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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - March 29, 1920, Madison, Wisconsinp I h n n M i lP IP M p p p *r - r i m pppn r n i ' p p ; ti-*- � ' . " , r*yr-w - lip# HW III -yr r;1................................................................... - WEA TH ER WARMER HieWisco T PIe Journal VOL. 134. NO. 179. 81st Year. MADISON, WIS., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 29, 1920. SIXTEEN FACES PRICE THREE CENTS TORNADOES SPREAD DEATH AND DESTRUCTION OVER CENTRAL WEST G.O.P HEADS SCARED; WAR ON H O O V ER Vicious Attacks By Wood Machine and Johnson Fol� lowers Betray Fright at Growing Popularity LENROOT IN LEAD AS G . O . P.'S DARK HORSE Frear O ffers Bill to R egulate Profits; Badger State N ow H as E ight L aw yers in Low er H ouse of C ongress W A S H IN G T O N - Th* a tta c k on H e rb e rt H o o v er by th e W ood m a n a g e rs in N ew Y ork la th e moat* sign ifican t th in g th a t h a s h a p - p*n�d In th e fierce b a ttle w hich Is b e � ltie w aged fo r th e R ep u b lican p re s i� d en tia l nom ination . I t is p e rfec tly c le a r th a t one of 'he lead ing can d id a te s fo r th e R ep ub lican n o m in a tio n would not h ave p e rm itte d such an a tta c k u n le ss he an d h is a d � v ise rs h av e reason to fe a r th a t th e H oo� v e r se�ntiment Is g ro w in g to such pro - 1 portion* a s to e n d an g e r h is can d id acy . It is in te re s tin g to not* th a t a t a b o u t th e sam e tim e th a t th e W ood s ta te m e n t was given o u t a n even m ore v icious a tta ck w as m ad e a g a in s t H oover by the e a s te rn m a n a g e r of S e n a to r Johnson s cam paign Garb a tta c k ap p ro ac h ed th e H oover eq u a tio n from a d iffe ren t an g le and it Is q u ite likely th a t th*�y w ere m ade by pre - a r ra n g em en t- 8 E E R E A L " M E N A C E " W hen one c o n sid ers th e b itte rn e s s of th e c o n te s t b y w een W ood and Joh n so n , w hich ha* a lre a d y reach ed *h* po in t w here i t is a la rm in g th e R e� pub lican N a tio n a l co m m ittee , th e re can be bu t one a n sw e r to r t in r jo in ing han d s in a n a tte m p t *.o e lim in a te H o o � ver aa a p o ssib le c o n te n d e r fo r the R ep ub lican nom ination . T he a n sw e r is th a t th ey h av e h eard from th e ir lieu * en an ts in th e v a rio u s s ta te s w h e re th ey ar*, ligh ting for d e leg a te s th a t th e *en- timen* fo r H oover am o n g th e ra n k and file of th e v o te rs is a real m enace. T he W ood a tta c k opens w ith th e fran k ad m iss io n th a t " fo r sev era l w eeks in q u irie s have been m ade a t '-he Wood h e a d q u a r te rs re g ard in g th e candidacy of H e rb e rt H oover and so persuabint have been th e im p o rtu n itie s of late th a t it h a s boon decided to m ake the follow ing s ta te m e n t w ith rv - y g a r d to th e H oover boom ." . T h e W ood s 'a te /n e n t c o n ta in s th is .gem : "It Is o b v ious th a t th e po litica l le a d � e rs in th o v a rio u s s ta te s a rc g iv ing th e H oover boom no co n sid era tio n , fo r he h a s not o b ta in ed a sin g le d e leg a te c ith e r In th i p rim a ry e l a t i o n s o r in th o co n v en tio n s th a t h a v e twowi held ." As H oo v er h a s n o t p e rm itte d th e use of h is nam e a s a c a n d id a te and a s th o se w ho a r e u rg in g h is c an d id ac y a re lac c g a s one �,f th e ir ch ie f a rg u m e n ta til a t th e tim e h a s com e fo r th e old po� litic a l le a d e rs to g e t off th e people's b a rk s , th is fe a tu re o f th e W ood a tta c k is de lic iously hum orous. JO H N S O N C H A R G E S T h e Jo h n so n a t ta c k c h a rg e s th a t the H o o v e r boom is financed by a g ro u p o f in te rn a tio n a l h a n k e rs , th a t H oover is m ore B ritish th a n A m erican am i a tot of o th e r e q u a lly r id icu lo u s th in g s . I t is qul�c possib le th a t a a id e from th e idea o f funneling a g e n e ra l a la rm a g a in s t H o o v er fo r i t s effec t on th e g en era l public, w h e re h is s t re n g th lies, th e political p u rp o se b a rk o f th e W ood and Jo h n so n a t ta c k s is to fo rce H oover in to th e open a s a c a n d id a te fo r th e R ep u b lican n o m in a tio n . T he m a n a g e rs of th e R epub lican party , a s w �ll a s th e c an d id a te s , w ould like n o th in g b e tte r, know ing th a t th e H oover se n tim e n t is a th in g th ey have to deal w ith , th a n to g e t H oover in to th e rough and tu m b le tig h t fo r the n o m in a tio n u t th e e a r lie s t (mumble time.. T h ey w ould know b e tte r how to deal w ith th i i d is tu rb in g H o o v e r p e r � son lf he would on ly p lay th e gam e acco rd in g to th e ir ru les . In th e m ean tim e th e H oo v er c a m � p aign o r boom o r se n tim e n t o r w h a t � ev er one is p leased to call IL lyes be� g u n to ta k e a dec id ed R epub lican s la n t. I lu rin g th e p a s t w eek o r ten d a y s It h a s been c ry s ta ll iz in g v e ry rap id ly as a m o v em en t on th e p a r t of m en an d wom en o f i ll p o litica l p a r tie s in all sec tio n s o f tho c o u n try , m o stly u n d e r th** WwP 'sh ip o f p ro g ress iv e an d in � dep en d en t R epu b lican s , * P L E A S E S D E M O C R A T S T h a t th is is a s p lea sin g to tile old D em ocra tic le a d e rs a s it is d is p le a s � ing to th e old R ep u b lican lixident, goos w ith o u t sa y in g F o r th e old D em o� c ra tic lea d e rs d o n 't w a n t H oover and the p la tfo rm h e w ould fo rce on them any m ore th an Hie old R ep u b lican lead ers do . W in ch er o r n o t it Ie p ietism g to H oover, nobody h a t H o o v e r know*. l f H oover c o n tin u e s to ru n tru e to fo rm , he w ill te ll w hen h e g e ts re ad y ; an d n o th in g th a t an y o f th e R e p u b li� can m an ag er* o r c a n d id a te s can do o r sa y w i*1 hav~i th e s l ig h te s t effect. MADISON FIRST TO ACT ON CAR LINES By E G. DOUGHERTY (Staff Correspondent of The Wisconsin State Journal) ABBINGTON-So bitter has tho Republican campaign for tho ** presidential nomination become during the past few weeks that Washington wiseacres in the field of political prognostication and speculation and other Eastern'------------------ leaders in polities have been giving more than cursory consideration to I the possible use of a dark horse in the Chicago convention. A B ad g er son, S e n a to r Irv in e L. L enroo t, is th e m o st p e rs is te n tly a d � vocated p o ss ib ility fo r th e R epublican n o m in a tio n sh o u ld th e fo u r lea d e rs- W ood, Jo h n so n , L ow den and H a rd in g -be �o close in th e c o n v en tio n th a t an o u ts id e r w ould be req u ired to se rv e a s a p o p u la r choice. T he la te s t a d v o ca te of S e n a to r L e n � ro o t is J a so n ti. L am raon, a n a tto rn e y , from New York, w ho h a s been s o u n d � ing ou t se n tim e n t h e re am ong th e po � litica l le a d e n . Mr. L am lson w as f o r � m erly p ro m in e n t in D em ocra tic po li� tic s in Ohio, b u t he becam e a R ep u b � lican in 1896 in th e M cK inley c a m � p a ig n an d h a s a in ee been a c tiv e in e a s te rn R ep ub lican c irc les . H e re is th e way Lamiwon s izes u p S e n a to r L en ro o t a s a d a rk horse . "I h ave Ju s t re tu rn e d from a w e s t� e rn trip . w h ere I found g re a t con cern a b o u t th e p residency . T h in k in g b u s � in ess people a re an x io u s . T h s co n test am o n g Jo h n so n . W ood, L ow den and H ard in g is so in te n se th a t it m av not do to n o m in a te an y of them . W e n u r t have a h a rm o n y c an d id a te . T he R e� pu b lican p a r ty m u st h ave a p la tfo rm of re tren c lin u n t and econom y and it m u st s ta n d ti.