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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
To Hold Conference

Officials of Raraboo town and
ity Prairie du Sac, Sank City
umpter, Kilbourn and Delton with
oe called together to discuss the
DAD proposition in the near fu-
ure. If the road IS not fixed now
probably will not be for the next
on years or more, the state Of
fetal told Baraboo men.
Need Detour
To~bring tourists to Baraboo and
Sank county this summer the fix
7g Of the east Sank read to serve
$ a detour from Highway y
GEMS the most l2gical way to
do it, is the belief
The portions Of route L now
lnder repairs near Barabco will
Sc closed to traffic for the sum
ner. beginning June l. If no de-
our is available the travel viii
hen be over 10 to Portage and
lilbourn and very little of it will
ouch Baraboo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31

are drinking liquor that makes my
work necessary. It's because they
are drinking poisonous liquor. Those
who come to me with delirium
tremons are harder to cure than
they were before prohibition. 1t
seems that medicine that would be
effective then doesn't help them a
bit now"
Connolley says that for % years
he himself was a victim Of drink.
He cured himself and since than
has cured thousands Of others, he
said.
II tried every sort of cure, but
none helped me-" he went on. 80
l invented one. 1t worked. I told
my story to judge and he asked
me to treat a patient. I cured him.
Then 1 made the cure my business. "
When the prohibition law was en-
acted. Connolley operated two "sani-
tariums." He thought business
would fall off so he sold one of them.
ut was a mistake" he admits.
Now 1 have to turn people away.
There are a dozen applications
every day.
1.-The horrible stuff being sold
now raises havoc with heart action
and deadons the brain"
Connelley has a foundation Of
medical knowledge. gained before ne
became a drink addict. He has re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31
Paris Insists It's
Not Cleaned Up
Kentucky Newspaper Sees
Fit to Disagree With
Chiefs Boasts.

n I'D the woman do it?
Police Chief w. Fred link
- of Paris, KY, said she did,
but some of the residents of the
chiefs home town disagree with
him.
Chief link while attending the
convention Of the international Po-
lice Chiefs Association here several
weeks ago told Times reporter Of
the wonders performed in Paris by
a woman judge, Mrs. F. B. Suther-
land.
City Cleaned Up
Judge Sutherland has cleaned her
city Of bootleggers and traffic vio-
lators are no more, the chief said.
The interview, printed here and
read in Paris drew a protest from
The Paris Democrat.
Before he steps on the gas
again. we would suggest that when
he has such valuable information as
to conditions in Paris-conditions
that the people here never knew ex-
isted-he first spill it on the home
folks" the editor advised the chief
in a recent issue.
"Chief Link may impose upon the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31

the city with cutouts open. to the
annoyance Of the entire community;
when they see the laws regulating
the speed OF automobiles in the out
lying districts practically a dead let
ter; when they read in the papers
of several arrests. by the sheriff's
forces, each week of bootleggers,
they know that something is radi-
cally wrong.
Perhaps If Chief Link and his
assistants stayed on the streets and
attended to their duties. as the law
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31
BUSINESS IS ON
BOOM AT LIQUOR
CURE HOSPITAL
Proprietor Says Prohibition
Increased His Already
Large Trade.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
OAKLAND, Cal, July 31-A large
white house on the outskirts OF
Oakland, is adorned with the sign,
Connolley-Liquor Cure"
Henry Connolley is the proprietor
and business is good. In this drink
cure establishment there are 100
per cent more patients today than
there were before prohibition.
Connelley, to use his own words,
knows his drunks," and willingly
discusses the subjects.
More young men are drinking
now than when the country was
wet" he said. And girls too, are
coming to me for help.
ut isn't alone that more people
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31

credulity of the people of Indian
apolis with such statements. but the
people of Paris know full well that
no such condition exists here or in
any city, large or small, in this en-
tire country the article also stated.
Auto Laws Ignored
when they see the automobile
laws practically ignored. in many
cases with no effort to enforce them;
when they see and hear daily auto
mobiles and trucks going through
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31
SHE LEADS MEMS BAND

LONDON-Miss Vera Clarke Is
said 10 be the only woman In the
world who conducts band com.
posed entirely OF men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31
GIRL RESCUES THREE

