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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - January 28, 1920, Madison, WisconsinWEATHER WARMER Thewlsco Ie Journal VOL. 134, NO. 118. 81st Year. MADISON, W1S., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 28, 1920. FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS BERGER QUITS HOUSE FIGHT KEISTER'S WIFE PLANS SUIT HERE atteF pt to CONFERENCE GIRL TO BE TWO DEATHS AGREES 0N-4S CO-RESPONDENT AT 12 P O I N T S my.si ery.::T.of:: OF Pact Parley Results in Definite Gains Before Revolt of Faction, New Informa� tion Reveals Charge Infidelity, Says Announcement MYSTERY "PROF" A N D " W O M A N I N T HE C A S E " U.W. TOLL EPIDEMIC 5 OF STATE'S BIGGEST GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS M W HS. KDTTH M O R R ISO N K E IS T K R w ill file su it In c irc u it c o u rt h e r r fo r divorcer from j Oonald C. K e iste r, ' m y ste ry professor,* ' I acco rd in g to th e * ta t om en t o f Mrs. K ris te r , Riven ou t a t h e r hom e in Mt. P le a san t, Pa., la s t n igh t. I t Is sa id she will n am e Mac M eyers a s c o -TO� BY L. C. MARTI N ASHTNOTON E x ac t in fo rm s Lion co n ce rn in g th e s ta tu s o f I spo n d en t th o b i-p a r t is a n tre a ty co n - iT o c e rd in g s w ere s ta r te d la s t D e� fe ren ces , o b ta in ed tod ay , show ed th a t w hen th e sec re t co n feren ces w ere in � te r ru p te d by th e irreconcilab le* ' r e � vo lt a n d S e n a to r Ixvdge's u ltim a tu m , a g re e m e n t had been reach ed on seven eem ber, a cco rd in g to Mrs. K e iste r, w ho said she h ad re ta in e d ''A tto rn ey Ja m e s S ch u h rln g of M adison." A le t te r r e � ceived by a fr ien d b e re from Mrs. K eiste r, in M ilw aukee to see h e r h u s- p rn ses. an d re se rv a tio n fo u rteen , r e � la tin g to in eq u a lity o f vo tin g (tower. T hese a g re e m e n ts ars! p a r tia l u n � d e rs ta n d in g s covered 12 of th e 15 d iv i� s io n s of th e Ixtdge re se rv a tio n s . Pol - low ing su m m ary show s th e e x a l t s t a tu s o f n eg o tia tio n s, w ith th e te rm s of a g re e m e n t an d te n ta tiv e a g re e � m en t ; hie a lleged escap ad e , d ec la red sh e had been in M adison re ce n tly b u t w as a d � vised not to see friends. T h ere Is no A tto rn ey J a m e s S ch u - h rtn g of M adison A tto rn ey K. J. FL S ch u h rln g of Jo n e s and S ch u h rln g . is now in P h ilad e lp h ia , a cc o m p an y in g A. O. Fox, m a n a g e r of th e G en era l l a b o r � a to rie s , it w as announces! he re today . I fen tai of an y co n n ec tion w ith th e d i � vorce ,>roceedlng� w as m ad e a t the office of Jo n e s a n d S c h u h rln g CAS E C A U 9 E O S E N S A T I O N W hen P ro cesso r K e is te r w a s r e � ported to have d isa p p ea red w ith h is rtew au to m o b ile an d PW OOO w o rth of bonds, e n ro u te from M ilw aukee to h is w ife 's hom e in Mt. P leaaan t, Pa-, las t N ovem ber, th e cane cairned a se n sa tio n in th re e s ta te s . T h e k e is te r dun mc tic d ifficu lties a re sa id to d a te bauk to t h a t t ime. W hat Mr*. K e is te r lea rn ed g en era lly w hen sh e w en t to In d ian ap o lis fo l� low ing h e r h u sb a n d 's a lleged escap ad e is no t know n, b u t she la te r cam e to M adison and s ta r te d d iv o rce p ro c ee d � ings. M any rum or* w ere co n n ec ted w ith th e K e is te r d isa p p ea ran c e , am o n g th em th a t th e p ro fesso r h ad been i n � ju red in a n au to m o b ile a c c id e n t and w as in an In d ian ap o lis h o sp ita l, th a t FK K A M B LR : T h e co n ferees h a d j i , , , had d isa p p ea red from in d ian ap o lis , a g ree d to s tr ik e ou t th e w ords "pro- th s t he h ad *25,000 w orth of bonds r id in g for a ccep tan ce o f th e A nteri I w hen