Leader-Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • 1

A- r- (. I jnld isffmeivhat cold it-i1 A IT THK EAU CLAIRE LEADER The Only Dally Morning in Wisconsin Outside of Mllwankce. THE er lk portAn tlay, Friday fcotifLhiv unettjM; ri i.i ii nun vr -3. A. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN.

THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1926. 1 VVJUUmL ALYI.JXW UU. I A II ji A Km SWEPT BY I I haw A Rescuers Bring Out 27 Alabama Mine Blast Dead ATTORNEYS PACIFIC GALES Prohibition Failure, Says Dry Leader; Nelzds Revision Secretary of Church Temperance Society of Episcopal Church Says Beer and Light Wines Should Be Legalized. SWEEP io cut sura T020PER CENT ll'J A 10 DESIRUCIIDN NEW YORK, Feb. 3.

(JPi The One Moves for Adjournment Rev. Dr. James Emprlngham. na tlonal secretary of the Church Lives and Ships Are Ending ered in Storm of Sleet and Rain. people; discouraged the consumption of wine and beer and increased the demand for distilled liquors which today are mostly poisonous; bad brought about dla-repect for ail laws and is class Temperance Society of the Eplsco.

pal church, said today the society, Party Lines Fade as Effort is Made to Keep Rate Higher. LENROOT PROPOSAL FOR INCREASE FAILS to Get Evidence; Other Objects. MINNEAPOLIS MAN which worked for the 18th amend ment now will work for modifica 'legislation, discriminating In favox FILM COMPANY tion of the Volstead act to permit OCCUPIES STAND sale of light wines and beer, SAVED AT SEAJ Dr. Emprlngham. who was at Admits He Was Paid $200 one time superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York, of the rich." The national secretary said he had made a report of his findings to the clergy of the Episcopal church of New York over the protest of Wayne B.

Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League, who requested him by telephone, said a nat on-wide surevy of pro w- "-wt, V.Ar,- hibition enforcement had convinced By Johnson to Collect Testimony. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3., (AP) him that the Volstead act "had un done the temperance society's fif telegram and mall to withhold it, ty years of educational work sayinit that "it would show that Rates Made Applicable on Incomes Between $26,000 and $100,000. WASHINGTON, Feb.

3. (Pf I Sharp reduction in the Income sur-I tax rates, including a slash in the maximum rate from forty to 7 twenty per cent were voted today by the senate in accepting the sche-I dule written into the tax reduction I bill by its finance committee. The total tax reduction thus vot- A public division between coun against the use of alcohol." Notee. Drinking sel for Magnus Johnson wno is contesting the election of Senator prohibiten had failed." Survey Showed Law's Failure "I started out a year ago," Df, Emprlngham said, "to gather ma Soeaklne at a meeting of the Schall, Minnesota, Republican, de Episcopal clergy of New York, he veloped today' before the hearing asserted that prohibition "had in of the Senate election sub-commii creased- drinking among young terial for a pamphlet to show that prohibition was a success. I haven't finished that pamphlet.

My Las Tuna Beach Residents. Fear High TideVili Destroy Homes. ASBURY N. Feb. 8.

(AP) Eight lives were re- ported lost and three barges were known to have foundered on the north Jersey coast tonight fh a snow storm and CO-mile northeast gale that, overtook a multitude of small shllpplng bound for New York. Two barfec away from the ing Howard off Scotland light ship at 8 o'clock, according to a wireless message received trom the coast guard cutter Seminole at the Sandy Hook station. Each was man ned by four men and one sank immediately, the others going ashore at Sandy Hook. tee. (.

oi survey behind the scene of en ed fowenteiitf'lw'wCli-teaifoitlixwMitli counsel, dcjafed tberft waa, no1 10r 11118 YBiU.AUO need of prolonging testimony 'Be Baltimore, Philadelphia-and -other NARCOTIC LAW cities showed me that I had been fore the committee unless they could show that Bchall was personally connected, with a conspir a darn fool to give np a good church and a big stipend to make the world better overnight, ID IN DANGER "We thought that a law would be better than education to stop drinking. I admit that "we made a mistake." No law Is of any ralue," he Constitutionality May Be iflflncfeaked the total over that approved by the house to the ex-i tent of J23.000.000 by providing for greater reduction Incomes be-! tween 26,000 and $100,000 where the maximnnr take effect. Try For Increase Falls Party lines faded as determined efforts were made by members of fboth parties to increase the maxi-Jraum rate, first to forty per cent then to thiry per cent and finally I to 25 per cent. The last proposal. offered by Senators.

