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Omro Farmer Fined 250 On Liquor Charge sday night, in which 13 per ero arrested, the scene Shift night to the Dfirrow farm, i Omro v. htre enforcement found Thcv ar 1 Alexander Schick A rnp asf.hoiler und several bottles wero coruscate." :1 a fn of Hunting Conducts Post Mortem On Dead Babej ly Thursday hede the conducted ui the cure decide what shall be vith the body. New clues the identity of the child biles over the fire hose the Kornbaused store, the fine. Build Vault To HoIdU. S.

Booze Supply inspectors Ordor Store Koom Converted Into Women's Rest Room auit is to be built, in the baso nf the Feaerai bujldinp ni itiiior is now possession ot rhciH.s in Madison will pe THE CAPITAL TIMES Official Paper of The State of Wisconsin WEATHER Unsettled and warmef tnlht Saturday uiisclthd. colder Ik the afternoon or night. Freah southerly winds shifting to northwest. h6me edition The Average Hilly Circulation of The Capital Times for Jan. 1922, wai 13,123.

OL. D. NO. 57 MADISON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922 TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS John A. Johnson, Pardoned By Governor, Reaches City Today; $350,000 Site For New Madison Postffice Finally Meets Approval Congress Body Acts; O.K.

Bill Committee Public JJuildinjrs and Grounds Votes Favorably ACTION TAKEN TODAY Mellon and Duwes Are Jn Favor; Prompt Vote Tn House Is Seen line some goo! news for the The i'upitiil Times received word lYum W.tshhurton Bureau today vliiii trie house committee on pub buildings ar.d grounds had vot Mi favorably on lhe bill of Con the expenditure at $350,000 new Madison pastoff.ee. Mr. "Mell jri the secretary of the treasury and (Jen. Charles G. Dawes, the head of the budget, have approved the bill jind it is now believed that the bill wili be promptly passed by the house.

The Madison appropriation was held up wlien the waL eame and although Congressman Nelson has been working hard on the preposition it has been a difficult matter hecuusc. of policy of the admin The site proposed for the new postnflice is in the nlnek bounded by Pineknev end Monona avt nue and Wiisen aer! Dory sr roots. Religion And Science Equally Divine Revelations, Declares Pres. Birge In Reply To Bryan Science Reveals How God's Might is Expressed in Operation of World Says U. W.

Head in Letter E. A. Ijirrre, president of the p.iecl a iertiorib, of William Jen nings Bryan, made here a year ago and repeated recently, that he is an unlit tencner tor students. including me tncory ox the Rev. of the First Con irrerri.t una church, oi which Pres ident rlirge has been an officer for years, ne asserted expression made to Mr.

Bryan following hi speech to students here, dcclarin, that he had "nev 'ii found it neceE sary to justify religion to scienc incuse scier.cf tu i'f iii'ion." "I have accepted both us equally enuallv wrousrht into the eonsti 1 tr.i wo cut rfe dem and might are God's and I have equally believed that science reveals to us how that miyht and that wisdom are expressed in the operation the world "Mr. Bryan to dislike especially my objei'Cinjr to his uniting reiii'ior to a Mi'crvdited scientific hypothesis." I think that the history of the church gives good ground tor my objection. In th.7 fifteenth century were told Aid Russia, Is Appeal Of Blaine Today Proclamation Issued From Chicago to Badger Residents npDcal by Gov. or "lJussian relief it at the executive (Fly the Assoi'iateii J'riiiis) CHICAGO Gov. Blaine of Wisconsin today issued a proclamation tiirouph the American committee Russian famine relief urping money, food, medicines and eloth inp for famine relief in the Volga Valley throuph the committee dur inp the week beginninp March 5, and endins March 12lh.

The Wisconsin povernor's procla maiinn read as follows: of Wisconsin, "Executive Department, "Famine in the Volpa valley of Huns thst the civilised world stands Ri iief workers in Eussia state that the daily death rate from starvation is approximately 35,000 and steadily Typhus is spreadinp westward. Heroic work is being done to combat the ravages of famine and pestilence but the combined efforts of rciief orpaniza tior.s thus far has proved dishear te. iini, inadequate. "The American committee for KiiKsian famine relief has beer, or pent need of starving and diseased ridden millions of the Kussian people, vith headquarters at 405 Stein ny Building, Chicago, "his committee is composed of men and women of the highest standing in American political, religious and civil life. Many of them arc citizens of the state of Wisconsin.

