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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

The T. NJ Smith home on the cor
ner OF LaSalle and Franklin streets,
recently sold to W. H. Bissell has
been remodeled.
Joseph Gusman and Joseph Sontag
OF Ringle were found guilty at La
Crosse this week before Judge Lands
of having stolen meat in their pos
session. Sentence has not yet been
imposed.
Albert (anxiously)-"I'm afraid I'll
soon be bald! my hair is coming out"
W. w. Albers-"Why worry? Use
Partisan Sage and I'll guarantee it will
stop falling hair or return your mo-
ney. ADV.
At the Rotary club luncheon held
Monday, Morris Olson, superintend-
ent of the Union Tanning company,
spoke. Pine Tree Patrol, No. 2, asked
the Rotarians to buy tickets for What
Happens to JONES'" a play the or
ganization is to give on March 18th.
A district convention of Rotary will
be held at Fargo, N. D. on March %
and 20 A. NJ Zimmerman announced.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24
AWAKENING OF
CHINESE PEOPLE
I. c. MCCONNELL SPEAKS
AT FATHER AND SON
BANQUET

tuesday night at the annual Father
and Son banquet at the Y. M. C. A..
1. =. Mcconnell, of Foochow, China.
told or the Y. NJ. G. A. and boy scout
ACTIVITIES among the Chinese. In az
very entertaining talk he told of in
stances that showed decided awaken.
ing ON the part of the Chinese toward
democracy in government and society.
Chlna's hope, he said, is in her young
people and the great need there today
is leadership. The Y. M. C. A. organi-
cation is on the lookout for men who
possess the ability and are willing to
1--we among the Chinese and lead them
In the difficult task of educational adj
vancement. He paid tribute to the
work OF the Boy Scout movement and
the schools established in the cities
OF China under American supervision.
About 275 men and boys were pre-
sent at the banquet which was held
IN the gym, the room being tastefully
decorated in the natioral colors. An
excellent dinner was served by the
Ladies Auxiliary and hearty vote OF
thanks was rendered them and the or
chestra which played popular selec-
tons during the dinner.
J. A. Rowley led the assemblage in
short period of community singing
after which the POSTMASTER, DR.. j. II.
hotter, gave ami Introductory talk in
which he urged promotion OF the ia
Their and son idea and the Y. M. C. A
spirit. George Vehlow sang two plea
sing solos.
A. G. Knebel, international regional
secretary, was scheduled to speak but
was taken i'll at his home Monday
night. In his place, Il. p. Denison, of
Chicago, spoke on "The Relationship
OF Father and Son." His plea was for
closer association Of father and son,
better understanding by each of the
problems the other faces.
The early years of life, he said, are
the determining years and the habits
and ideals formed during that time
will persist throughout life. 1t is then
that care should be taken by the boys
In surrounding themselves with the
proper environment for right physical.
intellectual and spiritual development
and by the fathers in providing an
honest ideal for the boy to follow
during the misunderstanding years.
The Importance of school and college
Is often underestimated today. The
speaker urged all boys to make the
most of the educational opportunities
offered them.
Thirty minutes of Y. M. C. A. camp
movies closed the program. The pic
lures were taken at the summer camps
last year at Sturgeon Bay, Manito-
wish, and Phantom Lake. The boys
were asked to watch for familiar faces
on the screen and the Manitowish and
Phantom Lake pictures drew much ap-
| plause.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24
LEN SARGENT MADE
PRESIDENT OF NEW
MIDWEST ASSN.

Len f. Sargent, president Of The Ma
tional Heating 4 Ventilating compa-
ny of this city, was chiefly instrument
tai in organizing the horizontal fur
mace dealers of the midwest recent
ly, and was made secretary of hat
organization of its first meeting held
in Bloomington, Illinois. The object
of this organization is to promote the
efficiency of their product and with
This in view the organization has COM
menced negotiations with one of the
largest universities in the country to-
do research work to obtain the great
est possible efficiency from furnaces
installed under various conditions
One of these furnaces and ventilating.
system was installed in the Central
school building of this city E. l..
Jaynes of Minneapolis who was named
pre- sdent, recently installed hori-
zontal furnace in a factory $50 by
600 feet which is said to be considered
the height of success. The new or
ganization started out with twenty
members.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24

