un n , c i t y a u �
d i to r , a d d i t io n a l t i t l e of c i t y co rn o -
t ro l le r .
C o n f i r m e d M a y o r I, M . K i t t l e *
son 's h e a t in g p la n t a nd le g is la t iv e
c o m m it te e s .
d sla y e d sin ce Inst T u esd a y bureau In th*
URGES MEASURES
TO AID BUILDING
C O N S T R U C T I V E B U R E A U I N C O M
M E R C E D E P A R T M E N T A D
V O C A T E D B Y S E N A
T O R C A L D E R
U'A B H lN �!O N - C o m u iu 'u o u *lur-
in g th e la st fo u r y ea rs has been leas
than In an y p re -w a r year, S en a to r
Galder. N ew York, to ld th e se n a te to �
day, u rg in g a program o f leg isla tio n
to re liev e th*- se r io u s h o u sin g sh o r t �
age.
( 'a ld er m ade th e fo llo w in g reco m �
m en d a tio n s for le g is la tio n :
1. E s ta b lish m e n t o f a co n str u c t iv e
SPECIAL CAR FOR
CHURCH GOERS
A sp ec ia l street ear, l e u int- M onroe
*nr**et a t 5 40 a. rn., w ill tiring resbb-nt.'
o f th e went sid e up tow n fo r early
ch u rch serv ice* Ct riot m a* m orning.
T h e se r v ic e w as a rran ged th rou gh tho
railroad com m!.stoon.
>f m ater ia ls .
per cen t o f
C arl G o ld ste in , aged 74, a res id en t o f
j M adison s in c e 1X80, d ied ea r ly th is
, . . . , i m orn ing at h is hom e, 1324 W illiam son
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CHINESE QUAKE $ l BlLLS r a i s e d
TO TENS HERE
C lo u d y to n ig h t and F r id a y
w ith sn o w f lu r r ie s . C older
to n ig h t . F r e s h to s tro ng
n o r t h w e s t w in d s .
S H A N G H A I T w o th o u sa n d liv es
w ere k**t in an earl h q p a k e in th e iso �
la ted p rov in ce *f K a n -HU. accord in g
to rep o rts her** today. T h e sh o ck s
w vrc s t ill co n tin u in g a t la s t reports.
I T he to w n of B e r g L ian g , w ith sev era l
i su rr o u n d in g v illa g es, w a s reported
w reck ed R escue w ork w a s ew.rrte.j
nut w ith g rea t d ifficu lty b e c a u se o f the
iso la tio n of th* p ro v in ce an d i t s e x �
trem e ru gg ed n ess . K a n -B u a lso is in
i .hp la m in a d ia lra ...
B ernard F . H taaok, 445 W est D ayton
stree t, rece iv ed a $1 bill w h ich had
been ra ised to resem b le a $10 bill in
a tra n sa c tio n w ith a M adison batik yes
te n la y and e fforts are b e in g m ade to
trace th e orig in o f th e h ill. T h e " I '
on th e bill had been p u n ch ed out and
the IO murk g lued o v er the hole. A
m erch an t on W illia m so n s tree t is a lso
i sa id to h ave rece iv e d a ra ised bilk
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W ash in gton . D. C.
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I a lerce to be a c lea r in g h o u se for all
J bu ild in g a c t iv it ie s , to se cu re in form a-
j Hon on b u ild in g m a ter ia ls , stu d y new
I b u ild in g m eth o d s to d ecrea se c o s t and
I w ork o u t s ta n d a rd iza tio n n w a s token im m ed iatelv
I upon rece ip t from Mr. R yan o f a c o m �
m u n ica tio n n o tify in g th e co u n cil o f th .
| proposed in crea se o f n early 50 p ercen t
J in rates.
A rev o lu tio n by Ald. R u th w in I*
E lver , d ir e c t in g th e c ity a tto r n e y to b-
p resent a i th e ra te h earin g b efo re lh'
raWroad c o m m issio n , w h ich b** accu m -
l*ini�*d by s ta te m e n t reg re tt in g th.* I
? Hie c ity 's fin a n ces did not perm it th*
sp en d in g o f m on ey for pumper **vi-
i d eu ce, b rou gh t w arm p r o te s ts from
o th e r co u n c il ni�*ml**rK.
A fter so m e d iscu ss io n . *.h� reso lu tio n
I w a s a m en d e d to perm it ih e c ity u t t o t -
ney to us** ev ery ne*x>ur�*e n w e so a r ;- .
