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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
COUNTY CROPS
ON TOBOGGAN.
Reports Shows 1919 Crops
Fell S35O,OOO from
1913 Total.
MANY CAUSES GIVEN.

Kenosha county farmers received
$35O,000 less for their crops in 1919
than they did for the output of their
farms in 1918 according to the figures
compiled by Joseph A. Becker, Joint
crop statistician for the state and
federal departments and for the Wis
consin department Of agriculture. The
report was filed several days ago in
Madison but the actual figures so far
as Kenosha county was concerned did
not reach this vicinity until today. The
report shows that in 1919 the amount
received for the Is principal crops of
the county was $4,022 900 while in
1918 the farmers received $4,367.120.
1t is said that a similar shortage is
reported in many other counties of
Wisconsin but that the. state as
whole has been able to overcome the
deficit.
More Acreage in 1919.
The report is all the more signif-
cant by reason of the fact that it is
also shown by supplementary re-
port that there were 818 more acres of
land under cultivation in Kenosha
county in 1919 than in 1918 but de-
spite this fact the total value of the
crops was below the high standard set
in 1919. The shortage is, however,
not to be considered too seriously
since it is known that the highest
prices of war days prevailed in 1918
and the farmer urged on by the needs
of the nation in war pushed their pro-
duction to the limit. The shortage
had been expected both by state and
federal departments and it is believed
that the figures for 1919 more truth
fully reflect the normal output of the
county.
Many Things to Blame.
Kenosha county farmers explain the
shortage in several ways. In parts of
the county the wheat and corn crops
fell heavily in their average and this
coupled with the decrease in prices
said to have existed is blamed for
the shortage. Other farmers point to
the figures as proof that the high cost
of living has decreased somewhat so
far as the farmers are to blame for
it as the totals show that they have
not continued war prices during the
past year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
Local Golfer Loses
Final Match in South

Pinehurst, N. CT C. Newton of
Brookline, captain of the Massachu-
sets state team, won the presidents
trophy in the spring tournament, de-
feating Sam Graham Of Greenwich, the
medallist, by two up at the thirty
fifth hole in the final contest. C. c..
Allen of Kenosha, who represented
Wisconsin in the final round, played
against Joe Hotchkiss of New Haven
in the second consolation division and
lost by two and one. Young Hotchkiss
went out in 80 and led by four up
at the turn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
Take Joe Spero
to Milwaukee Today
Alleged Counterfeiter to Face Grand
Jury in the Federal Court
Today.

Joseph Spero, arrested here last
Friday night as a counterfeiter, was
taken to Milwaukee this morning and
evidence in the case is to be submitted
to the grand jury there this afternoon.
Chief of Police O'Hare and Detective
Charles Rock went with Spero to Mil
waukee and they will be the principal
witnesses before the grand jury. 1t
is expected that an indictment will
be returned against Spero before the
day is over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
BUSINESS HIT BY
EXPRESSEMBARGO
Kenosha Struggles Along
Today without Shipments
Long Over Due.
END STRIKETODAY

Business in Kenosha was hard hit
today as a result of the embargo on
express shipments. No shipments
were being sent out of Kenosha and
those received were few and far be-
tween. Monday morning the Kenosha
Office of the express company is accus-
toned to receive three carloads of
freight. This morning there were two
wagon loads and all of it was freight
which had been picked up at places
along the North Western out of Chi
cago. The existence of the embargo
on express was emphasized by very
large increase in the burdens of the
parcel post department of the post
Office and lot of stuff which usually
comes by express came in by parcel
post this morning.
Little Food BY Express.
Kenosha is accustomed to get large
amount of its green vegetable supply
by express, but none of this kind of
shipments came in this morning.
Many of the dealers sought to get
away from the express strike by tax
ing the shipments of stations but there
was no one at the stations to handle
them and they remained in Chicago.
Three carloads of express matter
were shipped out of Kenosha on Satur-
day before the notice of the embargo
was received but these shipments were
not delivered and the cars are supposed
to be somewhere in Chicago now.
Conditions Looking Brighter.
Things are looking just a little
better this morning" said Joseph J.
Rebholz, in charge of the business of
the express company here. at looks
as if there might be some settlement
today. The drivers have refused to
join in the strike and it is possible
that men will be found to handle the
stuff at the stations. We did not get
any stuff from Chicago or from the
east today and all of this stuff must
be piled up in Chicago. So great is the
congestion on express matter that
even should the strike be declared off
today it will be three days before the
movement of freight becomes normal
again. l can give no promise as to
when the freight we dispatched before
we got the order for the embargo will
be delivered. All transfer stuff is held
up in Chicago. There was no move
ment of even food products into Ke-
nosha today. Although the dealers
delivered these to the stations there
were no men to handle them and they
remained in Chicago.
Newspapers Are Exempt.
The newspapers are still coming
along at the regular hours and the
strikers insisted in their strike order
that the people have chance to get
their newspapers. 1t is said that the
milk shipments are also being given
preference in some places. Milk deal
ers have arranged to run special
freight trains in some districts in
order that the milk supply of Chica-
go and other cities will not be
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11

