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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - June 17, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin Badger weather fair and continued Cool tonight. Friday fair and slightly warmer. Diminishing northerly winds. In in journal City edition fourteen pages vol. 135, no. 77. 81st , wis., thursday afternoon june 17, 1920. Price three cent Gompers beaten rail fight flood drives 200 from Homes ownership president to Dodge endorsed by attack in convention federation pne Riverio ical Lunney dam Breaks big damage loss of $600,000 reported from Richland Center families rescued by boats Bridges out r Iceland Center damage. Estimated at $600,000 by county chairman Jesse Caddell and 200 i it Persona driven from their Homes in the result of the Hestily Rains of the past three Days. The Parfrey manufacturing company of this City a a Taino a Loos of $50,000 when its dam on the Pine River Here gave Way. The company which makes Excelsior and boxes had a Large no Miler of logs in the Backwater and they were carried away when a Large Hole wok torn in the dam. Several smaller Dame farther up the Valley also were washed out. Many farm 11 be along the River were taken from their inundated domes in j boats yesterday. Nine or ten county Bridges Wen i washed away by the flood and it in said $40,000 will be the coat of replacing them. Thousand of dollars damage was Dot a to crops. Railroad tracks in the Vicinity of Richland Center Are under a foot of water. The morning train today. How Over. Went through on Tho Imine Rock Rich land Center Branch Road. Crews Are repairing damage on the main line of the i. Paul Road. Cloudburst in state Milwaukee a Marty Wisconsin towns were recovering today from a cloudburst that swept the Eastern eee of the state late yesterday and Lav night flooding Many towns and causing thousands of dollars property damage. Thousands of persons wore driven from their Homes it Center City. When the Menominee River swept from its Bank. Wauwatosa also was inundated. The main Street there it was reported was under several feet of wafer. Dangerous washouts on the Superior and Northern divisions of the Milwaukee Road caused cancellation of trains. Serious washouts were reported at Istok Leld. Wis. At Oconto Falls a school House was struck by lightning and destroyed by Are which followed. Floods were reported from Thiensville. Rugby Junction. Calhoun Menomonee fails and Cedarburg. Headless body found in Lake St. Joseph nude body of a Young woman was found near a Bridge spanning Lake contrary today. The head a been severed and was not found identification could not be established by the authorities. A nine year old girl playing by the Lakeside discovered the Corpse. The arms and hands were hound to the body with wire and two Iron bed rails extended Down the Middle of the Back. Serving As anchors. The authorities believe the woman a slain and hurled into the water two or three Days ago blood splotch on the Bridge indicated the woman had been carried there in an automobile. The authorities Are scouring the country for information that would Lead to a Clearing of the mystery. No woman had been reported missing. League May act j on Navy building London Allied naval officials today discussed possibility of the league of nations preventing building of super dreadnoughts by the United states and great Britain to obtain supremacy of the seas following revelations in the House of commons regarding their plans to meet american naval expansion projects. Walter Hume in gang. Speaking for the government said the British admiralty a keeping a Clos watch upon the world naval situation. He added that parliament would be naked to permit building of Many Large battleships if it a thought the British Empire was falling below the proper naval Standard. Seek swindler of baby a father Philadelphia police Here today mad every Effort to run Down the swindler of George h. Coughlin father of Blakeley. 