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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - February 06, 1920, Madison, WisconsinWEATHER CLOUDY IheWiscQ te Journal CITYEDITION VOL. 134, NO. 127. 81st Year. MADISON, WIS., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBR U AR Y 6, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TW O CENTS AID TO STORM-SWEPT COAST FOUR DEATHS RAISE "FLU" TOLL TO 26 IN C R E A S E IS HELD IN PRICES UNJUSTIFIED I Constant Boosting in Cost of Commodities Rapped By Chicago Expert; Causes O ften Removed Tity Health Board Meets to Act on New Developments; Prom Redated For March 19 C H K '> P"rl B U L L E T I N T h e c i t y bo ard of h e a l t h to d a y r e - e m p lo y e d M iss E m o g e n a E m e r � i e s w h o w o rk e d d u r i n g t h e in f l u � e n za e p id e m ic las t y e a r , as v is i t in g n u rs e d u r in g t h e p re s e n t c r is is . S h e w i l l a id s t r i c k e n f a m i l i e s w h o a re w i t h o u t n u rs in g he lp . T h e b o a rd w i t h h e l d in s t i t u t i o n o f a t i g h t e r b an in th e c i t y bec a us e no m a r k e d in cre a se in cases has been s h o w n . T h e s l ig h te s t in d ic a t io n o f a f u r t h e r in crease , h o w e v e r , w i l l be t h e s ign a l f o r m o r e r ig id r e � s t r ic t io n s . F'OT'Ft m ore d ea ths , of which two o ccu rred a t th e u n iv e r s i ty In�f i rm ary th is m orn ing , one th e re Inst n ight, and one In the City las t n ight, b r in g the to ta l n u m b e r of In � f luenza v ic t im s In Madison to 26. No d e c re ase w as shown In new cases. T h e c ity board of h ea l th m et th is a f te rn o o n to tak e such a c t io n a s new d ev e lo p m en ts w a r ran t . M eanw hile a r t in i te act ion h a s been Liken by u n iv e rs i ty s tu d e n ts an d fa c � u l ty member.*, p o s tpon ing th e u n iv e r � s i ty p rom until M arch l f . T h o s u g � g es t ion t h a t it be held April IS, d u r � ing the sp r in g recess, w a s voted down a t the m ee t ing y e s te rd a y on g ro u n d s t h a t the p robab il i ty of w a rm w e a th e r a t t l ia t la te d a te w ould ACIO-C o n s ta n t increases in price of com m odit ie s a re e n t i r e � ly un jus t if ied by econom ic c o n � ditions, J . K. C a rn ey , s t a t i s t i c i a n for a . O. S l a u g h te r & Co., bankers , sa id here today. "T he f u n d a m e n ta l c a u s e s which were i n s t r u m e n ta l in c r e a t in g high prices h a v e in m an y in s tan c es ceased to ex is t ," C a rn e y said. "R e ce n t devel- I o p m en ts in fa c t u n m is ta k a b ly show I a t iv n d to w ard defla tion of values. j ' T a k g the la te s t a n n o u n c e m e n t of : an in c rease in the price of b read here I fo r exam ple . D u r in g th e p a s t s ix ty j d ay s th e b es t g ra d es of b a k e rs ' flour have decl ined $ 1.50 to {2 a ba rre l while ] lard h a s decl ined S to IO c en t s a ; pound. To a t t r i b u te th e a d v a n c e to j a sh o r ta g e c f w h e a t su p p l ie s is p re - j pos te rous in view of th e fa c t t h a t the] country , f ro m p re sen t ind ica tions , will c a r ry o v e r lr to the n ex t c ro p a B ur- ' p lus of 150.0�0,000 bushe ls ." In n o rm al time*. C a rn ey asse r ted , th is w ould Wft reflected in th o sale of flour a t IR a barre l . H I T L O W L E V E L S N K W Y O R K -A n o th e r se lling m o v e � m en t in the stock e x ch an g e sen t prices to the lowest levels of the re- CONDENSED MILK PRICE IS REDUCED F I R S T rea l ev idence t h a t the p r ic e o f fo o ds tu f fs w i l l t u m �ble as a res u l t in the s lu m p n f o r e ig n e x c h a n g e c am e to d a y w h en th e V a le c ia M i l k c o m p a n