Judge Belden, the entire company in
the court room arose and stood for
minute with heads bowed and rendered
tribute Of silence to the honored
members of the bar called by death.
1t was one of the most impressive ses-
sions of the Circuit Court ever held in
Kenosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
Mule Mechanics Puzzle This Lad.

Spokane-Jim Torphy's mule baked.
Came then his boss, R. K. Tisley, and
kicked the beast in the ribs. Maud"
moved. "Why didn't you tell me to
release her brakes?" queried Torphy,
"Pd a-done, it if I'd understood her
mechanism"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11

Call Elmer Johnson & Co., for bag
gage and express. Phone 191. 621
Lyman avenue. adv.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
Honors Their Memory.


to its presence the lawyers and friends
whose memories we now honor. Their
passing awakens with peculiar force
reflections Of that hour when the hope
and faith mate in the human heart
shall assert their supremacy over hui
man reason-that hour when the indi-
vidual life, cloud, vapor passeth
away. It enforces the truth of uni
versal experience that in this battle
of life sorrow must come, since none
whether young, middle aged, or old,
can escape the destiny fixed by the
immutable law of nature. Sons must
take the place of their fathers; daugh-
tiers follow with holy reverence in the
footsteps of mothers; brothers must
take up the burden where brothers
laid it down. And so there is ever
pressing need for hearts of oak and
hands of sturdy grasp ta,do the worlds
work which forever rerraineth to be
done. It is an admonition for many
of US, too, that the sun deepens in it's
glow and quickens it's course down the
evening sky. To them, not long ago,
there was a tinge of lustre on the
verge of the hills which yet seemed
distant, and the dawn was abroad in
all the freshness of summer morn
ing, but the brightness of morning was
but the forerunner of the dusk Of
evening.
"We will say of each, His day is
done, and with him all is repose and
peace In bidding each Good night
we say of him as Longfellow said of
Bryant, Thou hast but taken thy lamp
and gone to bed. wait little longer,
as one waits to cover up the embers
that still burn'.n
The proceedings and memorials will
be spread upon the records of. the
court and as further mark of respect
the court will now adjourn until two
o'clock this afternoon.
Silence Pays Tribute.
At the conclusion on the address Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-19
cHRIsrMAs sHoPPlNo.

Waffle stsnc folks ara delaying
with their Christmas shoppinE. wise
buyers are making careful selections
right now and in a week or 40 win
have completed their list prepared
their packages for the mails and VIII
have sent them OFF before the usual
Christmas rush commences.
trice reductions in practically all
lines have taken place and 4 IL
doubtful n there will be much add
uonai reduction at least until after
THE New Year. if a. all Merchants
generally feel that they have shaved
a. close a. possible 70 the purchase
price on goods recently bought. and
have some az flr below the purchase
price on goods bought before the
Wholesalers made their cut a. IL g.
possible rs do
Therefore. prices being lmrtially
stable. & = the part o. wisdom for
Christmas shoppers 20 buy now while
there r. time 90 make careful o. lec-
lions. complete their lists before the
rush. and mail their gifts before tho
postoffiee IL over crowded
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-19
TEACHING cgRTlEleATEs.

State superintendent ~ schools
sheats r. again insisting that no
teachers be- employed without Florida
teaching certificates no matter how
detrimental IL may be 20 tho best In
forests of the schools
There are FAR too tsw teachers IN
the state with Florida certificates 20
fH ail the teaching positions. but
there are many brilliant men and
women who arr graduates ~ such
schools a. Alabama Polytech. Georgia
Tech. sewanee. and the various uni
Veraltlas 81 the east and middle west
who have gladly come t0 the aid -
harrasaed and worried county super
iotendents and taken charge q
schosls
These teachers. who do not hold
Florida certificates are doing excel
lent work and are doing Il because
they were willing % be- ~ service 90
their c0mmunilra The false economy
~ for, .nN such teachers 20 resign be-
cause they do not find b convenient 90
take the Florida examination Is the
essence ~ folly.
While h i quite true thai these
teachers. II they wish g. retain their
positions when equally competent
TEACHERS who 90 have cortftcatHs are
available. should also hold certificates.
vet IL g. extremely unvise % replace
them with less competent teachers
who perchance have passed the state
examination.
There has hesr altogether too much
teacher changing On the vari0ua caun-
ties and Escamhia has not been the
least ~ the offenders in this respect
at because % The fauaticat cnforc :
mcnt 4 a law the intention 81 which
was no doubt good hut which has be-
come weapon with which good
teachers are driven from their schools
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Hard for the leopard 20
Chanae His Sncts.