Arthur Schmirler, employed by the
county, has been allowed $276.79 as
compensation for injuries.
The city health Office reports most
favorable conditions in the city at
present. For the first time in months
there is 40 home under quarantine.
A few children are isolated with
whooping cough and there are two
cases seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
The situation on the whole is very
much better than is usually the case
Funds for the Salvation Army are
still being collected by Judge Mar
chetti. and any persons interested in
that cause are invited to mail their
contributions 10 him. Few national
organizations there are the work Of
which is better known or approved
than the Salvation Army and for this
reason, the Marathon County commit
tee does not intend to quit until the
full quota has been reached.
What Happened to Jones" is the
title of three act farce play to be
given at the high school March IL by
the boy scouts of Pine Tree Patrol No.
2. This patrol is determined to earn
the money necessary for equipment
through their own efforts and the pro-
ceeds of the play are to be devoted to
this purpose. All equipment thus
purchased is to belong to the council
permanently instead of becoming in
dividual possessions of the boys. c..
H. Ingraham and Miss Phoebe Wilson
are directing the play.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24

There was considerable activity
manifested in the Y. W. G. A. last
week. The principal affair was a
colonial party held Tuesday evening
at which dusic, group games and aid
fashioned dances were enjoyed. Mon
day evening the glee club met under
the direction of G. II. Ingraham and
Miss Blandin and after an hour Of
pra ctice elected the following officers:
Isabelle Hulburt, president; Mathilda
Breitrick, secretary; Helen Young, Ii
brarian. The same evening Karl
Mathie addressed a large group of
women on the SmithTowner bill now
before Congress, after which a resolu-
ton was passed endorsing the passage
of the bill. The Seventh Grade Corps
No. 4, Franklin school, with their adj
wiser, Miss Ruby Hunter, had dress
up" party at the Y. w. c. A. head
quarters last night. The bible class
for young women is growing. A de-
tailed study of the New Testament is
to be undertaken later and any young
women who are interested may get
information about the class at the as
sociation. Miss Baumgardner, Field
Girls Work secretary, is to be visi-
tor the last of the week. Informal
open house for the older girls will be
held SUNDAY afternoon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24
APPRECIATED KIWANlS EDITION

10 the Editor of The Pilot letter apprecia-
ton from the Kwans club through c. E. Parker its pres
dent The letter follows
1 have been directed by the members of the Kiwanis
club OF TINS city by resolution unanimously adopted
regular meeting held February 1921 extend you the
sincere expression of graefuness for the Kwans Edition
OF your splendid paper The Wausau Pilot published Feb
ruary ord 1921 You have done much indeed to acquant
the people of this city with the doctrines teachings
Kiwanis.
We assure that the splendid spirit of Kwans that
you nave exhibited unsesh and generous effort
achieve for Kwans what all desired convinces that
you have been mbued with that enthusiasm club
that every member will strive to initiate
The members of the Kiwanis club were favored in
deed by the special edition of your paper please accept
the gratitude and best wishes of every member of
ganization.
Respectfully yours,
"CHAS. E. PARKER,
President"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

John Wipplinger, town of Kroner
wetter, to Mrs. Bertha Huber, town
of Kronenwetter.
Gustave w. Holt, Schofeld, to Eva
Babcock, Mosinee.
Hugo Kipp, town of Cleveland, to
Margaret Gross, town of Clevenland.
Ezra A. Brown, Wausau, to jeanette
Gusman, Wausau.
Walter L. Arndt, Wausau, to Ger
trude Maahs, town of Maine.
Harry II. Schar. town Mcmillan, TO
Alice Nahrng, town Cleveland.
Ernest Herman, town Alb Falls, 10
Ida Grab, Chicago, III.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gerrow
on Tuesday last, a girl and to Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Belize, a son, on Tues
day. the two fathers are intimate
friends ard they ce LIBERATED the occa-
sions together
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24

Miss Armella Weisner who has
been seriously III at ST. Mary's hosp'-
to- is eli~t4t.. i-------.-+l
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24
Bright.