y , o p e ra t in g cond en ser ies in m a n y oa r ts of W is c o n s in an n o u n c e d the price of can n ed m i lk had dro p p ed f ro m $6.75 to $5.75. T h is is e x * pected to re f lec t in the re ta i l p r ice a t t h e r a te o f a b o u t 2 :e n ts p e r c an . " W i t h no fo r e ig n m a r k e t open to us as a res u l t of th e s lu m p in th e r a t e of e x c h an g e , w e are forced to m a r k e t o u r e n t i re p r o � duct a t h o m t , " an off icial of the : o m p a n y said here to d ay . T h e p r ice pa id m i lk p ro d u cers by th e V a le c ia 's M id d le to n c o n � densery also has ta k e n a drop . Th e F e b r u a r y c o n tra c ts cal l fo r (3.50 per h u n d re d pound s instead of $ 3 8 5 . th e J a n u a r y c o n t ra c t aries. DEMAND FOR E X -K A IS E R L O D G E E X P E C T S " B I T T E R E N D � E R S " T O A T T E M P T F I L I B U S � T E R W H E N I S S U E N E A R S REI TE R A T E |T e a ty foes p lan r o a d s S H | P P | N G n e a r PARALYSIS; TUGS SENT TO STRANDED STEAMER Dutch Legal Arguments Re� futed in Allied R eply; Take W ilhelm From Europe, Alternative I ! down cent decline. High call m oney ra te and the fa lu re of S te r l in g a n d o th e r foreign ex ch a n g e to im prove m ate r ia l ly were said to be largely responsib le for the break . G en era l Motors sold down to 259, a net loss of s ix teen for the d a y ; M exi� can Pe tro leum broke l l po in ts to 169. Cruicib le 3 to 302; S tu d e b n k e r 5�* to 89"*; M arine P re fe r red 1*4, to 8 5*4 U. S. Steel 74, to 98*4; B e th leh em B 1 \ , to 88Vfe; U n i ted S ta te s R u b b e r 28*. nee- I T� B H 5* and S o u th e rn Pacific I S - to ' KLessi: m is o of new g o w n s b y 1 th e y o u n g women. Miss la) rn a Meritt , aged 21, of G ran d Rapids . Mich., died a t t h e in f irm ary th is m o rn in g She w as a f r e sh m an j a n d had been l iving a t 305 l a t th ro p s t ree t . A f te r se rv ices a t t h e C o n g re � g a tiona l c h u rch a t 4:30 p. in. today, h e r body will be sh ipped h o m e for bu r ia l . H e r p a re n t s , w ere w i th h e r | a t the t im e of death . H aro ld B. M uentner , ag ed 19, of oakfb-id a f re sh m an in the course in com m erce , died a t the B rad ley .Mem� orial hosp ita l sho r t ly a f t e r m idnight . He roomed a t 1319 Mound s t re e t , h i s p a re n t s a re here and will a cco m p a n y th e body home C h a r le s S. Kirk, Hg**d 18, a sh o r t c o u rse s tu d e n t in ag r icu ltu re , died a t tho u n iv ers i ty in f irm ary la s t n ight dge p r o � g ra m L o d g e s g roup c la im s to find in Grey * le t te r en d o rsem e n t of the ir p ro g ram of re se rv a t io n s and th is h a s m ade th e m in s is ten t t h a t accep tan ce of t h a t p o g ro m is the price of ra ti f i - tion. M A K E C A R E F U L P L A N S W hile the i r reconcilab les a re p l a n � ning a f a s t and fu r ious c a m p a ig n for co m ple te re ject ion th e l*un.tn, cml b a n Burl ington, a 1 phat force should be u s e d if n e cessa ry > the A m erican se n a te 's posi t ion on the m e m b e r of cen tra l fire d ep ar tm en t . to force G e rm an comj>liance. j peace t r ea ty is s im ila r to th a t ex- T a y lo r found his way th ro u g h th o | T h ," waa eon>ldtnHl n e c e ssa ry for | p ressed in Viscount G r e y * l e t t e r to b lack sm oke to a telephone and c an ed 1 lwo reaso n s : ?