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New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
CITY ITEMS

Government wool hose 35c Besse- Leland Co.-advt.
 Walter Donahue today obtained a. permit from the police to conduct a boxing exhibition next Monday night in Bardeck's hall.
 Jan. Victor records at Morans'--Ad.
 Work of cutting ice upon Shuttle Meadow Lake was started yesterday.
 Engine company No. ; was called out this afternoon to the house of Policeman Matthias Rival at 190 Hart street for a chimney fire.
 Several cases Were assigned for trial ill the city court this afternoon and the case of II. BaSsOn against T. Blunlberg was heard. Decision was reserved by Judge James T. AIeskilI.
 The Shuttle Meadow club was the scene of gaiety yesterday afternoon at the annual New Years "open house, Steward Fish arranged an elaborate buffet luncheon. Dancing started at o'clock and ended at 10 D. m. There were about 200 present.
 The Ladies' Talmud Torah will give purim in Turner hall, Arch street. on March ,. A program is being ar ranged for the occasion.
 M. l.. Groman formerly of Con- merton street. this city. has been promoted to the foremanship of d de- partmcnt in the Hudson Motor com- pany factory at Detroit. Groman was formerly assistant in d department of that concern.
 There will be a meeting of the Tal- mud Torah in the Hebrew school hall on Elm street, Sunday evening. All members of the lodge are requested to be present as the election of ot1i- cers will take place.
 George & Talcott of Boston spent the New Year with his family at their home on Franklin Square. The Misses Lucy and Theodora Talcott will return to Boston Monday, but Mrs. Annie Churchill and Miss Rose Churchill will remain in this city i'm of
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
ARGENTINA HAVING
 TRUST DIFFICULTY
Investigation Shows Many Con-
 pines in That Country

Buenos Aires, Jan. "A committee of the cham ber of deputies has dis covered after more than years in- investigation that Argentina is affllct- ed with trusts" Wine, flour, lime, potatoes meat and oil and naptha are described in a recent report Of the committee as under the control ct trusts which have been able to four ish and maintain high prices chiefly because of high protective tariffs or faVora ble railroad rates. it is charged.
 The committee finds that the most typical trust " in Argentina (the word trust is put in quotation marks throughout the report) is the wine trust ill the great grape growing pro- vince Of MendOz on the slopes of the Andes. It is charged that this comb1- nation of wine producers is an o1fl- cial trust organized by the law of the province" which is able to pay the cost of the greater part of its administra ton out of the local privilege created by the monopoly of wine.''
 Destruction of grapes and wine, eN- portation of wine at a low price and maintenance of a high price in Argen- tina are alleged. The trust is able to exist, the report says, by virtue of high customs duties which discourage the importation of ordinary wines and by the aid of the national banks. Re- form in the administration of the banks and in the tariff laws is de- manded.
 The committee names the Standard Oil company of the United States as the trust which controls kerosene and naphtha in Argentina. The report sets forth that this ' trust norteam- ericanodel petroleo" has in Argentina a powerful subsidiary company, di- vided in it's legal aspect into one sec ton of production, another of market ing and transport
 '"The commercial practices of this trust, " says the report, ''are those of a monopoly which wishes to extend even more and consolidate. There is no proof that the trust has determin- ed upon increasing the price of kero- sene and naptha in the country, but it is certain that it's prices represent a relative increase, that is to say, with relation to the cost of production
 Argentina's defense against this in- ternational and almost worldwide monopoly" the committee says con- sists of encouraging commerce in and production of all other materials ca
 
 developing the production of pe troleum as a government enterprise since every private enterprise will be annihilated or absorbed by the trust ."
 Dealing with meat, the report says that the eXportation of this commod- ity is "in the hands of great co1npa- nies which are subsidiary to still more powerful foreign companies tending toward capitalistic monopoly:" The committee recommends that Argentina organize it's own meat industry with municipal and regional cold storage plants and enter into direct relation with the great foreign markets of consumption.
 Finding that 8 milling trust exists. the committee declares that laws against eXtortionate capitalistic com- binations are necessary and that i've should educate ourselves economically and politically for the specialization of this industry.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
Charge Rochester v Merchants With HOarding

