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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26
OBITUARY

John Weinert died at his home, 7l9
Washington street, Monday evening
Mr.. Weinert had been operated upon
at a Chicago hospital last April for an
ulcer on the stomach. He was appar-
emily fully recovering after the ordeal
and his death came as shock to his
family as he had been up and around
half an hour before. Mr.. Weinert was
born in Silesa, Germany, May 10,
1862, learned the bakers trade which
he continued up to the timeof his
death. He was married there and came
to this country in 1892, making his
home at Sheboygan. Later he removed
to Kewaunee where he remained until
1899 when he came to this city and has
resided here ever since. Besides his
wife he leaves six children, four sons,
Fred, Hans, Harvey and Seigfried, and
two daughters, Emma and Susan.
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MC'GOVERN ON SEAMAN

Francis McGovern, former governor,
and late in high command in the judge
advocate generals department of the
army, adressed an open-air meeting in
front of the courthouse Friday even
ing. Quite a crowd listened to the
end, most of the time in light drzzle.
He confined himself to an argument in
favor of Col. Seaman as against Atty.
Gen. Blaine for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor, apparently assum-
ing that the other four have no chance,
but covered quite range in the argu-
ment He attacked first Non-partsan
league endorsement of Blaine and then
Senator La Follette's endorsement
which he alleged were the only two
reasons any one advanced for support
ing Blaine against Seaman.
He said that the evils that the Non
partisan league attacked in North Da-
kota did not exist in Wisconsin and that
it was an impertinence for these peo-
pie to come into Wisconsin and try to
run our politics The point on La Fol
lette in effect was that while the sena-
tor is all right where he is he must not
be permitted to dictate state politics
and occupy all state Offices through
creatures who do his bidding.
He gave aae. interesting account OF
has break with Ea~folictte ~ai Chisago
in 1912 on the Bull Moose issue.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26
STREET RAIL WAY HEARING

The hearing before the railroad COM
mission in the matter of the applica-
ton of the local street railway for in
creased fares has been set for Sept. 10
at Madison. The text of the petition
of the company is that the increase in
revenue resulting from the increased
fares allowed in 1918 do not come any
where near making cap the deficits
caused by constantly increasing cost of
labor and materials. The average price
of the labor employed has increased
since 1917, the last year taken into
consideration by the commission, from
23 cents per hour to over Al cents per
hour, and that material has increased
since the last hearing over 60 per cent.
The company alleges that it has used
great economy and efficiency but that
ends cannot he made to meet. The
company is represented by the law firm
of Miller, Mack & Farchild, Milwau-
kee, lawyers who have a large part of
this class of business in the state.
Manitowoc and Two Rivers will
probably be both represented at the
hearing.
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BASE BALL
church.

Buster Braun was in good form Sun
day afternoon at ShebOygan, and al
lowed Manitowoc only one hit, a dou-
Bile by Custer, winning the game by
score of 8 to 0. The Chairmakers
started in the second inning and put
two runs across two more in the fourth
and another in the sixth gave them
their total of FIVE.
The Sheboygan twirler had the Man
itowocs guessing and retired thirteen
batsmen by the strikeout route Swede
Johnson on the mound for Manitowoc
struck out seven men and was nipped
for eight hits.
Waukesha found Dick Crutcher for
ten hits which they managed to turn
into three runs Sunday afternoon and
defeated Two Rivers by score of 3
to o. Stock was in fine form allowing
Two Rivers only three scattered hits
and striking out nine batSmen. Heidorf
and Paige were the only Two Rivers
balsmen who found Stock for hits.
SUNDAYS RESULTS.
Shehoygan 3, Manitowoc 0.
WaukcSha 3, Two Rivers 0.
TEAM STANDINGS.
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EASY MONEY

1t is so easy that there should be no
wonder that they do it.
A pleasant young woman stepped
into Kattner's meat market at Mar
shall and Twentieth streets Saturday
morning and made a small purchase.
She casually informed Mr.. Kattner
that she was from the county asylum
few blocks away and rendered
check for S22 on the Manitowoc Saw
ngs bank, purporting to bear the sig
nature of W. Spindler. 1t was done
with such assurance that the butcher
swallowed bait, hook and sinker and
thought to phone the bank only an
hour ortwo later. Mr.. Spindler had no
account there. There was no asylum
employe, or inmate, answering the de-
seription of the smiling business-like
Young woman. As long as business
men yield up to strangers as easy as
this the game will continue. We some
stimes wonder if every town of this size
has our perpetual flow of bogus
checks.
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FAIR AND HOMECOMING