13 months old boy kidnapped from Norr town Jane 2. With $12,000 Cash in the hands of a the Crank a and i child still missing. Coughin is convinced today he had been duped. After placing the $12,000 in a spot designated by Quot the the father waited until late yesterday for the self con fessed kidnapper to return Plo Keley to Hun. J Italy will seek More War spoils by a. L. Bradford Washington a Italy is dissatisfied with her share of the fruits of Tbs War and Premier Gioletti and his new government will take a firmer stand in demanding of the other allies what is regarded a Italy s just rewards it was believed by diplomats Hare today. The formation of a new italian Cabinet to succeed the fallen government of Premier Nitti will Aleo Mark a firmer and More conservative internal policy in Italy it was predicted. The two Moat important International questions upon which the expected change in italian policy Wilt probably affect Are the Adriatic imbroglio and Italy s proportion of the German indemnity. Premier Gioletti in response to Public opinion in Italy May Ravert to Italy a original stand and insist upon execution of the famous pact of London. In general italian troops Ara now occupying the territory which Italy was Given under the pact of London. The direct negotiations which the Nitti government was carrying on with the Jugo Slava for a settlement of the Adriatic controversy have bean suspended. Housekeeper tells of putting Dainty garments away after murder Elwell companion known to authorities n he York the girl who owned Tho Pink silk night Robe boudoir rap and All plier found in the Horn of Jos pm nmn Elwell i. A known to authorities today. Detectives were searching for her and District attorney John Dooling hoped to question her during the Day. The girl name a revealed by or Marie lenten housekeeper for Elwell. The housekeeper reluctantly admitted when she unit entered the Houns Friday morning and found her employ or unconscious in a chair her Aret thought a to shield the girl. A you hid the garment did no to you Quot Dooling asked. A Eye but i hid nothing she i replied. So insisted she did not so the revolver with which Al Well a shot and which authorities have been unable to locate or. Larsen said she a not asked by the girl to hide the clothe. A a i thought it cold not to Nice for j time to is found us said. Spent mornings there or. I airmen said the girl often spent the mornings with Elwell and that she frequently prepared meals for them. The girl had Horn in the Houe about two weeks previously mrs. Tsuwen said. Information was obtained by authorities indicating the owner of the Cap. Night Rob Ami slippers spent tour Day night at the Alweil Home. Although the bed was Quot made mrs. I Arsen amid she had Quot axed up the room a bit before the authorities arrived. Hotel is raided students jailed two youths found with girls. Sent to jail while judge investigates Case two u. Of w. Students giving their names a j. R. Hile and l. A. Wald surprised with two Madison Giuria Leat night in the Stag hotel by police Matron Fannie Hamilton and detective lease Smith pleaded guilty of disorderly conduct i in fore Superior judge a. C. Hoppmann this morning. Both were remanded to custody of the sheriff and the Case continued for further investigation. The police officials staged the raid when or. Hamiltons suspicions were aroused by statements of the girls in the afternoon it is said. Everett Rawlins a former attendant at the state Hospital at Mendota pleaded guilty to stealing an inmates clothe and was remanded to custody of the sheriff. In hearing of Lynaugh student leading witness in shooting counsel refuses to allow officer on stand May not indicate publicly his Choice for nominee,1 a. F. L. Goes on record thus foiling anti administration drive would Wield Power on a a a. T.1 99 Julian f. Lunney. 1033 West Johnson Street freshman from Chippewa Falls one of the state s principal witnesses in today s hearing of Mathew Lynaugh policeman who shot Carlel Jandorf University Sophomore May 28, was called to the stand this afternoon. Lunney was in custody of Lynaugh following appropriation by students of a Barber pole for the Cap night Bon lire when Jandorf Wax killed. James Clancey. Attorney for the defense declared he will decline to allow Lynaugh to take the stand. The policeman was in Superior court which was crowded with spectators. With his wife who sat at his Side throughout the Day s proceedings. Completion of the hearing was expected late this afternoon and judge a. C. Hoppmann will decide a Date for trial. Defense questions student concentrating his efforts upon impressing the court with the motive that might have induced Lynaugh to slay Carl e. Jandorf University Sophomore on May 28, Jamea Clancey Houghton attorney for the Klayer. Rigorously examined two doctors and two students on the witness stand this morning. Again and again. It �24 Clancey inquired int., the sentiment bed bad been slept in that night wit a in believed it had. Authorities atm awaited word from detect i Vee sent to Lexington ky., to investigate promising Lead there. Or. Larsen was reported to have admitted she had seen a letter written by Quot Anna Quot the Kentucky girl appealing to Alweil for