Wisconsin State Journal from Madison, Wisconsin • 1

oura EDITION MADISON, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS VOL. 126, NO. 41. 85th Year. ft.

mm mi 23 1 -V hrongs Greet Hindenburg' Triumphal Entry Called By Death STARTS Aspirants For Office Keep Politics Humming I I lVVf $tf 1 if 1 1 'if 1, 1 i Photo by nrl 1 nomas, t. F. COOLEV. -fs Hungry Eyes Keep Watch on Places Soon to be Vacant Several Would Like To Have iu. nr.

ui And Senator Len-root HY FREI) L. HOLMES NE of the outstanding features of the closing days of this ses sion- of the Wisconsin legisla-1 ture is the number of aspirants for hiffh riffle ThA whtrHcHcr rtf nnlitles has begun to rotate at a rapid rate. Woveraoi Blaine ii serving his third term as governor and is not expected to be a candidate for the executive office again. His place is sought for sev-I oral, as is the expiring term of I. L.

Lenroot for United States senator. Quietly and without ostentation. Lenroot followers have Fred I llotiueii been putting a complete organization into the field. Early in the legislative session emissaries were here seeing members of the legislature about organizing their counties for Lenroot. (Turn to Page 2, Ctrl.

2) ALBERT E. ACSTIJi Three Well Known Madison Men Are Claimed ly Death P4. Powers Passes Away Sunday; Cooley And Austin Prominent In Business Circles i i 1T11LN a period of 24 hours, death has claimed three of Madison's well konwn resi dents and business men. Charles F. Cooley.

familiar to people for a half century as "Cooley the Koal Man," Albert K. Austin, former automobile dealer, ano M. J. Powers, member of a pioneer Madison family, all have been summoned today'or Sunday. In the passing of Mr.

Cooley early today at his home, 1251 Kutledgo street, Madison lost one of its olde-t citizens. Ho has been engaged in the fuel and building materials business here for 52 years and his death, after a brief illness, occurred at the age of 77. Mr. Cooley was born in Ulica. X.

July 17, 1847, and came to Wisconsin as a little boy. He grew up at Fort Winnebago, Columbia, where as a child he attended the public schools. Later he was sent to a private school in Portage, where he studied for 'a year until he succeeded in enlisting in the union army. Except for a period of three months during which he was off duty owing to impaired health hj served throughout the Civil war. In 1S74, with a small capital accu mutated by careful saving after his return from military life, Mr.

Crjoley entered business for himselfhus tablishing one of the oldest concern, in the city. Maintaining main offices''' just off the square, he operated yards on the cast and west sides. Mr. Cooley was married at Fargo. May 12, 1873, to Miss Julia Freierickson.

Six children were born to them and of tiese five survive, including Harry, Alexander. Fanny and Ida of this city, and Mrs. Alfred R. Bench, Easton, Pa. Charles.

died in France on March IS, 1919. Besides his widow and children, his only other survivor is a sister. Mrs. Minnie Cooley Hasty. Minneapolis.

During his long life in Madison, Mr. Cooley was active in civic affairs and his pride in the city's growth and progress was almost paternal. Funeral services for Mr. Cooley will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m.

ALBERT E. AUSTIN Albeit E. Austin, well known among Madison automobile dealers as a member of the former Jacobson-Austin company, died this morning at his home. 30S North Pinckney street, after a five years' illness with heart trouble. Mr.

Austin came to Madison 2.1 years ago from (ireen to enter the employ of C. A. Gill in a shoe store at 13 North Pinckney street. He later purchased the business from Mr. Gill and upon entering the automobile distribution field with O.

S. Jacob son in 1915, leased the store location to the Olympic Candy company. He was associated with Mr. Jacobson un- (Tdrn to page I. column 3) On the Inside Today SPORTS "Red" Mich and "lioun- dr." Patres 1(1 and 11 SOCIETY Frieda Hummel knnns what's what in Madison social circles.