You can't always tell how sharp a
fellow Is until you sit on his point
Of. yiew-Cartoons Magazine
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Heavy Penalty
For Influencing
Election Results

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator
Harris of Georgia offered today the
following amendment to the pending
tax bill in the senate:
THAT there shall be levied, collect
ed, and paid by every person who con-
tr1butS, loans, advances or promises
more than 500 in connection with anv
general, special primary or other ell
ection at which presidential or vice
presidential electors, a representative
III congress or senator of the United
States is to be voted for, or who con-
tributes loans, advances, or promises
more than 500 to any person COM
mittee, association or organization of
which influences or attempts to in
fluence the result of any such election
tax equal to ten times the amour,
so contributed, loans, advances or
promises in excess of $100
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Japan Not Ready
To Quit Sakhalin

WASHINGTON, Nov. Japan has
informed the United States that she
is not ready to withdraw her military
occupation of the northern half of the
Sakhalin Island, off Siberia, it was
said in authoritative quarters here to-
day.
Japans occupation of the Russian
half of Sakhalin Island it is believed
will be an important question in the
discussion of Far Eastern problems in
the impending conference on limita-
ton of armament, under the heading
Siberia.
The statement of Japan as to her
attitude regarding Sakhalin occupation
was made to Secretary of State Hugh
es, in response to an inquiry.
The Japanese reply, it is stated, de-
clared that Japan cannot Withdraw
from the northern half of Sakhalin
lsland-the southern half of the Is
land belongs to Japan and the northern
half to Russia-until there is a Rus
sian government that will make proper
PREPARATIONS for the massacre of some
Japanese subjects at Nikolaievsk. on
the Siberian mainland opposite the
northern part of the island in 1920.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Atlantans Helping
Unemployment Problem

ATLANTA, Nov. 2-"Put on one
more man" is the slogan which has
been urged upon Atlanta business men
in connection with the unemployment
situation.
1t is admitted here that while the
army of idle in Georgia and other Sec
tons of the south is decreasing, there
still is many worthy men on the job
les slist. To relieve the situation here
though it is not so acute as other large
cities of the country, number of the
manufacturers and merchants have an
nounced to make openings for capable
help.
The movement on the part of lead
ing Atlanta business men, it is stated
here by employment agencies, will
serve to bring relief in many quarters
and similar steps are urged upon the
other cities of the state and the south.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Will Patrol Dixie
Highway from Waycross
To Assist Tourists; Detours To Be
, Marked All Along Stretch

WAYCROSS, Oct. 3l-The Dixie
Highway south of Waycross will be
patrolled daily by five men who have
bsen equipped with tools to dig out
any tourist that may get stuck in the
sand where the road is being freshly
graveled. The patrol will also have
"a Ford truck to assist tourists in other
ways. .
This is one of the attentions that
the Dixie Highway Short Route AS
sociai2 z living the. read between
Wa e and Jacksonville and is one
thar is believed will prove benefi-
cal. The suggestion was made Fri
day night at meeting of the High
way Association and the committee
appointed then got busy on Saturday
moruing and through the cooperation
of the county officials were able to
secure the men. F1E
/. All detours will be posted and the
/. squad patrolling the road will be ac-
@curately posted as to the condition Of
.the detours.
&. A committee from the local Club
is expected to visit Jacksonville Fri
sday for the purpose of meeting with
the Jacksonville Automobile Club and
going into the matter of securing aid
from them, financially and otherwise,
I in the work of the association.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Military Board Reviews
Lessons Learned In War

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 - The
military board of allied supply crea
ted in France in June 1918, to coor-
dinate the work of supplying the ar
mics of the allied and associated pow
ers operating under the unified COM
mand of Marshal Foch. met here to-
day in a series of final sessions to be
devoted to the formulation of a report
embodying lessons learned during the
World War.
The members of the board present
for the sessions included Chas. G..
Dawes, the American representative
who recently was ordered back into
service as brigadier general for the
period of the meetings. Other nations
were represented as follows: France,
Brigadier General Payot, Col. Glenn
enson, Capt. DeMarencher, and Lieu
tenant LaBat; Great Britain. General
McHardy and Co ]. B. Danbeny; Bel
gium, Col. Cumont and Italy Colonel
nazzi and Captain Arturo Kellncr.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Man Wants To Go To
Changing and Can Not

