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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
|CURBS JAMMED WITH FINE AUTOMOBILES
| OUT IN DREAM TOWN OF WICHITA FALLS
WHERE OIL HAS MADE NEW M|[L|ONA|RES
Taxicabs Have No Meters and Nobody Cares$250 Some
times Paid Fare When Oil Kings Want to Rush Work
Their Properties-Money Cheapest Thing Earth and
Minutes Ago Ancient History in Busting Texas City.

new crop of millionaires as well as
keeping many folks busy throwing
their dollars down dry wells.
ENDS OF EARTH MEET
For nearly year Wichita Falls has
been a point of conveyance for all
sorts of people from all sorts of places,
arriving by train or by automobile or
creaking into town in the old fash
toned prairie schooner packed with
bedding and babies, and with the inev-
liable mongrel dog doing rear-guard
duty in the dust abaft the tail gate.
A year ago it was a nice little town
of $4,000 inhabitants-a year from now
it probably will be healthy young
city of more than 10000. Right now 1t
is confused by the sudden intake of
meal of inhabitants that it has as yet
had no time to digest. The curbs are
jammed with high priced and high
class motor cars, with as many as IL
parked on an average block. Times
Square at Forty second street after the
theaters are out Is no more crowded
than are the downtown streets at all
hours of the day.
Wichita Fails taxis have no taxime-
! ters and nobody cares. Money is the
cheapest thing on earth out thereto
those who have it-and Is minutes ago
! is ancient history. With an oil drill
close to the sand that will mean a great
gusher or dry hole nobody cares
what it costs to get a repair part quick.
Men cheerfully pay $3.50 for an auto
mobile to get them from the oil fields
to Wichita Falls to buy new drills or
TO bring men to make necessary re-
pairs.
One garage has been operating a
fleet of six Studebaker cars since early
in the year, "a hours day. The great
speed of Studebaker Big Six and its
unyarying dependabiity under all road
conditions was, of course, of prime i'm
portance in choosing it for this siren
uous work. But what Is more inter.
esting to note, especially to the unin-
itisted, is the fact that the beautiful
appearance of the car, it's splendid fin
ish, genuine leather upholstery ant
such features as silver faced recording
instruments, were of equal Importance
There is nothing too good for thes'
oil barons of Wichita Falls. The long
low, rakish lines of the Big Six hav,
the same irresistible appeal to the OF
man of the Arabian Nights town a.
to the Wall Street broker or Riversid,
drive society leader.
The service record and the up-kee]
expense of the Studebaker cars ha
been carefully checked up each day an,
makes a showing worthy of more thai
passing interest. Over roads that hav
been made almost impossible becaus
of heavy rains and continuous process
sions of vehicles carrying heavy sup
plies to the oil fields these cars il
daily service average better than i
miles to the gallon of gasoline an
nearly 5000 miles per set of tires. No
where in the country is a car force
to deliver day in and day out servic
under such trying conditions as exis
In the Texas oil fields.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19

manufacture of automobile tires lies
in the hands of those who are always
looking ahead to meet future require
ments is revealed in statistics showing
the increased use of plantation rupper
as compared with the falling off In
production of Brazilian rubber. For
example, looking as far back as 1900,
it is found that but four tons of PLAN
tation rubber was produced. as COM
pared with 26,570 tons of Brazilian and
27,136 tons of other kinds. Picking this
same record up five years later dis
closes the fact that there we're 145 tons
of plantation rubber produced in 1905
as compared with $4,000 tons Of Brazil
1919 SLUMP Is MARKED.
During 1910. however. the production
OF plantation rubber takes a marked
jump, 5000 tons having been produced
as compared with 40,S00 tons of Bra
lillian and 21,500 tons of other kinds.
Five years later STILL that Is to say,
1915. shows the turning point to have
been passed in favor of the plantation
variety. During that year there were
107,S67 tons of plantation rubber pro-
duced as compared with 1920 tons of
Brazilian and only 10000 tons of other
kinds. still greater discrepancy is
shown in the estimated production OF
1919. which places plantation rubber
at 100000 tons while Brazilian stands
at $4,000 tons and other kinds at t.,
600 tons, making total of 100000 tons.
The total of $4,000 tons Of native crudes
is thus slightly less than it was nearly
two decades ago.
In other words since 1918 the produc-
tion of plantation rubber has exceeded
the Brazilian output, the reason for
which is clearly seen in the difficult
ties of gathering wild rubber in suffi
Client quantities in Brazil and other
districts together with tie high cost.
Evidence of this Is revealed in the fact
that the cost Of production of planta-
ton rubber is placed at an average of
% cents per pound +. o. b. Far East,
whereas Up River Fine can not be pro-
duced profitably under 50 cents per
mound f. O. b. Brazil
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
|lhER|CA WORLDS LARGEST CONSUMER
\ OFRUBDER YET CONTROLS BUT SMALL
ACREAGE; ENGLAND PRINCIPAL OWNER
Yankee Company Has $1,000 Acres in sumaraBulk OF
mportaons Across Pacfic-Producton of Plantations In
creased Twenty Yearsoutput of Brazil Falls
OF and Trade Relies Cultivation.

