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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-23

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Huston of
Beloit announce the arrival of a seven
pound daughter January Is. The
mother will be remembered in Bara-
boo as Miss Hazel Smith.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-23
NOTICE TO MODERN
WOODMEN OF AMERICA

Assessments and dues are now pay.
able at the Farmers & Merchants
bank. Payments can be made Satur
day evenings if desired.-S. P. STEIN
BRINCK, Clerk.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-23
CONSULTATION
FREE TO
The SICK

DR.. HUAG, the Chicago Specialist
Areats all Nervous and Chronic Disease
.of Men, Women and children, and offer
t. ali that will call on that day, dat
and during the hours given below, con
Sultation and advice FREE OF CHARGk
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
JANUARY II OFFICIAL
OPENING OF DRY" ERA
Drought Inaugural Is Set Back One
Day BY Internal Revenue
Ruling.

January II, and not January 1s, will
be the birthday Of constitutional pro
hibition, the Bureau of Internal Rcyc-
nue. has decided
Enforcement Of constitutional pro-
hibition will start at 1901 a. m, JAN
uary II, Commissioner Roper said
The constitutional amendment in the
strict lega. sense was to become cf.
fective exactly one year after the
thirty-sixth State ratified IT, but no
one seems to know on what hour of
January 16, 1919, the thirty-sixth
state acted. Under present conditions
the commissioners ruling means moth
ing, but should wartime prohibition
be ended before that time ii would
give a few hours more to reduce the
large amount of liquor in the country.
Preparations are being made by the
bureau to enforce national prohibi-
tion. All liquor in the country. except
that in private dwellings for personal
use and in bonded warehouses. must
be reported to the national prohibi-
tion commissioner within ten days
after January II. Permits to trans.
port any liquor during constitutional
prohibition must be obtained from the
bureau.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
MIND MIRACLE" SAVED
BROTHER, SAYS WOMAN
Friends Sixty Miles Away Conccn.
trated Thoughts On Jury That
Acquitted Accused Slayer.

Los ANGELES. Dec. 31.-Concen-
trsted thought of their friends. waited
across sixty miles OF space, helped to
acquit her brother. Elmer l.. Brown.
accused of murder, Mrs. \. Rtchcc, OF
this city, declares. Brown was ac-
quilted by a jury at San Bcrnardino
Monday.
Mrs. Richee said her friends in Los
Angeles concentrated their thoughts
on the judge and the jury, establish
ing such clear connection with both
that they knew at the conclusion OF
each days proceedings just what had
happened without receiving the in.
formation from any other source.
The day before tho jury returned
its verdict, so confident was Mrs.
Richee of her brothers acquittal that
she engaged a room for him in a
local hotel and prepared to accom-
pany him home. The friends in Los
Angeles knew OF the acqui;taI at the
moment the jury returned its verdict
sixty miles away, and SO announced
here.
Mrs. Richee sat in the court room
throughout the trial and concentrated
her thoughts on the jury, she said.
She denied any element of hypnotism
entered into her act
Brown shot and killed Flood in a
battle on the desert, Brown claims
to be a cousin of Abraham Lincoln.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
us. HOPELESSLY
IDRY, BELIEF HERE.
War Time Ban Will Overlap
An,eadment, Say Those
In the "KnoW."

HepAs OF, the .wetS- that the rati-
Aeat{An OF TIA pAeteS treaty by Cor
nAA eartT ~ n4a6uArxf IL 5nAoes
PresidAnt Wilson 20 Hft the ban i'm
poeed In this country by the wartime
prohibition act will not be realized
according to officials here today.
q President Wilson. It is pointed out.
has taken the stand that we are still
technically at war with Germany. and
only the ratfAcation of the treaty by
the Senate, followed by his proclama-
ton Of peace win bring the act TO an
end. According to the Presidents ad-
visers, when these formslities have
been complied with, the wartime
prohibition act automatically comes
to an end, until, the Constitutional
amendment becomes effective. Jsnu-
ary 16.
Despite the pressure brought to
bear on the President. he has stead
fastly held to this view, which is also
the opinion of Attorney General Pei.
mer. The recent Supreme Court de-
cision on the constitutionality of the
war time prohibition act held that
the President might lift the ban by
declaring rehabilitation completed
but evidently the President does no.
intend to do this.
AS the Senate does not reconvene
until January 5. and there seems to
be no possibility of an agreement of
the treaty ratification before Janusrv
Is, il would seem that the "wets"
are clinging TO a very slight straw
in their hopes that Germany's ra:if-
cation will have any bearing on the
domestic liquor situation.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
SUPERMEN EXEMPTED
FROM OBSERVING Law
Italian Judge Holds Genius Not
Amenable to Code As Ordi.
nary Mortals.