PORTSMOUTH. Eng.-Queenie
Claughter. a 15-year-old girl. has
rescued three persons from drown
ing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31

is supposed TO require. the ideal con-
dition he describes might, in the far
distant future. be bought into ex-
istence."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31

vived this in recent years and is
having a steady success in his work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-31
CHILDHOOD STOMACH DISORDER
FINALLY RELIEVED In MANHOOD
D. L. Flatford, Lawton Va, Says for First Time in
Life He Feels Fine, Thanks Solely to Todd's
Tonic.

trouble ever since childhood. have
also been troubled with constipation.
Naturally, my nerves were all un-
strung, my appetite was poor and
was in a general rundown condi-
ton. I had heard so much Of that
great stomach remedy, Todd's Tonic,
that I decided to give 1t a trial.
After taking only three bottles of
this wonderful remedy 1 feel like a
new man. 1 have a better diges-
ton, my appetite is fine and that
tired-out feeling is gone. I now
feel better than ever did in my
life and 1 can truthfully recommend
Todd's Tonic to any one in run
down condition and to all who suffer
with stomach trouble. ID. L. FLAT
FORD, IaWton. Va
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
EIGHT die
OBSERVING
CHRISTMAS
Pistols, Automobiles and
Bad Liquor Take Many
Lives.
SIX DIE IN INDIANA
Fifty-Three Are Traffic Acct
dent Victims.
RD Tinted Press

BIZ United Press
Celebration of Christmas, the day
of peace and good will. cost eighty
lives in twenty-seven American
cities, a survey made today by the
United Press revealed.
Fatalities in cities and towns not
included in the survey will probably
bring the figure over the 100 mark.
The automobile was responsible
for the major portion of the toll,
fifty-three persons having lost their
lives in traffic accidents.
The gun was the second heaviest
offender. thirteen persons having
been snot to death
Liquor ranked third, only seven
deaths due TO liquor poisoning be-
ing reported, although many cities
told of hospitals having numerous
cases Of persons suffering from the
effects of the bad alcohol.
Outstanding in the results of the
survey was the reduction of serious
accidents from burning Christmas
trees, due largely to the substitu
ton Of the electric light for the old
fashioned candle. Only two major
accidents of this kind were reported,
while in past years there have been
many. New York City went through
Christmas day for the first time in
history without a fire due to a burn.
ing Christmas tree.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
3,282 FAMILIES
Received AID
Christmas Clearing House
Reports Work.

A total of 3,2S2 needy Indianapolis
families were aided this Christmas
through efforts of the Christmas
Clearing House, it was reported to.
day by Herbert S. King, chairman.
THE busiest season in it's history"
was the way officials Of the clearing
house termed this years activity.
Names Of 4,760 needy persons We're
turned, as against 4,057 last year. OF
this years list, 1,47S were found on
the lists of other organizations and
were eliminated, doing away with a
80 per cent duplication, and making
possible more extensive aid else
where.
Seventy-seven different organiza,
tions made use fthe clearing house.
Everyone Of the 865 Santa Claus
letters received, which bore the
sender's name, was answered with
some presnt, King said. King
thanked local f1remen, Boy Scouts,
and individuals for their cooperation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
HOURLY TEMPERATURE

local SHOWS in lower lake region at
beginning OF week and general SHOWS
latter part OF the week.
The outlook for the eastern two
thirds Of the United States Is gen
orally quite cold" and much
colder" for most Of the week, start
ing next Monday. The fr1gid weather
may let up a little by Friday. when
1926 comes In. for a few parts Of the
.-l |,
Cold in State
Indiana points reported tempera-
lures similar to those in Indian
apolis.
The lowest at TT. Wayne and
Terre Haute was above. Evans
vile was slightly warmer with
minimum temperature of IL.
Little Snow
Little snow was expected to &C.
company the frigid spell. although
unsettled weather was forecast.
Fall Creek and White River were
frozen in spots for the first time this
season. Between Meridian st. and
Central Ave. the creek was Ice AL
the way across.
Hundreds of children tried out
their new Ice skates for the first time
on various ponds. While. business
men, clerks and others of the work
aday world, came to work shivering
in ew muffiers, socks, gloves OF an
indulgent Santa Claus.
Little suffering was reported.
No requests for coal have been re-
ceived by charitable organizations,
because Of the cold wave a survey
showed.
Miss Rhoda M. Welding. Family
Welfare Society secretary said poor
people are well taken care OF.
Mrs. Mabel Strome, Salvation
Army relief director. said no re-
quests for coal had been received
the last few days.
Trains and buses were on time,
despite the cold wave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
REPORT SHOWS
SMALLPOX gain
1000 Cases of Contagious
Disease in State.

