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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - June 15, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin Badger weather Shower end probably Thunder storms tonight and wednesday. Not much change in temperature. Southerly winds possibly squalls. City edition twelve pages vol. 135, no. 75. 81st , wis., tuesday afternoon june is 1920. Price three cents Cox candidacy Given impetus Badger a pcs race is Force pct a Cuiyun la Follette silence Btl Demit la on third party la Follette vote getting merger r revealed in league convention Here will endorse Blaine for governor thu anal link in the la Follette non partisan league Alliance is being welded in Tho first political convention of the a Lonsin Branch of the league which opened Here today. Had senator la Aydlette s lieutenants pushed a steam roller into Turner Hall where the leagues Are meeting their Victory could not have been More Complete Here Are some of the pro Iai Fml Lette moves by the convention this morning or to be a put Over Quot before the session ends tomorrow night 1�?sent Telegram to senator la Follett at Rochester m on., congratulating him upon the Success of his operation. 2�?heard speech by Emit Plad sen North Dakota in which a declared that Quot the radicals and progressives meaning la Follette progressives of the state have an understanding with each other and a ready to work together. We have a combination that will prove 3�?otto Unstad permanent chairman of the convention referred to the 24 la Follette delegates to the Republican convention As Quot our 4�?convention will endorse la Follette state ticket including James Thompson la Crosse for the senator ship and attorney general j. J. Blam for the governor Chip. Moat of the delegates cams her instructed toy their country conventions to get behind blame Cirri Turner former Milwaukee in Lii 1st nun my Man now practising Law Here presided a temporary chairman and held the a keynote Honor. A , w i-4 then elected of the permanent chair. The a it solution committee will a port the platform tomorrow morning. A Newton Are held behind cloned doors. Newspaper reporters Ore barred. 38 counties Here thirty eight Wisconsin counties were represented by one Delegate each. Langue leaders Are sanm Blynn ii. Bal,.rd, i Uta Gunts county non part i san i ague organizer George comings member of the state Hoard of vocational training j. Welter in no on sled a Cestary treasurer of the knotty so piety estate senator w. C. Zumach. A a Embly Man i. C. Hansen. Henry Thiel apply Tel chairman of the recent a rebel Quot i be Ting. Tells of the convention a Law of nod by fit # to who Baa come to Wisconsin to take charge of organisation work. A this is your convention gentlemen a he maid Quot yours to do a. I time. I am Here to h�4p you gel started. My work in we one a is a it build up a machine for you f Rimers to use. Quot this is the first time that the nonpartisan league in Wisconsin has held a state convention. Wisconsin is leading by the league s work in the nation and last we k took first place in number of members secured. This year is a very propitious time for the league to enter into Jolli ties. A the Fidi cals and progressive of the Stab have an understanding with each other and arc ready to work together. We have a combination that will prove unbeatable a we have not invited the press because we Don t want any political manipulation going on around you men. You must choose Farmers for your delegates men who Are league members. This meeting is to be a Greco Dent for the labor men we want to combing or. Lasdin dosed i remarks by a rating it was Lime the league was in Washington but cause a god knows we Are be ded there and the sooner the Townley coming ads seen told the delegates that Preedin Townley of the a tonal non part a a in league would visit Wisconsin Between August 17 and 75 and would Del it w. Number of speeches Quot Veoh will have great effect on the p a Marv a a i have hard so Many keynotes a said Unstad. As he assumed the chair a from my calve and pigs and chickens that they All sound alike to in. We have been termed bolsheviks hut of seems to me that Tho so called reds and bolshevik Are Tho real patriots of this country Quot Henry Thiel w. T Hul cd o. Lusht. O. Oxer