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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - May 12, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin
Badger weather mostly Cloudy and Cor in Usel Cool tonight Sod thursday. Frosh Northeast to North wind. To Ivy i Hewison a City edition sixteen pages vol. 135, no. 42. 81st , wis., wednesday afternoon May 12.1920. Price three cent negro Slayer acquitted rebels fear of will Lay cards Knox peace Disfavour of face is Promise Uncle Sam take ail precautions to guard life of Carranza Huerta is named provisional president Resolution Tente at spa conference foreign minister att Kapkeo tells correspondent in interview i mull la Germany Hopes for Clear understanding with in Dane crop Progress seen from air plane Washington fearful of the Disfavour of the touted Dumm government mexican rebel i Nadir will All precautions to a off card the Jinn of former president Star Moxa at Mas said today at the revolutionary Mission Here Garran a might be escorted to some part and Quot be invited to leave but to not thought he will be brought to Trul Pablo Gonzales formerly currant candidate for president has effected in agr Linen with Obregon candidate and Leader of the present revolt a cording to advices today to officials and revolutionist agents. The revolution Mission Here announced it had been advised that. On recommendation of Obry gon provisional resident de la Huerta appointed Juan a n he As Mon ram a reign manager for Gonsale to take charge of the foreign office reiteration of report that general v it dido Aguilar son m Law of Carranza had in killed was made today in a do Vatu h to the revolutionary Mission from Vera pm clean up Quot remains Al Pam i Oregon revolutionists Wen Busy today cleaning up the few remaining Loyal Carranza garrisons in mesh o general Antonio pruned has taken Marinar in the state of to Hutla according to reports Here. The Carranza Garrison offered Battle Anil there was a Short skirmish advise said. A few War injured. General de la Huerta planned to leave for Mexico City. He will take charge temporarily it was stated. London Speaks up Boxin intervention by the i cited states in the revolution in Mexico would emitter the whole of latin America the t Hront Cle said Tori it a adding the attitude of the United Blate might play a big part in the coming american presidential elections. The newspaper intimated a revolution in me xxx might big a inspire declaring an i i brr he in Mexico seemed to or the usual a Hong in a presidential a Lection warships at Tampico Washington arrival of the United states Cruiser Dolphin off Tampico was re tried to the Navy department Uda it. Making four Cartier ban War vessels now in that Vicinity. Although All the vessels were set in expectation that the by a of americans and other foreigners there Mig the endangered reports so far indicate the y May not have to be used Nathan Stra us would die poor win v a he an ambition to die Prate because Quot up to Diegan a for a Man to die t u ii a was a a pro mad tues j Day by a in her Auk 72 car old re a tired met Annira philanthropist. A it is criminal not to a Hare with Thor who a poor and he added the Man who Dir with worldly Rich Sha failed in the greatest thing in life Tun try to the or and or. Trau will sail for to Aie atme next month to Ald in the restoration work there. Charge la Wyer with conspiracy Minn a Polis Gottily a Tomey w1 la Lam m. Nash expected to App Arl it a for filled state court co torn i est Oner Hows re Abbott today in re a Ponce to a warrant charging Nash with complicity in a Quot Cong piracy to rewrite c no a. My facilitate Tran or by in and com Calmer t of whiskey imported into Minneapolis from winning the Ned i the complaint against Nash a made i Alfred Joe idea. United state District attorn aft r Mike Welsman. One defendant in the Allegri whiskey smuggling i it Hail entered a Idee of guilty in fed ral court and had made i a a Tern riving All detail of the a alleged and name of Mem Ber of the judge Page Morris called the fed a Era Grantl it or it for 9 a. In Friday for further probing of the Quot whiskey a dozen men already have been implicated including sheriff Orcar Martinson i d four deputies. 