Approximately thousand cases of
contagious diseases have been re-
ported in Indiana during the week
ending Dec. 10. according to the
weekly morbidity report Of DIR. III.
w. McKane, epidemiologist for the
State board of health.
Smallpox showed marked in
crease for the week, ia cases hay
ing been reported as against only "a
for the preceding week. Fifty seven
Of the cases reported were in Indian
apolis.
Scarlet fever remains the most
prevalent disease, 272 cases being re-
ported, as against 274 for the pre-
ceding period. Vanderburgh County
reports thirty-six cases, Elkhart
County twenty-three. Marion twenty
nine and Wabash. sixteen.
Other contagious diseases reported
In the State: Chickenpox, 105 cases;
whooping cough. eighty; measles.
seventy-seven; diphtheria, fifty-nine;
influenza, fifty-two, and pneumonia,
twenty-three
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
JUMPS THROUGH
GLASS; FLEEs
Prisoner Escapes Jail at
N0bIeSviIIe.
Rm Times Snecin1

Bv Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Dec. 26.--
Cecil Hendrickson, 10, alleged auto
accessory thief, who attempted to
shoot an officer when arrested,
dashed out of Jail today when Deputy
Sheriff Will Dickover brought him
his breakfast.
Hendrickson ran into the sheriff s
residence and finding ell doors
locked, jumped through a window,
breaking the sash and glass
Mrs. Julia Walker. colored, house
keeper at the sheriff's residence,
grabbed Hendrickson as he ran
through the house She seized his
sweater and held on to him until a
section about foot square tore
loose.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
.KUO and Wife
SLAIN, REPORT
Heads Carried Through
Mukden Streets, Rumor.
RAJ Unftsd Press

BR United Press
TOXIC, Dec. 26.-Mukden, accord
ing to reports. celebrated Christmas
by carrying the heads of Gen. Kuc
Sing Ling, enemy Of Chang Tso
Ling, and Kuo's wife, through the
streets.
The couple were slain repeatedly
because they resisted capture" Z"
After the grewsome parade the
heads were hung over the main gate
Of the city.
Kuo, a henchman Of the Chris
tian general" Feng Yu Hsiang. had
recently made progress in his drive
against the Mukden war lord. Chang,
but some advices indicate that he
suffered a reverse earlier in the
week. The Toxic message relating
the alleged decapitations are uncon-
firmed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
SHORT RIDGE TO
BE SOLD BY
PRESENT BOARD
Bids Will Be Received at
Special Session Wednes-
day Morning.

Bids for the sale of the present
Shortridge High School site and
property, North and Pennsylvania
SITS, will be received at IL a. m.
Wednesday, at special meeting of
the Indianapolis school board,
Charles r. Yoke, president. an
nounced today.
If possible the board will go over
The bids and complete the sale at
the same meeting or a later special
session before Jan. /, Yoke said.
This will be the last official move
of the present board in carrying
out the building program. The new
board takes office Jan. /.
Advertising for bids on the school
will be completed by Wednesday,
Yoke said. The property has been
appraised at $636,000 Proceeds of
the sale are to be used in financing
the erection of six new elementary
school buildings.
The Shortridge site is said to be
ideally located for downtown pur-
poses and has a full block frontage
in Pennsylvania st. and 163 feet in
Michigan and North SITS.
Yoke said allegations made by Kay
K. Wark, building contractor, who
filed a petition for a temporary in
junction to prevent the present
board from executing contracts with
architects for the grade school build.
ings, that part of the Shortridge site
could not be sold by the board, were
false.
"The entire tract of land is the
property Of the school board and can
be dispensed with as seen fit by the
board" Yoke said.
Judge Clinton H. Givan, Superior
Court Four, dissolved temporary
restraining order against the board
Thursday, following hearing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
BANDITS SHOOT
AT TAXI DRIVER
Robbed of 81 by Fares Who
Refuse to Pay Bill.

