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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

c. c. Barnes, having thoroughly re-
paired and redtted the scow, Blue Bell,
has sold the same to Capt. Henry G.
Edwards for the sum of six thousand
dollars. Captain Edwards intends to
make the lumber trade a specially this
season, as the scow carries one hundred
and twenty thousand feet, and is CON
sidered in every way good substan-
tial vessel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
Our townSman, Mr.. j. T.. Plat, left
Monday morning for the east, and will
he absent about four weeks.

We were shown on Tuesday by Mr..
Iodl a massive piece of native copper
of the weight of thirty-fve and a half
pounds, which was found by farmer
in field near Carrolton, Kewaunee
county about a mile and a half from
the place where a similar piece was
found last summer. Such out crop
pings of this metal in this and Kc-
waunee counties must indicate rich de
posits, and would undoubtedly repay
investigation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

Benz, Jones, Esq, with his usual pub
lic-Spirited and generous leberality, has
donated four lots of land in this city
to the Polish Catholic Church Society
for the purpose of erecting thereon a
place of worship.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

1t is right that man should love
those who have offended him. lie VIII
do so when he remembers thht all men
are his relations md that II Is
through ignorance and inyoluntarily
that they sln--and then we all die
soon. Marcus Aurelus
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
Van Ruren.o httar Of Roses.

The iar " altar " roses which was
presented Martin Van Bnren when he
was President and which was for
lime Oh exhibition in the patent office
Nas stolen within few years of be-
mo placed there. The exact date OF
The theft IL not known, but II was
probably between 1850 and 1860.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
IN MUNICIPAL COURT

Last week George Leldl, proprietor
of saloon north of Two Rivers,
pleaded guilty to allowing slot ma
chimes in his place and paid a fine of
$40 and costs Periodically these ma
chimes re-appear and it is necessary to
bring in a few of the saloonkeepers to
Danish the silly devices. The old say
ing, THAT there is a sucker born every
minute" is amply proved by the hosts
of people who think they can get
money fror' . mechanical device made
to collect money from those mentally
deficient.
A young man named Joseph Letza
was working at the Hiram Larson farm
lately and he is accused of taking with
him when he left miscellaneous lot
of personal property, owned by his en-
ployer When arrested as he was leav-
ing town last week fur coat was re-
covered but lot of other stuff had
been shipped to his home at Hurley.
When picked up he had on his person
a revolver and a belt full of cartridges.
He is held on a charge of grand lar
ceny awaiting information from Hur-
ley as to his past performances.
Harvey Daniels, who was fined some
months ago for operating a gambling
establishment on South Eighth street
was in court last week again for pur-
suing the same vocation on Quay street
over the Salvation Army barracks. He
pleaded guilty and paid a fine of 500
There has been talk for months of
gambling running wild in the city and
the authorities are determined to call
a halt. 1t was said that the proprietors
of a more prominent place than that
of Daniels and not far therefrom were
lucky that the lightning didn't strike
them.
People we're beginning to Won
der whether something had not hap
lpened to Mrs, Harold Haltaufderheide
as her name had not appeared on the
front page for several weeks when she
burst into print again by having her
husband arrested on a charge of non
support of herself and baby.
A feature that did not get much
publicity a month or two ago was her
recovering possession of the baby from
her mother-in-law by the aid of a writ
of habeas corpus. The husband was
held in bail of $500 for trial on Feb
ruary 23.
The proprietors of the Manitou hotel
demonstrated last week with Frank
| Christ, who conducts restaurant on
| their premises, about noise late at
night that disturbed the slumbers of
the hotel guests. In particular objec-
ton was made to a phonograph that
whlmed away while the weary travelling
salesman in vain wooed Morpheus
Christ was defiant and in relation the
hotel man locked the door leading from
the hotel to the restaurant. In rage
Christ beat a tattoo on the barrier with
meat cleaver and threatened to de-
molsh the door The scene was re.
enacted in court and Christ paid 500
and costs. This is an old trouble and
will keep on doubt less until the lease
on the restaurant expires.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
What a Pun.

