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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - March 05, 1920, Madison, WisconsinTI I VTIheWisco Ie Journal VOL. 134, NO. 155. 81st Year. MADISON, WIS., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5, 1920. TWENTY PAGES PRICE TWO CENTI BOYD R E S I G N S AS B A N K HE A D $ sis sis sis 7fS S|S yjs sis 7|S SIS Sis Sis sis NEW SCHOOL HEAD TO SUCCEED DUDGEON C.S. MEEK OF SANANTONIO GIVEN P O S T Education Board Acts After Series of "Closet" Sessions; Miss O'Keefe to Re� sign VETERAN CITY SCHOOL HEAD YIELDS PLA CE C H A R L E S S IM P S O N MKEK. San Antonio, T exas , ha* b f en nam ed *U|>erintend�nt of th*1 Madison public schools, the board o f educa tion a n nounced today. He take* u p his d u t ie s Ju ly I . It . B. Ihidgeon, w ho h a s been at th e head o f th e c i ty sys tem of achoo** for 29 yea t h . s tep* out to becom e a n a s s i s t a n t u t a lower sa l - a ry . Miss Mary O 'K e e f e , presen t a s s i s t a n t wuperln tendent, ie asked to return. The change In the snhool o rv a n I Ba� s o n was tak en by th " board a f te r series of "c loset" sessions. T he s tep had been co n tem pla ted la s t year, but no person to succeed Mr. Dudgeon then proved available . Mr. Dudgeon w as given a c o n tra c t of a y e a r wit* th e u n d e rs tan d in g th a t he s tep o u ; when i t expired. E X P R E S S A P P R E C IA T IO N E xpress ion of a p p rec ia t io n of Mr. Dudgeon 's se rv ices w as m ad e by the board of educa tion . I le ha* p u t th. best por t ion of b is life in to building u p Madison 's e duca tiona l sys tem . Mr. Meek is s u p e r in te n d e n t of schools a t San Antonio, a c ity of more t h a n IOC,OOO poop!#. H e is widely k n o w n in educa tiona l circles, first at t r a c t i n g a t te n t io n wit hh ls r e o rg a n � isa tion of the school sy s tem of Boise, Idaho. He com es to M adison a t a s a la ry of 96,500, p rac t ica l ly no In� crea se over his p re sen t sa la ry H is tw o sons will e n te r the t 'n ivers ity of W isconsin . H is c o n tra c t with the Madison hoard is fo r t h r e - years. C O N D U C T S F U N D DRIVE Mr. Meek is f in ishing his five y e a r '1 of serv ice a t Ban A nton io with one of the most n o tab le a ch iev e m en ts of his carcer. T h e T e x a s co n s t i tu t io n lim its the school tax to loo low a figure for the needs of the city A drive for volunteer *uI�acriptions for school pu pones is being conducted u n d e r Mr Meek's direc tion . The a t te n t io n o f the M adison board � f (d u ra t io n w as d r a w n to Mr Heck when he delivered a ser ies of lec � tu re* l a s t y ear a t the un ivers i ty He h a s been p res iden t of th e Idaho S ta te T e a c h e r s ' a ssoc ia t ion and h a s lec � tu re d a t th e su m m e r schools of the TTniverstties of CgliRnrftia and C h ic a � g o . HOOVER MA Y BE GRAIN WITNESS W A S H IN G T O N - H e rb e r t Hoq\r and continued cold to n ig h t and S a tu rd ay . Ligfch n o r th w e s t winds. tu to r ia l R eport ��> I . J*. W e a th e r City Mad i�on . . . M i l w a u k e e Chicago . . . Green Bay ? W au sau . . . I >u tilth . . . . Minneapolis I ma Cross* ., D ubuque ?? l l u r e a i i � T e m p e r a t u r e P r e c i p i t a t i o n g h e s t 1st west 24 h o u ra l e r d a y , I i ' l a s t N ig h t to 7 a . rn .14 . 40 2 .IN . 44 i i .30 . SO 0 .33 . i i .01 . 14 - JO 0 . 13 - I 0 . -- - 4 .01 . 