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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - January 07, 1920, Madison, WisconsinWEATHER COLDER VOL. 134, NO. 97. 81�t Year. MADISON, WIS., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 7, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TW O CENTS MEXICANS KILL 3 AMERICANS U. S. SPENDS Big Gerard Film C LEAGUE MUST PACKERS STILL WITH LAVISH HAND, CLAIM Cost of Government, in Second Year After War, Going Up, Declares Writer; Sense of Proportion Lost r n r n r n r n Empty Stockings Benefit SCENE FROM JAS.W. GERARD'S'BEWARE' BV H A R R Y B. H U N T W A S H IN G T O N - U nc le Sam th re a te n s to becom e the na tion - sp en d th r if t . He Is d i sp e n s � ing millions, yea billions, w i th less care t h a n he form erly grave to the ex pend i� t u r e of thousands . W a r f inance ha# robbed h im of his sense of proportion, Jus t a s w a r warren an d w a r prof i ts h a v e over tu rned p o p u la r app rec ia t ion o f values. T h e Avs-t of governm en t, in th e sec � ond y e a r aJ ter th e w ar , like the cost o f living, Is headed up, n o t down. T h e g o v e rn m en t is u rg in g th� peo� ple, a s t h e best m e a n s of com bat ing the H. C. of L., to p rac t ice r igid eco n � omy, to buy n o th in g b u t necessities. B u t the g o v e rn m e n t itself, In s te a d of p rac t ic in g w ha t it p reaches . Is ge tt ing re ad y to sp e n d h u n d r e d s of millions m o n ' th an it sp en t th ro u g h those some c h an n e ls formerly. A ppropr ia t ions r e q u es te d by the e x � ecutive, legisla tive and Judicial b r a n c h � es for th e fiscal y e a r e nd ing Ju n e So, 1921, to d a te a m o u n t to $4,473,69#,358, a lm os t fo u r and a h a lf bimana, Tota l ap ro p r ia t lo n s voted, by co n � g re s s fo r the c u r re n t f iscal year, e n d � ing Ju n e SO, 1920. a m o u n t to $5,629,486,- 3 5 9 . over five and a ha lf bill ions. IN S P IT E OF ECONOM Y T h is m akes an a p p a r e n t cu t o r "aav- ing" of l l 156 790,000 or over a billion in the proposed e x p en d i tu re s fo r the y e a r endflig J u n e IO, 1921. On the b as is of th is reduction In tota l a p p ro � p r ia t io n s asked th e c o u n try ut told tha i the g o v e r n m e n t s estimate# h a v e been p repared on the basis of s t r i c t economy. T h is reduction of $1,155,790,000 in .Hr ap ro p r ia t lo n s a sk e d is no t achieved by any applica t ion of economy. It is achieved In sp i te of the lack of it. It is because cer ta in Marge undertaking#, due to th e war, c ar r ied th rough the p re se n t w a r , a r e no t to be continued in to 1921. T he a p p ro p r ia t io n s fo r the cu rren t year , for instance, c a r r ie s ; I * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W h eat gu ara n tee fun d $1,000,000,000 E uropean food relief 100,000.000 T \ M A D IS O N w ill sta rt to fill l ls vm p- R adroad ad m in istra tio n 750,000.000 I V 'I tv C h r istm a s sta ck in g untry h(> Z n �T a T ' VZ i ! ............ - *?; 1 - ________ ... ? i ,I,* ware, th e t itle of the new p ie tu ie is COME, S A Y S H I S T O R I A N Prof. W estermann, Peace Con� ference Attache, Declares Isolation of Nations Is Thing of the Past . A4 4 \ league of n a t io n s is lnev$table as tile m arch of t ime," declared Prof. VV. L W es te r - m ann , head of the anc ien t h is to ry de- p a n i o r ut of the Universi ty of W iscon� sin.