A witty man used to keep nutmeg.
crater on his table IN order to be sole
10 say whef . great man was men
tiAassA II ees greater"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
TWENTY-FIVE. YEARS AGO

Mrs. FranzeI of' Newton, mother of
Prof. Fraenzel of This city, died on
Saturday last.
1t is probable there will be rural free
delivery of mail inga short time. 1t
has been tested in fdfty p6stoffces and
they all recommend its general adop-
ton. The cost will be tremendous,
reaching up to S4O,OoO,0OO.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

There is not vacant house now in
this city that can be rented, and people
have to stay away on account of it.
This ought not to be, and we hope that
the earliest possible steps will be taken
by our property owners to remedy this
evil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23


Married on February 20, 1897, Mr.
Geek, of Watertown, S. d., and Miss
Mary Kibicek of Cooperstown, Wis.
by John A. Smith, justice of the peace
Mrs. William Kelley of Newton died
last Friday night after few weeks of
terrible suffering. This death is par
ticularly pathetic, as she was only
bride last year, and leaves a babe Of
only few weeks to the tender mercics
of the world.
William Esch was passing around the
cigars on Sunday. A baby girl at his
home is what allied him.
On February IS Mr.. II. Krause of
Milwaukee and Miss Anna Grimm, a
daughter of Mr.. George Grimm, were
married at the Lutheran parsonage.
AdoIph Whitman died at his home
in the city on Tuesday afternoon of
paralysis of the heart after brief
Illness. lie was sitting in a chair near
the window when he was seized with
a fit of coughing and died in the par
oXysms. lie had been out on Saturday
apparently as vigorous as ever.
lie was born at Berlin, Prussia.
March 81, 1925 lie adopted the pro
fesSlon of an actor. He took some part
in the rebellion of lSiS and deemed il
advisable to come to America. He re-
mained a year in Chicago where he
was married He came to Manitowoc
Rapids in lSt9 and served as a clerk
in store, Though not a carpenter he
built himself dwelling house during
his spare hours Coming to Manitowoc
he entered into the hotel business and
later opened drug store. lie enlisted
and served as captain in the 4Sth regi-
ment. After returning from the war
he did not re-engage in the drug bust
ness but built staye factory which
iiourished until the depression of 1878
This was destroyed by fire in 1878.
After serving as city treasurer Mr.
Whitman established the Manitowoc
Post in 1881, and continued as editor
and publisher until he sold it last year.
lie was the first village marshal Of
Manitowoc and its first treasurer, and
was post master under the Buchanan
administration. lie also served as
county clerk.
lie was a man Of powerful physique
and capable Of withstanding great
hardship He had powers Of oratory Of
no mean description and in an early
day was a forcibc political campaign
er lie was also a graceful writer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

At Smalley's agricultural warehouse
is a new straw cutter of their own in
vention, which in our humble Judgment
surpaSses anything yet seen in that line.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

WISCONSIN TEACHERS AWAKE
The Wisconsin Teachers Association
is awake on this issue of putting the
public" in public schools. They have
been and are conducting a publicity
campaign through their Publicity Co
mmittee. What is the work of this
Committee? The work of the Committee
is first, last and all the time, to interest
the public in its schools. The value of
education to the boy or girl, good build
ings contrasted with poor buildings,
modern methods Of teaching, the train
ing Of teachers, the difference between
good teaching and poor teaching, the
cost of schools and how we get value
for our money, aims and ideals of school
people; these are some Of the subjects
which have interested the public, And
they are interested. A letter comes in
from a womans club urging us to con-
tinue the work and saying that they
could not get along without our infor-
nation, business man drops in and
contributes five dollars for the fine
work you are doing for public schools
farmer writes in and says: II have
always been for the public schools but
some Of my neighbors aren't Send
your news sheet to so and So One
hundred and twenty newspapers last
month published school news. THE pub
lie wants to know, and has a right to
know, and we are now telling them.
We need every teacher in the state
bound together in the closest organza-
tion TO work with us, to develop pro-
fessional spirit to get in and play the
game together and play it together with
the public, with our goal the best
schools in the United States. viii you
help?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

Married on February 20, 1897, Mr..
Geek, of Watertown, S. d., and Miss
Mary kibicek of Cooperstown, Wis,
by John A. Smith, Justice of the peace.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23
WHY PUBLICITY AND WHAT
PUBLICITY?