TURIN. Dec. 3l.-"Supermen." such
as Arturo Toscanini, world-fs nous
musical director. are lot like "ordi-
nary mortals." amenable to man
made laws. according to legal prece-
dent established here today.
Toscanini was tried for assauItinz
a violinist during rehearsal of Beet
hovens Ninth SYMPHONY" in ac-
quitting him, the judges decided that
even a fine would be an injustice.
The director twho has beer. men
toned as d possible successor 20 the
late Cleofonte Campanini, director of
the Chicago Grand Opera Company
owes his acauittal largely to testi-
mony of Prof. Pastor, noted physi
cologist
Toscanini usually insists on excIud
ing outsiders during rehearsals, but
he made a special concession to per
NIT Pastor to indulge in a scientific
study or ms enthusiasm. This
courtesy was rewarded by the profess
sor being the chief witness for the
defense, which made a Plea of ire
sponsibility OF genius.
The maestro is possessed Of q sub
lime frenzy during which his normal
personality forsakes him and he Is
transnSurcd by genius testified
Pastor
In paroXysm OF Inspiration. he
falls the tragic prey to the tyranny
of his art, and his faculty of dis
tiIguishing good from bad is subor.
dinated. His inhibitory. nerves Are
completely paralyzed.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
CITY FATHERS REVE
AT BHSHAZZAR FEAST
Retiring Patriarchs of Philadelphia
Council Make Merry at Fare.
well Party.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-Up on
the roof of the Hotel Adelphia, in a
realm apparently out OF the jurisdic-
tion of the Nolstead act. the retiring
patriarchs OF city councils last night
sang, jazzed and talked themselves
into a sweet and mellow Oblivion.
In other words, they held their care,
fully planned Belshazzar feast. told
each other what wise and prudent
statesmen they had been. threw buns
around the roof garden and solemnly
marched into a red-lettcred page in
the city's history as 'the best council
Philadelphia had ever had"
A merry time was had by all, de-
spite the fact that the mayors veto
of A resolution calling upon the city
TO pay the check had taken some OF
the spice out of the party. They each
threw in S15 and held the feast any
way, Just to show the city and the
mayor that they knew what they de-
served as retiring legislators and how
to get it.
A few hours before going to the
"Belshazzer feast" tho councils H.
nance committee members approved
appropriation Of IS, 400 for handsome
ly cnerossed resolutions for the re-
tirinC members. The present body
will be supplanted by single cham
ber council of twenty-one members.
No mention was made at the ban
ouet of the s35 600 worth OF souvenir
mahogany city desks which the re-
tirinz members had presented to
themselves as mementos OF long
patriotic service.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
ADMIRAL DECKRE
RECALLED BY DANIELS
Friction Between Attaehe and Am.
bassador Cited By Secretary
In Announcement.

Rear Admiral Benton c. Decker was
recalled from the post of naval at:
tache at Madrid where he was sta
toned during the war because of
friction with Ambassador Willard
over the possibility OF Spain joining
the German cause, Secretary or the
Navy Daniels said today.
The friction between Willard and
Decker was revealed in a letter IF
Decker's in which he refused the
naval cross and said his work at
Madrid entitled him to a higher
award. Dccker's letter came out dun
ing the naval award controversy.
Decker while at Madrid reporfed d
that Spain was about to enter .he
war, a view which vas not shared
by Willard and the State Depart.
ment. In his letter, Decker said he
prevented Spain from taking the step
and reduced German submarine ac-
tivity about Spain.
Admiral Decker was sincere, non.
est, and dilieent in his efforts in
this line" Daniels said. But he did
not seem to realize Mr. Willard was
ambassador and he only naval a.
tache."
The Washington times., 1919-12-31

