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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - February 07, 1920, Madison, WisconsinW E A T H E R C L O U D Y Ihewsco ie Journal VOL. 134, NO. 128. 81�t Year. MADISON, WIS., SA TURD A Y AFTERN OO N , FEBRUARY 7, 1920. TEN PAGES PRICE TW O CENTS FEAR RAILROAD STRIKE EPIDEMIC WETS WOULD KILL PARTY-BRYAN COMMONER IN ATTACK ON GOVERNORS mith and Edwards, Foes of Prohibition, Assailed As Enemies of Democrats; W arning Issued MEXICAN TROOPS DEFEAT DIAZ ARMY FIVE G E N E R A L S AMONG H U N � D R E D S OF R E B E L S C A P T U R E D , CLAIM OF CAR RA N ZA M IAMI, F lu .-C hancing Gov. A l�fred K Sm ith , New York, and Gov. K dw ard I. E dw ard*. New' Je rse y , w ith h av in g ' en te red u;�on the tank of bu ry in g the I lem o era tie p a rty in th e g rav e w ith the Kalona," W illiam denning*! Itrv an , in a s ta te m e n t lo the F n lte d P raos today an sw ered the S m ith and K dw ard* speeches m ade a t a d in n e r g iven to N a tio n a l D em ocra t- ie C h a irm an C um m ing* in N ew York T h u rsd a y n igh t. R eply ing to a req u est for a s ta te - m en t H ryan Maid: "W ho will now accuse me of doing in ju s tice to Mr. C um m ing*? H e show s no tntereMt in the D em ocra tic p a r ty . H i* ch ief busine** Mer mg to be to a e t mm a Mounding board fo r th e cham pion* of liquor t rn (Tic. l i e lend* official Kanction to th e po litica l p r o � gress of a c rim in a l busine** w hich ha* b ren o u t l a w e d by the consc ience of tho na tio n . ?'G overnor Md w ard s an d G overnor S m ith , both of whom owe th e ir e je c � tion to a la v lfM busine** w hich co n � spire* agaitiMt public moraJa. have e n � tered u;�on the ta sk of b u ry in g th e I iem o r r a I ic p a r ty In the g rav e w ith th e ealoon. lf th e ir fight re st* upon th e ir ind iv idua l m erit* it w ill he a fa rce . lf th e b rew er* and d is tille r* finance It, the p re -c o n v e n tio n c a m � paign will m ake th e N ew b erry c a m � paign look like a S unday school p ic � nic. " It I* fo r tu n a te fo r th e c o u n try th a t K dw ard* and Sm ith h ave m i�ed the black flag early . Roth p a rtieu will he w arned W ho will be th e K d� w ard* and Sm ith am ong the R ep u b li� can can d id a te* ? Is o u r p a r ty the only one to be disgraced?** MKXM'O �*TTY-G o v ern m en t force* u n d e r G en eia l G u a d a lu p e S an chez have d e fea ted revert u t bm lot* of tho Felix Diaz fa c tio n in tw o b a ttle* a t N a u tla and J io a ltep ec , th e g o v e rn m en t c la im ed today . T w o h u n d red rebels w ere killed, the g o v ern m en t s ta te m e n t Maid. Includ ing G enera l* P o n c ian o Vusque* . V in cen t' I .ope*, Cel so C lp ed a an d C o n s ta n tin o G alan and llig ln io A gu ilar. G eneral G audencio D elallave, one of th e m ost Im p o rta n t Din* leader*, wa* w o u n d e d and tak en p riso n er. I l e fo rm erly wa* a g en era l In th e fed era l a rm y a n d once wa* g o v e rn o r of th e m ate of Ja lisco . Re la! I a vc, th e K tatem ent said , wa* tak en 'n V era C ruz fo r m im nw ry c o u rt m artia l. I le p ro b ab ly will be execu ted , It wa* believed, in v iew of th e recen t g o v e rn m en t policy to w ard t h e rebel ch iefta in* . T h e g o v e rn m e n t'* lo sses in th e b a t � tle* w ere few. It wa* c la im ed . P re s i � den t C a rran z a , it wa* an n o u n ced , Iva* p rom oted all th e federa l officer* In th e engagem en t* . T h e D iaz band . a c c o rd � ing to th e g o v e rn m en t s ta te m e n t, had k idnapped six w ea lth y S p an ia rd * and th e fig h tin g result!