Although the United States is the
worlds largest consumer Of raw rub
Yer 1t remains striking fact that
american capital owns only about 70
Der cent of the worlds acreage, or in
pther words $4,000 acres. England, &C
Eording to statistics recently published
has 1,513,576 acres, while Dutch inter-
ksts amount to 100000 acres, French
ind Belgian interests control 100000
Acres, and German interests control
loo, 900 acres. The total of all other
countries consists of 6S,577 acres.
The $4,000 acres planted and con-
(rolled by American capital comprise
he estate of the General Rubber COM
bany, in Sumatra. but with view TO
Extending it's possessions along this
lne and to provide an adequate supply
n the raw material for the tremendous
demand of the automobile industry
hlone American interests also have ac-
buried 10000 acres of undeveloped land
N Sumatra Practically all plantation
rubber is now imported into the United
States via the Pacific, direct from the
FAR east, In japanese bottoms.
S ROMANCE OF RUBBER
Twenty years development has
brought more than five-fold increase
In the annual production of crude rub
Der. substantially all of il coming from
plantation sources. The rise in the
Evolution and employment of cultivated
rubber is in itself one of those ro-
5mances with which modern business
annals are replete. Also it has afford
ed a means for the popularization of
The automobile, for which those who
have been responsible for it have re-
eeived practically no credit. Without
tires the automobile industry would be
nowhere, and without plantations the
70 bber industry never would have been
able to meet the ever increasing de-
mands for tires. This is shown by the
Tact that since the year 1900 the plan
|ts ton product has increased from four
tons to an estimated total for 1919 OF
|s40, 900 tons.
USE PLANTATION RUBBER
That the future of the rubber in
[duStrv with particular reference to the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19

Two years ago the little humdrum
Texas town of Wichita Falls was dry
ing up after years of drought. Today
ii is dream city with water and oil
and money and plenty of big automo-
bilcs. Plain, quiet citizens-shop girls
and farmers-barbers and Porters-
have found their income roaring up
into thousands of dollars a day. But
1t is town of violent contracts, where
hard luck rubs elbows with incredible
prosperity.
It's boom town-the end of the
rainbow--and thoroughly well oiled.
Oil is the sole topic of conversation
in Wichita Falls-and it is making a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
G&[ JHe TuHSzIn,ent

sapphire river runs through this
maze, a solid band Of color against q
varied background.
This time of year is second only to
apple blossom time for beauty and
interest and attracts a great number
Of visitors from the United States,
who seek the peace of the LAND of
Evangeline for a space to escape the
noise of the cities and the vexations
of the servant problem.
The tempting apples are every
where. The tourist or motorist has
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
~ GheY7Y Bosao01s zrI osparI
&EI

passes the Island Kingdom, as there
the trees arc cultivated for beauty
only, the intense heat Of summer
drying up the fruit.
The Nova Scotia provincial i.ov.
eminent is spending large SUM tn
improve motor roads and intends to
make motor travel as easy as any
where on the continent, so yearly
there should be an increasing mum.
Der Of Americans visiting this quaint
and picturesque corner Of our cont.
nent,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19

only to reach out and help himself to
the luscious fruit-the inhabitants
have all they want for themselves
and for export and he who passes
may pluck, as during the Cherry
Carnival at Bear River, when thou
sands of visitors flock to this little
Nova Scotia village and partake of
the cherries, which are a rival to
apples for abundance when in season.
Earlier, when the cherry trees are in
blossom, Bear River rivals Japan,
but in the time of the fruit far sur
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19

