Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - May 26, 1920, Madison, Wisconsin
Badger weather mostly Cloudy tonight and thursday. Light to Frosh southerly winds tonight shifting to Northwest thursday. The Waco vol. 135, no. 56. 81st year. Ite journal City edition Madison w1s., wednesday afternoon May 26,1920. Price three cent lever act sections illegal Socia lists oppose Ren t or of i Teer Bill 13 counts in household joint meet at 7 30 . Assembly amends Soldier Bonus act supervising teachers get pay raise superintendents lose out Folino Vav Ino an afternoon crowded with hearing Quot the two House of the Wisconsin legislature will get into session again at 4 p in. To dispose of minor matters preparatory to a joint session at 7 30 tonight. Milwaukee socialists have indies Ted that they will seek to defeat gov. E. L. Philippe a anti rent profiteering Bill the big hearing this afternoon a that on the rent measure when Milwaukee real estate men appeared to protest its passage. Both houses held Brief sessions this morning. Ameno Bonus Law the lower House voted to extend the a Cope of the to a month Soldier Bonus Law to cover the Case of Wisconsin men and women who served in the armed forces of the nation in the world War hut who were temporarily out of the state and who enlisted or were drafted in other states. The Resolution amending the act was passed without a dissenting vote. The Senate is ready to take similar action. The Resolution was offered by assemblyman 36 a t to son assemblyman c. C. Coe hurried to Matts on a support charging the Wisconsin Bervie recognition boart which administers the Bonus set has been a narrow in its interpretation of the Law a a i want to see Justice done these soldiers. Sailors marines and nurses if it costs us so,ooo.�?� Coe told the Assembly. Boost teachers Pav the Bill increasing the minimum pay of supervising teachers was passed in the Assembly after being amended. The original Bill increased the minimum salary from $60 to $80 a month. As amended the measure boosted the figure to Hoo eleven members voted against the measure. The Bill increasing the minimum pay of county school superintendents was sent to indefinite postponement by the sower House on the ground that the salary of county school Heads should be fixed by county boards and not by the legislature. The Bill to increase non Realdo it tuition foes in state graded schools carried in the Assembly. The Collsen Hill increasing fees of registers of deeds was sent to indefinite postponement. The Assembly adopted the Bill increasing the school District debt limit from in a to ll1 per cent. Severson a plan the Senate convened j urn Long enough for the introduction by Sena or Herman j Heverson of an amending Resolution to the proposed in res used Mill to for University revenues and adjourned until 4 o clock this afternoon. The taxing feature of senator be croon s amendment la a popular one sri la the dissatisfied elements in both houses. It Tiba end on the same Prince pie of sur to Ama sment similar to that found in the educational Soldier Bonus act under hts scheme the state would raise about ll.400000 with a graduated tax which would a Revsa individual incomes beginning on Tho fourth thousand and corporation incomes on the first thousand after deducting t percent on the total investment by the administration trill introduced by senator Hay j. By the Mill to would be increased from ii to s or rent to rails funds for the increasing of salaries of University instructors. The Mill tax measure w4j come he to whore the joint finance committee late Ihil afternoon the proposed Hospital Bill will be heard some time to a Vert clash at hearing of normals a clash Over administration of educational affairs in Wisconsin was narrowly averted during the hearing on the Normal school appropriation Bill before Tho joint finance committee today. C. P. Cary state superintend ant of Public instruction had risen to urge the granting of the Normal school appropriation. He referred to a recent educational Survey of the Russell Sage foundation in which Wisconsin a place was on in which a Kwa can to take a i am preparing a Chart for the Benefit of members of the legislature a said the . Senator George 8tsutfmsysr was immediately aroused. A whom Are we to infer stands responsible for the condition of our educational system a he shot at Cary. Quot now. hastily interposed chairman Wilkinson a this is no time to debate this. We want to get through both subsided but not until superintendent Cary had pointed out that the legislature fixes teachers salaries. Dithmar