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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - December 31, 1920, Madison, WisconsinGOVERNOR AND MAYOR WISH YOU PROSPEROUS, H A P P Y N E W YEAR BY E M A N U E L L. PH ILIPP (Governor of Wisconsin) w ^ O M O K I tO W is the beg inn ing of a Now Y ear. I t is a tim e w hen we I rev iew th e p a s t and look fo rw ard to tho poss ib ilities of Hie fu - lu re . W e a re living in a c ritica l period an d have every reason to bo g ra te fu l for tho m any b lessings th a t (a in e to ufc d u rin g th e y ear ju s t closed. O ur p ra y e r to � m orrow is fo r .co n tin u ed peace and h ap p iness , an d if we will m ee t the p rob lem s before us w ith courage no g re a t calam ity will com e to us. F a ith in o u r � selves to su ccessfu lly m ee t ev � e ry em ergency th a t m ay a rise is o u r g re a te s t a sse t. T h a t fa ith I am su re is not lack ing in tho h e a r ts o f th e A m erican people, and we m ay th ere fo re re ly upon con tinued h ap p in ess a n d success. J a n u a ry 3rd ends m y serv ices to you a s go v ern o r an d I should no t leave w ith o u t ex p ress in g to you, d e a r people of W isconsin , m y a p p rec ia tio n of y o u r g e n � ero u s su p p o rt d u rin g the six y e a rs of m y ad m in is tra tio n . It w as a n ev en tfu l period in which the s ta te m ade a g lo rious re c � ord th a t w'iil live in h is to ry and rece ive th e p ra ise of tho g e n � e ra tio n s to come. F in a lly , I w ish a ll a h appy an d p ro sp ero u s Now Y ear.AL .P h i t i p p BY I. MILO K I T T L E S O N (Mayor of Madison) A S w'e s tan d on the th resh o ld o f a N ew Y ear, m an y a re looking eag e rly fo rw ard w hile o th e rs exam ine th em selves an d conditions p a s t and p re�en t w ith a view of a s s is tin g in im p ro v in g the genera l s i tu a tio n . On th e w hole 1920 h as been a y e a r of w onderfu l p ro sp e rity . She w as u shered in on the c re s t o f a w ave of u n preceden ted a c tiv ity in all lines of bu sin ess and in d u stry . E x tra v ag a n c e , a reac tio n a f te r a period of th r if t n ecessita ted by the w ar, re ig n ed suprem e. As tim e w ore on we beg an to realize th a t the curve could no t co n tin u e u p w ard in d efin ite � ly. T he pendulum s ta r te d to sw ing b ack an d th e d em and fo r p ra c tic a lly ev ery th in g b u t p ec- osHlties h a s ceased. E v ery period of re c o n s tru c � tion h as tr ied th e souls of m en and it behooves u s all to a s s is t in ev ery m an n e r possib le in solving th e p rob lem o f g e ttin g back to no rm alcy . W hile wo believe th a t M adi� son h as a good c ity g o v e rn � m en t and th a t a ll d e p a rtm e n ts a re efficiently m anaged , the n a tu ra l ten d en cy is tow ard K E T T E R governm en t. T h e fa c t th a t w om en have been given th e ba Hot will n a tu ra lly lend much influence la th is d ir eo � lith. T he m en g lad ly w elcom e th e ir co -o p era tio n to th is end and I know we sh a ll not be d isappoin ted . O u r tax bills for n e x t y ea r will be g re a te r than heretofore d ue to abnormal conditions, b u t le t mo assure you th a t th e common ootuicil will no t spend an y of th lc m oney care less ly o r im p ruden tly . I t w ill be our policy in tho fu tu re a s in th e1 patst to en d eav o r to g e t a .d o llar's w orth fo r every do lla r expended^ * M adison h as the re p u ta tio n of being one o f the m ost b e au tifu l c ities In th e w orld. Do we w ho live h e re y e a r a f te r y e a r rea lize th is ? T o u r� ists, o th e r v is ito rs and p ro sp ec tiv e re s id en ts a re a tt ra c te d here from fa r and m a r . F rom now on le t us tak e m ore in te re s t In the c ity and its a ffa irs. L e t u s c u ltiv a te the sp irit o f co rd ia lity no t only to w ard o u r own people b u t a lso tow ard th e s tra n g e rs w ith in o u r g a tes . V isito rs ge t th e ir im p ress io n s of M adison from those of h e r people w ith w hom they