Goods do not sell themselves. NO
matter how good a match | make or
how good plow, cannot sell it unless
the people know about it. School do
not sell themselves either. No matter
how good a school | keep, if the public
does not know about it, it. won't sup
port it adequately or give it a chance to
grow. A year or so ago, merchants in
a Wisconsin town decided to let their
goods sell themselves. They agreed to
drop their advertising for a month. At
the end Of the month they lost large
part of their business to neighboring
towns and they got together and put on
huge advertising campaign.
Why are school budgets the first to
be cut? Because there is no one to
make protest. The public doesn't un-
derstand about it. The school people
have not told them The superntend-
ents, teachers and school board who do
not see the necessity for honest
straight forward publicity in regard to
the schools reap the bitter fruits of
public Indifference and misunderstand-
ing. The railroads used to say, "the
public be damned. " They paid a high
price for that attitude. Schools are
payiug the price now for like attitude
on the part Of the school people. They
pay the price in poor, inadequate out
of-dane school buildings, insufficient e.
quipment, shortage of teachers of
high qualifications. The teachers and
superintendents are paying the price in
lack Of public respect for their profes-
sion lack of understanding and a place
in the community, lack of opportunity
to put in practice their progressive i
deas and often lack of financial recog-
milton for good service.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

William Esch was passing around the
cigars on Sunday A baby girl at his
home is what allied him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

On February is Mr.. II. Krause of
Milwaukee and Miss Anna Grimm, a
daughter of Mr.. George Grimm, were
married at the Lutheran parsonage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12
SERENADE STATE JOURNAL
Members of Three Juvenile
Bands, Entered in Contest at
Free Fair, Visit Newspaper Of
flee.

The State Journal this morning was
serenaded by the members of three
bands who have come to Topeka to
participate in the Juvenile band con-
test at the Kansas Free Fair this
afternoon.
The first musical aggregation to ap-
pear under The State Journals win
dows was the Herington Boys band
of thirty-seven pieces, directed by F.
K. Reasener. And by the way, they
are not all boys. Several girls could
be noticed in lineup, but they could
play. The uniforms consisted of red
coats and blue trousers.
After the Herington band had rem
dered a few selections. the Abilene
Boys band of thirty-eight pieces, di-
rected by H. J. Roger, formerly as
siStant bandmaster of the 139th in
fantry, appeared on the scene. They
compelled attention by forming a cir
Gle at the intersection of Eighth and
Kansas avenues. This band is full oi
pep and music, and consists entirely
of boys. The uniform is white duck
with gold braid, and is very attractive
This band also boasts an 11-year-old
soloist-Jack Morrison. Jack sang
two or three solos in front of The
State Journal building-and he's good
This is the third year the band has
been together.
The Sabetha band was the third
band to appear. There will be no less
than eleven of these organizations
from over the state who will partici-
pate in the contests this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12
co INTO SCHOOLS
Educational Campaign Out
lined by Labor Leaders.
Organization Problems Are Be-
fore Council Today.

Atlantic City. Sept. 12.-The execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor beginning the third day
Of its annual session today turned to
the consideration of organization prob
lens.
Recent troubles among unions of ac-
countants. ,stenographers and book
keepers, which the American Fedora
ton of Labor chiefs declare THE re-
suit of attempts by unprincipled radi-
Gals to destroy the organizations by
boring from within" were first on to-
days program.
Teach Aims of Labor.
A program of labor education has
been outlined and will be submitted
to the council for ratification today
according to members. Labor is pre-
pared this year ito make a concerted
effort to push into the public schools
with its campaign for the education
of the sons and daughters of laboring
men and women said one of the
council.
Books teaching the history of the
labor movement, it's aims and aspira-
tions. as well as the preparation oil
studies along trade and vocational
lines, would be placed in all the
schools of the country, according to
this program. The council also was
expected to undertake the wider dis
tribution of public trade schools and
part time education.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12
SECRET NO MORE
Mystery of Free Fair Saturday
Night Feature Solved.
Nationally Known Athletes in
Grand Stand Carnival.