* Prof. W es te rm a n n w as in P a n s with the peace conference as a m e m � ber of tile board of h is tor ica l a d v i s � ors and is a keen s tu d en t of the in te r � n a tiona l polit ical s i tua t ion . " If the United S ta te s does not Join with the o th e r n a t io n s of the world now she will w ith in f if ty y e a rs ," PA)f. W e s te rm a n n predic ted. NO I S O L A T I O N NO W "i t fs folly to believe th e re is a n y longer- su h a th ing a s isolation of it* Dons iso la t ion is don*- with once And for all. Political isolation is a ath ing of the past. "T he A tlan tic is a small m a t t e r and does not form SUBJECT TO SUITS P A L M E R D E N IU S HE P R O M I S E D ' BIG F I V E " I M M U N I T Y IN R E � C E N T A G R E E M E N T ; OIL COMPANY E M P L O Y E S MURDERED; FEDERALS ARE B E L IE V E D R ES P O N S IB L E lations Near Breaking Point If Carranza Troops Are Found Culpable; Few Bandits in Vicinity BY R A Y M O N D C L A P P E R W A SH IN G T O N - The ' Big F iv e " p a ck e rs art* still subject to*.c r im in a l ! p rosecu tion o r civil su i ts desp ite t h e i r l a g ree m e n t w ith the g o v e rn m en t to get j rid .of th e i r side lines. A t to rney Gen- I eral P a lm e r told the sen a te agrtcaii ture " p S S S JT '-'h o ' iir. iv th.- mn-.vm cnt Washington Awaits Consul's Report of Details; Re- with the packers , denied e m pha t ica l ly t h a t he had prom ised them imm unity . "I could go in to court tomorrow, e i th e r civilly o r c r im ina l ly ." said P a l � mer. "if I were convinced th a t w as t lie wise th ing to do for the public good N o th ing in the a r ra n g e m e n t with the p a ck e rs preclude# prosecu tion for th e i r ' pa s t illegal a c ts ." * P a lm e r a lso declared he had not prom ised the p a ck e rs im m unity from lu r th e r legislation. U N W I S E TO P RO S E C U T E " But in view of j o u r ag ree m e n t with the {lackers, will you p rosecu te them'.' ' a sk ed S e n a to r Norris . . I have never ^gid so before," replied Pa lm er , "bu t I do not In tend to p r o s e � cu te them. U n d e r the c i r c u m s ta n c e s ! should doub t the p rop r ie ty of It." P a lm e r sa id tha t , in sills opinion, no new legisla tion is needed now. I should like to see th is p lan trb-d BULLETIN WASHINGTON-Gabriele Porter, an American citizen in the employ of the Penn Mexican company, was shot and killed by a Mexican federal aj*my officer at Tuxpam, Dec. 21, the state department was advised today by the American consul at Tampico. I I / A S I I I X G T O N -Whilf* tho State departm en t aw aited a complete report fin the m urder near Port Lobos of two American m i- ^ait*' h e ra ld^ rcf-rrtng Vs his agree pioves o f the In te rna tiona l Pe tro leum company, it was I w e n t with th� packers . J do not tha t, should it develop C arranza soldiers were respt believed today I . *-? , . , , - ................ - ---. , -......... - responsible for the .............................................................. r ' X X r ration.bet**Tth*i m . . � , . , , , 1 ....... h when a irp lan es cross ocean a* In a I tend t {,lt t h e i r - ag ree m e n t to o b s c n i a p p r o a c h t h e b r e a k i n ! ; p o i n t . tVnemi nnUr� ^ .W�fhswW�iriea l o f Wtm- th e law reduct ion o f the em - I T h e s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t so f a r ha.'?im m s on the o the i sldt of th* dl,.n ,A (,f th e i r o rg an isa t io n I , . 