"They are asking that one week set aside in each of the great ain crowinc states of America. ijieh time the thought of it was announced today foi the people may be consecrated to the visit of two federal in the relief of their starving fellow rs here yesterday. The roomj beings in Russia, and that collcc sceond floor now used for the; lions of food, clothing, medicines, liquor seiied by pronibi monev be donated by all com 1. and samples to bo used' munitics of the middle west. 1 win 1 converted into, unfortunate plight of Rus Llir second floor and: iv been placed at all bniblinr bv master W.

A. Devine lacked convenicn public during court scs sia must touch the heart of every 'i humanitarian, and I therefore urge ns to give as goncrousiy or an as thev can. to assist the stricken millions in the Volga Valley, during the week beginning March' 5th and ending March 12th. "Dated at the Canitol, in the city a rumor that the interna" I of Madison, this seventeenth day of Aouid leavr it? quarters) February, 1022. third floor of the federa I "(Signed) John J.

Blaine, Postmaster Devir.e state "Governor." ill be no action in thr later the Copeniian astronomy was called In the nineteenth century evolution in like manner' was called 'atheistic' by men of whom Mr. Bryan is a belated follower. "Did such teachings help religion in the past, and is there any (rood reason to think that Mr. Bryan wil! succeed where his predecessor have failed dismally during four centuries?" President Birge's letter follows: February 18, 1922 My dear Mr. Worcester: Thre was printed in the Capital Times of February 7 a lors? letter from Mr.

Bryan, largely devoted to my alleged errors regarding relig You know my religious ideas, as your predecessors in the First Con them for the past arty years; but officer of the "church, and since Mr. Bryan's criticisms obviously assail right to sue. ap osition, i tninK not improper for me to send yon is statement. I am sorry that it lone, but it is difficult to be brief when one tries to set forth relig beiiefs which have been thought and action for many (Continued on Page 12) Mrs.HoebelTo Head Women Progressives Re elected Head of Association; La FoUette is Sent Message Mrs, Edward Hocbel was reelected president of the Madison branch of the Wisconsin Woman's Progressive association Thursday night at its first annual meeting by U. itosa, who relused to become a candidate.

Bertha Smithback was ejected vice president O'er 1. Milo Kittloson, and Mrs. W. G. Coles, secretary tiasux against Mrs.

E. J. Brabant, who was nominated but withdrew from the contest. The following greeting was sent to the organization on the event of: its first birthday by Senator La Follette: "'Greetings With the assurance of one who has been out on the firinp line fighting for democracy for decades, that there never 'was a stringer call to hipher services than that which enlists men and women today to battle for human Mrs. Car! Hanson was chosen a nmmhet at large on the executive committee to take trie piace of Mrs, W.

T. Anderson, whose term expired last nifht. Resolutions con veying the sympathy of the' organization to members of the. late Justice R. G.

Siebccker's family were druwn up and will be presented. Emergencv at Border Over; Troops Recalled FX PASO, Tex. Brig. Gen, R. L.

Howie, commander of the first cavairy division, believing that an emergency close to Juarez and Paso no longer demands drastic attention, today issued demobilisation orders. Soldiers, under these orders, need no longer be held camp at Fort Bliss. C. A. Rawson New Senator From Iowa Announcement is Made Today by Gov.

Kendall DBS MOINES, la. Charles A. Rswson, of Dcs Moines, is the hew senator from Iowa. Announcement of the appointment of Mr. Rawson, who is tate chairman of the Seputlican State Central committee mcceed William S.

Kenyon in the upper house of the congress, waa made by Gv. N. E. Kendall today. Mi.

it i understood, will serve only until a succeaior Is c.hnien at thn tretieral election in November: He will atart Barving 1 aoum wnen aen. ivenyon reaiiioi gol Faib, 24. Ten More i rem en Uvercome Kornhauser Fire Put Out After 27 Hours of Work i FIGHT FIRE ALL NIGHT Wind Fans Flames; Men In jured By Smoke and com To Recover After stiff battle of nearly 2' hours, in which more than a firemen were overcome hy fatiftue, smoke and cold, the fire that broke out Thursday morning at the Alex tinguished at 2:30 p. m. Friday.

The flames that yesterday con fined themselves to the bisement and a Dortion of the first PARKWAY CLOSED. The Parkway' theater will be closed probably' for the remainder of the week, it was announced by the manager this afternoon. The Parkway basement is flooded, the manager said, and some smoke damage done interior decorations. by 9 clock this morning, and the destroy a considerable part of the first floor jn an attempt to get at the second ftooi; at the back of store and near the elevator. All night the firemen fought the are.

euardiritr aa far as uossibte. come by the bitter cold, their fro en clothing and the iaokb that filled their iungs, at were lowered, with life ropes' about their waists, to the basement, where the Those taken to their homes to Thursday night were' Capt. H. C. Bernard, No.