2 9 3 .IN WOOL GROWERS ORGANIZE HERE A S S O C I A T I O N P E R F E C T E D AT U N IV E R S IT Y TODA YTO IM PR O V E M A R K E TIN G M E T H O D S O rg a n isa t io n of the W isconsin Wool I Grow* re a ssoc ia t ion wa* pe rfec ted I thin a f te rn o o n ut a m eeting of the s t a te sheep ra is e r s in the C o .lege of J A gricu ltu re . T h e pu rpose of the o rg a n isa t io n will I be to c r e a te a s t a n d a id for W isconsin a ool. A cen tra l m a r k e t .ng d ivis ion is p lanned to effect b e t t e r prices for wool r a i s e r s and lower pr ices for th e u l t im a te purchase r . T a lk s ut the sess ion today were g iven by C. P. Norgord , s t a te m a r � k e t ing d irec to r , L O. F o s te r and C. W. F aw ce t t , p ro m in en t Iowa b reed e r and fa rm er , who spoke on pooling of wool yields for m ark e t in g purposes. 34 OF CREW FACE MUTINY CHARGE N K W PO U T NKW 8, Va. T h i r ty - four m e m b e rs of the crew of the s h i p � ping board s t e a m e r Poughkeepsie , who w i r e p laced un d e r a r r e s t upon th e a r � r iva l of the vessel f rom B e rm u d a a t J th is ts�rt last n ight, will be a r ra ig n e d th is a f te rn o o n on c h a rg e s of m u t in y before United S t a te s C om m iss ioner Pe rc y S tep h en so n a t Norfolk. MYSTERY PICTURE BAFFLES ST. PAUL S T P A U L -F o lk s h e re a r e baffled by th o a p p e a ra n c e of tho o th e r m o r n � ing of a p ic tu re of th e Virgin Mary t rac ed In the d u s t on th e inside of t h e window r f G eorge A. C ra w fo rd 's sh o e m a k e r sh ip . A r t is t said th e d r a w � ing wan th e w ork of genius . T h e re w as no reaso n to th in k a n y o n e had e n te red the sh o p d u r in g th e n ight. C raw fo rd , who is a negro, th in k s it a good oman. $436 ,462 DANE CO. BONUS TAX PAID C o u n ty T r e a s u r e r lf. O. H inder t o � d ay deposi ted in he s t a te t r e a s u r y a check fo r 9439,462 04 a s so ld ier bo n u s i tax. B rown county se n t in Its a l lo tm ent, 116,935.31, und BAU C la ire county , 993,245.63. T o d a te a b o u t |3,54M>,000 tias been ! received by the t r e a s u r y d e t r i m e n t j fo r the bonus aw ard . C hecks a r e b e � ing m ailed da ily by th e a d ju t a n t g e n � e ra l 's d e p a r tm e n t Lo sc..-Vt. � m en. MORK TH A N half the s tu d e n ts of the un ivers i ty a t te n d ed the opening sess ion of the fou r day re lig ious con crenel- T h u rsd a y a f t e r � noon All ch a ir were tak en and m an y I tad to s tand F if ty per cent of the men s tu d e n ts c r o w d 'd the first floor of the V. M. C. A. building last night a t the m en 's m ee t ing addressed by Dad" A. J . E l � liott , m iddle west Y. M. C. A. leader. C h a ir s w i re provided or more th an 500. T hough oil avai lab le c h a i r s wa re p ressed in to her vie* several hundred had to rem a in s tanding. T he a l l -u n iv c : - t ty convocation which opened the conference in the a I t e r noon held nothing of the " r e � v ival" sp ir i t . P re s iden t M. L. Burton of th e I n ivers i ty of Minnesota, s p e a k � ing on The Func t ion of Religion in U n iv e rs i ty L ife , ' did not use e v a n � gelis t ic tac t ic s but de iv* red a s t ra ig h t fo rw ard ta lk s t re ss in g the broad and deep concep tion o, religion a n d its e a � n t ia l influence on th*- life of a n i n � dividual, re la tive to his p a r t in the na t ion a n d hum anity . 'R e l ig io n is the th ings which a re real a n d las ting in our life,* P re s iden t B ur ton sa id Fa ith , hope love, go o d � ness. ch a ra c te r , the^e a re religion, for th ey a re estab lished on fu n d am en ta l princip les of the hum an m akeup. "T h e fu n d a m e n ta l th ing of life is not the lit t le things, but tge fact th a t we a r e first of all hum an being* and A m erican e lt lxens." T h e s p e a k e r c h arac te r i sed religion a s reasonable , grounded on reason, an d Just a s scientific and a s close to rea l i t ies a s a n y science." He n a m e d religion the most e s -en - f In I p rinc ip le which the s tu d en t sh o u ' I tT u r n to p a g e 