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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - January 16, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin Weather colder to hot the Vico in journal City edition n a a of. 134, no. 106. 81st year. Madison wis., Friday afternoon january 16, 1920. Eighteen pages Price two cent league opens without school in Battle on smallpox 9 cases in neighbourhood of holy redeemer have children vaccinated or. Purcell orders with rapid increase in the Small pox epidemic which threatens Madison health officer h. K. Purcell today issued emphatic warn ing to All parents to have their children vaccinated. The holy redeemer school was ordered closed by or. Purcell because of the epidemic. It will not be reopened until the building has been thoroughly fumigated. 9 cases near school of the nine cases of Small pox now in the City. All Are in the neighbourhood of the holy redeemer school. If the cases continue to increase in number. Or. Purcell declared that in children will be allowed to attend school without being vaccinated. Only those who have been vaccinated recently will be exempt prepares for a a flu or. Purcell is preparing for the re turn of the influenza epidemic which threatens the City. Warnings will a issued at once and plans made to close up All Public places As schools churches and Heaters of the Influent which is rest coping Chicago Milwaukee and the great Lake Camp now. Starts to regain a foothold Oliver Lodge arrives in . New York. A sir Oliver Lodge. Anglish scientist who arrived with lady in it de on the Lapland bist night i will begin immediately a six weeks i lecture tour of the United states. In j outlining the purposes of his visit. Sir Oliver protested that his Investiga-1 Lions were not spiritualistic in the real sense but rather should be referred to As psychical bandits get big haul Chic ack a six bandits tied up the it Ard matter and seven members of a freight train Crew in the Pennsylvania Railroad Yards Early today broke into two cars and escaped with 75 barrels of liquor valued at 1100,000. Charles Gray Yardmaster stated the bandits entered his office bound him with a rope Cut the phone wires lending from the building and proceeded to the Yards. They tied the Engineer fireman three brakeman and two sweepers of the train Crew and loaded the whiskey into has390 new flu cases Chicago continued increase in the number of influenza cases was reported by City health authorities Here today. Within the last in hours. 390 new cases and four deaths were mrs. Tabor slew daughter Kalamazoo mrs. Sara Tabor was aroused of murdering her daughter Maude in a confession which authorities stated today they procured from Walter Tabor brother of Maude. Immediately after making the statement. Walter was arrested As a witness. Authorities quoted him As saying mrs. Tabor killed her in order that Tho child yet unborn would not share in the Tabor estate. Mrs. Tabor in one confession which she later repudiated accused Joseph Virgo father of Tho child of performing an illegal operation which resulted in Maude s death. Walter said he helped Bury the body in the cellar where it was found three years later by his sister. Mrs. Florence Tabor Critchlow. Should the master critic seek to Mark the exceptional in Madison s 1919-20 program no doubt the pen would move along the Calendar to saturday january seventeen and leave a splash of red. A ooh the Madison orchestral association presents the Minneapolis symphony orchestra at University gymnasium matinee and evening saturday january Quot of Quot or Quot ump a according to whether Wight has Learned Quot to Rede what inner music that Mote a great Many people wonder Why some people go to trouble and expense to make engagements which other people have to be urged to keep. To a few it May seem meddlesome officious or even impertinent. It truly is one of the great human impulses that have made civilization the impulse to share the treasures which Flower the senses when cultivation is not shirked. It is the same impulse that sends Flowers a worthy Book or stops the climbing car to Point out a pretty View. With appreciation of the finer things the love to share them grows and the reluctant guest of today becomes the triumphant Host of tomorrow. In Augh at pessimists for in this inherent desire for companionship in wholesome and elevating things Are nurtured the roots of human culture however one should not scorn those who take to a a jazz he w to follows Quot Mutt and Jeff Quot is More Apt one Day to find the Art gallery than is he who sees no pictures at All. From Quot Alexander s ragtime hand to the symphony orchestra is not so far. If one wills to take the Steps. Once travelled the Way becomes familiar for Good music is wine to the soul lend feeds its divines passion. Madison is indeed a fortunate City. Nature and the state have been Good to it. Gathered Here Are More than the average of Good things and discriminating people. Opportunity Here is rather exceptional. However there Are Many who tread upon such crumbs As fall from the table of the gods. Even the bookworm does not always feed upon a Spaghetti diet and sometimes