Back in early June it was apple
blossom time in Evangeline land,
Now. as the fall sets in, comes apple
time and Indian summer, with its
generous fulfillment Of fragrant
promise.
Annapolis Valley is really one huge
apple orchard extending. over a hum
dred miles in length, which in spring
is glory Of apple blossoms and now
is riot of green. red, orange, yellow
and violet tints. mixed as on the
palette of some famous painter. A
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19

new crop of millionaires as well as
keeping many folks busy throwing
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
You Will Wan. TO Paint

You Will Want 60 Paint
or varnish your car this spring; It's
easy to do il you will use Shsrwin.
Williams Auto Paints. They 90 on
without showing laps or brush marks.'
And, say, that top and seat dressinn
make the top and seats lust the same
as when new.
eWEET-TELLER HARDWARE CO,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
MILLION DOLLARS SPENT
ANNUALLY FOR TIRES

Washington, Oct S-"Twentyeight
million tires are now yearly neces-
sary to equip the passenger automo-
biles and motor trucks in use in the
United States. To this should hA add :.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
Capital City Shoe shop

10th and Idaho SITS. Phone 322.
Shoes Manufactured to Order.
First Class Shoe Repairing.
We will send your shoes C.. O. d. or
parcel post. We buy and sell second
hand shoes.
PETER GLAvANoFF. Prop.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS COMING

Al. G. Barnes big Touring wild
animal circus is trouping this way and
will come to Manitowoc early in the
morning hours of July l6.
The show is well known in this sec
tion, being a California institution with
winter quarters at Venice, Cal. They
begun the season trouping at Santa
Monica March goth, after several
months in winter quarters getting
painted, and built over. The show car
ries the slogan, "The show that is diff
ferent," due to the fact that they are
an exclusive animal exhibit. Animals
of almost every known species have
come under the master hand of Mr..
Barnes, who by his own methods de
yelops them into circus performers.
Lions riding galloping horses, sea lions
in juggling and balancing acts, mon
keys in tripeze and aerial work, tigers
in leaping and posing acts, also in
wrestling matches with girl, pumas
walking on their hind feet and putting
up a good battle with their instructor,
two herds Of elephants that do every
thing but talk, wrestling bears, racing
ostriches, hundreds of ponies, the only
herds of performing llamas, camels,
and zebras This enumeration only
serves to give one some idea of the
quality as natural history field and
the possibility of making animals into
entertainers Everything eircusy is
there, pink lemonade, double-jointed
peanuts, side-shows, big glittering spec
taces, but the basis of entertainment
is the numbers of wild and domestic
animals the show carries and the quail
ity of their acts.
The big opening feature is fairy
creation, namely; "Alce in Jungle
land" There is a little girl who goes
on a hunt for wonderland, falls asleep
in a park, fairies appear, bring her a
king who wishing to show his great
wealth orders the royal jungle to ap-
pear, then follows the entrance Of
thousands Of animals and hundreds of
people all beautifully dressed, wild
men and jungle natives with their
Jungle music. There will be parade
in the morning at 1880 and doors to
the main tent will open at | and Z p
m., an hour before the performance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
TRAINING SCHOOL

Students wishing to enter the Teach
ere Training School must have two or
more years Of high school work. High
school graduates can finish the course
in one year, provided they possess the
ability to complete the course OF study,
show The necessary teaching ability,
and indicate that they can lead and
manage a school. Students must be
sixteen years old when entering. They
should register as soon as possible
either with Principal Fred Christian
sen or with the county superintendent
Of schools. All this years graduates
from the Training School with one ex.
ception have secured schools in the
county and the minimum salary for
these new teachers is $40, some receiv-
ing as high as $50. This is good be.
ginning and should encourage students
Of ability to enter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
INDIANS GET BOOZE

Amos Sakatuch, full blooded In
dia, has been working here for weeks
for Walter Bahr, sewer contractor. He
has been in the habit of going home, up
to the reservation near Shawano, to
spend Sunday. Federal officers allege
that Amos did not leave here light but
that he took to the reservation for the
accommodation of friends there fire
water in considerable quantities. He
seems to have had no trouble in max
ing the purchases here. He accompa-
MED L. 5. Marshall S. w. Randolph to
Milwaukee Monday morning where, if
the allegations are shown to be true,
Amos is in for an uncomfortable ten
minutes or 50 before Judge Geiger in
federal court, and possibly a sojourn
at federal rest resort.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
AUCTION SALE.