assistance. Important developments in the ease today were predicted by assistant District attorney Joyce. Several hours Blank no evidence has been obtained regarding Elwell a movements from the time he left the Lewisohn party at 2 30 a. In. Until he was found dead shortly before 8 a. In. With the exception of the statement of a neighbor that she saw Elwell coming Home at 3 30. Mrs. Elwell who has been living apart from her husband for eight years was questioned at length last night. She told of Alweil asking her to obtain a divorce and he said she had consented. Or. Charles Norris who end noted the autopsy today reported that it was certain Alweil had been murdered. He based this conclusion on the missing revolver and because there were no powder Burns around the wound. Again examined Victor von Schlegell. Divorced Hus-1 band of Viola Kraus today was sex Grinc f i i f n n ship attuned for the second time in the in Al Civ m i it in a amp Mumm \ Vee gation. Miss Kraus was with Uta Aii aia tin Ais a we and three others the evening or j i ii Al l Liv at j i a i a la of t a murder and had an engagement 111- with him for the following Day. Mexico City a Michael cover District attorney Edward Swann Rubias today took the oath of office a who today assumed Complete charge minister for foreign affair. An i of the investigation said von Schle nou Cement was made that the new i Gell would be asked again regarding foreign policy includes promotion of j bus movements after he left the bit amicable relations with All nation. Carlton Friday night. A i von of Hegel a was with Quot a woman. M is v t it 17 d n p Jrex yet Fin Blacks from Minneapolis while the and i Hek Keli to i Elwell part it was at Mother table in j among the crowd of Stu wants who surrounded the principal actors 1ft the a Cap Day tragedy into the attitude of Jandorf when he accosted the policeman and into the actions of Lynaugh while he found himself surrounded by students with a prisoner in hand. About 2 Al students and madisonian crowded the courtroom to overflowing when judge a. C. Hoppmann rapped for silence at to a. In. Assistant attorney general John f. Baker and District attorney roman Heilman representing the state entered and were followed by Clancey. A. H. Bushnell attorneys for the defendant and or. And mrs. Lynaugh. Lynaugh entered with a smile and apparently was undisturbed. In the opening statement District attorney Heilman presented an amended complaint charging the patrolman with first degree murder and ordered ousted Washington a assistant Secretary of in Hor Post today ordered the deportation of Roberto Kila. Who a associated and confined with Andrea Salsedo. Who jumped from the 14jh Story of a building in new York City where he was detained by the department of Justice. According to government officials Kila admitted he was an anarchist. A turn to Page 14, column i Harding urges party Harmony by Raymond Clapper Washington syn j it a Warren cd. Harding today extended an invitation to every faction of the Republican party to join in his Campaign for the presidency. A fall republicans look alike to me a Harding said. Harding added that invitations already have gone out to the leaders of ail Republican groups to meet and advise with him and that he will see personally a Many of them As possible on of Harding advisors today sex i the same dining room. Miss Kraus i planned that it is not his wish a to be Washington thar was a growing belief among democrats hero today that the san Francisco convention May end without indication As to who is president Wilson s Choice for the democratic presidential nomination. The Mej. Who enter Tam this belief admit their theory is bated on what they believe the president will regard As Good political strategy. Democrat Point out however that there a a number of presidential possibilities acceptable to Wilson and for him to select any on of them would unite against that Man during the convention and aft Arward All the ant administration feeling within and without the democratic party. Politicians said Wilson would allow Tho san Francisco convention to run to a Point where Tho nomination of Toms one Man could be easily accepted. He could then quietly pass Tho word to his Follower to swing Tho administration backing to that Man. Of that course were followed the presidential decision would probably not be known. Wilson today was reported to a preparing a Massage to Tho convention. It a anticipated this Moeaga would Deal Only with Issue principally the league of nations. Hoover to get vote Detroit Herbert Hoover will receive the support of Tho entire