com� in c o n ta c t while here. T h is m ak es every one o f u s responsib le fo r a C O R D IA L M ADISON and n o t one should sh irk th is responsib ility . M adison needs m ore hom es an d m an y m u st be b u ilt d u rin g 1921. Som e effective policy fo r re liev ing th e hom e sh o rtag e m u s t be devel� oped th is w in ter. T he s itu a tio n is se rio u s and an obstac le In th e way of th e g ro w th and developm ent (h a t o u r f a ir c ity deserves. L e t us a ll w ork to g e th e r eagerly , co n sc ien tiously a n d unselfish ly and m ak e 1921 the h a p p ie s t and m o st p ro sp ero u s N ew Y ear of all. I. M. K I T T L E S O N FEAR OPERA CAREER OF CARUSO ENDED N UW YORK - F e a r w a s erprr-^scd he re to d ay th a t th e "golden voice" of E n rico C a ru so never ag a in m ay be h ea rd on th e op era tic stage. D esp ito unofficial re p o rts from hts bedside th a t ho w as "b e tte r" follow ing a second opera tio n , In connection w ith h is se rio u s illness w ith p leu risy , th e feeling g rew am ong h is fr ien d s and a d m ire rs th a t th e se ries o f m ish ap s cu lm in a tin g in h is p re sen t cond ition m a rk tho b eg inn ing of a decline in th e m usica l c a re e r of tho m ost b rillian t ten o r th e w orld ever has know n. I t is p ra c tic a lly c e rta in now th a t C aru so can n o t a p p ea r a g a in a t th is s e a s o n e r th o M etropolitan g ra n d opera. No one b u t n u m b e rs of th e fam ily, th e six a tte n d in g p h y sic ian s an d the n u rs in g s ta ff Has been pcrrrU tted to see C am eo since h is illness becam e a d � m itted ly se rio u s th is week. C aruso h im self, ever an op tim ist, has not a t an y tim e conceded th, 1918. a r � riv in g Feb . 5. . S e rg e an t G erke is su rv iv ed by Ids m other, M rs. M innie G erke, 2412 E as t W ash in g to n avenue , a n d one b ro ther. Aug USL H e belonged to th e M asons a n d th e Oddfellow s. Tho fu n e ra l will tak e p lace a t 2 p. ip. tom orrow a t Sple h e r econom ic s tre n g th an d a b ili ty to p a y w ar in d em n itie s. H ow ever. G e rm an y is w illing to a l � low' th e a llies to in sp e c t c iv il aviation , fa c to r ie s so th a t a n y m a te ria l w h ich o u g h t to be su rre n d e re d c an be d e liv � e red . BU ILDIN G U P I N D U S T R Y D esp ite t re a ty r e s tr ic tio n s an d h ig h gaso lin e prices, G e rm an y h a s m ad s p ro g ress in a v ia tio n . T h e w a r's end fo u n d G erm an y w ith 40 fac to rie s , m ak in g 2.500 a irp lan e * w eekly. T h ree e lec ted to re m a in in busin ess , m ak in g c iv ilian p lanes. T hcso th ree a re ^ a b la tin g of B erlin , Ju n k e rs of D esS au an d F o k k e rs of S ch w erin , T ho Z eppelin w o rk s a lso is in ta c t. A lthough no t y e t a llow ed to m a n u � fa c tu re , a ll th ese p la n ts a re k e ep in g th e m ach in ery o iled an d have p lan s fo r new ty p e s of a irp la n e s w ell ad v an ced . Six ty p es have been passed by th # in te ra llie d com m ission a s c iv ilian , b u t p e rm iss io n to m a n u fa c tu re h a s been. I w ithheld . AIR R0U"rCQ R U N N IN G N ev erthe less , a i r p a sse n g e r se rv ice b e tw een B erlin , C open h ag en a n d B rem en, an d b e tw een B rem en a n d A m � s te rd am , is be ing m a in ta in ed . A lso th e re a re m ail lin es to Sw edon a n d H olland. I t is sig n ifican t fo r A m erican ^ t h a t th e lead ing G e rm an a i r t r a n s p o r t co m p an ies h ave a sso c ia te d th em se lv es w ith th e H a m b u rg -A m e rica n an d N o r ddeu to th e r sh ip p in g com pan ies. $ 1 0 ,0 8 0 T A X ON BRO W N ESTATE j An in h eritan c e ta x of $10,080.70 w as p a id in co u n ty c o u r t to d ay on th e e s � ta te of F ra n k G. B row n, w ho died Ja n . 5. 1920. T h e to ta l e s ta te a m o u n t- ; cd to $402,860.54. T he p ay m en t w as i m ad e by M ary G ..B row n, execu trix . 'iW V W A V A V .W . W A V iV W A Y W V W .W .Y V V

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