and g tit rom in were named on the credential committee. Frail plus seen was placed on Tho press committee. A mar meeting will to held by the league St the University gymnasium tonight at which Thomas Quot waiter Mills Veteran Radical lecturer and now in the employ of the league will talk. Louisiana House kills suffrage Baton Bouge la. The Louisiana House of representative today rejected the Resolution ratifying the woman sultage amendment by a vote of 87 to 44. Platform to be adopted by . League wont permit senator to answer queries talk of senator As nominee grows following is the platform to be submitted to the first political convention of the Wisconsin Branch of Tho nonpartisan league now in session her. It will be adopted without amendment delegates said today por the purpose of realising a government of the people by the people and for the organized Farmer my labourers of Wisconsin have adopted the following program and Call upon All the Liberty Loving and progressive people of the state of Wisconsin to rally to the support of the candidates endorsed by the organized Farmer and labourers to put this program into Force. We declare for the initiative referendum and recall. We demand the immediate repeal of the espionage and sedition act and Complete restoration at the cutest possible moment of All fund m i Neal political rights free speech free press peaceable As Wembly. And we further demand Tho immediate liberation of All political prisoners. We oppose a guarantee of profit to any Industry privately owned. We favor a repeal of the hard Tummins Railroad Law and Tho ultimate Public ownership of railroad.-. Stockyards and terminals Grain elevators packing plants terminal warehouse cold storage and ail other Public utilities and All natural resource we believe the manner in which the National prohibition Ami dment was adopted to be undemocratic and in american. We further believe that wherever there is a diversity of opinion no constitutional Liberty should be abridged without an expression through a referendum of the people. We favor the development of cooperative Trade and Industry and the enactment of needed legislation favourable to that purpose and the elimination of speculative and excessive profits Between producer and consumer unnecessary middlemen urn All profiteering in tile creation and distribution of the products of Industry and air leu Ture in order that the actual producers May enjoy the fruits of their toil and the people generally relieved from the intolerable economic condition under which they suffer. We favor the Complete revision of our tax system. We favor the removal of the personal property offset on the income tax. We favor a higher rate of t in nation on a urge Irp Moi and inherit or a the increase of exemption of incomes from $600 to $2,000 for single and from f1,2 of to it too for married Premont. We favor tax to Force into use Idle lands held for speculative purposes. We favor a gradual exemption from taxation on farm improvements and City Homes lip to Ive thousand Dollar. We favor state Aid to provide land and Home for Wisi Oisin residents in town City Village or country and the enactment of needed legislation to permit residents of Wisconsin to borrow Money from the state at a Low rate oif interest to either build or buy such land or Homes. We favor better enforcement of compulsory educational Laws and demand expansion and diversification of both elementary and secondary education so that democratic Equality of Opportunity for preparation for the calling of their Choice May be off red to the children of our people. We favor extending University courses to All who desire them. We propose that the Cost of living at the University and other higher institutions of learning be kept Down by furnishing rooms and Board to the students at Emit. We demand representation of the organised worker Indus to Quot and agricultural. On every educational Board. We favor the abolition of Ltd ploy Iner for profit of All children under the age of 16 years. To demand the abolition of Tho Power of judges to Issue and enforce injunctions to deprive citizens of their rights in Industrial disputes. We favor the elimination of As Many commissions As possible with the Power of the legislature to dismiss and appointive administrative