he left M ilw aukee, th a t he had can re se rv a tio n s by a t le a s t th re e of th e fo u r p rin c ip a l a llied and a s s o � c ia te d pow ers, th ro u g h s n sa c hang* of notes, leav in g th e p ream b le to p ro � vide sim p ly fo r accep tan ce . T h e c o n � fe re e s th en added th ese w ords: ' And th e fa ilu re on the p a r t o f th e a llied an d a sso c ia ted p o w ers lo m ake o b je c � t io n s to su ch re se rv a tio n s a n d u n d e r � s ta n d in g s p rio r to th e d ep o sit o f tile ra tif tc a tio n by the U nited S ta te s sh a ll ta- tak e n a s fu ll a ss is ta n c e of such re se rv a tio n s an d u n d e rs ta n d in g s by . a id pow er*." NO TI CE OF W I T H D R A W A L W IT H D R A W A L FRUM LU At JU K: On th is re se rv a tio n a te n ta tiv e a g re e � m en t h a s been reach ed to p rov ide th a t no tice of A m erican w ith d raw al should be m ad e tb ro u g h a jo in t reso lu tio n of co n g ress , in s tea d of a c o n c u rre n t r e s � o lu tion , a s p rov ided by th e I swig* re se rv a tio n . T h is would g ive th e p re s id en t th e pow er to v e to th e ac tio n of c o n g ress on w ith d raw a l A R T IC L E X: T h e proposed c o m � p rom ise on th is a r tic le had been ag reed to by m o st o f th e se n a to rs been a v ic tim o f foul play, th a t he w aa su ffe rin g from m en ta l tro u b le . R E T U R N E D IN DAZE P ro fe sso r K e is te r re tu rn e d to M il� w aukee in -i dazed cond ition , w as in th e ML Kina! h o sp ita l, am i la te r was tak en a w sy by re la tives. H is recen t v is it to M ilw au k ee is believed to have been in co n n ec tio n w ith th e d iv o rce s ta r te d by h is w ife. Miss M eyers w as p ro m in e n tly m en - Honed w ith th e " K e is te r cane" w hen tho fo rm er m em b er of th e U n iv e rs ity E x tension d iv is io n w as confine*! to the hosp ita l in M ilw aukee P ro fe sso r K e is te r is a son of the Rev, la w r e n c e K e is te r of B co ttd a le . He is a H a rv a rd g ra d u a te and w as m arried a b o u t 19 y e a rs ag*', before co m p le tin g b 's e d u ca tio n he re . H is wife, th e d a u g h te r of a w ealth y je w e l� er, w as 19 a t th e tim e of m arrin g * . T he K e is te r fam ily , w hich own* large coal lan d s in W est M o re lan d and F a y e tte coontie-., is sa id to b e one of th e m o st p ro m in e n t and w e a lth ie s t of p re se n t ex cep t a* to th e q u e stio n o f I F�*�ttd*I*. P ro fe sso r K e is te r is 28 New "Flu" Cake* Today Becloud Hopes For Pass� ing of Crisis in Madison a ssu m p tio n by th e U nited S ta te s of a n o b lig a tio n to in te r fe re iii c o n tro � versies be tw een n a tio n s w h e th er Mn-mbcra of th e leag u e o r nut. T he p ro p o sed a rtic le X re se rv a tio n re ad s T he U n ited S la te s a ssu m e s no o b � lig a tio n s to em ploy its m ili ta ry o r n av a l fo rces o r by econom ic bo y co tt to p re se rv e the te r r i to r ia l In teg rity o r to l*e w o ik ln ,; now in th e office o f hi* uncle. F ra n k K e is te r, a coal o p e ra to r. of S�tmi*trr*s w as M errill ll. Ink*. T h ey had been trac ed th r o u g h a s c o r e o f so u th e rn r e s o r ts , o f fo r m e r fo l lo w in g d isc o v e ry th a t M iss M cAu- w a s des- J IHT'* p o sta l a cc o u n ts w e r e n o t q u it e S tr a ig h t . A bout 11.1,000 w as m is s in g , in sp ec to rs saki. A rra ig n m e n t on c h a rg e s o f e m b e z � zlem ent of g o v e rn m e n t fu n d s and po* slhly the M ann a r t w as to follow' the Above- Prof. K e iste r; Below- Ma# M eyers, "th e w om an in th e case ." POTATO PROFITS HUGE, IS CHARGE 12S.181.000 B U S H E L S ON HAND; F A R M E R G E T S 81.57. W A SH - I NGTON F I G U R E S SH OW No*ke p a tro lled re tu rn of th e p a ir he re today . " T S CAUSE OF