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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
KITCHEN sUPERsTITIoNs


Spill pepper and you will have a
fight
II eggs crack in the boiling Il is
sign of disappointment.
If the food is burned &c Is sure
sign the cook Is in love,
II two divide piece Of cake it is
sign of a quarrel soon.
If you break a doubIe-yolked egg It
is good fortune coming.
When a baking apple bursts with
sputter you will hear good news.
If a cake runs over the top Of the
pan 1t is a sign you will get money.
Upset a cake or pie taking it out
Of the oven and everything will go
wrong the rest Of the day.
In mixing a salad the leaves that
fall out of the plate tell the number
Of years you must wait before marry
ing.
You will bring bad luck to a house
10 take food into 1t and then out again
on your departure. Leave small
piece
When opening a can of fruit or any
similar thing and the Juice spouts up
I'm your face, make a wish and it will
come true.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
RAIL STRIKE NOT SERIOUS
Nationwide Walkout Called by tho
"Outlaw" Leaders Falls to
Develop.

Washington, June 2S.-T'he nation
wide railroad strike called by "out-
law leaders to begin at midnight
failed to attain serious proportions
anywhere in the country, according to
reports received at headquarters OF
the railway brotherhOods here.
These reports, It was stated, show
that comparatively few left theit
posts, although the full strength OF
the walkout will not be apparent until
the absentees are checked up at the
hour for their resuming work. The
most serious reports came from Baltl-
more, but brotherhood officials de-
clared these we're exaggerated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
Gold Bricks

A gold brick OF the kind sold by
clever swndlers to easy marks" is n
product OF highly skilled workman
ship. II IA made OF copper. alleged
with little zinc, and IL painted with
real gold to which some mercury has
been added, This gives a very smooth
and satisfactory effect: and the mer-
curry being evap0rated by heat, a
final yarnish Of gliding wax" lends
an attractive luster
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
FRENCH PLAN AIR SERVICE
Government to Back Lines Connecting
Paris With All the European
Capitals.

Paris, June 2S.-The French govern
ment Is planning an air service that
will connect France with all European
capitals. Following the opening Of the
Paris-London and Paris-B Brussels lines,
the French are opening up a line to
Geneva. preliminary to the establish
ment Of one TO Warsaw, which Is ex-
pected to run regularly by the end Of
July. Other lines will be opened grad
ually.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
CRUsoE'S UMBRELLA.

Defoe, 1t will be remembered, makes
Robinson Crusoe describe that he
had seen umbrellas employed IN the
Brazils and that he had constructed
his own umbrella In imitation OF them
Il covered 1t with SKINS he said, "tne
hair outward, so that 1t cast Off the
rain like a pent house and kept off
the sun 50 effectnally that | could
walk out In the hottest weather with
greater advantage than could before
in the coolest"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
GERMANY'S FLOATING DEBT
First Official Statement Since Begin
ring Of War Gives Amount az
t17,oOo, 900, 900 Marks.

Berlin, June 28.-Germany's floating
debt on April 80, 1920, was 117.f4S,-
755623 marks This wos announced
in the first official statement issued
since the beginning Of the war giving
details of the gross revenue from
taxes, duties, etc, from April /, 1919,
TO the end Of January. 1920 as 8.O25,-
226.982 marks.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
PHILIP SIDNEY POST DIES
Vice President of the International
Harvester Company Passes Away
After Brief Illness.

Chicago, June 2S.-Philip Sidney
Post, vice president of the Interna-
tional Harvester company, died at his
home In Wlnnetka after a brief Ill
ness.
He was the son of Gen. Philip Sid
ney Post, who commanded a division
in the Union army In several major
engagements In the Civil war. After
the war General Post was appointed
consult general to Vienna, and his
son, Philip, was born there in 1869.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
MOVES TO LIFT COURT BAR
Government in Action to Have Barrier
to Sale of Ships Re
moved.

Washington, June Undetermined
not to allow the precedent established
whereby a court injunction can inter
fere with the conduct of the govern
ment's business by regularly consti-
tuted department, the United States
moved here to have vacated the order
prohibiting the shipping board from
selling the German seized ships. The
order had been granted upon the ap-
plication Of William Randolph Hearst.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
EMBARGO ON WOOL is URGED
Spanish Chamber Of Commerce Asks
Premier to Keep Goods in
the Country.

