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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-07-27
Pub. July q, Aug, $. TO-

NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
STATE or WISCONSIN,, CouNTy COURT or MANITO-
voc CuuNTY-lN PROBATE,
In Re Estate of Anton SLHka, Sr. Deceased.
NoTICE Is HEREBY GIvES that at the special
term of SAID Court, to lac held on the Bird Tues
day being the 18TH day) of August a. d. 1916,
at the Court House in tho City Of Manitowuc,
County of Manitowoc and state of Wisconsin,
there will be heard and considered the app.ica-
ton of Anton Straka to admit TO probate the
last Will and Testament and COdlcli OF Anton
Straka Sr., late of the town of kossuth, in said
County, deceased, and for the appointment of
an executor TOR, administrator with VIII
annexed;
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN. That at the
special term of said Court TO he held at said
Court House on the third Tuesday, (heing the
2lst day of November A, u, 1916. there Will he
heard, considered and adjusted, all claims
against said Anton Straka, ST., deceased
AND NorrCE Is HEREBY FuRrnER GIVEN, That
all such claims for examination and allowance
must he presented to said County Court at the
Court House, in the City of Manltowoc, in said
County and State, on or before thelSth day Of
November A ID 1916, or he barred.
Dated July nth 1916.
BY the Court.
JOHN CHLOUPEK,
County Judge
Kelley 81 Lcdyina. Attorneys
Published July % p, August y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-07-27

Order To Hear Petition For Final Settlement
IN PROBATE-M NNITOwOC COUNTY CoURT
In the matter of the estate of Catherine
CoCheuct, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Maurice
Cochenct, Executor of the Estate of sand
deceased for the adjustment and allowance OF
his administration account tand the assignment
of the residue of said Estate to such other per
sons as are 10y law entitled to the samc);
II is ordered, that said account be examined,
adjusted and allowed at special term of said
court to be held at the Office of the County
Judge in the city of Mantowoc, in said county
on Tuesday, the END day of August A. d. 1915.
1t is further ordered, that upon the adjust
ment and allowance Of such account by this
court as aforesaid the residue of said estate be
by the further order aud judgment of this
court assigned to such persons as are by law
entitled to the same.
II Is further ordered, that notice Of the time
aud place of examination and allowance of such
account and Of the assignment of the residue
of said estate, be given to all persons Interested,
by publication of this order for three success
i've weeks, before said day in the Manitowoc
Pilot n weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed at the city of ManitowOc and state of Wis.
ConSin.
Dated July, 18th, 1916
BY the Court,
JOHN CHLOUPEk,
Comfy .iuIVp
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-07-27

ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
Pr. ALBRIGHT, Cent Manager,
Atlantic toast Lin" Railroad.
L. ". BALDWIN, Cent Manager.
Central of Georgia Halfway.
&. l.. BARDO, CgnI Manager,
rev York, NS~ Haven & Hartford RailroA,
D.. II. JOAPMAN, Jice-Presiden.
Southern Hallway.
3. y. COITtR CcnT Manager,
Wabash Railway.
=. u. CROWLEY, tssL wee. President
New York Central Railroad.
e.. II. EMERSON, ConT Manager,
Great Northern Rnlwny.
{. II. EWING, CENT Manager,
Philadelphia & Reading Railway.
4. W. GRItE, IssL 10 Pse,i,iont,
Chesapeake ~ Ohio Railway.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-07-27
MANITOWOC MARKET.

The following are the current pric $
of the various articles OF produce as re-
nnrteo for the Pilot ON lulY 21 1910.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-27
BITTINGER.