*! w hen f e d e r a l J troop* w ent In p u rsu it . T h e S p a n � iard* w ere rescued . S ev en teen governor* held a c o n fe r� ence h e re y e s te rd a y on th e po litica l s i tu a tio n b u t m ad e no an n o u n cem en t. V I L L IS T AS L OOT ING K L P A S O -V illis ta force* looted sto re* and hom es In th e tow n* of G om es | ( 'a la d a and Ia-.nl o in D uran g o s ta te I laat W ednesday , a cco rd in g to re ta in * Ireceivejl here today .lo ite r they went to th e S an F e rn a n d o I p lan ta tio n of th e T lah u aflo C o tto n Co. and n e tted M anager .Jo*eph K. A*kew, ' A m erican c itizen . and an - hold ing him I for $26,000 ran so m , th e report* s ta te d , I confirm ing y este rd ay '* m essag e , j T h ese report* a re the tlm t in d ica tio n | th a t V illista* w ere o p e ra tin g in M exl- I co'* r ich es t co tto n d is tr ic t , n e a r T o r- i reon. PAT IENT AT ASYLUM27TH FLU VICTIM Adolph Kroupa Dies; Epi� demic Now Under Control A t Mendota; Cases Madison Milder in G overnor Kdw ard*. a t th e C um m ings d in n er, d eclared in h ts speech th a t he den ies th e r ig h t of m en elected to c o n g ress on to ta lly d iffe ren t issu es and w ith o u t "re fe ren ce to p ro h ib itio n to sad d le th a t condition on th e A m erican people w ith a re fe ren d u m ." Hi* said he p ro p o ses to c a rry th e fight to the I iem o cra tlc conven tion a t S an F r a n � c isco ." G o v ernor Sm ith , who w as 111 a t A l� bany , se n t a te leg ram to th e d in n e r in w hich he c h a r a c te r i z e th e p ro h ib ition am en d m en t a s "a re s tr ic tio n a g a in s t p e rso n al lib e rty w hich P ru ss ia , in h e r p a lm ies t day*, n ev er d ream ed of." R A R E A R T W O R K S FO U N D IN H O M E CH IG AGO- H are w orsk of a r t w ere found by a u th o r it ie s today in th e hom e of Kvu I Ina M. K im ball, widow of th e founder of the K im ball P lan o Co. M rs. K im ball recen tly w as d e c l a r e feeble m inded and an In v en to ry of h e r -stati* w as o rd ered by p ro b a te co u rt. C ourt officials found the a r t t r e a s � ure*, va lued a t m ore th a n $1,000,060 in Mrs. K im b all'* u n p re te n tio u s hom e here. P rec io u s p a in tii g* line the w alls and p rice less a n tiq u e furnitu re is in th* room*. A co llec tio n of Jades and porcelain* I* desc rib ed a* .the m ost w onderfu l in A m erica." Am ong th e p a in ting* a re R e m � b r a n d ts " P o r tr a it of A r t is t 's F a th e r." valued a t $100,000, and Jo sh u a R ey � nolds' " I only S a n th B u n b u ry ," d ec lared w orth $65,060. V alue of th e e n tire e s ta te w as p laced s t $2,MOO,OOO. A R G E N T IN E S U G A R TO RELIE V E U. S. M IL W A l'KKK-F. I 'l r l r h , of T u cu - nutn. A rg en tin a , he re to d ay , sa id A r� g e n tin a would p roduce close to 300.- 000.006 to n s of su g a r, w h ich w ould p a rtia lly n j le v c the id o r ta g c in th e F n lte d H tatm . F lr lc h sa id fo u r year* ago fro s t k illed a ll th e s u g a r c an e In A rg en tin a , new seed wa* im p o rted from Ja v a and the. m ain e ffo rt ha* been to ra is e can e from th e seed. T h is is th e Unit smisoii c an e ha* I ie en g row n on a co m m erc ia l acale. B A N K MESSENGER A N D $ 3 8 , OOO G O N E CHICA GO- G eorge A. F ru n ze , m e s� sen g e r fo r th e H a r r is T ru s t an d S a v � ing* R ank. w as m iss in g today , along w ith $.11,000 w orth