^e l o n d o n Times, a cco rd ing lo the th e fir** d ep a r tm e n t . I t wa* impos- I ^ _____, _m ___ , ^ A j Echo DT'art* sible for th e m en to escape aa the BACK TO EUROPE TO GET BEER CHIC A G O - Mrs. F r a n c e s K oenigs- berger, 61, can n e i th e r l ive n o r sleep without h e r beer. She filed a p p lica t io n for a p a ssp o r t to Sco t land with federa l a u th o r i t ie s here today g iv ing th is a* h e r reason for w ish ing to leave the c o u n try . "You c a n 't teach a n old dog new tr icks ," sh e told official*. STEEL SHORTAGE SLOWS BUILDING f lames a lread y had m ad e the ir way u p tho s t a i r s to the th ird floor. T h e th re e m en w ai ted in Main s t re e t w in � d o w s a n d were curried down by th e tire d e p a r tm e n t ' s ladder. "I s u r e wa.) glad to see you, .Sic. w i th t h a t ladder," laughed Burlington. to a fellow-'ir* lighter, .Vie Behrend. A w a te r pipe, which bu rs t when* th e fire s ta i t* d , did m uch to slacken th e sp re a d of flames before the fire d e p a r tm e n t w as called. DEMANDS BERGER S T A R T SENTENCE C H I C A G O - D is t r i c t A t t o r n e y C. F . C l y n e to d a y f iled w i t h th e a p � p e l l a t e c o u r t here a b r ie f p e t i t i o n � ing t h a t V ic t o r L . B e r g e r be t e n t to f e d e r a l p r ison im m e d ia t e ly to s e rv e th e 10 y e a r sen ten ce i m � posed on c o n v ic t io n of v io l a t in g t h e e s p io n a g e a ct . T h e b r ie f c la im e d B e r g e r had v io la te d hie p led g e to t h e c o u r t to r e f r a in f r o m a c ta on w h ic h his c o n v ic t io n w as based. GITLOW GUILTY ON A N A R C H Y CHARGE NK W YURK -B e n ja m in Gltlow, ta i lo r a n d fo rm er Socialist a s se m b ly � man, will be sen tenced on Feb l l . He wa* found gu ilty by a Jury yes te r - de leg a te s to the H e av y I day of c r im inal a n a rc h y . I le w as a Jo b b e r* N a t io n a l c o n ee n - ' confessed co m m u n is t and busine** CHICAGO- An acu te sh o r ta g e In s t ru c tu ra l s tee l is m enacing build ing operat ions . H a rd w a re I Bon re p o r te d today. T he r e c e n t steel s t r i k e p rac t ica l ly ! a cu t off the steel supply, d e le g a te s said, I* I while the d e m a n d for s t r u c tu r a l a n d | I concre te work ha* increased. The a s so r ia t io n e lected l l . A . Bad- ' ler, S ioux City. la., p res iden t , a n d Roy | S. T u tt le , Chicago, s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s - ! urer. m a n a g e r of "T he R evo lu t ionary Ag**." rad ica l Journal. M axim um penalty IO y ear* ' im prisonm en t. SINGS HYMN A T O W N FUNERAL M o s t ly c lo u d y d a y . N o t m u c h t u t * . L i g h t v a r i a b le w i n d s . DRIVE STARTED TO LOWER RENTS C HICAGO L ead ing rea l e s ta te men, c ity councilm en an d n e w sp a p e rs joined in a fight today to lower rent* iii Chicago. " F i tn e s s p u b l ic i ty" w as th e i r r e m - j edy. N ew sp ap e r* es tab l ish ed c o m � p lain t b u reau s . T hey tu rn e d oxer J co m p la in ts to the Chicago Real E s t a t e ; belard a n d M ayor T h o m p s o n 's c o m � m ittee of five nam ed by th e c ity council to p robe profiteering. Real e s t a t e m en dec lared r e n t s on some a p a r t m e n t s had ju m p ed 200 per cent w i th in six month*. One c o m � p la inan t said h is ren t w as ra is ed from {40 to {IOO over night. M O U N T V E R N O N . 111.- VV L. Sm ith s an g a t his own funera l her** today. Six y e a r s a g o S m ith a n d h is first wife sung "Rock of Ag�*s." T h e i r voices w ere rep roduced on a p h o n o g ra p h r e c � ord. T h e record w as suggested a s pa*. of se rv ices today by S m i t h s second wife. J U R Y CHOSEN TO TR Y I. W. W. M O N T ESA N O , W a s h -T h e 12 men who will t ry th e l l a lleged I. VV. VV , on c h a rg e s t h a t they co m m itted m u rd e r a t C en tra l ia on A rm is t ice day w ere in the ju r y box when cour t opened t o � day. A t to rn ey s c on tinued the gr ind of q u es t io n in g ta lesm en, however, for two a l t e r n