NALDOSTA, Oct. SIR. E. Sir
mans, white man i'll Jail here wants
10 go to the chaingang and cannot, a
rather strange situation.
In September Sirmans was convict
ed OF burglary and sentenced to serve
y months in the chaingang and pay
a fine of 81 600. Owing to some fea-
lures of the case. Judge Thomas de-
clined to grant bail for Sirmans when
a motion for new trial was made
He has since remainde in Jail and eff
forts have been made to get the court
to accept bond. but failed
Yesterday after waiting so long. he
asked this permission and the clerk
declined to issue the commitment pa
pers, because the case was pending in
the court of appeals.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Watson Episode
Closed

AUGUSTA, Nov. l-Governor r
w. Hardwick. who arrived in Angus
ia Monday night to be the guest of
the city at the fair today, will be high
ly feted during his stay here. A large
number OF prominent business and
professional men called on the COVER
nor this morning at the home of Dep
uty United States Marshal Harry w.
Perkins, where he spent last night
Mrs. Perkins is the governors sister
Governor Hardwick told this cores
pendent that he did not care to fur
Their discuss the recent attack on his
administration by Senator Thomas E
Watson.
GAS far as I am concerned. the ep-
isolde is closed" he said. "Mr. Watson
as United States Senator and I as the
governor of Georgia, both have plen-
ty of work to do in other directions. y
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Alleged Wife Slayer
Goes On Trial Today

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3O.-Trial
OF Elijah Davis, charged with the
murder OF his wife early one winter
morning almost five years ago. will
begin in Hastings Court, part 2. at
1000 o'clock tomorrow morning. Da-
Wis. the prosecution will seek to prove
seized his wife as she was in the act
OF boarding street car in South Rich
mond, dragged her around a corner
and fired several bullets into her body.
The slayer of Mrs. Davis made his
escape in a dense fog, which hamp-
cred the police in trailing him.
Davis disappeared with the murder
of his wife and for more than four
years eluded every effort of the au-
thorities to locate him. He finally was
located in jacksonville, Fla, several
months ago, through tip innocently
furnished by friend who was not
aware that he was being hunted. Dur
ing Davis almost five years absence
frori Richmond he is said to have Wis
tied several points.
Willis c. Pulliam, commemorative
attorney for South Richmond, who is
jir charge of the prosecution of Davis.
! said tonight that the trial doubtless
would consume week. Thirty-seven
witnesses have been summoned. 10
by the commonwealth and nineteen
by the defense. Cross-examination of
these witnesses in the opinion of Mr..
Pul;iam, will take at least three days.
Richard Evelyn Bird, formerly the
United States district attorney for the
western district of Virginia will aid in
the prosecution. Harry M. Smith. Jr.,
who has been engaged by Mrs. Sarah
F Fnoa, Baltimore ru,se. who is
charged jointly with Roger E. East
lake, naval petty officer, with the MUIR
der of Mrs. Margaret Eastlake, wife
of the latter and L. z. Wendenburg
who prosecuted Harry Clay Beattie
for the murder of his wife here sew
eral years ago, will defend Davis.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Pinehurst Man Takes
Own Life Sunday

PlNEHURST, Ga, Oct. g. Be
lieved to have been respondent because
of i'll health and the recent death of
his wife, R, T. Cross a well-known
Pinehurst merchant committed sui
eide at his home Sunday night using
a revolver.
Mr.. Cross went to the front room
Sunday night at 7:30 and laid down
with a revolver in his hand. A pistol
report rang out and people rushed to
the room and found blood flowing
from large wound in Cross's head.
Death was instantaneous
Mrs. Cross died last January. Mr..
and Mrs. Cross had never had any
children, and this fact coupled with
the death of his wife and his wretch
ed state of health probably led to the
act of self-destruction of Mr.. Cross.
Funeral services were conducted on
Monday afternoon at Baptist Church,
of which the deceased was a member.
The deceased left a brother Ben
Cross of Pinehurst.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Nitrate Plant
Possibilities
Amaze Weeks
Secretary of War Invites Henry Ford
To Conference To Discuss His
Offer and Plans