of l ib e r t y b o n d * . wa* g iv en th a t a m o u n t o f b o nds in sm all d en o m in a tio n s to e x � ch ange fo r la rg e r bonds. T h e e x � change w as m ad e and th e m essen g er dropped from sig h t. A bride of fo u r week* is a id in g a u th o r i t ie s in th e ir sr-arch fo r th e tni**ing m an . W E A T FINANCIER DIES F R O M PN E U M O N IA NKW YORK -W illiam V. 8. T horne, 55. financier, d ied a t hi* hom e hen* late F rid ay from pneum onia . T h o rn e wa* a d irec to r In m an y large co rpora tion* , in c lud ing the W ell* F a rg o K xpress C a , t 'nton Pacific and S o u th e rn Pacific ra ilro ad s , O regon S h o rt L ine com pany and O regon R iver a n d N a v ig a tio n Co. C R E W OF SINKING STE A M E R S A V E D Cloudy t on igh t and Sun da y, probably j wi th l ight snow or ra in and so me wh at warm#* S und ay . Light nor ther ly winds becoming so ut he as t Sunday . I l i n t e l s ! I t r p o r t by I . W e a t h e r H i t r e a u I City T em p era tu re P re c ip ita tio n H ighest la m e s t 24 hours Y esterday l a i t n ig h t to 7 a rn M adison . . . 30 28 0 M ilw aukee 3* 30 ,02 C hicago .. 36 32 .02 G reen Ray , 3 6 30 0 W au sau . . . . 32 30 0 I Hiluth . . . . . 32 26 0 M inneapolis . 32 26 .OZ I at C r o s s e . . - 26 .01 D ubuque . . . 34 30 0 44 4 DIMON W G a m K i t Yes- T em per- R e la tive W ind C loudt- te rd a y e ra tu re H um id ity Velocity Noon . . 26 87 6 IOO 7 p. rn. . . 29 95 6 IOO T oday 7 a. rn. . . 2* 96 6 IOO S n o w - 24 h r s . 5 In c h e s . O n g r o u n d 104 Inches H ig h est tem p era tu re 30 a t 2 p. m la m e s t tem p e ra tu re 28 a t 7 a m Mean tem p e ra tu re y es te rd ay 29. N orm al I*. T o ta l p re c ip ita tio n since Jan . I, I,Od In Norm a! I I* In T 6 D 4 1 1% OTHER I KARR W arm est In 1878, 47. C oldest in 1*75. - t i . W ettes t in I$02, 163 inches. Hun se ts a t 5:18. , O T T K K C U F F S . Me.- T h e s te a m � sh ip P o la r R ear w en t a g ro u n d off M ach iasp o rt las t n igh t an d is in a s in k in g cond ition , a cco rd in g to w ord rece ived here to n ig h t. A ccord ing to th e m essage, th e crew of th e s tra n d e d s te a m sh ip ha* been tak e n off by th e F n lte d S ta te* De- s tro y e r C ush ing , w hich I* s ta n d in g by. No fu r th e r word ha* been received from th e vessel up to noon today . BUILDERS OPPOSE B O X C A R E M B A R G O C HICAGO- An ag g ress iv e b a ttle to s to p the IO-d ay box e a r em b arg o o r � d ered by th e ra ilro ad a d rm n ltra tio n to roHove th e sh o rta g e of g ra in car* a ra* launched h e n today by th e C hicago B uild ing M a teria l K xchange. T h e em - l*argo th re a te n s to h a lt co n st ru c tio n w ork to taJling billion* of do lla rs, b u ild � er* said . I t is e s tim a te d th a t OO p ercen t of th e w om en of R ag land m u st rem a in u n m arried because of th e trem en d o u s loss o f young m en th ro u g h w a r an d Influenza. Ad o l p h k r o v p k , aged 23. o f r a -eirv , an Inm ate of th e .Mendota hosp ita l, who died th e re last n igh t, '* th e 27th v ictim of influenza in M adi� son. H is di*ith I* th e first In th e In s t i tu � tion since th e epidem ic s tru ck a score r f th e p a tie n t* there . T he epidem ic is u n � d e r co n tro l now. acco rd in g to Dr. F ra n k I. D rake, su p e rin ten d en t, no new n i s e i h av in g developed since T h u rs � day . T he to ta l n urn tier of case* in M adison c o n tin u e s . high. 290 eases now being q u a ra n tn e d in 233 hom es. F o u rteen