Rudolph Claffey. 1850 Manker St.,
taxi driver, today told police two
colcred men. whe he had driven to
Twentieth and Yandes Sts.. Friday
night robbed him of 81 and his
watch.
Claffey said when the men
alighted, one fired at him, the
bullet going into the seat cushion.
Another shot was fired through the
window Of the car.
Louis Bostic, 131 s. West ST.. grap-
pied with a colored burglar in his
room. Patrolman Cross fired three
shots at the man. who escaped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
DEFENDANT TO PLEAD
Robert Blair wa Answer Charge
of Postal Thefts.

Robert Blair, alias Bert Mason,
VINO is indicted here on charges Of
postoffice theft, will be arraigned
Wednesday before Federal Judge
Robert C. BaltZell.
Blair is alleged to have robbed
postal sub-station No. 27 Of seventy
five money order blanks in 1922,
which, authorities charge, he cashed
in various parts of the country.
He was brought to Indianapolis
last week, following his arrest in
New York by Postal Inspector Will
liam C. Ele. and police there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
ANDREWS TAKES
RUM ROW TOUR
Dry Gar on Coast Guard In
,spection Trip.
BV United Press

BU United Press
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 26.-
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Lincoln Andrews, in charge of pro-
hibition enforcement, was to embark
here late today for an eight-day in
spection cruise Of the southern rum
front which will take him as far as
Havana.
The cruise, which also will COM
bine the features Of diplomatic mis-
sion, will proceed by leisurely stages
down the coast and back. with stops
at Charleston, s. c.; Savannah, Ga.
and Key West, Fla, on the outgo-
ing trip, and Miami and Jackson
Vile, Fla, on the return trip, which
is due to end at Savannah. Jan. 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
First Lady Gets
Fur Coat
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
EV1ASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-
IWI Mrs. Coolidge got a new
III fur coat for Christmas.
Part of it came from the game
preserves Of the former car Of
Russia
The coat was the gift of the
Fur Manufacturers and Mer-
chants Association.
The caracul came from
Austria and the platinum fox
fur from Russia. A special per.
NIT was required from the
Soviet government to authorize
its shipment TO the United States
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
SHANK REGIME
LAYS $50 MILES
OF Pavement
Present Administration to
Review Accomplishments
Tuesday Night.

Approximately $50 miles Of streets
were built during the Shank admin
istration, nearly three times the
mileage Of the previous administra-
ton, figures at city hall showed to-
day.
The thoroughfares were construct
ed under direction of the baord OF
works and city engineers depart
ment. Reports of those branches Of
city government at the annual din
ner Tuesday night will show the
present board has built more than
fifty miles of alleys.
Sixty miles of sewers have been
laid to care for the rapid growth of
the city and 100 miles Of water
mains provided fire protection and
convenience to residents of new Sec
tions Of the city.
1000 Contracts
During their four years of service
the board Of works has approved
l 200 contracts for improvements
The Shank administration has
marked final settlement of the $14,-
900 900 south side track elevation
project and the flood prevention
movement. Both propositions now
are almost ready for the breaking of
the ground. Mayor Shank will hear
Tuesday night.
The work was performed under
handicap of reduced force of
engineers during the last few months
Of the administration. Only one
street craftsman was on duty and
practically the entire staff of in
spectors was dismissed because
funds were refused by city council.
Republican members of the board
were Charles f. Coffin. president,
and William II. Freeman. DIR. NJ. ].
Spencer was the Democratic rep
resentative.~
Less Appropriation
The street commissioner depart
ment, under Martin J. Hyland, di-
rected by the board of works cared
for a greater mileage of streets on
nearly 100000 less appropriation
than during the previous admins
tration. The budget Of John F..
Walker. street cleaning superin-
tendent, under the board, was con-
siderably less than in former years.
Board representatives recently
dedicated the Olivier Ave. and Ken
lucky Ave. bridges across White
River, built in record time. The new
municipal garage the board built
Is considered a model of its type of
architecture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
HEAVY PENALTY GIVEN
Youth Fined $3.50 and Costs on Three
Serious Charges,