Michigan delegation on the first ballot of the democratic National boost Relief fund to $1,400 Hoo club in non sectarian drive increased to 13. Reports incomplete convention leaders Here declared today a i shall vote for Hoover on Tho first ballot out of respect for the primary said judge William Connelly democratic National committeeman. Soma of the delegation have announced their intention of standing by Hoover a Long As he has a Chance for the nomination. Attack expected French lick ind. A the opening of the democratic National convention will witness an anti Wilson attack with the object of eliminating the president from party councils according to indications Given St the democratic conference under Way Here. W. G. Mcadoo will be the Center of the attack since the anti Wil somites Are determined to nominate a candidate who a opposed to the administration. Gov. James m. Cox of Ohio at present it the strongest of Theao entrants while governor Smith of new York and Herbert Hoover Ere mentioned. There also will be an attack on William Jennings Bryan through a Quot personal Liberty Plank which probably will find expression in party commitment to state s right in prohibition info Ramont and some abrogation of the volstead enforcement act to permit consumption of Light winos and Bee. The seafarers a has developed that there is Strong concealed opposition to any plan for an open declaration of Tho league of nation and a move will be made to declare against president Wilson a league. After desperate Battle on part of Veteran president to Stem tide m liberals seek Democrat votes mrs. C. E. Morgan taken by death or Sophia Hotchkiss Morgan formerly of to Langdon Street widow of Charles k. Morgan an Early settler of Madison. Died last night at Oconomowoc. The body will be brought Here at 7 30 a. In. Tomorrow Over the Milwaukee Road accompanied by her non. H. Ii. Morgan and or. H. Ii. Morgan head of the state child welfare Bureau. The funeral will be conducted at the congregational funeral Chapel Friday at 1 30 p. In. By the Rev. Jesse k. Sari. Interment will be at Forest Hiu. Denied reports that the party a held to celebrate her divorce. The incident of Alweil and von Schlegell meeting on the dance floor of the i to also a to be of can e into More thoroughly. Prann said. Vor v a Slagell to a authorities that i hello to Alweil and the Gambler replied pleasantly. This a contradicted by Walter a it i Ohn a member of the party who raid the Gambler ignored von Schlegell. Among the others who were questioned today were Andrew t. Moeller candidate anymore than one Man president if a one Man he will be asked of i invitation to Republican Leader included senator Hiram Johnson Harding said Quot i alway expect to Sec Al by Senate colleagues. Our relations have always been close friends of senator Johnson expressed the opinion that Johnson will be on Tho stump for Harding next fall. No buying move probe decrease in shipbuilding Genoa Italy decision to investigate Maom for the in ship building throughout the world was reached by delegates from 48 nation tending the International labor conference Here today. Headquarters of the conference will be transferred from London to gone a. Betting commissioner for Alweil _ Phillip Bender Driver of the taxicab Italy takes up which took members of the Lowell party Home and Frank Edson. An attorney. Little evidence was obtained. Swann announced. Another killed in labor War Chicago Patrick Ryan. A Well known police character was shot and killed in front of i Home Here today. The murderer escaped. Ryan. Well known in labor circles is the fifth victim hts year in local labor trouble. Head of n. W. U. Board retires Chicago James a. Patten millionaire Benefactor of Northwestern uneven key a tired of the world strife and intends seeking seclusion friends declared today following retirement of Patten a principal of the Board of trustees of Northwestern uni i pc Cai to. The non sectarian european Relief drive fund was raised to $1,400 today by the returns from the one team reporting. The other teams Are. At work but probably will make no returns until they have completed their Canvas the $100 club member hip has been increased to 13. I. U. Sears county chairman said the drive is progressing favourably and Complete returns will show a full Success. Today a returns show the following Meta ship in the $100 club. Name subscription Simon Bros.-�T�.$100 Joseph m. Boyd co.�?T. Ioc sol Levitan. 100 Daniel Mead .100 Andelson Bros. Ioc m n. Kahn. Standard fur co Ioc Woldenberg family. A a Ioc or. And mrs. L. M. Hanks. 