the jews Harp of the boy next door has trained the ear to tinny appetites. Sometimes even those who know neglect for the Quot previous engagement Quot often robs the exceptional to pay the common Ace. Then there is the objection to being Quot uplifted Quot As the nearly grown up boy hates the Highchair. More of us should get away from such of these obstacles As we have permitted to intervene Between us and enjoyment that makes men and women better and better Able to enjoy still better things. If Vee remain satisfied with the mediocre we shall remain go. But never become excellent. We shall Rob ourselves of both growth and enjoyment for enjoyment of the Best is the expression of a Keener sense than the Ordinary is capable of developing. Of your senses Are jaded of you would be thrilled by a new emotion if you would love to be stirred to Depths a fathomed by the daily humdrum of food and politics and a shows a take your Holiday self for companion and attend the Minneapolis symphony orchestra concert at the gymnasium saturday afternoon or evening. Almost we can assure you that a a a All that pleasing is to living ears is there consorted in one harmonic. Huge graft eclipse of in shipping Bacchus is is alleged due tonight government investigators Bare frauds involving More than billion claim jury action soon s constitutional prohibition be comes reality at 12 01 a. M. Will enforce Law to letter plan inventories Berger in City to see Philippsen stroke wipes out Montenegro weather unsettled and somewhat colder to f night and saturday. Light northerly winds. Says conference is great state 8ecret&Quot convinced constituents will elect him Quot till hades freezes Over Quot Victor i. Merger socialist Congress Man without a seat arrived in Madison from Milwaukee shortly after noon today to Confer with gov. K. I Philipp. He was accompanied by state senator w. C. Sumach of Milwaukee. Also a socialist. Quot it s a great state secret Quot replied j Berger when asked the purpose of his j conference with the governor. Quot we can Tell Mote about that when i i see the governor a he said. A there la be something to Tell then. The Gover. Nor is one of my most important constituents. There Are other things than my seat in Congress to see the governor Ite spite the burdens of hot political fights or. Berger is still is Jovial a Ever. Quot elect me seven limes Over again. Just a Long As is necessary Quot he said. Quot they said they would stand by me until hades freezes Over and that a a Long time you shot in Hayti Battle Washington two american War wounded on seriously. When in Fores of american mar ass yesterday drove Back 300 armed bandits who tried to Cep Lur pert eur Quot Prince. Hayti see rotary Danils wee advised today by Captain rusted. In charge of the marines there. The 300 bandits attacked port a Price in three columns end were immediately countered by the american Marinee and local Gen Dermas and driven Back. Mora than 50 percent of the bandits were either killed wounded or captured. Private l. Coombs was seriously wounded end private f. A Mclaughlin slightly wounded. Conference Over fiume results in loss of Independence to kingdom Paris Montenegro s last Hope of restoration to its former status of an Independent kingdom is gone dispel led by a pen stroke secretly applied during the recent conferences of Lloyd George Clemenceau and Nett la it became known today. This action was taken during the secret diplomatic sessions surrounding solution of the flume muddle. The secret memorandum handed the foreign minister a Calola by Premier Lloyd George on behalf of great Britain and France disposes of the Little kingdom As follows without permitting the questions to he discussed by the supreme Council Quot the River Boyana Wilt be open for free International navigation As Hie Southern Border of the kingdom of the slavs. Groats and slovenes. In View of this Montenegro is to lie made met of the serb croat slovenian Given $5,200 verdict temperature yesterday noon to 3 p. Rn., la 6j p. In. Iii 9 p rn., 18. Today Midnight 17 3 a. Rn., 18 i a. Rn., 18 9 a. Rn., 18. Maximum during St hous ending 9 s. Rn., 19 at 8 p. In. Minimum during 34 hours ending 9 a. In. 7 at 9 a. In. Thursday. Mein 13. Normal 16. Relative humidity i p. Zn., is. 7 p. In 91. 7 a. Rn., demand for sex Kaiser a bus the big three has drafted a letter to be sent to Holland demanding it tradition of the former Kaiser it became known following Long discussion Between Premier Clemenceau Lloyd George and Nettl yesterday. A special verdict for 15.200 in favor of Carl f. Gundlach Burke Farmer. In a $16,000 damage action against the Northwestern Railroad for injuries sept. 15, 1918. When an engine collided i with his milk Wagon at first Street was returned in circuit court yesterday. The jury which was out from 9 55 a. In. To 3 10 p. Rn., found that the locomotive at the time of the Accident was travelling 12 Miles an hour. The award provided $4,700 for personal injuries and $500 for injuries to the horse and Wagon. The Case probably will be appealed to supreme Solo is ratify suffrage Indianapolis the Indiana legislature today ratified the woman suffrage amendment to