15,000 majority for under Wood Birmingham. Ala. To arvo. Underwood demo i tic Leader in the United state Senate was renominated by a majority of 15, Khi according to my it a Mph in ret urns for it a yesterday s it it elect Ion compiled brie today. Tri line old a oppose i i. B m a Grove. Who Waz endorsed by the Pron of iou f Orcas. B Taft sees Little Hope for Johnson by Carl d Groat Eblin Germany desires to Lay All her cards openly on the table at the spa convention May �5, or. Adolph rooster for Etjen minister said in an exclusive interview today. The German Tov emment Hopes to Clear up the following Points rooster said to Germany a exact economic Posi Tion. 2�?the German financial situation and int food and raw stuff problem. 3�?the Necee Ity for Security and internal peace. Kit it a ter apr my Hope hut Germany would be admitted to the conference with full Power to enter into All discussions of she is admitted Only As a Quot i int in at a or said. She must Send delegates instructed accordingly for their sole duty will be to receive the accomplished decisions of Allied 1 waders. Will present problems hut the foreign minister believed the spa conference meant for the time. Direct verbal negotiations concerning fulfilment of the treaty of Versailles. To Ester hoped the spa conference would not b a a a email irs Over again on a smaller Quot we expect to be Able to How the entente exactly what Germany s economic situation is. What her financial situation is and what she nerd in the Way of foods raw materials and internal roster said. A As to the tatter i Wilt in quite Happy of the entente can show us a was whereby we can maintain order with Only 200, men and no Cannon. A i Hope the my meeting will a suit in a solution for fulfilment of the treaty. A do not a Speet to go to Belgium with any other idea we do not mean Germany must oat suffer in Ful of Lalmant of the treaty. We were beaten and a Are willing tip pay the Price of def Tat. Hope for Justice rut a a do mean and Hope the conviction has come to King Lafeld and France that on in on a la Aai of Justice and common understanding can the treaty be worked out satisfactorily. A we mean France must not expect Germany to Only All nor taxes but agr to some basis for Germany to fulfil the obligations so is Abl to meet. F or instance we shall expect the entente to make terms under which it Tori i to ii would he absurd to think Kox Fec said. The entente expected Germany to work any sort of economic rehabilitation without a pie chant flee. The Coal Fields of upper Silesia a said should remain in German Hinds is they were a Henna to her economic Ink he Aid. Hitchcock ridicules republi-1 efforts to Hind War quotes Lodge speech against separate pact can former president declares radicals adone support senator treaty important item Appie Ktona senator Hiram Johnson can not possibly a urn More than 20 votes at the Republican National convention in june and i can not see a possible chant of Ina nomination Quot said William Howard Taft format president of the i nned states in an intervals Here tuesday. A Johnson thus far has secured the support of the radicals and other elements no Post a to the league of nation. And it is doubtful if any other Republican candidate could secure Mort that 74 percent of the vote Given to the or. Taft to of the opinion that Johnson. In View of his oppo Atton to the treaty nun never accept the i Eagus of Natona with the i Odge Reee Vaiona. He also is of the opinion that Wilton a Telegram to Oregon democrats ailing on them to support the Versailles treaty gives the Republican an opening to include the league wifi Lodge reservation in their platform a mow which would be embarrassing to Johnson. Letter gives opening the California senator will not re Reive a single Vole from the new in land Sis is and can not Hope for Mer than 10 from the Middle Atlantic states. Or. Taft said he Aid Tho solid Mouth will be against him because of his hitter opposition to the league. Or. Taft attack the general primary Law As one of lha worst thing Ever forced on the ame Honn pople declaring that any per it on a with leg muscle and a lot of Money a aaa be , regardless of his , for the office which he is seek ing. Under the primary it stent Only a put seeker Ever get int office a office hrs re re not always the be Kird of offie Ejra. A i can ice no reason Why the same safeguard can not be Thrombi about the political convention and caucus a a thrown about the general a ice tons a or. Taft said a political Lead it is May sometime select i of a men for offices but they must pick Home Good men to Lalance it their tickets Only a Small proportion of the voter