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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - February 12, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin Weath or Snow vol. 134, no. 133. 81 St year. Madison wis., thursday afternoon. February 12, 1920. Twelve pages Price two cent Wilson and rail men to Confer \ 45 billion resources of banking Power nine times what it was 30 years ago comptrollers report indicates it Quot Armington Hanking Row source of Tho i nit to stat now total More than $45,006,-000,000, comptroller of the currency. John Skelton William a lated in his annual report to Congress today. Of this National Banks Ort nov. 17, 1919, held $22,444,000,000, an increase of $11,5x5,000.0011 since August 1914 and stale Banks on june 30, 1919, held $26.3x0,000,000, an increase of $11,705.-. since june 1913. It represents a banking Power nine times More than it was thirty years a go Williams bawl. Tine person out of every six hrs a Bank account according to William a report. Williams suggested tile i noted states might solve the question of collecting its foreign balances by furnishing european countries the crude materials and machinery which their people need St they May convert til raw products into articles and merchandise Worth from a ten to a thousand times the value of the raw production urged to bring foreign Exchange i tack to the old Gold parity. Williams maid that there must be More production and Thrift. A a foreign nations must avoid Purchase and importation of luxuries anti refuse even to import essentials when these can be produced at Home a he adds. William also declared every possible Effort had been made to in crease the production abroad of those things for which a Market can be found in this country. Williams touching on the High Cost of living said Hunters could by of tremendous help in restraining speculation in in mod it Tes As Well a securities if the j would impress on business men that for the Long run an a Assurance of future permanent and substantial profit can he had Only by reducing the present profits to the thinnest reasonable margin and limping earnings dividends and a motions to surplus to the Mast modest figures consistent with 12.15 average dividend Ile pointed out that while the volume of transactions As expressed in dollars has exceeded All records there have been actual reduction in output of mines arid factories. According to the report Only one Small National Bank failed with to to its def Vidtor Between Jan. I 1918, and nov. 1, 1919 during the fiscal year ending oct. I 1919, state Banks to the number of 45 failed. Th1 average dividend paid by National bunks for the year ending june 30, 1919, on capital Stock was 13.15 per cent. Dash in vaults of the country a 7,7x5 National Banks to june a. 1919. Totalled $424 455.000. State Banks and Trust companies reported on hand $572,, and the Federal Reserve Banks reported $2,216,256,000. A y honors to Lincoln Philipp plea Cotov. E. L. Philipp to a Day issued the follow ing proclamation the men who have rendered great service to this nation should be Rem a in Borel. Their names and their deeds Are part of our history and we shall promote the spirit of patriotism among our Roplo if we will publicly cell attention to their lives and service. Abraham Lincoln of Humble birth in his Young manhood poverty stricken untutored and unknown. From this obscure beginning he developed within himself the ab1111v to successfully Lead a great nation through the most perilous period of its history. His Groat service to his country and to Mankind considered in connection with his lowly origin gives him a place in american history which he occupies alone the highest development of self Reliance. Thursday february 12, is the anniversary of this great Many a birth and i wish that every school devote at least a Brief period to his life and a evict to the people of our country. Light Snow tonight and Friday with rising temperature. Fresh southerly winds shifting to Westerly Friday. Thompson to big task for Lead a a bobs so new league delegates of women la Crosse Man sure to be candidate but Dithmar is not in Field will test senators strength Campaign of education of nationwide scope to better citizenship part of proposed movement san a Lei Kulff Krisl it port to it i it Tull la i City temper xxx in i tier re precipitate to West by night 12 in 21 i 4 hts a yesterday i Madison. 21 Milwaukee 26 Chicago. 3 2 Irron Hay a a 20 Wausau Duluth 16 Minneapolis. M la Crosse Dubuque 2� Loxi Suisun to huh Why it a temper heist Ive vierday Atar humidity v 2 4 hours noon today it by. And a Loii <11 Lotty no a in it. No i of f it we. It ii noon. 17 7 4 Snow 24 lira. .30 inc >7 inc he. H Ghent temperature 24 at 3 p lowest temperature 12 at 7 a. In mean temperature yesterday Normal 2.13 in too 4 x in Mill it Chi he warmest in 1x82. 