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 .