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The Washington times., 1919-11-24
ITALIAN PRODUCTION Low.

ROME, Nov. 24.-Signor Ferraris,
Italian minister of industry, COM
merce, labor and foods, in opening the
meeting of the inter-allied economic
conference here. declared production
everywhere below normal. He urged
continuance of allied cooperation
until conditions have been restored.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
EGYPTIAN 0lE
IS CALLED ACUIE

manifesto declaring thst 1.-THE A(yF
is grave for the fAtheria nd, bot Il e.
pears that nations children are- -
to write glorfous histpry.- ~ .
News Agency dispafch- fren CAtro-
The manifesto was an ansWoe -. Q
British announcement oefeo6ipg ~
govsrnment's Egyptian policy. 3lo
nationalists claim that the Br51o4
policy IL contrary to ~
tice. contrary to the London eonUoQ-
ton Of 1870. guarantoeing Bgyyf10
freedom. contrary to the aIltet prjp
ciples and contrary to sixty Bsit41
official promises to svacasts H.
country.
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vrxD COLD IN LArz.AxD.

PARIS Nov. 24-An0tAer KIUD1yGo
has been discovered IN LAponiA. -
LApland. to the north - Y1n5a34
The reports brought back Of p>aoofD
are % Sensational and imDortAnt e4Qf
the Norwegian government has 80
An Official expedition - tie So
zelda .s>
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
MYSTERY IN MISSING GIRL

Manitowoc has first class mystery.
Violet De Clercq, aged about 21, was a
stenographer here. Two months ago
she moved to Milwaukee and was en-
ployed in that capacity there and lived
with her mother. Last Thursday she
phoned her mother that she would be
home at noon for lunch but she did
not appear nor did she come home that
levening. Friday morning her mother
received a letter from the girl posted
here at Manitowoc stating that the
writer purposed ending her life from
harbor pier here at Manitowoc. She
has numerous acquaintances here but
no one has reported having seen her
at Manitowoc. The police here began
| a search. Saturday a lightkeeper
picked up a lady's hat floating in the
lake and it has been identified as be-
ing the hat worn by Miss De Clercq
when she left Milwaukee. The girl
was an attractive young woman and
has many friends here who are loath
TO believe her suicide in the absence
of more convincing evidence. She is
said to have been engaged to a young
man now in the army overseas. That
is the story to date and a column of
surmises would add nothing to it..
Rough weather has prevented search
for body in the lake.
The farewell letter of Miss De
Clercq in which she announced her
intention to jump off the Manitowoc
pier because this great world is too
much to bear with" is as follows:
Il am writing this last farewell let
ter to you to let you know that your
broken-hearted sweetheart has ended
her own life. | went to Manitowoc
Thursday evening and jumped over the
pier.
my reasons for this are numerous,
as | was unhappy all the time. This
great world Is too much to bear with,
and l have taken the easiest means of
escape.
Please forgive me. mother but one
iconsolation to you can be the fact that
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
THE COUNTY FAIR PROBLEM
% the Editor Of the Pilot:

To the Editor of the Pilot:
Last weeks Pilot contained an arti-
Gle signed Citizen advocating the
purchase of the fair grounds, also a
paragraph by the county superintend-
ent of schools urging the people to
vote for the purchase of the grounds,
and likewise set of resolutions by
the feathered stock association
"whereasng' and then resolving" in
favor of the purchase
Well, despite all this and resolu-
tions passed at various other gather
ings the past two months | object to
the proposition of having the county
buy the fair grounds. 1t strikes me
that there is a "propagander" or a
"propagoose" back of the scheme to
put the thing over. | don't believe the
county ought to engage in the busi-
ness of running the county fair If the
county takes over the grounds there
| will have to be a commission to run
it, of course, and in a few years it
would likely be an expensive affair,
like every other undertaking involy-
ing county aid or state aid. We are to-
day saddled with commissions and
burdened with high taxes and it's
time to put a stop to this thing or
we'll soon be taxed out of house and
home. Citizen" says the tax for the
purchase of the grounds would be a
very small sum on the average farm
or home. That's the same old song
that we have heard the past ten or
fifteen years but look at the way we
are loaded with taxes today. Every lit
tie makes muckle, you know.
And Citizen" seems to intimate that
the county is getting a bargain and
ought to jump at it. | fail to see
where there's a bargain In paying $780,
600 for 81 acres including the sheds
and the grand stand. Citizen" also
says that If we don't buy this patch
now we miss great opportunity as
there is no more land available for
fair purposes. Why the county owns
a whole lot OF land at the southwest
end of the city and It wouldn't cost
$4,000 either to make fair grounds
out of a 40 acre tract Of it.
Our worthy school superintendent
saws we ought to buy the grounds be
cause the fair is a great school where
you are taught by object lessons
What sort OF an object lesson do you
get on the pike? Is il one that tends
to imbue the minds OF youth with q
spirit of virtue and morality? And
what about the lesson on the grand
stand What Is this horse racing but
cruelty to animals not much better
than the Spanish bull fight, There arr
lots Of things ilne IN theory but il
lpractice they amount to nothing ant
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
THE TEACHER MUSES.
BY r. ]. Gale.

