Evening capital news., December 19, 1919, Image 2

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Milwaukee Socialist Buns Again
for Office .House Denied Him
Foliowing Conviction Under
Espionage Law.
Milwaukee, Wie.. Dec. 19.—A record
Voto was In prospect In the fifth Wis
consin congressional district today
when electors cast their ballots to de
termine whether Victor Berger. So
cialist will b») returned to consregs.
Lung lines of voters were waiting
when the polls opened, at « a. m.
Berger, who was unseated by the
hbuse of representatives because of
his conviction under the espionage law,
was opposed by Henry Bodenstab,
fusion candidate.
• "The campaign was the most bitter
ever waged In Milwaukee, scene of
many warm conflicts between Social
ists and the old parties.
In the nominating primary held De
cember 8, Berger was named by the
Socialists and DodenStab by the fu
ll out* tu. Berger was given 11,004 votes ;
und Bodenstab 9283. Berger's oppon
ents asserted the primary was not a
......... and that the Socialists had
made offerts to bring out the wliolc
Berger strength, while Republicans and
Democrats hail not been as active in
the primary campaign
Con ff res«
his conviction undei the es| lonage act.
Governor E. E. Philipp promptly called
a special election for today tu fill Ills
place. Berger equally promptly an
nounced himself as a candidate for a
reel ctlon on a platform in which he
declared: "I am pro-German, j*ro
J'raiicc, pro-England, pro-Poland—In
short I am pro-humanity." Berger
stated he was anti-prohibition, untl
proflteer, anti-entangling alliances and
I ntl-Wllson s "collusion ivllh profiteers
in hurling the nation into an unnec
essary w
rger and ills campaign managers I
siunipi'd the district, speaking Ger
li : n, us well as English and arguing !
that "when a man 1 h barred from a |
body to which he has been elected by
the people he is the victim of the worst
. .mi of autocracy." 1
Opponents of Berger have been
equally busy. The Good Government
leagu: and the American latgion posts j
have waged a hot campaign. The
Royalty Legion adopted resolutions for ;
Berger's deportation. The fire has
hewn concentrated i.n Berger's anti
war stand, his writings during the war,
which resulted in his conviction, hav
ing been freely quoted.
Perhaps the hottest fight has been
waged In the newspapers, three after
noon and one morning paper of the city
dully bombarding Berger, who, him
self a publisher, has replied In kind In
hi: own afternoon dally.
A year igu when Berger was cloctod
lived 17,320 of tho 41,053 votes
Ht
» 3d 12,455 end W. H. Stafford
! dlofin, who hnd represent* ri tho dis
oph Carney, Democrat, ob
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Wc BUY FOR CASH We Sell For Less
ut rate Store
PASCO NEUMAN, Prop.
719 MAIN STREET
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A warm wool Sweater, Shirt (army
style), or Union Suit for him this
Xmas. Value $5.00,
Special
At ...
|. Hundreds bought their presents at
our store in the last few days; event
ually you will come to it.
Large stock of
Ladies* Felt
Slippers, all col
and sizes; 3
7,
,$1.75,32.00
line of Men's Sitte Ties, fancy
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San Francisco, Dae. It.—On this day
—named by Professor Albert Porta as
on« on which the Pacific coast would
experience the worst storms In history
—the sun was shining with one ex
ception, from Vancouver, B. C., to San
Diego, Cal.
The following weather reports were
received by the United Press:
Vancouver—No Indications of unus
ual weather.
Seattle—Ditto.
Portland—Usual Oregon "mist."
Dos Angeles—Sun shining; fine
weather.
San Diego—Son shining; colder than
usual.
The sun was' in full glory here. __
trlct for seven terms, received 10,678.
Berger served In congress ln 1911-13,
breaking in on Stafford's regime,
which began In 190.1-05. *
Another Interesting phase of the
campaign was that W. C. Zabel, dls
mcn t, arc actuated by the best deslros.
trict atiorney, and reputed as the beet I
vote getter of the Socialist party, de
clared for Bodenslab. Zabel broke
with the'party shortly after the end
of the war In a controversy involving
heavy assessments against successful
office holders by the county Socialist
committee.
Bodonstab Is a lawyer and haB served
In the state senate.
HIGH MEXICAN
ICont.nued Irom Base une.)
Conflicts which arise are provoked by
passion or commercialism on the part
of groups hostile to Mexico and which
are active outside American adm.nl.
tration circles.
bam*Jhan^Vn^thi^evil^uSd^tolcmM which
f ortuna tely Is unsuccessful to date so
far as Its ultimato alms are concerned."