fair Triplet in Ute primary a Bellona and they cast their ballot without thought or know ledge of lha qualifications of the men they Are voting for. The. Donven Tion system As much a it a Beer Rondeau Edas a a turn r <11 institution result in a higher top of candidate than i Msihie under the primary election Pion combats Wilson or. Taft it us Petely disagreed Antu president a limn s treaty polio in an add. Here i a a Day night bit Ore 2. I to people in Lawrence memorial Chapel. A i am jul a much in favor of s a acus As or m ils a Taft said a Ort. F disagree with him when he says the to the elimination it it of article x Mana the death of the league. Article x i not Vita to the in ague with the elimination of article x there would Alii remain about 90 percent of the covenant which could i i used to Settle dispute reduce agma j men s and prevent negro Bishops Are admitted duh Mai neb the methodist Gen i Era conference a on record today in i favor of granting negro the privilege of becoming Bishop and superintend ing the people of their own race. Delegates wept when the vote shewed the j negroes had won and the entire con i Feren e joined in singing the a rattle i hymn of the blonde indians fight explorer new York blonde Indiana seven i feet tall who wore Tiger claws through their ups and Little else in the Way of raiment attacked the exploration party headed by or. Alex i rider Hamilton Rice for four Days i along the Orinoco River continually i raining Spears and arrows upon the White men. According to or. Rue who a just returned from the South american trip. The indians whom the explorer he a Eves to have been members of the Gua Ribos last reported by a Spanish tarty in 1743, refused to negotiate with the hic party. Or Rice them to have been a Cannibal 2 according to or Rice a Story Earl of to it explorers fire Arm alone kept j the Indian giant from taking Scapa. I Indiana g. O. P. Toback Wood Indianapolis republicans at the a tata Convent a Hart today Cam out f a1f�tsd for major general word is Thor candidate for a q. #. Nonamoe on. Addressing the convention in Tho keynote snatch u. 8. Senator James e. Watson declared to was pledged to vote for Wood at Tho National convention and was authorized to pledge Tho vote of Tho thro a regular Quot candidates for delegates at Large. Supporters of senator Hiram Johnson opposed Tho instruction of Tho delegation. Suffrage vote is postponed Ika Tok. Roi Tiff a the Laius a an Gid nature adjourn in tuesday until May 17 without taking action on the question of woman cuff rag those in charge of the fight for ratification expected the real struggle to begin next monday. Nitti Cabinet to quit report political observer Here last night attributed the apparent downfall of the Nikiti Cabinet to the opposition of the Catholic parties. The Cabinet today was it parted to chamber of deputies voted 9.j to 113 again i the government. The vote was on a we Max Ute con la ring the posts and telegraphs. No pay no teach a y pedagogues Kangas Iti to a Quot no pay no teach a Quot a Camel us m on his Hump a teacher has a a done Taay ii with Flower. Placarded teacher t my Blo in a meeting Lam night which climaxed thai Long tight for increase salaries. Resolutions were overwhelm agly ador of for a Flat increase of i fish a year to a Ach teacher beyond a he Norm Ai in re due Law a Par tally it Roar to i pm cation of in a merest. Washington senator hitch cock of Nebraska today opened i debate for the democrats on the Knox peace Resolution in a speech i in which he Token fun at Republican i efforts to end the War by legislation. A the Mountain has Laboured and i brought Forth a a Aid hitch cock a and then proceeded to describe i the measures which he said Republican headers have at various time Epolit sorted As Means of making peace a eth supporters of Knox s novel plan have staggered from Side to a id Over a Zig Zig course for nearly six Hitchcock said. A instead of declaring peace the Knox Resolution now before us declares the War at an end. Thus we hive ral de the interesting distinction Between declaring peace and declaring War at an end. Congress has no Tower to declare peace it then the posit to declare War at an end what is the difference Quot Hitchcock said the request to the president to negotiate with Germany. Which is contain d in the Knox re solutions. Is an attempt permanently to desert the allies. Quot senator said Hitchcock a a wrote in an article in the forum Magazine in december. 