Harry E. Langlcy, No. 2. 'Allen B. Oeilvia.

No. 4: Herman A. Kreid, No. Aiei arm, nq. onpt.

James Shine, No. Nicholas B. Behrend, No. Lester L. Burmeister, No.

Charles R. Flakoer. Ravmonrf Hivn. No. 1.

George A. Eichmann and John Donovan were overcome early Thursday afternoon, after they had Qeen on lot oDout tnree nours. The basements of adioinine buiid ings are flooded by which has even reached the basement of the city hall. Firemen are busy pumping to prevent heavy damage. It is reported that considerable aamage flas been done to the Parkway theater hv water.

The work during the night was bv the PaTkwav Ca. The base mont and the first floor of the building are eomplctelv wrecked. The ground floor, caved in this morning, falling into the basement which 'was literally filled, with water. All the furnishings, fixtures and poods on the first floor are totally destroyed, The second floor of the building, is almost intact, ovcent for smnlre I and water damage. The goods, According to' George W.

Goodman of the T. E. Ercnnan of Milwaukee, a firm. of fire adiustors. the damage of Mr, Kornhauser will equal at least $200,000 covered by insurance.

Mr. Goodman arrived in Madison this morning, Louis Hob building to be about $40,000. the firemen put up a wonderful Sght," he declared this afternoon, "They left fio atone Their department doaerves unstinted praise. rraise.is also due the police department." u.images irora water were sustained by the Parkway theatre proprietors, The Mifflin Realty the ers ana rjool'ntnrp. Hin pharmacy, the Sayings, Loan and store.

The basements in the whole block were flooded. None of these firms could yet estimate their damages, but the heaviest losers will probably be the "Parkway and the Hnib. Thousands of dollars worth ment of the Hub, according tomem bers of the Arm. The office of the mayor and the street superintendent at the ilty haH''were used by. the fire depart ment as rest rooms.

Coffee and doughnuts was served there the. night and the men changed their soaking shoes and socks, there. The lung motor, which always, accompanies the firemen did not have to 'be used. ham atreet, is in jiilwa'ulceia for a few days. Served 10 Years; Freed By Order Of Gov.

Blaine John A. Johnson Stolen Lauds Action Taken By Governor Says There Never Was a Scintilla of Evidence Against Defendant Commendation of Gov. Blah with the statement that there has. never heeii a sci, tills I' evidence' against Johnson wai made in a statement given out this morning by O. A.

Stolen attorney for John A. Johnson. Mr. Stolen'i statement: follows: "Whiit I. never had any doubt as to what 'the ffnwmnr'n rliim wouiQ do, a am oi course, highly that" he is convinced that Johnson is not guitty 01 We crime ol dence there was, was of the iemot and filmiest character.

"It is clear that Mr. Johnson confessed in order to avoid being lynched byta mob and in the belief that 'Ire would be given an early Opportunity to prove his "Mr. Johnson now conies home, not only a free man, but ah inno "I want to take this opportunity to thank the public for the sympathy and co operation whjch they gave my client and myself 4before and during the pardon hearing. Without such co operation it would have impossible for us to have found so much evidence dur ing the two weens mat we naa tc prepare for the hearing, "I believe that Mr. Johnson will now prove himself to be a gooe law citizen and I believe that his many friends will assist every way stole Waacc Atkinson, charged by state authorities' at Stoughton with violation of the liquor laws, was bound over for trial in the Superior court here this morning.

No date for the trial set. Throng Here For Dollar Day Bargains that elude that that Shopping Event Attracts Crowd to Madison Stores Today Madison stores were thronged today by crowds who came to advantage of Dollar Day olfc Madison trade ione were crowded with bargain seekers, and auto par and the moderate weather "came in irom many districts. Dollar Day. last fall, the second event being staged today is ords in volume of trade in the city'i retail istores. Sruil were lidded at the last minute to the bewildering variety al goods aireaoy preparer for the slash in prices.

Reductions, made on all troods many different ways, range from 10 60 per. cent. Some merchants ai offarin? "eai lv 'bird" barirains or onlv a certain lenert Others are giv ing away, articles to their' custoin Evervhcur Increased the crowds that thronged the storei and flock along tne streets. Thti afternoon la exnected' tn tee the binreat crowd, at Madiaon hopper will bo out in full fore. I'll Never Go Back, long." He Says Atty.