■REGARDING JENKIN6.
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Questioned regarding the case or
William O. Jenkins, Amerlcan'consu
lar agent Imprisoned nt Puebla for al
leged collusion with the bandits who
recently kidnaped lilm. Berlanga said:
"Far from being a conspiracy, the ar
..... • "
rest nt Jenkins was based on sufficient
presumptive evidence to warrant his
Indictment, according to our code. Fla
grant contradictions in Jenkins' testi
mony by numerous witnesses would
have been sufficient ground for his ten
tative Imprisonment,
"The case certainly has been a paln
ful one but tile legal proceedings have
1 been on the pavt of public order and
therefore have been unavoidable. The
provisions of the law have been strictly
j compiled with. The courts alone can
dooiclc the merits of the case. The
; question of jurisdiction ns between the
different courts does not affect the root
of thb difficult situation In which the
two governments have been placed. A
not extraordinary conflict of opinions
has resulted but these have caused no
break In relations which continue on a
sincere and open basis."
WAGING CAMPAIGN.
, \ , ,
Asked regarding the suggested treaty
providing: that incursions of bandits bo
treated a» matters for the local police
i to handle rather than aa a cause fort
waging nn nntl-biindit campaign but is
diplomatic interchange, the minister
Re-(declared the Mexican government is
Porta, the Italian sei en ti e«, raised a
furor recently when be a asw t e d that
the alignment of sU planets with the
earth on the "near elde" of the aun
would cause the worst storms in his
tory, which would start on this coast
today and gradually extend eastward
until the United States would experi
ence the "disaster" In full measure. He
predicted earthquakes In earthquake
zones and storms for storm sqnes. No
earthquakes were rsgistsrtng today.
Porta himself offered no statement.
lieports of "the worst storm In his
tory" raging at Ketchikan, A lask a of
fered some hops to the morbid that
Porta*» prediction would come true.
handicapped by growing oati-Moxtoan
agitation.
•■We have photographlo copies of
documents proving that anti-Mexican
prCpuganda is being conducted by
American publicity enterprises paid tor
by the enemies of our ropublio or Of Its
administration," be said.
Berlnnga declared that anti-Mexican
films recently exhibited in South
America and Central America, though
prohibited, were an Indication of the
' lengths to which unscrupulous busi
ness men will go."
Rejecting the suggestion that the
next election will result in Internal dis
orders, Berlunga said he expected that
«octal disorganization would be avoided
because of the election reforms rsoontly
enacted.
"Even though both partlss may pro
sent themselves as vlctors^ths execu
tives will only recognize'as elected
those who are able to present ample
proof," he said.
J^io^ÄÄ tatS
role reduced to the «impie
execution of the people*« will
INQUEST INTO
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)owed tQ Bee her other daU|iht , r . Mrs.
j,' lorence j a bor Critchlow. held In the
same Jail as a witness,
The mother and daughter embraced
and wept. Mrs. Tabor said she was
glad "»he had told everything, and g
I, - 0 f[ her mind."
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PRESIDENT IS
(Continued from Page One.)
sachusetts also called upon Tu
multy In the Interests of raising
the ban.
"X am one of the original advo
cates of the prohibition amend
ment," he said, "but I thtnk from
an economic standpoint that we
should allow distillers to realize
on their stocks now In bond.
Should the president at once pro
claim war-time prohibition at an
end It would work good to busi
ness."
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN
(Continued from page one.)
! regularity bills so that they will con
to Ulà t* rms of the agreement. It
is p| anne »d.
INSISTS ON CONTROL.
Kenyon will insist, he «aid today
» „ackers shall be under federal
the packers■ «hall be under reder
control to a certuln extent. Ho also
wants retained the prohibition now in
hlH bill against any activity by packers
In affiliated linen of business so that
they may not again seek to branch
out Into Helds where their big organi
zation gives them an advantage over
small competitors.
The packers owe their escape from
prosecution to the government's de
sire to bring down the cost of living.
In the belief here of department of
Justice officials in Interpreting Pal
mer's settlement with the "big five."
Although so far the federal trade
commissioners here refrained from
comment on Palmer's settlement It Is
believed their attitude Is that ths pack
ers have "gotten off easy". It Is con
tended that the evidence which the
commission gathered In Its two and a
half year's probe and turned over to
the department of justice was ovsr
whelmtngly against the packers and
left no loophole from a trust-busting
suit. ,
it was said that prosecution meant
certain victory for the government
with the eonsequetit breaking up of
tho entire meat combine and Its sub
sidiaries.
