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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22

dogs and cats might better be made
away with, if it was anybodys bust
ness to see to it.
City Built on Sand
The city is built on sand, deep sand,
and verf few of the streets are paved,
Now and then house las a sidewalk,
but it is built at any height that suits
the owner, so no two pieces of side
walk on block are the same height,
and then blowing through the sand
of the narrow streets to mount the
next scrap of walk, usually by two
or three steep steps and so working his
way up and down, as well as forward,
until he is tired in a few minutes.
With the exception of the suburbs,
all classes of houses are built tight
onto the street, the front door open
ing into the sandy thoroughfare. Where
there is paving, it is being done with
cement and is good. Barranquilla is
not so old as most Colombian cite
which accounts for it's not being pa
we'd everywhere with cobble-stone as
the old cities are This city Is not
more than eighty years old, which ap-
pears to be very young for a city
out here.
Much Noise and Worry
While Spanish is the language used
here, most of the business men un-
Newell, who took a walk alone every
day, had no difficulty in getting about
and buying what he cared to buy The
mission schools are most interesting,
and are so full that many boys and
birls have had to be turned away.
do not see how anyone can endure
the noise and worry, of living day after
day with fifty or sixty young men and
boys penned up In the house and small
yard with one, and to have the entire
responsibility of them all day and
night. It is strenuous life-what
with the heat and noise and dust, the
immense quantities of food that must
be prepared and served, the swarm
of boys who must hn kept busy and
contented, SO they will not fight
sonally, would prefer a quieter life
and a moment TO myself.
We attended the regular Colombian
services in. the chapel, and, although
we could not understand a word, we
enjoyed seeing the earnest, interested
faces. The church was packed full,
and it was unbearably hot. There is
a Sunday afternoon service in English
held each week at the home of one
Of the missionaries, for foreigners,
and we greatly enjoyed that every.
Sunday.
Barranquilla is nice city to visit,
but nothing could induce me to live
in this heat and dirt and noise. And
Mr. Newell has arrived at the same
decision.
MRS. w. H NEWELL
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
BEFORE
LEGION POST

At the special meeting of the local
post of the American Legion held
last evening in the c. A. r. hall, r.
M. Gibson, Grand Rapids the State
Adjutant of the American Legion,
gave very stirring and forceful talk.
He stated in opening that the Legion
which was born at st. Louis in May
1919, and was organized in the state
of Wisconsin shortly thereafter, has
grown from thirty-eight posts in the
state Of Wisconsin at the time of the
first state convention on September
l, 1919, to two hundred sixty-tWo
posts within this state at the present
time. He read off the list of towns
now having posts in this state and
there was no town Of any Importance
of any kind that did not have its
American Legion post. The national
membership Of the American Legion
is now past the two million mark. A
weekly magazine is being published at
indianapolis by the national head
quarters, which is being sent to all of
the members.
The executive committee of the
Legion has recently authorized the
formation Of Womens' Auxiliary or
CARNATIONS, wives, mothers and sis
ters of ex-service men being eligible
to membership. Posts are being or
ganized in the state of Wisconsin and
Mr.. Gibson strongly urged that a
womens' auxiliary organization be
formed in Baraboo to work in connec-
ton with the Legion and to promote
it's ideals.
Taking up the question of the fed
eral bonus legislation for ex-service
men he stated that at the Minneapo-
lis convention of the American Legion
in November of 1919 the convention
took the position that although the
federal government owed the ex-ser
vice man something for what he sacri-
feed in the Great War that the Lee
gion felt that they could leave with
confidence to congress the making of
adequate and satisfactory bonus and
other beneficial legislation. BY March,
however the Legion had come to
realize that congress was not going
to act unless some pressure was
brought to bear Accordingly the
state commanders and the National
executive committeeman of the Lee
gion held meeting at indianapolis,
at which special beneficial 1egisla-
ton for the service man was drafted
and state commanders then proceed
ed to Washington and after a several
days conference with the members of
the Ways and Means committee a
plan was submitted to the Ways and
Means committee OF the house of
representatives, which in few days
thereafter reported it very favorably
| to congress for action. This bene-
fetal legislation is known as the
four-fold optional plan and gives the
service man the right to one Of four
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
JOHN D. JONES OF CHICAGO FINDS THAT PRICES
HAVE GREATLY NCREAS ED SINCE 1858 WHEN EGGS
WERE WORTH FROM TIL Rec TO FOUR CENTS DOZEN