Lenroot, of Wisconsin and -King, Democrat, Utah, was rejected after a vigorous debate 55 to 25. Both Democrats and Republi-i cans favoring the increase appeal-t ed. to the Democratic leaders for continued, "unless you can get public sentiment generally behlna Questioned, Supreme Court Decision Showsl 81AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. (A.

Wind, rain and snow con tlnued today to harrass the entire Pacific coast from Seattle to San Diego. Lives were endangered, much. it. Unfortunately the states were asking the people to conserve grain to win the war. Forty-six WASHINGTON, Feb.

3. (JF) of the forty-eight states tumbled The unusuaLinterest shown by lo- over each other In a rush to ratify property- has been damaged, -r and acy to defeat Johnson through violation of the law. Adjournment Asked. He asked that the committee adjourn investigation, immediately until they could determine in Minnesota whether they could connect Schall with conspiracy. Jumping to his feet, Donald Hughes, the other lawyer representing Johnson, declared he took issue with Mr.

Edgerton and to go Into the testimony or Peter A. Cosgrove of Minneapolis and was willing to stay on. Cosgrove declared he wished to explain his testimony and the committee agreed to meet again next Friday when the aibsent member of the sub-committee, Senator Neely, West Virginia. Democrat, Is expected to be present. New Evidence IlrppctM.

At the opening of the- hearing KXighea asked the committee to adjourn investigation for 30 days as he had been informed, over telephone from Minneapolis that new shipping was badly disrupted as a gai authorities In a recent decision of the supreme court in a case Involving the federal act disclosed today that abont result of the high winds. the amendment The Question was never referred to the voters. Now that the war spirit ia over I am satisfied that a refer At sea a dozen larger ships were menaced by the storm, and 000 prisoner serving sentences endum would show the majority of State and federal authorities arc investigating explosion In Premier Coal Co. mine at in rtiich 27 men were killed, and many others placed In peril. Photos show agonized relatives waiting at company offices for news of the trapped men, hoping against hojk that some, escaped into blocked workings; and rescue workers bringing out a bodv.

1 support, pointing out that they had favored a maximum of forty 1 per, cent two years ago against the many "smaller craft were land for violating the law have bem the peole opposed to any sucn given a ray of hope for freedom. drastic prohibition." lashed In gales which In some places reached a velocity of 80 Justice McReynolds delivered 1 recommeuattiion oi Betieury iscv i lori for twenty-five pet cent. Favor Jtfodlflcatlon The work of the temperance miles an hour. the opinion In a case' from Minnesota involving the question wheth- The sailing schooner Ecola, Senators Harrison, of Mississippi i and Simmons, of North Carolina, society-on behalf of prohibition James Daugherty, sentenced PROBE OF WARD Miners and Operators Prepare for finish Fight Amid Gloom under three counts of an Indict Democratic members of the finance committee, replied that they had bound from Portland, to Shanghai, with 18 persons aboard, was In trouble 170 miles north of here last night. Tha jmotdrshlp ment for violating the narcotic law, agreed to the maximum rate of should serve his terms consecu twenty per ent us overwhelming tively or concurrently.

Daugherty NMfflkY AID fost-'Jilis fight for a fight to ly approved by the house, In return for th? ,123,000,000 addition Noyo and two other craft wens standing by, hoping to get a tow line aboard or save the passengers and crew. Issue State ments Declaring They Will Not Retreat haB been carried on aince vr, Emprlngham said. In 1917 a ret. erendum. of its members showed a majority fayord 4 prohibition la Boms- jtoratx id' A voting flueBtionaire sent last October to members of the society, Dr.