MEAN8 LOWER PRICES.
A long light in court. It was polntsd
out, would not tend to bring down
prices, whereas the separation of pack
ers from the unrelated subsldarles and
their consequent passing Into control
of lndependnts would mean competi
tion and lowering of prices. Supervi
sion by the federal court would prevent
a "price boosting" monopoly being
lormed. Faced by these alternatives,
it was said. Palmer chose tho one
which he believed would be more like
ly to reduce the high cost of living,
even though It gave the packers a
chance to escape prosecution.
Under the agreement the packers
have two yeurs In which to sell tbelr
Interests in public stockyards, news
papers, grocery lines, etc. It was In
branching out Into thess lines that
they were building up the moot glean
tic food monopoly In history, according
to Palmer. The agreement provides
that the government will file an anti
trust action, the packers will reply
denying the allegation that any tow
has been violated—and the Issue will
be compromised according to ths terms
of the settlement already subscribed to
by Palmer and representatives of the
I "big five."
M SUITS PENDING
. Thirty-five suits to dissolve alleged
trusts, now pending In. the United
States courts, may undergo the
treatment as that given the paakers, It
was Indicated hero today.
Though Attorney General Palmer re
fused to state his plans in connection
with these suits, It Is believed he would
not be averse to accepting the
compromise In many of the cease
he made with representative, of th.
packet»
When asked If hie action In th. suit
against th. packers woe to be taken mà
a forerunner of similar action In other
suits. Palmer said:
"There are a number of suite stilt
pending, but each win have to stand
on Ua own togs."
Dissolution suits now pending, ac
cording to the deportment of' justfee
Include tlto
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AH
COUEGE 10 CHERS
Imu* Stagnant Boosting
Campaigns for Increased
Endowment fand« of Var
torn Institutions.
"In the campaigns for Incre a sed en
dowment funds for our colleges and
universities .such as those now being
conducted by Gooding college, College
of Idaho, Cornell university, Harvard,
Princeton and others, the public has
an interest little toss then that of the
alumni of these institutions," said
Governor Davis in n statement todny.
"That Interest should be generally rec
ognised and given tangible expreeslon
In generous contributions to the funds
so urgently needed to increase the sal
aries of faculties and to better equip
ment
"The country as a whole—Its Indus
trial plants, Its financial establish
ments, its commercial enterprise!
lies upon the universities to supply
them wl{h the trained men and women
they require. A selfish Interest would
demand that they see that the colleges
and technical schools are adequately
equipped to train men for them. The
greatly increased operating and living
costs have placed many of our oldeot
and best Institutions in a serious pre
dicament. Some already are at à stand
still and will retrogress unless help Is |
given. I
SALARIES TOO SMALL.
"One condition requiring immediate
amelioration Is the utterly Inadequate
salaries paid professors and Instruct
ors. Many of the best men of the
teaching staffs are leaving to enter
more remunerative activities while
promising young men are abandoning
thought of choosing teaching as a pro
fession.
"Is is high tlmo that we gave our
attention to this situation and saw
that the college professor received at
least a living salary. It Is my earnest
hope, therefore, that the- graduates of
hese Institutions and other lnetltutlons
living In this state may contribute to
the utmost of heir circumsances and
that the public—the business man who
sees the value and need of the trained
man, the manufacturer who relies upon
the technical school for human mater
ial he requires, the farmer who benefits
by our agricultural schools, the sue
cessfu man or woman who wanted i
college education but could not get It
—may also give to the utmost of their
ability."
Have you
sedan?—Adv.
ordered
D. 24.
vour Overland
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setts; Nash Brothers of North Dakota,
Ironite company of New Tork, A.
Schraders & Sons of Ohio, American
Cone & Wafer company of Ohio, Su
matra Purchasing corporation of New
York, Western Cantaloupe Exchange.
Klaxon company, Atlas-Norman Co
rnent company.
Chicago, Dec. 19.—"Big Five" pack
ers today prepared to remove many of
their Irons from the fire.
Bowing to the government's com
promise proposal with an admitted eye
to public opinion, the packers within
the next two years will lop off ap
proximately 40 of their principal side
lines
Opinions were divided on what ef
fect this might have on the present
high prices of food. There seemed to
be no question In the packers' minds
but what, with the elimination of their
vast systems of distribution and food
handling on a large scale would re
sult in greater costs to ths consumers.