BABY'S DEA TH QUESTION MILWAUKEE T he b ab y w hose body, c h a rre d an d p a rtly b u rned , w as found on a country ' road n o rth of her* S a tu rd ay , wa* born a live and lived for severa l h ours, physic ian* decided a t a poet m o rtem ex am in a tio n . T h e cau se ! of dea th can n o t he d e te rm in ed . Mi** F lo ren ce B e rtram , firs t q u es- tinned a b o u t th e child d en ies she w as th e m other, S h e had been em ployed a s a d o m estic in a p h y sic ia n '* hom e _ _ . w _________ here, T he body of th e b ab y w as lowed by l ight snow, late t on igh t or j w rapped in p a p e r b earin g the a d d re ss T h u rsd a y . R i d n g t e m p e r a t u r e tonight , of Hr. L ou is J r im am Much w a rm e r T hu rs da y . F re sh s ou t h- I T he prowar u t log .ll tn rn c y toda;. w est w inds. 4 p rom lend se nsa t ion a l disclosure*. In c reasin g cloudiness, p robably fol- W AH Ii I NGT* IN 1'harge* o f a lleged e x ten siv e p ro fite erin g in |�utatoee have j been b ro u g h t to the a lu m in e o f the g o v ern m en t, ;l wa* lea rn ed today , �nd a re be ing in v es tig a te d F o rtu n e* p robably a re being m ade o u t of th e e rs tw h ile hum ble ''spoil,'* j acco rd in g to in fo rm a tio n a lread y in I possession of th e I lives tig a to rs. tatm-* sold j o v er th e c o u n te r of re ta il g ro cery j s to res. It wua lea rn ed . F a rm er* who grow the potato*-# r e � ceive s lig h tly m ore th a n St.K7 per b u � shel w hich w as th e p rice paid them In N ovem ber, acco rd in g to rei>ort* to th# a g r ic u ltu re d e p a rtm e n t. M iddle� m en w hole*u c r* an d re ta il d e a le rs ge t I recoveries th o b a lan ce of th e c o n su m er's $1.20. J (R etaiter* sa y th o h igh p rice la due to a na tio n w ide sh o rta g e of potato* H tocks of potato** of th e 1919 c ro p now on farm * an d in th e hand* of d e n i� er* to ta l 129. I l l , WM) bushel* a c c o rd � ing to th e a g r ic u ltu ra l d e p a rtm e n t. VV* > DK AT UM a t th e u n iv e rs ity I in firm ary and 1% new case* in th e c ity rep o rted today to the bourd of h e a lth c a s t shadow * upon hopes th a t th e in fluenza ep idem ic had passed i ts c r is is . T h is ra is e s th e toll he re to . six . G eorge B u rto n B each, of M uscatine , la., a fre sh m an in chem ical e n g in e e r � ing. who room ed a t th e u n iv e rs ity V. M. C. A., db d a t th e in firm ary a t IO j a. rn. of p neum onia fo llow ing influenza. T he body will he sh ip p ed hom e M on� day, �'a ri von B cLllchten, u n iv e rs ity in � s tru c to r in m in era lo g y dted y e s te rd a y | of pneu m o n ia a f te r a week'* illn ess a t t th e u n iv e rs ity In firm ary . T he boily, now a t th e F ra Ut sc hi u n d e rta k in g p a r � lors. will be i�hipt>cd today to h is hom e in C in c in n a ti fo r bu ria l. 28 C A S E S R E P O R T E D T w e n ty -e ig h t new case* rep o rted to th e h oard of h e a lth th is m o rn in g show ed in flu en za still sp re ad in g tn M adison. T h e re a re K l c a se s q u a r � a n tin e d in ISI hom es in th e c ity , in a d � dition to case* confined in h o sp ita l* and room ing houses, S ix m en a t th e I Y, M. I ' , A. w ere o rd e red by d o c to rs j to rem ain in th e ir room * y este rd ay . T h a t th e ep idem ic la on th* w ane ut the u n iv e rs ity , how ever, is th e o p in - ( ion of th# c lin ic m edics! a u th o r i t ie s , j T h e h e ig h t of th e sick period o ccu rred j th e la t t e r p a r t of la s t week. s in ce > w hich th e n u m b e r of case* h as been j g rad u a lly d e c reas in g . T h e g re a t d a n - j g e r ha* been, a cco rd in g to Hie doctor*, th a t s tu d e n t* in sis t upon re su m in g th e ir w ork be fo re th ey a re com p le te ly I H oovered . A t p re sen t s tu d e n ts a r e HI . w ith