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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
LOTS or WATER PUMPED

The hot dry spell which has held on
for month has resulted in the Mani
towoc city water department breaking
all records for pumping water, On
July ! the amount of water pumped
was about two and half million gal
Ions, and consumption crawled up un-
til on July ~ it had almost reached
three million Supt Schroeder stated
that the plant has a capacity of six mil
lions and that the supply of water in
the big well appears to be ineXhaustl-
Bile. The consumption by months has
been in gallons: April i5,9SS,272,
May 49,664,232, June 59,i2S,00S and
July bids fair to go up to S0,0O0,0OO.
All consumption in the city is metered
and the department considers the big
use as velvet, as the overhead expense
does not increase with the increased
output. The increase is probably largely
due to the efforts to keep lawns green
and gardens growing
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OBITUARY

Mrs. Anton Belinsky, aged 65 years,
died Monday from stroke of paralysis
which she suffered two weeks ago
The deceased was born in Baden,
Germany IN November, 1855, and came
with he parent to America when a
child of four years, the family locating
in this city, where Mrs Belinsky had
made her home ever since Her hus-
band diell five years ago. She is sur
viyed by seven children, all but one re-
siding here. The whereabouts of one
son, Richard are unknown to the fam
lily at present The children are Hugo,
Mrs. Joseph Kestley Adolph, Hattie,
Oscar, Edwin and Richard.
The funeral was held yesterday morn
ing from St Boniface church Inter
ment was in Calvary cemetery
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Weather and Crop Conditions in Wis

The week was hot and dry and the
weather conditions were unfavorable
for all crops except tobacco. Much
NEEDED rains fell Monday night in the
south and east, in time to prevent dam
age to corn which was beginning to curl
from the heat. Corn is generally in ex-
cellcnt condition and a big crop. Pota-
toes are doing we'll in the north and in
some eastern localities, but the crop is
almost failure in the south. The
wheat crop is fair and winter wheat is
about all harvested Oats, barley and
rye are being harvested and are gener-
ally light crops Haying is about com
pleted, tonnage light Pastures were
further injured by heat but will benefit
by the recent rains Tobacco is fair to
excellent; the early planted is growing
too fast Cranberrics are fair to good
and about two weeks early. Early cher
rics are picked and proved to be a good
crop The late cherries are in good
condition and picking will commence in
about week Truck has suffered from
the hot, dry weather.; condition fair.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
The CHAUTAUQUA

The Redpath Chautauqua was on five
days here the past week, 1t began
Thursday last week and ended Tuesday
evening this week, emitting Sunday. 1t
was a success The crowds were fair
and the attractions first class, although
probably not quite up to the 1920
standard
There was'a morning session for the
youngsters every morning and then aft
ernoon and evening programs. The
headliners we're Dunbar's White Hus-
sars, a singing band and the comedy,
Nothing But the Truth" although the
other musical numbers, the lectures,
particularly Harry L. Fogelman, and
the cartoonist were first class numbers.
The financial situation has not been
made public at this writing
The Chautauqua has justified itself
locally and has evidently become an an
nual event.
The thought to pitch the tent at the
vacant space on the northeast corner
of State and Ninth streets was an in
spiration as it was conveniently located
there for all.
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STEAL ROLLER GASOLINE

Street Commissioner Nollendorf will
have to take the city's street roller
home and put it in the kitchen over
night if some method is not devised to
protect the gasoline in the tank, 1t has
always been deemed fairly safe to leave
the roller out at night as the delibera-
ton with which the vehicle INDUCES in
loc0motion, and the very evident path
which it leaves in it's wake, have not
been attractive to those who might be
in need of an extra roller. No one
seems to have given serious thought of
the precious gas that reposed in its
bosom until last Saturday morning
when Henry Pentzien mounted his
fayorite steed and discovered that it
wouldn't go. An examination disclosed
that the only reason it was ball,y was
that some wise citizen during the
night had taken the liberty of drawing
off the twenty-seven gallons of John
D's purest which had been left in the
tank 1t was SO easy that the gas thief
must have felt ashamed to take it. II
was turn the spiggot and help yourself
A lock will now be challenge to enter
prising night hawks who would scorn
to take II when it was to be had for
the taking.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
BOLD ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY

The unexpected presence of maid
in am upper room scared a burglar and
probably prevented robbery at the
Reinhardt Rahr residence at Eighth
and Park streets last Friday afternoon
While the family were on the north
lawn the intruder entered an open door
He started to enter a closet, the door
of which was ajar but found a maid at
work therein, lie attempted to lock
her in but her screams scared him and
he nude o hurried escape down the
stairs and out. lie was apparently
bent on hiding until he would have an
opportunity To work at leisure The
man was seen escaping by the cook and
by Miss Blanche Rahr who heard the
maids screams, and who could give but
Il meager description of the burglar.
The police were on the scene quickly
but could find no trace of the man.
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IN CIRCUIT COURT

The crcuit court on Tuesday heard
arguments by the lawyers upon motions
following verdicts in the three jury
cases tried at the summer term They
were Thompson VS.. Junge and Fruit
Co.; Zajicek vs.. Wagner; Rappel Co.
VS.. City of Manitowoc. In all these the
losing party wants the answers of the
verdict changed or new trial,
In the Zaiicek case, a personal in
jury action for loss of four fingers in
a sausage grinder the employe Zajicek
won on every point but the damages
were fixed SO low that the defendant is
perfectly willing to pay it, but the en-
ploye moves for a bigger award or a
new trial
The court has the matters under adj
yisement.
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SCHOOL BILL VETOED

The Governor last Thursday vetoed
the Peterson school bill upon which the
local advocates of new high school
building had pinned their hopes. The
bill was in fact drafted here and push
ed through by local people The board
of education here in particular were
desirous of the enactment of the pro-
posed law. The two main features were
that in cities where there is city
school system the school district would
be separate corporation for bonding
purposes, thus giving such cities an ad-
ditional five per cent bonding power
placing them on an equality in this re
Spect with cities where the separate
school district system still prevails and
also that boards of education, where
the people SO elect by referendum,
would be given the power to levy their
own taxes for school purposes, which
power is now exercised by the city
council.
Mantowoc cannot build high school
because the 8 per cent bonding limit is
nearly reached for other municipal
purposes The author of the bill, for
mer City Attorney f.. l.. Kelley, stated
that the governor had been very poorly
advised; that his veto message disclosed
unfamiliarity with the bill and a mis-
conception of its plain meaning
The governor was quoted as writing:
"The referendum provision of the
bill is so drafted that the electors of Il
city would be coerced into voting for
the system If they do not vote for
adoption of the system the school
board will do without authority and
the schools cannot be conducted
To this Mr.. Kelley retorts; "Thcrc
is nothing in the bill to warrant any
such statement or conclusion." He says
that the governor entirely overlooked
the provision that if the people vote
down the boards power to levy taxes
that the council shall continue to do 50.
Each other objection is pointed out as
groundless and the answer ends up
thus:
"Our school situation is deplorablc.
This bill would have provided relief
The real forces and reasons in opposi-
tion are well understood and all we can
do is to patiently permit our educators
to be handicapped and our pupils to
suffer until the truth and not malicious
Misrepresentation shall sway the state
executive at Madison"
What the board of education can do
now is a question. The present facili-
ties of the high school are inadequate
and the city faces a grave problem on
education.
One effect Of the veto is that the
school board will continue to have
seven members and the mayor will
make an appointment to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of William
| II. Tech.
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statesmen iR0LIC