This is County Fair and Homecom-
ing week Manitowoc has probably
never been as lavishly decorated as it
is today. The downtown buildings and
streets have been decorated by Mich
igan concern of professional decorat-
S. 1t is really well done, tastefully
and deliberately The night effect with
special lights is beautiful.
The Con Il. Kennedy carnival show
is at the fair grounds and their band
enlivens up things on the streets.
The fair itself is one of the best ever
held in the county. The cattle, sheep
and horses on exhibit oyerhowed the
pens.
The horse racing started yesterday
and will continue three days, weather
permitting. Visitors in the city for the
home coming have open house at Elks'
club and Country club. The Elks have
a ball this evening. The big industrial
parade is scheduled for today.
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AUTOMOBILES CLASH

A car driven by William Seibel go
ing north on the Green Bay road at
Four Corners was struck Sunday aft
ernoon by car going west, driven by
George Harness of Neenah. The Har-
ness car, an Oakland, struck the rear
end of Seibels car, a Moline-Knight
coupe, which had nearly gotten by.
The coupe was not badly damaged but
the Oakland was considerably crump-
led up. No one was hurt. There were
two couples and a baby in the Neenah
car and that no injury heSulted was
remarkable. Mr.. Seibel says that al
though the other fellow was on his
right there was lots of time for him to
have cleared if the other driver had
been going at legal rate or had used
discretion when he saw danger.
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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
last week.
Jos. Klein and Mae Stehlik, both
OF Two Rivers; Steve Panoch OF
Kossuth and Mill Kerka OF Cleveland
Fred Hrudka and Irene Flint, both. OF
Manitowoc; Archie Thayer and Anna
Maertz, both Of Manitowoc; Werner
Zapfe OF Newton and Frieda Otto oil
Manitowoc; Edward Scherer and Mon
lea Skrzypczynsky, both Of Manitowoc,
Maurice Mullins and Louise Dietrich,
both OF Cato; James ~Balthazor and
Armellne Lepine, both Of Two Rivers;
Norman Ulness ofLiberty and Emma
Zarnoth OF Rockland; John Novak oil
Maribel and Mary Waltz OF Chicago;
Esnond Keune and Rose Buresh ol
Msnltowoc.
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K. C. PICNIC

Manitowoc council Knights of Co
lumbus on Sunday last resumed the
annual picnic custom that was inter-
rupted by the war;. Over two hundred
automobiles were parked at Jachim-
stalls at Shoto but as many made more
than one trip from town the crowd
cannot be easily estimated. 1t was a
big picnic. The weather man spared
them rain and the only thing to mar
the enjoyment was the temperature,
which was considerably below the ideal
picnic point. There were all sorts of
county fair pike, games and the ath-
letic stunts were the familiar sack
races, potato races, pie-eating contests
and the like. A lot of valuable donat-
ed articles were raffled off. Over $500
net was realized for the clubhouse fur
nishing fund. An enjoyable time was
had with something doing every min
ute.
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REAL ESTATE REPORT