to insist on making run lieutenant governor confident determined upon candidacy despite opposition of la Follette men Rescue of 4 second Fea t of same kind 0. K. Raise for Normal schools i Quot of a re f. Dithmar. Baraboo m will by a progressive Republican candidate for governor despite tremendous opposition brought to Bear upon him to get out of the race. The lieutenant governor s definite announcement will be made within a few Days probably Thea week but in any event before the close of the Quot Pecan Quot fusion. Any plans that la Follette men had to the contrary Are off a a far As Dithmar in concerned and whether John j. Blaine will be persuaded to enter the race against Dithmar As a Lur Follette candidate remains to be seen. Many Are offering bets that a definite announcement from doth mar will put an end to the Blaine Boom it being pointed out that in entering a contest against the lieutenant governor he is leaving a Good berth the attorney generalship which there is every reason to believe he can keep for another term. New chief sends army after Villa Obregon cavalry and artillery ordered to a go get Bandit latter in Mountain fastnesses dam Harrington who rescued bulletin Washington two american employ of the american smelting and refining Cemp Sny of Chihuahua Mexico have Bosn taken prisoner at Jim mex in that stats the state department was advised today by the United stats Consul at Chihuahua. It a assumed that the two men were taken by Francisco Villa who last a reported to is advancing on Miminos. The men a believed to be Homer c. Carr a mining Engineer of new York City and m. C. Donald of Vernon Tex. Antonio a approximately Odo h in i cavalry and artillery were ordered by the Obregon in As at Torreon Ute tuesday to entrain at Baa prevented Many serious Accident i f it a he Raj it Moja it o in in att met Dan Harrington who rescued four in n in m drowning in a Ujj w Gas tilled an War tank saturday. A. Why not ask Congress for Quot Hull Quot farm Washington a member of Congress debating whether to allow a $239.-000 appropriation to buy Pardon seed for congressmen to and their constituents loaded tuesday from representative Johnson was that voter May expect other favor. A read this totter from a resident of his District a dear sir will you please Send me any aet Law books you Havo and the following a on package of onion Sood one package of cabbage seed on package of Squash seed Ort package of Cucumber seven peach Trees six English Walnut tree two snowball tree one package of Carrot Sood. On package of lettuce seed. One package of summer Squash five grape cuttings. Three Sweet Appl Trees two Butternut Trees ninety Ftp Strawberry plants thro Chestnut Trees four Lilac Bushes sight Rosa cutting. A Elf you Havo got any Carpenter books and tool Send them and any typewriter pleas Send it and the farm account Book from the department of agriculture and any gasoline Miner Case Are quashed judge Anderson declares parti 4 and 26 of act unconstitutional five counts upheld in decision i sees Sharp drop in silk prices new York m sch Geeda Japan is silk expert who sailed for England my francs today said the Price of a ilk will to Cut in half within 30 Days and will by Bak at pre War figure within three month. He to at the head of Mitsui k on i lid of Osaka and Tokio. The Peak of the silk Price a reached in february a said or. Sch Geeda. The Price a then three in the pre War figure. People refused to buy and there a a slump the drop now in effect to Only a beginning see action on merchant Fleet Washington merchant Marine legislation probably will a sent to the White House for signature before Congreve adjourns next week if efforts of leaders prevail. Chairman Jones of the Senate Commerce committee announced today that conferees will meet this week to hold night sessions to get the measure through before recess. Joint finance committee votes unanimously for $1m,000 appropriation the legislative joint finance com Mittee voted unanimously today in i favor of the appropriation for state Normal schools to take care of salary increases for teachers clerk janitors and engineers. The recommendation to be made to the in Slature was agreed upon almost Imam lately after presentation of fact relating to teachers salaries by k. J i Dempsey Oshkosh c. H. Vanauken i la Crosse and Clough Gates. Superior j All members of the Board of Normal school regents. If the legislature follow the committee s recommendation. Wisconsin will have adopted a system of gradual pay increase for teachers based on the system now in Vogue in new York and