1 1 1 1 1 r A A n a e d the au to c racy of th e i r sys tem ." W I L L F O R C E O B E D I E N C E " , , WIVfc I . linier dec lared th a t lf the {larkers strue ted t o make a report OU tle- ' B usiness in the F n i t e d S ta te s w an ts d � no t ab ide by the in junc t ion * h 0 f t i l e c r i m e . the league of nation* and the d e m an d J b* 10 he Issued a s p a r t of the ag - : am e r ic a n em bnssv a t XI* v im business is com m encing to n u k t will " len t he will a t once *ha�e them to I he Am. h u n 1 t i u n #> a t Mexico l a r r y e n o rm o u s weight. It is the -court . o n c o n te m p t p roceed ings arul , J ? ! ? 'Ur" maK'* m a s te r 's voice. force obedience. * fu lg e n t re p re se n ta t io n s to th e Mexican I * - ''T h e re I* a s t ro n g mfluence in the Asked why bu t te r , eggs ab d chee se governm e n t fo r p u n ish m en t of the I 'nitwit S ta ten opposing the I tairt if a n d l a n d poul try we ne not included in th e (m urderer* . pe rh ap s th is c o u n t r y is not ye t read) decree, 1's lm e r said these p ro d u c ts | R E P O R T E D QUICKLY for the covenant, h u t the t im e is n ea r- , wen* handl*-d u n d e r re fr ig e ra t io n a n d j t belt w e d here today th a t the tug when th e re will be no a l t e r a t i v e . I norm al ly belonged to the b u tch e r busl- Alm.rivi4lu w,.rir for y e a r - and a s ta t cop- , w e d n esd ay m orn ing by m em b ers of I (-rated ,�n tit** m il i ta r is t ic p r incip le ls{ t " . t i tra t hr* d e i m r tm e n t . . Hur to have a w a r s o o n e r o r la te r . The 1 W A S H I N G T O N -C l a i m s a g a in s t the After t h in had worked o v e r his body I p o w e r o f th** m il i ta ry * m ach in e is **[(*n l ted Ht�ates t o t a l l i n g s .v e r a l h u n d r e d fo r a h a l f liour, he w a s r e s u s c i t a t e d - i r e - .-cable a n d c u m u l a t i v e fore#* w h ic h j m il l ion d o l la r s will be ti led by largy w i th the hi. g m o to r I ( a p t . i i ,ldrn�-s b p e rce n t of th� rece ip ts to be tu rn , em ployes or to posta l employes will l o v e r to th e E m p ty S tock ing club. h av e to be m et by still f u r th e r ap- , , * m o d em m u proDriaUons. T he est im ate* , aa nub- j . . . I m in e d , f igure all w ages and sa la r ies t Th T t *H" . j4*/ " Tl,nin'>- s t p re sen t gov e rn m en t s tan d ard s . T he! " f n 1 0 , 'a t ' 1 ! ' projKised increa**- is due largely to the. j ^ ' .ri l , v- uncompi tin ing Ii- g ov e rn m en t e n te r in g n* .. ------- - - m in is t ra t io n o r e x ten d in g its ac t iv it ies j ,{t* p re sen t m om en t in te res t , Put is so in lines it alrea ha� '.,k,-n up. ' . a p t j rop r la le a m e.ins fo r the . . 'im- O T H E R IT E M S I in th e p rov id ing o f a fu n d which vvki O ther Items which m a y have to b e 'b r i n g c h ee r and h a p p in ess to people added to 1921 a p p ro p r ia t io n s a re ; ' a s th e s e th ree soldiers did. Sa lary increases ^ a n n n n o n ' D u r in g .th� recen t holiday - .1 -on. � 0 , t g, . S 2 5 2 S T h " i mVty - t u c k i n g c lu b recelv- I * * P'2* ? j r t ? 7^ '0 0 0 OOO I ln 0,1 "h a n d a n equal am o u n t , in f ..... I T he total of i tems not included in . " " J k 'T ' ll. a. �*1th e ' e s t im a te s of ap |>roprtations a * ! . . . . M adison w*re tak e n t a r e o f on compiled by S e n a to r 8 moot is about h n * tm u s . $444 009.000. Which, lf all proposed! th e S u n d a y night jw r fu rm a a p p ro p ria t io n s were g ran ted , would .1' * d d , - \ -service rn* n with th e i r I t a nett u r a n t b r in g the total to $4,917.696 358, or f I,- j m o thers , w ives or sw ee th ea r ts will bt* I village� U' lh*- J a la pa d is tr ic t of X i i I 111. 