John D. Jones, 5768 La Sale street,
Chicago, formerly a resident Of Merri-
mack, sends the following interest
ing communication:
The following is an extract from
the Daily Trade Bulletin of March 10,
1920 may be worth publishing: LOW
Cost of Living on Chicago ranged as
follows: Best butter SC to 10c per
pound, fresh eggs, and &c per dozen,
chickens, 10 to 12c each" In the
same bulletin prices quoted as ruling
the day Of issue: Butter, Sc to CSC
for best, fresh eggs, 45c to 4515c:
chickens, CSC per pound.
A comparison of 1914 and 1920 prf-
ces as given by late Market Re-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
USE CHARCOAL
IN BAKING IN
SOUTH AMERICA
(Continued from page cno.,

pine apples, pomegranates mangoes,
alligator pear, guava and the banana.
The latter is the only one that is
cheap, and that can be had for cent
each. People seem to nearly live on
this fruit. The market displays
quantities of fish brought fresh from
the ocean every morning, and tons
and tons of beef, freshly butchered
before daylight every morning. What
is not sold out by night, is sailed and
hung in the sun to dry, and is sold
as ierked meat. At daybreak, pur-
chasers swarm into the market, all
talking, screaming, and crowding at
once 1t is hot, dusty and noisy in
the market, and one visit was enough
for me. The day we visited it, Mr..
Newell and / did not care to eat.
Crowding through the dirty throngs,
and getting so tired in the heat, list
ening to the bedlam was enough, with
out seeing the dirt everywhere.
The Magdalena river filled up it's
bed near the city, so a canal was con-
structed UP which the river boats
come to land. There are nearly eighty
of these great steamers which are
rmuch larger and better equipped than
4 had expected to find them. They
ply up and down the river for six
hundred miles, always loaded with pas
sengers and goods. At present there
are immense amounts Of all sorts OF
materials going into the interior-to
Bucaramanga and Medellin-for the
opening up Of the new petroleum
mines near those cities.
Mules Draw Street Cars
In Barranquilla clumsy street cars
are drawn by three little mules each
The driver uses the whip on them con-
stant1y and yells at them, yet he sell
dom succeeds in getting much speed
out Of them. The jitneys are driven
fast and reckIessly, with men hang
ing thick on all sides Of them. One
Tnay take his choice of the two con-
veyances. Either will stop in the
middle OF block, if anyone wishes to
get off or on, as we'll as at the cross
ings. They will wait for a man to
lock up his house and run block to
get on (the jitney did it for Rev. Will
iams) or will stop for a woman to
get off and pick up d bundle she hap
pens to drop, or sometimes the con-
-ductor himself will run back for the
lost package, while all the passengers
look. on interestedly.
The servants do the marketing most
~ in great baskets which they fill
with vegetables, fruit, meat, live chick
ems and doves,and then carry the
whole load on Their heads. They tie
the poultry by their feet and hang
them, dOwnwards over the bas-
ket. If they have a great distance to
go they place the baskets on the
running board of the jitney. With the
great, heavy baskets and Hopping
chickens balanced on their heads,
both hands full, they glide along with
little motion, seeming not to mind the
sitting heat, or their burdens.
Workers In Lace
We visited a school where we saw
dozens of little girls toilsomely making
lace, embroidering and making the
incest Of clothes. Their teachers are
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
SECTIONS OF STATE ARE
SHORT OF SEED POTATOES

Farmers are warned, in a notice
sent out by the state division of mar
kets, that sections Of the state are
selling themselves short of seed
potatoes. The notice declares the
supply left in the state is far below
normal. Potato seed stock, accord
ing to the division, is almost impos-
sible to obtain, while table stock has
a dozen buyers for every car offered
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
HALF THE WORLD
IS NOW IN NEED