EQUALIZATION of the voting power
OF the United States and the British
HRpfre In the League Of Nations a.
pfovi1ed In the fourteeath aud last
re1efx1tiou zdopted BY majority
cf the Senate was objected to Wis
cosnt Grey OF Fauedou. before his
rsttrsUspt IS British Ambassador to
Waahin9ton, IL was disclosed today.
Wssll Bisenfranehise Domiuions.
As the special representative of the
British government in this country,
Vfscount Grey based his objection on
the grounds that the reservation
would discnfranchise the British do.
minions in the league council. in which
they possess collectively with Great
Britain. six votes to the one given
the United States under the league
covenant.
He informed Senator Hitchcock.
leader of the Administration forces
In the treaty fight. that Canada and
Australia would be certain ~ rrotes.
against such reservation. even
though it were acceptable to London.
IL was said that his objection to the
reservation, of which Senator Lenroot.
author. was coincident with the re-
cent speech OF Lloyd George, the Brit
ish premier. in Wales. that Australia
and other British dominions were en-
titled to q voice in the League OF Ma
tons councils because of the sacrifices
they made in the war
In his conference with Senator Nc.
Nary. Republican. OF Oregon. Hitch
cock discussed the Lenroot reserva-
tion as one which he declared would
have to &C modified il a compromise
In secure early ratification of the
treaty with reservations was TO be ef-
fected.
surpriseA st Issue.
McSary expressed surprise that the
reservation should be made an issue
at this time, especially as neither
Canada nor Australia had thus far Of
tcontinued on Page .. Column So
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
WESTERN UNION TO GIVE
.S5,OOO,OOO TO employees

In common with 81 900 OF their
fellow employees in other cities. the
local employees OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company. who have been
six months or more In the service
OF the company will participate in
salary increases totaling over So
100000 year commencing January L.
Employees who have been A year or
more in the service will receive a
Is per cent increase and those who
have been six months but less than
year in the service will receive
ten per cent. Only employees who
receive less than $3.50 a month will
participate.
Manager Foote, of the local Office.
states that these increases are in
pursuance of an agreement reached
some time ago between the manage
ment and the Association of Western
Union Employees
The Western Union is one OF the
large corporations which engages in
the process OF collective bargaining
with Its employees. and this is the
latest OF several general increases
which have been negotiated as a
means of offsettng to certain ex-
tent the increased cost. of living
which has fallen SO heavily upon the
salaried class.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
ENkINs PAYS LAST OF $15o,OOO RANSOM TO BAnl
Free Liquor for Broadway

] Blase Broadway will find its New Year spirit in
bottles tonight, usual.
There will be "kick'' in the liquid and probably
stronger kick from the prohibitionists Here's how
1920 will be welcomed with John Barleycorn at the
festive board:
The New York hotels have huge surplus supply of
bottled goods that speak with authority They propose
to give it away All who have reserved their seats may
share the liquor free.
Rare whskey, Wines and cordials will be served on
the house. to friends of the management At the stroke
of IL the gifts will be distributed.
The du Pont Boomer group of hotels including the
Waldorf Astoria, McAlpn, the old Martinique, Cardge
and other hostelries will be among those inaugurang
the custom. Legal authorities say that it be
done without violating the wartime dry law.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
FAIL T0SHOW
WANC0ERCED
Witness Denies flashlights
Were Used to Force Chinese
Boy to Talk.
CONFESSION" is READ
Defense Will Probably Close
Case Against Allsged
Slayer Today.
CONFESSION" IS READ