Continued assaults caused the mys-
teEy surrounding What Will Happen
Saturday at the Kansas Free Fair, to
crack and give way today. Hundreds
Of visitors pestered Secretary Phil
Eastman, repeating endlessly, What
is this that is going to happen Satur-
day %
I'd like to know who started that
ruInorr said Secretary Eastman. 1--WE
took the greatest precaution to keep
this thing a secret SO we could spring
ana give them something they weren't
expecting.
TBut I guess It is no use I've got
enough questions to ask as it is with
out being queried about what is going
to shappen on Saturday.
p m going to shatter the mystery
right now to save my peace of mind
The Kansas Free Fair is always look
ing, for variety. Every year there is
more interest in athletics in this state
and county So the fair officials de-
ciAed this year to spring a surprise in
fheway of a. good clean, high quality
atAtetics carnival to be staged in front
,of the grahdstand Saturday night.
''The program will consist of a wrest-
ling match, between two of the bes
wrestlers in the United States, and the
winner will be in line for a bout with
Stranger Lewis for the worlds heavy
weight wrestling championship. II
addition there will be number of pre-
liminaries by boys from the state in
sdustrial school and others. Several oi
these events will be boxing bouts. This
end of the program is being Arranged
by Capt VIM. P. MacLean, superin-
tendent of the industrial school.
This athletic carnival will be oi
the highest class and absolutely nc
rough stuff will be permitted. 1t viii
be a show any woman will enjoy
seeing. We are managing this our
selves and have complete charge. Il
will be a great show for the kiddies
because it will show athletics at theil
best and will be an exhibition of man
ly sports. 1t is a new feature at the
Free Fair and one we hope will find
favor with visitors because it is whole
some and entertaining.
I'VE had hoped to spring it as a big
surprise at the last minute, but it is
hard to keep a thing like that quiet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12
EXPLORER TRIES
FLIGHT ACROSS
POLE, IS BELIEF
Captain Amundsen Using
Plane Off Northern Alaska.
Reports Cause Apprehension in
Norwegian Circles.
WANT RELIEF PARTY FORMED
Almost Impossible To Land
Without Serious Accident.
Captain Hansen Says Trip Ex-
traordinarily Dangerous.
WANT RELIEF PARTY FORMED
tBy the Associated Press.)

Copenhagen. Sept 12.-It is gen.
orally believed here that Capt. Roald
Amundsen. Norwegian explorer, has
already undertaken his daring flight
across the north pole from northern
Alaska. This belief is further
strengthened by the fact that the Nor
wegian government has asked the well
known Danish explorer, Capt. Gott-
fried Hansen, to undertake a relief ex-
pedition.
Captain Hansen, who is busy work
ing out a scheme for the exploration
of western Greenland next spring. is
unable to accede to the request but in
an interview emphasizes the necessity
of sending an urgent relief expedition
to pick up Amundsen. whose airplane
crossing, in his opinion, is extraor-
dinarily dangerous, it being virtually
impossible to land anywhere on the
| rough polar ice without serious ac-
cident.
May Land Near Food Depot
He believes that Amundsen is apt
to land in the vicinity of one of the
food depots, which Hansen estab-
lished in Grants land, and northermost
Greenland. but nevertheless fears he
will be unable to reach Thule-the
northernmost colony in Greenland
should he have the least accident.
1t is reported that the expedition
headed by an explorer friend of Cap
tain Hansen will leave here on October
1, on the steamship Hansegedge.
Advices from Nome. Alaska OF
August 20 to the Associated Pres
were that Captain Amundsen hat
definitely abandoned for this year hi
| plan to play over the. pole. believing
| the season was too far advanced tt
permit of success. He was said t,
have landed his plane and equipmen
at Wainwright, 400 miles southwes
of Point Barrow, intending to maxi
! that place the base for his flight. Ic
tconditions in the Arctic off northern
Alaska coast were declared to be tn
worst in many years. Captain Amund
sens ship. The Maud, was last re
| ported to be frozen in the ice nea,
! WrangelI Island
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12
WOODEN FLEET is SOLD
George ID. Perry Buys 21s Vessels
for Only S750,OO0.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE govern-
ment's great fleet of. wooden steam
ers-21s vessels in all-was sold to-
day at public auction to George ID.
Perry of San Francisco for $3.50. 900.
The ships built during the war, cost
the government approximately $30o,-
900. 900
The fleet for the most part. is ride
ing at anchor in the James river.
near Claremont, Va
The sale concluded on the express
condition that the vessels be irnme-
diately dismantied as steamships No
restrictions were placed on the dis
position to be made of the huliss 10
was announced by Chairman A. ID.
Lasker of the United States shipping
board.
The purchaser. George D. Perry. Is
member Of the law firm of Lent q
Humphrey. Mills building. San Fran
cisco. He was represented at the sale
by William S. Humphrey. former prest-
dent of the Olympic club of San Fran
CISCO. After the sale it was stated
that ]. J. Tyson OF the Charles Nell
son & Company was associated with
him in the deal.
There were only two bidders for the
entire fleet-the purchasers and
Dravo G. Company, Pittsburgh. bravo
ceased bidding at $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12
TEAMS IN The MUD
Work Starts in Earnest on
Hotel Excavation.
Foundation Work Will Be CON-
pleted in October.

