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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - March 23, 1920, Madison, WisconsinW E A TH ER R A I N IheWsco Ie Journal C IT YEDITION VOL. 134, NO. 173. 81 st Year. MADISON, WIS., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, M ARCH 2 3 ,1 9 2 0 . FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS L U D E N D O R F F F L E E S BE RL I N SUFFRAGE LACKS BUT ONE STATE warrant i s RATIFICATION AWAITED IN DELAW ARE Action of Legislature at Dover Doubtful; W ashington's O. K. Puts 35 States Across For Amend� ment D OV WR. D el.-W ith th e ra lir tca ' Hon of I hi* f l o r a l su ffrag e am en d m en t by th e W ash in g to n leg is la tu re y e s te rd a y , su ffra g is ts looked to I toda y to tier rn 11 th em to ro to In th o pr*'sl. C. S u lliv an a re �Lid to l>(> a g a in s t th e ref#1 rend urn. MAY OM IT REC O M M EN D A TIO N A |M>Ht�ihllity e x is ts th a t th e In v es� tig a tin g co m m ittee will re p o rt its e v i� dence to the co uncil F rid ay n ig h t w ilh o u t reco m m en d a tio n . S o m e m ein- l#**rs# a n ' said to favor su c h a s te p iie- cnusn of the c ritic ism to w hich th e co m m ittee h a s been su b je c t th ro u g h its s e c re t ace st one am i b e s u w i of the p o p u lar d em and fo r a re fe re n d u m on m un ic ipal ow nersh ip . T h a t th e in v�*t m a tin g co m m ittee should m ake som a re v e r t F rid a y to re lieve th e council from Its p re sen t e m b a rra s sm e n t Is a wtd** belied. T he council is p re sse d on on# hand by th#* #1emand of th* v o te rs fo r re fe ren d u m and on tho o th e r by th* feeling th a t it would lie a d isco u ru jcy to th e in - v. st a; d in g n H i g h e s t L)w#*(t ; 4 h o u r s Y e s t e r d a y l a s t N i gh t O l a . rn Madison . . . . 62 46 e XL I W aukee . . 62 44 o U h i r s g o . . . . Cl 4* " wr#t te m p e ra tu re 4* a t 6 a. rn Mean tem p e ra tu re yesterd ay 4 8 .Nor� m al 31 Total p re c ip ita tio n since Jan . I, 2 79 In Normal 4,70 In TOR* I I A O TH ER I KVR* . W arm est In J 907, *7 '.oldest in 18 8k. - ft. W ettest In 1>1*. I inch. Fun se ts a t I U ! Nt EW YORK A ro b b e r hold w ith rh y m in g ta lk , co m p els h is v ic tim - loot to fo rk w hile gun h e p re sse s to h is head, h in tin g b ro ad ly he 'll be d"ad lf In s ta n tly ho d o e sn 't fill the robber* ' p ockets from th e till. T h e police ar* looking fo r th is rhym - s t i r , who g a th e red Jft4 from th e till of th e H ow ard B ak ery co m p an y ea rly th is m orn ing , a f te r ho ld in g up P e te r K urtz , an em ploye, a t th e p o in t of a very b u s in e ss - like g u n an d chorU ing: Say. kid. Ju s t look m e in th e face ' I Just d ropped in to rl**an th is place. "So com# aero** w ith a ll y o u 've g o t- "I never fa il to hi*, th e spo t." W h ile H u rt* trl#vl tit m ea su re w ith h is h a n d s th e d is ta n c e to th e ceiling. h is v isito r, keep in g h im covered wi h th* gun , opened th e ca sh re g is te r w ith th e o th e r hand, p o ck etin g 'he loot and re tired w ith a bow, re m a rk in g ' I th an k you fo r th is w ad of dough, ' And now, good day, I th in k I'll go." I A te to d ay a y o u n g m an a t 9 th a v e � n ue an d 42nd s t r e e t w a s asked by th e police if he knew how to m ak e rhym*-*. "W h at! m e?" he re tu rn e d . Kaw. I'm a s p rosy a s th e y rn ak e 'em. I w ouldn 't know a rh y m e lf one Jum ped up and h it me in th e fa r* .'' F ricked by th e police, a loaded gun w as found In h is pockets, th e officers said , an d he w as a r re s te d . He gave his name as Jam es Smith. GOVERNOR RAPS BLAINE STAND A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L T A R G E T OF P H IL IP P IN CAM PAIGN S P E E C H IN W A T ER T O W N I W A T E R T O W N T ho p a r ty s t a n d � ing of A tto rn ey G enera l Jo h n J. RI .Inc wan que*tion#d by Gov. E. L. P h ilip p in