new case* had been rep o rted to th e b oard of Ivv'tlth a t 2 p. rn. today. A ccording to physic ians, both In the c ity and af the u n iv ers ity , cases th is week h a v e been in a m ilder form , in � d ic a tin g the c ris is of th e ep idem ic is p a s t . M em orial se rv ices w ere conducted y e s te rd a y a fte rn o o n in th e C o n g reg a � tio n a l ch urch fo r M iss la irn a M erritt, a G am m a Phi Ret*, who died a t th* In firm ary o f Influenza. A Im tut 50 ac tiv e and a lu m n ae m em bers of the so ro r ity a tte n d e d the serv ices as well a* m any o th e r s tu d e n ts and friends. T he body ha* been shlp|N>d to th e hom e a t G ran d R apids, M ich , for burial. G A T H E R I N G S CAL L ED OF F M any g a th e rin g * h a te been called off becau se of the influenza ban and s till o th e rs indefin itely postponed. W es tm in ste r church , W in g ra P ark . w ill om it all service* tom orrow to a id th e h e a lth d e p a r tm e n t in com bating th e "flu" epidem ic. T he m ee tin g of the D ane C oun ty E q u ity society in M adison h as been postp o n ed from Feb. l l to th* first W ednesday follow ing the lifting of the ban. J . A. H ogan, sec re ta ry , announced. A m ee tin g of the S o u th e rn W isco n � sin T each er* ' assoc ia tio n , scheduled to o c cu r In M adison Feb. 13 and 14. ha* been indefin ite ly postponed, acco rd in g to w ord r e v iv e d from C. C. B ishop of P o rta g e . 8 C H 0 0 L C LOSE D D ue to th e absence from c laes o f a n u m b er of te a ch e rs and pup ils a t St. J a m e s ' p a roch ial school, the re g u la r session* w ere d isco n tin u ed th is week. T h ey p ro b ab ly will be resum ed M onday. R ecause o f m any com plain t* th a t h av e com e to C hief of Police T hom as S h o u g h n essy , he issued a w arn in g to � d ay th a t a ll p e rso n s ex pee to rs tin g on s id ew a lk s will be a rre s te d lf a p p re � hended . T h ere is a c ity o rd in an ce a g a in s t th e p ractice . In v iew of the in - I f lu en sa epidem ic, ex jiecto ratiii* on the I s t r e e ts is e specia lly liab le to sp read I co n tag io n , it h a s been po in ted out. S E C R E T A R Y L A N E RESIGNS B E R T H W A S H I N G T O N - Se cr e t a r y of t h e In ter ior Lena has f or wa rded hie r es ignat ion to Pr es i den t W i l � son, effective March 1, and it ha* bean accapted, it was a nnounced a t L a r s ' s office today. Lan e announced several weeks ago t h a t ha t readed t o qui t t he cabinet , but dec ' a r ed he was h o l d � ing up his formal r es ignat ion be* caus a he did not wish f u r t h e r to bu r d en Pres i den t Wi l t on dur ing h i s i llness. It ha s baar- said t he pres ident a l � r eady has in mind t he m a n to s u c � ceed Lane. P O L A N D TO O BE Y ALLIED P O L IC Y FA KIH P oland will co n su lt the coun- , cli o f a m b a ssa d o rs before rep ly ing to th e peace off it of th e R u ssian soviet g o v e rn m en t, an d will follow the policy su g g e ste d by the a llies, it wit* learned a u th o r i ta t iv e ly today . E M IN E N T C A N A D A PH Y SIC IA N DIES Q U E R Y - C A N M A N D R IN K U P $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 C L E V E L A N D -C a n one m a n m a t u r e age conaume VOO.