Emprlngham said, had revealed an "overwhelming majority in favor ot the modification to legalize wines and beer and a return to the campaign of education along fbmperance linea con the sentences concurrently but la delivering the ruling the Judge al reduction. evidence had been produced prob tJUfy ould "warrant another grand Jury investigation until the sena-cisiontorial election. The committee reserved Its decision until 1 the arrival of Sena The 25 per cent maximum rate served notice that the court might find It necessary to reverie a for BISHOP. BROWN MAY BECOME A JEW OR MOSLEM, HE SAYS NEW YORK, Feb. 3.

s- hop William Montgomery Brown, Resident of Las Tunas beach as proposed would have applied on incomes over. $500,000. It -was were marking time for fear an mer decision on the constitution supported by thirteen Republican, Senator Li FoIIette Proposes Investigation of All Ward- controlled Industries. ality of the law Itself if the issue PHILADELPHIA, February 3,. (JF) miners and operators today buckled on their armor eleven Democrats and one farmer-: other high tide might wash away more homes to follow the twenty that have gone into the sea la the WASHINGTON, Feb." 3.

tor Neely. Cosgrove was the sole witness at today's hearing. Attorneys for Schall Introduced numerous letters written by him to Schall showing that he was on friendly terms with Schall during the campaign and was signer of a telegram requesting Schall to run for. the for a fight to the finish in the strike in the Pennsylvania hard coal fields of the latest peace ne Senate investigation of the recently formed Ward Food Products gotiations left the two sides as far! corporation was proposed in a resolution introduced today by Senator La Follette. Republican.

the deposed bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church, not satisfied with remaining a duly consecrated bishop of the old Catholic, church, may yet decide to become a Mo. hammedan or a Jew, he announced tonight through his secretary. "I want to demonstrate by an object. lesson that the different religions are not competitive, but are just so many efforts to express the universal religions of man. "I am not after any religious record as a but If we' can was properly presented to lu See Chance for Fight.

Lawyers delving Into the possibilities of the situation have discovered the crux of the decision as it might affect federal prisoners to He in that section where Justice McReyn6lds pointed out that since the constitutionality of the anti-narcotic act was sustained in the original teat case by a sharply divded court that tribunal has passed upon a number of other laws in vpnich, like in the narcotic act, the federal government attempted to enforce regu- ducted by the society prior to 1916." rinn Drive For Wines Dr. Emprlngham, who is a former national of the Anti-Saloon said the Volstead act should be modified la the interest of morality, adding that the society has been planning campaign to thls.end. The society Is nationwide and Is composed of Episcopal clergy and laymen, numbering 21 bishops among its patrons, vice president senate. Just Despises Schall. labor! Thirty-four.

Republicans nineteen Democrats voted against it atfd the committee schedule then was approved by acclamation. Norris Proposed Lose An amendment by Senator Nor-ris. Republican, Nebraska, proposing to make, the maximum rate thirty per cent and applicable on incomes of $1,000,000 and over was defeated 54 to 89, A proposal by Senator Howell, Republican, Nebraska to keep the present forty per cent maximum rate applying on incomes of $500,000 and over and to make furfher reduction on the incomes up to $60,000 sin. last two days. SO Homes Washed Into Sea.

Resident of Las Tunas beach were marking time for. fear another high tide might wash away more tomes to follow the twenty, that have gone into the sea in the last two days. Storm warnings are posted along the Southern coast where the heaviest rain in years has been falling as far as San Diego. In San Fran-. Cisco the downpour approached the proportions of a cloudburst Tuesday.