Rochester, N. Y. Jan. 2--The ROCh- ester police announced today that warehouses here arc bulging with suS- ar and that several carloads of the sweet stuff, reported recently as lost Ion the way here, had actually been re ceived and stored.
 The police say that they have evil dence sufficient to convict at least two large wholesalers of hoarding and that the department of justice can have the evidence if it wishes.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
Admiral JellicOe
 Visits Stock Exchange

New York, Jan. 2.--Admiral Jelli- COG, retired first lord of the British admiralty, who has been making a tour of Canada and mapping out d naval policy for that country, today visited the New York stock exchange as the guest of Charles M. Schwab chairman of the board of directors of the Bethlehem Steel Co. The vis- itors were greeted with cheers by the brokers and clerks and business was temporarily suspended as they were shown through the exchange.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
MOTOR TIstCk BLOCKS TROLLEY

\ draN drawn by d tCam of horses and heavily laden with piece of machinery for one of the factories and d large motor truck carrying building material. held up a west bound trolley on West Main for more than 10 minutes this afternoon. The dray and the truck were bound l'N a heavy rope and il WilS stretched across the tracks in such a way as to OllStruCt trltliC.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
RED GROSS REOPE\S.

The local Red Cross chapter will open Monday afternoon. January ). on the second floor of the former he;tdq quarters. Mrs. I\lingberg will have charge of the sewing and will be there every day except Saturdays. All women of the city are cordially in vited to come, as 150 pairs of pa jamas have been sent to be made and workers are needed.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
GERMANS PROTESTING.

Berlin, Jan. 2.-German builders of automobiles and motor trucks are protesting at the importation into Germany of American autom obiles and lorries from occupied territory. It is charged that an attempt is being made by newly organized company to ship into Germany 16,000 cars and trucks, via CoblenZ. Such a flooding eof the German market, it is stated, would result in the discharge of many workers.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
CLEVER .PHIEVH0

Bridgeport, Jan. 2.-I'he s' Rocco CapoZzi at J95 Sel street @as last night enter thieves and 5000 worth of stolen. according to report II, tho police today. The burglar not detected aG their work.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
RESCVTE SHIP SAILS,

North Sydney, N. S., Jan. 2.-The Canadian government steamer Mont calm started early today on another attempt to reach Belle Isle with sup plies for the lightkccpers there who are facing starvation. The MOntcaln will try 10 get to Belle Isle by going around the east coast of \cWfound- land
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
pROLONts COMMERCIAL TREATY

Washington. Jan. 2.-Thc Swedish foreign office has issued a communique temporarily prolonSinG until March 3 the commercial treaty between Sweden and Germany concluded May ?, 1911, with the stipulation that three months notice of it's expiration must be given by either side. The Swedish govern ment has already given this notice.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
MONTH IN BUILDING.

Building Inspector Aliens report for tho month of December is:
 Total number of permits issued for December ST. Number of frame buildings 49. cost $261,327- Number of brick buildings 9, cost $%64.540. Number of alterations IS, $1.549. Total $633.461.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
Deaths and Funerals.
Prank Goodwin

Frank Goodwin of 7SS Main street aged 63 years, died last night at the New Britain general hospital. He left no imm ediate relatives. The body has been turned over to J. M. Curtin X co to prepare for burial.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02

they had ever known. Al the latter q. pig was paraded about the dancin Y floor the porker beins sym bolic of good luck in Germany.
 In spite of the indictment weather. the crowds in the downtown section were almost aS large as those that gathered for New Years eEc fruiic3 before he war.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
AIOiS WratSI.ilkO.

The funeral of Alois Wratschko was held at o'clock this morning at St. Peters church. Rev. Charles Coppens ofticiated at a requiem mass. The burial was in the new Catholic cemc-
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
Card or Thanks.