Page 7 FROM THE RECORDS lilrtlis, marriage licenses, fires, real esiiite transfers and eonrt hrlefs. Page 13 MARKETS, STOCKS Wall street reports, livestock, grain and pro- dnce. Page 13 WOMEN'S FEATURES Fashion hints, menus, serial story, lienuty notes and cross-word puzzle. Page 8 RADIO The leading time programs. I 1 Night Blaze Wipes Oat Billings in Co Whs Park Fire Starts In Garage On South Murray Street; Spreads To Adjoining Structures An fx plosion, thought to have occurred hi one of the buildings which lMrr burned, started a fire at 10 p.

Sunday that destroyed a group of buildings at the corner of South Murray end Milton streets with an esilmated loss of more than $25,000. No one was rear when the took place, but it is said to have lupiHufd in the garage adjoining the barn owned by S. Sinykin, 106 South Murray street. The flames igniting this structure a spread to adjacent buildings. Ten horses were in (he McDonald k'tvn.

but as sparks from tbe nearby tr.t'Wings sot tire to the stable, men the animals to safety. Buggies. sleighs and harness, stored in he tffnfrratWSiniyeil, Several hundred dollars' worth of improvements, added to the stable this taring, aho were lost. As soon as the blaze was discovered, neighbors cotifled central fire station. Men from station i were assigned to the call hue when they arrived the Maze was too large for one unit to extinguish.

Central and number 2 stations were then summoned. One horse in the barn owned by S. Sinykin was killed when the flame3 reached him before he could be taken out. All the household furniture belonging to a family by the name of Krotz. who formerly lived at 105 South Murray street, was burned.

It wjs stored in the barn owned by Mr. Sinykin and bad been placed there only last week. In the structure where the fire is lx lieved lo have originated, an automobile was completely destroyed. The back part of a pool hall, oper-aied by Casper Troia, and the back of a grocery store owned by V. Troia, were burned by the flames that reached such intense heat that a house more than 40 feet away was scorched.

A car owned by J. P. Pucci was al.o destroyed. Firemen fought the flames for more than, three hours. CooMges Father Collapses While Host I I MOW, John C.

father of President while t-iiirrlnlnimr a party of member of the Providence," R. I. Wnanis Huh. WEATHER tnir tonight, jirolinHTy frost in eastern Wisconsin; not so cold In western Wisconsin. Tih'miiij partly cloudy villi risintr temperature.

lOAIWnl I S. WrnilKT riiirniiii Temperature Precipitation in dent Lowest 24 hour 'itv Yesterday Last nife'ht to 7 a. in, 40 i I Willi lice im-iiK'i Uri'fii ilfly Wjiusau niliilli -l in Ilea rtoli I'rosse 4-; (i Ki .14 en .12 II ii ii UEATHDIt Tern- Jlelative Wind Y. su r- pei a-Hire So! S3 Vele Cloud ine.if 2l) II lay ity r.4 4 Jl i -'b'-st temperature: fit at 1.30 p. m.

St temperature: 40 at a. m. 1 1' 111 I I ii v.clFfln Ni't-inji I 1 1 preeipitatifin Kince Jan. in. h.

Normal: H.vi. Sun i 4...,. TOIMY intllMt I 'clil. ltuiT "0. Two Men Shot to Death in Hotel Row Near Berlin Colors Of Old Empire Widely Displayed To Welcome War Lord As Pres- ident Itj lnlted Prfftn ERI.IN Field Marshal Paul Von Hindenburg, president-elect of Germany, arrived in Berlin to- day.

greeted by a tremendous throng which lined the six-mill route from Neerstrasse station in the suburbs to the palace." There was a dramatic scene at the suburban station when the field marshal, who takes the oath of office Tuesday as president of the repub- ilc, stepped from his private car paie behind his bristling moustache i i .1 1.: irnn and holding himself very erect. Von Hindenburg was. dressed in a black overcoat and carried a black top nun Biuio. A deep silence from the throng oa the platform which marked, his appearance was broken by a sudden roar of cheers and cries of A smile broke across the field marshal face and he bowed solemnly. Chancellor Luther advanced and shook hands cordially witi the president-elect.

