Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
FUEL QUESTION
Idlers and Migrants to Work by Chief
Malone and Sheriff Goerling May
Purchase Fuel for Later COnsump.
tiOn-Special Meeting of Council
Friday Night.


Friday Night.
A systematic report on the fuel
situation III this city and county was
rendered to the County Council of
Defense at its regular meeting last
Tuesday evening by an appointed com
mittee composed of E. A. Dunn, R. C.
De'Itsch and F. D. Timlin.
An investigation by the committee
men disclosed the fact that the ap-
prOXimate shortage of hard coal at
this time is 1000 tons, while the short
age Of soft coal is very near the same,
it being 2375. The latter figure does
not include the soft coal which is used
by the industries of the city. The
industries are now short about 5000
tons. The coke shortage amounts to
$50 tons.
With regard to body wood it was
difficult for the committee to deter
mine whether there is an actual short
age. SO many citizens buy direct
from the farmers, the records of which
are not available. However, in mill
wood available for distribution there
is an excess over that used last year
Of 2500 cords.
The committee recommended the
purchase of from 1900 to 5000 cords
of body wood and 5000 tons of
soft coal to be placed at points con-
wood.
Venient for distribution, also some dry
A vote Of thanks was rendered the
committee which it was felt had made
an excellent investigation and a re-
quest was made for it's further CO.
operation.
The question of handling the unem-
ployed was up next for consideration
1t was realized on a report given by
Chief of Police Malone of this city,
how free Wausau is from idlers and
vagrants as they are commonly
thought Of. The Council of Defense,
which derives it's powers in this re-
gard from the recent federal legisla-
ton, asked the sheriff of the county,
Chas. GOerling, and Thomas Malone,
chief of police, to get up a list of
names of those who are idle in the
city and give them notice to go to
work. H. G. Flieth and E. B. Thayer
were appointed as a committeeto draw
up resolutions on this question, and
the following was submitted and
adopted; it was further ordered that
the resolutions be given as wide pub
licity as possible:
Resolutions
WHEREAS, This country is in the
state of war, and
WHEREAS, On account of war, la
Dor is scarce, and
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of all
American citizen to work where need
ed, therefore be it
. RESOLVED, That the secretary be
and he is hereby ordered to notify the
sheriff of Marathon county and the
chief of police of Wausau, to report
the names of all idle persons or loaf
ers promptly to this council. Be it
further
RESOLVED, That the secretary or
any officers of this council be and is
hereby ordered to prosecute all such
idle persons as vagrants.
Wausau is not among the first cities
to put vagrants to work. Other cities
throughout the state and especially
many Of the larger cities throughout
the country have made similar provis-
ions under vagrant laws The poster
which has been placed about the city
AID county is one which has been
used by other cities and councils of
defense.
A large tent will be placed at the
Marathon county fair by the Council
of Defense and the Red Cross society
to be used for exhibition purposes.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Executive Committees. B. Tobey,
c. B. Bird, c. c. Yawkey, S. Winkel-
man, H. G. Flieth, W. X. Mitchell, E.
B. Thayer. Ed. Gensmann and DR.. Jo-
seph Smith.
Committee on Tent-W. X. Mitchell,
c. b. Bird, A. V. Gearhart and ]. E
Giessel.
Committee on Farm Lahore. b
Bird, A. V. Gearhart, w. A. Won Berg
Alex Archie and w. l.. Erbach.
Committee on Publicity E. B
Thayer. H. G. Flieth. F. F. Chesak.
Reception Committee - All mem
bers of the County Council of Defense
Food Conservation Demonstration
Committee-Mrs. w. H. Nablo, Miss
Nell Dunbar, Miss Hester Jones, Mrs
c. II. Hooker and Mrs. NJ. c. Ewing.
The council adjourned until Friday
night to consider the report of the
committee on the fuel question.