The undersigned, widow Of John
Schwsntz, deceased, and mother of
Freds, Reuben and Alma Schwartz,
minor heirs OF John Schwartz, deceSs-
ed, will offer for sale to the highest
bidder, on the 10th day OF July A. ID.
1919 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at
the last door of the Court House in
the City OF Manltowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wisconsin, the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter OF the North
west quarter (NW4 OF NWD and the
Northeast quarter OF the Northwest
quarter tNEt OF NWD and the South
west quarter OF the Northeast quarter
(SWt OF NE4) and the South Half OF
the Northwest quarter OF the North
west qual ter (St of NWt OF NWt) all
in Section No. Ten (lO) in Township
No. eighteen QS) North of Range No.
Twenty three (23) East in the County
OF Manitowoc, State of Wisconsin, all
OF said premises heretofore known as
the John Schwantz farm, equipped
with good buildings.
Terms Of Sale, CASH.
2t ANNA SCHWARTZ SZABODOS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
Weather And Crop Conditions in Wis.

The first half of the week was warm,
the latter half cool. Scattered show
ers occurred In most localities during
the first two days and most sections
were benefited by them, but in some
northern and west-central counties
heavy downpours OF from two to three
inches occurred and small grains and
grasses were lodged and low lands
flooded. Dry weather during the last
few days was favorable for the cultiva
tion OF corn and for haying. The hay
crop is very fine In most localities.
Corn grew very rapidly and Is ahead OF
the average condition for this season
Some fields are three feet high and
are ready to be laid by. Oats are fair
In some sections and excellent In 9th
ers. Potatoes are fair to good; bugs
are causing some damage and many
fields have rotted, necessitating re-
planting, while some damaged fields
will be planted to other crops. Small
grains are mostly headed out; rye is
ready to cut in places in southwestern
counties. w. T. STEWART,
Meteorological
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03

Last Monday Edward, the eight year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ratke,
Ala North Tenth street, disappeared.
About 3 p. m. he left home with an
other lad named Mic Orth of about
the same age The two were seen play
ing near the river at Tenth street.
When the Ratke boy did not come
home Monday evening his companion
was interviewed but he could furnish
no clue. He pointed to the river
ominously, but would not say that he
saw the other boy fall in. All Tuesday
morning the river below the bridge was
dragged and at 2.30 in the afternoon
they brought up the body of the little
fellow So far as known no one saw
him fall into the water.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
CIRCUIT COURT

Court was occupied the greater part
of last week listening to tales of mar
ital infelicity of one side of mismated
couples. They were nearly all defaults.
that is, cases in which the alleged party
at fault did not appear and defend.
The case of Henry BurmeistSr VS..
Amelia Burmeister was dismissed by
consent Divorces were granted in the
following cases. Theresea Hronek VS..
Peter Hronek, cruel and inhuman
treatment; Wenzel Shaylk VS.. Emma
Shavlik, desertion; Max Arndt VS..
FlOssie Arndt, desertion; Anna Krek-
low VS.. Edward KFeklow; Alma Ru-
gowski VS.. Walter Rugowski, cruel and
inhuman treatments; Lola Cunningham
VS.. Roy Cunningham, cruel and inhu-
man treatment; Bertha Weber VS..
Ernst Weber, desertion. In this last
mentioned case the parties awoke from
their dreams of connubial bliss and
parted six days after the marriage.
The court also took under advise
ment the cases of John Felber VS.. Irene
Felber, Frank Kadow VS.. Joletta Ka-
dow and Selma Koerck VS.. John
koerck
Clara Bean VS.. Robert Bean was set
tied and dismissed and Ida label VS..
Fred label was continued to the next
term by consent of the parties
The county clerks of the state report
that the young people seem to be OBJ
scssed with the desire to get married,
and this array in court of wrecked
matrimonial ships indicates that little
deliberation would often avoid entan-
Cling alliances.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
EDUCATIONAL.
(By J. w. Voborill
NEW LAWS