Ships were tied up at The resolution also would auth Asked by John M. Rees, attor apari as ever. breathing determination not to retreat from the position taken, especially on arbitration, were issued today by Pres7 John L. Lewis, of the United Mine Workers, and Major W. Inglis.

chairman of the operator's negotiating committee. orize investigation of the National Food Products corporation and ah companies directly or indirectly ney for Schall, when he became an enemy of Schall and decided to work up testimony against him for presentation to the senate commit, tee, Cosgrove replied: am no't an enemy of Schall. controlled by William B. Ward. who with-his associates organ ze the Ward Food Products corpora and national directors.

tion. Tonight there was not a ray ot hope in the gloom enshrouding the I don't hate him. aonT fear fder Ch do away-' wjth tha whole idea of 'competition aniong the ruurvhes (ihi VLef wen rbe Fff-raifed Christian and non-Christian groups. It was rejected .70 to la. Retelling to.

iha WardK: Fca3' sowers. Child Labor Inclosed. WASHMif FeS? -tf TJ-Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the Antl Saloon League tonight fipniRd statements made by the NOTED EVANGELIST TO will be a tremendous step toward Cosgrove declared he had received $200 from Henry M. who was Magnus Johnson's These cases Included; the child labor law and the law Involving the human brotherhood all BE BURIED IN KEOKUK secretary while he was In the sen taxing of certain grain exchange transactions.

In view of the de ate for working up testimony KEOKX'K, Feb. 3. hard coal 'regions whqro 158,69 miners have been idle since September 1, many of them suffering hardships. Many towns in the 500 square miles affected have felt the blight of industrial paralysis. Bankruptcies have been frequent of late and more are feared.

Hard coal is virtually unavailable in many thousands of homes Jn the regions, and the old piles of culm are being searched over and over again for the precious "black arainst Schall for presentation to cisions which were adverse, to fed proaucts corporation tne resolution charged that the purpose of "this food trust is to control all stages of production and distribution of food from the farmer to the consumer's table." Such a combination, it held, would create a nionoply in the prime necessities of life, control the domestic markets and thereby be in a position to dictate tao prices of farm products. Funeral services for Miss Ida Hin- man, for many years a prominent tne committee. ICfunttoiua Efforts. Methodist church worker, who died Would ftither Be Governor Than Senator 'He added that he expected to in New York, wlll be' held here to "work and labor con Portland reported today that the storm in the northwest had moved inland -and that damage from high winds was reported from Columbia river south to the California line. The weather forecast is for more rain and snow inland with some abatement of the wind.

Lightship Torn From Moorings The lightship San Francisco was torn from its moorings "15 miles off rite Golden Gate, and had a hard time making port. The pilot boat Gracie was forced to come inside from a position off the soma its canvas in the rough passage, through the gate. No Bhipping moved out of the continue stantly" Rev. Dr. Emprlngham national secretary of the church temperance society of the Episcopal church in announcing the decision of his organization for work for modification of the Volstead act.

"I did not telephone to Dr. Em-prrngham," he Bald. "I did request written communication, to withhold the report until we could be henrd and give them reason why the law should not be modified. I did not say that their report would sho-w that-pronibltion bad failed because no truthful re on the case against Schall. eral regulatory legislation based on the taxing piwer he declared that should case be properly presented- attacking the constitutionality of the anti-narcotic law it might be necessary for the court to review Its former decision sustaining that Lawyers interested construed the Justice's remarks as an the constltutionatityof "the law.

Rees said' the object of intro diamonds" among the slate ajrd rock duclng letters written by Cosgrove BALTIMORE, Feb. S. p) Albert C. Ritchie uld rather be governor of Maryland, than a U. S.

was to show that the witness had FRENCH PROPOS had "unusual and abnormal senator. Assured of the Democrat- ch anga-of -teelin g- towards Sehatf; IEMPM Cosgrove repiled Mhat if th icnominatlott about Saturday. Miss Ella Hinman, elster of the dead woman, announced tonight. Miss Hlnman's relatives here were located by New York officials after search insti-tutedto 'avert a potters field burial for the one time prominent hymn writer and evangelist. Miss Hinman left her home here a score cjt years ago and had been associated with numerous church associations In the east.