official. A a believe that the water Powers of the state Are the Inalien Blo property of ail the people and to this end demand that the water Powers be developed in the interests of the whole people and not exploited for private gain. We stand for tin Ingual gird right of workers to organise and to Deal collectively with employer through such representative of their organisation a they choose we demand the institution of a maximum working Day of eight hours. We demand that the marketing division be Given sufficient funds my authority of ascertain the Cost of production of farm m Edical men at the bedside of United state senator Robert m. La Follette in Rochester minn., Are preventing the Badger senior Solon from answering the questions 1�?what do you think of the g. O. P. Nominees Harding and Coolidge 2�?would you accept the presi denial nomination if presented to you by a third party scores of Telegram containing these two queries Lave gone Forth to Rochester sin until 111 by night but no re lie have be n sent out. Newspaper dispatches from the Home City of the Mayo Date that the senator s physicians have refuted to Jarrit him to answer. Tho senator had a Good night and is much improved dispatches mid. Ten pit the words of the senators supporter to the effect that a emr. A Follette is a Republican,7 and Quot the senator has never bolted a talk of 1a As the presidential nominee of to new potty to travel across the country. Pick la Follette the Universal Bervie Carlie the following Washington dispatch today Quot the Republican party is peeing one of the most serious bolts in its Hinter a on Thot will Combine the pro Gnes Slva element who Ore thorough dissatisfied with the selection of h Irving and Coolidge a Large Section of the labor Vole Many do democrats and the strength of the Middle West a a the insurgent ticket will be heeded by i a Follette and will easily Curry Wisconsin the Dakotas and Minnesota Idaho California and Nebraska. This prediction was made not by a Democrat or a disappointed Johnson adherent but by a Veteran Republican senator a staunch opponent of the league of nations and a Man whose history in Congress hits been eminently conservative. Johnson to stay regular Quot Hiram John Tom has Given his word that he will stand by the regular tick Al be continued. A i Haw the utmost Confidence in his personal honesty though i oppose his political views and i am sure he will keep i won a a the Hon is serious. Today i see that the so Calvd committee of forty eight la Laded by am Quot Ihn Chot Bas denounced the Republican ticket. This committee. Representing every state is very Clos Quot to in it Follette and will by ringleaders in a progressive revolt. A Al i Follette will have behind him the following elements a Al Tabor lot by Samuel romper Quot the non part Cran league. The strength of Hie movement is constantly growing and they Are utterly hos 11 to regular Republican organization. A a a today Hoy control the i Dakotas and their influence alone will in Xii ably carry Idaho Wisconsin Nebraska and Minnesota. La Follette has made a personal Appeal to the league and would undoubtedly be an acceptable a indicate to head a revolting ticket. Third ticket sure a a i deplore the tendency of i it my of the Republican lenders to ignore this movement. It threat is the very life of the party to Winch i am devoted and the nation itself. The Domenk will not he v a unmixed cause for rejoicing if my prediction is fulfilled their candidate is almost certain to in Mcadoo who will make Shueh of the Servile Way in we hich he trickled to labor while in office. 1a Follette could steal a Good Many votes would otherwise go to Mcadoo. �?~�?