4 column 4) MADRID REPORTS wA B B IN G T O N - P re s id e n t W il �son m ay w a rn the all ies th a t it will be ne ce ssa ry to w ithd raw the t r e a ty of V ersa il les from tile s e n � a t e if the T u rk s a r e a llowed to rem ain in C o n s tan tin o p le , it w as learned today . T h e p res iden t Is u n d e rs to o d to have sin h a s t e p u n d e r adv isem en t . It w as jaun ted out on high a u th o r i ty t h a t should the United S t a l l s join the L ea g u e of N a t io n s and Hie T u rk lie p e rm i t ted to re m a in In C onstan tinop le . th is c o u n try would Im* in th** position o f be ing obliged to p ro tec t a s e t t l e � m en t to which it is opposed. T h e issue of w h e th e r or not the s u l � tan shal l be a llowed to s ta y in C o n � s ta n t in o p le bids f a i r to overshadow , in in te rn a t io n a l im por tance , th e A dria tic d isp u tes , a cco rd ing to dev e lo p m en ts today . S E E V E N IZ E L O S VICTORY L O N D O N - Poli t ica l o b se rv e rs today s a w in th e decision of th e council of foreign m in is te r s to a w a r d Thrace , S m y rn a an d A drianop le to Greece, a n � at W V Y Ic tory for P re m ie r V m is d o * . T h e decDi. \ o ' the council wa.- a n � nounced officially las t n ight. It cam e a f t e r considerab le debate . Karl C ur- xon. B ri t ish se c re ta ry of s t a te for f o r � e ign affa irs, presided. W ILL S E T T L E D E T A ILS Directors Accede to Plea of Veteran Madison Finan� cier to Relieve Him of Part of Burden of Man� agement of Big Insti� tution W A S H IN G T O N . I). C.-T h e house la te T h u r sd a y adopted a resolu tion , J offered by R epresen ta t ive T in k h am , j M assach u se t t s , a u th o r i s in g th� J u d i - 1 c la ry com m ittee to in v es t ig a te A t to r - I n ry G enera l P a lm e r 's co n d u c t in con - j c u r r in g in the proposal, su b m it te d by the U n i ted S ta te s d is t r ic t a t to rn e y of N ew Orleans, which p e rm i t te d th� Ixtuisian su g a r p lan te rs to fix a price of 17 a u d IS cen ts for last y e a r 's s u � g a r crop. Th� vote, s t r ic t ly a long p a r ty lines, w as 162 to 142 T h e resolu tion em p o w ers the c o m � m it tee to inqu ire w h e th e r the d e p a r t � m en t of Justice gave the s u g a r g r o w � ers im m unity from prosecu tion a g a i n s t profi teer ing and d e m a n d s u n d e r w hat a u th o r i ty of law the d e p a r tm e n t of Justice ag reed on the s u g a r pr ices th a t could be charged, which Mr. T in k h a m say s caused s u g a r re ta il prices to soar 9 and IO cen ts a pound. D u r in g the debute, it becam e a p p a r � en t t h a t the real desire of the r e p u b � lican l ead ers w as to lodge im p e a c h � m en t ch arg 'H aga ins t the a t to rn e y genera l if possible th ro u g h the p r o � posed inquiry . M A KES E X PL A N A T IO N R e p resen ta t iv e I*, l l . Campbell, K a n � sas, who reported the ru le fo r th e i n � quiry . in exp la in ing the pu rposes of th e in ves t iga t ion h in ted a t such a move. "Th� only ac t ion th a t c an be t a k e n vice* of Mr. H o p k in s a t hand, Mf. t th is tune if t h e r u l e is a d o p t e d " Boyd Judged th is th e fo r tu i to u s op- s a i d Mr C a m p b e l l , "Is to call th e at - I p u n unity to rn ey genera l iwfor� th e jud ic ia ry com m ittee , end let h im exp la in th e re ] h is act ion in th e s u g a r c a s e . T h en let the Jud ic ia ry c o m m ittee m ak e such j rep o r t to congress a s th e c i r c u m . I i s t l f j N o th in g ' out. b u t takes*' f r i m his short of th is would be fulfil lment I V o i d e r * a p a r t o,' the responsib ili ty U. S. EXAMINER IS NAMED P R E S ID E N T ; FOUNDER TO BE C H A IR M A N OF BOARD JO S E P