BY r. j. Gale.
Year after year they come to me-
These children, with questioning
looks,
Year after year they leave me,
AS they leave their outgrown books;
And l wonder sometimes if I've taught
them
Just some of the worth while things,
Just some of the things they'll need in
life,
Be they peasants, or poets, or kings.
OF course, they've learned ciyics and
history,
And how to divide and add,
But have they learned that these are
not all
That makes life sad or glad?
Have | taught them the value of smil-
ing
When things are at their worst?
Have / taught them there's nothing
that helps like a song.
When the heart seems ready to
burst?
Have / taught them the joy of clean
living
That Honor is better than Fame?
That good friends are the greatest of
treasures?
Wealth, less than an untarnished
name?
Have l taught them respect to the
aged?
Protection to those who are weak?
That Silence always is golden.
When Gossip bids them speak?
Have taught them that Fear is a
coward
Who is beaten when they say 81
can't?
That Courtesy ranks with Courage
In the heart of the real gentleman
Have ] taught them these things and
the others
That will help make them brave
kind, and true?
If l have, then, l care not if they tell
me
That Irkutsk is a town in Peru!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
EDUCATIONAL.
(By ], w. VoboriD

The third annual convention of Road
Superlntendents of Manitowoc county
will be held ct the court house, March
26th.
Forenoon Session $3.50.
Pres. Henry Goedgen. Opening Address
j. T. Donaghey, State Highway Com
missioner Maintenance and Patrol
of County Roads"
District Attorney Charles Brady, Road
Legislation-County Fair"
Mr.. Frank Muth, County Highway
Commissioner, "Up-keep of Rural
Roads"
Mr.. Joseph Connell, County Assessor,
Good Roads Add to Values of the
Farm"
Afternoon Session | 80.
Mr.. William NJ Conway, Green Bay,
Division Engineer Relating to Gull
verts and Concrete Roads"
Mr.. Rollman, Green Bay, Assistant En-
gineer Establishing Proper
Grades for Roads"
Professor j. w. Voboril, County
School Superintendent, Good Roads
Necessary for Schools and Rural
Mail Delivery"
Mr.. Ferdinand Schneider, Town Meeme
Chairman, State Aid for Roads and
Bridges"
Free Discussions Are Invited.
Town Officers and Road Superintend-
ents will be called upon giving their
experience on Road Work. Don't be
afraid to ask questions, we are here
to learn by the experience of others"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
JURY ACQUITS PETERSON

The jury in municipal court last
Friday acquitted City Fireman Peter
son OF the charge of resisting an Of
ficer. Peterson objected to buying a
ticket and also to being elected from
the basketball game at the Orpheum
the Saturday preceding, and it re-
quired two regulars and one special
policeman to subdue him and tote him
to the Jail. In the fracas Peterson was
severely clubbed. He contended in
court that he was not the aggressor
and that ne was within his rights. He
appeared in court in a military uni
form with a first sergeant's insignia,
having lately held that rank. The jury
was out four and half hours before
agreeing to acquit him. Chief Kratz
is reported as saying that he will be
retained in the fire department. In
fact he is quite hero at the fire sta
tions. The morals of the tale are:
Why is a juryman? And who wants to
be policeman?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