- OOO wo r th of whi sky, gin, wines and o t her i ntoxicat ing l iquors in t he ba lance of his l i fe� t ime? J. B. Rose will t r y to prove it : an be done. Federal a gen t s back- td up f our huge mai l t r u c k s to his cafe here last n ight end loaded them to c apac i ty wi th Rr se ' s ce l � lar stock. Ross insi s t s t he l iquor is in his p r i ve t s stock, cached to rel ieve he e v e r - i ncreas ing d r y ne ss of t he days to c oms ; t h a t he i ntended it for his own personal c o n s u m p � tion and will e ndea vo r to show the c ou r ts t h a t one man , wi th t a m e s t appl icat ion, can dr ink ? 100.00$ w or t h of l iquors in about sel f of the bibl ical ly al lot ted l i fe � time. WILL HOLD GERMANY TO PACT TERMS Allies Have No Intention of Modifying Article on Sur� render of W ar Guilty, Council Announces SAVE PASSENGERS OF SINKING SHIP T R A N S F E R MADE TO PO LI CE L A UN C H AND C OA ST G U A R D P O W E R BOAT NKW Y O R K - l 'a* * cn g ers of the s tra n d ed Old lm m ln lo n ld n e r P rince** Anne. w ere being tr a a n ferris! in sm all b o a ts to th e ro a s t g u a rd c u tte r M a n � h a tta n e a r ly th is a fte rn o o n . T h e t r a n s fe r wa* tieing m ade by tw o I sla ts , a pollee la u n c h -an d a c o as t g u a rd po w er bo a t T hey w en*, g re e ted w ith ch ee rs by th e lien urn bed p a s s e n � ger* an d crew , w ho had b n rn w ith o u t h**�t o r w arm food ainee y e s te rd a y . T he police I m at. b re a d in g th e huge. w ave*. Anally su cceeded in d ra w in g a lo n g sid e th e lim y. to w hich a line w as m ade fa s t. Hix w om en an d th re e m en w re firs t tra n s fe r re d by rope. s lings In ad d itio n to th e tw o launches, th ree seag o in g tu g s and a lig h th o u se te n d e r w ere s ta n d in g hy. T h e ac tio n of th e w a te r Nva* sa id to lie e a tin g aw ay tlv \ san d b en ea th th e s te am er, a m id sh ip s an d fe a r w as e x p ressed th a t sh e m ig h t b reak in tw o. T ra n s fe r o f th e 32 pHjw*en�earliam ent an d em in en t p h y sic ian . I dtisl la te y e s te rd a y , fo llow ing in ju rie s rece ived whrvn he fell on th e s tre e t two wu-eks ago. S ir Ja m e s wa* th e b ra t C a � n a d ia n p h y sic ian to rece iv e th e t itle of K. C. M. G., the. h o n o r h a v in g been b e � s tow ed by Q ueen V ictoria D O D G E HEIR G E T S LITTLE IN WILL D K T B O IT -T he will o f th e la te Jo h n Dodge, au to m o b ile m a n u fa c tu re r , filed fo r p ro b a te today , c u t off Jo h n D uval D od ge, a eon, w ith a m on th ly a lk iw - ance o f $150. T he son wa* said to h ave d isp leased h is fa th e r. C o n stru c tio n of th e p a la tia l hom e D odge s ta r te d in G ro sse P o in t wa* o rd e red con tinued by th e tru s tee * . Huhject to the w ill of Mr*. Dodge. No m en tion of th e va lue of th e e s ta te m ade. I IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET A FREE CALENDAR T h en keep y o u r eye on It: w a tch the d a y s go s lip p in g by. T h ey a re y our m o st p recious ;�osae**lon, y o u r life : th ey a re a ll you h av e . Squeeze each of th em h a rd before it goes fo rev e r th ro u g h y o u r fingers. M ake it g ive you w h a t you w a n t- work. Joy, love, acco m p lish m en t. I -ear n from y o u r c a le n d a r to look ah ead bu t b a r n from it a lso th e p red o m in an t im p o rta n ce of lodny. Do not sacrifice th e p re se n t fo r th e fu tu re . L iv e now. T re a su re th e d ay th a t is. M ake its com ing h ave se rv ed som e p u r � pose b efo re you te a r off th e pad th a t rev ea ls tom o rro w . K eep y our eye an th e c a len d a r. T h e W isconsin S ta te J o u rn a l h a* feared , In th e face of th e sh o rta g e of pap er, th a t its r e f e r s th is y e a r m ig h t no t be ab le to g e t th e ir