Logrono, Spain. June 2S.-Premier
Doto has been requested by the cham
Der Of commerce and commercial com
mittees to take steps to prohibit the
expectation Of cotton and wool. 1t Ia
maintained that continued expectation
VIII be likely to bring higher prices
In Spain and cause trouble.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
Rough Oldtime Sports

Pugilistic encounters. dog fights.
cock fights and similar performances
we're the ordinary forms of popular
pastimes In the early part OF the last
century. Bull batting was common, and
even this did not afford sufficient
amusement to the people In some of
the northern towns, and Blackburn and
oldham exhibited 9 strange depravity
by compelling old ewomen to race IN
sacks !-Bailey's Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
SENATOR REED LOSES SEAT
Missouri Man Outvoted "a to t2-
Georgia Contest Won by
Palmer.

San Francisco June Ex-senator
James A. Reed of Missouri, bitter OPP
ponent of the League of Nations, in
and out of the senate, was refused a
seat in the Democratic convention by
the national committee. The vote was
"a to y.
At the same time the committee
recognized the Palmer group of dele
gates in the Georgia contest by unani-
nous vote.
Thus the administration forces won
two sweeping victories In the pre-Con-
ventiOn strength tests.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
1T HAS BEEN SAID

He who lives In perpetual suspicion
lives the lie Of a sentinel never re-
lieved
Following the line of least resist
ance IL what makes rivers and men
crooked
We have all sufficient strength TO
endure the misfortunes OF others
ROChefOuCauld.
We do not know what important In
terests may depend in some critical
hour years from now, on the piece Of
work we are doing today
II a man emptles his purse into hts
head no one can take II away from
him. An investment in knowledge al
ways pays the best interest.-Frank.
lln
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
U. S. AMBASSADOR ON LEAVE
Frederick j. stimson, Envoy to Ar
aentina Sails for New York
for His Vacation.

Buenos Aalres, June 29.-Frederick
J. Stlmson, American ambassador to
Argentina, sailed for New York on a
two months leave Of absence. John
Wiley, first secretary Of the embassy,
will be charge daffaires In his abb
sence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
Woman Named Marshal.

Jackson, Wyo., June 28.--Mlss Pearl
williams was appointed town marshal
of Jackson by the all-woman admin
istration, elected at the last municipal
election. All appointees so far have
been women.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
When a Mans Sick

II is when we are sick that we make
the hardest call on our philosophy OF
life. 1t is the most difficult of mental
feats to be resigned to physical suffer.
Ing and incapacity. There have been
cheerful sick men In history, like
Alexander Pope, It Is true, but they
were and are few and far between.
julius Caesar, for Instance, proved to
be a very queruloua man when he
was sick.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
TEN KILLED BY TRUCK
SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED IN
CRASH IN INDIANA.
Motortruck Loaded With Outing
Party Hit at Crossing Near
Oakland City.

Evansville, Ind, June 2S.-Ten or
eleven persons are reported killed and
nine others injured when an eastbound
Southern railway train struck a mo-
tor truck, loaded with a picnic party,
near Huntingburg.
A relief train dispatched to the
scene was deralled near Oakland City,
making 1t necessary to bring the in
jured here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
u. S. WARSHIP IN DRY DOCK
FLAGSHIP Pittsburgh at Southampton,
England, for an overhaulins-De-
stroyers Accompanied Her.

Southampton, June 28.--The Ameri-
can flagship Pittsburgh arrived here
Saturday She will be drydocked for
an overhauling. Several destroyers
accompanied the Pittsburgh
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Sundays Results.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland. 4; Chicago, 1.
Washington. 7; Philadelphia, 0,
St Louis. 8; Detroit, l.
New York, Z; Boston, 8.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh, 8; Chicago, 8.
st, Louis. 3; Cincinnati, 2.
New York 2; Brooklyn, O.
on-Philadelphia, not scheduled.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