a. speech la s t n ig h t a t W a � terto w n . T h e gov #>rnor wan o p en ing h is cam p aig n fo r d#>legat#> to th e R e � p u b lican n a tio n a l conven tion . B laine is a p ledged c a n d id a te for d e leg a te a t lu rg# . "Our a tto rn e y g en era l, Mr. Blain#1, take* o u r u n in s tru c te d d#>legation to ta sk fo r no t h a v in g a p la t fo rm ,' sa id Gov. P h ilipp . ' t i e sa y s we d o n 't s ta n d fo r a n y th in g r I m igh t rem in d th e g en tlem an th a t we a re m ak in g a c am p aig n to r .?lec� tion to a It# p u b lican fam ily fun c tio n . I o u g h t t#j rem ind him th a t e ig h t y ea rs ago ho w a s th e c h a irm a n of th*1 R epublican P ro g re ss iv e W ilt on I# ague In W isconsin. ''Mr. B laine bolted th e R epub lican n o m in a tio n an d . in cid en ta lly , th e p a rty , an d we h av e n o t y e t h e a rd w hen th e g e n tle m a n re tu rn e d to th* R epub lican fold. I le m ight a s wall u n d e rs ta n d th a t lf h#' is th#rf j ib e N ew York Host G ra d u a te MedtEl PH IA T ho P h ilad H p h la M eth o d is t c o n fe ren ce h a s ad o p ted a re so lu tio n reco m m en d in g a m in im um salary ' o f J I. "OO a y e a r fo r M of h o lis t p reach er, w itr. J200 a d d itio n a l in p a s � to ra te s re q u ir in g th e u se of au to m o b ile , o r c a rr ia g e T h* co n feren ce u rged MI i good c itiz e n s to su p p o rt only th o se j c a n d id a te s for public #>ffn * c om ing o u t . fo r unqualified e n fo rcem en t of p ro h ib i- . t Ion I -�j^* COLBY TAKES OFFICE; ISSUED FOR FACES TOUGH ISSUES pQ[ GENERAL Turkish, Russian and Adriatic Problems Up as New' Secretary of State Steps in; Temporary Pact With Foe and Allies Seen German Radicals Are Warned By Allies; Food Lid Will I T T A SHIN* ITMN B ain b rid g e f office to - d ay x:- se c re ta ry of stat*', a f te r official n o tifica tio n o f h is co n firm ation by th e se n a te had b#**n received. T h e cerem o n y took p lace in th o fif� th*/ of th e sc# r#*tarv of s ta t* , in th e p resen ce o f U n d e r S e c re ta ry o f S ta te F ran k I*. Polk and o th e r officials. F o u r b ig in te rn a tio n a l p rob lem s t o � d ay co n fro n te d Sec re t A r y Uolby. T h ey wa r#*: 1- T u rk ey . T h is g o v e rn m en t's v iew s on th is se ttle m e n t will be t r a n s m itte d to th e a llies w ith in tw e n ty - fo u r ho u rs . T he U nited S ta te s will u rg e th a t th e T u rk s be p e rm a n en tly e jected from C o n s ta n � tinop le . 2- R ussia . An a rra n g e m e n t is being sou g h t w ith th e a llies w h e re � by u n re s tr ic te d tra d e w ith soviet R ussia w ou lJ be allow ed a t th e risk of th e tra d e rs . Th# a lb as have yet to a n sw e r A m erica 's no te on th is m a tte r . 3- A d ria tic . A reply is due from th e a llies to P re s id e n t W ilson's la s t co m m unica tion w h ere in he a n � sw ered th e ir a rg u m e n ts and r e i t � e ra ted opposition to th e ir schem e of se ttle m e n t in th a t region. 4- T rea ty . On# of C olby 's first big ta s k s p robab ly will be n e g o tia � tio n of "m o d u s v iv en d i" a g re e � m en ts w ith th # a llies and G e r� m an y to sa feg u a rd A m erica's r ig h ts u n d e r th e V ersa illes tr e a ty u n til it is finally ra tified or finally re jec ted . Be Used As W eapon Against Strike I COAL WAGE REVISION CONFERENCE CALLED Wilson Summons Miners and Operators to Meet; Price Regulations Abolished; Majority and Minority Reports Made Public B U L L E T I N N E W Y O R K - The scale co m m ittee of an thrac ite coal miners, m e e t � ing here today, decided the m>ners w i l l cease work A pril 1 unless op � erators agree th a t any w age increase granted in the new contract shall be re troac tive to th a t data. V I / a s h I Nmmi*sion, I s#�l#-rt#*d Jo in tly by tin n e rs an d op era to ra. t in c e r ta in tech n ica l q u estio n s , ( Whit#- f litte rs w ith th#> m ajfirity r#*- p*>rt. T h ese d ifferen ces w**r#' rlass#*ped." T he m a jo r ity rep o rt will he k**en1y d isa p p o in tin g to th e m in e w o rk e rs be cau se lf Ignores m an y v ita l re fo rm s for w hich th ey ha�l aaked c o n s id e ra � tion . acco rd in g to a s ta te m e n t bv Jo h n L. Lew is, p re sid en t of th e U n it- e*i M ine W o rk ers o f A m erica. Th** m iners, n ev erth e lees , axe re ady to m eet w ith th e o p e ra to rs In a Jo in t w aca cuoLwrenoa.. L ew is sa id . 