1919 in which he said a we cannot in the first place make peace except in company i with our allies. It would Brand us with everlasting Dishonour arid bring ruin to us if we undertook to make a a a Parade Pearl i in another provision of the Ulion it is a lated thai the United,-ytr.t. Does nut waive any it la Dight in a lha treaty it a. Sejm item a Gould anything be More ridiculous a than to assume we have any rights i to waive after we have refused to ratify the treaty which Grants them Quot Daniels again a Tea cars Sims Washington great Britain was a helpless to the Point of in the submarine crisis according to a president Wilson in a cab critic isling the British admiralty sent to i Admiral bima july 4, 1917, and read to the Senate naval affairs committee i today by Secretary Daniels. This Cable declared the Brit tall admiralty was failing to urn its great j naval superiority effectively and urged Hima to Send a Complete report i of what Tike admiralty was doing to gather with his of n Recomio Tynda i i ions. I a Ani is said Hima reply was a Long a Telegram of generalities of what the British admiralty was and a that Hia mind was closed to plan for bottling up submarines Hima i also cabled according to Dunella that i regardless of any future develop i ments. We can always count upon the support of the British Navy. I have j been assured of this by important a gov it mrm it a unwritten Law Quot frees Green jury out two Houri in Lan i Caster Case family of dead Auto dealer not court in a photo by Phot Oart f. J. Sonday Arthur l. Myrland and o. E. Myrland of the red Arrow flying corporation with their new Curtis air plane. Capital plans Aid to shippers Commerce commission May clap embargo on nonessential to relieve situation a City de Quot says How about Spring planting Aerial Survey Only solution h socialist Back students leave Aldan v. N. V the a fit ire student i body of the a ii by la w a a it Noel went on strike Imlay when Joseph Golden Koff. Re expelled from the a it Hoot j b Vau of alleged socialistic Tenden j Cima. Returned to the achoo under pro j tation of an injunction. The student left the lass room a anon he Jot i Denkoff entered the building leaving j ooh the. Instructor. Diplomats at White House Washington president Wilton a today began his Long delayed recept lion of foreign diplomats me Ting the j a belgian am a .s.--, Dor and the Nimat a. From Uruguay other Diplomat a oms of whom have been waiting i eight months to no the prevalent Are j a ape Ted to be invited to the White i House soon. Of. Y. Broker is sued b y King Abdin to it in the inter state comm Ria it of Mission is planning to act a it relieve the car shortage delay ing movement of commodities according to information received by member of the Hows Intel aint Commerce committee today. An order diverting equipment from part at the countr where the needs Ara no so i Ewing and in go on non it a Ntilis from some sections Are und r consideration it was Learned. As a result of the comm iranian s Eon code Rhion of the situation there i no need for Congress to take action. Chairman kit a Wisconsin and other members of the Houa committee mat the j 1 Uddin Iotia Lott no mgt ked by the Railroad executive for the purr Haa of new equipment a Annot relieve the present situation they pointed out. Will move soon railroads within to Days Wilt begin preparation to move the Grain crops. Chairman Vandal of the oar service commission said today. Quot i . The car shortage will not to greater than usual in Tbs Grain said Kendall Quot storage of cars in the Southwest where the Yisun movement will open about Jan will begin in id Days. In 1919, 1s.9w cars were ready when lha southwestern growers were ready to a hip. We Hope to lie Able to have an Exi us i number of cars ready this year if necessary the 1919 crops however Are forecast As consider ably below those of 1919. A Grom then until late fall the Grain movement will continue throughout the country beginning aug. La in be Central West and september is in the Northwest Quot blame outlaw strike the client of the nation wide car shortage at present is indicated. Ken flail a id by to fad railways now Are forced t a turn Down actual orders Tor about 90,099 Caf Lier Day. The outlaw Railroad Airth la blamed for part of it car shortage. Goal production is Dang seriously hampered by lha car a hot tug according to reports of i he i nut a Blate geological Huva a w hich a How that bit urn inuit min a now Are producing Only right Mill on tons a we a a. L his is a Saint cd to be three million Tony in i i he demand. Among the cities wire Pian x Are running on a Short a pm i Supply Are i Youngstown 1�?