~1 outlined my View to senator hording today and he a aware of the danger. However event shape themselves there is going to be a third tic fort in a hts a in t Ion and the tight it makes Wil be a serious matter for both of the old Panier a apartment Hen la test in Paris p Aris a the apartment House Chicken Yard is the latest thing in Faria owing to the High Price of eggs hundreds of parisians have adopted the scheme of keeping chickens in their apartments. Every morning they take them for an airing and it h is become no uncommon sight to see Well dressed women pro menacing the Bois do Boulogne with a Hen strutting before her tied to her wrist by a ribbon or Silken Leash Resolute wins eighth trial jury finds. Sumner Dempsey Pioneer of not guilty Cuy dead heavyweight ring Champion end comes to Veteran Busi exonerated of charges of Ness Man unexpectedly conspiracy to evade conducted drugstore draft during War Here for 60 years Dies after sixty years in business s an Dempsey heavyweight Champion was found not guilty of conspiracy to evade the draft Laws shortly after his Case was submitted to a fed Rul jury Here today. Tempsey and i manager Jack Kearns wee indicted on conspiracy i Harges after Dempsey s former wife Maxine. Claimed sin had by Ltd influenced to falsify his . Maxine Dempsey was a wetness against her in husband and contributed salacious bits to the hearing. Hive testified that her earning had tided Lack Over some difficult period. The government attempted to prove that while Dempsey claimed to be supporting his parents in wartime members of the family actually a re Laving their own Way. Min h was made of the fact hat Dempsey was a shipyard worker with none too laborious duties i it Dempsey taking the stand in his own Defenso claimed he supported his intr ends his wife and ii sister. He fold of boxing benefits in which he mild he earned Over $300.00 1 for the soldier.-. Argument were waited by Beth Side. The jury spent Leas than 30 Mimi is in reaching a verdict the Case of Jack Kearns in nips a manager who faces a similar charge will be called tomorrow attorn a announced following Dempsey acquit e Tai. A Jack Dempsey will Start training at once and will be ready to meet anyone w Ith n two Jack Kearns stated following the acquitting d mosey today. Kearns announced that he would s in a formal statement tonight. Dwt of in or aged 78, Pioneer Madison business Man died Early today no his Home 149 West Wilson Street while he had been in failing health for to weeks the end ame unexpectedly. Or. Sumner retired in the Spring of 1919 from the firm of Edwin Sumner a Bon after conducting the drug Etore at 16 South Pinckney Street for 60 years. During that time the store never changed from its present location was not closed for a Day and or. Sumner had never missed a Day at work. The Gore is now conducted by his son l. D. Sumner who with or. Sumner widow survives him. Or. Sumner was born in new lotion Ohio sept 21, 1641, the family later moving to Tiffin Seneca county. After the death of his father his Mother mrs. Jane Sumner with her son and two daughters moved to Madison in do. Soon after his arrival or. Sumner a boy of is. Was i employed by Philo Dunning of Dun i Ning and Paine grocer arum druggists j at 169 King Street. In february 1659, he formed a partnership with Philo i Dunning John n. Jones a no a his brother James w. Sumner under the name of Dunning j ones fit Sumner. 1 which a the foundation of the pres a it it business at 15 South Pinckney j Street. I Ltd sept. To 1664, or. Sumner a 1 married to miss Mary Annette Dunning and they had two children on i daughter w to died at the age of 16 verdict i month and one son let us d. Sum i Oer or. Sumner was a member of the frat Mal order of free masons and governor of Ohio gets new boost Murphy governor Smith and Tom Taggart believed behind executive May Back Boom Sumner baby mortality shows decrease approximately 913 infant born living ear. According to a ounce .1 in Fig tires show Iii cent elite ill. A in Morel it Contra no was Wash in ton out of every 1,000 i survive the first y i i a us to tour inn i Fant mortality 11 a decree j 14. Per new York showed t dec it i Talvity of infant of 16.2 pc pared with 1915 when Thi j 99 to 1.000. The decrease a most marked in j Washington Ilc. When 111 of int put a l00o died in 1915 compared with 65 in 1919. Baltimore was second in decreases with 19.7 per rut thai e cities Pittsburg Buffalo and min hike increased in the number of infant Flea a 2.2 p r rent. Bad Bein a trustee of the first con j Grega tonal Church More than 60 years. The funeral will be conducted to Morrow at 4 p. In. At the Home of till. Sumner. 