which has been in operation Here but on an inadequate scale. Under the present Law. Teachers May attain a maximum of $2.koo a year with a few exception Quot wherein the Board has been empowered to Gran More. Under the new Bill teacher wit have Opportunity of gradually acquiring $4000 to $4,500 a year the Board however will Reserve right to handle the special cases where salaries of $4,000 and $4,500 Are paid. The Bill also limits the number of these a special cases to 25 per cent of the teachers employed. According to president Gate of the Normal regents Wisconsin has Beer facing the propos lion of educating teat hers to great of fluency Only to Hay them lured to outside institutions by higher salaries. Favorite son leading Wood Huntington w. A a Benator a Howard Sutherland favorite son. Was leading general Wood in the presidential primary Early today from 112 of the state s 1,330 precincts. These precincts gave Sutherland 3.114 votes and Wood 2.362. Three die when Man runs amuck Chicago John malay 32. Labourer ran amuck Here tuesday killed his wife seriously wounded mrs. Viola Bis Chadel his sister in Law and then threw the neighbourhood into terror near his Home before he finally com muted suicide. Holds$1,400 too much for spank Milwaukee the sum of $1,400 is too much for a spanking. A tug Oscar m. Fritz Here ruled and reduced the amount of damages to $300. The Sward was made on suit brought by Joseph swedish through his Mother against Edward Caveman principal of a West Allis school who spanked the boy. Bonus Bill a y come up Monda y Washington the Soldier Bonus Bill will probably be called up in the House monday chairman Campbell of the rules committee said today. Bonus advocates Lack 23 votes of having enough to bring up the measure under a Rule which would allow Only one amendment. Opposed by labor that Dithmar is confident that he can win the nomination is indicated by the fruit Lessne a of attempting to make the lieutenant governor appreciate the in a Oranee of certain facts. It has been stated Flat foot edly to Dithmar by men in a position to speak for organised labor that the worker in Wisconsin will never endorse for governor it is admitted that during his 21 years As a City employee in 1903 he engineered the r Aru of four. The men wire it work on the Bedford Street storm sewer we n Harrington who was supervising noticed i a t the 18-foot d Chwa about to rave in. He shouted a warning did acting the men to dash into the competed Turin i behind them no soonest were they in the safety of the Tunne a ban several tons of Earth avalanches town where they had Bren working or Herrington walked to the Man How Block away and released the men. Harrington spent years of service a a Railroad switchman and Engineer Lyv in ave Ltd through 23 Railroad wreck it the-7nd i term medal is occident having Wisconsin state federation of labor j nothing More than countless scar to How for hts narrow escapes. It is planned to off Lilly recognize Dan Harrington a heroic act in Roaseu Fng the four men last saturday by a Rommon Council Resolution Friday meeting. Mayor i. Kittleson Caid Torino John Moran Pat Moran and John sinn fein mobs Burn buildings court houses. Police Barracks Ano coastguard stations Are destroyed to in Dia will Wield a Large measure of Power in next Falls elections and for a candidate to go into a gubernatorial contest forwarded that he will Lack that support take political courage of the highest order. Labor it is understood is Quot off of he lieutenant governor for his selection during a previous session of n it Enate committee which labor Mer maintain was inimical to their inter ats. Another organisation which promises to be an important Factor in Wisconsin politics and whose exhibition of Lack of sympathy has failed to shake Dithmart determination is the non partisan league. Regardless of the tendency in some quarters to Brush the league aside a an unimportant part of the it Oll Tica game it is increasing its state membership by j leaps and la funds and it most Eon veil j tons of the league Blaine has been i Given endorsement for the governor London following threats ship. Quiet Rural sections where Tho i Burn or Rase every government build Farmers voice in politics has never lug in Ireland Hinn fumes last night been raised to any extent Are being attacked and destroyed building invaded by the league and by rep 1 Many District according tember perfect working organizations 1 patches Here today. Will have been established in most of i most of the attacks were in the the 71 Wisconsin counties say league South and West of Ireland. The tour leaders House at Waterville 75 smiles West land South of Cork was completely leagues for Blaine destroyed by fire already Tongue conventions in la i 1 the court House St Cloyne. 