209 963 more t h a n cor respell, ling - 'dm ltfed f ree upon p re s -m u t to n of J Cl u i til hon ,n-l {�. i|� were ti-- d e p a r tm e n ta l ex p i n d i tu re s for the c u r - 1 identif icat ion curd or s i lv f r v ic to ry {tin. r e n t year. brought u p s s soldier� with tho words in th e i r eon* t-oubl n o t hut tie Influenced, It wan bound to produce war. "Tile sh m e th ing will he re)** I te d in �nm- fo rm 4f m il i ta r i sm Is not checked. M ilita rism breeds *war." CHARGES FILED AGAINST SINGER i brewing corpora t ions , a s the resu lt of ; la. x and he an d his Ynends a rc o the '' the decision Monday th a t th. govern - "o u ,h ' *n 1'Hae* is f r iendly * I tn -n t had e x c e d c l Its a u th o r i ty in foretgners . a cco rd ing to r ep re - prohihlt ing th*- sale of 2.75 1 it..-1 r iM-ert- tic for*- the Volstead law !�.- cam*- ..cr* cli . e on Oct. 28 last l iquor h* r of A m erican oil ln te r - ta in Mexico. According to the s t a te d e p a r tm e n t 's advice*, th� A m ericans wert*.believed to hft^ ?*. bhd pay-H inds of tile com pany in their possession a t the t i i r a of th e i r m urder .FOE OBJECTS TO OFFICERS' TRIAL NAB 5Q /yy RA[D ON GAMBLING DEN F ranc isco a n nounced ids> In- had received Official {e ra - m pany , w a s ut l iberty on $ 1 ,0 0 0 bunds ?oduy a w ai t in g h ' a r l n g on d epor ta t ion rharjces. T h e c h a rg e s were Mil*- K lv im \ ma car . al if ttie *qa*ra com pany . * I' XfilK- G e r m a n y h a s s e n t n not� to the p.*ace conference �ibject�ng to tile proposed tr ia l of Teuton- oOIcers. , oil, , s,-utile,! the ist*-in*U t .v rm a n fleet ' ba r i to n e of the t h,, a g o rand * *,e ra a t S e a , -a Flow by a n allied tribunal. It MEN N KAi'f T en {wtrrdmen a r - was lea rned today. rest,-*! 50 m en in a . ra id on a n alleged Th, G e rm an s a lso renewed the ir o b - I gam bling boys-, ear ly tmlay. by I iec t .oiis to g iv ing up five light c ru isers . ! W hen p a tro lm en en te red the room m em b e r! dem an d ed by France , dec lar ing th e i r | men scu rr ied o u t the windows. Fo u r * I s u r r e n d e r would leave G e rm an y w i t h - J pa tro lm en V based a half dozen across o u t sufficient sh ips of th is type fo r , ad jo in ing roofs b ' / o r e they were c a p � a n n e he r to accum pa 1 \ lino to tit* F n i t e d S ta te s f r o m I .use C P U 'M B W t- Fnited Min� Wbrkers of America, m ee t ing today, ratified m a plan u n d e r which the recen t coal Mink� wa*-, ended, by a vote of 1,639 to 221. T he vote cam e a t the end of a s to rm y session, in which lh� rad ica l e lem ent of the union so u g h t to block app ro v a l of th� project. Bilder te rm s 0 6 the se t t lem en t, P r e s � ident W ilson's com m iss ion of thre� m en wilt dx a basis for w ages for tho b i tu m in o u s m iners . The tu rn in g point cume la te y e s t e r � day w hen S ec re ta ry Green m ade a s t ro n g p lea fo r e n d o rsem e n t of th� te rm s un d e r which th� coal s t r ik e e n d � ed. W hen Green concluded h ts e x p la n a � tion of the tight he an d Acting P re s i � den t Is-wis had p u t up licfore they liowcd to the will of the