4m#*rican po sitio n is a s follow s; F IR S T -T ile U nited S ta te s g u v ern - in**nt secs no re a so n fo r th e re te n - ti�in *�f th e su lta n In C o n stan tin o p le . SECOND- Th** A m erican g o v ern m en t d oes not believe th e re is any d an g er of n M ohamnifNlan u p ris in g if lh## su lta n is p u t o u t o f C o n stan tin o p le , o th e r M i'slem peoples hav ing n o th � ing In com m on w ith T u rk ey and h av in g contribute#! su b s ta n tia lly to th e lie feat of th e T u rk s in th#> w ar. T H IR D T h at A rm en ia should receive th e m ost lltiera l t re a tm e n t |*ossihle a n d a ll te r r i to ry it am i �lefend, in clud ing a n o u tle t to th e sea. F O U R T H - No g o v e rn m en t should have a p a ra m o u n t in te re s t in th e developm en t of T u rk ish te rr ito ry m ere ly becau se such gov ern m en t w as a be llig eren t. T h is would a p � ply, f o r in s tan c e , t�i Ita ly so fa r a s Adult;*. Is con#*erne#1. th e re being no d o m in a tin g Ita lia n e|em#*nt th e n F IF T H T he D a rd an e lle s should be [o n ly coner a#lm inistered by an in te rn a tio n a l j an n o u n ced body on w hich a p lace would b�* r s#*rve*l t o r R u ss ia w hen she "com h ack ." b e ca u se R u ss ia 's lnt#*rcst th e T u rk ish s t r a i t s Is v ita l s te p s to In.xur#' e n fo rc e m e n t o f th e tre a ty of V ersailles, w as u rg ed by An - �lre Tardieu , f#>na#*r com m w xloner of F ra n c o -A m e rica n re la tio n s , in an in- t**pvlew here tod ay , "T h e tr**aty a lre a d y a p p e a rs to have b�*en v io la ted aa m uch a s a n y t r e a ty could lie," Tarcil#*u sa id . " I t Is u rg ed th a t th e alii# d g#�vernm ents m eet to decide on im m ed ia te d ra s t ic s tep s ." Tar�li#*u believed th#* d ifficu lties in alll#*d-m# n ts v G#*rmany to p re se n t u n d e r th e Y the! p re s id en tia l e lection . ith th e alit#* am i A m erican r ig h ts i |ia#*t u n til th e w iehe* in tho D IVO RCE S T E P IS WON B Y DUCHESS 2 I / I N DON Th#* ap p lic a tio n o f th* D u ch ess of M arlborough , fo rm erly P o n su elo V sm ierb llt, for a de# r�* d iv o rce in th is c o u n try . T he c o u rt #>r#i#'r� th e d�cre�i to be obeyed w ith in fo u rtee n d a y s a f te r IU# serv ice upon th e duke T he couple w ere m arried in N#*w York in 189ft, am i have tw o iroui All V m an and a w om an wer#� ie Vera I o t h e r p e r so ns in- ;a.*-h bcjv teen so ld ie rs and > last n igh t. 300 so ld iers w ere p a rad in g - m e t* jo s tlin g c ro w d s and in s from th e s idew alks .p u sh in g r it w as sal*]. W hen c iv ilian s re sen te d th e ir a c tio n s a g en era l fight follow ed d u rin g w hich tim e *.>- � f th e h igh price of g aso lin e w as de- ' pez, n p riv a te in th e M exican i r tn v , ; T he a r r iv a ls a re th ree g ir ls .on#I fo u r boys. w eighing ab o u t 2 pounds a p i e c e , i and each p e rfec tly develope*! Ll every m an d ed in a re so lu tio n In tro d u ced in the h o use to d ay by R ep resen ta tiv e Dyer, M issouri. I our In c rea se s in the price of g aso line have been m ad s d u r- j resp ec t. Lopez w as g iven th e p riv ilege tag th e la s t 30 d ay s and huge profits by t h e m i l i t a r y co m m an d er to " p a i n t J a r c being m ade by o il In te re s ts , Dyer L th o to w n rod. ' I ch a rg ed .

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