Farmers were hindered somewhat in
their hay harvest last week by the
rains which fell almost daily.
Mrs. Clark Brenneman and children
spent the week end visiting Mrs.
Brenneman's mother, Mrs. David w.
Miller. near Deer Park.
Mrs. Boucher, of near lockwood, Pa.
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
c. E. Elllthorp, in this village, returned
to her home last Sunday.
Arthur Linlnger, of jennings. motor.
ed to this village last Sunday.
County Treasurer j. W. Kimmell, OF
Oakland, spent two days in this district
last week collecting taxes and making
himself generally agreeable
Some members of the Lutheran con.
gregation at this place erected a number
of much needed hitching posts near the
church few days ago.
A. j. Oester and family visited
relatives near Oakland last Sunday.
Mr.. Will Welch and family spent
part of Sunday at Earl hangers al
Underwood.
Simon Swartzentruber was among
the Sunday visitors at Jacob Beachy s
near Aurora, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-27

walked no more with Him and why?
Deficient in faith. What is it that leads
to low expectations and feeble efforts?
Lack of faith. Faith in the divine pres
ence and power is The greatest stimulus
to activity. i r1uSes US to put forth
ali our energies. Il makes US patient
under difficulties, causes us to persevere
even when We see no results. Many a
goUG wUrA las Deeii abandoned for lack
of faith. ''He that goeth forth and
weepeth bearing precious seed, shall
doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him. " Work
done for the Lord never dies. Why
should we stay our hand in the matter
of our own Spiritual life. Persevere
against besetting sins. Use the arrow
of divine deliverance. If you can't do
much God can, therefore pray.
If the Master lay his hand on the
erring one he shall be healed Be not
weary in well doing. but persevere.
If you have strength and means leave
no work unfinished Possibly you
haven't been shooting enough arrows.
Making enough effort in your work. In
spite of the fact that God has sent US
messages of mercy by significant en-
blems; by express promises; by declara-
ton and example of Saints who have
gone over the river and by the wisdom
of living SAINTS we are half hearted in
. his service. The reason we have pro
/ fitted so little by these things is found
in the fact that our desires are faint,
our expectations are limited and our ex-
ertions are languid, Do not trifle with
impressions that are made on your
mind
An old saw puts it thus.
Half doing is many mans undOing".
The fellow that never really finishes
anything is regarded as only half baked
himself. hence no man cares TO live.
'Ealf heart is no heart. " TO be
half inclined is to be disinclined; to be
/ half persuaded is to be unpersuaded; to
! be halt hearted in matter is to have
no heart at all for it, D."
Yours ever,
JOANNEs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-27
NORTH GLADE

Our aged friend and neighbor, Theo
dore Beckman, had sun stroke about
two weeks ago as he was raking hay
and fell off the rake on his head nearly
breaking his neck, pneumonia ~ sci
In and he has beep critically i'll eve,
since. Hundreds of his friends far and
near have visited him or anxiously in.
quired about him, showing that he,
too. is greatly respected by all who
know him.
We are also very sorry to note the
severe illness of Buckner Mason. We
hope to see him around again in the
near future. He, too, has large circle
Of friends.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-27
EDUCATORS ARE AGAIN
BACK TO SCHOOL BOOKS
Or. NJ. Bates Stephens and County
Superintendent Students at
Summer School.

DR.. NJ. Bates Stephens. State Super
intendent of Public Education, was in
"a class room in Mccoy Hall, in Johns
HOPKINS University. lntently studying
his daily lesson when a felow-student
whispered to another student.
mo whispering" said the sedate
professor, and Immediately there was
silence.
DR.. Stephens fellow students are
superintendent of schools in the codn-
ties, who, like himself, have liked back
to their books. They are required to
observe rigid rules and regulations at
the teachers summer school at the uni
versity. for such it is. Those rules re-
quire close attention to work, prompt
attendance and of course, no whisper
ing.
Altogether about 500 teachers and
others are taking different courses at
the university, of whom 400 are teach
ers. In addition, there are 100 Mary
land teachers at Columbia University
100 at University of Pennsylvania, 50
at University of Virginia, 40 at Nash.
vile and POO or 300 scattered at other
schools. They are building up their
standards. They are qualifying them.
selves for the higher positions that
await them or equlpping themselves
that they may better perform their
daily duties. These summer courses
are assigned to them in lieu of attend
ance at county Institutes. The cost of
the course is S25. Board and other Incl
dental expenses are additional
DR.. Stephens is taking the following
courses at the Hopkins University:
Educational Psychology, under DR.. Bird
Baldwin; high school administration,
DR.. Small, of Washington, and rural
school supervision, under Clarence G.
Cooper, assistant superintendent of
Baltimore county, VINO, by the way,
looks up with awe to DR.. Stephens, ex-
cept when they meet in the class room.
Then Mr.. Cooper is the boss"
The several county superintendent
taking courses similar to those selected
by DR.. Stephens. They are:
w. j Holloway, Wicomlco.
Nicholas Oren, Talbot.
Hugh W. Caldwell, who on August
LIST, will become superintendent of Cecil
county schools.
c. Milton Wright, Hartford.
Woodland C. Phillops, Howard.
G. LLOYD Palmer, Frederick.
F. (. Rathbun, Garrett.
f. C. Burroughs, Prince Georges.
/ John T. Hershner, assistant superin-
tendent, Baltimore county.
1 In addition all truant officers IN the
counties in which appointments have
been made are taking special courses
Primary supervisors are also represent
ed on the classes.
DR.. Stephens, like all other students,
is required to write essays. They were
given Yesterday the wide range of
games as subjects. DR.. Bates used to
play baseball. He wrote on baseball
The kind of games, whether athletic or
with canes, was not specified. There is
no record of an essay on poker.
MARYLAND teachers are not alone at
the Hopkins Summer School. Several
other states are also represented.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-27
EVANSVILLE.