We wish to thank our kind friends and neighbors for floral tributes and sympathy at the time of death of our beloved son, Frederick 0. And- erSon.
 MIR. and MRS. CHAS. ANDERSON.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
roo LATE FOR CLAssIFICA1oN

FOR SALE-We have for sale for the owner a 1919 Hudson speedster,
 like new. Bargain if taken at once
 Apply $. & F. Motor Sales Co. ts5 Elm St. Tel. 131. 1-3-tf
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02

WANTED-Girl to learn telephone op- erating. Paid while learning. Ap- ply at local office, West Main St., or call 90 between a. m. and D. m.
 l-2-2d
New Britain herald., 1920-01-02

Nicaragua. Honduras sl:6 through southw estera Texas n forni:i
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Cooperative Association to Open
Bids at Early Date
Plans Being Prepared by Archibald F.
(. JohnsOnOf Superior. Will
Be Brick and Tile

AT an early date the Chequam-
egon Cooperative Creamery
Association expect to receive
bids for the construction of their
new creamery building and plans
for the new structure are now
being prepared by a Mr.. Johnson
Of Superior who, was engaged
for this purpose at recent
meeting of the stockholders.
The building is to be A x 60
feet in size and will be of brick
and tile construction and will be
erected on lots purchased by the
Association on Washington
avenue below the Raarup corner.
1t is proposed to have this
building completed by early
spring and the creamery will be
one of the finest in this part of
the state. The local association
has been experiencing a rapid
growth and business is increasing
weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Barksdale School Hard Hit

Influenza has been raising
havoc with the teaching force
of the Ondossagon High School
located in the town of Barksdale
and it is said that practically
every teacher in the school has
been ill with the disease. Owing
to the isolated location OF the
school it has been difficult to get
the necessary help to treat the
cases and the teachers of the
school have been waiting on each
other.
The teachers of this school
live together at the "teacherage'
which is conducted in connection
with the school and the arrange
ment is ideal but when a con-
tagion such as influenza hits the
school the arrangement is not
so ideal as the teachers have
learned during the present
epidemic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Grandyiew Woman Sets Clothing on
Fire in Fit of Insanity
Clothing Burned Entirely OF Woman's $
Body. Died Within
Few Hours.

Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, living
on farm three miles out from
Grandview, in aft of insanity
set her clothing on fire and was
burned so badly that her death
occurred a few hours later. on
Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Mrs. Clark left the house while
the rest of the family were eat
ing dinner, slipped into shed
and after pouring oil over herself.
touched a match which en-
veloped her in flames. About
1890 a member of the family
saw smoke issuing from the shed
and rushed to open the door of
the building. Mrs. Clark was
found in flames, her clothing
burned entirely off her body
leaving not an inch of skin.
They attempted to get her out
on a stretcher but were unsuc-
cessful so Mrs. Clark calmly
] walked out, got onto the stretcher
and was taken into Grandview
for medical attention.
Sne died at 7:30 o'clock, after
period of intense suffering.
Two years ago Mrs. Clark ran
away from home and her family
thinking she had drowned her.
self, dragged the lake for days.
All this while Mrs.. Clark. was an
onlooker quite amused at their
distress. She had hidden her.
self behind a log and when
finally approached by one of the
neighbors helping In the search,
calmly told him to tell her family
to go home and that she would
follow.
Mrs. Clark was 81 years of
age at her death. Her husband
is foreman for the Willow River
Lumber Co., and she leaves quite
large family of children and
grandchildren. One of her sons
John Campbell, has been under
treatment at the Ashland Cen
eral Hospital having been bitten
by a dog. He was able to attend
his mothers funeral. - Ashland
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
NOrthland Products Company to
Open Business in This City
Machinery has Arrived and Materials
are Being Obtained for Manu-
featuring Line.

The NorthIand Products Com
pany, Washburn's first 1920
manufacturing institution to be
incorporated, is about ready to
begin business in this city, ma
chinery for the new plant having
arrived during the past week.
Materials are now being gotten
together and as soon as addition
al supplies can be received and
the machinery can be installed
the plant will begin operations.
The Northland Products COM
pany is a Washburn institution,
with hustlers like Amos M. Han
sen and Elmer Olstad at the
head, and they expect to begin
The manufacture of several lines
which will be sold to the jobbing
trade throughout the Northwest.
Their plant will be located in
warehouse building near the
track, which was formerly used
as the Stevens warehouse, and
within a week or ten days they
will begin turning out their
products. Here's success to the
enterprise.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Dandy Program Has Been Pre-
pared for the Evening.
Will Include a Banquet at $50 O'clock
for the Fathers and Sons. Is
/, End Annual Affair