A desperate but futile effort was
made this morning by Attorney
James A. o'shea, OF counsel for
Ziang Sung Wan ON trial before
Justice Gould and Jury Id Criminal
Division No. /, District Supreme
Court to extort from Detective Ser
seant Edward j. Kelly under cross
examination an admission hat fash
lights we're thrown e. the dofendants
features when he 10 alleged to have
made statements incriminating him
Of complicity In the triple murder Of
the members OF the Chinese Educa-
ton Mission. -
Cenfesdea Il Rad,
Justice Gould at the cunctuston Of
the eross-exanination OF pUtscttve
Kelley allowed the prosecufion to
read the alleged cosfessiol sp4ds BY
Wan. IN which ne saisss. ~ MAuis,
eltow 4hot shs- shot aaA1ktd1e 10 12k.
WA. enc Of the three meA6erss>f the
Educational Mission. The reading Of
the confession 70 the jury wss vigsrs
ously objected 70 BY Attorney JanesI
A.. OSheas VANS counsel. on the
grounds that 1t was obtained frem.l
the defendant through the practice
OF the third degree and other prac-
tices of duress and i'll Treatment by
the police.
Attorney OShea also asked Detec-
tive Kelly several pertinent questions
as to his knowledge Of the where
abouts of valuable pearl scarf pins
said to have been left by Wan in n
handbag in htsvfUom when the was
brought to Warrington to "help clea.
up the triple siayings."
Detective Kelly was also asked il
there were not found jewels and
valuables in the mission house after
the discovery Of the bodies. Kelly
denied ever having seen any val
uables in either VANS handbag or
in rooms at the mission house, declar-
ing that il any had been found by
other members Of the Police Depart
ment that they were now in the pos
session OF the proprty clerk at Po-
lice Headquarters.
Kelly also admitted that when he
searched the room occupied by Wan
and his brother, Tsong Ing Van, he
found no blood stained clothing or
checks bearing on the Staying Of the
members OF the Chinese mission
house.
On stand All Morning.
Kelly was kept under q rapidfre
examination all morning by
O'Shea. The prosecution hopes to be
able to read to the jury the signed
confession" Of Wan in which he is
alleged to have made admissions that
he shot and killed Ben Sen WI and
OF having forged the $4,000 check
which his brother Van attempted to
(ContinuAa on Page 10. Column 81
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
PRISONER THANKS JURY
THAT FOUND HIM GUILTY
Broker Also Asks Judge To Impose
Maximum Sentence
On Him.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3I.-Aiter a jIry
before Judge wadhams in general
sessions yesterday had found Freder-
ick NJ kltchings, real estate opcr :
ator and former broker. OF BROOKLYN,
guilty OF criminslly receiving stolen
property. kitchings said.
Your Honor. ] am no longer a
young man; my wife is dead and my
daughter is taken care Of | guess,
Jail isthe only place for me. arf
would like TO ark you TO impose the
maximum sentence. / hope you will
give me the limit.
i want to thank the jury 1t vas
the only verdict they could have r-r-
oered, and i want TO thank Mr. u
colt. the assistant district attorney
Tor his fairness in trying the case
Judge WadhAms remanded Ki.ch-
inSs, forty-seyen. to the Tombs for
sentence on January 6. The ind.ct-
ment charges that kitchines received
1oo shares OF American Tobacco stock
valued at SCI 900. which was lost be-
tween the office of Greer, Crane &
webb. and that OF Bamberger Bros
The stock was sent by messenger .,n
October 3.
.hitchinss. with co-defendaa
Joseph G. Godfrey. is said to have
offered the stock for sale 10 Earios
4 co. That company notified inc
police ana the arrests 70 lowed
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
TEN M|LL|ONFOR
FORD EMPLOYEES
10000 Workers in His Com
pany to Get Bonus Under
New Plan.

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. si.-A plas
l whereby Approximately $4,000. %,
viii be distributed to the $4,000 Ford
workers throughout the United state.
will be announced, today by Henry
Ford and his sor.. xdsel president oi
the Ford Nctcf Company.
TsSs money wsh Be exv&n . -fsaS
workers as bonus. They w133 als1
be given an opportunity to pdrchase
Ford Investment certificates. These
certificates are 10 be issued in de-
nominations of s1oo. $500 and $1,000,
and the employees win receive inter-
est based on the yearly earnings of
the Ford Motor Company.
Employees in the plants OF the Ford
company in foreign countries are ex-
cluded in this plan.
The cash bonus of practically $1e.-
100000 win be payable beginning
January1. This is based on the daily
income and length of continuous
service with the company before Oc-
tober, 1910. The following Is the
scale in accordance with which
bonuses will be distributed to en-
ployes on the basis of daily wage and
on salaries OF less than $3.50 per
month:
Scale of Bonuses.
Men hired prior to October /, 1914:
Bonus to IS day men, $3.50; $40
day men. $3.50; $3.50 a day men.
$40; $40 a day men, $50; $3.50 a
day MEL. $3.50; $s a day men, 5000;
$40 day men, S210: $3.50 day men,
1920. $3.50 a day men, $3.50; $3.50 q
day men, s24o; $40 a day men. $3.50:
1000 day men, $3.50. and S10.s0 q
day men. S27o.
Men hired between October /. 1914,
and October 1. 1915. will receive
bonuses ranging from $3.50 to So per
day men and $3.50 to SIo.s0 per day
men. The intervening scales are fg.
ured on the same basis.
Men hired prior to October 1. 1919,
s110 to $3.50.
Men hired prior to October I. 1917,
500 to s2f0.
Men hired prior to October 1, 1915,
$50 to sl90.
Men hired prior TO October l, 1919,
$50 to $40
The distribution Of profts with
wages will continue as in the past. in
accordance with plan in effect since
January -, 1914 In addition TO this
II is the intention of the company to
continue tho annual bonus. II IN the
Judgment Of the directors the earn
ings permit
The rate Of pay on which bonus
IL based VIII in all cases be the rate
which an employe Is receiving De-
cembcr 81. 1919.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
HOLLAND REFUSED
DEMAND FOR
KAISER