this object lesson" fallacy is one of
them.
But am not opposed to holding a
county fair. What l object to is load
ing it onto the taxpayer Let those
who have been active in getting reso-
lutions passed at every Tom, Dick,
and Harry meeting organize a stock
company and take over the grounds
and run the fair. If this be done I'll
take stock.
In his conclusion Citizen" says,
think it over and vote yes"
don't believe in that kind of ad-
vice. ! say, think it over, Mr. Tax
payer, and then vote as your con-
science tells you is right If after due
consideration you conclude to vote
yes" and thereby pile on more taxes
on yourself and your posterity. well
and good. But, remember, it is the
last straw that breaks the camel's
back. TAXPAYER.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
Cool BATH AT MIDNIGHT

Charles Howard, lately soldier of
Uncle Sam, and now boarder at the
Star Hotel, was around town Monday
evening and started for his quarters
about midnight, the hour when places
of entertainment close. He lost his
way, got turned around and walked
south on Ninth street from CONNER
cial. He got to the river dock and
kept right on walking, off into the
river. He came up gurgling and got a
finger hold on the dock and yelled.
The Eighth street bridgetender and
some young men got rope to him
and in attempting to get him out
soused him up and down in the icy
water a few times. Three policemen
came along and completed the rescue
One of the Carnegie medal candidates
remarked Tuesday that he did not
wish to insinuate anything as to How
ards condition when he walked In, but
that he was certainly sober when he
came out Of the river.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

Will Delano will hereafter be the
spring reporter of The Pilot as he can
furnish spring data which knocks the
robin silly and makes Jerome Pierce's
green frog a worthless harbinger.
Will sighted a flock of wild geese
which were lowering over the city on
Monday last. 1t is unusually early for
wild geese, in fact unprecedented. He
also discovered bluebird, one Of the
last of migratory birds to put in an
appearance after the opening of
spring.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
MANlTOwOC, WIS, THURSDAY. MARCH 20, IsIs
POLITICS

Neither Hon. John Chloupek fol
| county Judge, nor Joseph Voboril foI
superintendent of schools has opposi-
tion. Both are running for reelection
and each has clear field, no one hav-
ing filed nominating petition against
either of them. Judge Chloupek has
been county judge since 1901 and his
new term will be from January, 1920
to January 1926. The lack of opposi-
tion speaks eloquently of his merits
Mr.. Voboril was elected in 1917 and
has been an active, Jealous worker for
the country schools.
The city primary was a tame affair.
There is no reason for the primary in
four of the seven wards, except TO
give the voter a chance to make nomi-
nations by writing in names. 1t is al
most impossible to make a nomination
in this way against a name printed on
the ballot.
In the Sixth and Seventh wards it
was necessary to eliminate one aspir-
ant for aldermanic honors at the pri-
mary and in the Fourth there was one
too many ambitions to be supervisor.
Everyone has been laying bcak" for
the indications as to mayor, such as it
is, before starting the mayoralty fight.
Both candidates, Schroeder and Geor-
genson, go on the ballot regardless of
the figures.
In the primary Tuesday Mayor
Schroeder received 84S votes and Mar.
tin Georgenson 79S, They will both
be on the ballot for the election April
and the vote at the primary indicates
thst it will be a neck and neck race.
VIM. Herman for city treasurer got
525 votes more than Ludwig Seidel,
Socialist. Herman's vote was 1924
and Seidl's 400.
The vote for alderman and super
visor in the wards was:
FIRST WARD
y Alderman-Karl Kawalle, SO; Carl
Isselmann, ia.
Supervisor-Eugene Mahnke, 56;
William Gennrich, 1872.
SECOND WARD
Alderman-M. J. O'Donneil, l40.
Supervisor-Joseph Willott, Jr,, 1877.
THIRD WARD
Alderman--Ed. Klusmeyer, 10; Ar.
thur Schuetze, l46.
Supervisor F. H. Mahnke, 244.
FOURTH WARD
Alterman-W. Kazda, 1856.
upervisor-Richard Kubista, %;
Edward Dusold, 68; Nels Nelson, ST..
The two highest will 60 on the ballot.
FIFTH WARD
Alderman-Frank Drumm, 80; Joseph
Kapitz, IS.
Superviser-George Schadeburg, 1874 &.
SIXTH WARD
Aldermsn-George Rathsack, 73;
Emil Feldhsusen, 36; Mic holly, l04.
EMIL Feldhausen is eliminated.
Supervsor-Peter Staslson, "A; G.
Kiel, 20.
SEVENTH WARD
Alderman-Josep Novak, 70: Joseph
Revolinski, l42; Frank Smuggler, l06.
Novak eliminated.
SUPERVISOR. S. DempsKy, 240.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
BIG ADDITION TO HERD