18 Miles Crosse. Monroe. Vernon and Sauk i East and South of Cork also was too unti is have gone on rays Ord Foially destroyed. Blaine. Bauk is Dithmar s Home court j in Dublin the office of the depart to. Ami the lieutenant governor fail i rent of agriculture and of the City ure to get an endorsement there a. J corporation were burned. Made a deep impression throughout Rankon Barracks Anil the roast the Eta Dane county not openly guard station near Dublin were at e adore. Blain but it went so far As to tacked and although stoutly defended. Name a Delegate to the state con von j their supporters were overpowered and Tion who openly announced he a for j that buildings burned. The attorney general for governor. A pm try of More than too armed men Congress voted the country dry. But j attacked the police Barracks St to did t vote the Issue out of Wisconsin i Lagh George in county Galway. It is politic Ami that is a subject on which estimated the total damage will run both Dithmar and Blaine will have to j into tens of thousands of dollars and do some explaining to the so called the number of men participating in a a wet voter. The various attacks throughout irs an old speech of the lieutenant gov j land is placed at More than 1.000. Emor made before a a dry Quot a crying _ has been diff up by Hie opponents bul est to d if c of the people in turn Point out r a Elj i Billj Viv that the a dry were booming Blaine in the recent Delegate contest. See Philipp move Many see in Dithmart determination to make la run the cinching to it Fth fourth candidacy of gov. E. La Philipp. Philipp say some of his supporters will enter the lists not so much because of opposition to , As because of a deep seated notion Ryver to permit senator Ray p. Wilcox of eau Claire to occupy the governors chair. While progressives Are trying unscramble the situation it is tangled further by the Asir a Tion of Merlin Hull Secretary of state that he will be is the race. The appearance in legislative Hall yesterday of Herman l. Ekern former state insurance comm Laumer and ardent Man revived the Rumor Thull to would be a Compromise candidate. Or. Ekern put the Story to Aires with the assertion a a in a working so hard and paying so Little attention to politics that in a shame Dof meantime the Blaine people Are trying to solve the Puzzle of what Iii the mar a up his Sleave that makes him so confident he is a Winner. To trap Francisco Villa at a Small piss in the Paloma mountains it i Arr is of the latest actin y of revolutionists against the notorious Bandit were received Here in wireless me rags to putties Well informed on the mexican muddle the t Bronistan Era under he command of Genera . Marching Overland according to the advices Villa d making a record March Overland with Musquiz Cohutta his objective. The nifty mexican Fox is known to have Iliad several hours Start Over the constitutionalism. And it is thought in Muntu. Circles that he will reach min Dull before he Dubre Wonieta ism Beau him off at the Ixia. Len a a Small j Farrison is attic to Lee in command at Musquiz and its fall is expected momentarily. Military experts at fort ran Houston say that if Villa is overtaken be torn i. Army crosses through the pass big War profits seen by expert declaring returns 4 and 26 of the lever Law Union Sutsut tonal Federal judge a. B. Anderson today sustained a motion to s mum is of the is you Tita in the to in women i charging i a Loos miners and e orator with violation of i jaw. The Coon upheld the co Osti la lion laity of Section nine of the Law however and overruled a motion to Quad the five count Quot returned under it will not press counts under judge Anderson a ruling la cases will not be dismissed but a majority of the 18 counts will not is pressed. Section nine Serif Lesliy upheld by judge Anderson and on which five of the counts were hated forbade Calina of strike Quot among mine workers and closing Down mines. Section nine deals broadly with conspiracy to limit product Tom of necessities. Meet ton four and 26 a similar but the court hold these to is discriminatory and void a Section 9 upheld the courts opinion was that sections four and 26 were a repugnant to the due process clause of the fifth amendment to the Constitution. It held however that Section Nins did not contain any of the words a discriminatory Quot a unfair Quot Quot deceptive Quot a wasteful