* t re a ty a n d th e i ague , w ith r "T h e lik e lie st 'd a rk hor**' to d ay is S e n a to r L enroo t. H ie g re e t w ork in th e W isconsin leg is la tu re , h is y e a r* in th e H ouse o f R e p re sen ta tiv e s , w here he w as a lewder on ta r if f an d co m � m erce. an d esp ec ia lly on ra ilro ad s , an d his irreal w ork In th e s e n a te on th e league m ak es him a logical choice. I feel a p re s id en t shou ld h av e c o n g re s � sional e x p erien ce , th a t is th e p ro p e r school fo r th e pnsrtdency . T h ere POLES H A LT ASSAULTS OF B O L S H E V I K Fierce Pitched Battles Take Place Along Pripet shiver; Claim Red Units Anni� hilated (T u rn to page* ?. co lum n 4) G R A N T S AY S N A V Y WAS UNPREPARED W A SH IN G T O N - T h e n av y d e p a r t � m en t e n te red th e w a r w ith i ts s u b � m arin e fore:** u n p re p a re d . R e a r A d� m ira l A. W. G ra n t d ec la red a t th e s e n � a te naval in v es tig a tio n today . G ra n t, w ho w as in c h a rg e of su b m arin e* b e � fo re th e w ar. sa id he m ad e u rg e n t r e c � om m end! ions a s ea rly a s 1915, but could g e t no ac tio n . MOVE T O W A R D M. O. TAKEN U N � DER LAW PA SSED BY 1919 LEG ISLATUR E M adison I* th e first c ity in W iscon� sin to ta k e ac tio n tow ard p u rch ase of it* s t r e e t c a r lines Hinder the law p a s s � ed by th e 1919 leg is la tu re w hich e n � ab le s a c ity to buy a public u tility w ith o u t ex p en d itu re of money, th ro u g h tseu ing bonds aa a lien on the u tility in s tead of a g a in s t the city. T w e n ty -o n e m un ic ipal purchase c a s � es a re {lending before the ra ilro ad com m ission . N ine a re for buying ol e le c tr ic lig h t p lan ts , ten a re w a te r p lan ts , tw o e le c tr ic light and w a te r p la n ts and o n e fo r gas and e lec tric lig h t p lan t. R acin e is out to buy its w a te r p lan t, w hich ha* been a p p ra ise d by th e com m ission a t JI,010,OOO, con� s id e rab ly m ore th a n the e s tim a ted v a lue of M adison '* s treet car lines. A P P R A IS E UTILITIES In a rev iew of the c a s e s pending. the follow ing c itie s and appraised v a l� u a tio n s fixed by th e com m ission a re lis ted . C ash to n , e lec tric , J3.100; Fond du Lac. w a ter, 1320,000. Appleton, w a � ter. 255,000; M anitow oc, w ater, $236,- 000. K a u k au n a . electric, $50,000; W h itew ate r, w a ter, 75.000, B rodhead, e lec tric , 40,000 O shkosh, w ater, $525,- 000; M anitow oc, e lectric , 137,600; A n � tigo, w a te r , 128,800. Janesv ille , w a ter, 265,000; S h a ro n , e lectric $2,000; G r^nd R apids, e lec tric . 72,000. P ra ir ie du S ac e lec tric . 5.100, Sheboygan F^lla. e le c tr ic , $17,500; R acine, w ater. $1,- 015.000; C h ip p ew a F o lia w ater, $255,- 000 . O f th ese th e com m ission 's v a lu a tio n fo r th o w a te r p la n t a t W h itew ate r an d th e e le c tr ic p la n ts a t G rand R a p � ids and B ro d h ead h ave been accepted* T he to ta l v a lu e of u tility so fa r a p � p ra ised by th e com m ission un d er th e I t l l law fo r m un ic ipal owm rnhlp p ro jec ts is $3,114,000. In add ition th re e p la n ts a re being valued by th e co m m issio n fo r M u H oreb, e lec tr ic p lan t, M ilton, e le c tr ic an i w a ter co m � p any an d S u p e rio r , g as and H ee tr ie p lan t. S u p e rio r w a* in stru m en ta l in p u ttin g th e 1919 law on th* s ta tu te s , sp o n so rin g th e bill to pro"ide m ean s (T u rn to page 16, colum n 3) DEATH CLAIMS BOY WHOM FATHER SHOT D ying R equest o f Y outh Is T hat Parent Be Not Sent to Prison; M