A very enjoyable lecture was given
in the Lutheran Church last Wednes-
day evening by c. S. Weller. secretary
of the Laymen's Movement in the Allie
gheny Synod. MIR. Weller presented
the business side of the church in a
somewhat new and altogether delight
full manner, explaining that getting
money is not necessarily the business
side, but cooperative. spirit of broth
erhood and willingness to lend a hand
every day in the week tend toward con-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-27

Quite number of our citizens attend.
ed the century anniversary of Abraham
Wilson, and also his funeral on Sunday.
On Saturday we had quite storm
which did some damage to crops. The
lightning killed a fine COW for VIM.
Fitzwater.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-27

James O'Brien lost valuable cow
recently by snag penetrating the
udder.
VIM. Brenneman has some sickness
in his family.
Reassessment will still add to the
gloom of our citizens outside Baltimore.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-26
RUFF STUFF.
~ REQ.

II Uncle Sam changes time as the
European nations have done, and as
has been suggested, there is a likli.
hood of the Federal league having to
start again.
II there were no law against print.
ing profanity we might say something
about the Hip injunction. The very
idea OF keeping these beautiful danes
from kicking their heels.
d, - ss* rrf
An injunction against the Giants
might help a little.
Beyond the Alps lies Italy. Also
Italian censors.
Boyd Anderson offers $3.50 for the
conviction of the guys who draw pic.
lures on the backs of his menus.
We have been dared to say in this
column that as long as there are June
brides there will Of necessity be June
bugs
That statement that salty chick.
er Is eaten salty side up worries us.
Probably In Chicago where the argu.
ment started they do not Fletcherize.
Today's Health Hint:
Don't try to be peaceme7ser be.
tween bellicose brothers.
A new Brand of kick against the
paper t. 6. home is that we have
a sign OF Robinson hanging from the
roof.
Mustn't believe In signs.
Picking up an Hawaiian paper we
read:
"Waiohinu is gilt edged and up.to.
date with new street lamps"
Which means that Waiohinu has
something on Fairmont
Whereinell's Villa?
For sometime we have expected and
feared 1t. Our neighbor Is printing
some Of It's reporters poetic outbursts.
We've come to the conclusion that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-26
UNIQUE CASE.

wv the little squabble among the theatres started
w late last week. no person dreamed that before an.
other seven days had elapsed such great fume
and fuss would be caused No one thought for minute
that the greatest tribunal within state would be bur
dened with making decision in such small matter
But this is peculiar world in which live and one can
not tell from one day to another what may take place
Thus 1t came about that Of the local theatre mana
gers went all the Charleston to get an injunction
from the Supreme Court restraining certain show from
playing at certain theatre for the rest of the week.
may be good policy for the theatre in question to 20 to
such extremes over petty argument but in humble
opinion It does not seem to be entirely reasonable.
one thing is certain the company which has been en-
Joined has received great of free publicity as
has the theatre at which they were playing and the fun
ny part OF it all is that the publicity has been made Gre
ated and given free gratis by rival playhouse The sit
uation is indeed unique.
It was said last night that the would be up again
today In one of the local courts The public awaits de.
veopments 1t will be many months. we predict before
the last of the theatrical squabbe will be heard Such
cases .lnger long in the memory cells.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-26
SQUARE DEAL FOR SHOPPERS,
PPERs are taking good deal Of comfort