c a l� e n d a rs w ith accustom**! ease. So it p rocured fo r th em A OOV KRX M U N T C ALRN D A R FR B K It wa* m ad e by th e N avy D e p a rtm en t and c a r r ie s a m essag e from th a t se rv ice to the young m en of A m erica. It I* a r tis t ic , handy , in ev- ry w ay s a tis fa c to ry . F ill o u t th e coupon below an d m ail a s in d ica ted . O ur W ash in g to n In fo rm atio n B u reau will se rv e you in th is a* in sco res of o th e r m a tte rs , if you b u t g e t the h a b it of u sin g it. A ct n o w ' T H E W ISC O N SIN ST A T H J O F RN A L IN FO R M A TIO N R F R EA U F red e ric J . B a sk in , D irecto r W ash in g to n , D. C. I en clo se h e rew ith tw o c en ts fo r re tu rn p o rtag e for a free copy of th e 1920 ca lendar. N am e ............. ................................................................ S tre e t A ddress .................................................... C ity ........................................................S ta te DEMOCRATS TO PUSH PACT DEBATE HI TCHCOCK I N S T R U C T E D TO AID IN B R ING ING T R E A T Y TO FL OOR MONDAY BY L. C. MARTI N W A S I LI NG T O N - I>cm ocro tic s e n a � tors, In c o n fe ren ce to d ay . In s tru c te d S en u to r H itch c o ck to a id in ev ery w ay possib le th e b r in g in g up of th e t r e a ty in th e se n a te fo r reco n sid e ra tio n o n M onday. T he decision of th e co n feren ce wa* u nan im ous, l l i t r h o o rk said . H itchcock will decide l a t e r In th e d ay w h e th e r to m ake public i le t te r he received from 1'ree id en t W ilto n IO day* ago c o n c e rn � ing re se rv a tio n s , an d w hich he read today to th** co n feren ce . A m essag e from I're s id en t W ilson, o u tlin in g h is p re se n t s ta n d on re s e rv a � tions, wa* re a d to D em o cra tic s e n a � tor* a t th e ir co n fe ren ce w ith H itc h � cock. H en ato rs sa id it re -a ffirm ed th e p re s id e n t 's ito sltinn of o p posing any re serv a tio n * th a t would c h a n g e tho m ean ing of th e t re a ty . T he le t te r e n � dorsed S e n a to r H itch co ck 's position . t in e se n a to r , on leav in g th e c o n fe r � ence. s ta te d in hi* op in ion th e P re s i � d e n t's a t t i tu d e h ad been s lig h tly m od i� fied. T h is s e n a to r w as m ore hopefu l of ra tifica tio n . D E B A T E H E L D C E R TA I N T he a c tio n o f th e I lem o crz ts today m ake* It p ra c tic a lly c e rta in th e tre a ty will be p laced a g a in be fo re th e sen a te . T he only c o n tro v e rsy th a t m ay a r ise will be o v e r d e ta ils of p ro ced u re w ith re sp ec t to th** form In w hich re s e rv a � tio n s re p re se n te d and th e m ariner of p re sen tin g th em . sen a to r* said. T he D em o cra ts , H itchcock said , wifi not b lindly follow S e n a to r Lodge'* lea d e rsh ip M onday. Hi* m ay m ake siam- m otion th ey can n o t su p p o rt, H itch co ck In d ica ted , b u t so f a r a s th ey can they w ill *up|�ort h is re q u es t for r e -co n sid e ra tio n of th e tre a ty . "W e will fa c i l i ta te b rin g in g up of th e t re a ty u n d e r som e * p lan w hich will b r in r th e q u e s tio n o f all re se rv a tio n s before th e Benote fo r ac tio n ," H i tc h � cock said. FAIL OF A G R E E M E N T H itchcock sa id th e d ra ft of re se rv a � tion* a s th ey sto o d w hen th e re ce n t b i � p a rtizan c o n fe ren ce broke up w as d i s � cussed by th e D em o cra ts , b u t no ag reem en t wa* re ac h ed aa to p a r t ic u � la r m odification* o