Change His Spots.
The Chicago Tribune. z few days
ago. showed some evidence Of a
change ~ heart IN Us attitude toward
the south but IL still deplores what il
alleges as a fact that the solid south
II stiil ia the saddle and win remain
there until tire change Ia administra =
tien neNt March.
Il overlookR the fact that the south
can wen say. after the inauguration
81 the new president that New Eng
land viii be "a the saddle and with
vengeance. Perhaps the political
power viii nots be Ga New England
either Ia congress OF elsewhere. but
the ideas and the influence ~ New
England and NeW York win be- for
the republican party takes It's tradi-
tions from the one and lts financial
policy from the otkeT
The Tribune also fails ~ point out
that while the south has, up 70 this
time. remained practically and solid
o. democratic. there have been no
revelations Of corruption IN state
management and party Vaccinations
a. have been shown repea teddy ga
some 81 the states OF the north. No
democratic senator Is engaged in
pressing an appeal against a verdict
q court charging him with a vio-
lation Of the election laws No south
eTn state j. undergoing the political
corru8ion from which Illinois for In
stance. Is suffering.
Tho south may have been en- the
addie. whatever that means, during
the resent democratic administration.
but u lt DIS reach that position II
was because the men II has sent 70
congress have been there a long time
and have earned by great public ser
vice the positions on committees that
made them effective and which gives
the unveraeious Tribune occasion to
charge that the south has been unduly
in power
But "A ainst no member IL congress
from the south have proceedings for
impca chment been prosecuted for
malfeasance I'm office. No southern
member has been expelled for any
reason. and no corruption has been
limited az as coming from tho mem
beers from that portion of the country
which the Tribune always seeks 90
criticlsa and deride We cannot truth
fully say as much for the republican
members Of eoBgreSs; that Is. all Of
them
Now that one 5r two southern
states have. on thf surface become
republican. Il wouh be well IL the
Tribune would suspend It's accuse
tians against the soutA until such
time as Il becomes solid again. a. f
win assurediy do. All Ia good time.
Miami Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-19

but publicity unbiased and free from
ali forms 81 distortion. Therein lies
the sreat power or the press: used
with fairness and tniaratsen Il Is
more effeatuai than any other weapon.
Abused--and a remains but a WITH
erred rod rs helpless hands
The public always demands fair
piay-aithough Il does not always AZ
first receive 81: ard therein lies thu
harm Of efforts 10 suppress matters
~ public interest. X Il best 90 "ooine
clean" on al aetails--for the man who
comes clean Is the man who will as
sist In making all things clean. and
the entire world estoems q man who
viii have his say even though all
may not agree with m.--Kissimmee
Valley Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-19

thrown careiessly over a teakwo0d
table and a chest of drawers.
A chaise logue Of bamboo piled with
cushions stood underneath the win
dows which commanded a view OF the
rolling woodland and meadows / had
found 50 beautiful. Three chairs og
the same material completed the fur
nishings OF the room, save for a won
derfal Chinese screen reaching almost
from the ceiling 20 the floor. which
hid al single iron bed. painted white. az
the type used in hospitals. a small bu-
reau. aiao painted white. and a shaw
Ing mirror.
''Don't want any junk about my
sleeTsng quarters Dieky explained.
as I looked behind thoa screen.
Well. what do you think Of it9" he
dema nded at last In a hurt tone as
finished nay inspection 81 the walls.
which were almost covered with the
originals OF Dicky's best magazine 81
lustrations. framed In narrow black
strips OF wood
IT Is truly wonderful. Dleky." | re-
turned trying to make my voice en-
thuslaagic.
/ could have raved over the room.
for 7 did think Il Cxqulsltely beautiful.
had not my woman's intuition detect
ed that another hand than Dicky's
had helped IN IS preparation.
Only a w0man's cunning fingers
could have fashioned the curtains and
the cushions I saw in profuziou about
the room. l knew her identity before
Dicky. after pointing out in detail
every article Of which he was 80
proud. said hesifatingly.
4 wish. AIadge YOU would telephone
Miss Draper and ask her 20 ran over
tomorrow and see the room You see
1 was so anxious 20 surpsisa you that
/ did not want e. have you do any Of
the work. and she kindly did all ~
this ueedlewOrk for me. 1 know she
il very curious to SEQ how her work
looks"
tContinned tomorrow
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Revelations
of q Wife

