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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - January 08, 1920, Madison, WisconsinWEATHER CLOUDY TI I JFTiheWisco te Journal VOL. 134, NO. 98. 81ft Year. MADISON, WIS., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TW O CENTS BACK WILSON STANO ON RAIL LOSS IN NOVEMBER IS $ 60,000,000 Coal Strike Hands Solid Jolt to Earnings, Statistics of In� terstate Commerce Body Show DR. G.W. FOX DIES IN MILWAUKEE S O N O F W E L L K N O W N M A D I S O N P H Y S I C I A N I S T A K E N A T 44 WA SH IN G TO N --R ailroads, d u rin g N ovem ber, 1*19, w ere operate*! J a t a loan of ap p ro x im a te ly 1*0.- I 000,000 to th e g o v e rn m en t, acco rd in g to s ta tis t ic s given o u t by th e In te r s ta te . C om m erce com m ission today . T he n e t p rofit fo r th e m o n th w as 1 $29,242,630, ag a in s t $*0,162,379 for N o� vem ber, 1919. T he .d ec rease is a t t r i b � u ted to th e coal s tr ik e , w hich n e ce ss i� ta te d a c u r ta ilm e n t In ra ilro ad serv ice . R ailw ay o p e ra tin g rev en u e fo r th e m o n th w as $438,ISH,834, a g a in s t $440, 915,118 fo r N ovem ber, 1918. A fte r d�. d u c tin g o p e ra tin g expenses, ta x a c c ru � a ls an d uncollected ra ilw ay revenues. th e g o v ern m en t w as le ft w ith a ne t p ro fit of $29,242,530. T h e a v e ra g e net p rofit p e r m ile \va� $125. W ith th e g o v e rn m e n t's g u a ra n � tee of $378 p e r m ile to ow ners. N ovem - b n r r rep o rted an o th e r shock c e n te r in gIj I yXjR C E DECREE �'. .u rn n declared . ' T he sign ificance of lab o r's su p p o rt I of th e "th r i f t " m o vem en t w as s tre s se d | by t h e ' Rey. H e n ry H a rr is , T h a t in - j v ia to rs should hold th e ir liberty bonds, j w as em p h asised by C. E. W helan , fo r- | m er m ayor. J 'a u l E. S ta rk show ed how ( a sm all bank a cco u n t m ay develop In� to a larg e in v es tm e n t lf th e h a b it of sav ing , once begun, is con tinued . M ayor Cl. K. Say Ie sa id th e T h r if t m o v em en t p ro v id es a m eans to com bat co n d itio n s of u n re s t by systz-jnatlc. In � te lligen t ed u ca tio n In stead pl a tta c k on som e one c la ss of people. P rof. B. A, R oss po in ted out th e e c o � nom ic and social m aso n s fo r th rifty In th is co u n try m oney arni v a lu ab les m ay b e d e f a t t e d a t an y tiank-r-nnd In a ll th e tim e he h as lived in W isconsin , he could renv-jn la-r only one honk f a il � ure of a n y consequence. CRIME, RESCUE, " THE PAP AHS"; . ITS ALL HERE M i l w a u k e e - A n attem ptto m u rd e r, s m ira c u lo u s esc u s and m is s in g p a p e rs a r s th# a lle g a t io n s m a d s by W i l � liam F r is d l in h is f igh t f o r the e sta te * of M r s . F re d e r ic k A. F r ie d l w ho d ied intestate. F r ie d l s a y s h is m o the r w a s M a ry R in k s . A w om a n of tha t nam e w a s conv ic ted he rs M a y 16. 1878, of to s s in g h s r five y e a r old son, W ill ia m , in to tJie r iva r. F r ia d l s a y s ha w a s th a t baby. H a s a y s he w a s fished out an d la te r p laced in an in d u st r ia l schoo l. C o u rt a tta ch e s hade probed the re c o rd s to find that W ill ia m R in k s w a s com m itted to a f o u n d lin g in s t itu t io n an*/ take n out by F re d e r ic k A. Fried!, returned , an d a g a in ta ke n by M rs. F r iad l. A u th o r it ie s to d a y w ere se *k�#g to e s ta b lish if th # w o m a n fo r w h o se estate re la t ive s c la im , is th# sa m a w o m a n w ho took W i l � liam R in k # out of th# fo u n d lin g in s t itu t ion .