boshevik birth certificate, the first
proclamation OF the bOlsheylk govern
ment.
Second, they commanded the peas
ants to seize the land. and by SO doing
they gave sanction to dishonesty.
Third, they sent democratic methods
and machinery to the scrap pile and
built the soviet machine, plan of gov.
eminent which robbed the people Of
all say In their own affairs.
Fourth, they founded their govern
mpnt ON force the right Of might
Firth they delivered the power to
class Cf OllicehoIderS.
Sixth, they Disseminated unjustly
against the poor peasants"
Seventh, they DISTINGUISHED good
Russian men and women, whose only
fault was that they were thrifty and
Industrious
Eighth, they destroyed freedom OF
speech and of the press.
Ninth. they stand for revolution and
blood instead of political action and
evolution
Tenth last but of greatest moment,
the bolsheyik government built its ma
tional house on the dangerous founda-
ton of minority rule one evidence
Of the minority rule in bolsheyik Rus
STA is found in the 1919 registration
of voters in Moscow and Petrograd.
1t Is estimated that Moscow has q
population Of almost a million AMI a
half, yet out Of this great number only
1900 voters registered Petrogrud,
with a population of between 600Oou
and 10000 registered little less
than 10000 voters. These two cities
are admitted to be- the StronghollS of
hol,hevism The registration figures
show that about one per cent of the
people of Moscow and Petrogrnd are
sufficiently attached to bolsheyism to
register
Thought Not Destroyed
BolShevism snutfed ont the light IN
Russia when it killed freedom. 1t did
not destroy thought; it merely drove
it into the darkness. 1t has not con
quered the manhood ana womauhool
Of Russia; it has but diSarmed them.
Somewhere nave heard or read
that tolerance is quality of freedom
that intolerance Is a symptom of des-
potiSm Maybe | am thinking Of the
Greek conception. the idea of Plato
Surely, tolerance is no part Of the boil.
Shevik program. In letter addressed
to the workers Of Europe and America
dated January H. 1919, Leninr wrote
"NOw, no conscientious working man
and no sincere socialist can fail ii
see what shameful treason against SO.
cialiSm was perpetrated by those who
in line with the meushevikS Of Russia
with the Schei1pmanns ana Suede
kums Of Germany with the RenaudelS
Of France, and VauderyedeS Of Bel
GUM, with the Hcndcrsons ana Wet 4
in England, and with Gompers and CO.
i'm America supported their bour
gcOiSie in the war of l9l4-l9lS.'
Another paragraph from Leninc's
letter:
side by side with these cowardly
rennvwlse mongers who are stuffed
with the preiudices of BOURGEOIS de
mocracy. side by side with These so
ciplists who Yesterday defended
their impernIfstic Governments and
who today confine themselves tc
,platonic protest against military I'm.
tervention IN Russia side by side
with them. we see IN the allied conn.
fries an increase in fine number of
,hos, who have chosen the communist
road a."
romrode I.euino ottocks Samuel
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Nao,. ovnr tho +,,curs travels fostar
There are some people who study
all their lives. and AT their death they
have learned everything except to
think.
SeIf.control and faith are not only
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
WITH THE SAGES

The greatest happiness Of life Is the
conviction that we are loved loved for
ourselves or rather loved in spite Of
ourselves. Hugo. -.....-,
Nothing can work me damage ex-
cept myself The harm that sus-
tain carry about with me- and am
never a real sufferer but by my own
fault.-St Bernard.
The noblest charities, the best
fruits Of learning, the richest dis
coyeries, the best institutions Of law
and justice, every greatest thing the
world has seen, represents, more or
less directly, the frutfulness and Gre
ativeneSs of religiOn.-HoraCe Bush
nell.
What would the nightingale care IL
the toad desplsed her singing? She
would stu sing on. and leave the
cold toad to his dark shadows. And
what care / for the sneers OF men
who groye upon earth? will still
sing on in the ear and bosom OF God.
II. w. Beecher.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

II two divide a piece Of cake 1t is
sign Of a quarrel soon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

If you break a double-yoIked egg II
is good fortune coming.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

If the food is burned &c Is a sure
sign the cook Is in love.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

When a baking apple bursts with
a sputter you will hear good news.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

Upset cake or pie taking II out
Of the oven and everything will go
wrong the rest Of the day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

II eggs crack in the boiling Il Is a
sign of disappointment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

Spill pepper and you will have a
fight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

II a cake runs over the top Of the
pan 1t is sign you will get money.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01