9 East Wilton Street by the flex Jesse Barie of the a on i in Iraq Onai Church. Active pallbearers will in a. J Park Samuel Piper John Crandon or f. J f. Bowman John in Sumner and it l. I Mii i lev honorary bearers Are or a j. Mick j w. Cure i. W. A. Tracy Frank w. Hoyt and dry l. R. Head and c. A., Harper $100 club will Aid Relief drive five subscribers sign for group of 20 in non sectarian Campaign five subscriber already have been signed for i in $lft0 c Lub of 20 which will assist in raising Dan county s share of $10 too in the troit Seet amp Rian european i Tief Campaign. This club will be composed of 20 member who will contribute $100 each to the drive i. P. Hears who is at the head of the Dane county Campaign announced today that the drive la progressing sat psf act orly a meeting will fatal place at 9 in in. I tomorrow at the association of com Merer fur it 11 solicitors. The City will be routed and an intensive Campaign for the rest of the we Ltd undo it Iken. Small contribution Are coming in steadily. A t ter son is Given degree Dayton o John la. Patterson president of the National Cash Register company i Nord today by Miami University. Oxford a it. At the annual commencement exercises Llu received the honorary degree of doctor of i is or Patterson is a to near in educational and Welfer work in Industry. Radicals raid Blarney Castle three killed in heavy storm j Dublin sinn Fainer raided blur i nay Castle seizing numerous sacks of mail and Man official do imm i orangemen Hall Dungannon county Trone w a v. I necked. War waged on Cycle speeders Hiram Johnson silent on plans br., f Pew i Rotor is in my Vav a <1 by tin i part in . Two in a War brought in for i Mann today arum tined w War on i Cycle Slu edit a it Madison to Lii tar Vrle Speed judge a i in $50 each. Ernest Smith result Sill Quot it town o is coming Down i in Veratti Avenue toward town at on Early hour Rill Merit it it it in in hour i co Kinney desk sergeant made the arrest a Ond off ruler w i y in grist Washington Avenue arrested while speeding up it Paul by lightning of i Emu us a falling to Lata monday throughout other Wen or through in Bear by or Kau it m a Aln the the stat injury d in Oiler res in kill d mine died by Mahoi v s set i a 11 Don it Washington Dinson Toda \ to Ai i be. The n Adank 12 who a Ila a Ai hour. Bath i ii v. Re ii. Ai. Lim b. At tin by a Day to to Iii Drobai i tics in the no a Johnson h is Merit a to i in Washington Maryland Benator at Hiwa a i in night 11 ii irn Home in i 11 Ali i i it might Ai would in would a a Aii Irviv cd Haywood Appeal is postponed Ffrench Jpn. Lad a prom do a i aspirations of governor Jam Cox of Ohio today Ware believed to have re i cd the endorsement of Charles Murphy my governor Smith of new York and Thomas Taggart Indiana democratic Leader. The three leaders Here or report Quot a preparing to Back the Cox b to at the san Francisco convention. Marshall to Boss san Francisco vice pre Tda it Marshall a expected to arrive her today to leadership in the Nat Ona administration fight to hav Tho dem oot in Tori mar convention adroit the league of nations. Chief opposition was expelled to come from William Jennings Bryan inclined to reservations. Mar he i was Lere from Nevada by automobile and due tonight Hie arrival a expected also to remove talk of Marshall for Twat or Robert Owen of Oklahoma a a the first candidate for the preen Daitai nomination to arrive. He. Opened fire with a speech lost night declaring the convention Quot will not be dictated to by Bosses Quot other who arrived yesterday were Wilbur w. Marsh treasurer of the i a in cratic National committee and National committeeman from Iowa and f h Moore Camplan manager of governor Cox. Colby for chairman five of the National committees sub committee on Arr Are Here. They Are chairman Homer Cummings j Bruc Kremer of Montana. E i Hoffman of Indiana p. H. Quinn of Rhode Island and Charles in is Henstein of Illinois. Poi it Ira i observers today predicted the selection of Bainbridge Colby dec Riore of St a teas permanent chairman of the convention. Doubt report of India uprising a of so India office officials Tow a i i discredited report a wide a Prend uprising Hod been planned in id i for in it autumn. It had been reported bolshevik agitation hid fan to a tile finn of revolt and that preparations were timing made for a religious Duprix Ltd a. . Ball named Meredith aide Elmer a i All former state entomologist was appointed yesterday As assistant tilted Hunte Secretary of agric Tor in Washington. The Post i Trio a i Lory of $ one a