Through. official Information
1t has BEEN learned that last sum-
mer when an apparently reliable
report came from Holland that
the former German crown prince
had escaped from internment the
supreme council precipitately de-
manded that former Emperor
William be, surrendered. The de-
mand was embodied in a note to
the Dutch government.
Holland replied that the report
OF the escape Of the former crown
prince was erroneous. There was
no attempt by the Dutch to an
swer the demand otherwise, so
that the probable action, of The
Hague authorities in case a de-
mand is pressed can only be in
ferred-
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
GREY AGAINST
RESERVATION
Ambassador Objected on Ground
That Dominions Would Be Dis.
enfranchiSed in League.
PREDICT EARLY RATIFICATION
Think Hitchcock Will Not Raise
Serious Objection to Len.
root Proposal.
PREDIcTEARLY Y RATIFICATION
By ,. BABr CAMPBELL.
International News Service Staff
Correspondent

That the United States assumes
no obligation to be bound by any
election. decision. or finding of the
council or assembly in which any
member of its self governing DO
minions. colonies. or parts of en-
pire, IN the aggregate. have had
more than one vote; or In case OF
any dispute between the United
states and any member in which
such member. or any self-Sovern-
ing dominion. colony. empire or
part OF empire united with 1t po-
litically, shall have voted"
Reservafisn effected to By Wis.,
esast Grey Of FalfeAen. retirtns
Dsttfsh AnhassaaOr.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
PRESIDENT HAS'DAY TO
SIGN SUGAR BOARD Bill

The McNary bill extending the life
OF the sugar equalization board one
year viii automatically become a law
tomorrow night unless it is signed by
the President before that time, in
which event. of course, 1t becomes a
law by virtue of his signature
The President has withheld his sig
nature because Of requests of mem
bers of the Sugar Board that they be
allowed to file an opinion on it. No
letter has been received at the White
House.
There is said to be some sentiment
among members Of the board for veto
Of the measure on the ground that 1t
would be ineffective and that the law
Of supply and demand will stabilize
sugar prices.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
.HOUSEFAVORS
HOOVER ALSO
Presidents ErstWhiIe Adviser to
Back Food Chief or.
Underwood.
RUMoR OF BREAK REVIVED
Colonel Said to Believe Heirs of
Executive win Go Down to
Defeat in 1920.
RUMoR OF BREAK REVIVED

BALTIMORE, Dec. 31.-J.s Fred
Essary, Washington correspondent
for the Baltimore Sun, in = special
dispatch printed in that paper this
morning says, in part:
"The interssting story has spme
to Washington in coanec$3on With
the oft~reported break bsewsm Pres
ident Wilson and Col. Edward u
House to the e4est that Cejsnel
House is ineiinint to take up the
fight for the honination Of Herbert
Hoover or SENATOR Oscar Unfer-
wood.
Peer Seasen Ter Heirs.
He II ssid to be convinced that Ia
direct political heir Of the Adminis-
,txhttNn can hope to be elected to sue.
The Washington times., 1919-12-31
CROWN PRINCE KICKS"

THE HAGUE, Dec. 3I.-Former
Crown Prince Frederick William OF
Germany is kicking" because the
Wieringen Council has assessed his
annual income for income taXy levy
at 500, 900 horins. His adjutant says
the income is only per cent Of that
sum.