the Federal Constitution. It took the legislature but two hours to Complete its special session. Called to ratify the amendment. An Francisco frauds involving More than $1,000,000,000 in connection with the building of ships for the government in Oregon. Washington arid California have been unearthed by government investigators it became known today when William ii Tidwell special agent of a he Cea sury department was appointed chief assistant to special assist cot United states attorney Genera i Bert Schlesinger Here the government according to info relation from authoritative sources is i lipped to have by i defrauded through shipyard conspiracies by payment of false voucher for sums that shipbuilders obtained illegally. Magnates involved a score of prominent shipbuilding a gnat a Are understood to is involved in the investigation which is said to have reached the stage calling for special Federal grand jury sessions in the a Tkv of Oregon. Washington and California where big shipbuilding plan to Are located. Cost plus contracts awarded by the government for construction of vessels during the War. By which the build / were allowed to percent Over what they claimed to be the Cost of construction wire said today to Hsue been the medium of the Alle Gpza fragile jury action in Seattle assistant attorn general memes. Inger is to leave for Brast tie. Where i is understood the first Federal grand jury sees Ion dealing with the reported discover a of government agents working under he Tiesinger will be held. By Seq Dent meetings of Federal grand juries will be held in other Large cities of the coast in rapid succession it was said. It is understood attorney general Palmer on the strength of the scope of the Alle Gyl discoveries of graft has ordered the United states shipping Board to hold up claims approximating $37,000,f>00 to await the outcome of the investigation. Evidence prepared Washington evidence of shipbuilding frauds on the Pacific coast now is practically ready for consideration by a grand jury according to officials of the department of Justice Here today. Although they refused to divulge the exact nature of the evidence. It is known to include proof that advantage was taken of he Cost plus contract system by which the builders were allowed a profit of to percent above the Cost of construction. Padding of construction Cost estimates is the method used to defraud the government of millions of dollars according to Justice officials. The Treasury department and shipping Board investigators Are assisting Palmer s men Iii preparing the Poison five two dead new York a two persons Are dead and three Are dying Here As a result of Cating bottled olives. Physicians say paralysis of the breathing Muscles was caused from a Poison in the olives and that the deaths were due to suffocation. A urges penalties in labor cases Washington abolition of naval decoration was favored by Admiral William k kims who appeared before a a Senate naval affairs a rub commit tee 1 today As the unit witness in the a Tel Aion of the naval awards controversy. I Washington enactment of Lawn to penalize violators of contract be tween capital and labor was suggested today by Phil j. Penna so sikh Sinan Fen the Coal Oie ii torm before. President Wilson s Coal commission. Quot collect la bargaining without a so visibility is a he said. Quot the miners a irresponsible Lur contracts with Ali in a not respected generally or Tho commission planned to adjourn today until monday to give min in representatives time to Complete try ii up search Orjean Nedreka y Chicago relatives today gave up Active search for Jeanne Anna i Ekay who disappeared from the Hull House on the night of la 31. John Dray a brother and hero de Kay in Uncle who have directed the investigation planned to leave for the East today. Miss Dekay came to Chicago from Lucerne Switzerland where Hee Wrath parents reside to take up social welfare work. I Washington a constitutional prohibition the dream of reformers for More than a Cen tory becomes a reality at a minute after Midnight tonight in every Nook and Corner of the United states and its possessions. A Force of 1,400 special prohibition agents backed by other government officials will Start tonight to enforce the letter of the constitutional Law j wartime prohibition had Many leaks but the nation will be hone dry under the amendment. Daniel Hoper com missioner of internal Revenue pro dieted today the volstead Law. As applied to constitutional prohibition give. Ing the government much greater Powers. Complete inventory the first work of enforcing the amendment will be to take a Complete inventory of All liquor stocks in the country. All holders of liquor except that in private Homes for personal us must report it immediately to the Bureau of internal Revenue. There Are heavy penalties for failure to do so. Preliminary reports to the Bureau indicate that huge stocks Are still it. The country the owners having failed to Export any Large Quantity. The Bureau today estimated the amount of Quot Liskey it Gallons or Only a few million less than at the Tim the supreme court dispelled Hopes for its Sale in this country by upholding