a Quot unjust a a Quot unreasonable a a or a a excess charges corporations. After a Heaters Wod Nevoid. In Between the Paloma mountains in on if a who risked their Liras in the Veteran Guerll fighter Wal of attempt to a Ivr Mehari Fenev. Wil i b Ltd it Dkl Ltd Hll a Unquera should he also to commended by the mayor and Rcd it. It hat the of a Oaing Force is too i Council it is said. Largo to engage. New policy seen Washington article 27 of the mexican Constitution on which was unwed proposed confiscatory in. Sage american and other foreign Oil men will be materially altered by the new government according to advices to representatives of the new regime Here. The present Constitution is to ii reconstructed to nor nearly approximate the Constitution of 1857, according to reports. The foreign debt of Mexico with interest la estimated Here to amount now to approximately $826,000,000. Britain and France hold about 25 porcen1 each t of this debt and Germany 15 percent while the United states holds the rest. J it Uncial believe the probable course of the mexican government will by to try to negotiate for a loan in $ United states to it a out Indel a nest to the other foreign nation blame is placed Mexico City a blam for the a i Sass nation of former president Venus \ Plano Carranza was definitely placed j upon Rudolfo Herrero and his Follower in the report made tuesday by the commission sent to tax Cuba Tongo by Jenera Alvaro Obregon to invest j Gate Carranza death. Paying taxes. Netted 75 percent increase Washington War profits of corporation Quot. After paying heavy War taxes. Were 75 percent Gra Atrev than the average peace time Bow Nae relations just before the War Cordell mull. Ten to. On of the financial extort Quot of Congress declared in a statement today. A the Oor porn r. Net income of the Quot country remaining after payment of All income excess and War profits Frow i to 16 i in Quot or Imus More than $.14, or an average of $7,060,000,000 a year a said Hull. A whip. The corresponding net income remaining for the years 1313, 1911. And 1914 averaged slightly Over $4,000,000,-000 and these latter were not Hod busine1. Year. A Hull a if Noret cited the figures a Quot a dense for the excess profits taxer urging greater government Economy Hull estimated that during uhf next bars High rates Section 4, held unconstitutional by judge Anderson prohibits the charging of unjust or excessive rats and prices. This Section was added to the Law Lam summer in an amendment framed by attorney general Palmer. Section 26 pro Thita. Combinations formed to naut supplies to necessities of life. Farmers however and farm co operative societies ars excepted from the action of this Section. Section 4 was held insufficient because there was be Penally provided a Specif Catly for it. The penalty under Section 9 is not More than $16,660 Fine and not More than two years imprisonment or both. Section 26 applies to certain classes the court held and therefor is class legislation. A hours is a government of Law. Nog of die Quot judge Anderson said referring to Section 26 which exor Pis Farmer and other classes from its provisions. The motion to quash was filed by Charles even hug Boa As chief counsel compensation pensions Etc. Barkeep shy of 2.75 Beer new York although it was Legal today to sell Beer containing not More than 2.75 per cent of alcohol under the Laws of the state of new York the beverage was not to be had. Throughout the town it was As easy in get a nip of a Hooch a As a tip on the next race at Belmont and nearly a expensive. Haloo keepers showed As unwillingness to take advantage the new Beer jaw. Illegal drinks dealt Wallop lower Levels Chicago food want to lower prices Here today and comm ass on Mer predicted the decline will continue a summer advances. Staple and fruits have fallen from 5 to 35 percent. Cabbages Selling a $5 a Erato a week ago Are now off red for $3 86 oranges dropped 15 percent and new potatoes were off $1.50 a barrel. Increased receipts Are said to be Raspon i a ibis. Plead against extra overtime Chicago with a plea that extra Badger praised hearers leave Richmond. Henry Raymond Mussy editor it the Searchlight of Congress Washington stated that the sacs treaty was a tap in Tbs wrong direction and a thoroughly iniquitous and that la Follette Cam nearer Masting i views than any other National figure a number of prominent Richmond women attending Muse Eye a lecture before the woman club Here left the Hall. Following the address the chairman of the woman s citizenship committee issued a statement declaring the address