H M. BOYD, one of th e b ig �gest figures in th e b a nk ing history of Madison, bus res igned a s p re s i � den t of the Hank of Wisconsin. H e will be succeeded April I by K. L. Hopkins , n a t io n a l b an k e x am in e r for th is d is tr ic t . At the u rg en t re q u es t of th e d i rec � tors. Mr. Boyd re ta in* h is position as c h a i rm a n of the board. T h e im m ense g ro w th of the B ank of W iscons in since i ts occu p a tio n of i ts new q u a r te r s h a s added heavily to th e bu rden of re sponsib i l i ty and deta i l which Mr. Boyd h a s c a r r i e d for m any years , a n d he had re p ea ted ly u rged the l>oard to re lieve h im of -a portion of the load. W ith th e b a n k ascended to new a lt i tude* of p rosper i ty , and with I the optHirtunity o f secu rin g tho se r- to secu re th e re lief which he sought , an d in s is ted th a t h is re s ig � na t ion l*e accepted . ST IL L BOARD C HA IRM AN H is res ignat ion does not m ean the s e v e ra n c e of Mr. B oyd 's connection w ith Madison business , th e board baa STEPS DOWN A S ACTIVE HEAD OF BIG BANK Details rem a in ed to be worked out. I H" * '1tltU'* of ' hp, ^�prescnt.-invc* of * ,n r o n n " tlon w ith the m an a g e m e n t of th e a n n o u n c e m e n t -a id T h ese have chiefly to do w ith a p lan to k e e p the holy p laces in th e t e r r i to ry a w a rd e d to Greece, o(*en to T u rk is h p i lg r im s an d u n d e r nom inal T u rk ish contro l T u rk is h w a rsh ip s p robab ly wdll lie dem ob she*! it w as learned. P re m ie r V a lda-V oevod of R um ania h a s replied to th e peace offer of F o r � eign M in is ter C h i tc h e r ln of soviet R uss ia acc ep t in g it, a cco rd ing to r e � ports. th* Am erica i people. In ex p lan a t io n of h is speech, Mr C am pbe l l sa id su b seq u en t ly t h a t be l a d in mind the ''imt>eachrnent o f the a t to rn e y genera l for un law fu l ac ts ." Th** suggest ion in Mr. Campbell** speech w as taken by R e p re sen ta t iv e G arre t t , T ennessee as a m ove for i m � p eachm en t u n d e r cover of "overt and s in is te r mov > of an Inquiry ." Mr. G a r � re tt w ho made the ch ie f st*eeeh for the np|Modtinn. ch arg ed the repub licans 11 arith cowardice and challenged them PORTUGAL SOVIET R. H. AISHTON HON-"...,'h" pent t o � day. Cold w e a th e r followed th** s to rm Chica*!* experienced a d ro p in t e m � p e ra tu re of 30 d eg rees in '.ii hours Below zero w e a th e r prevailed th ro u g h out the west. T r a m s were r u n n in g h o u rs la te bt* cause of th*- deep snow. S tree t c a rs were tied up in m an y cities. . T h e heav y snow w a s welcomed however, th ro u g h o u t the w h ea t g rank exam in er fo r th is d is t r ie t in W isconsin . B e� cau se of his wide experience and know ledge of b a n k in g conditions, l*oth s t a t e a n d na tiona l, in Wis- I cousin, the board h a s th o u g h t it a wise m ove to se lec t a m an of Mr. H o p k in s' e xper ience and ab i l � ity fo r th is position . Mr. H o p � kins ' fa th e r , G. C. Hopkins, is p res iden t of the F i r s t N a tiona l hank, P i t tsb u rg , T exas , and is a m an of large m eans , the son fo l � lowing in his f a th e r 's footsteps, bu t p re fe r r in g to locate In th** (T u r n to page 4. colum n I) BORNEO BRUTE BIT THIS YOUTH KAN DIEU*>- "It w a s ju s t a v a r � m in t ; t h a t s the only way I c an d e � scribe it," r a y s I* N. Om ig und e x � h ib i ts h is sc ra tc h ed a n d to rn hands. C ra ig saw a q u e e r b e as t th e sis� of th� r a t . bu t not " a eaL dog, gopher, r a b � bit o r squ irre l ," e n te r in g his hen house. C ra ig led tit� a t t a c k . S c ien t is ts here I say it m u s t h a v e been a r in g - ta i le d rhaci.miaul bus w i th p robab ly a d ash of wild t a t and a s t r a in of ra so r- f ln - gcred bitelikeheiluo. T h is a n im a l is I com m on in Borneo, b u t co m para t ive ly I r a r e here. LINER ST. PAUL SAFE IN PORT N K W YORK T h e A m erican L iner j St, Paul, whose boiler tu b es became leaky, forcing h**j* to a b an d o n lier t r ip to S o u th am p to n , ha* a r r iv e d a t H a l i � fax, acco rd ing to w ire le ss r e p o r t s from J t h e s te a m e r T h e St. Pau l will r e tu rn I to New York fo r g en era l overhauling . 