~ulaburgh, Cleveland 44nc arrested Toledo. Buiu hmm a till Are on strike in lha a Cit and also in now York. Huf Fajo. Hil oui and Kansas City report Here a Aid. Industries suffer ohig.%00�? industries in a he Middle went Are being forced to shit Down daily because of a shortage of Ca for trans to Talon of material a or in my i it reports received by busing a lit ii Lier to i a. Chicago is to song clog a to two Mil Hon Dollar a Day us a result of the car shoring according to John m. By Robert 3. Allenow about Spring planting in Dane county by bal Progress have Farmer made with their work that s ill i her was to Hie assignment my a City cd sprung on me yesterday but Quot angers Quot from the crop reporting service weren t enough. First hand stuff that a what the ticket called for. I Vail up ail the Farmer in one Day. No a Bdl Vvera Ltd uld Tuke me of Ltd the assignment. The Only w a out a to go up and look thing Ovir i w int up. With i a hot f. J. Monday in i lied Arrow corporation new Curtis plan i made Dan county mme a a mud crop a i pc to by the Al not much in the crop line to be surveyed yet �?1> o i there below Rny War at least the beginning of thing we a took off from that int held where the plan i Hangard. The upward climb was so easy Ami pretty that not until i looked Over the unit of the Dat in did i a Enthat we Wie Well above the ground. A continued to climb until i signalled monday to Stop. We were then some to feet above the Beld and could get a Good a weep of til country lip read beneath us like a vast picture was the Earth. Larger part in slowed we circled around Madison and i found that while quite a nor lion of the outlying a re is slowed. The larger part is either in pasture or still waiting in stubble for Man and i transform no Plo share. This with j he official report of or a a planting conditions As issued by try a i Lonsin co operative crop ice Quot ing Bureau in the Capitol forf4.y i. Only to per cent of the Rural District it under cultivation where normally Lite area is cd per v int and Only 64 per cent has been slowed while the average tillage is to per cant according to the report. Pastures looked Green enough but closer observation through glasses showed that the a turn to Page 4. Column i swains jealous riot is result Odlum Kum. O investigation was on today of Hie rioting of soldiers from the columbian Barracks and a Milan Ere last night. A rocks and club were Mil jealousy was Aid let a have been the cause Al a last. Youhg civilian resented i a of uhf by of the a Al Era with the Gir it a living tear the Barrack it is soldiers War liken to the bar a rack under guard Arni on civilian hold landlord for shooting new York trial of the suit brought by King Georg of great Britain against Arnem Harrah a ate i broker to recover $175,000 for alleged breach of contract was begun tuesday in the supreme court. Harrah i charged with refusing to a end j it too j tons of a crap steel to King George under a contract of feb 19, 19 7, at i 121.10 a ton. Irish mob kills two officers go he sergeant Garvey and Constable Harrington were a hot dead and con la by Doyle wounded Here late last night when they Ware Brod of by a group of armed Mon. Glenn preside to of the Illinois Manu torturers association Glenn a stir not de Chicago s Indusi Iea a running at 74 i ii int of Normal. A this is the situation Alai in the adjoining Middle Western territory which relies on Chicago Tor much of its men Hun re a be said a there Are plenty of ears in the country Buth switch ens ten a has a it a a everything and tars Aru standing Aile on Side trucks loaded with merchandise because the ant be switched Packer a there has been i oms irn prove or. In the a Hon the. Lave Stock Shipmen a rep its she a .n-i�?�.,�?�.�?