Alex Henderson. IL. coiored. 51s
Spring St.. was fined 500 and costs
and sentenced thirty days in jail to-
day by Judge Dan V. W on a
drunk charge. He was asso fined
$10O and costs on a charge of carry
ing concealed weapon and SIS and
costs for assault and battery. Hen.
derson is alleged to have drawn a
revolver on Leon Williams, colored
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
STRIKE PEACE
HOPES RISING
Coal Region Sees Settlement
Soon.
Bg United Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Reports
from the anthracite coal mining dis
tricts today told of increased hope
that the coal mine strike which has
been in progress sixteen weeks would
end early in the New Year as re-
suit of plans for renewal of the wage
conferences between the miners and
mine owners.
The committees representing the
two sides Of the controversy will
meet in New York Tuesday, proba-
bly, at the Union League Club. Plans
for the meeting have been completed
and the negotiators are expected here
some time Monday,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
BARLEYCORN
and POLICE
TOO PALLY'
Whisky Can't Be Running
mate for Cops, Says
Mayor.
NEWLY NAMED MEN
Records of Next Appointees
to Be Scanned.

"Old John Barleycorn may be a
cheerful running mate for Indian
apolis police, but they've got to find
another partner on their beats"
This was the edict of Mayor Shank
today, following suspension over
Christmas of two of the forty-eight
new policemen Shank and board of
safety members appointed recently.
Trials of the two officers will be
held Tuesday.
Third Charged
Patrolman Walter Lyons, 964 s.
Alabama St., is the third of among
the forty-eight officers named re-
Gently to face charges Of drunken
ness.
Lyons is said to have been drink
ing while riding in an auto that
figured in an accident at Twenty
First st. and Capitol Ave. Christmas
Eve
Patrolman Clyde Kinds. 1899 N.
Holmes Ave-, was alleged to have
tried to shoot out street lights.
To Scan Records
Believe, me, I've ordered the
records of all the new men we're
examining for the force to be placed
under the microscope" said Shank.
We're taking no more chances on
these babies
why, it's unfair to their friends
for these men to get drunk and raise
the devil when we've gone out of our
way to give them good, steady jobs. :"
Appointment of about twenty more
policemen is expected at board of
safety meeting Tuesday.
Additional hard luck followed Ly-
ons. He was fined 81 and costs by
City Judge Dan V. White on charge
Of failure to stop at boulevard.
Fine Of SIS on an assault and battery
charge was suspended.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
SERVICE BOOTH NEEDED


Establishment of a municipal In
formation station for strangers and
visitors to Indianapolis at Washing
ton and Illinois Sta. will be sug-
gested to Mayor-Elect John l.. Du-
vail by Harry Willis. State oil In
spector, he said today,
There's no place for travellers to
receive proper information about the
many perplexing questions that
arise when they come to Indian
apolis,D Willis said. AN infoIma-
tion. booth open night and day
would pay in dollars and cents. The
city would be advertised as cordial
to visitors and their trtde would
pay the cost or the Improvement. /"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
BURsAR TO VISIT HERE
University of Pennsylvania Official
to Call on Alumni.

Sparta Fritz Jr.. bursar of Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. will visit
Indianapolis Jan. 1. 2, in an effort to
establish closer relation between
local alumni and the institution.
Bowman Elder, sol HumeMansur
Bldg, a Pennsylvania alumnus, said
the university, founded by Benjamin
Franklin has an enrolment Of 9,469
students and is seeking to raise
S45, $780, 900 before it's 2o0th birthday
in 1910. More than s5,5Oo,OO0 has
been raised.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
Eggs, Not Yeggs,
After Jan. |
Bp Times Special

BIZ Times Special
T-7T. WAYNE, Ind, Dec.
26.-William Moeller,
- whose term as police
chief ends Friday, will i'm
mediately go to work on his
poultry farm and his chickens
will do extra time to bring his
income up to par. A new de-
vice has been installed at the
poultry farm, an alarm tripping
off an electrical switch each
day at A a. m. Immediately
powerful lights in the chicken
houses are illuminated and the
biddies, fooled into believing it
is daylight, arouse themselves
and go about their morning
work. The result is increased
egg production.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
YANKs FIRED ON
Americans Did Not Respond to Fire,
Dispatch Indicates.
BU United Press

BU United Press
LONDON, Dec. ga Central
News Tien Tsin message Christmas
eve. reported Americans in the city
fired upon, but indicated the Incl
dent was not grave since the Amer
leans did not respond. On the other
hand, the defenders Of the Italian
quarter were reported to have an
swered the fire OF retreating Ii
Ching Lin stragglers killing two
Chinese while one Italian was
wounded