List of real estate sales for Manito.
woe county for week ending Aug, 81
1920. Furnished by the Manitowoc
Abstract company.
Misunderstanding Realty Corp. ia
Sophie Werner, lot 55, Industrial Add,
Mantowoc. Revenue stamps, so cents
Sophia Schroeder to Albert +. Schip-
per, lot 4, block l, Schipper's Subd.,
Manitowoc. Consideration, $3.50.
Fred LaSkosky to Mrs. Gertrude
Andrastek, lot 81, Industrial Add,
Mantowoc. Consideration, ST.
Mic. Litersky to Andrew Litersky,
lot 63, Michigan Heights Add, Mani
towoc. Revenue stamps, 80 cents.
Louis f. Petey to Herman Moede,
lots l6, II and Is, block 2O5, Manito-
voc. Consideration, $4,000.
Leland krcimann to Joseph A. Ut
schig, so acres in section s, Schleswig
Revenue stamps, 81.
Thomas Collins to Thomas II. Watt
so acres in section 81, town Franklin
Consideration, $4,000.
Catharina Berger 10 Carl Emil EIet-
itch, part of lot 20, block 2is, Mantle.
woe Consideration, 81.
Louis Bahr to Gottfried Martin
7t& acres in section Is, town ofCen.
tcryillc. Consideration, $4,000
Cleveland State bank to Joseph
Krcss, part Of Govt lot =, section 27
town of Ccntcryllc. Consideration, ST.
j. f.. Hamilton to Victor Peterson
lot ,, block ?, Hamilton Bros. Add,
Two Rivers. Consideration, 800.
Joseph Hin to Frank G. Hill, &c
acres section 3, town of Cato, section
81, town of Frmklin Revenue stamps
81.
Warren G. Fischer to Henry Fisch.
er, 80 acres in scclioh 80, town of Two
Rivers. Consideration, $4,000.
The Spindler Company to Herman
Moedc, lot l3, block POS, Manitowoc
Consideration, $3.50,
Frank Hoffman to Gustav Brandt
lots in block 357, Manitowoc. Consid-
Grafton, $4,000.
Gustav Brandt to Elmer A. IIaupt
lots in block 357, Manitowoc. Revenue
stamps, $3.50.
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EDUCATIONAL.

Ideas won the war. Ideas make a
country or break it. The future Of
America is determined in the school
room of today. All groups of thinking
people-labor and capital, statesman
and educator alike agree on the vital
relation between education and democ-
racy. In the words of the Executive
Council of the American Federation of
Labor;
"The welfare of the Republic de-
mands that public education should be
lifted to the highest degree possible"
Frank Nanderlip, President of the
National Bank of New York, said:
"rhe right kind of education is eS-
sential to free government and the best
place to inculcate the spirit of true
patriotism and teach American ideals
is in the public schools, If we neglect
education in any part of our country,
the seeds of anarchy and evolution
will grow in these neglected fields and
the whole nation will be in danger
"You teachers make the whole world
your debtor" Theodore Roosevelt once
declared at a meeting Of teachers:
"And of you it can be said that if you
do not do your work well this Repub-
lie would not outlast the span of gen
Grafton"
Although England is struggling un-
der much greater financial burden
than ours her Minister of Education,
Mr.. Fischer, urges increased cXpndi-
ture for education in the following
words:
"rhat nation, which after the war,
employees the best teachers with the
highest pay as a part of the best school
systems, will be the best governed, and
therefore, the greatest nation. Worthy
education is impossible where inferior
teaching forces are employed, and only
inferior teaching forces can he secured
where inferior pay is offered. Where
teaching is inferior good government
cannot be expected"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

1t Lives.-Thcre is, perhaps, no
pleasure as great to a publisher of a
weekly paper, as the anticipated death
of an opposition daily (D, and no
sorrow can compare with his when he
finds his hopes disappointed by the re
appearance of the supposed dead one
after the day set for its departure. 1t
was so with us. One week since it was
our joy to announce through the col
umnS of The Pilot the weakening and
failing of the little thing up town, and
that it would collapse last Saturday,
and today we must admit it lives. Had
we known the turn the thing would
take in seven days-one short week
we would not have done oar share to-
ward creating mourning in this COM
munity but we did not, and what The
Pilot gave circulation to was previous
ly advertised by the sick one. Here
after, The Pilot will avoid giving cred
ence to what appears in the radical
paper, for fear it might again be de
ceived. Shame to thus take advantage
of innocence.
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VOLUME 62
SHIP YARD GATES