63 in oldest in 1x99, a r .3. Wettest in 18x1, .57 inches. Fun sets at 5 25. 4 is on ground i 8. City a near East quota $14,500 Dane county s 26,000 in drive apportioned among communities Madison quota in Tho near East Drix of is $14,500, it was announced today. The amount will feed and clothe 242 armenian children for one year. The remaining $11,5041 of Tho county s $26,004 a been Dix idea among the town Ami Village. The quota were unsigned on the bind of receipts in the United Var work Cami Walgn. The Campaign in the county will he conducted by the women a workers. Or waiter Aye chairman of the county committee will announce the nam1 of her Helper at the end of the week following is the quota for every town and Village in done county Albion. $.�?T>40 Derry $210 a Lark fourth $170 mooning drove $375 nine Mound. $455 4ritoi. $290 Murk. $ , $450 cottage Grove $395 4sj-ub> Plain. $270 Dane $260 a Erteld. $385, Dunkirk. $1,510 Dinn $280 Fitchburg $260 mad i won $14,-500 Mazomanie $240 Medina. $365 Middleton $460 Montrose. $305 Oregon. $375 Perry $350 i Easmunt Spring $320. Primrose $210 Roxbury $250 Rutland. $265 Springdale. $255 Springfield. $260 Sun Prairie $495 Vermont $165 Verona $300 Vienna. $280, Westport $435 Windsor $430 York. $245. Madmen May receive a visit from an armenian military hero in the person of major general Meson n. Azan Petrun formerly of the Imperial Ros army and a native armenian. He was scheduled to speak in Madison for the armenian eau last night hut owing to Tho Hines of his wife in California a unable to appear. Word has been sent that he May be available for Madison later in the month if desired. General Azgapetian a been on speaking tour of the country. He is t graduate of Roberts College confront sinople University of 4eneva. Switzerland and Columbia University. I new York he i a naturalized Amor i lean citizen and siak perfect King i Lisle for Many year he was engage in the military and diplomatic service of Persia and a raised to the rank of major general. He a Aid de a Imp to the Shah of a Ersia and upon i his return to America in 1904 was appointed drat Secretary of the Lega i son at Washington in 1915 tineral Azgapetian and his wife went to Russia and entered the service of the Imperial russian red i Gross the Genera a a physician and mrs. Agape than no a nurse. They were awarded the medal of Merit and he 4 Voss of Plad Trier. Mrs. Azgapetian came from a Noble russian . Letts and reds sign armistice i in i Han Tho i so to and Bola he ii Lave signed an armistice a dig a Patch from Riga attic today. Ator to of it m. La Fol Btte will have a Complete state j in the Field in an attempt to secure Wisconsin sixteen vote in the Republican National convention. The delegation will be head d by James Thomson of i a Eros. Lieutenant governor Edward f. I Dithmar Marabou had been suggested by Many to go on a a Delegate at Large candidate but has decided not i to make the run lie a. Stated at i Home in Baraboo however that he is a enthusiastically besides the movement fur a la Follette delegation will i work for it Anil do All in his Power to secure its election. Blaine mentioned while la Follette leaders decline Testate at Fri Tim who the other delegates Largo candidate will to the names of Henry Krumery Sheboygan John j i Aine present attorney general. Christian do ruler Milwaukee and j. D. Reek. Viroqua have been suggested it is said selections it is said will be made for delegates from every congressional i District. Will test strength i Tim Delegate contest will furnish the i test of la f Ollette s strength in la state since his famous 100 000 Victory i i for the senator ship in 1916. His followers in this main 1 Tain that Quot bobs i stronger today than Ever before Anil that the injection of i his slate into the delegation 4--St will work havoc with the half and half it slate already completed by the 1 i Lapp j people. Coal scarce in Milwaukee Milwaukee thin City is threat j i cried with partial suspension of Industry due to a Coal famine declare Coal dealers and members of the i Chandler of Commerce. Commandeering of car by the rail i Road administration is Given As the i main reason. Mines a compelled to operate Only i one to two Day weekly and storage i spare for Coal is lacking. Mild cd Ward a. Frig head of a lug fuel company Here. Foe losing in Schleswig vote j Copenhagen la ifs i returns in the Schleswig plebiscite based on revise Itable today gave the vote As j 75,923 for Denmark