In mixing a salad the leaves that
fall out Of the plate tell the number
Of years you must wait before marry
inc
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18

and a capable~cast. The picture i
based on Meredith, Nicholson's 9TH,
House of a Thousand Candles"
The movie "bookers" say that las
weeks shows at our several movi,
houses were only the forerunner O.
many other splendid attractions.
Seeing a good movie is a splendic
diverson-and the cost will never
spell bankruptcy.
Are you following The Bee's
movie pages regularly?
Work on "The Forbidden Won
an" Clara Kimba1l Young's mex
Equity picture, is finished and cast
sceneario, scenic equipment ant
technical stats are being assembled
for work, on March Ellis Ryan.
'The Soul of Rafael" which is tc
be the third Young release through
Equity. Conway Tearle will sup.
port Miss Young in this, as he did ir
''The Forbidden Woman"
Myron Selznick announces he
has bought, from Willard Mack, the
screen rights to Mr.. Mack's wei
known story, prince O. Pines" II
has not been decided who will sta,
in the story, but it is understood
that Robert Brunett will direct it
Mr.. Brunett has just completed the
pictures for the Herbert Kaufman
Weekly.
Corinne Griffith has completed her
latest Vitagraph feature, "Deadline
at Eleven" a newspaper story. Miss
Griffth's next picture has. not yet
been selected.
, Alice Joyce has practically COM
pleted "The Sporting Duchess" her
next Vitagraph special production.
The racing scenes, an important fea-
ture of the famous Drury Lane
melodrama, are just being completed
at New Orleans this week. The
picture has been more than three
month. in the making. Miss Joyce
will rest for a couple Of weeks be-
fore beginning new feature.
Thomas Meighan, whose work as
the leading man in The Miracle
Man" ard in Cecil de Miles male
and Female" has made him one Of
the most popular actors before the
camera today, will be starred IN a
series of pictures for Paramount
Aircraft of which the first will be
"The Prince Chap" Meighan's rise
to fame eclipses anything even in
the fast moving picture business.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18

Tuesday, Edith Greeley in me and Cap
tain Kid" and Pearl White In 'aThe Black
Secret" chapter 7. Wednesday and Thurs
day. Marguerite Fisher In "Trixie from
Broadway" and Harold Lloyd comedy.
Friday, Priscilla Dean in "Silk-Lined Bur
slar" and Ruth Roland in that ever-inter-
esting and popular serial entitled. "Ad-
ventures Of Ruth" SEQ It from the first
chapter through to the end. Saturday,
tchell Lewis In Faith of the Strong
ahd Big comedy.
Diamond-sunday. Monroe Salisbury in
His Divorced Wife,, and comedy. Mon
day. Corinne Griffith in Unknown Guam
tity." and Tom Mix in . short western.
Tuesday. Harry Webstever in High
Tide" also Smashing Barriers" chapter
IL. Wednesday. Eyes of the World"
ture to miss Thursday. Elmo Lincoln
"Carven of the Eighth" and comedy,
Friday. James Corbett in Midnight Man.,
and another extra good program. Sat-
urday. Ruth Roland in "Adventurers Of
Ruth" Marie Walcamp In Tempest
Cody and comedy. =
LOthrop-Enid Bennett in "The Law OF
Men," Polly Moran in Sheriff Nelrs
Tussie," sennett comedy and Paths News
Monday. Charles Ray in "Bill Henry" also
good comedy. Tuesday, Bryant Wash
burn in Putting 1t Over" and good
comedy. Wednesday and Thursday.
when Bear Cat Went Dry with an all
star cast: also god comedy. Friday and
Saturday. Constance Talmadgs in "The
Iyirtuous vamp.'' Roland comedy and
Mutt ana jeff comedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18
Story Counts

THE moving picture people are
out for good story ahead OF
everything else. Here is proof
of it. Recently a book, "The Blue
Moon," by David Anderson. was
brought out by the Bobbs- Merrill
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18

plot of the story is laid in> the fat
woods of Indiana along the historic
old Wabash river and, perhaps be-
cause the author knows the setting
so thoroughly, he has been able to
produce a story full Of atmosphere
and flavor. 1t was this atmosphere
and favor, along with = plot OF
quick action, which appealed to the
American Film people. The story
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18

runs rife with adventure and ro-
nance and the finding Of The Blue
Moon, a gorgeous pearl. forms the
basis Of the cleverly developed plot,
The fact that the Amesican Film
company did not hesitats about
purchasing the movie rights to the
book on account of the newness OF
its author is a proof that the NOV
ing picture people want a story.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18

company. Such possibilities were
seen in this book by an entirely new
author. The American Film company
Immediately bought rights to it and
will set about producing the story
as soon as the weather permits Of
an out-of-door setting. The author
Of "The Blue Moon" is an Indiana
man who knows the country he
wrote about with his eyes shut. The
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18
Close-Ups and Cut-OMts
By Weir

xyOU must admit with the movie
Y editor that some exceptionally
- fine pictures were on the screen
at the different houses in Omaha
last week.
H. B. Warner, star of Haunting
Shadows" which was made by Jesse
D. Hampton for Robertson-Cole, is
supported by Marguerite Livingston
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18