Plans have about been COM
pleted for the End annual ban
quet to be staged at the Y. M.
c. A. on Thursday evening, Feb.
10th, and from all indications
it promises to be the biggest
event of the kind ever held in
the city.
Next week is Father and Son
week and is being observed as
such throughout the United
States. 1t is a week set aside
in which the father and son
should endeavor to become bet
ter acquainted. On next Thurs
day night the sons are to be the
guests of the fathets at the ban
quet and entertainment.
Invitations have been sent to
all fathers in the city who have
sons ten years of age or over in
the City Schools. but every man
in the city is also invited to at
tend the banquet and join in the
spirit of the occasion. Just call
the "Y' and make reservations
and the "Y" will get you a boy
if you do not happen to have
one of your own.
The banquet will take place at
$50 o'clock with the program
following.
PROGRAM
Chairman of the evening
Mayor Geo. F. Morgan
Invocation
Solo
Address Of Welcome
N. M. Oscar
Response Jack Maxcy
Solo John Torbol
What Scouting means to me"
Allan Shoresman
"The Boy Scouts of America"
Philip S. Cushing
Violin Solo Albert Carlson
"The Father Through the Sons
Eyes" Robert Morris
"The Son, the Fathers OPP
portunity" F. T. Beers
Special Selection
Ladies Quartette
Address
Closing Number Singing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Died at Long Beach

The many former Washburn
friends Of Mrs. George M. Saw
yer, wife of George M. Sawyer
who was Agent of the North
western Fuel company in this
city many years ago, will be
grieved to learn of Mrs. SaWyer's
death which occurred at Long
Beach, California, on Jan. 31st.
The remains were taken to St.
Paul where interment took place
on Feb. 7th.
Mr.. Sawyer passed away some
years ago and since that time
Mrs. Sawyer has been making
her home at st. Paul and Long
Beach. She is survived by a
son E. j. Sawyer, who is ticket
agent at the Union Depot in st.
Paul, and a daughter also re-
siding at ST. Paul.
Mrs. Sawyer will be remem-
bered by all cid Washburnites.
She was a very fine woman and
was a great worker in the Con-
gregational church. of this city
of which she was member.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Committee Makes Report
On High School Conditions
Finds Conditions in Walker School Building About Reported From
State Supernendents Office

carried by the majority vote at that
time, the present city School Board
will then be discontinued and the peo-
pie of the city shall elect a School
Board at the general election for this
purpose to be held in July.
This change being necessary in or
der to meet the financial situation,
and If made, will give the School
Board so elected, bonding power
equal to $50 total tax valuation of the
city or operating power of .O255 each
year. 1t would, therefore, appear to
the committee that the condition of
the high school being as it is, and that
the city might stand to lose $4,000
per year in State aid if new high
school is not constructed, and further,
the new School Board as proposed by
tn State superintendent, being an
elective body, chosen by the people Of
the city, and having within their
power the full right to proceed to
bond or build, as their Judgment may
dictate, after the election of next July,
there being nothing done in any way
to bind the city to either borrow or
build until such action is taken by
the new School Board, elected by the
voters, both men and women of the
city of Washburn, we, the committee,
hereby recommend that a petition be
circulated among the people of the
city to the end, that the voters at the
April election may have an opportun-
ity to express themselves by ballot
upon the question, First: AS to the
reorganization of the School Board as
counseled by Mr.. Carry, State Super
intendent, Second: AS to the bonding
and building of the new high school
building, after a reorganization is
made.
Respectfully submitted,
H. H. PEAVEY
MRS. M. HI. SPRAGUE.
MRS. NICK KURSCHNER
CHAS. l.. OLSON
w. A. ROBINSON
Committee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Bayfield, Resident Deeds Fine Piece
Of Land
Is Located Near Tri-County SanitOrium.
To Be Used For Park
Purposes.