Luther's young daughter, dressed in snowy-white made a curtsy and presented Hindenburg with a bouquet of roses, reciting a poem as she did so. Two reichsbanner men were "hoi to death and five others and a hotel proprietor seriously wounded in the first outbreak of serious trouble near Berlin, on the eve of the triumphal arrival of The red, white and black of tile old empire was flaunted everywhere, imperial banners greatly outnumbering those of the republic. The hand on the big clock moved up to J165.000 today, indicating that subscriptions toward the $250,000 fund for the new Methodist hospital unit had continued to coma in over the week end. Although not more than a third of the prospects had been solicited up to this afternoon, virtually two-tlflrds of the fund had been subscribed and workers at campaign headquarters were optimistic, believing that the entire amount "ould be readily completed. The 218 workers will gather tonight for dinner at the Y.

M. C. A. to make their final reports. The West AVisconsin Conference of the Methodist church has opened its campaign among all churches in the organization, tor $200,000, guaranteed by the conference for the new hospital, if $250,000 was raised in this county.

About $40,000 has been raised, and the campaign will be pushed without delay until the full quota is raised. The Rev. F. W. Harris is in charge of the campaign.

The West Wisconsin Conference takes in all churches in the western half of Wisconsin. V65 I f75 75 1 1 1 I I 183 zoo Herbert Quick Dead Of Heart Disease; Lived In Madison CD c. Herbert Quick. Author Wrote of Great Middlewest Creator Of "The Hawkeye" And "Vandemark's Folly" Passes Away In Missouri By FRED L. HOLMES Herbert Quick, for two years assc- ciate editor of La Kollette's Magazine after its organization in 1909 and for several years a resident of Madison thereafter, died at Columbia, Sunday of heart disease.

Mr. Quick was 64 years old. Forsaking the practice of law after he had climbed nearly to the pinnacle of his profession, Mr. Quick became a writer and an editor. His early books attracted only a limited attention, but within the last two years Quick suddenly sprung into prominence as an author of middle western ideals of 60 years ago.

Three books came from his pen within' recent years which made him notable "Vandemark's Folly," "The Hawk-eye," and "The Invisible Woman." Spoke Although 111 Mr. Quick went to Columbia, Friday to attend a journalistic meeting. He insisted on delivering his address before the convention although he was ill at the time. He returned to his room at the hotel and grew rapidly worse. Mr.

Quick; had been suffering from heart trouble for several years. Two years ago he came to Madison and consulted with specialists at the University of Wisconsin regarding his condition. He wan advised at that time to take life a little easier. After Quick gave tip the associate editorship of La Follette's Magazine, he became the managing editor of Farm and Fireside. Later he was a member of federal farm loan board -but resigned that position to devote himself entirely to writing.

He bought a farm at Berkeley Springs, W. wMch ho Improved and where he did his fictional work. Herbert Quick had a unique career. His people were poor and he had to strive for an education. He taught school for many years and ttudied law at the same time.

He was admitted to the bar and opened his offices at Sioux City, la. Political conditions Mayor and Board to Milwaukee; May Select New Chief Rumored That Commissioners Want To Get Line On Members Of City Police Force By HEXRT 2V0LL AVOR I. MILO KITTLESON and several members of the lire and police board went to Milwaukee today. Their exact mission in the state's metropolis ig not known but it was reported that they are quizzing prospective candidates for the chief of police Job in Schools of instruction for members of the Milwaukee police department are being conducted and it is believed that tbe Madison delegation is attending the sessions today with the view of getting a line on members of the Milwaukee department who might make available candidates for the Madison position. The school is being conducted for the purpose of giving members in the ranks an opportunity for promotion.

Both Dr. K. H. Drews, president of the board, and City Attorney Frank Jenks, secretary of the board, are in the delegation. The only Milwaukee man who has filed his application with the Madison board is Detective Sergeant Louis Dicden.

It is understood that Under Sheriff Fred T. Finn has been given consideration by the board members. Mr. Finn has not filed an application but it is said that he is receiving considerable backing from citizens. The fact that at the request of Mayor Kittleson, Mr.