?'We'll find th e m oney nom e w h e e
to fight a th in g that m*ttn.s **> m uch
m oney to th e public a t la rg e ," wiiu
\ 'd . G. H . M ason.
P U R C H A S E H I T S S N A G
I I W o r s o f the board o f ed u ca tio n to
i ob tain Im m ed ia te action on th** put
j ch o se fo r th e n ew �su*t s id e h ig h school
j o f a p iece o f property ly in g b etw een
I F a s t W a sh in g to n a v e n u e an d
Johnson s tr e e t . n ear F ifth stree t,
stru ck a sn a g w h en se v era l a ld erm en
bespate*! t i t v o te ex p en d itu re o f a
la rg e a sum o f m oney w ith o u t a pct -
aonal in w s ! i gat inn by tho co u n cil.
T h e p u n h o se o f th is p rop erty , now
o w v eii by G eorge A. H teinle, w ill n e c �
e s s ita te a $5ft,iM> l�ond issu e , b u t d is �
c o u n tin g in te rest , w ill u ltim a te ly c**
th e c it ) $ I J.642.92.
.T h ' I ton rd o f ed u ca tio n hao hp* ta
the I m o n th s in a ca re fu l su rv e y o f th o cit *
.ca! for th e best s it e ." sa id Ald. Grworgo L.
I G ill. "a n d I th in k th�sir s e le c tio n shou ld
,.jv*. son*** co n sid era tio n . I a m no.
ay st* rn
bank.
in lim th* la rm loan
*i. E n ab lish m en t o f frail** sc h o o ls
w h* re \o u n g m en could b e tra in ed in
the b u ild in g trades.
7. A m en d m en t o f the tra n sp o rta tio n
a- I to c h eck the* issu a n c e by the in te r �
sta te o f 'TU a d v ise d e x -p a r te orders,"*
on lh** ground th a t p riority ord ers for
co a l retarded b u sin ess an d d iscou raged
bu ild in g .
x, Hu per v isio n o f th e co a l in d u str \
by som e fed era l a g e n c y to p rev en t ii*
c e s s ity o f "co m p le te g o v e r n m e n t c o n �
t r o l , or even th*- lic e n s in g s> s!en: '
XM AS P A R TY IN
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ap i t fd t o m o r ro w af -
4 o 'c lock an*! rev* I a r o u n d
tit** g r e a t 21 foot C h r i s t m a s t r e e t h a t
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Vt t i r i t t i t h s o f tho
w ill direct, th*
a l i so n is v, co in e
tun.
op p osed , h o w ev er , to a m o re thorough
in v e st ig a t io n ."
D elay w its opposed b eca u se o f th-
rlam i Unit there ore a lrea d y 60ft mu
d*vif.s read y to a tten d th e n ew tdgu
fcshool and th a t a t b a s t 18 m o n th s wilt
Im* req u ired for a c tu a l coned ruction
work.
Th*s m a tter w a s fina lly r e f e r r e d t*.
tho co u n c il a s c o m m ittee i t th e w hole
iu jo in t se ss io n w ith the b u ild in g com
m itten o f tho l�ourd o f ed u ca tio n . It
w a s sp ec ified tiiat the c o m m ittee aha!!
re pc* rt its d**cisiou at the first H ustl�
ing in Jan u ary
D E B A T E D E A N A U T H O R I T Y
A sp irit* '! de ha t .* fo llow ed a lie n in '
> t h 1 Daw .in h ib i t ural firm and til*
U n iv ers ity G o-op to su b o rd in a te th**
a u th o r ity o f B u ild in g i 'a m m is* ii)n n
P h ilip D ean , am i a sk th** co u n c il I'*
yet a s id** h is d ec is io n s .
It w;us fin a lly d**cid*�l a lm o st u n u m
ttvuusly to h u -k tho b u ild in g co m m is
stoner an d con fidence watt express**:
that he w its w ork u ig for tho b eet in
P T osts o f th e public.
A co m m u n ica tio n from J. FL and
Edw ard J . L aw . a r c h ite c ts fo r th*-
F irst N a tio n a l B ank b u ild in g , obj*x'tc*
to Air. D e a n s order th a t the*
stren g th en th e w ood en c a n o p y w hich
p ro tects p ed estr ia n s. T h e y declared
no a g r e e m e n t