* , B E R L IN - R eliab le so u rces today confirm ed th e re p o rt th a t fo rm er P rin ce Jo ach im , s ix th son of* th e fo r � m er ka iser, w ill ap p ly fo r d ivo rce from th e fo rm er P rin c ess M arie A u g u stin e A nhalt. T hey w ere m a rr ie d M arch l l . 1916. 2 7 DROWNED IN GALE OFF FRANCE PA RI Si T w en ty -sev en w ere d row ned w hen th e tu g b o a t P lu v le r an d th e s a i l� ing vesse l Jaloukse w are su n k in a sto rm in th*- M e d ite rran e a n off th e en itll CIM.* of F ran ce , acco rd in g ta d isp a tc h e s h e n to d ay . A tid a l w ave dam age*!'m an y house a lo n g tho co as t, s to p p in g ra ilw ay se rv ice th e do -patch a d d in g m ain rl\� rs h id overflow ed. .------------------------------------------------------ 1- COOLIDGE TAKES . HIS SECOND OA TH HORTON - C alv in . C oolidge today took the oa th of uftlre fo r h is second te rm a* g o v ern o r of M assach u se tts . C h an n in g ll. Cox w as sw orn in a s l ie u � te n a n t g o v e rn o r fo r h ts second term . RUMANIANS H A LT ALLIED MISSION FAKIH-R u m an ia n s h av e a r re s te d In te ra llied m ilita ry m ission , sen t ther- by th e su p rem e council to in v es tig a te re p o rte d a tro c itie s , a G en ev a d isp a tc h sa id today . THINK MARTENS IN WASHINGTON N E W YO UK-L udw ig C. A. K. M a r� tens. so v ie t "a m b a ssad o r ," is in h id ing in W ash in g to n , d e p a r tm e n t of .justice officials here believe. W a rra n t for M arten 's a r re s t In d e p o rta tio n p ro ceed � ings w a s issued In W a sh in g to n F rid a y n igh t, b u t w as an n o u n ced only y e s te r � day . A gen ts he re w ere confident he- woulfl la a p p reh e n d ed BRITISH OBJECT TO HOOVER W ORD L O N D O N -T he p rin c ip a l ob jec tion to H e rb ert H o o v er's s ta te m e n t, as qu o ted In A m erican d isp a tch es , is th a t he eo n fo u n d s th e re lie f of a c tu a l w an t w ilh '?ettlem ent o f fo reign exchange, the D ally N ew s sa id today . C om m enting on H oover's s ta te m en t In w hich he w arn ed th e U nited S ta te s It w as not n e ce ssa ry to ex ten d unllm Red g ra tu ito u s a id to E urope, th e Nev a sse r te d H oover p la in ly '?ald th a t, asidi from th e re lief p rob lem E u ro p e 's g r e a t � est need is ra tif ica tio n of th e tre a ty , m ak in g p o ss ib le a r e tu rn to o rd in ary b u sin ess p rocesses. ' T he tro u b le l a " th e N ew s said . "a re tu rn to o rd in a ry b u sin e ss co n d itio n s Is im possib le w ith c o n d itio n s a s they a rc ." LAKE VESSEL BATTLES ICE C R O S B Y S T E A M E R C A U G H T IN S L U S H F L O E 0 * F M U S K E G O N } S U F F E R I N G F E A R E D DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL BODY SQUARELY BEHIND PRESIDENT, VOTE SHOWS Party Goes on Record For Ratification A long Lineg Urged By Executive; Reservation Senators Flayed in Resolution; Three Cities Seek Convention BULLETIN WASHINGTON-The Democratic National committee today chose San Francisco as the site for the national con� vention in 1920. By Hugh Baillie WASHINGTON-A resolution pu tting the Democratic party Ole record as being squarely behind President Wilson in his figbb for ratification of the peace trea ty was passed unanimously by tho Democratic national committee today. In this resolution senators who I R E P O R T S C O N F I R M E D L a te r d isp a tc h es from V era C ru z to � d ay confirm ed re p o rts th a t th e v illa � ges o f S altillo , L a K arg u ra , O cdtb-pa, M anzdnillo. I'In ta. C hico tu an d y u i- m ix tlan p ra c tic a lly a-j** w iped o u t la S a tu rd a y 's e a r th q u ak e . O nly ru in s of th e v illages re m a in | th e di*|>utch said. M any o th e r to w n s w ere jwtrtly d e � stro y ed it w as sa id . an d the d a n g e r has not yet p assed because of freq u e n t co l� lars*" of w eakened bu ild ings/ Score/* of |>ersons have d ied from lack of m ed ic a l a tte n tio n . " SOVIET A R K " OFF E N G L I S H C O A S T OMAHA CHICAGO AIRMAIL OPENS OM AH A .