@ HoPPERs are taking good deal of comfort in the
y effort Of merchants to correct the return goods
evil" ..
II you are perfect &c. in search Of chiffon blouse
you are longer in danger Of carrying home size "A just
because the salesperson ndoent to hunt up the
correct size, or because tho stock was incomplete
And now, when you order hafadozen pairs Of stock.
ngs Of the one particular length which you tender toes
require. 1t is joyful surprise to find that they are all
alike, and rot OF carefully assorted sizes.
The imposition Of the return goods evil" hasn't been
all on one side by any Intelligent and conscien.
ttous selling is quite important consderate buying
and it means satisfied customer square DEAL both
ways. solves the whole return" abuse.
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syBk sEsllNGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP .. szzzzzs ssaszs sa!zz:

WASHINGTON, D. c., May Co.
One OF the main planks Of the plat.
fonn on (which the Republican party
Will 60 after the voters this year viii
be Q strong promise of the restora.
don ofsthe protective tariff. 1t will
be q plank with punch and, despite
the fact that the Democratic leaders
poohtpoehv the prediction, It will be a
1--we and important issue. The tariff
VIII Come to the front this season as
the handmaiden of preparedness. The
business men Of the country, and the
politicians whose mental operations
bore beneath the surface. already clear.
" perceive the important part that
the protective tariff Is again destined
% play In presidential politics. They
read IT II the figures pertaining to our
imports, which have just become avail.
able. ~
notwithstanding that gold is again
flowing to- this country to help nav for
tho huge purchase Of war supplies
which are carried away as soon as
ghtpss are available, the world is send.
ang g constantly increasing supply Of
committees to pay its war trade bills,
the figures are staggering in their con.
tinualI growth.
lnsthe first nineteen weeks. OF 1913
there was no war and there was no
neWtartff. In those weeks the imports
htsNewsYork were sa77, 0s0,23b.
hsthe first nineteen weeks of 1914
there was no war, but there was the
new tariff. In that period. as com.
pared with the corresponding period
Ofishelprevious year the New York i'm.
ports .haG risen to 1890, 41s,675.
ihttneS hrst nineteen weeks Of 1915
there was the new tariff and there was
the war, too. In that period. only n
fewtmonths after the outbreak of the
war with all its upsetting OF neutral
asSWelllas other trade and with all its
decentralization of the worlds shin.
ping, the imports-at s365, PA ,3O4-
WeretdoWn only some S15.000,0 900 from
thes l9!4 period, under the new tarift
RndsWithS no war. They were down
only,somel s13,0o0,O00 from the period
But in the FIRST nineteen weeks OF
tntss present year Of 1916 the imports
at New York were S4S4,504,11S. That
is some se4,000,o00 greater-in. onIy
nineteen 4weeks-than for the corre.
spending period In 1914, when the tar.
a1tnoodgates had Just been thrown on.
en-. It's S107. 100000 more than for
thet corresponding period In 1918. be.
lore the tariff hoodgates were thrown
Discussing these astounding figures
q Republican member. of the Senate
eaid,today: ~
Can any man venture to estimate
what with the tariff tioodgates still
open our imports will be when the war
has stopped, when Great Britain, Ger
maryland France, the great trading
countriea OF Europe, except for the
United States the greatest trading
countriest lin the world, are piling on
top. of'the imports we are already re.
oeivtng the prodigous share which
theyfwill be able to add with their mil.
lions ofsproducers returned from the
battlefield md with their millions OF
other pfQducers no longer needed to
supply Me1mtlitary. needs Of more
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ment. When he came back to con.
gress after an absence Of two yearH, he
took up the tight again, the enforce
ment OF the departments orders
against the mine companies having
been allowed to lapse! rhre was an IN.
vesdsatton made. and enforcement Of
the departments orders renewed, and
In o formal communication from the
chief engineer of the government
which covers very fully the complaint
the Investigation and what was done
the following concluding paragraph
was In the nature Of good news for all
concerned: "The conditions at oil
points indicate that the operators
are trying to comply with the
instructions Of the department. It
Is the intention of the district officer,
however. to require that in future a
prescribed minimum depth Of water
bematntained near the outlets OF has.
ins and that monthly report be sub
mitted giving such data as will per.
NIT him to keep check on the con.
ditions OF the discharge and direct
the raising Of the dams and outlets
ifolu tlme 10 ttme,
The pollution Of the New and Ka.
nawha rivers was live public CUES.
ton IN the territory through which
they flow several years ago. Not
only did the acids washed into those
streams prove fatal to every living
thing inhabitating them, but It rem.
dered the water unit for human con.
sumption, and for steaming purposes
on boats and In manufacturing plants.
The friends here OF Congressman
Littlepage are very sollcitious over the
result OF his recent operation, and
deeply sympathetic toward him in
his stricken condition. He has had
more than the average mans share
OF misfortune Of this kind within the
last two years. having had to have
MS left foot amputated, as well as
the operation upon his hand within
that short space OF time. When his
FOOT was taken off, his life hung by
thread for many days. No such
condition as that Is expected to re.
suit from the operation today, the
worst that Is feared is that his hand
may be helplessly crippled for life.
However, those few persons who
nave seen the patient since the op.
Grafton say that the Charleston con.
gresham is bearing up braely, a
trait that It is well remembered by
his friends that he showed with re.
markable strength of character when
ne passed through the other opera.
ton over a year ago from which he
had a close call for his life. Hill col.
leagues in the House OF Representa-.
tiyes are as noticeably solicitous about
him as are his other friends. Mr.. Lit.
tlepage is personally popular and
largely known among the member.
ship, Mr.. Littlepage and son, Collet
have arrived from Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-26