Jenks will continue as a' member of the board for the present, is taken as an indication that a new chief will be selected soon. Central High Girl Dies of Poisoning Helen Gray, Ifi.year-old Central high school student, died Monday morning at a Madison hospital from the effects of bichloride of mercury tablets snid to hnvc been taken accidentally a week ago. The girl, In the belief of Dr. J. C.

Sonuners, mistook the tablets for headache medicine. She was the danghter of Mr. and Mrs. George Gray, 32 West Ioty street. BASEBALL SCORES AMERICA LEAGUE Boston 4 10 01 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 Batteries Quinn and Picinich; Cole, Holloway and Gassier.

Philadelphia 0000000 Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Batteries Harris and Cochrane; Shaute and Myatt. Washington 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Batteries Johnson and Ruel; Blan-kenship, Cvengros and Crouse, Bis-choff. ATI0XAL LEAGUE Chicago, Boston, postponed. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, postponed. Others not schedule.

LOUIS HOBBINS GIVES $5,000 TO HOSPITAL Well All Ride the Air, Predict Flyers "Around-The-Woild" Claim That Everyone Will Soon Travel In The Clouds Prediction was made by Lowell Thomas, official historian of the "Around the World Flight," that within a short time most of the traveling will fee done through the air, in a talk before a joint meeting of the Madison Kiwanis and Optimist cjub3 at Hotel Loralue this noon. Lieut. ''Jack" Harding, around -the -world flyr, and Thomas A. Burke, tour manager, were guests of the t'0 clubs at luncheon. H.

K. Burr, president of the Madison Aeronautic club, introduced the distinguished visitors. The fliers, who will describe their world flight experiences tonight at the University gymnasium following a similar illustrated lecture this afternoon, Hiere brought to Madison this" morning by automobile just in time to take part in the parade arranged in their honor. Flags flow from buildings and curb standards and hundreds of peoplede- serteo. ineir worK to watcn me procession of flag draped autos which proceeded around the square.

A shiny Packard bearing the visitors-of-honor was escorted by a squad from the Elks' drill team and pre ceded by three motorcycle officers. Automobile dealers and members of the Madison chapter. National Aera- nautic association, and of the Kiwanif and Optimists dubs, followed In dec orated cars, as an airplane circled overhead. President W. O.

Hotchkiss of the Kiwanis club announced that an intra-cltili meeting will be held at Monroe on the evening of May 26, and he urg ed all Kiwanlans to attend. He also urged all members of the club to co operate in making Safety Week a success. SMALLPOX KILLS 0E MILWAUKEE With one death and 11 new smallpox cases reported over the weekend, bringing the total active cases to eighty-nine, Dr ,1. P. Koehler.

heaith commissioner, today sent out a plea for 100,000 vaccinations duriD the week. A- $5,000 gift was made to the Methodist hospital today by Louis McLane as a memorial to his father. Dr. Joseph Hobbios. who came to Madison in 1853 and practiced his profession heie for 48 years.

lJr. Joseph Hobbins and his brother. Dr. William Hobbins, came to Madison with 40 English families, but after the first winter of hardship all except the -two Hobbins families returned to England. Dr.

Hobbins was president of. the Madison Horticultural society for 12 years, and president of the State Horticultural society for five years. He was at all times interested in Madison; he served as one of the first city aldermen, established the city health department. Urging the building of a city hospital, he instituted the move by which the entire 800 block on East Gorham street and extending from Gorham to Lake Mendota was purchased as a site for a then contemplated hospital. The purchase price of that beautiful tract of land reached the stupendous amount of S400.

Unfortunately, however, the city later traded it for a stone quarry and steam roller. The land today is valued at some hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the Civil war Dr. Hobbins was in charge of the medical work at Camp Randall. Ho also was connected with the university as professor of surgery and first dean of the medical school.

In 1887 the Madison Literary club, of which Dr. Hobbins was the founder and for many years the president, presented a fine portrait of him to the State Historical society, and in t(ie rooms of this society the portrait now-hangs. Dr. Hobbins was the grandfather el the present Doctors Jackson. -h (Turn to page 2, column 1.).