100 Alexander Kornhi Auasi. Ioc Wisconsin state journal. Ioc Cantwell printing co a. Ioc Bank of Wisconsin. 100 palsy Bros., 515 Regent Street 100 surviving members of the jewish congregation share Shomai. 20c $75,000 whiskey shipment flits Wisconsin among states third party Hopes to swing in november by Camillo Cianfarra Romko the a no buying movement begun by the Middle classes two weeks ago has developed into a concerted drive by Consumers to reduce Price food and clothing resulting in Many Saacs in of thirty Jer cent according to figures made Public today by the ministry of the Interior. The ministry today received the official approval of Pope Benedict when All of the employees of the Vatican announced they would participate in the Effort to reduce Price. A number of civic and labor organizations and even Many clubs have pledged their membership not to buy articles of luxury. The movement a gained Strong hold at Milan Turin and Genoa and is spreading rapidly throughout the country. One Rome newspaper which promised to it Arry advertisements of any store making a 23 per cent reduction j without charge his Given up the idea As in on Day the newspaper received i enough advertisements to fill All Avail Abl a Nae Lur two months. Kenosha whiskey valued at $75.- 100 slipped through the hands of prohibition agents her last night it became known Here today. A fright car Saki to have contained 7g0 three gallon cases of whiskey dispatched from Cincinnati to the Kenosha products company arrived Here last night. Prohibition agents planned to seize the car. But without proper tapers. When they arrived today and the agent went to Obi a the liquor they found an empty freight car. Several bartender were question d it in connection with the disappear Sci 0 i j of the who key but no tract of it could lie found or evidence which would Point to parties who unloaded the car and hauled the whiskey away. Student Sla yer Helsa Sbail a nov or. N. Ii. Robert t. Mead a jr., in Dartmouth College from la out Hall charged with first degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Henry k. Maroney a senior from Medford mass. On telegraphic advice from his father. Albert a. Meads counsel for the National Ash Register company of Chicago the accused Man waived examination and pleaded not guilty. The Eider Meads was reported Enro Ute bore to defend his son. Chicago leaders of the proposed third party pin their Hope of capturing the fat be Cottons by a arg addition of let democratic strength to their ranks according to a. W. Ricker a member of the executive committee if the commute of forty eight Here today. According to Ricker Liberal expect to Cut into the strength of the democrats More than into the republicans. Of More than a score of state picked out for a comps Ign half Are lie moors in and the rest Normal Republican but several went democratic at the last presidential election. At the hoped for amalgamation of libera organisation at convention of the labor party the committee of forty eight and the single taxer Here Early next month and the expected Assurance of the support of the nonpartisan league and the triple Alliance liberals will launch a vigorous Campaign in Many late. Claim three states three states Are now lated in the Liberal As certain for them. They Are Wisconsin. Washington and North Dakota. States like Minneola. Montana and Idaho Are expected to lie captured but no Deal nit claim is mud by the progressives. In Colorado South Dakota and Nevada supporters of a third party believe they have a lighting Chance. State organizations have been completed in More than 30 state and considerable support is expected from new York Maryland Massachusetts Florida. North Carolina. Kentucky Oklahoma. Texas Arkan As Nebraska and Illinois. Committee of forty eight state convention will be held at Mitchell South Dakota saturday und it i Lncoln neb., next tuesday with a membership. Estimated above a million the combined organizations Hope to poll several million votes. See la Follette strength a big vote is expected if it. S senator la Follette of Wisconsin can be j of induced to stand a the third party presidential candidate. The labor party which claim a membership of 750,000, ordinarily would throw its support to the Izuno crafts according to Ricker Quot but this year that vote is not going to the democrats or the he said. To swing the women voters liberals Are endeavouring to induce Jan Addams to join their movement Aine caul militant suffrage Leader and by Ralph Couch ont real government ship and Quot democratic operation of railroads warn demanded in a Resolution pawed today by the. Annual