f a n y o f th e Lodge re serv a tio n s . T he iie m o c ra tlc position on m od ifi� ca tions." sa id H itchcock , " is ex ac tly w h a t i t h a s b een ." RO SE R E T U R N S T O ' ' F A C E M U S IC " CHICA GO "M onda Rose" Hohwei- berg re tu rn e d from W inn ipeg to d ay to I exp la in w h a t sh e know s a b o u t th e d le � ap t* a ra ru e of m ore th a n $50,000 of h e r em p lo y er's m oney. I Rose, sa id sh e "liked m usic" arid th a t I* w hy sh e " re tu rn e d to face It." She re fused to d iscu s* th e m oney sh o rta g e J hut g lib ly told o f p lan s to re -e s ta b lish h erse lf in C h icag o society . She sa id sh e wa* p e rfec tly co n ten ted w hen sh** wa* " tra v e lin g on th e fr in g e " J of a n o r th s id e C hicago social w j, M IN IM U M W A G E S C A L E FOR 2 5 , 0 0 0 A K R O N , O T he G oodyear T ire and I Bu blier co m p an y to d ay ann o u n ced th e | ad o p tio n of a m in im um w age sca le I w hich affec t* 25,000 em ployes. It I* j effective Fell lf, and M arch I. All m ale em ploye* a re to receive a m in l- I m um of $*i p e r day . AU wom en w o rk . I . r* a re to g-.t a m in im um of $4 a day. In c re a se s of lo to 12 jiercen t a re g n in t- I od pi*y*e w o rk ers . P .O . OFFICIAL SERIOUSL Y ILL G A Ll -A TI X , Mo. T he co n d ition or I A lex an d er M. D ockery , th ird a s s is ta n t p o s tm a s te r g ener.il and fo rm er gov- i rn o r of M issouri, ill a t hi* bomi* h e r r since W rtations from th e U n i t 'd S ta ten wa* rece iv ed to d ay by th e Htatc d e p a rtm e n t U n d e r a m c o u rt d e � c i s i o n such a m ea su re would tie " im - poHslble of e x ec u tio n " extv.pt b y ac t of p a rliam e n t, th e d e p a r tm e n t wa* n o � tified. $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 W O O L E N S GO U P IN S M O K E C H IC A G O F if ty th o u san d d o lla rs w orth of w oolens w e r t d e s tro y ed "When fire b roke o u t in th e w a reh o u se of th e N ation! W oo co m p an y h e re early today . NEW TONE IN CONFERENCE WITH HINES Maintenance Workers Impa� tient At Continued Delay; Leaders See Trouble in Controlling Situation W A S H IN G T O N --An epidem ic of ra ilw a y s tr ik e s m ay b reak o u tIm m ediate ly a f te r th e ro ad s a re re tu rn e d to p riv a te con tro l M arch I. u n less a defin ite ag reem en t Is *pe*dtly reach ed by th e ra ilro ad a d m in is tra tio n and un ion re p re se n ta tiv e s on th e q u e s � tion of increased w ages. T h is w as ev id en t today, a s som e o f th e un ion spokesm en began m a n ife s t� ing a n ew tone in d isc u ss in g th e ir co n � ference.* w ith R ail D irec to r H ines. H e re to fo re a ll s tr ik e ta lk h as been k ep t in th e b ack g ro u n d an d th e n ego� t ia to r s h av e ex p ressed th em se lv es a s sa tis fied w ith th e p ro g ress boing m ad*. MEN ARE I M P A T I E N T T h ere la believed to he no lik e li� hood o f a g re a t g enera l s trik e , e ith e r before o r a f te r the road* go hunk to th e ir o w n ers R u t union lea d e rs co n � fess th ey am r h a v in g d ifficu lty r e � s tra in in g th e ir m en. If no se ttle m e n t Is reach ed a n u m b er o f t r a d e s a re e x � pected to w alk out. J . D. M alloy, vice p re s id en t of Lh# B ro th erh o o d of M ain tenance of W ay em ployes, w as read y to d a y to se rv e no tice on H ines th a t he h a s only seven d a y s left In w hich to m ak e a p lain a n sw e r to th e ir w age d em ands. T h is v ir tu a l u ltim a tu m was co n ta in ed In a