The Elks last night initiated 26 can
ddiates into the order 1t was the most
complete exempincation of the in
itiation ceremony ever attempted here
and the capacity of the lodge hall was
taxed. II was Exalted Ruler Wedertz's g
finish Of three years OF service at the
head of the lodge and he went out in
blaze of glory. There were "doings'
in the stein room after the ritualistic
work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

even though / thought you the best
mother in the world, am too unhappy
all the time to want to live.
Last night, on that little harmless
party, we broke down, so | had to
stay in Donges Bay from a. m. to
a. m. When we came home | thought
you'd never forgive me for that, moth
er, saying | should not have gone with
those people, but there are things that
mothers don't understand, and this is
one of them.
mo matter where went or with
whom. ! always conducted myself as
a lady and was treated accordingly.
Please forgive me, mother and
Iaister."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

The shipments of forest products,
such as ties, posts, bark, wood and
shingles, from this port the comm .
season, will be about the So as us
ual The docks and vacant i1Is about
town are we'll filled up with the above
commodities ready for the opening of
navigation. The sum paid out the past
winter in purchasing these products
will not amount to more than $4,000
a big pile of wood and a small pile of
money. The grain trade will amount
to $4,000 more, with about half the
crop of last year still in the hands of
farmers. But there will be a large
quantity of lumber to go off, with
more wood and grain to arrive.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
CITY COUNCIL NOTES
The council met in regular session
Monday evening.

1 oNbSAS''
Monday evening.
The U. S. government closed the
local employment agency and recon-
mended that the city continue the
work until returning soldiers are all
placed. The city has been aiding in
financing the bureau and has a three
years lease on the quarters. The
council by unanimous vote undertook
to have the city continue the work,
and Miss Florence Williamson who
has been in the office since the begin
ming will be in charge. The abandon
ment by the government was due to
the failure of congress to pass the ap-
preparation bill providing for the bu-
reaus maintenance before adjourn
ment on March 4th.
The mayor wants to move the Tenth
street bridge up the river to connect
South 21st street with the north side
below the cemetery. His idea is to go
at the work up there now and have
everything ready to receive the bridge
so that it can be lifted off of the 10th
street piers and moved up to its new
place on scows at once, thus leaving
the city exposed to the single bridge
danger for only a couple of weeks.
Thompson thought the new site is too
near a bend in the river to meet the
approval of the War Department en-
gineers and this matter will be in
quired into at once.
The clerk was ordered to advertise
for new speakers stand in Ever
green cemetery. 1t will be ready for
Memorial day if possible. The old one
was removed when the pines were cut
down last summer
The Central Iron Works had bill
on file for repairs to Sth street bridge
for the sum of $199.
j. S. Anderson, as attorney for the
James Blake estate, had on file a pro-
test against a tax on some real estate
inserted for a former year. The law
allows insertion for three years of
property omitted by mistake and the
protest is that in 1919, after the roll is
made up and delivered to the treas
urer, the tax for 1916 could not be in
serted in the tax roll, but is lost for
ever.
Nash G. Nash, for the Platts, again
protested against the surface drain
age conditions at the corner of 9th and
York streets, and warned the council
that claims would be made against the
city if damage resulted again there
from.
Nienauber, chairman of the ceme-
terry committee, reported that the sex
tons residence is in such a state OF
disrepair that the sexton and his fam
lily show unusual courage by residing
in the ruin. The roof particularly
would delight fresh air crank. 1t was
proposed to have the city engineer and
assessor, the latter a practical build
er, draw up plans for repairs, but the
mayor thought an architect should be
employed. The committee was told to
go ahead and save the lives of the
sexton and family.
The meeting was quiet and unevent-
full and it was adjourned shortly after
.10:30.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
NOTICE OF SALE.