-A eria l m ail se rv ice w a s opened be tw een th is c ity and C hicago today w hen F ilo t F a rr N u tte r left here a t 8:30 w ith seven wn-ks of a ir m all fo j th e eas t. F ilo t W. J . S m ith in � a u g u ra te d in Westbound se rv ice leav - M U 8K 3990N , M ich .--( 'a u g h t in a g i � g an tic ice field s ix m iles oft M uskegon. th e * rushy line p a sse n g e r and fre ig h t s team er P e to sk ey , w ith a score of p a s- s� tiger* an d a c rew of 4$, Is b a tt l in g t h e inn in an a tte m p t to te a ch open w a ter, IV m iles from shore. Tim a .*>�*#I n '-are-1 th is p o rt y .is te r- day f t " m M ilw aukee but Wns ca titbit in th e Ice. F in d in g it im possib le to m ake th e |>brt of M uskegon, th e officers tu rn ed th e sh ip buck to w ard M ilw au� k ie . T he ice field closed a b o u t th e vessel.. Mince th a t tim e th e c ra f t h a s been fighting th e ibe. C oast guurd* th is m o rn in g w a tch ed I the sh ip th ro u g h pow erfu l g lasses, re - ; lim itedly saw h e r lung*- a t th e h a r r ie r I of Ice and rad ii tim e slip back in to th* ! w a led Lilt]*' o r no p ro g ress w as b e � ing C h i /ago th is pound* of m ail. m orn ing w ith 400 1 it1g m ade by th e s team er, a cco rd in g to , th e g u a rd s. It is not know n how m uch coal an d TOBOGGAN HIT B Y I p rov isions th e sh ip carried , b u t iu� th a {run front M ilw aukee u su a lly is m ade * rn T ' r / - \ * 1 1 1 f t T r y r r v in seven hours, i t is a ssum ed th a t th e ALJ I L/J 4 I Ar J LJ tx th Lf coal m u st In- ru n n in g short. I To reach th e s tra n d e d v esse l from 1 im n �hore would be im possib le, ro a s t g u a rd s a 1 * said, a s th e b a r r ie r is slqah ice. . F e a rs a re ex p ressed here th a t th e uTotno- I Pn*|*#'n6 v lier* today Form ation of a m w o rg an iza tio n . w ith lh*- slogan "Save Your H onor." vt as announced T in o rg a m z .itIon's avow ed pnri�o-e i* to a ro u se the p u b � lic ag a in st su r re n d e r of accused T e u � ton leaders. C om m enting on the p roposed s u r � r e n d e r , t h e Ixvka! A nxeiger sa id the go v ernm en t w ould have to m obilize the a rm y lo d ra g the v ic tim s before th e a llies; th a t t h e arm y p ro b ab ly would rf ( im to act and th ' g o v ern m en t a ou a1 !>.. forced to tell the a llies to rom e and gel th e accused . EXPECT FORMAL BONUS OPINION ST. PAI L .-A fo rm al op in ion on th* validity of th e enate so ld ier b o n u s ac t is expected from the sup rem e co u rt tom orrow . An in fo rm al op in ion w as handed down . era! d ay s ago th a t Hie a c t w as valid. As soon 'ut th e co u rt n e ts th e bonus hoard is ex p ec ted to a d v e rtise fo r bids on a block of c e r Ideates of in � deb tedness, w ith w hich to pay bonuses. oppose ratification arni who want reservations which were character� ised ah " nu llify ing" , were de� clared worthy of ''the contempt of the w orld" . . D uring th e open ing sc slso n of th e com m ittee , A. F . M ullen, d e le g a te from N eb raska, a tte m p te d to In tro d u ce a m otion to ch an g e th e ru le w hereby u . tw o -th ird s vote is req u ired to n o m inate a d em o cra tic conven tion . H e w as s id e � trac k ed by o t lv x busin ess. T he m otion p robab ly w ill be p u t in la te r. T H R B E C IT I E 8 B U S Y W h en the ro ll of sta te s wa* called, S an F ran c isco . C hicago a n d K an sas C ity n u d s th e ir re q u e s ts fo r th e 1920 convvyitloo. Airs. M ary Poy ex tended th e In v ita tio n fo r C alifo rn io , In read in g Ills an n u a l re p o rt. C h a ir � m an H om er K. C um m ings p leaded for "a rev iva l o f th e m ilita n t sp ir it of OKI H ickory an d fo r m ore v ig o r iii the conduct of th e l�einocrntlc cam paign ." Form.'