Why pleky Asked Madss 70 lnvits
Mics Draper 60 Call ard See
His Room.
Vow, remember. no stealing Of keys
and peering into BHobeard's closet
said Dicky Rayiy as he closed and
locked the door ~ his room.
''You fiatter yourself. SIR" ] swept
him low bow. n really hasent the
slightest curiosity about your old
room"
eSour erapeE" he Knocked and then
lmpressively And no matter what
packages or furniture come here fer
me they are not 20 be unwrappod
Just leave them on the porch. or In
the library until come home"
II wouldn't touch one ~ them with
pair ~ tongs." / assured him.
see that you don't he returned,
hanging the key up. and hastily ks
sing the Now I've got to run for a."
lie hurried down the stairs and out
20 the front door. I stood looking
after him with a smile or tender
Amusement lie was reaily too ride
& lous about his room in the old Bren-
nan house which we had leased at
Marvin
When his mother and were plan.
ming the furnishing ~ the uaace Dicky
had resolutelv refused to let us touch
his room With his customary disre-
gard for the comfort or convenience Of
others he had chosen at first sight the
largest bed chamber o. an. one with
four large windows Since moving
80 the house be had shared ms room
while his had been the scene 81 much
activity on the part q paper-h4 myers.
painters end carpenters activity
which he had screened from his moth
er and me with ludlcrous care.
ffe bad royalty tipped Katie 20 clear
up the litter the workmon had left.
and bad heard him charge her 20 let
neither Mother Graham nor myself
como into the room Ka'lo. much dis
tressed. lad come 90 me about the la
junction. but Z had ASSURED her that Il
was only little Joke - STR Graham
and she had gone coneentedlv back
Is work
Neither craharn's Ultiuatun.
From his remark about the pack
ages I inferred that nicky's purchases
for tire room were complete. As the
day were ora and furniture and pack.
ages al carefully hidden ia 81 applnss
were delivered began 90 wonder
h9w IN the world he was going 20 ges
eteFything lie had bougAt into one
room.
Ills mother voiced another fear %
mine - she Saw the pile u things on
the Ycranda
r. wonder what he's spending on All
this she said anxfously Richard
hasn't any atom of common sense
when IL comes - anames
III haven't any idea how much h viii
cnsi him" I answered truthfully
Months before coufexstnU that hs
Rever had any idea of ISIS financial
status. and that be could NOT save
money nicky had asked ne IS take
charge 49, his earnings bank thpm and
pay lEers thing wsth my tsarr6naG
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60 .
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u .
q q g % % 20 % .; % q 3. 90 Q; g 70 20 q

Poplar Dell Nov. is-Reverend
Arnold. 81 Century. filled his regular
appointment nj Byrnvilio church sun
day. Ills text was from the ninth
ohapted and fifth sverse OF saint
John.
Masters James and Luther Williams
visited their grandmother. Mrs VIM
TAYLOR. of Bluff Springs. sunday.
t'bie Weave, II Flomaton. Ala.
dealer ln live stock. was in Poplar
Dell last week.
Mr. and Mrs. " 8llbray's son. Mas
ter Fred. IL ill with pneumonia.
Henry Tow man was transactlng
business ~ Century las week.
~ ~ Carnes was in r1omaton. Ala.
on business last Saturday.
George BELL and famiis who 1--we
twelve milas marta IT Fionlefon. were
in the last named piece on business
saturday
Jim Jordan. Justice OF the nesee. ~
Little Escamhia. l. reported VERY ii
Jim roston Is also very 81
Messrs. Lawrence Glass. ard Mesh-
envy were in Poplar nell sunday
Miss Mamie Creamer, af poplass
Dell went 70 Brynviile. sunday
Mack Dreamer was IN flyrnville
Sunday.
Miss Enez Taylor. oae ~ wardvllle's
popular teachers. visited her grand.
mother. Mrs. ". &. Kelley. SATURDAY
Misses Mary spfadley and Edna
Penton teachers. az Wardville. went to
Brat 90 attend church services.
Joan Taylor was entertained ~
Nr. and Mrs. Peonos SUNDAY
joe Johnston was the gucst ~ Mr..
and Mrs Brown SUNDAY
Many young people went % The
Canoe Greet koaaklng Sunday. They
entoved themselves very mitch
dr. and Mrs. Jake Goodwin and two
children. Evie and Matte Goodwin.
spent the day with Mr. W. c. Kelly
ana family
Ae@srs. Ira Barron ard Bsnula
Pearv passed through Poplar Dell
Afr Henry Bowman went to Atmoru
"Wednesday to cell two bales Of cot
ton.
Joe Dee. OF Century. was in Poplar
Dell Friday on business.
Mrs John Taylor was tha guest Of
Airs ". G. Kelly Wednesday.
Eugene Renfroe waa IN Century on
business Saturday.
Messrs. shirley Cooper and Lewis
Armstrong, from Byrnviile. were In
20 have bale Of cotton
gimned
Miss Tres Taylor of wargviIle. II
her parents. Friday and will
stay over TIL sunday.
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How 60 HELP Esttsr a City
Or County.