th e g rip and u n d e r q u a r a n � tin e in I i Uiff* re n t m orn ing h o uses In j th e u n iv e rs ity section . C O N T I N U E VIGIL M adison will be saved from a * tit t i ta l co n d ition , Dr. H . E . P u rce ll h e a lth j l l officer, believes, by a co n tin u ed s t r ic t i e n fo rcem en t of q u a ra n tin e rule* arui | I rn *- The lim e fu r h a ir - s p li t t in g distill* - ' tion ha* passed , acco rd in g to a s ta le - i inept sen t out by the s ta te boar*I o f | h ea lth po in ting o u t th a t an y co n d ition j re sem bling in fluenza, w h e th e r know n j .. a s influenza, g rip , o r m ere ly a s a 'bad | - cold,' shou ld be called in fluenza and the p rescrib ed co n tro l m ea su re s ap- I , .p lied d iligen tly . Dr. P u rce ll is e x e r t - I m g ev ery effo rt to c o -o p e ra te w ith ' th e s ta te board of h e a lth in o b ta in in g j daily rep o rt* fro m physic ian* a* to ; nu m b er of * ase*. "U n d er any o th e r nam e, in fluenza is | ju s t a* se rio u s an d will c au se us m an y j c en m ad e h a m b y FL T . tM elms, nee ro ta ry o f th e coe n t v so c ia lis t co m m ittee , t h a t no fu r th e rp a tte m p t will be mad** to hay a G o t .) I Ai fillip call a sp ec ia l e lec tio n In th e F if th congree monad d is tr ic t . Mr I m a in. N in th A nnual D inner the W isconsin C oun ty Highs;* C o m m iss io n ers' a s-o c ia tio n , F ra t C an n o n to a s tm a s te r TO ASCERTAIN CONDITIONS L E F T BY OUSTED MEMBERS Iv g a l step* will lie tak e n by the n a tio n a l l*oard of Ute A m erican 8 o - * iety o f K quity to a sc e r ta in th e e x ac t financial condition of Hie o rg an iza tio n as left by th#' m em ber* o f th* old board who w are ou sted a t th e re c tn n a tio n a l conven tion in M adison T h is ac tio n w as d e te rm in e d upon to - dav fo llow ing a re fs ir t o f a su b -n o m - tnlt1#*� w hich h a d in vesU gated th e fl- 1 # ...# T o d ay 's me* tin g of th e board W ash ing ton b u ild ing w as called to to u r the re p o rt. T he co m m ittee adv ised th a t It found th e finance* in "a d ep lo rab le condition , th a t not an ly w ere th e .insets of th e o rg a n iz a tio n a s given in th* r* [*>rt by J . W eller I*ong to th e conven tion ap ro x tm a te ly $ 110.- 999 g ro u te r th a n th e t*#oka show . b u t th a t 111 OOO of lia b ilitie s in cu rre d by the old Itoard wert* no t Hated." M em ber* of the in v e s tig a tin g co m � m ittee d ec la red to d ay : "W hil e I . o r i g h as been shouU ng a b o u t an In v es tig a tio n we h a te been try in g to get him to up!>eur before the (, f ! bourd an d te ll us w toil he know s. t% Not only h ave we w ritte n him olfi- ' d a ily ', b u t he ha* been ad v ised by sortie o f th e m em ber* i*ers*tnally o f th e d e sire lo h e a r hi* vase and exp la in SMOKED IN ZION CITY; ARRESTED KIHN CITT. Ill - 8. H. Page, super� intendent o f tho Marshall Field I a ire factory here. arx! Arnold A. Fan ta. both o f W aukegan, have g iven honda o f |5 0 each for their appearance ira court Jan. 31 on charge* of amok Inc w ithin the c ity lim its. Officer Thorns* G allagher saw them amoklng w hile standing on tho platform of the North* w estern station , P age polling on a "fag" and F an ta indulging In a "du� dean" T hey escaped but on their n ex t appearance In the c ity w ere arrested. FOSTER FUNERAL A T M.E. CHURCH Funeral serv ices fo r M rs George* N. F o s te r , w ife of the Rev. F oster o f C om m unity T abernacle, who d ie d ' S unday night, w ill be conducted at* th e F ir s t M ethodist church a t 2 :3 * p. rn. to m o rro w by the R ev. W. J. Mc� Kay. Interm ent w ill be a t Korea� Hill. Hearers w ill be the Keva. E r� n e s t Clarke, K. W , Htakeoutn. Frank; W agg, l l . Q. Goodwell ami E. Tat rya i i . JUGO-SLA VS SPURN ADRIATIC P L A tf I k ROC I RI NG o rn..'