g o v e rn m en t," th� d e lega tes rose to t h e i r feet a n d d e � m an d ed t h a t a n im m ed ia te vo te bo taken' to endorse th e i r official*, a n d to accep t tile a w a r d s of P re s id en t W il� so n 's com m ission. . P re s id en t Ja*wis, however, soJd thens were .d e leg a tes p re sen t who st ill had som eth ing to s a y -am i he "w as one of t h e m ." ' But lf th is conven t ion w a n ts to vote on the m otion to accep t the a w ard s an d close d ebate , I'm willing to rem a in qu ie t ," s t a te d I.ewis. .W e w a n t to h e a r Lewis," shou ted th** delegates . , Radicals t r ied to p rev en t Lewis from speak ing , b u t the m a jo r i ty voted to give b u n th� floor. prom ise to m a r ry ti* r. Who la te r ! learned he had it wife in Russia , sin- 1 said. Mile \ ma zn r b rough t -ort fo r I M M # gains t B ak 'anoff 1 , New Yolk r e v - 1 t-riil m o n th s ago. a lleg ing h '' a t ta ck e d j h�r. ne- es �I p a t ro l *lyt\ , a n I Only on# recap**! The note re i te ra ted the G erm an y de- f ...n w;ls hf.t (4t j jy q f " r on n,s" * nlwl tha i in a rm m ate ria ls , d em an d ed j ach one W E A T H E R Cloudy and colder tonight and Thursday. Frsah northwest wind*. WILL KICK O U T " SOVIET E N V O Y '' W A S H IN G T O N - A w a r r a n t for the d e p o r ta t io n of L C. A. K. M artens , se l f -s ty led sovlet a m b a ss a d o r to the F n i te d S ta tes , has been issued, d e � p a r tm e n t of ju s t ice officials *aifl today, troycd. TI ? - ippling of uivSays an d flooded >ad' h a w made difticult th e work of ndiiig relief. B andits , it w as rep o rt - 1, p l u n d e r 'd and n ib b ed m any horne� t s people of their few rem a in in g po�- -ssions. TRIAL OF H A R R Y NEW NEARS END \ i by in th'- Sea pa Flow com uensa tion a r tic le of the protocol, had been sold Since Nov. 3, I *19 as th,- a ll ies h a qy claimed. BARS WOMEN FROM JURIES .aught. EXPLOSION ROCKS T E M P E R A T U R E Y E S T E R D A Y -Noon. 25; 3 p. rn . 26; 6 p. rn.. 2 6 ; 9 p. rn . 2 6 . . T O D A Y - M id n ig h t 28; 3 a. rn., 28. J 6 a. rn., 29; 9 a. rn 29. Maxim um d u r in g 24 h ours ending 9 a rn. 29; at 7 a. rn.; m in im um during now 24 h ours ending 9 a. rn . 23; a t 9 a. rn. Tuesday. Mean, 26; norm al. 17. R E L A T I V E H U M I D I T Y .1 p. rn ., 94; 7 |> rn.- 96; 7 a rn ., 93. P R E C I P I T A T I O N D uring 24 hour� e n d i n g 7 a . m *.19 A LLY CONFERENCE TO OPEN FRIDA Y PA R IS British and J u l i a n officials | ** Fairch .tm .. o a r here today The c o n fe r r in g in London will a r r iv e J terrific b las t h u r led people *rom th ir bedh w i th in a radii!* of IO rn!lo*. * TRACE REPORTS OF SUGAR GOUGING l / ) 8 ANGELE."* - A rg u m e n ts in the tr ia l tit H a r ry New. ch arged with trie {kill ing af F r ieda l e s s e r , h is 19 year J old sw echeurt . will I� gin T h u rsd a y , I it w as p red ic ted by a t to rn e y s today., 1 ^Th- 'i$-*ir opin ion of w h e th e r o r no t New is wino. U N IO N T O W N , Pa. One m an w as in ju red arid p ro p e rty damage, e s t im a ted a l $10,0641 w a - i i iu -e d w in ti ,-pnntane- o u s com bus tion exploded pow der in a building of the D upont P ow der W orks BERGDOLL TAKEN. POLES ATTEMPT TO CHECK REDS BY ED L. K E E N LONDON. - Th*- recen tly launched Polish offensive , a g a in s t Bolshevik for* es in no r thw es t R uss ia w as i n � spired by the all ies to force the red� to w ithd raw men from th*- so u th e rn front, w here th e i r a rm ies a re pu tting the brush ing touches to G enera l Jteni- k ine's forces a Moscow - w ire less d i s � pa tch claim�,i today The reds, however, c la imed fu r th e r successes a g a in s t Dentkine. Soviet forces a re a p p ro ac h in g o d essa , they declared a n d the a n t i -bolshevik in h a b � i t a n ts of th a t ci'iy a re fbwing in t e r � ror to w a rd C onstan tinople . T h e reds also c la im ed ru p tu re of Mariupol, an im p o r ta n t {airt of the s* a I . . . 