urder C harge M ust Be Entered, P o lice Say WA R SA W -Polish a rm o red t r a in s fo u g h t p itch ed b a tt le s a g a in s t th e b o lshev is t m o n ito rs and o th e r figh ting c ra f t on th e P rip e t r iv e r d u r in g th e b o lsh ev is t th ru s t w h ich w as designed to g a in c o n tro l o f ad d itio n a l lin k s o f th e ra ilro ad ex te n d in g from H om el to K a I* ck ow lex M ozlr. T he bo lshev ik! p u t dow n a r ti l le ry p re p a ra tio n , w hich w a s follow ed by the o p en in g of a b a r ra g e from th e r iv e r boats , a n d 'h e n in fa n try a tta c k s . BIG DRIVE FAILS T he bo lshev ik d r iv e h a s been u n su c � cessfu l, a cco rd in g to a co m m u n ica tio n issued on S u n d ay , w hich a d d s th a t th e Polish m ilita ry a u th o r i t ie s a f te r e igh t d ay s o f figh ting a t v a r io u s p o in ts on a 600 k ilo m e te r fro n t, see sign* of w eak n ess in th e long p lanned sp rin g d riv e o f th� bed in full fe ro c ity on W ilm ette , one of th e rich su b u rb s o f C hicago. A t D u n n in g th e In san e p a tie n ts scu rried a b o u t th e c o rrid o rs In te rro r . T hey w ere finally co n tro lled w ith d if � ficulty . T h e a sy lu m wa* not touched by th e w ind and* i t offered a re fu g e fo r th e f irs t h u n d re d w ounded an d fo r h u n d re d s m ore o f re fugees. M oat o f th # d ead w ere c ru sh ed by fa lling b u ild ings. In C h icago M arg are t an d V in cen t I AU fen berger, 16, an d 2, w ere k illed in '.h e ir hom e. In N orw ood P a rk . 111., a co n v en t wa* d am ag ed an d a n u m b er o f n u n s were. rem oved to h o sp ita ls . T h e in fa n t d a u g h te r o f M rs. P e te r R ossocznki w as found in th e s tre e t, th ree block* from homo, w hen the (T u rn *o page 8, co lum n 4> WOMAN KILLED E A ST T R O Y R E S ID E N T D IE S I * SU NDA Y STO R M ; D E E R � F IE L D HIT R A C IN E -A t E a s t T roy , "W alw orth co un ty , M rs L ou is B row n, 50, w.uw killed w hen th # to rn ad o s tru c k a n d dem olished th e b a rn in w hich sh e w a s feed ing c a t t le y e s te rd a y . T h re e ra ttle* a lso w ere killed. B am * on th e fa rm s o f E . A. B ell a n d . G eorge C opeland , ad jo in in g th e B ro w * . fa rm , w ere d em olished a u d c a t t i * killed. D E E R F I E L D S U F F E R S D E E R F IE L D - A sw ooping w h irlw in d sw eeping th # to w n fo r m ore th an . th re e -p e r te r* o f a n h o u r d id s e v e ra l th o u san d d o lla rs d am ag e to barn**, ho us* ie, fen ces an d Wain* yesterday* m orning. F o llo w in g th e 60-m ile ga le i a te rr if ic ra in s to rm b ea t odw n. Tin* w ind s t r u c k th o '.own h i t c h i n g shed u n d e r w h ich were. tied s e v e ra l team s, th e o w n ers of w hich h ad coma* in to c h u rch . T h e shed collapsedM b u ry in g b u g g ies an d h o rse s None. nfl th e a n im a ls w ere killed, th o u g h sew** era I w ere p a in fu ly h u r t a n d b r u is e ^ an d veh ic les w e re h a t'e re d . N early e v ery b a rn a n d house. WL hi Mi a ra d iu s o f se v e ra l m iles h ad �>ni*va th in g rip p ed aw ay . A t le a s t a lia ft# dozen lo rn * w ere to m dow n. T h 4 b a m s of D uhle b m th ey s w ere s tru d Q e a rly in th e blow and b y th e tim e th*q wind hail sub sid ed w ere a m a s s oft w rorkag�k o th e r ta r n * d es tro y ed w ^ re th nee oQ Jo h n S w an an d H . K. Kein. DAMAGE IN ST O U G H T O N ST O U G H T O N - W inds y esterd ay ^ p layed havoc in th # reg io n s u r r o u n d s Ing th is c ity . T h e hom e o f Kllm gj G ilb ertso n , fw'o m iles e a s t o f rttoughra ton, w as batter**!. W indow s In thig house w ere b ro k en . T w o se v e n -b e n d tobacco sh e d s w ere blow n dow n, y fo u r-iw n t shed m oved fo u r fe e t s n i t th e b a ru w as lifted from