* i * m ' ' " ti I - ...... con lr Action w as " 1 . lu s t 1 1 .p. p ie s e n t .d tod .tv It t . ' " " 1 '� a id f u l V ion tak en a n n u a l road school in tim cap ito l. T h is *�*�>?, u " , th r w reco m m en d a tio n o f is the th ird day **f th* c o n fe re e e am i J ' * w n a h .in provided Was dev o ted to th e coef o f road c m - *o r |,ro,M r J ' * * 1 HU '* " "� . s t r u c Hon am i upk eep T om orrow is ! f ' n " '�" on "Trawl m a te ria ls th e ir th a t ,u . h(M| lU), �|arhHon occurrence , th e ir v a lue an d nec#',*t*it > re s ig n from Hie n a tio n a l board and for early p u rc h a se J w ould re m a in an officer. T h e idea of looking o v er a lo ca lity I t o d e te rm in e the |M>ssihility of o b ta in - J m g local m a te ria l fo r road c o n s tru e - J Hon w ork is not new T he p lan o f t th e h ig h w ay co m m issio n Is to sy s te m � a tis e th e w ork and c a r ry it fu r th e r T h is p lan w as ex p la in ed bv Mr. j Bean i ts o p e ra tio n , he po in ted ou t, I w ill re lieve *uperint�*ndent* of tro u - j hie* in c id en t to ra il t ra n sp o rta tio n . " \M ien c o n s tru c tio n I* s ta r te d ,'' lie . sa id , "|*eop1e a re inclined to ex p ec t j you to proceed ra p id ly . Bv em ploy ing ; local su p p lies yo u c an be indep* nd- . e n t of one of the v a r ia b le fac to r* In I PA R IS J u g o s l a v i a h a s r e je c t ed th e la te s t a llied p ro p o sitio n fo r s e t � t le m e n t o f th e A d ria tic d isp u te , i t w a d lea rn ed today . T ho Ju g o -S ia v rep ly h a s be en r e � ceived and will be han d ed to thai F ren ch for#>ign office a t 7 p. rn. T ho rep ly , it wa# u nderstood , a d v o � c a te s p u ttin g th#* b o u n d a rie s o f J u g o � s la v ia bock to th o line* proposed b g P re s id e n t W iliam. th#* gain# S U P P L IE S a b u n d a n t W isconsin Mr B a n d eclared r. supplied w ith a b u n d a n c e o f n a tu ra r**a�l m ateria l*vc* :.- 57. ; IWP . , R E P O R T 187 D E A T H S i In fo rm a l.or. r#-glinting he suppl I such m a te ria ls a - ar*- ne#*de*i fo r go*##* ro a d s i* fu rn ish ed in b u lle tin s issued j by th** s ta te geo log ical su rv ey . T hese I bu lle tin s , M r B ean said . a re fun�i*h*-d I fre�* arid show co u n tie s wh* r#' th# .r I n'Xir#*** supply is av a ilab le . A ft*r a g rav el p it o r a q u a rry h as t 'H l t 'AGO A n o th e r in flu en za -p n e u � m onia d e a th reco rd w as e*tal>!ielie*i hero todav w ith Bt? d e a th s rep o rted . 504 R E C O V E R I E S M IL W A U K E E H ealth a u th o rit ie s w ere confident to d ay th a t the peril of an In fluenza ep idem ic bad panned as reco v er Ie- fa r exceed new #.* !;�? [airt* lndico.t#*d th a t T u e sd a y th e re w ere 8 d e a th s , 189 new case* arui 504 I ADVERTISING EXPERT DIES At G ib ra lta r th e re is an intor#>*ting colony c f I ta rb a ry ape*, th e only one in Kurojje. O nly 70 of the an im al* a re liv ing . GH IO AGO- W illiam W oodhen.!, fo r- m er p re s id en t of th e A ssocia ted A dver ris in g i lu b e , d ropped d#'od in the m ul*t o f an m hlres.s be fo re th e etui) her#. Fun**,-al a r ra n g e m e n ts w ert iii co m p le te today . been found. Mr B ean in *1 rue ted th a t it shou ld be thought o u tr ig h t and riot un a ro y a lty a t so m uch t* r cubic >�rd Ev**ii lf Ih�* pri**e p e r cubic foot w# r* lo w he d ec lared In th ' end th e land would conic high Mr. B ran tush ted th a t it is "up to ail of us to local# en o u g h g rav ej and I q u a rry site* **> t h a t every one in th'.* I s t a t * will know th a t th r ' is no �u KINDS OF MEA T, HOW TO COOK THEM Tile W isconsin B la te Jo u rn a l Will len d v�>u fre* a 32-page booklet w hich i* a com ple te handiMMik f

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