re so lu tio n passed by th e un ion officers a t a co n feren ce in D e tro it y e s te rd a y . " R E L E A S E D " IN MARCH I t wa* lea rn ed th a t W. O. I ^ e of th e B ro th erh o o d of R ailw ay T r a in � m en h a s notified H ines th a t e a r ly In I M arch th e tra in m en w ill c o n fid e r th em se lv es re leased from th e ir p ledge I to th e p re s id en t to hold th e ir dem ands J In a b ey a n ce p end ing an effort to re - ' duce th e h igh cost o f liv ing . " It d o esn 't look very h o p e fu l" M a l� loy sa id today before going to th * c o n feren ce w ith H ines. "I w o u ld n 't be su rp r ise d a t a s tr ik e of m y un ion ." G A N G OF B A N D ITS KILLS W A T C H M A N C H IC A G O -T h o m as O 'D onnell. OS. a w a tch m an woe killed In a fight w ith five band it* hem. today . O 'D onnell d is � covered th e g an g a tte m p tin g to open the sa fe of th e W e*tr\rn C lo trh co m � pany. O ne o f th e ro b b e rs sh o t h im before he could d ra w h is revo lver. T he . hievee cncaped. S E V E N DIE IN SINGLE F A M IL Y R O C K FO R D - K dw ard K rx lehes, h is wife, hi* s is te r , Lhr*r of hi* c h ild ren arid M iss M ary B unting , w ho w as n u rs in g them . w ere d 'vut he re today of pn eu m o n ia T he th re e rem a in in g K nz. li b* n ch ild ren w ere n e a r death . C H IC A G O FA CIN G BUILDING TIE- U P CHICA GO- C hicago today faced a n � o th e r b u ild ing tie -u p w ith th e a n � nou n cem en t by th e C hicago B u ild in g T ra d e s C ouncil of a h ig h er w age d e � m and . We will an n o u n ce o u r lab o r p ro � g ram w ith in th re e w eeks," Ja m e s J , C onroy, se c re ta ry of th e council, sa id today. It is a lm o st c e r ta in we w ill a sk h ig h er wage*. T he co st of liv ing la not com ing dow n th is y ea r -a n d It Is ab o u t tw o J urn :�* ah ead of w ages now ." P re se n t c o n tra c ts e zp lre In May. R e� fu sa l of e o n tra c to rs las t su m m er to pay an in c re a se o f 20 c en ts an h o u r drew all b u ild ing trad e* in to one of th e m ost d isa s tro u s s tr ik e s In C h ic a � go'* h is to ry . T h e ad v an ce finally wag m et pay of p ra c tic a lly all c r a f t s be� ing ra ised lo one d o lla r an hour. C onroy in d ica ted th e new p ro p o sa l would be $1.25 an hour. M A K E H E ILM A N L A W P A R T N E R F ra n k L. G ilb e rt and E m erso n KU of G ilb e rt A KU, a tto rn e y s , to d ay a n � nounced th a t they h av e a sso c ia ted w ith j them rn a p a r tn e r in law p r u r t i r s R om an A. lle ilm a n , who h a s p ra c tic e d law w ith th em since he com pleted h is ! law co u rse a t the U n iv e rs ity of W iz- i c o u s i n in 1913. Mr. H eilm an Is d is t r ic t a tto rn e y of Dane co u n ty , h a v in g been e lected In (N o v em b er, 1918. Mr. G ilb e rt and Mr. K U h av e been ; a sso c ia te d In th e p rac tice of U w since I A ugust, 1907. bo th of them h a v in g p ra c � ticed h e re fo r a b o u t 20 years T hey fo rm erly had offices a t M ain an d C a r � roll s tre e ts , b u t since Aug I, 1918. h ave occup ied th e second flour of the B ank of W isconsin bu ild ing T h e new firm will co n tin u e to occupy th e so m e offices and will be know n by th e firm n am e of G ilbert, KU Sc H e il� m an . I W h en ev er th e m ercu ry d rops to zero I a t R eav er l*a., the old tow n clock b e � gin* s tr ik in g , am i k e e p * on u n til th e I ja n i to r c lim bs th e to w er an d m uffles I the beJL

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