Famous exploits of William Flynn,
former chief of the United States
secret service, and now special in
vestigator in the Department Of JUS
tice, who is responsible for rounding
up the reds" recently deported to
soviet Russia. are to be shown on
the screen. They will be released
in eight two-reel stories.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-02
The Good Of Life.

What Is the good Of life? phi.
losopher has answered Giving and
loving and helping" The happy are
the helping. the loving are the living.
He who has tear for pity and
hand open as day for melting char
tty;" he whose good deeds are With
out wish for publicity or expectation
of gratitude--his is the rarest lux
ury of soul. Charles Lamb tells US
that the kcenest pleasure he ever
knew was TO do good action by stealth
and have it found out by accident
Humphrey J. Desmond.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-02

The mfinbers of the Young WON
eregational church held farewell din,
ner last night at the church in honor
of Rev. and Mrs. Stackman, who will
leave this week for Chicago to make
their future home. and Miss Helen
Glotfelter, the county home adviser.
who will leave the last of the month
for her home in Minnesota to be mar
ried Thirty guests We're in attend
ance. The dining room. where the
party was held, was decorated in hal
loween symbols. A dinner was served
at 6 80. the menu consisting OF chick
en- pa.ties baked potatoes. hot butter
ed rolls. fruit salad. nuts. ice cream
cake and coffee Following the din
ner an informal social evening WAS
enjoyed. Rev and Mrs. stackman AMI
Miss Glotfelter were each presented
with beautiful gifts BY the members
OF the guild
The Baptist Missionary Circle viii
meet at the church on Friday evening,
Nov !. A business NEE ing viii be
held at 3 o'clock followed va cafe
terra supper at $50, which the mem
bers of the World Wide Guild and al
members Of the church have been in
vited At O'Clock the members OF
tho Baptist Crusaders" will give a
playlet and the members OF the World /
Wide Guild will give pageant POI
traying missionary progress The gen
eral public Is invited to the evening /
service.
Mrs. Cnstaye Knuessl entertained .
the members of the Tuesday Study F
Circle this afternoon at her home on F
Illinois avenue. The party was in the +
nature of a farewell for Mrs. Carl T
Stackman, the former department .
president, who will leave this week .
for Chicago to make her future home I
A large number Of members of the de-
partment We're in attendance. Mrs
w. b. Pussy read an interesting paper .
on The Life and Writings Of Poe
AT the close CT the afternoon dainty
refreshments We're served by tle host
ess.
&, s, 6,
The home and conservation depart
nents OF the Ottawa Woman club
held a meeting Yesterday afternoon at
the nome Oh MIS-. III JdtbtSt az VI"
corner Of Ottawa avenue and Leland
street About twenty-five ladiea we've
in attendance Mrs w y PuseE read
an interesting paper on Dyeing an
the Correct Use OF Color and Mrs
+. S. Slewder read a paper on Thrift
in the Home Following the papers
a general discussion was conducted b.
the guests.
:, 6, q,
Misses Helene Hitter, Mary Wig
nochi, Eva Nevins, Rene Gottier and
Margaret Montgomery entertained
fifty guests last night at Halloween
dancing party at the Moose hall, The
rooms were attractively decorated
with Halloween symbols. Music was
furnished for dancing until midnight,
after which delicious refreshments
were served by the hostesseS.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-02

w., lnli.r--- ~ rLrs.f lrui.D-Dll
o,,,ra, Mi Lold az, af.rnonn moot.
""' - - - j.,
stead of an all.day session The AFT
ernoon will be spent working on ar
ticles for the December bazaar. Mr..
David Cook and Mrs + +. Palmer
will he tho hO@tpssp2
% . 8
invita- ions have beaD issued for gr
informal dancing marty To be held at