wartime prohibition on Lier. 15, Kentucky having More liquor than any other state exported Only 1.100,000 Gallons during december. What will become of this liquor la up to Congress it was stated at the Bureau today and the general opinion at the Capitol is that Ila destruction will be ordered. Last humid night new York tonight is Quot prohibition eve Quot in new York. The compar Lively wet prohibition Law which has prevailed Here Ainee july i will to succeeded at 12 01 a. In tomorrow by the Complete aridity of constitutional boned Yea far sighted and Long pursed drink ers plan to stage tonight a souse party from which history will be dated. The party is expected to extend from one end of the City to the other in every j cafe cabaret restaurant and hotel where diners Are permitted to drink anything they bring to the table Frient Eirea. Special entertainment Many cabarets will have special entertainments. Healy will stage Quot the execution of while Heisei Weber has issued invitations for Quot the funeral Ball of John simultaneously. Jerk on with a chronic thirst who have not completed their personal supplies of alcoholics Are expected to make an eleventh hour Rush on liquor establishments and wind up their shopping for the Long drouth. Funerals Are private chicatjo�?1tonight will be the end of the world for did Man alcohol so far As Chicago is deemed. No great Celebration by the Drys or loud wails by the wits were in pros Jet. Hotel and cafe managers stated there might be a few Public mourners but the funeral for the most part would be private. Federal agents who will see to the enforcement of the prohibition amendment in the Chicago District comprising six states left today for their to s. Only flagrant donations of the regulations til tie persecuted during tin first few Days according to instruct Lions Given the agents Here. The lid will tie gradually tightened Down according to the government s plan. Tiger quits race for presidency Babik Premier Clemenceau today announced his withdrawal to a candidate for president of France tile Premier notified tile president of the Versailles Congress that he will not accept the presidency even if elected. In a test of strength at a plenary caucus of senators and deputies earlier in the it Lay. Paul Deschanel polled 40 votes to 389 for Premier Clemenceau. Tit unexpected strength of the Deschanel supporter Carne As a Surprise to Many political observers. Until a few Days ago Clemenceau had Leen the Only candidate mentioned. His nomination and ejection Wen conceded. Deschanel it was said has the backing of a consolidation of groups opposed to the Premier whose Quot Bio National Quot swept France in the recent parliamentary elections. Socialists have thrown their support to s what Yuh can t do after today constitutional prohibit Tion makes it illegal to keep any liquor in storage anywhere but in your Home. Attempt to get liquor Reserve out of storage. Carry anything Quot on Tho have More than two a a drinking residences Quot a one in the City and one in the country. Move your Home Supply to another residence without a permit. Make a present of liquor. Receive such a present. Buy or Tell any formula for making Home made liquor. Display any liquor signs or advertising on your world Council is launched Bourgeois president of French Senate named head of new body regret americans absence Hansen forced to Bare wealth Wagon company head makes Good witness As he defends self in girl s $10,000 suit altered with questions by attorneys Carl n. Hill about his property value Ami promises to Jessie Ohna Tad. Clarence Hansen manager of the Wisconsin Wagon company trod defendant in a $19 000 assault and Battery suit. Made a Good witness Iii circuit court today. The jury trial continued during the afternoon. Hansen won on the stand practically the entire Mut ining attempts were 13 arise the league of nation a a without american Merabe ship or representation took if place As a world institution today it came into being in a solemn inaugural meeting of the leagues supreme Council in the historic a clock room a of the French foreign office. It was the name spot where the league idea was born eleven months ago. Leon Bourgeois president of the French Senate was elected permanent president. Neither ambassador Walla nos any no bord Ina the american official a present Hatch speaker regretfully referred to that fact. The Only americans to watch the hands of the Fain oat clock sweep through Tho hour in which the great Powers formally launched their efforts to place International affairs on it basis of Hustle Art co operation were new spa pc men. Tho meeting began at 10 30 a. Of and adjourned at 11 30. Referring to american absence. President Burgos in his opening address. Declared the Council s work cannot Quot assume that definite character mad by attorney Hill to prove that Hansen had not kept the stipulation i and that particular Force which shout signed by the couple last april in which he agreed to consider marry ing miss Ohnstad after his Mother died and not to keep co Miliny with of her women. Quot you promised to Conal Quot marriage with her after your Mother died Quot baked attorney