Stolen Only One to Meet Him On Arrival This Afternoon WILL WORK IN CITY Prisoner Released at Waupun As Governor Commutes Sentence Quietly, unostentatiously, with meet him, John A. Johnson, who; served a decade at Waupun prison: for the killing of little Annie Lcm beni er. arrived in Madison at this afternoon. Johnson was freed! by Governor Blaine mnriiiiig. "They'll get me to a pris on again unices tney carry me there in a long box," Johnson sigjh Johnson looked trim and nros Dernus.

He wa clad in a dark suit of mixed texture, wore neat brown a dark gray overcoat and derby hat, the only kind he ever. mony of his wife. of the family waa there to gret him. Mrs. Johnson.

Mr, Stolen said, wa doing a washing toaay. ine marneo. aaagnter wai busy with Jier children, and the oth er daughter, Bertlii, was also at; Their non annearane. hnnw'nr. phased Johnson not a whit.

He smiled constantly; as nil eyea raved about the familiar station'. He "It li nod to a airain." he said. "It's on Johnson received the. letter eon ininir his Dardon from Gnv. John'l J.

Blaine this morning at 8 clock. rades of the uaat 10 vem farewell eeiore taKing tne train to Jladieon. Johnson's first visit in the et wa3 to the office of Stolen, who. so iong nas oeen working for release. "Then I'm going home," said.

OlldStinnprf us tn whnt ho. woum uo, Johnson said that as He is an elwtriVLnn bv tJ. fci tain, however, that Lemberger knew' how the crime was committed, and believes he should have "been man eiiuugn to nave tojo. Johnson was relased from the state's prison today, after serving 10 years and six months of" a life sentence for the murder here in 1911 of seven year old Annie Lemberger, a crimer which Gov. J.

Biaine is convinced, he did not The prisoner went free at eight o'clock this morning on the order of the governor, commuting' his sentence. Six months' invesitgation into thH nrohahlp rounding the crime to which pieauea guuty, ano lor which Mar tin Lemberger, father of the giri was formallv, hnrr4 with slaughter on' January 5, 1922, urougni governor uiatne to that "there is onlv nn stands out clearly, and that'is Johnson did not murder Annie i.emoerger. Although charged with man slaughter in connection with death, the father pleaded not guilty of limitations, causing the case to ba nolle, prosequied. He had been accused of killing his daughter witii a beer bottle when she failed to obey mm as promptly as ne wished. Johnson owes his pardon largely.

hearing held at the capitol and presented the case after uroekit study and investigation. Sto len is now a candidate for the new Continued' on Page 2. WEATHER The highest temperature iuring the Bast 24 hours was 18 at 9 a. m. this morning, and the lowest 20 at 9 p.

m. last night; The sun sets at' A cold wave in the north Atlantic states accompanies, high barometer ina extends 1 rom new to h. Onlf. TV. temnerature fell to below icero at Boton and New Xork.

weather and rapidly ris? ing temperature prevail In plains ana tne piateau.reg.i it colder In the Canadian Ro Rockiatul Siatement of Governor Blaine On Pardon of John Johnson By GOV JOHN J. BLAINE JOHN A. JOHNSON, on a plea of guilty to a charge of murder in the first degree, was ser.tenced by Municipal Court of Dane County State Prison for life on Sept. 13, 13U. On Sept.

14, 1921., I appointed Hon. Rufus B. Smith as Commissioner to take the testimony on Johnson's 'application for a pardon. A public hearing was conducted by Commissioner Smith. On Dec.

13, 121, Commissioner Smith submitted his report. Court proceedings were had in relation to the commission of the offense JTor which Johnson was sentenced, against another party. Such party was upon entering a plea "that the statute of limitations barred prosecution by reason of the provisions of section 4623. While Johnson entered a plea of guilty, he now takes the position that he was not guiity, and that his plea of guilt was made bec auae he was afraid of mob violence. Commissioner Smith reports as follows: "There was no sufficient reason why he should have feared moh violence, but I am satisfied that he got that idea into his head and did fear if Further reporting, Commissioner Smith says: "It is apparent from the testimony taken before me tint his plea of gnilty was preceded by a full and free confession of his guilt, made to the then district attorney of Dane' County, Wisconsin, and to the.

chief of police of the city of Madison." Commissioner Smith further reports: "An attentive. consideration of all the testimony taken before me and of all the facts and circumstances attending the disappearance of Annie Lemberger has produced the profound conviction in my mind that Mr. Johnson was not'guilty of the crime" (crime of murder). I am also convinced that Johnson is not guilty of the crime' of njttrder towhich pleaded guilty. Johnson had a previous bad record and reputation.