4 H e r pa sse n g ers will c ro s s th e A tlan tic o n Ute Cedric a u d t h o C a n a d a . J O S E P H M . B O Y D FEEL OUT WILSON ON COMPROMISE P R E S ID E N T A S K E D T O R E C E IV E ENVOY FROM D E M O C R A T S W H O W A N T TO H E D G E W A S H IN G T O N - S e n a to r H i tch � cock. D em ocra tic lender, h a s w ri t ten . I*resid**nt Wilson a sk in g h im to r e � ceive S e n a to r S im m o n s a a art e m i s � s a ry of D em o cra t ic s e n a to r s w h o w a n t to com prom ise on th e re se rv a t io n tis A ri le ie T en o f th e t r e a ty , i t w a � learm-d today . S im m o n s lias been com m iss ioned b y sev e ra l D e m o cra ts to se� if th e p re s i � d en t will a p p ro v e a compromis*1 th e y a r e willing to su p p o r t a n d w h ic h c e r � t a in R ep u b lican s will vuto for. S e n a to r s co ncerned In t h o m o v e s a k i they �imply w a n t to know w h a t thw p re s id en t th inks . T h ey th en w i l l m ak e u p th e i r minds , th ey a d d n l . w h e th e r to go a g a in s t hh� w ish e s o r a b id e by them . N E W R E 3 E R A T IO N U P S e n a to r Knox, Republican , t o d a y o f � fe red In th� s e n a te a r e se rv a t io n p r o � v id ing th a t th e c re d i t o f th e United: S l a te s sh a l l n o t be p ledged by a n y r e p re s e n ta t iv e o f th� U nited S ta te* o r by the Is*a g u e of N a t io n s , without, p r io r c o n sen t of congress . T h e n e g o t ia t io n s w hich r e su l te d in the decision to auk P re s id e n t W ilson 's p e rm iss io n to go ah ead began w hen S e n a to r Kellogg, a mild r* s e r v a l ion - 1st, p re sen te d to Iaaige a p ro p o sed m odificat ion o f the lax lge re se rv a t io n on Art ic le Ten . ls>dge a g ree d to s u b � m it it to the Democrat* . S e n a t o r W a ts o n w as d e leg a ted and took it tip w i th S im m o n s . W hen H i tc h c o c k s a w th e p roposed change , he sa id ha th o u g h t it shou ld be laid before th� president. S O F T E N S C L A U SE, CLAIM T h e p ro p o sa l is u n de rs tood to in* e lude w r i t in g int** the* Iaalge r e s e r v a � t ion specifically a provision t h a t th� U n i ted S t a te s will no t us� i ts m il i ta ry o r n a v a l forces, th� econom ic boycott , d ip lo m a tic p re ssu re o r i ts f inancia l r e � so u rc es to p reserve th e t e r r i to ry a n d in d ependence of s n y o th e r na tion . A dv o ca te s of the p roposed c h an g * d ec lare it so f ten s the Lodge r e s e r v a � tion w ithou t rea l ly c h an g in g i ts In ten t . FARMERS OPPOSE RADICAL POUCY ( ' I UU AGD T h e Am erican F a r m B u� reau federa t ion w as on record today a� opposing rad ica l ism , s t r ik e* w*il s h o r t e r w ork ing hours . R eso lu tio n s were a lso ad o p te d by the a n n u a l c o n � vention u rg in g leg isla tion to benefit f a rm e rs . JAP SEES SMALL CHANCE FOR WAR N K W Y O R K -K. Sh idehara , new Ja p a n e s e a m b a s s a d o r to th� Unite*! S ta te s , told F if th avenue busine�* rn* n tha t w a r be tw een the United S tate! anti J a p a n is a n impossibili ty . Vny q u es t io n s t h a t m ay a r ise ar*1 b o u n d to bo se t t led am icab ly , , h �-dec b u od*

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