The following new educational laws
we're passed by the legislature and ap'
proved by the Governor:
125S Senator Conant) Requiring
registration OF teachers certificates
under certain conditions.
2l2S Senator Kuckuk) k)-Fixing the
tuition OF nor. resident high school pu
pills at $500 per week
36lS Committee on Education and
Public Welisre)-Relating to the nam.
ing Of schools and providing mail boxes.
50A Porter Relating to display of
United States flag in public, private
and parochial schools.
l63A (Carter) Requiring the appli-
cations for aid for transportation Of
pupils to be approved by the county
superintendent.
523A (Kandutsch)-Requiring the
Town Board OF Supervisors to act with
in fifteen days upon any petition ask
ing for formation or dissolution Of
Scnool districts or alteration OF scnOol
district boundaries.
237A (Conner)-Authorizing the bor-
rowing OF money by school districts for
the erection OF teachersges.
The following bills have passed both
Houses:
2S5A (Coe)-Making the employment
OF at least one public health nurse in
each county compulsory.
1904 (Porter)-Authorizing school
boards to have school taught on not to
exceed five Saturdays during the school
year and legalizing the action OF school
boards in connection with the holding
of school on Saturday during the cur
rent school year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
COUNTRY DRY

The country went dry Monday night
at midnight. The present prohibition
is the result of national legislation pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicants until the
war is over and the national army de-
modified, 1t was enacted about the
time the armistice was signed last fall
1t was intended purely as emergency
war time legislation and is not related
in any way to the eighteenth amend
ment which makes the entire country
permanently dry on January, l6, 1920.
The present war time emergency pro-
hobition may end and permit of wet
interval before January l6, 1920, if the
president before that time will an
nounce that the army has been demo-
blized.
There has been hope alternately ris-
ing and expiring in brewers, dealers
and many others in respect to the sale
of percentage (2% per cent? beer aft
er June 80, but as the end approached
all hope faded out.
Many people expected a saturnalia
in ManitowOc Monday evening, but the
city went on a dry basis quietly. There
was no rioting and but little hilarity,
Here and there some cOnvivial spirits
held funeral ceremonies over John Bar
leycorn. At midnight a bell somewhere,
heard all over the city, tolled d0lefully.
Tuesday morning the city woke up to
find itself a dry town, and part of
dry state and nation Up to going to
press the retail liquor dealers have OBJ
served the law. Most of the places
have been open. They have been dis
pensing soft drinks, beating time and
waiting to see what will happen. Many
seem to be optimistic that the "per-
centage' beer and light wines will
shortly be on sale again but the more
astute ones discounted this dry hap
pening long ago, and have bowed to
the inevitable Manitowoc had seventy
three saloons and virtually all had APP
plications in for licenses for the year
beginning July l.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03

We have sent out application blanks
for the $50 special state aid to each
school clerk who has made the preli.
minary application for this aid. II you
did not receive one and are planning to
apply for this aid, please notify us at
once. Any improvements recommend
ed before you can receive this aid must
be complete before August 18th, after
which the superintendent will make
the final inspection and recommenda.
tion for state aid.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
OBlTUARf

William II. Wetenkamp, an old resi-
dent of the county died Friday at his
home on South goth street.
The deceased located here in 1850
and up to two years ago resided at
Rapids where he was a millwright
and farmer for many years. He was
married tc.Jan Mclaughlin, who with
seven children survive him. They are.
Mrs. E. A. Dow, Frank, James and
Jessie Wetenkamp, all of this city;
George OF Athens, and Mrs. VIM.
Drumm and Albert oil Rapids. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon.
Tnterment was in Evergreen cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
ANNUAL REPORTS

School clerks should begin TO take
the census Immediately after the An
nual meeting on July 7th, This census
and annual report must be in by July
25th. Be sure they are right. II not
correct we will return them, so try TO
have them in this Office within ten days
after the annual meeting TO allow some
days for corrections. This Office must
compile all the statistics from these
ll0 reports In addition to ITO teachers
reports. This Is particular and tedi-
GUS job and delayed reports delay our
work and errors seriously interfere with
our total balances. Failure to send In
the report on time makes the clerk
liable for all the state money which
the district loses, provided we do not
wait for 1t and we cannot wait for our
report to the state superintendent must
be on time.