-/? S e n a to r Ja m e s H am ilto n Lew is ap p ea led to th e com m ittee to se lec t C hicago a s th e conven tion c ity on th e g ro u n d �hat it is thzy c en te r of a g re a t fo reign popu la tio n which, he d e � c la red , is being m isled by th e R ep u b li� c a n s C hicago o ffe r/1 $76.9u0 to r the e*i�ense ot the convocation C a lifo rn io s offer p re sen te d by I. B. Duck w rite r , Ran .F ran c isc o , a ro u sed en th u s ia sm . Dockw-eiler offered $125,- 060 on b eh alf of Man F ra n c isco and said an a d d itio n a l fu n d is being ra ised fo r e n te r ta in m e n t. A P P R O V E T R E A T Y T he reso lu tio n back in g W ilson fo l� lows. In p a r t: " We alii rin o u r a p p ro v a l of the tre a ty of V ersailles, an d w e .condem n a s unw ise a n d u n p a tr io tic th e a tt i tu d e of th o se se n a to rs w ho would d e fea t its ra tifica tio n e ith e r d irec tly o r by o v e r� w helm ing It w ith re se rv a tio n s th a t a rc in ten d ed an d will h ave th e effect of [ nu llify ing it. T h e fa ilu re of th e se n a te R epub lican I lead ers to o ffer o r to p e rm it co n su ler- j a d o n o! in te rp re ta tiv e re se rv a tio n * . ; (h a t w ould p re se rv e th e g en era l p u r � pose of th*- t re a ty and so p e rm it IC ra tifica tio n , condem n* th em to th e c r i t � icism of th e n a tio n an d to th e co n tem p t of the w orld. 8 6 6 T he g a lla n t fight m ade by o u r so l-, d le r* a t th e fro n t, backed by every loyal A m erican a t home, won a v ic � to ry fo r d em o cracy an d c iv iliza tio n th a t ga ined the a d m ira tio n of th e c iv � ilized w orld .w hich p ro m p tly turned to th is c o u n try to lead It to th*' p a th of u n iv e rsa l p eace an d good will, a t th e end of w hich th e re w ould be no m ore s la u g h te r bv w ar. bu t In stead a �>*l**m by u n iv ersa l ag ree m e n t th a t would e n � ab le n a tio n s to se ttle th e ir d ifferences by peacefu l m ethod*. D E M A N D R A T I F I C A T I O N 1 A tre a ty lo th is end w as n eg o tia ted and fo r sev e ra l m o n th s it h as been th ro ttled by th e m isused R epublican lead ersh ip of th e se n a te th a t is so a r � ro g an t t Ii At It even re fu se s to let the serin to rs o f it! ow n p a r ty w ho desire to have the tre a ty ra tified w ith c e rta in re se rv a tio n s th a t seem reaso n a b le to them . vo te acco rd ing ly , a n d th u s to m ake a t lea s t a s t a r t to w a rd w orldw ide peace. . . . " W e Join the dem an d o f Hie p u lp its of th is co u n try , of i ts labor, i t s a g r i � c u ltu ra l In te rest* a n d Its people e v � eryw h ere , th a t th*1 senate, q u it p lay Im w ith thin sac red q u estio n an d g ive th e w orld th e w ord th a t A m erica la read y to g ive i t . a id to th e m o v em en t fo r u n i � v e rsa l p e a c e " T he reso lu tio n *et fo rth th e a c h ie v e � m en ts of th e D em o cra tic reg im e, in � c lu d in g e n a c tm e n t of th e fed era l r e � se rv e ae t. fa rm loan law. w om an su f� frage, !ai>or law?, a n d c ited the A m er� ican record In th " .w ar us a m ag n ificen t d em o cra tic ach iev em en t. A W A I T C O U R T A C T IO N LA CRO HHK.