8TOLE THE KICK.
New Tork, Dec. 19.—Five men nre
under arrest for stealing the "kick"
out of five barrels of whiskey for
bought five barrels of whiskey for
$8500 and when he opened them he
found water. The sellers were ar
rested.
Quinine that Dees net Affect Head.
Because of its tonlc-and Laxative ef
fect. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
(Tablets) can be taken by anyone with
out causing nervousness or ringing in
the head. There Is only one "Bromo
Quinine," E. W. GROVE'S signature
on the box. *0c.—A dv.
COMPLETE JURY
(Continued from Page One.)
started. No wonien are aa the jury.
Mrs. Clyde Minis, aunt of Frieda
Lesser was ths first witness on the
stand when the court opened today.
But the real drama come suddenly tote
yeeterday. After Dr. A. F. Wagner,
autopsy surgeon, had testified that an
autopsy showed Frieda Lesser had
been an expectant mother for six
Public Sale
DURHAM CATTLE
100-Head Steers, Heifers, Cow»-100
turned over to us to sell to the highest bidder without
reserve, at
Banks livery Bam, Payette, Idaho
Saturday, Dec. 20,1010, at 1 P.M.
Sale rain, enow or shin a
30 long 2-year-old fine Steers.
40 long 1-year-old fine Steers.
10 dry Cows.
20 Weeners and Calves. ,
These cattle ere nearly all Durham*.
terms - ^ " nu "'
SON* SON
«5E*
, Bell-ans
Hot water
Sure Relief
weeks, and a detective had given Mme
technical testimony, an attache cams
into court and whispered to District
Attorney Woo twine.
"I can't, I can't," came an anguished
cry from tho corridor. Woolwino an
nounced be would call Mrs. Alice
Lesser, mother of the dead girl to the
witness stand.
Walking on crutches and leaning on
two women friends, Mrs. Lesser come
slowly up the aisle, moaning with each
step. Her face was heavily veiled in
black and was half burled In a white
silk handkerchief.
Women in the audleflce began sob
bing softly. Judge Craig half covered
hlB eyes with his hand. Mrs. Lily
Burger, mother of Harry New, burled
her head on the bowed shoulders of her
daughter, Alles Edna Clancy.
New, alleged common law son of
United States Senator Harry S. New,
with unchanging expression, looked
straight ahead. *
Steeling herself, Mrs. Lesser began -
answering questions. Harry Hew
and her daughter had been going tu- 1
gether for a few months. , On July '
3 Harry had told her ho would marry 1
Frieda soon and had secured her con
sent. She had liked New. :
I She described how she had visited |
Hermosa Beach on the afternoon of
the alleged murder, In company with
New and Frieda and how Frieda on
leaving her that night hud kissed her
and Now had promised to bring Frieda
back at 9:30.
"And he never did," she cried.
A few questions of cross examina
tions were asked.
''That's all," announced attorneys for
both sides.
"My baby, my baby," walled Mrs.
Lesser.
"Court must adjourn," pronounced
Judge Craig as thé anguished cries of
a bereaved and heartbroken mother
died In the echoes of the ctyrldor.
ATHLETIC UNJ0N WILL
ARRANGE FOR DISTRICT
CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS
New Tork, Dec. 19.—Dates for the
Olympic district championships and
trials will bo set tomorrow at a meet
ing of the A. A. U.
In issuing a call for the meeting
Snmuel J. Dallas, president, outlined a
tentative program calling for 14 try
ouis to be held under the auspices of
the Metropolitan, Middle Atlantic, New
England, South Atlantic, Central,
Western, Pacific, Northwestern. South
Pacific, Niagara, Indiana, Adirondack
Mountain and Allegheny Mountain as
sociations. The finals will bo held late
in July, either In Philadelphia or Bos
ton.
CUBAN SENATE APPROVES
GERMAN PEACE TREATY
Washington, Dec. 19. — The Cuban
senate has unanimously approved tho
Qyrinan peace treaty tho state depart
men t wasadvlsedtodii y.
Musk Bags and
v Rolls
Reel Leather and Ksratol,
Nifty New York Styles
At
913 Main. Open Evening» Phone 282
MAJESTIC
and
STRAND
Theatres
will
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continu
perfo
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until
from
11
daily
Direction of B. W. Sickert.
NOW! TODAY!
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