and 25.0x7 for her i Many. In. Of Cincinnati after w. H. Taft Cincinnati v Campaign was under Way Here today in it tiring William la. Tale form r president Back hmm As president of the University of Etc i Elinati to succeed Charles xxx Dabney retiring executive cheaper food in few Days claim Milwaukee butter at 50 cents fresh eggs at 45 cents and flour at less than $3 for 50 pounds is sex sight said Charles j. Petri president of the retail grocers Here today. The decline will be noticed before the end of february said Petri. Everyone it trying to unload flour. Adverse weather or railway tie ups May interfere warns Petri. Heart Balm of $10,000awarded Indianapolis Arn y of Connor j a a Tho Irish Rose a Wail Given $10 �?��4>o by i a jury in Federal court Here today in her 1.00,006 heart a aim suit against j Alk to Gray millionaire imn r of Evansville. I nil miss o Connor a tread the elderly Lanker brought Hgt a to America from London. Luu they lived together in York and that Gray was responsible for an illegal operation 1 which ruined it health. By mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt in i fica 4 to with Tho ratification. By Idaho thirty states Are today on record in favor of the Federal woman suffrage amendment. The doors of citizenship Era swinging wider each Day to the new woman voter. Within them we see the present standards of citizenship As admitting of vast improvement. There is need of education not Only for the illiterate but in Many Ca for the Colb go graduate there is need of improvement in Hie methods of Kiliti is procedure. There is Ned of strengthening the principle ural ideals of government. To it comes about that one of the pressing duties awaiting the woman voter is political education for her i self and for All the new woman voters the league of women voters is accepting this responsibility for 1920 and during the Days of the convention of the National american woman suffrage association and the league of women voters opening Here today there will undoubtedly be worked out some nationwide plan for bettering citizen shop including the establishment of Normal schools for the training of teacher and other schools in the state and towns All Over the country j today there will be conferences of j the six National committee of the league of women voters at which sex j ports from All Over Tho country will rive a Survey of existing conditions j from the discussions there will in de. A Elope Al a legislative program which will be submitted to the convention. From this the convention will forum i Lata its request to the political party platform committee. Thus the new league of women voter asks that the parties fulfil their responsibilities toward the Clit i zen of the country. At the same Tim the women tune themselves to be Tho Best possible citizens pledge themselves to fulfil their responsibilities toward the parties. Demand action to Check Lynching j Chicago demands for legislation and Law enforcement to Stop Lynching of negroes were formulated her today at the National convention of the Lincoln league of America a coloured organization. Will ii. Hays. Chairman of the re j publican National committee in an address last night. Joined his Vole to those of the negro Leader in assailing the practice. A a Lynching under any circumstance is a rim Quot Hays said. A it is a Crim against judgment and Justice reason and righteousness. It merits the a a donation of every High minded Citi i pop won t let Sonny surrender Berlin the former Kaiser has for hidden i son the former Crown Prince to surrender himself to the lilies and has requested the dutch government to prevent such procedure the Kreuz Zeitung said today. A cablegram received in washing son tuesday signed by the former Crow n Prince and addressed to i a resident Wilson. A ii a Fri do Nick Vav i Lam would surrender himself to the Alite j for trial if charges against the other Moused germans in the Allied list of War guilty were dismissed. Doubt report of foe counter list Paris tile French for go <111 it j today dior listed a report that a r Many intend to present a list of Al up a Allied War guilty us reply to the Quot Allied de in a in i for surrender of or to mans accused of War crimes. Report Kolchak is executed executive to take up wage Issue three Union officials will talk with president at White House May halt strike Lincoln when elected presi a stained in the two Lin. It in i a world of sue Gest Ion to mortal Man who must face trouble hardships sorrows any or All of the unpleasant things of human life. Tile one picture shows Lincoln jul he appeared when first elected president. It is the face of a Man looking earnestly