The acres OF land with buildings,
known as Anna Masiak property, near
Northheim, Newton, will be sold at
County Judges Office OF Manltowoc, on
March 81, 1919, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
Reservng rights to reject any and all
bids.
THEODORE KAMA,
81 Ia behalf of minor heirs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

If spring has arrived at other places
south of here, there is one thing GER
tainn, it has not come along this way
yet, as we were treated to a snow
storm on Friday last, and a few old
fashioned cold days since that time.
is yet very good in the coun-
try and passable in town.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

Notwithstanding the wave was cut
out of the ice from above the bridge,
and has departed, yet it does not seem
as if general navigation is to COM
mence yet awhile as the river is NOW
frozen over solid from the harbor
piers up. Skaters were enjoying this
state of things on Thursday, and seem
ed to have the best ice of the season
for their performance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

VIM. Rahr Sons will this year com
plete their large elevator on which
work was begun some time ago. When
the addition to the malt house which
they contemplate building in the near
future, is complete, they will have the
largest malt house in the country.
This malt coffee is steadily growing in
favor and they find it difficult now to
keep up with their orders.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
FLlER DUE HERE TODAY

U. S. Ensign Raymond Applegate
who is to lombard lake shore cities
north of Milwaukee with literature ad-
vertising the Great Lakes naval recrui.
ting station and the Milwaukee style
show from navy sea plane Is due here
about noon today, and will be entertain.
ed in this city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

Thomas Clark for mer resident of
this city died Sunday in Oklahoma City,
aged Is years. He was born in England
and came TO Manitowoc in lS47 and re.
sided here up to two years ago when
he removed to Oklahoma. He is sur
viyed by one daughter Myrtle, in Cal
liornia, two brothers William and Job
Clark, half sister Mrs. j. Worthing-
ton, Oklahoma City and halt brother,
DR.. j. A. Roberts, OF Cleveland, Ohio.
The body was brought here for bur-
ial. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
FARM FOR SALE

Eighty acres located three miles
West OF Newton station with or with.
out personal property. Good buildings
and good location For terms call on
or write 10.
MRS. BRIDGET MURPHY,
TIMOTHY, Wis,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

The green flag ordered by Henry
Hinrichs and Frank Blesch for St
Patrick's day arrived on Saturday aft
ernoon and foated from the flagstaff
of the building the remainder of the
day. 1t is a beautiful flag with a gol-
den harp in the center.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
OBITUARY

Charles F. Brandt died Saturday at
his home on South l4th street, aged 90
years. He is survived by his wife and
one son. The funeral was held Mon
day from the home, Rev. Grether
officiating.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Invitations are out for the marriage
of Larry Rice and Miss Coutwey; Mr.
Nicholas Kuhl and Miss Marguerite
Hagerty will also be married on the
third of April.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

A she bear was killed twelve miles
from town, three cubs being captured
with her. The carcass was brought to
town and sold to Fred Seeger, butcher
The cubs brought four dollars each. A
profitable days hunt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

Jerome Pierce hasn't done the fair
thing by any means, as news gath
erer for The Pilot and he was threat
ened with a castigation If he did not
mend his ways. So on Sunday he set
out to find something and found a
large green frog which was hopping
about him which made Jerome happy
quite early for frog.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

Married on Tuesday evening by Rev.
Mr. Alison, Mr.. Christoff Halverson,
and Miss Alvina Terkelsen, both Of
Manitowoc Rapids.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

John Brooks of Charlestown, Calu-
met county and Miss Jennie Morgan
of Cato, we're married at the residence
of the brides parents In Cato Wednes-
day last.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20

Messrs. Guttman & Grober, tanners,
are about to commence the boring of
an artesian well on the premises of
their tannery, on the South Side of
the river, and near the lake shore. The
work will be under the superintend-
ency of Mr. Dobbyns, who was so sue
cessful in obtaining flowing well for
Mr.. Rahr.