Deeds have just been received
by County Clerk Oscar for a
tract of land containing about
twenty-five acres. adjoining the
land owned by the counties of
Bayfield,, Ashland and Iron, now
known as the Tri-county tuber-
culosis site. This land is decided
to the three counties named and
is to be used for park purposes
only, the donor is Frank W..
H0lston of Bayfield, and will be
known as the Leila A. Holston
Memorial Park, being memorial
to the late Mrs. Holston.
The location is one of the most
beautiful on Chequamegon Bay,
and it undoubtedly will be inn
proved and used in connection
with the sanitorium. The donor
Mr.. Holston is an old resident of
Bayfield, County, in fact one of
the best known men in the conn
ty. He was for many years in
the Indian service, as Indian
Agent at Red Cliff. Mr.. Holston
should receive the thanks of the
people Of the three counties for
this splendid gift.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Washburn Wins Two Out of Five
Games
Park Falls Defeats High School. Scouts
Win a Snappy Game from
Bayfield, End Team.

Basket ball fans were given
their moneys worth of amuse.
ment on Saturday evening when
three games were staged at the
.Y'' gymnasium, in which
Washbnrn teams played outside
teams.
The first game staged was be-
tween the Boy Scout team OF
this city and the Bayfield, End
High School team. When the
boys lined up on the floor to be-
gin the contest spectators
thought it a shame to see the
little Scouts stacked up against
such large fellows but they we're
given the surprise of their lives
when the Scouts walked away
with the long end of the score.
which was Is to Is. The Scouts
have a coming team and are
building up fine material for
future High School teams.
The Hurley girls defeated the
Washburn girls by a 9 to 6 score
in a holly contested game. The
decisions Of the Hurley referee
apparently did not meet with
the approval of the spectators
who voiced their disapproval on
several occasions.
In the main game of the even
ing between the Park Falls
quintet and the Washburn High
team the visitors won easily by
a score of "a to IL. Several new
players were on the Washburn
team and their team work did
not work as smoothly as in for
mer games while the team work
of the Park Falls boys was par
excellent. It was a clean game
but somewhat onesided.
Friday night at Ashland the
Washburn High School won and
lost. The boys team defeated
the Ashland second team Dy a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Resolution of Coincidence

Whereas the Allwise Ruler of
the Universe has seen fit to call
from this earth our true friend
and brother Jens Peterson, and
Whereas, through his death
his family has lost a true and
faithful father, and this lodge,
S. A. F., has lost worthy mem
Der, therefore be it
Resolved, that the S. A. F.
lodge extend to the sorrowing
family our true ard heartfelt
sympathy in this. their hour of
sorrow, and that a copy of these
resolutions be published in the
Washburn papers.
Nels Myhre, President
o. A. Lieum, Secretary
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12

ventilation, etc.
Second: This committee agrees
with the report from Madison to the
effect that the five rooms on the third
school rooms, are unfit from sani-
tary standpoint, and dangerous from
the standpoint of fire, and were never
intended for school purposes at the
time the building was constructed.
Third: The unsanitary condition
in the basement and laboratories COM
planned of, we found to be as reported
by these inspectors, but that in the
minds of this committee, this condi
tion can be remedied to large extent.
Fourth: This committee, having
been informed of the report by the in
spectors in the State Superintendent
office, and by the Washburn City
School Board to the effect that unless
the above complained of conditions
were Immediately remedied, or that
immediate steps should be taken by
the city of Washburn toward the
building of a new and adequate high
school building, that the State aid
which the city is now receiving,
amounting to $4,000 per year, would
be cut off and refused by the State
after the end of the present fiscal year
which is July 1st, 1920.
Fifth: State Superintendent of
Schools, Mr.. C. p. Cary, has outlined
to the Washburn city school board
plan under which the building of a
new high school building may be
financed during the coming year,
namely:
That the city should reorganize
School Board by reyerting from the
present city School Board back to the
District School system This could
be done by circulating among the
citizens of Washburn, petition call
ing for this change. which must be
signed by at least one-third of the
resident free holders or voters of the
dity When this is done, the people
will then vote upon the question at
the coming spring election, and If
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-02-12
Elected Offices

At a meeting held recently for
the purpose of electing officers
for the M. b Sunday School,
for the ensuing year the follow
ing offers were re elected.
Supt. Mrs. f. L. Beers
Asst. Supt. Miss Ruth Smith
Secretary, Harry Hanson
Asst. Secy. Catherine Beers
Treasurer, Mr.. Clark
Pianist, Miss Clara Peterson
Supt, Juuior Dept. Miss Jessie
Smith
An installation service will
soon be held.