in no Way the sentiment of the organisation. Mrs. O a Dell is placed on trial Rochester. N. Beaver o Liell charged in conjunction with her husband James l Otzel with the murder of Edward j. Kneip a 15 years. $700,000,000 annually will be for the. Manpra from Indiana and pc nov a Ned to the service men in insurance. A Vania who were Nanny in la indictment. The defendant miners from Illinois and Ohio did not appear in court pending the outcome of tit motion and the operators from Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania Ore contesting removal proceedings. The court s ruling although it applies directly Only to the Indiana Andt Pennsylvania miners has a direct bearing on All Cha Cane being tried under tile indictment. The indictment grow out of a Federal grand jury in Rob of the Cool to Dusty which extended Back to Tbs Tim when the United states entered the War. Drive unaffected of i Washington the decision Al Federal Jutley a Elensen a la us knocking out ports of the Taw will leave ii a of a vexed. Che urn Pattra of the Justice it Kex raiment to reduce living coat by proceedings us Rar Praf-1 Beers judge j. Ii. Arnee. attorney general said Herr today. I a judge Anderson proc tics by took the Teeth out of the Law said Amu a this Deci Ataii , will be Quot flaw i live Only in that the suite Provse Ion have a a 1 knocked out in fear or Twe other Dos Trio but to Nae the Justice de i part meet appealed to the unite Chicago the a night Cape and the a morning Bracers a walked the Plank today. To enforce recent rationing of physicians booze prescription federa prohibition agents Here today tourer he City examining druggists Book toe that doctor done to exceed issuing too liquor prescriptions every thro month. Hereafter you have in be really ill to get a drink really in Chicago. Federal authorities today expected to arrest Chari is ii. Smith millionaire a a charge of illegally purchasing ii ii or. Raiding Smith s fashionable apartment in the exr Lukove a Gold coast District Federal prohibition agent Quot last night Kex d a Quantity of liquor alleged to have been purchased Ainee july i. Major palsy Mph. Prohibition officer Here declared the raid the first of Staton Lup Moia cuss which us sex pelted to take the appeals Early in the october term. All mrs. Pat got was sniff Chicago when mrs. Patrick Coleman sat Down to dinner with he husband. Pat a he always enjoyed it a judge it a fins to cooked our i Chicken to a Brown and it a Juht by to be launched in the Gold coast a soft and Lender that it muted like overtime pay for sunday and Holt placed on trial today before Justice Day be not allowed Railroad owner j Roth Ert f. Thompson concluded presentation of their a evidence to support the testimony of Zuments against granting 2.000.00c or. O Dell that Quot he a Quot annoyed by Railroad employee an annual wage in Kneyp after her marriage to of Dell crease of $1,000,000,000 before the j and that Kneyp tried to renew in United state Railroad labor Board Here today. E t. Whitter spokesman for the railroads closed to Day presentation of the roads Case with in Appeal that any increases granted the employees is included in rates. Proper relation with her a been found by attorney Fuller counsel Tot mrs. O Dell he said. James l. Of Dell recently a convicted and i in sing Bing prison under sentence of death. A <3 i strict. Betting favors Edwards Hiram new York the first quotation of Odd for Wall Street betting on the presidential nomination today or a rated governor Edward of new Jersey a the democratic favorite and senator Johnson the Republican. The quotation by a Bent of James w. Ball and company Are that the Odds against the relative chances of the leading candidate they Are Republican Johnson. 8 to 6. Worn. 2 to i Lowden and Hughes each 5 to i Hoover 6 to i Harding and but Ler each 20 to i in Rno cratic Edwards 7 to 5. Cos 2 to i Mcadoo. 3 to i Clark 4 to i Wilson Bryan and Marshall each 26 to l butter in your Mouth an told judge Samuel Trode in me lao Boatic relations court. A than we had Yam ail Hommy with plenty of butter. 1�?~eock nobler was dessert a and do you know Judstra. Id sit there and smell that meal but that wan ail i got. He said it was too expensive to feed in addition mrs Coleman said fat gave her an allowance of 25 cents to week enough for a movies if she walked. Pitchfork hits Shell 5 killed a kit an entire faintly of five was silted rear utile when a i Lite i Ark Wilk which the Famer a lunging in a for a in struck a 60 millimetre Shell a grim -en.n. I of the great War that t Juu embedded beneath the Sou