Hui. Quot i said i might consider marrying her after my Mother died a Hansen answered. Made one exception Quot you promised not to keep company with other girls did t you All except a miss Mitchell Quot Quot you own the Stock of Wisconsin Wagon company Don t you Quot y Quot How much is thut Worth Quot a about $3,500 Quot Quot then you own All the incorporated Stock Quot Quot no. I m talking about Stock and Trade a Hansen explain Quot Well How much of the incorporated Stock do you own a Quot it in t a Quot you own Goodyear Stock you a attorney Hill used. Quot How much a a $4,000 his wealth soars Quot you own Firestone Stock Quot Quot yes $3,000&Quot Ami higher Ami higher the to guru Ellet Ted while attorney Hill numer Don t be assail Ted with our work Quot until the United states becomes a member of the league. Has distinct tasks a Tho league of nations has been allotted several distinct tasks a a president Bourgeois said in his opening address. Quot first la the practical exe cution of Tup clauses of the treaty of Versailles. Then the Constitution provides International organizations Fem regulation of economic and social Lif that will form the for the new Era now opening. Finally there la the International regulation on labor conditions to insure welfare of the workers and social peace towards which Mercady much has been Quot org animation of the league will nog be Complete until an Assembly of Oil stat comes together Quot Bourgeois continued. Quot among Tho states invited to join within two months after the a treaty of peace became effective Spain of Aln Argentina Paraguay. Chile and Persia already have accepted. Sees new world even if the league thus remains incomplete until a later Dale today a meeting bears the character of a first solemn act. Today will go Down lit history As the Date of the birth of a new world. This decision is to a j taken in the name of the states and i Bering to the covenant of Tho league. I it will be the first decree of ail free nations Lea Guing themselves together i imnet Onue attorney Tun a nurser77,a a. Sled the various stocks owned by the a Tim Quot history to us Btl Tut right for Light and 10war Are supplied to 166 surrounding villages from a sing Cen a nation a a germs a. Hansen a and you own an automobile Quot Quot yes Quot Quot and a five eighths Karat Diamond ring Quot Quot yes Quot Quot How much is it Worth Quot Quot i paid $100 for a i did t ask you what you Aid. What s its value Quot Quot Quot i Don t others on the stand during the morning a re Hazel Ohnstad. Sister of the plaintiff Susan Wood a. La Bush net i. Joseph o Malley and w. T Lind j say. 4 victims of brutal murder armory miss. Four persons ars j plies Quot creation of a dead Lur a the result of murder the nun tit a league should be last night in which three of the vie j Suffi Lent to dispel this Tim were shot one clubbed to death j he added. Their Home dynamited and the bodies j the league will not interfere with burned. Charles Marshall Nighbor. he Saki Quot because it is lug Farmer is in jail under lieu it on nationhood that it rests. Guar at Aberdeen miss charged with j Welcome for u. S. The crime. J in rising Curzon said he wished to a prs my full Eon Curre ice with Lake boats Are a. A the decision must or her own Quot he said Quot but if the United states Doe Elet to take a r place in the new Council of nations that place Wilt be vacant for her and a warm Welcome will await terming the United state the great Friend of Mankind Quot Signor Ferrari minister of Lalsur for Italy j expressed Hope for Early adhesion to j the league of this Quot absent pres lip it Bourgeois introduced Tho referring to the failure of the United states to accept the Hague Bour Geol said Quot the task of presiding at this meeting and inauguration of the greatest of International institutions should Hay fallen to president Wilson. To respect la reason which still delays the decision of our Washington friends but we express Hope thee j soon will be overcome and a represent i alive of the United states will occupy i place amongst us Quot flowing his address the French j Leffier said solemnly Quot with Quot a Yves fixed on the Distant Fu-1 turn. But with our feet on the solid j ground of Politi Ai and social relations we will create a world in which this league pan develop a spirit of Hustle my a a Quot in a for Earl Clinton denied the league in caught in ice Milwaukee Toft. # it Arl mom ing storm result in three Lake be j Sci two Bere Marquette Linen and 1 the grand Haven or til grand trunk j system being caught in in floes in the outer Milwaukee Harbor Bassen a Ger were aboard the Ber Marquette vessels near Iron Ridge i late yesterday a Milwaukee Road freight was week Quot a alien seven ear left the track. To fab lest Resolution before Tii league coun was delayed a in out eight hour tilt jell. It a. To apr it Point the Kaar com wreck wit attributed to the storm j Mission he followed with a second Street car and interurban schedules Resolution axing the place of Tho Here have been knocked Galley West i leagues Council As London at a Dao by the blizzard a to be determined lat r

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