7 _* _ of Azov. I H-itiklne force- defendingA L B A N I --By an a1 iii oat u n a n im o u s , n oJ nro- I AJ" ' 7 V n s , h , .JT , . . r . u,..y took ....................................... r,B� th,.* ..II Tit L i n t ^ � - 1 1Ju s '*, ,- and p rosecu t ions begun as oooq j Bergdnll. who w a s in fin house as the d r ive on rad ica ls is completed. BergdoU is the son of a w ea l th y I nance would a p p l j to all p r s o n s ou- Agent T. E. C am pbell I brew er H e form erly w as a n $utoaio- J c ra ting p o o l . tablesC hief Special Bald Lodaj. bile race driver. c ig a re t te stands. I dance b a l .a and vehicle drivers. a averted A d ispa tch to the Time# from Its col r#4 porntent a t Allo F inland, to d ay 1 said f ighting I oi been t e n o n e d be- j tween the N orth R uss ians arni K a re l - I tans * Aid tiiat In te rven tion by F i n � land to help the K a re l ian s w a s p rob- 1 able . Another Isilshevlk w ire less c la im ed Adt ii ir I Kolchak #i>o,i of the a i b l i n s - j st in #gov* tnm* �}t lo MJberta, had re- j signed The lio lshevikl a lso c la im ed resignation of C h a i r m a n LuUom sky 58 MORE ALIEN REDS A T ISLAND N E W YORK- F i f ty -e ig h t {lergons were a d d "d to th e group of a lleged a lien rad ica ls a t Ellis is land d u r ing th� kist 24 hours, brie au g th* total he ld th e re for d epor ta t ion h-.armgs u p to 499 D ep ar tm en t of ju tic- a g e n t s c o n � t inued the ir raid yesterday. A s u l l e n - d escen t w as m ade on th*- N avy Mir, o r � gan of com m unism , a t one t im e ed ited I*)- I#*on Trotsky. F o u r te e n m e n a n d one wom an anti a large q u a n t i t y o f l i t � e r a tu re were #eixr/l. Dr Victor Pac hack sky , a n ax to c i - a tc of Trotsky, w as a m o n g th o se a r � rest* ti. MARTINI HEADS HORTICULTURISTS A M artin i , Iaikt* Geneva , w.u* e^ t - ed p re s id en t o f th e S t a te H o r t i c u l tu ra l society W ed n e sd a y m o rn in g a t th e a n � nual co n v en t io n in jthw capito l. J A. Days, G a y s Mills, w a s e lected vie� p re s id en t . M e m b ers of th e new execu tive c o m � m it t e e a r e W il l iam Longhead, Iv Coe, E. J . F ra u t so h t , A. Leldig-o, J- L iv in g s to n , H C hr is tensen . W ill iam Toole. S r , J . E Leveri, h, L. F B-r- m ln g h a m . P a u l E. E v an t , Ir*U'S S ch m id t . N. A. R a s m u s s e n w a s a w ard e d 2� fi rs ts oil ex h ib i ts of w in te r vegetable#. IS. L. R o lo Cf w a s second w-Ith Ave t r - t * a n d L. R I r ish th i rd -w ith three, fbdg- infc Cl fru i t will take p lace it t o n i j h t s session. T h e ju d g es a re Prof. J G Moor*, T'rof. G eorge F. P o t te r an d ll C. Cl r is- terisen. lo t G enera l D en ik in a 's s doc la I council , wk* re they spent the holidays, Mrs. F r a n k O'Connor and d a u g h te r , K aty May, 319 West W ashing ton a v e � nue. have ariled from XX ai^*au.

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