a t e j u ro r s w ere to be chosen. F i r s t -T h e d e m an d offers a real te s t for G e rm an y * in ten tion* to w a rd o b � se rv an ce of the Versailles t r e a ty . The a llies consider it a p re ce d en t which will d e te rm in e fu tu re G e r m a n a t t i tu d e tow ard t e rm s of th e pac t . Second-S u r re n d e r of th e w a r g u i l � ty is n e cessa ry for the u p h o ld ing of fu tu re in te rn a t io n a l law in war. T h ere fo re the a ll ies have ag reed th a t act ion m u s t be swift , d ra s t ic , a n d un- 1 comprom ising. A C C E P T R E S I G N A T I O N T h e re s ig n a t io n of K u r t Von L e a � ner. fo rm er head of th** G e rm a n de le� ga tion In Par is , has been a cc ep te d by : the G erm an g ove rnm en t, a c c o rd in g to a d isp a tc h f rom Berlin today . T he res ignation , th e d i s p a tc h said. I w as tendered by te le g ra p h from Paris. " M O N S T R O U S D E M A N D S " B E R L I N -T h e P ru s s ia n n a t io n a l as- 1 semhly Is su sp en d in g i ts s i t t in g a* a d e m o n s tra t io n a g a in s t e x tr a d i t io n of! G e rm an w a r guilty, whose s u r r e n d e r is , d* m anded by the alite*. .P re s id e n t1 R e n n e r t dec lared he is conv inced no I G erm an will fulfill the a l l ies " m o n � s t ro u s d e m a n d s ." C A R R A N ZA OPENS MILITAR Y SCHOOL MEXICO C IT Y - P re s id e n t C a r ra n z a j y e s te rd a y in a u g u ra te d th e m il i ta ry I college u t C hapu ltepec . F iv e h u n d red I c ad e ts sw o re a l leg iance to th e old M exican flag wh ich w as c a r r ied by | Mexican fo rce s in th e w a r wnth th** I U nited Ktates. MEXICANS FEEL MORE QUAKES M EXICO CITY New' e a r th q u a k e | shocks, in w hich several h o u ses were des t ro y ed in the region of M ount a*a a long to o th e r m a t te rs , th a t all o u r people have been supplied w ith a c a le n d a r for 1920. T h e c a len d a rs th a t we a re g iv � ing iw ay ar* p rocurab le t h io u g h o u r W ash in g to n B ureau , which is m a in ta in ed for your c o n v e n � ience. i s s i rn to use th a t b u r � eau by ge t t ing th is us* ful o r � n a m e n t for your walt. � E T A N A V Y C A L E N D A R M ark w ith a eros* t h a t day when you a re going to do a d a r � ing o r in te res t in g o r im p o r ta n t th ing . Don't p lan it v aguely for som e in tang ib le day ill the fu tu re . Hchedu!** it. T u rn over the page* and m ark the day w hen it is lo be Keep th a t c a le n d a r before you. Check off each day as it dies. And w h en the even tfu l h o u r com es for which you have se t down th** ta sk of proposing to y o u r girl, q u i t t in g your Job, tak in g a t r ip to N ew York why up and do it. I s t the c a le n d a r se t the ze ro hour for you and w hen it a r r iv e s . F IRE. E x am in e th** coupon Ix low and obey the impulse it c rea te s . Act n o w ! ( F i l l o u t t h * c o up o n . W r i t * le g ib ly . ) W iscons in S ta te J o u rn a l F re d e r ic J. B ask in . Director, W ash in g to n , I). C. I enclose h ea rew i th a tw o -e en t s t a m p for re tu rn p os tage for a free copy of the 1920 ca lendar . N a m e ..................................................... S t r e e t A ddress ................................... C ity ........................ S ta te ................ S H I P IS S T R A N D E D NEW* YORK - Shore wire less s t a � t ions today received a w ire less m e s � sage from the Old Dom inion L iner P r in ces s Anne a sh o re on R ockaw ay shoal*, s t a t in g t h a t the sh ip is g r a d � ually filling w ith w a te r a n d a sk in g t h a t tug* Is* d e sp a tc h ed to rem ove the passengers . T he m essage r e a d : "S h ip slowly filling w ith w a te r P lease got p a sse n g e rs a n d c rew off t�efore n ight. Sh ip in very exposed condit ion ." T u g s were r ep o r ted to have left the a rm y base a t S o u th Brooklyn to a t - I t e m p t to reach the P r in ces s Anne be- 1 fore the w ire less w.u* received. It w as lea rn ed the rev en u e c u t t e r ; M a n h a t t a n would leave T o m p k in s - I V ille, S ta te n Is land , a t once for Rock- I aw ay Shoals T h e tug P e r th Am boy wa* to be : sent o u t late th is a f te rnoon . G r e a t e r New York w as bending I every effort to d ay to fight th** snow j j s to rm t h a t ha* held th e c ity in its j g ra sp for two d a y s a n d to dispel th e I : t h r e a t s of a coal sh o r ta g e th a t m ig h t j p rev en t o p e ra t io n of t r a n s p o r ta t io n I sys tem * and o th e r public util i ties. I S u r fa ce s t r e e t c a r line* were o p e r - I j a t in g today a t a b o u t 20 pe r c en t o f! ; norm al. E lev a ted lines were b an d i- 1 j capias]. T h o u san d * of New York j w orkers were s t r a n d e d in suburbs . 1 New York'* no rm al inflow of coal w as s to p p e d to a g r e a t d eg ree by J 1 snow bound "d u m p * " a t te rm in a ls in I New Je r s e y , In fo rm ed th a t the su b - i I way sys tem * were t h re a te n e d w ith th e necess i ty of d isco n tin u in g serv ice J un less m ore coal is received. Public I I Service C o m m iss io n e r Nixon ap p ea led I to federa l officials to re f ra in from di- 1 v e r t in g for o th e r us** coal consigned , to N ew York. P re s id en t Hedley of the In te rb o ro u g h S u b w ay re p o r te d I th a t he ex p ec ts to receive sufficient I coal to p re v en t suspens ion of service. No snow fell here th is m orning, b u t j I the w e a th e r b u re au pred ic ted m ore I snow o r ra in ton igh t . U nusual ly h ig h ! tide* con tinued , c aus ing some d a m - ! ? age. CZECHS RETAKE IRKUTSK, CLAIM LONDON I rk u tsk h a s tak en by the Czech forces a ccord ing to a d isp a tc h to Mail. been r e � ft S iberia , th e Daily SIMS TO ANSWER DANIELS CHARGE W A SH IN G TO N - R e a r A dm iral W il� liam S S im s will be g iven a c h a n c e to c lear h im self of the c h a rg e t h a t he is a " lend a d m i r a l " m ad e by S**cretary Ihiniels, tes t i fy ing before th** se n a te naval a f fa i rs su b c o m m ittee re g a rd in g a w an t o f decoration*. C h a i rm a n H a le sa id today it w as p lanned to give S im s a n o p p o r tu n i ty to a n s w e r Daniels who dec lared befo>� th e co m m it tee th a t S im s " in su l ted the navy" when he said i ts m o ra le w a s "sho t to p ieces'' over the m e d a ls c o n � t roversy , Daniels will be c ro s s -e x a m in e d by the com m ittee S a tu r d a y an d S im s will be recalled to the s t a n d p ro b ab ly early B Y H E N R Y W O O D PA R IS- T h e council of ;em bassador* h a s decided th a t r e su m p tio n of t ra d * with soviet R uss ia , th ro u g h h e r co� o p e ra t iv e societies* now prac t ica l ly ia impossib le b ecause of th e soviet g o v � e r n m e n t* con tro l of th e co -opera t ivea . It wa* lea rned today . T h e q uest ion c a m e u p a t th e co l in� e n * m ee t ing to d ay w hen the s ign ing of peace b - tw e e n K s th o n ia a n d th e R u ss ia n soviet g o v e rn m e n t w as d ias cussed. T h e all ied decision to r e su m e R u s � s ian t r a d e w as a n n o u n ce d by the old su p re m e council, seve ra l week* a g o b u t no definite s tep* w ere taken . T he council of a m b a s s a d o r s a lso o r � de red convoca tion of th e E lbe a n d ki su rren d ered . F re ig h t theft** from th e Erie in the I last two month!) hav e to ta led I I officials aune

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