� in daily though they Bac i not reached the figure which packers May Are Normal. Minneapolis Samuel Miller proprietor of the Miller hotel was i held by police today in a Onne lion a wit h the hooting of John m trek taxi j Driver in front of the Miller Motel Mast night. Mar is expected to die a in. Christian Lillebo Waitr. Told j police Miller ran through the hotel after a shot a tired and told her to a no Art or . Jack Green age negro left the Lancaster courthouse last night a free Man. A jury of 12 men had found that he committed a a justifiable Bomi it Ide when he killed William Duncan prominent Lancaster automobile dealer. W to had b. In intimate with Green a 14-year-old daughter teens. This Little City is pleased with the verdict Public sentiment a been with Gren sine his confession shortly after the finding of the riddled body of Duncan in his automobile on a lonely Road near the Green Horn ? Miles from Lancaster on the morning of nov 3 last. Trial is Brief the first of importance tried before judge i eve Bancroft appointed to fill the late George Clem a Ritson a unexpired term two weeks ago lasted Only two Days. Monday wan spent in obtaining a jury. Tuesday was devoted it it testimony and arguments. The jury was out less than two hours. The unwritten Law Quot was the basis of Green defend. Green a lovable Darky and highly respected has spent Moat of hts if on the Little farm near Here. The father of a big family he has struggled to give the children an education. Two of his sons served with distinction in France Duncan a father Duncan a White Man. Married and father of an attractive 14 year old girl became infatuated with la. An a Green Beautiful mulatto and the same agas Hia own daughter. As the if Liett Romance went on Green repeatedly warned Duncan to stay away from the child. The Darky also appealed to the authorities to protect Deena from Duncan it la 1 said. On the night of nov. 2. Dena dts i a my Are a from Horny shortly aft a Lark. The the a suspected that so w us with Duncan in the tatter s Caf. Arming himself with a shot gun Hist in we near hts Home fires at Duncan a Duncan and Deena drove up la i in the night. Or in stepped out and a said something to Duncan. Deena lumped from the a and Duncan put on full Speed Down the Road. Green tired. I the following morning Dunean Hod was discovered by Farmer in route to town sheriff Frank Heil went direct to the Green Home an i Green confessed. He was lodged in jail and later released on Hail to Awn it i trial. Green was the Star witness in i Awn behalf. He Wax on the stand More than an hour. He was Calm 1 throughout the ordeal. I voice Wax a non but audible. Had warned Duncan a telling Point a gained by the defense when it was proved thai i Green had gone to Duncan a Ivy and asked Bim to Stav away from Deena Duncan. It Wax further shows j had told the negro to a go about Yow own Green paid a second i visit to the Duncan Home. This Tim. To warn him. It was brought out. The defend then proved that i incan i i play a revolver which he claimed he Al whoa carried with him remarking to Deena a father a i a an take car of myself and wit do about thin affair a i attorneys h. Al Garth and wat a or brr it Nan in their arguments a ought to bring out that the civil an dior Itic had violated the moral a of when they re us a to protect Green daughter from Duncan a capita the Andeai mad to them by the negro. They charged that Green was for cd by their indifference to Quot take the Law into i own hand Quot shows no emotion when the verdict was read Green showed no emotion. Mrs Green and May the Al year old daughter broke Dow n and cried. Mrs. Dun att and Bernie Duncan w re not in court during the trial former state senator Baxter appeared in a character witness Green Deena and May Green took the stand. Tot log keep your Mouth shut Quot admits plot to Poison parents railway no them is Little Hup Fauna Al a murder charge a is expected to by pin �1 today against Lac Hunch 21, who confessed yesterday authorities May that to aided in the plot to Poison hts Parent. Mish Moeita Hymans an aunt of Bun has was said to have confessed uhf put Fly Poison in thir food. Both said la a a 1 killing aah aug a by fear that the bunched would not allow Mien ii a l hid Young Bunch to Marr. Of relieving the present car a Horta t Bunch a a in \ until morn car Are built. Bul recovered Bun la. It i Ier of be o a victim of the plot would extend revolving fund Washington the a Enate Tiller stat comm a Corn Mitt today authorised senator Cummin to report to the Senate a Hilt extending to 15 v ars the life of the $309,.009 revolving fund created by the Railroad Law a a our a of Loans to railroads one killed in Texas Tornado i a it i in t \ Tine dead. Ave injured and several thousand Dollar proper dam age Wath toll today of a Tor Kuuku hero into cart Raj
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