The local branch of the United Com
mercial Travellers had their annual pic
mic at Shoto Saturday. 1t was bigger
and better than last year The commit
tee really put over q big thing and the
picnic is AN annual fixture. A series of
contests resulted as follows;
Fat Man Race $50 yards)-Arthur
Risch, one case Of canned goods
Ladies' Free-for-All Race Aneta
Symcs, aluminium casserole.
Mems Hop-Rm Race Charles NJ
Krumm, travelling toilet case.
Ladies' Potato Race Mrs. a. W.
Hanson, aluminium tea kettle.
Mems Bag Race Frank Jansky,
French briar pipe.
Boys Frec-ror-All Race John Bacon
Jr, baseball bat
The Shortest Lady Mrs VIM. Bru-
ebert, one cookie cutter
Mems Potato Race j. NJ. Watlawa,
one box of cigars.
FaDtcst Lady Mrs. Hiram Madison,
N T. coffee pot,
Lean Mems Race W. r. Raez Jrr
set Of fishing tackle.
Ladies' One legged Race Mrs. je-
rome Dick, bulb bowl.
Tallcst Lady Mrs. Frank Zeman,
Jar Of candy
Young Ladies' Race = Mildred
Kcrscher, box of candy.
Mems One-Legged Race G. Primm,
silk shirt,
Mems Hop, skip and Jump Race
W O'IIearn, pair Of silk hose.
Bean Guessing Contest Mrs viii
liam Raetz and Guy Spencer, both
guessing the same, ten gallons Of vine
gar. They 20 $3.50
Ladies' Needle Threading Contest
Miss Grace Pnueger, brass iardinier
Peanut Dropping Contest Mrs. J. M
Waltawa, Gye-pound brick cheese.
Mems Free. for-All Race John Ba'
con, bathing suit.
There were number Of other prizes
for the children.
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EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN

Chapter 529, laws of 1921 creates a
new section of the statutes to remove
determinations against women and to
give them equal rights before the law.
Following is the new law:
Section /, A new section is added
to the statutes to read: 6,0l5 Women
shall have the same rights and priv
ileges under the law as men in the ex-
ercise of suffrage, freedom of contract,
choice of residence for voting pur-
poses, jury service, holding office, hold
ing and conveying property, care and
custody of children, and in all other
respects. The various courts, execu-
tive and administrative officers shall
consrue the statutes where the mas
culme gender is used to include the
feminine gender unless such construc-
ton will deny to females the special
protection and privileges which they
now enjoy for the general welfare.
The courts, executive and administra-
tive officers shall make all necessary
rules and provisions to carry out the
intent and purposes of this statute
Section ,. Any woman drawn to
serve as a juror upon her request to
the presiding Judge or magistrate, be
fore the commencement of the trial or
hearing, shall be excused from the
lpanel or ycnirc.
The act took effect July H.
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BASE BALL
TEAM STANDINGS.
SINDAYS GAMES

Red SioX 8, Mantowoc 3.
Juneau n, Green Bay ?.
Two Rivers 6, Sheboygan !.
Lange's Red Sox, the reiuyenated
Juneau team and Two Rivers were the
winners in the Lake Shore league Sun
day. The Juneau-Green Bay tilt was a
keystone comedy, Juneau registering
22 hits and scoring 2l runs, to two
markers by the Inflated Green Bay az
gregaton. Reik, juneau hurler, got "A
homer, triple, a single and II double
in five times at bat. The other two
games developed pretty contests. The
, Red Sox won from ManitowOc largely
/ by superior defense, both Dodge and
Cutcher pitching good ball Muench
was the star aheld for the winners. Two
Rivers and Sheboygan ballled along
until the ninth inning with l to !
score, then Two Rivers broke through
the Sheboygan defenses, hit the bali to
| the far corners and showed in five runs.
Shcboygan was unable to rctalate in It's
half and the game ended, to |. Smith
son pitched great game for Two Riy-
ers.
Kelnersyille defeated the Green Bay
Duck Creek team Sunday, to g.
| Sfoupy Jr. pilchcd fui keiinergville
The Aluminium Goods team lost ia
Valders Sunday, TO 3. The Valders
team got away to a three run lead in
the first inning due to costly errors.
Egan's Colts defeated the Lutheran
Mems club with Eddie Egan pitching
stellar ball
The Badgers defeated Newton Sun
day, 1 to 2. Thorison allowed but two
| hits and famed eleven men
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
HOTEL PLANS REVIVED