For rears 6he was at Washington for various churches and organizations, and also acted aa social secretary to numerous persona prominent iri political circles. aditiciKtoiiercliaroli port could show jhis. hearings were to be adjourned for for the senate, he announced his mm thirtv days he wished an oppor tunity to fl'e sworn statements iu GOLD reply to Schall's counsel. Women Bandits Thank Judge for Sentence "hat is fn the ring" for third term in the executive mansion in an address tonight "before the eleventh ward Democratic club. The was hailed "an political step" by the governor's associates.

who Value of Thb Doubted: FID COMPANIES MERGER IS NEAR THREE MINERS DIE IN BLAST; 1 SAVED Vreople With Incomes Are Unbelievers." magazine writing, Miss Hinman un.8 the" author of several books on Largest Shipment Ever Made Arrives in United States Under Guard. PITTSBURGH. Feb. society In the national capitol and harbor Tuesday. The liners Taiyo Maru, one of the-biggest on the Pacific and Sierra, bound for Japan- and Australia, started away.

from their docks, but anchored in the stream when they saw a smashing surf hurling itself across the bar. Actor Rescued; SAN. PEDRO, Feb. 8. The old clipper ship Indiana, carrying a.

moving, picture company -of 25,. was towed Bafely into port th's morning after being" buffeted about for hours in the rough Catallna channel, in Imminent danger of destruction. Joseph Schlldkraut, the actor, was on the One man was brought out alive SIOUX FALLS, S. D. Feb.

3. (Jp) Catherine Rogers and her 19. year old daughter, who began articles dealing with the Daughters tonight from the mine at Horn of the Revolution. i ing. where three men were killed Postum Cereal Company serving three year; terms In prison pointed out that Oovernor Ritchie has served Maryland seven years to date a greater length time than any governor now in office In the country; lhat If ho re-elected he will be afforded a record of 12 consecutive yeas.longer than any governor of any state la the country's history; and that it is "one of the few times on record that a man deliberately chooses to be and 21 entombed by an eploslon NEW YORK, Feb.

The steamship Teno today completed a voyage across the Spanish 7 Main today for bank robbery, appreciat ANNOUNCES BOB HAS Working for Acquisition today. The' man found, alive is Ed ed tne sentence riven them by ward Travis, brother of the super QUIT COMMITTEE POST uuge L. K. Fleeger. They told PARIS, Feb.

3. (p The first article of the financial measures passed by the. of deputies today made it? obligatory for every person in France having an income to declare the amount under oath. The number of such declarations, it is estimated; would be about' 20 million, and strict application of law would mean a complicated maBS of documents. No sooner had the article been voted however than efforts werer of California Business.

NEW- YORK. Feb. 8.. (AP) and docked in Brooklyn, bringing $10,000,000 in gold bars, from the once pirate-haunted shores of intendent of the mine, which Is the number 4 of the Pittsburgh Ter him so in a letter forwarded to him Just before they -went to the CUPERIOR, Feb. 3., (A.

-The resignation of Senator minal Coal corporation. Travis NegoUatlons were approaching penitentiary here. Chile. The consignmpiit, from the Ban was rushed to a doctor who sail governor in preference to being senator." "Dear Kind Judge." the letter comnletlon toniht for the ac -1 his condition was good and that which was Signed by Mrs. Rogers quisltlon of.

the California Packing co Central de fianllaffo, to Governor Ritchie is Maryland's be had been oniy slightly First Indications that the In read: company by the 1'ostum Mereai the National Bank of Cqjiimerce, was said to be the largest gold first executive to serve more than come. This gave hopes that tho I am Just trrin to thank you begun to. exe.mpt a considerable company, which will result in a comlbinatlon of food companies other men may be alive. ror your lenient sentence to my shipment ever brought to this number of workers and farmers diana was in troubne came at 10 o'clock last night when she was In tow of the tug Restless. The tug Bea then sent to her ono term.

Until 1923, when he was re-elected by an unprecedented majority, it had ben an unbroken Rescue crews are working their with total aaets of more than daughter and I as you sure showed country from South America and from provisions. way to trier section where It Is I250.O0j0.00O. 1 your kind face how very nam Doumer, the finance mfnl.ster. the. largest private gold transaction on record.

rule that no BovoVnor should be thought that the trapped miner it was ttf do your And. Itdbert M. La Follette as chairman of the Republican 6tate-central committee was receive4 lay Mrs. Mollie II. Widell, eecreUry, here last (rummer before he announced his candidacy- for the office of senator Mrs.