There was public hearing last
week by the city councils street COM
mittee on the question of the removal
of the gates on Sixteenth street that
bar the public from access to the isl
and" upon which the Manitowoc Ship
building corporation plant is located
The tract is almost surrounded by the
river and the short land boundary was
fenced during the war During the
strict espionage of war times the ship
building company was authorized to
erect the gates, Notwithstanding a
public street runs through the island
dividing the plant. The company now
wants the privilege of maintaining the
gates as long as Shipbuiiding is car
ried on at the plant.
The only opposition appearing was
Mr.. C. w. Murphy, representing the
American Seating company and two
workmen who registered brief objec-
tions. Many workmen living on the
North side are employed on the West
side and go through the shipyard and
they objected to the terms of the pass
which they are required to have in alb
solving the Shipbuilding company from
all liability to wayfarers along the
island street This was Mr., Murphy
main objection.
A. l.. Nash, stakeholder and dir
ector, appeared and presented the com
pany's side of the matter. Mr.. Nashs
main point was that if the gates can
not be maintained the company may be
forced to forego shipbuilding here and
confne its activities here to repair
work. He also said that if the public
is admitted to the island the 500 Line
will probably remove the rallied walks
over their two railroad bridges and the
city will have to operate the ferry at
Park street. He recounted the history
of the local shipbuilding plant and gave
a frank outline of present prospects.
1t seems that there is but little hope
for work building Greak Lakes ships,
except small boats, and that there are
good prospects of getting contracts for
sea-going steamships to be built in two
parts and joined below the canals.
Several citizens spoke briefly and
some of the aldermen asked questions.
One of the main reasons urged by the
company for the gates is the keeping
track of their employees and barring
ytrsaai strangers from the vicinity o4
their operations.
The committee will probably report
at the next meeting of the council.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

At the recent meeting of the Nat
ional Educational Association held at
Salt Lake City, Mrs. Josephine Cor
liss Preston, President of the associa-
ton said:
"The campaign for better schools
better teachers, better salarles-the
three that form the endless cycle has
lust begun. Remember, ON one side OF
the scale the balance is service from
the teacher and on the other is appre-
ciation and remuneration from The
public. When the two balance then
our public schools will become AmerI-
co's greatest institution and the teach
ing profession viii be elevated to the
highest plane
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26
VER1tBRAE ADJUSTERS To MEET

Chiropractors of the eastern and
northeastern districts of Wisconsin
are to meet here next Sunday. The
business meetings will be held at the
Association of Commerce rooms.
Among the professional features will
be a paper on hay fever by A. G. Too
hey of Oshkosh. There will be din
ner at the Elks' club in the evening.
About thirty members from nearly as
many cities are expected, among them
A. j. LaCosse of Marinette. j. h. Glas-
gov of this city is making the ar
rangements.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26
RUPTURED NERVE

John Holsen, employed at the Buick
garage on Chicago street suffered a
peculiar injury last Friday. In lifting
a heavy casting he sustained rupture
of the sciatic nerve. The injury rem
dered him helpless and he was hurried
to the Holy Family hospital in the po-
lice ambulance. Complete recovery
may take a long time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

The Wisconsin law requires that all
boys and girls employed for money be-
tween the ages Of fourteen and sixteen
shall 20 to vocational school If there IS
one in their city, for eight hours q
week All minors between the ages OF
sixteen and seventeen who are en-
ployed but not apprcntced shall at
tend the vocational school eight hours
week IL there is one This time Is
deducted from their work hours by
their employer when the school work
conflicts with the paid work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

We hear great deal about the
teachers contract in these days of un-
rest. In fact, we hear SO many differ
ent expressions of thought on this
thing we call teachers contract that
we are so dazed by them we sometimes
wonder whether it is a document an
animal, a plant .QE q mere nothingnes'
atall.
With all this variety of opinion one
fact remains true and it would be well
for all those interested directly or in
directly in our schools to stamp this
on their minds firmly
When teacher is engaged to teach
school he or she makes a pledge OF
honor to do duty.
Whether this is a result of writ
ten or verbal contract makes no diff
ference. 1t is a pledge of ones word
To deliberately break this contract
by resigning without cause before the
termination of the agreement, is break
ing the pledge.
Unquestionably many teachers arc
underpaid, but the salaries will never
he increased if the teachers are un-
reliable and undcpcndahle.
If YOU give your word to do a thing
do it,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

That right will always win in the
end has forcible illustration in the
case of the Louisiana State Lottery
company. In its palmy days when the
millions IL sucked from the whole
country gave it an inexhaustible fund
with which it seemed, and for while
was able to silence all opposition, any
attempt to dislodge 1t from its strong
hold seemed futile. But steadily the
sentiment against 1t gained ground,
overwhelming 1t in the memorable
struggle Of '9t and exiling Il to the
wilderness Of Honduras where 1t is
now eking out a miserable existence,
vainly struggling against sure death.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