convention of the a f. Of l. The language of the res Lubon Wath language of the plumb plan league although the league was not specific ally mentioned. The vote a 29,059 to 8.349. It came at the end of a two Day Battle the bitterest which has Tom organized labor in years. The Resul was a Complete defeat of Samuel Gompers Veteran president off the federation. It in regarded a the Only real net Hack Gompers bus Oei Ved in years. Cheers Shook the convention Hall when the vote a announced. Miners and Railroad worker combined to bring about Gompers defeat. Ltd of pets fought hard to kill the Resolution personally taking the floor just. Before the vote. A received no applause. Gompers warn them under government ownership two million Railroad workers would Byrom government employees. Government employees. He declared in re deprived of Many political and economic right unde presidents Cleveland Taft and Roosevelt. Among Tho a who fought Gompers were Secretary Morrison Secretary William Green of the miners presidents w. Ii. Johnston of the International my Hin 1st Union and Delegate Jamea Franklin of the boiler Nak Xua Union. The Gompers faction Early in idl tight raised the cry of Quot of they mad it Clear they favored gov pm in a jut control but were opposed to government ownership. The Resolution a fussed by the Coneen Tion read whereas the organization rotors Tantod by dal gatos endorsing this Road it Ion and avaral other have in and Arm now doing everything possible to educate the american people to the serious aaa of the Railroad situation and for adopting Soma thing for the perfecting the country transportation systems in order to provide More adequate and cheaper transportation and to Alimi Nat the sinister influence of Railroad corporations from our National life Amil whereas the Railroad question la sift International question ii is also in social question and it is far moral than a question of dividends to stockholders or Tho wages of employee. It is a question that involves every Industrial activity of the nation and whereas we believe that the continued operation of the railroads under the provision of the transports a Tion act of 1920 nag sets All these questions and makes their solution impose bus and is further believe that the provision of this act providing for a subsidy and the utilization of Public funds by private individuals is a betrayal of Tbs Public interest and is subversive of the traditions of our country and whereas Tho above mentioned la Ber organizations have after carefully deliberation and by instruction Al their respective memberships adopted and Ara advocating in plan provid i ing for government ownership and democratic operation of the Railroad properties therefor be it i resolved that the Fortieth annual convention of the american federation of labor go on record Asen Dorsing the movement to bring about a return of the systems of transportation to government ownership and democratic operation and be it further resolved that the executive Council members be and Are hereby instructed to use every Effort to have the transportation aet of 1920 repealed and legislation enacted providing for government ownership and democratic operation of the Railroad system and necessary Inland water a the Resolution a passed i Pratl Raly identical with a tangling a originally introduced by Delegate Franklin of the Itoi Hamakers. President Johnson of the machinists and Many other of the Railroad group. When the solution a reported yesterday afternoon by the Resolution commuter it had let Evn amended to read Quot government control instead of government ownership. Pre id it Gomper controls the majority of the committee. Let eur Gate Frankin brought in a minority report restoring the government ownership cause to the original Resolution. Other who signed the my no Riv report were j. W. Morton off i the stationary firemen Martin f. Ryan the Riv was Carmen and Martlin Lawler of the United hatters Union. The anal vote was on the adoption of the minority report. President Samuel Gompers Carl 1ft, today s ice a a Ion sought to get member. Of the minority on Remer a to who the later they intended the minority report As endorsement specifically of thai plumb plan. Mos drier is to the co in Toft regard the Resolution As a direct endorsement of he pub plan. James Duncan vice presi Dent of the federation voted no on the minority Mary Mcdowell head of the i River i report. Duncan recently a appoint ally of Chicago settlement Are bandied a member of the interstate com to have affiliated More comm Waun a

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