The Congregational church was fill
ed Friday night to see the survey OF
"World Needs OF Services" 1t was
shown that half the world was with
out teachers, doctors and medicine and
missionaries. Famine, disease, sorrow,
sin abound. Encoura cement was found
the increasing interest and help sent
by the Christian church.
The delegates returned home late in
the afternoon or after the everiro
service. Several loads of young people
came about supper time from Reeds
burg and Sank City.
The following officers were elected;
County chairman-Rev. c. NJ. Zenk,
Sank City.
Vice Chairman-Rev. ]. E. Cooke,
Reedsburg.
Secretary-Rev. E. c. Henke, Bara
boo.
Survey leaders-Revs. c. A. Dins-
more and V. III. Sword, Reedsburg.
Finance leaders-A. S. Kingsford,
w. C. Shorer, C. E. Phillis.
Oduh O1IJ =.
Life Work Experimentation. c. E.
Weed.
Spiritual Resources-Rev. J. H.
Moorehead, Reedsburg.
Stewardship-Rev E. c. Henke.
Missionary Educhtion-Rev. L. S.
Peckham, Ironton.
Denominational representatives.
Advent Christian-Rev. e. o. Coontz.
Baptist. FL. Barry.
egational-Rev w. c. Schilling.
\ Evangelical. Prodoehl.
Methodist Episcopal-H. w. An
drews.
Methodist Weslyan-O. S. Ballinger.
Presbyterian-C. E. Phillips.
United Brethern-Rev. L. E. w.
Warren.
Much credit is due to the local COM
mittee Rev Cameron and Skinner.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
options.

options.
/. Cash bonus.
2. Home buying.
3. Farm purchase.
4. Educational.
Mr.. Gibson was a type of a speaker
who used no hesitation or reserve
in the language he employed in ham
mering home his points and the mem
bers of the Legion and ex-service
men who heard him were we'll repaid
for his trip from Grand Rapids to
Baraboo to make this address.
After the speech refreshments and
a social time was enjoyed. About 40
veterans were present at the occas-
ion in the G. A r. hail.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
..ARGE FARM SOLD
I'M MONROE COUNTY

Capt. H. Flock purchased the John
Kast farm and personal property in
Halls valley, Monroe county not long
ago. This is SAID to be one of the
largest land deals pulled off in that
community. Personal property of the
land is valued at 100000. The farm
sold for $4,000
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22

With your fingers! You can life off
any hard corn, soft corn or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal
lusesfrom bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle Of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store; apply few
drops upon the corn or callus. Instant
" it stops hurting, then shortly you
lift that bothersome corn or callus
right off, root and all, without one
bit OF pain or soreness. Truly! No
humbug.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-22
CONGRESS MAY PROBE SHORTAGE.
OF NEWS PRINT IN COUNTRY

Congress may probe shortage of
news print. Some of the magazines in
the east are combining issues to re-
duce consumption. The Milwaukee
Journal is sending out mail editions
without advertising.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
FEDERAL MEN
ROBBED HIM,
SAYS DRIVER

Charges against two federal off,
GERS who, he declares, beat and robbed
him, were presented TO the county
grand jury Friday morning by Polycar-
pic Rodriguez, taxi driver at the 11sl
auto stand. according to district at
tormey Leigh Clark and his assistants
who, they say, have been iuvestigat-
ing the case for several days.
The grand jury adjourned at noon
TO continue its Investigations next
Tuesday when It convenes in regu-
lar session
Ignacio Moreno has been asked by
Leigh Clark, district attorney, TO be
present at that time TO relate a charge
thar he was brutaily beaten by Jed
eral officers about two months ago.
Estorcio EeVarrO. driver at the auto
stand where Rodriguez works, and
several other drivers also were exam
ined as witnesses, It was said at the
district attorneys office
Says He Was Beaten
Another complaint, this against
federal prohibition agents, may be
heard by the grand jury. according to
Clark Ignacio Moreno has told the
district attorney. it is averreo, that
he, Moreno, was recently handcuffed
and beaten by two prohibition agents
whom he can identify.
Rodriguez is reported to have said
that last week he went into q dark
alley TO 60 to Mexican tenement
ana was stopped by two federal
agents who had a gun. He was com
PEELED, he says, 20 enter an automo-
bile with TeVarrO and q man named
Leonardo Gonzales, taxi drivers.
Robbed Of Money.
They were driven Few blocks, ac-
cording to the story, after which Con
zales was put out. he and Tevarro,
Rodriguez says, were then driven TO
point near the Peyton packing
plant, where both men were compelled
&c get out Both were searched, the
man said. and $500 was taken from
R0driguez- EeTarro had no money,
il was asserted Before the robbery
Rodriguez was hit on the head with
the butt Of q pistol the man said.
After The beating and robbery the
federal agents drove away in the car,
according to the taxi driver, leaving
him to walk back to his stand. Ar
irving at the stand he said he re-
ported the affair and later told dis
trict attorney Clark.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Houses OF 400 Flats
Being Built In Madrid