This Is a Wisconsin business mans
educational creed:
81 believe:
"That educating the child is the sur.
est road to Americanization.
"That our public schools should be
as good as It is possible to make them
"That tie profession of schoo
teaching should be elevated to a posi-
ton Of honor.
"rhat the first step is to pay schoo
teachers enough to retain the goo'
ones now in the profession and attract
other men and women of The highes'
type"
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SHIP BUILDING FIGURES

In his statement to the street com
mittee last week Mr.. A. l.. Nash gave
some interesting statistics of the local
shipbuilding industry in recent years.
Among other things he disclosed that
during the warship building period,
from June 80, 1917 to June 80, 1920,
the Manitowoc Shipbuilding company
paid out in wages over $7,600,000. In
this same three years the company
paid into the city treasury taxes in the
sum of over S413,000.
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NEW WEST SIDE CHURCH

Articles of Incorporation of the ST..
Paurs Catholic congregation were filed
with the register of deeds last week
The incorporators are Rev. Martin
Jackes, pastor, c. Rocky and Joseph
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

Frank Stueber died Monday at his
home, 920 North Twentieth street. lie
was born at Neumark, Austria, May
20, IS43, being seventy-seven years old
at the time of his death. lie immi-
grated to this country when a boy l6
years of age, making his home with his
cousin, the founder of Kellnersville,
long since deceased. He was married
in Kellnersville and then went on a
farm which he conducted until twelve
years ago when he and his family came
to this city to make their home. Be
sides his wife four sons and eight
daughters survive. The sons are John
Of Francis Creek, Michael of Milwau-
kee and Charles and Frank of this city.
The daughters are Mrs. Emil Krejci,
this city; Mrs. Steven Shenian, Glib
son; Mrs. John Stastny, Cooperstown
Mrs. X. $. Rogers of Ocala, Fla; Mrs.
John Tursnik, Marinette, and Mrs.
Math. Radey, Newton. The funeral
took place from st. Boniface church
yesterday morning under the auspices
of the Catholic knights, Of which or
ganization he was member Ills re-
mains were inferred In Calvary GENE
terry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

Since it has become known that
John Nagle will pass through Utah on
his trip through the west, reports are
persistently circulated that he intends
to make special efforts to induce one
of the numerous widows released by
the Edmunds Law to enter again into
the blessed state of malrimony.
Knowing that John cannot rely entire
ly upon his beauty in this undertaking
we hereby give notice that the Pilot
Office will cheerfully give an unquali-
fed accommodation to any of the
gentIer six of that far off state who
may write to us for further inf0rma-
tion.
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NUMBER 9

Van Zon. The congregation owns a
site large enough for the usual Catho-
lie buildings at Twenty-fourth and
Wollmer streets This will be the
fourth Catholic congregation in the city
and it is necessitated by the over
crowded condition of ST. Boniface
pburcb
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT

A city tennis tournament is being
arranged for. Paul Esch and Jack
Markham are in charge. There will be
doubles and singles for both men and
women There are a number of first
class clay courts and one concrete
court available for the tournament and
the sport has been having very no
ticeable revival in the city this year.
There are a lot of new players and a
successful tournament is expected.
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ACCORDING to Growth.

Freddie was told by his father to find
out the prices of seats for the circus.
Freddie soon returned, breathless from
haste, and announced twenty-five
cents for children, and fifty cents for
overgrown people
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-26

Miss Martha A. Nelson died at the
hospital Monday night. Miss Nelson
had to all appearances recovered after
an operation for appendicitis several
weeks ago and left the hospital, but a
relapse made it necessary that she re-
turn to the hospital. The deceased is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Moritz
Nielsen, 1916 Lake street in this city.
She was born in Watertown, Oct. 2S,
1892 She graduated from the high
school in 1912 and fromthe Milwaukee
Normal two years later, taught in the
Sheboygan city schools for two years
and in this city during the past three
years. Besides her parents she leaves
three brothers and four sisters. The
brothers are William, Neils and Victor
and the sisters Olga, Augusta, Eliza
beth and Christine, all residing here.
The funeral will take place from the
home this afternoon.