Ten or a dozen teams and a score
of shouting, mud bedrabbled, perspir-
ing men are jerking mud and rocks
and scrapers full of dirt out of the
big hole at Ninth and Kansas avenue
today under the first real head of
steam in preparing for the new $780,
900 Hotel Kansan. Excavation work
started in real earnest on the states
biggest and finest new hotel this
morning while crowds of interested
Kansans took an hour from free fair
activities to observe and praise
Frank Bechtelheimers mud hens
defied mud and water and slippery
clay today as they took the second
hitch at breaking ground for the new
ten-story 3e0-room hostelry. The ex-
cavating crew expected to have the
work thoroly organized late today and
a maximum number of teams and men
will be used in completing prepara-
tions for the foundations. Unless there
is an unexpected delay the scrapers
and plows will be out of the big hole
some time next week. Then footings
will be made and the heavy pilings
set on bed rock.
Steel Is on Way.
Every detailed plan for rushing the
big new hotel to completion will be
worked out before excavations are
completed. Arrangements for ship
mentS or steel TO topeka Tor use In
laying of the foundations are already
being made. 1t is likely that supplies
of steel, cement and stone will be on
hand days before the footings are
completed.
Complete construction equipment
will arrive here as soon as 1t can be
loaded on flat cars and hauled to
Topeka.
Earl Jennings. construction en-
gineer for the Pratt-Thompson Con-
struction company of Kansas City,
will spend most of his time in To-
peka during the next few months.
He believes there will be little delay
in work on the new structure except
in case of unusually severe weather.
Foundation work. Jennings believes,
can be completed by the middle or
latter part of October. Structural
steel work can easily be handled dur
ing the winter months. 1t is the pur-
pose of the contractors to have the
steel superstructure completed by the
first of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-12
LOUD SPEAKER LOCATES Girl
Alice Bell Wilson, Who Was Lost In
Free Fair Crowd, Found.

The feature of the demonstration
of the Bell loud speaker at the Kan
sas Free Fair this morning was the
finding of a young girl who was lost
in the crowd. Alice Bell Wilson, age
years, made her way to the plat
form of the speaker at IL o'clock,
after being attracted by the intensi-
fled voice of Mayor Herbert J. Cor
wine. Upon learning the name of the
child Mayor Corwine announced the
girls name and gave a description of
her. Her grandmother, who was To-
Gated at the Seventeenth street /et~5
a quarter of a mile away, heard the
speaker, and found the child
The state spelling contest for the
fair was conducted over the speaker
by Miss Lorraine Wooster, state su-
perintendent of public instruction.