Widell said today. No chairman has been selected (o take Senator La Toilette's place. Eric Armstead, Madison, ia vice chairman. Mrs; Widell said. Mrs.

Widell is a member of the Wisconsin grain and warehouse commission and. the only woman grain inspector in the country. said it Would 'be imDdssible to ao- Completion oMhe merger will make'tha Postum Cereal company returned to the exfcative mansion. may toe snau'-cajry a town or with us of Members" of the' pl sucft a' measure without mobil The governor mafe it plain that your kindly words, and try A fire starred In the mine this one of the largest distributors ot ising a small army -of additional crew reported that had 4bey leff San Pedro 15 minutes later the morning. The men were fighting his decutlon w.na due to.

sentiment, both state and personal. very nara to prove your connaence in us was not 1 functionaries. The goverenment rejected the proposition but the food products In the country. The company has recently pursued a policy of expansion through' its ac the flames when the explosion took place. old sailing craft would have gone, to its doom on the rocky coaBt.

The mother ana daughter chamber adopted it in principle are bank South Dakota's first 'women quisition of the Je.ll"-0 business Biior a aeoaie in wnicn it was KIN OPPOSED TO robbers. and that of the Iglehart Flour pointed out that there would be MILWAUKEE DRY MAN company. a great difference in the value of FORMER LEADER OF DRYS GETS PARDON Piracy stlU has-to be considered along the coast of South, America, a representative of the shipping company said, and every precaution was taken to guard the treasure ship. The old was stowed away in a concrete safe, built e. pecially for the trip, and a strong guard was maintained.

The Chilean ship was greeted at the dock by flva armored cars, each carrying four armed guards. The 'treasure was transfered from the 6hips In 275 heavily bound boxes. ach containing about In' bouillon. LO WDEN TO HEAD IS SENT TO MADISON oaths thus taken "because a ma VOLSTEAD CONFERS jority of the people having Incomes PRESS FOUNDATION MTt.WATTTrfeE' Wl. Vas are unbel evers." NEW YORK, Feb.

3. OP) Wil (AP)-i-Fred Schultz. of the locai WEDDING; 2 DIE COLUMBUS, Feb. 3. -O.

T. Chalkey, 18 years old, and AnAa Leo Welch, 23 were burled side by side in a country church yard near hero Tuesday after a coroner's Jury had decided that parental objections to their marriage had caused The communists wanted the SPANISH FLYER WILL HOP OFF AGAIN TODAY PERNAXBUCO, Braill. Feb. 3. Continuing h's Spain-to-Ar-entina air- flight.

Commander Franco of the Spanish plane Plu3 liam H. Anderson, former scpsrin WITH GEN. AtfpREWS WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. () ORLANDO, Feb.

3- (M iendent of the New Y.ork state Aa- Former Governor Frank Lowden prohibition force has' been transferred to the Madison district, it workers exempted and the rural deputies held that the measure ought net to be; applied to. the tl-Saloon League, has been grant today was elected president of the Andrew J. Volj'tad, author of the was announced here today. SchulU ed full release from Sing Sing pris International Prees Foundation. prohibition law, conferred today farmer.

7 on wbf re he ttrved nine u.tra expects to nop off at 5 o' Adolph S. Ochn, Nework Tjmejth. The discussion is proceeding in uisLuptuun is Each man transfer marks the tenth agent re-ijtovfid wa ukee "dlstrtct since November 1, five of whom were transferred to the Madison president in i them to die Monday. 4eempie4ettneertin4r3-4tr-what4 the treasury's chief prohibition clock tomorrow ily to Uio Janeiro. the armored cars was bonded for He had beer: released on t.amln place of Joseph Daniels, who sent enforcement official.

In connection I. I iub uuui isnue wm oe. killed himself. that, he could not accept. with certain alcohol permit district.

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