No city OF county Or community
was ever harmed b. pointing out any
tlI-condition found existing always
provided that some means q better
ing the situation was pointed out at
the aam.e time. It - the covering up
of possible errors and ALLOWING rumora
% spread ant grow % become euor-
mommiy Incorrect that does the harm.
Theodore Roosevelt when president
once brought down upon himself the
Cnnthemas 81 a multitude because ~
the Wall street stencil which followed
the severe probing. With a wave q
the hand the president dismissed tire
subject. saying q was responsible
for what was found thcrci" The i'm
mediate hettermeut THAT followed the
investigations proved That RooseN elg
was right in his conts ntigna-and the
great mass ~ men soon realized that
fact
So &c ls with community CT .
town or a city. Perfection may be
looked for--hut "a is So Dom found.
Errors are found upon all hands yet
there ~ nearly always an easy means
~ correction II CommoBseuse bee but
uHed And the only Nay g use COM
nonsense Is - Nef 81 the bottom -
public affairs ard determine how best
lo Apply the rcFredv. pmblicity j. an
agent that has proved more effectual
in reforms than ans other one thing:
not the publicity hearing the ttnFe &c
malice or The aroma ~ retaliation
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-19

Aecordlnn to ihe shippinW news the
Steamer Anglo saxon sniled Tuesday
Cot Ceneta it1i be = rocky voyage.
90
IA s. the one ana only says;
wanted 81 gent Cor rix weeks, light
welaht hahy carriage.
says ere N E a. parawapher;
e0hio.atdrs airprtor rules that mali
and hers may b. snid only 90 bakers.
thus nivinF q new meaning - the
lines 4iiWgty hop ~ che bakery
shpp
little bare Gnecs don't you cry.
AN BE- warmer h}e and bye
Ht PETERSBURG Times paaEraphcr
oulmea that Naa must nae water ln
tla cleaning establishment
The tcnt show people ought 60 play
sThe Way q q Furd on a Country
Road me Nau players 50 20
sueak
That New Yark httel maid vino re-
turued tgsoe0 she found under pill
law would newer make good in the
hlF league
Secretary natcr says he wants 20
heaf eltlea, - must have been
wearlu earIsdt
Headline saws Booze laden ship
rrea rs dfYdorh ~ q ship e. . ves-
eel the drydocE might be called a wet
naain
The league of nations assembly has
nai So broken ~ in j. riot
-
~ -. VANDERBILT sava c1udltle ns a.
Ttueaia wiH saon hc normal Normal
faf hnasin. ~ mcann
Enrou in tho Red CROSS and 90
yeur Christmas shopping carry.
o.
I.eech sass mules are breaking the
Eouthu hack and susmsta THAI each
farmer raise bis uNn has and sraln.
Capt aehsuolcr of alrplane aitl-
tude fame evidently feels BE- can at
tain sreater eminence IN civil ufe than
n army flyinH
10
ANeMfHlu# 20 one version Nf the
weeks theatre pruwroms the layout q
uke this THE WamAn ia Room Ia IN
a Dangerous Little Devil" while
"Cappy Kicks issueu "The Warnlng"
a. Partners 90 lhe NiEht
%
a French automobile builder has
designed a. alrplaue that can BE- used
80 a mononiane % a tipiane.
Cup-nmapea oil reservoirs m enc
enc 81 each iea afford continuous
iohrication 60 new a.. .omobilo
mpFinw
p the fewer 81 London l. kept the
gwldcn ampuila. a. Amounting cup.
shade Cor the coronation az Charles lI
a thoa+tun concrete tankef recently
mmilca rFom san plemo. Cal
hixty-one per cert 81 the present
stand 81 saw timber lea west - the
Great Plains.