Its found. Hon. A la rg e ho le w as to rn th ro u g h ! the ch ick en house. A t th e f.crm hom e o f M rs. E . E. R i t^ to rs In D u n k irk , th* silo, w in d m il l ch ick en an d hog h ouses w ere b low ie dow n. W indow s an d d o o rs in th* liar jg w ere to rn ou t. A tre e w .is to rn from th e g ro u n d {?Robbinsville a n d fell aer**** th e e le c � tr ic t ra n sm iss io n line*, b re ak in g * hoi serv ice . Th* co n n ec tio n w is r e s to r e ^ I late y este rd ay . H E R E 'S A TIP FOR EVERETT TRUE A KJtGN -G eo rg # IL M ansfield, lum � ber ('em pony c le rk he re , w as t ro u b le d by c ig a re t b o rro w ers. II# m ad e " ii# o u t o f r**d c e d a r sh av in g s . R e s u l t-# � no m ore bo iro w i ce F a i r t o n i g h t , T u esd ay increas ing c l o u d i n e s s a n d so m ew h a t w a rm er . Di� m i n i s h i n g w e s t e r l y winds. �of f i c i a l l l r i i nr l k l I . Ii. W e a t h e r l lu r r nu | C ity T em p era tu re P re c ip ita tio n H ighest la m e s t I 4 hour* Y esterday L ast N igh t to 7 a rn. Madison M ilw aukee Chil ago . . G reen Bay W'au sau . . I i u l u t h . . . Minrn' s pol i t I l a C rosse I D u b u q u e ? 62 6 4 68 64 S� i i 58 39 34 34 34 28 18 it .14 .08 I 4 .9*> .4* .29 14 OI Yes t e r d a y Noon 7 p. rn Today T a m Noon SI H H M I X W K A T H Ki t T em per B elat ive W ind c jo tid i- a tu re H um idity V elocity ness 63 98 14 60 . 4 4 10O 14 I OO 29 73 20 196 34 47 24 20 H ig h est te m p e ra tu re St a t 2 p. rn lo w e s t te m p e ra tu re 29 s i 7 a rn Me�n te m p e ra tu re y e sterd ay 62 N o r� m al 36. T o ta l p rec ip ita tio n s in re Jan . 1, 5 42 In. N orm al 5.12 in T 4 H I A % I N � I TH K i t I K I H I W arm est in 1920. 82. C oldest in 1887, I. W ettes t In 1914, 22 inc ti ca. Hun se ts a t 6 20. Behind close/f doors In su p e rio r co u rt, Mr*. G tn a E. K eland, seek in g a d Ivor ow upon c ro s s -com pla in t, tes tified a g a in s t h e r h u sb an d . D r G eorge A K eland, p h y sic ia n a n d su rg eo n , G ay build ing , th is m o rn in g A lthough It Is a defaul*. ac tio n . Dr. K eland, w ho o rig in a lly s ta r te d th # su it, w as in the courtroom . Also te s tify in g fo r M rs KeLnnd w as Dr. A, P . H arshens, dcntls* . 307-8 G ay bu ild ing . Dr. K e la n d 's offices lire 303-6 G ay bu ild ing At noon th e casa wa* co n tin u ed u n � til 4 p. rn. H ebert N. N elson is c o u n � s e l fo r M rs H ilan d . RIVER RECEDING E A U CLAIRE SAFE EA U C L A IR E -T he C h ip p ew a r iv e r is fast g e ttin g bock to n e a r i ts n o rm al s ta g e ag a in to d ay a f te r its re ce n t r a m � page, w hich reach ed its peak S a tu r � d ay n ig h t w ith a level here of IS feet, n i n e inches th e worst, flood in 15 years. F u r th e r r ise in th e r iv e r is n o t looked fo r Since the h igh w a te r m ark o f S a t � u rd a y n igh t, th e r iv e r h a s gone dow n 1 m ore th an th re e fee t here. ANNOUNCING OUR NEW WASHINGTON S E R VICE ' I ' HE Wisconsin State Journal has engaged E G. Dougherty, * a newspaperman of wide experience, as its Washington staff correspondent. Mr Dougherty's task will be to cover Wis� consin news breaking in the national capital. In addition to his daily wire stones, Mr. Dougherty writes a weekly letter telling Wisconsin residents what their senators and representatives are doing rn the capital, both in a legislative and social way. This feature will appear in the Sunday edi� tions, starting April 3. The State Journal now steps into the fore rank among Wisconsin newspapers insofar as Washington service is con� cerned. Representing this newspaper in Washington are Mr Dougherty, The United Press, The Universal Service, The News paper Enterprise Association and The Frederick J. Haskin Bureau.

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