Two or three months ago ManitowoC
was suffering from two complaints, a
lack of proper hotel recommendations
and a plethora of new hotel projects
The number of hotel propositions that
bounced into the arena all about the
same time was bewildering. All the
public had to do to get a regular Blake
or Blackstone was to put up the money
for it. If the citizens would subscribe
and pay for the stock the promoters
would generously permit the local
stockholders to own part of the hotel.
The project that appeared to have sur
vived was the scheme to add to the
present Manitou hotel by extending to
the corner of Franklin and Eighth
streets. After an intensive stock sell
ing campaign this plan has appeared to
languish 1t came to life with a jerk
Monday of this week when J. l.. Gun
nngham of Buffalo, n. y, appeared on
the scene and stated that he was pre-
pared to put up $4,000 in real money,
take over the Manitou project at the
point where it came to a stop and 90
ahead and build hotel on the ground
instead of in the newspapers. Mr..
Cunningham is reported to be a man of
means and is associated with the chain
of Federal Bakeries. The city's eXpe-
rience with hotel projects has made it
skeptical and the average citizen on
that subject is from Pike county, Mis-
souri,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
CARS MEET IN SMASH

Two cars, one driven by Miss Rose
Horn of Rapids and occupied also by
her sister, Helen, Viola Guelsdorf and
Anna Maternski Of De Pere and one
driven by Charles Duffeck came to-
gether pretty abruptly at the foot of
Pierce's hill west of Rapids village last
Friday. The Horn car, Ford, was
pretty badly wrecked and Miss Mater
noski who was thrown through the
windshield suffered some severe cuts.
Neither the Duffeck car nor its four
occupants were injured much.
There was no information given out
as to who was to blame.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
BIG LABOR MEETING

The State Federation of Labor CON
vention convened here Tuesday morn
ing at the Opera house and will be in
session all week.
As a preliminary there was a meet
ing of the Trades Union Liberty league
and held its last session under that
name. 1t was organized primarily to
oppose prohibition and concluded to go
out of existence.
There were 200 delegates present
when the federation convention CON
vened Tuesday. Edward Reimers, sec
retary of the local committee, welcom-
ed the delegates and introduced Mayor
Georgenson who made an appropriate
speech of welcome and landed union
laDor
City Attorney Teitgen then spoke
and added to the welcome. He urged
united political action by labor and
farmers in the interests of their
classes.
Henry j. OH Jr, general organizer
of the state federation, was made
chairman Of the day. He made his an
nual report and gave an address. He
advocted political activity by labor but
thought that none of the three present
parties, Republican, Democratic or So
cialist is the proper vehicle for advanc-
ing labor's cause. He seemed to favor
new party made up of farmer and
labor groups. He made a report on the
two houses of the state legislature as
to their friendship for labor, saying
that thre were in the senate nine friend
ly and in the assembly thirty-fve. lie
@. KID the governor.
Secretary-Treasurer Handley made Il
report showing a balance of S5,56O.S0
J. c. Schaughnessy, representative of
the International BARRIERS union, en-
route from labor meeting at Wash
ington, made a brief address.
a big ball was held Tuesday evening
at the Opera house.
The convention is here mainly for
business and successful convention is
evidently being held.
Governor Blaine sent greetings to the
convention through delegate r. g.
knuton of Ia Crosse lately appointed
to the state industrial commission by
the governor
There have been a number of impor-
jant reports and discussions. There are
many good public speakers among the
delegates and one unfamiliar with labor
conventions and gathering his general
information from unfriendly sources
would he surprised at the high average
of intelligence in the body.
The convention on Wednesday went
on record in favor of recognition Of
the Irish Republic and sent a cable to
Mr. Lloyd George stating that Justice
Demands a Free Ireland"
\ dozen or two important resolutions
were referred to committees for con
sideration.
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ELKS DELEGATES