honestly into a problem ii must solve a Load he must Irry an Effort he must make. A visitor at the White House during the time when ii ohm stirred feebly in Northern hearts wrote Quot the lines were deeper in the president fare than Wlton i saw him in his own Home. The checks More sunken. They had lines of care and anxiety. For 18 months he had borne a Burden such As has fallen upon few it was a moment of defeat of disaster of death. Later on the same Lincoln is a a discipline a by Charles a. Dana a for his habit of other visitor at the White House told How the president met twin Brothers victims of Quot flu ii Lincoln a few Days before his death them laughing like a boy. There were those who condemned Lincoln for his Quot habit of they believed Lincoln did t take things seriously enough. They wante a him to banish smiles from his face. He did no to. And history sets it Down that Lincoln a a better president a greater Man. Because he mixed smiles with sorrows. Joke with burdens. The other picture from a photograph made a few Days before his death shows How wl-11 Lincoln could smile after years of Curry ing a nation War horrors Arni problems. He came through it All with a smile. The Ery last moment of his life found a smile on his fare. The theater audience turned toward the presidential Box. Where the Assassin s Bullet had reaped its Harvest. 4>ny one in nil that House Quot heard nothing. Raw nothing thought nothing. His head Hail fallen quietly on his breast his arms had relaxed a Little the pm i be Wah kill on his Hitchcock balks on Quot Compromise Vav Clement Leclerc survives Clarence Leclerc by Only three Days fit ment is Clerc aged 27, 612 West Dity Street twin brother of it Clarence who used sunday of influenza. Is the 32nd victim of the epidemic in Madison ii died at a Madison tvs Pital yesterday afternoon. Surviving Are his widow and two Small children and his Mother. Mrs. Louis m. Is Clerc anti brother. Norman at 613 West Doty Street Tho ii of t h tomorrow to it Lievi a die Pim 1 tit i had it est derm the two Brothers will i so or interim by eight new cases of influenza reported to the Board of heal p. In. Today. It Only six new Ca Rej it Rte a during the entire a , an Bidi Altun that the i c has been checked. Total number of cases How eve 197 Hemes remain about t i to til it number a Deer Lily. The Ball will not be lifted tit my to health officials. Although i health probably will meet Namer Tho situation no Given to lifting the in believed. Re i by the state health Ter Day regarding Tho Inion it conditions in declares new Lodge clause i More drastic than original wording by l. C. Martin Washington indication of the i difficulties that must lie overcome to i for the Senate can reach a Compro a Mise on article ten of the league of nations covenant were san today in j rejection i senator Hitchcock of a i widely heralded Quot Compromise sub muted by mild rese re Ai Ion Isle. Hitch i Rock declared that it acceptance by i democrats would Ingolv an even More abject surrender than acceptance of the original Lodge reservation. The proposed Compromise modification of the Lodge reservation which i in Sig was declared by Man Serva to it lond4 n the daily mails Copen i Hagen correspondent reported today a hat Admiral Kolchak former head of Rhall russian ant i Bol fhe Vlk Goy i Arment in Siberia has been be Cut a i by his own troops. Sarn mater Acron the Board soon to con thought will ban this we Rel Oris red a ariment influenza and in the stale indicate a rapid number of new Case the department stated that a Large number of Deuth next few Days Are exp ing to Iii Large Vanlier ill. F rom 38 Small villages ships Over hit state Hie revived re it Orth of ,83 As s Enza. Report for til stat on Cut prevailing yesterday Armi cases Deloit i Wausau 2 Kosh. 2, Sheboygan. 7 App i. Gross 4, Manitowoc x Ville 12 Marinette 4, m 14 Green Hay 2. Racine i aha. 12. A Nisi to Haw a it i prove in that to United states assumes no a tilt a to pc by the use of its i not military or Nival for or by the r. J Ono Mic Boycott or by an other a to rein the Terri Tori a1 integrity rus cd i it it Al Independent e of any Cit her a it differs from i Surat Ion in thirds Quot by thus ii Val for or by att or by any oth Pinion of Many Sti i of Militi in is be economic in the Tore it is a great i unbending than ener vation. Decline in however. Tbs during a a a Ted of if persons and town Board re i of influx conditions Quot that proposal would Rob us of every weapon a a could us under Arti in said senator lilt Brock ii. San it could not is considered for minute. It Ashine Iton a pres Dent Wilson by will Root a delegation of threw Railroad