- B efore b rew ers In th is c ity dum p se v e ra l th o u sa n d b a rre ls of l*e*r in to th e M ississipp i river, th ey .w ill aw a it c o u rt a c tio n iii recen t tea t cases. SENATOR SEEKS TO BOSS DELEG A TES M I L W A U K E E - S e n a to r L a Fo lle tte w ill t r y to con tro l tho W is c o n s in de legation to the N a t io n a l R e p u b lic a n c o n v sn - tion, E. J. G ro ss. L a Fo lle tte leader, an n o u n ced today. G ro s s added L a F o lls t te c a n d i� da te s w ill be nam ed a s de legate s f ro m o va ry d is t r ic t in t b s stats. P o lit ic a l o b se rv e rs tod a y sa id tho G ro s s sta tem en t fo re c a st * a s h a rp po lit ica l figh t in t h * sta t*, a s R e � p u b lic a n C h a irm a n G e o rg s A. W e st and o th e rs a r * s t r o n g ly in fa v o r o f an u n in s tru c te d B a d g e r de legation . TAKES B O D Y OF WIFE FROM FIRE liO N O B EA C H . N. Y.-F a t* d e a lt a double blow to l a w D ockstader, tho com edian m in s tre l here. Dockstader** hom e, in w hich th e d ead body of h ts w ife lay, c au g h t lire a n d it w as only w ith co n sid e rab le d ifficulty the body w as rem oved . Mrs.. D ock� s ta d e r d ied from pneum onia . T h e m in s tre l h im se lf d iscovered th * ' b laze and tu rn e d In th e a la rm . H* a id ed in low ering h is w lfe's 'b o d y from a second s to ry w indow . E ugene S tev en so n , D o ck stad er'a nephew , a lso ill from pneum onia , wa* rescued . REPA TRIA TION OF TROOPS PLANNED W AHH IN G T O N --A rran g em en ts h av e liven com ple ted fo r the re p a tr ia t io n of th e Uzeclio S lovak, Po lish , Ju g o S lav an d R u m an ian tro o p s from S ib e ria an d th e U nited S ta te s t r a n s p o r ts P re s id en t G ra n t an d A m erica w ill leave N ew York soon fo r V lad ivostock to begin th e w ith d raw al of th ese fo rces, th* s ta te d� 'itartm ent an n o u n ced today . D A K O TA BANKER FREED ON BAIL FARGO. N. D.-In d icted by the fed � e ra l g ran d Ju ry on a ch arg e o f fo rg � ing p ro m isso ry n o tes given by fa r m ens to th e S e c u rity Stat*- B ank of Knox, on w hich he is sa id JIO h av e realized $200.- 000, D avid l l . U gland, b anker, w as a t lib e r ty on bail today . U gland w.us p a rd o n ed fo u r m o n th s ago from th e s ta te p e n ite n tia ry , a f te r se rv ing nine m o n th s o f a Ave y e a r sen tence, and wa* r e -a r re s te d In D evils L ake la s t M on� day . 2 BADGER UNITS IN U. S. SERVICE T h e m u ste r in g in to fed era l serv ic* of th e first two* W isconsin n a tio n a l g u a rd u n its w as an n o u n ced today by .Major E a r l D riv e r of th e A d ju ta n t G e n e ra l 's d e p a rtm e n t. T h e F irs t S e p a ra te C om pany, W is� consin In fa n try , N a tio n a l G u ard , of T o m ah , w ith C a p ta in K. C. V an Wie In com m and . T he federa l recogn ition is to d a te from Itecem ber 15 1919, A tro o p of c a v a lry w as a lso m u s� te re d an d in sp ec ted . T roop A. F irs t R eg im en t of W isco n sin c a v a lr y of M ilw aukee, C a p ta in O scar W Koch, com m and ing . F ed e ra l recogn ition lo di^te from O cto b er 24, 1919. T h is tro o p h a s a n o rg a n iz a tio n of 97 men. S ev en ty is a ll th a t Is n ecessa ry for a c a v a lry tro o p to o b ta in fed era l re c � ognition . C olonel l l . A. H en n ig an , U. K A., and C a p ta in C olin H. Boll, W isconsin n a tio n s! g u a rd In specto r, will inspect th e S**cond S e p a ra te W isconsin In fa n � try C om pany a t O connw ow oe T h u rs � d ay n igh t M ajor D riv e r de

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