Madrid Spains Nov. IA gigantic
effort 20 settle the housing problem
OF the Spanish capital caused by the
thrush Of thousands Of country folk
10 tie city, IS IN progress IN the
northern section adjacent to the
suburb OF Cuatro Caminos. A private
concern has acquired tract OF land
and has begun building what for
Madrid are sA-yscrapers Of ten stories.
Ecch Of these buildings IS TO contain
100 fats and 40 stores.
The new model suburb is TO be in
all respects modern. Engineers are
engaged in laying out a boulevard
through its center half a nile long
and $50 feet In width. with two car
rage ways and a central promenade
lined with trees.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Russian Dancer viii
Visif Colorado Cifu

Colorado SpruEs. Colo, Nov. IA
Exclusive society Of Little Lunnon"
is sg0g today over the<prcspects OF
entertaining Gamma Wanksa, famous
Russian dancer, who was recently
married to Alexander Smith Cochran,
millionaire yschtsman, In Paris.
Cochran owns a palatial home Just
vest Of this city, Glen Eyre" the
castle originally built by the late Cen
William J. Palmer, founder OF the
city Of Colorado Springs, and rumors
are current that th4 New York mil
lionaire may bring his bride 70 the
Colorado estate for an extended hon
eymoou-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Freedom OF City, Does
Not Pan axicab Fare

Mexico city. Mexico, Nov =19.-Iu
the belief that they were graciously
being extended the freedom Of thu
city, several Texas eLcurEiouists in
Mexico City recently halted q taxicab
marked fLibre" and toured the city
almost half day. When presented
with a rather large bill they pro-
tested, asserting to thedriver that his
car was labeled Free and was PRO-
vided for visitors by the local enter
talnment committee.
The bin was paid when the Ameri-
cans were reliably informed that ev-
cry tzLicab that Is at liberty" or
ready 10 hire" is marked 'Libre."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19
Paris Men Set NoU. 25
is Day To Bug Bonds

Paris, France, Nov. 19.-November
g has been decided upon by the
presidents OF all the chambers Of
romuercs OF Paris. as loan day On
that day the chambers OF commerce
kaTe resolved. all the receipts taken
by business houses in Paris shall be
invested In the new percent loan.
apart from payments for goods
fold previously you shall bring to the
state in exchange for loan certifi-
Gates. al the money spent by the pub
lie that day, whether for nourishment
1r for amusement, for clothing or Tor
lodgings or for purchase OF any OBJ
iect on sale in the stores Of the can
lLal.. The resoIutlon reads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-19

Mrs. A. Viola Smith, who has been
named secretary 70 Julian Arnold.
American commercial attachs in
Picking, is so far as known. the first
woman TO be appointed 20 a place in
the foreign trade service of the
United States.
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09
APRIL 9, 1920
THE ROLL OF HONOR

The following states have
ratified the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Amend
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09

had been in this part of the
country a comparatively short
time. Of course, the large per-
centage were men who have been
in or around Tucson for a num-
Der of years, who have been
aroused to the remarkable growth
of the city within the last two
years and were willing to align
with progressive plan for civic
organization. The feature of the
drive, however, was the acquisi-
tion ofsthe new people in the dis
trict, tying their interest to the
community they had entered.
The outstanding significance of
the campaign was that if each
community of the State follows
the lead of Tucson, within year,
the public opinion of the State
can be strengthened along lines
of progress through the absorp-
tion of the new people, who, ac-
cording to reports brought by
every traveller, are seeking set
tlement in every part of Arizona,
filling the hotels, the highways
and byways, each with valuable
increments of cash or knowledge,
which should be organized for
the benefit of the State, ire
spective of what particular CON-
munity they may select for final
settlement.
What Tucson has accomplished
can easily be done here. Stafford
should have an active chamber
of commerce that would bring
together all the citizens, old and
new, to discuss and carry out
plans for much needed improve
ments.
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09
FORWARD LOOKING POLICY