He had served in State Prison one term on a sentence of two years for obstructing a 'railroad track, and another term of one year on a charge of abandonment, He was also confined at the Mendoia Insane Asylum on two commitments; niiM in ions. nnH nnrp in 15M1P. When to the asvlum in 1906. ha was charged with a statutory offense. Prior to this alleged offense, had hallucinations and a "fear of murder." He was a degenerate ami, moral pervert a man of weak mentality, weak almost to th decree of irresponsibility, and addicted to excessive use of liquor.

A. man OI ordinary strengin oi cuur. uu firuueuen uvwm not ok himsef falselv of crime, but Johnson's type might accrue himself 'falsely of crime thrpugh fear, hallucinations, guilty knowledge of a crime, either as an accessory or as one who stood by, innocent of. the cammiasion of the crime though mentally too weak and too depraved to. follow, any course except tne course pursued oy jonnson reunion ui me cucum stances following the night of the offense.

In order to overcome a plea of guilt, the most; convincing testimony must be produced, explaining every reasonable presumption and eircom ce against toe one wno so pieaas. am fionvinceri that the who truth has not been told ftt Connection with this matter. There is only one fact that stands out clearly, and that is, that Johnson did not murder Annie Lem burger. Other reasonable presumptions and eircurostances aganst lifnt have not been fully explained. While it clearly appears that Johnson did not commit the Crime of murder, there was an offense committed an offense not greater than manslaughter and Johnson having served a term equal to or greater than a sentence term Should oe commutea accordingly.

Sentence is, therefore, commuted to expire at 8 o'clock, A. 17, 1923. 64I Have No Grudge Against Johnson But He'd Better Not Come Near Me" JLemberger Some Day TheyH Find the Keal Murderer, Me Declares 'Tve no grudge against Johnson. I don't know wheth er ho killed Annie or not All I know it that' the authorities were barking up the wrong tree when they tried to put the crime on mo. They haven't got to the bottom of the thing yet, if Johnson didn't do it The man who did it will confess before he difis." So said Martin Lemberger, father of little Annie Lemberg er, who, was killed in this city 10 years ago, when told this morning that John A.

Johnson, who has served 10 years in Waupun for the killing, had been pardoned by Gov. John. J. "It is Wirty shame," said Mr. LembergeT, "that we were arrested this fall on lies." Asked what thought about the release of Johnson, Lemberger was loath to commit himself.

"If the authorities think it's all right to release a man with that kind of a record, and take 'itho chances, I've nothing to jay, except that he had tot 'ter not tome near me." Mr. Lemberger sat in the sitting room al his home ns he talked. Between his knees he held his youngest son. Lemberger's eyes filled with tears as Bhe recalled the hard7 To Employ Highway Patrolmen On Monday and state trunk highways, will engaged Monday at the county highway commission offices' in the courthouse, Edward J. Smith, county hiirhwav commissioner annouhc.

ed today Applicants, should present themselves tiome time during the day. There are about Bi section's to be patroled year, according to Mr. Smith. This is an increase of six over last year and is 'due' to. the fact that all sections be patroled wrth teams.

Last year several 'sections ware patroled wtth tractor, roakinir it nottible to asiilgn longer sections to man. Xhfi wages for jpattoltrien range from 1130 per month to tir0. The work begins. April 1 5 nd las un tH. about whrt.

the ground Martin Lembergvr ships of the jvrimlnary hearing held in December, "It wm terrible," she fd. "How could they arrest Louis and me and keep me In jail all nigbt. It was all lies that SofSnson woman told." Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Lemberger had much to say.

"Thfire'e been to much' said about this business without getting at the truth of thf matter," Lemberger deciared. "I don't want anything more in the papers." Harrington Found Near Palm Beach, Report EnCAGOLeslie Harrington, missing speculator who is said to. have refrauded thousands of persons in this section out of several millions of dollars, has been found 'near Paltn Beach, according to a. telegram received today by Jo cal police from the sheriff of Palm Beach county. He will be af res ted soon at the necessary papers are forwarded, the telegram said.

LONDON The bill, of establishing the Irish Free States passed its second reading in the House of Commons today after the amendment offered hy Captain Charles Craig, leader of the Ulster Union s(m, for altering the boundary commission of the Anglo Irish treaty had ben defeated by vote of 202 to.