year. Still a kissed hoofs it West a a if r pc be Quot map j Adi i in i. W r t la Ras the Chu Ifor 4� Topeka i i l or declared co Kirby my Hill Quot a kissed it air Vav a walking Back to a in., to Ixia Viii Hilt a to Jav Quot i it in again some Day. A Kirk Vav i bin ton Adad Gin at la a y police head was Bootlegger charge son with killing father Bury mrs. Ross Here thursday in Bem i in i Jai her Indianapolis Edgar a chief of police of Evans lib ceases it whiskey transport the Ohio River from mender to. Evansville on the Povic runner Quot int a a Pivin venture it it i Ltd riling to to f. D Era court Ltd it toil a. No a v Walt k i n during a til ii i Nants in to a allege Quot whiskey ring Case. Scheitl bad 1 1 i Aero on a 11 i is 1 a 11 i m a n v i r till test. Trial of th1 Evans Villi murder Ebro a ii Are a a mob to fat ii r voting 1 i i of i r u freq j. He Porter charged wry or Scott port brought Here when officials Oung Porter Quarry la cd Wiki res in ii Ria fear a ii i two killed in Gas explosion fun a i service for in. A. I i la i v Ross i i need Lyle of no in of Thirn City. Vv1 tin 1 a a a a Koi Dykon eng. W i a be thursday Quot i it Renoon to in the re i i. Nee of m r. And or a. Vav. Hickman i m so to i n a . Meter i Lur ii will lie in f or. St la or. Of a i h t a Mer m lib Ion new # a i p. In a ing plan ii. I now own la m Janesville. Job print mrs. I by h it been a p Ion health by Ever Thia. Al months sin a to re uric rate. D g one to he atari cd lion of tsp i a in a is ilk i in Ai i in two red lip a had never seen. I rust naturally Haven t been Kise Ltd ice i a i bib and what mors i event Ever kissed a girl a Kirby de. Ared. I twill re. I in it newspaper tbsp Judy Samm Harrison of Evanston had prom a i to theom Modale a half s do n Young women weeping for put the judge was out of town when m Rill arrived. Ask error writ in Woolen Case new a ire we i it irk at or nut the Arni m. A it following under the noun to a of rms was ii 11. Tit of f new school head Here for meet a Alt k a n fall. W la i la in ii u. W. Rated High in army training bring tic a to a wears i ired clo.,i a vision a. I v d. Nil i Birt Iii a kit ked t bldg it Fth Joti sex la doing of a Over of i a i n a writ he gov in &Quot-6 the t government a to w hat con Al arum Manus supreme a Ourng to Iii october i City six tools tend the epic of education tonight. Vav super be in m. In a Tun of the tie City High Dent of j i Klyn were Kine. V it lured in the a Chin a put r Wash i no tie of Iii i min in at i m i a la i i n in Ach turn to Page 8, column 5 Toda y last a y to a y . Tax Newport r. I. Lute won the eighth with the \ Ani ties crossing the finish the Sloop Reso of the trial r n a off Here today bae about three minutes in Advance of the latter boat the Resolute a rot sad at 2 89 54 of clock and the Vanlue at 2 12 06. A today is the last Lav for the pay i Blent of the a a end instalment of Tho j Feder i income t,.x, the office of the i Revenue a Tremont in the Union to in i r building will remain i tonight. A entity will be added for i blur. To pay on , five ply fight for Harding seat j cold m blk set. Vav h wire in g hording i Fri a the sen of i fight by i nomination for pre j Dent. Interest in of o today entered j in the five cornered contest Imri ending i in the Republican rank to Dilt de i successor former gov Frank b. Willie w. F Brown of Toledo and judge r m Wana a 6 or of Akron and May v we a cult t air Ueki co in ult try can Lulu training for Ine in to or w to in to ii a been a 1 cd flushed in Olle fies Quot i. Seer Raker. The Fri Quot a school won Tinct on among in who training i a conducted n i with the War depart kept i to wad an inst it lion by of ii a a is. J another institution to to Twenty is Purdue University i in?.nr on Sci cd the Ilion of Quot honer schools Quot Ira it j military a codeine v North we i and naval Ara icy Lake i and we to in military a Alton la. Dishi in it of War a pm Iii Hugh in flit Are it. Opera11�> award of general St. Of Suga r Shor Tage ? no say refiners new 3 a he by ,.1 f in Xis to nil Cigar t of a Vav. Made lore by re min a t re a or Accord is to the and j in i Ort now Bureau. To a it it of tug Deal i car i the c quest o Vav i one it if duet Button a idling to Tho t. Ker re a i tort. 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