Banks are enlarging on the
Industrial Idea" In Portland,
Spokane and other cities, the ad-
vertising of the leading financial
institutions is devoted largely to
educational copy showing the
public the value of industries to
communities.
The far-seeing bank director
knows that the future growth of
his bank depends on the growth
and stability of his territory.
Just as the laboring man is
dependent for his living on the
successful operations of indus
tries, so is the banker dependent.
Industry and manufacturing
plants make possible the utiliza-
tion of farm products which
could not reach the consumer, in
any other manner, and the new
style bank advertising is bring
ing this point clearly before the
public.
Any condition which hurts in
dustry, automatically hurts the
wage Garner and financial insti-
tutions, hence it is of interest to
all to strive to maintain safe
and sound economic conditions,
and the banks are to be COM
mended for the lead they have
taken in this matter.
Freak legislation and radical
policies whether local, state or
Immediately affect in
dustrial activity and the pros.
perity of individuals, states and
nation.
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09
WE MUST HAVE OIL

Failure to increase production
of crude oil in the United States
has brought the nation face tt
face with a shortage of petroleum
products. For ten years we have
had national policy which dis.
couraged increased oil produc-
tion. The recent passage of the
oil land leasing bill came as a
tardy acknowledgment of the
critical situation.
In the face of the decreasing
supply of fuel oils, our domestic
requirements are doubling and
trebling, not to mention foreign
trade, which is clamoring for our
products. If we are going to
have future supplies of gasoline
and lubricating oils there must
be an increased production of
crude oil.
While oil producers have man.
aged to double their production
in the last ten years, the number
of oil burning vehicles has in
creased fifteen times, not to
mention the greatly increased
use of fuel oil by the merchant
marine and navy of our own
country, as well as other nations.
Explaining the recent advance
in the price of gasoline on the
Pacific coast, K. r. Kingsbury,
of the Standard Oil Company
pointed out that due to the high
est price on record in the East,
Pacific coast gasoline at the old
price could be shipped to New
York and sold at a profit and the
increased price was necessary to
save our supply, and also, that
to encourage increased produc-
tion of crude oil, another advance
to the producers was necessary.
Mr.. Kingsbury points out en-
phatically that the advance in
price was solely to protect the
fuel oil and gasoline supply of
this coast and to stimulate the
production of crude oil.
Compared with the increase in
price of other commodities, gas
oline and oil supplies are today
one of the very cheapest pro-
ducts which the public has to
buy. The day is past when the
question of price makes much
difference. From now on it is a
question of getting the oil at any
price and no man would be safe
in predicting a price five years
hence,
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09

Accompanied by State Senator
Homer Wood, State Senator Chas.
Roberts, member of the board of
supervisors of Cochise county, as
well as democratic war horse
of the first magnitude, called on
the Courier last Tuesday. Sena-
tor Roberts says that his plat
form is to beat the republicans,
certainly a platform very demo-
cratic, and one upon which any
democrat should feel perfectly at
home. He is opposed to Wob-
blyism and Wobblyism's weapon
of direct action, no matter by
whom said weapon is used. He
stands for law and order. He is
out for the democratic nomina.
ton to be governor of Arizona,
and is one of the strong men in
the field for that nomination.
The next governor of Arizona
will be a democrat, and it is up
to the democratic party to say
who that next governor will be.
Prescott Courier.
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09
How Diphtheria ls Contracted

One often hears the expression,
my child caught a severe cold which
developed into diphtheria, when the
truth was that the cold had simply left
the little one particularly susceptible
to the wandering diphtheriR germ. If
your child has cold when diphtheria
is prevalent you should take him out of
school and keep him Off the street until
fully recovered, as there Is hundred
times more danger of his taking diph.
iberia when he has a cold. When
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given
It quickly cures the cold and lessons the
danger of diphtheria or any other germ
disease being contracted, Got
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09
rucSoNS EFFORT

The first effort to incorporate
the interest of the newcomers
who are crowding into every
community of the State, closed
April I'd with success. when the
Tucson Chamber of commerce
ended its drive for five hundred
new memberE, gathering in con-
siderable over the number sought;
and in the acquisition to the
membership, securing many who
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09

One of the biggest publishing piants
In the Orient IL the Baptist Mission
Press at Rangoon, Burma, which 10
quite modern and self.supporting, As
30 per cent Of the people OF Burma cas-
read, the plant 10 valuable aid to ,ths
mission workers
Graham guardian., 1920-04-09

Twenty-Five automobiles are to b
sent to Burma by the American Rap.
fist Foreign Missionary Society. This
result will be to triple the work Of the
60 American missionaries there, as the
British government has excellent roads