Union officials at 10 361 tomorrow morning it was announced at the a White House today. It is expected that the president at this time will give to the Railroad yorkers i answer to their demand for immediate wage increases which they i lace let Een pressing in negotiations with rail director Hines the three members of the delegation will be Selim cited from represent elves of the 14 Railroad unions who have Lieen carrying on the negotiations. They will see the president a he sits in his wheel chair in the whim House gardens. Before meeting the Railroad Mer i the president will study the whole wage controversy which was postponed last summer when he requested the men to give the governments tight to firing Down living costs a a Banca to show results. A written report covering the entire controversy will tie delivered to him today it was an i non need at the White Bouse after a conference Fie tween Hines and j. P. I Tumulty Secretary to the president. Cabinet sessions off fallowing the announcement Shaft i the president would meet the rail men personally Secretary Lansing admitted that he a called off All Cabinet meetings until further notice. It was recalled that the Cabinet handled the i Oal strike and the calling off of Tho biweekly meetings a regarded a showing the president decision to Fin mile Tho railway controversy alone. Pert m. Jewell head of the american federation of i a a Hgt or railway department was named chairman of the j committee of three to meet ites ident i in Ilson. Other me mfrs Are e. J. I Manton of Hie Railroad Teleg Raphers i and Timothy Shea head of the fire i men and in linemen. Futon leaders today were not opt my tie Over the probability of their i gaining from the president their Complete demands. Officials however believed they would prevent a Railroad strike. Tumulty. After his talk with Hines was especially optimistic. Prosecution warned to 111- a. Kan. Warning has gone out to broth�rho4>d unions in Kansas that the state will prosecute those re a Simins Itile for a Railroad strike within its boundaries. In a circular letter to officials t4� the maintenance of Way and shop lat�4>r--i it rss unions with Kansas attorney 0, Hopkins urged them not to Stop work. Of they strike Hopkins added be must enforce the Industrial court Lave which makes illegal any tie up of i necessary industries including the railroads. Gab Deslys Dies after operation Faris Gahy Ito Ely. Actress and dancer died in a Hospital Here late i yesterday following an operation for an infection of the Throat severe weeks ago 4jat�y Delya was widely known Tath american theater going Public i having appeared in Many pm Luction in Tho i noted state. To it oth it a the 1�-i intimate Stag and in motion picture. So gained notoriety a Trout nine a years ago when her was coupled with that of Manuel the deposed boy King of Portugal. Wood for trea to reservations lid re of Iii uld a i. Cd i in agg Multi b j an Waul. Kei Diplomat returns Paris Herr m Tyer germ a diplomatic re it Reid Tat i it in Paris returned a re today from Berlin. Nice Nesary i the the serial today and Jon mod a a the or Mark of Rev Peel to til a a memory of a Mer it Coin. Woo adjourning it follow. I Reading of delay Lincoln s Gettysburg and ire by sen dearly Hor keys a f new Iii in pall ire who a Gen read from or Mani script in Lin clearly coins writing which ii s Fineen in the the tra Possession of the k evs family Many it in. I years. A. Pith league of nations re pied Aud safeguarded x 1st Ingie Olgo reservations i major general la Eon re Wood mid it i ins reply to senator Borah a questionnaire or the Quot up it e treaty made Pullo i Here today. In Xigen reservations americanize a Aly and Eaf Egird traditional an a lib a is. Wood said. I declare d himself us Opi wed in g ratification for the verdict of indicated they a in favor of nil election. The people have y if America Quot tilt Oral poll if guarded w gtd mat. The unofficial Crown Princess a % was the title heaped upon Gabrielle eyeliner daughter of a Charle Ville inn keeper when the German Crown Prince wooed and won her making her his a second wife. This French girl the Mother of the Crown Princess child will be one of the witnesses against the i Hohenzollern a if they Are brought to trial before the Allied supreme tribunal. I Ler Story of the wild life led by the former heir to the German throne when Tilp German people believed him to he leading the drive on Paris will lie told in the Wisconsin state journal starting sunday feb. 15. Phone Badger 6000 and have the state journal delivered to your Home. It costs you Only twelve cents a week. /

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