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31st-Saying
he was amazed at the possibilities"
OF the Mussle Shoals plant in Ala
bama, Secretary OF War Weeks, who
has just returned after an inspection
of the plant, announced that he will
write to Henry Ford Monday to in
wife him to come to Washington to
discuss the offer, which the Detroit
manufacturer has made. to take over
the plant
The secretary said that one of the
first things he desired to take up with
Ford was the amount of money Ford
was willing to eXpend from his own
resources for the development of the
plant at Mussle Shoals. The secre-
tary says he is hopeful that Ford can
com eto Washington this week, and
he is anxious to make his final rec
concentrations to Congress in order
that the future status of the nitrate
plant may be established
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Investment Bankers
Discuss Rail Question

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 3l-Invest-
ment bankers from every part of the
country, in convention here Monday
discussed whether the railroads
should be reorganized into regional
groups, as provided in the Esch- Cum
Minis act. The bankers also took up
the question as to whether the tax
exemption on municipal and govern
ment bonds should be eliminated.
Gov. ]. M. Parker opened the con-
vention. He told the delegates that the
industrial canal here would do more
towards improving the Mississippi
Valley than many other improvements
Roy C. Osgood of the First Trust
and Savings Bank of Chicago, pres
ident of the Investment Bankers
Association, reported that the invest
ment bankers of the country had done
much towards improving the financial
status of the country and would con-
tinue to do so.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
More Hospitals For
The War Veterans
Senate Committee Recommends Ap.
preparation Of Over $16OOO,OO0
For Government Buildings

WASHINGTON. Oct. 31-Cancel-
lation by the veterans bureau of all
contracts with state municipal and
private hospitals not established prior
to July l, 1917, and with all others
found to be unsuitable was included
among administrative reforms in vet
eran relief activities recommended by
the special senate committee investi-
eating the subject. in report publish.
ed today, the second compiled by the
committee in its yet uncompleted task.
Declaring that the need of hospital
construction was unquestioned, the
committee recommended an appropri-
alton of Sic, 100000 for this purpose
and, in addition, that all government
hospitals, including soldiers homes
not needed by the army and navy. be
turned over to the veterans bureau
Asserting that the government fail
ed to obtain results commensurate
with the large expenditures in rehab-
ilitation work, the committee presents
ed the melancholy fact that out of a
total of of 100000 approved applicants
Tor. vocational training up to last July
l, only $3.50 have been rehabi1itated.
lOS,0OO having entered training up to
that date. OF the 63,C00 eligibles for
training without pay who have not
entered training, the committee found
that vast majority had not done so
because of their inability to support
themselves without pay.
The chief recommendation of the
committee in the vocational phase of
the work was standardization of the
training courses, while permitting the
applicant to select as far as possible
his own vocation
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-02
Coal Mine Owners
Warned of Strike

CHICAGO, Nov. 1-Orders to pre-
I pare for strike of coal miners were
4 Vent out by large coal mine operating
companies today from their general
offices here.
Mine operators believe the miners
!, will strike in protest against the ruling
by Judge A. B. Anderson in Indian
apolis, preventing collection of union
funds BY the check-off system.
Mine foremen were instructed to get
4 their property in condition to prepare
n fer a shutdown. Leaders in labor cir
4 ees here today declared if the courts
4 ruling is upheld, it will mean the down
lafall of all unionism.
U Victor A. Oldander, secretary of the
l5Illinois division of the American Fed
fFeration of labor, who made a study of
s2eourt injunctions on organized labor.
declared that the decision by Judge
pderson, if upheld, can be construed
4 Happily to any other strike.
With the check-off system of COL
Aecting sunion dues under the ban of
IN injunction from the federal court
here, officials of the United Mine
4 Workers Of America today faced the
y task of creating a new nationwide
Soliecting agency for getting the I'M
Inns revenues from its half million
4 s3enbers. Under the check off oper-
askfs having contracts with the union
deducted the union dues from the
liner: wages, renting the money
!: q the Union.