The state convention of the Elks will
be held at Milwaukee Aug. II. It win
be a one-day affair and there will be no
parade or other usual spectacular fed-
lures. The local delegates were ap-
pointed last week as followsi
S. X Ferguson, I. G. Torrison, John
kellner, Henry Burger, j. L. Wattawa.
Ed Herman, +. a. Linder, Frank Sterl-
ing, Theodore Anderson, +. w. Mackey.
The alternateS are l.. +. Wedertz, Dale
Clark, Peter Broehl, Edgar Anderson,
y. A. Williams, Edw Fricke, George
kellner, John Schuette, John Spoent-
gen.
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CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The council met Monday evening in
regular session.
The council adopted resolution au-
thorizing the city attorney to appeal
the case of j. f. Rappel Co. VS.. City of
Manitowoc in which a verdict for SILL
49S was recently returned against the
city in circuit court.
The matter came up on a report of
City Attorney Teitgen, who seized the
occasion to resent what he deems to be
reflections on his ability in the editorial
comment of local paper, upon the
trial, He said that after the court had
charged the jury that the city is liable
for the condition of Sherman creek,
Daniel Webster couldn't have won the
case. He said he thinks the court is in
error and wants the chance to have the
higher court pass on il. There was
some suggestion of retaining special
counsel to- assist the attorney but this
was left to the future.
The council got onto the matter of
the high price of coal Alderman Thori-
son had some figures showing that
Manitowoc pays for coal on a basis of
all rail shipment which is Sc. 65 per ton
while the actual rate from the mine to
Mantowoc via the great lakes route is
$3.50 per ton. The council wants to
know, If possible, who is getting the
1878. The local dealers say they are
victims of the system as well as the
consumer. The council instructed the
attorney and board of public works to
go after it and get some results, When
congress is powerless before the coal
barons it is hardly likely that the local
officials will reduce the price appreci-
ably before snow flies.
All bids for up-river dredging were
rejected on the ground that the prices
are too high and that the season is SO
far advanced that little, if any, benefit
would he derived this year.
The old question of getting Uncle
Sam to do the dredging in the inner
harbor was brought up and another eff
fort may he made to bring it about
Those who have had the experience are
not optimistic.
The engineer was instructed to max e
surveyof Eighth street bridge aud re
port on necessary repairs.
The city will also be required to drive
some piling 10 prevent ships from dam
age from humping into the concrete
bases of the new Tenth street bridge.
The city is laying gas pipes on West
ern avenue between Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-sixth streets preparatory to
paving The gas company refused to
obey orders to do the work and the cost
will go against it as taxes As it has
not paid similar charges put in the tax
roll last year some of the aldermen eX-
pressed the opinion that the city is
burrying lot of money beyond recov-
cry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
EXIT DIE WAHRHEIT

After continuous publication for 20
years "De Wahrheit,' German
language newspaper OF this city, sus
pended with this weeks issue, 1t has
been merged WITH the Mantowoc Post,
Alex Dusold, publisher OF Die Wahrhe
it, will bave charge Of the job printing
department OF the Post This leaves
only one German language paper 10
this city where few years back there
we're three-Der Nordwesten, Die
Wahrheit and the Manitowoc Post
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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage Licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
last week.
Walter Zapder OF Two Rivers and
Esther Stoelberg OF this city; William
Musil OF Racine and Clara Koch OF
this city. Herbert Jenrich OF Milwau.
kee and Loretta Spraug Of Manitowoc;
Il. T.. Drumm and Ruth Linder, both
OF Manitowoc.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

j. S. Villas of Kaukauna spent Satur-
day and Sunday in the city. Though
so" has abandoned baseball under the
stress of business, he is still good
Judge and says there is nothing in the
amateur line in the state which can
beat ManitOwoC
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

Mr.. j. f.. Platt has made decided
Improvement in the shape of new
fence and sidewalk along the west side
of his residence on Eighth street.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21

The following is the school popula-
tion of the several school districts of
this city. First ward school district,
males, 265, females 2G9, total 534; Sec
ond ward school district, males 500,
females GAL, total l,2lO; Third ward
school district, males 1853, females 1853,
total l,5ll, The total school popula-
ton is 1926.
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Giant insect.

The largest insect known, but now
extinct. was Il dragon fly, which had
q wing-spread measuring two feet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21

The Wisconsin Central line to this
city will be open for business on Mon
day next President Abbott Vice
President Greenleaf and Chief Engi-
neer Tweedy were in the city this morn
ing and It was learned from them that
the line will be in operation by that
tirue
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21

j. j, Nagle, who has had such success
here in transferring freight was in the
city on Tuesday He expects a daily
line of boats between here and Lnding-
ton in a short time and is looking after
the handling Of freight. No more com
petent man could get the job.
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Ed and Charley kirwan are spending
& week at Pigeon Lake in Liberty.
julie Lindstedt viii Breuer and
Louis Kunz spent a few days fishing in
Franklin, Kewmnee county, this week
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-21

The building occupied by Mr., Eaton
as a residence on Buffalo street, is be-
ing moved to a lot on Eighth street, be
tween Chicago and State