three times Not one Of these persona took the fever,
but two per OF the remainder Including those
who took but tmnunsns treatment came down with
the disease.
"These figures says the state board Of health reveal
to what degree vaccinaton-three complete doses-s
protection in Of direct exposure typhoid In the
second place. it shows what extent vaccination may
prevent institutional outbreaks epdemics Of typhoid
and again all the emphasizes the important point
that II vaccination will protect where infection Is known
to exist, how much 1t will protect from insdious
carers ami where infection Is not known to exist"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-26

than twenty million men under arms i?
Can any one question that II those
fioodgates are left open, with no check
to the tide which will come rolling
across the seas. it will sweep over
American industries like a bursting
dam over villages in the valley below?
And yet the administration and con.
gress In control Of the United States
government do nothing to prepare
against that day. They talk OF doing
nothing. They think of doing. If they
are left in power by the voters of the
United States they never will do any.
thing--until It is too late"
Protection as an important sideline
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Strict enforcement by the govern.
ment engineers in charge of rivers
of their regulations imposed on mine
companies which have been accused
OF poluting the New and Kanawha
rivers with chemicals and acids from
their ore washings. Ia promised by
the War department in formal let.
tel to Congressman Adam B. Little.
page. TIE pollution Of these rivers
from Virginia ore mine was matter
taken up by Congressman Littlepage
during his first term in congress,
which time he succeeded in getting
rules made and enforced by the depart.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-26

to their plan Of preparedness-military
and economics not going to be over.
shadowed In the forthcoming cam.
paign, Notwithstanding the fact that
leaders OF the present administration
IN print and from platform have said
1t. AS one Of the leading issues Of the
parties strife it is going to be very
much alive again this campaign.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

BENJAMIN F. Keller. Judge of the
United States district court for the
southern district Of West Virginia, has
SO far improved from an operation
which he underwent in st. Louis re.
Gently that he will occupy the bench
when the preliminary call for the reg.
ular Charleston term Of court Is issued
May 81. l, H. t..4.,9'.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-26

The gigantic task of raising funds
to pay the pensions Of retired Metho'
dist Episcopal pastors and the wild.
ows and children of clergymen Is the
job held by Rev. Joseph B. Hinge.
ley, secretary of the board Of confer,
ence claimants. More than $1,000.
900 is now on hand for pensions.