The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-16
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

would not be allowed to club the strik-
ers. The strikers raided the single
shop where the workmen refused to
go out and stoned the building, i'll
which 120 girls and dozen men were
huddled, until shot was fired from
the interior of the shop, it is charged
A fresh Yolley of bricks followed,
six girls inside the building being in
jured and when the police arrived
the assistant foreman. The rioting
followed a meeting of the strikers in
the downtown hail., and an assistant
foreman was present. He hurried to
the shop and the place was barricaded
and the curtains shut, when the crowd
of 500 strikers arrived and tried to
force an entrance. After the riot the
employers closed the shop and sent
the employees home.
HAYWARD-The case of John, Hat
tie and Leslie Dietz was called before
Judge Wickhanl. Attorney Rubin filed
with the court copy of writ of ha-
beas corpus issued by Supreme Justice
Winslow of the supreme court demand
ing that the sheriff appear before him
with Dietz on Jan. 10 to show cause
for holding Dietz in view of the fact
that bail had been furnished for the al
legged murderer of Harp. Bonds for
the release of Leslie Dietz and Mrs.
Dietz were furnished. Elmyra Dietz
arrived here and had hearing before
Municipal Judge Riordan. She was re-
leased on bonds of $500 and requested
to appear for hearing on Dec. 15. John
F. Dietz is now the only member of
the family lodged in the county jail.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mayor Sci
del has not been able to dictate the
policies of the police department and
because he believes that Police Chief
John T. Jansen is not in sympathy
with the Socialist city administration,
the mayor has asked the chief to re-
sign The mayor has no authority un-
der existing law to thus remove the
head of the police department, and
Chief Jansen has refused to comply
with the mayors request. 1t is said
that the mayor was told by the chief
TO file and prove charges against him
If he had any and thus accomplish his
removed according to the charter. Not
having any charges, as far as known,
nothing further has been done in the
matter.
MADiSoN-A resolution was intro
duced at the student conference ask
ing that Prof. Dennis, chairman OF the
new committee on student interests,
be barred from future meetings. The
resolution was surprise and was
tabled after much discussion. The
movement to Dust Prof. Dennis is re-
suit of his statement that self-govern-
ment here is SILLY affair" Since his
appointment as head of the committee
Prof. Dennis has aimed to get through
a number of measures which have not
been talked upon with much favor by
the students.
MADisoN-Former Governor w.
d. Hoard, of Fort Atkinson, has re-
signed his position as president of the
regents of the University of Wiscon-
sin owing to condition of his health
at the December meeting of the board
His resignation was accepted with res
olutions of regret and expressions by
the regents of appreciation of his
services while on the university board.
Magnus Swenson, Madison, was
elected president of the regents to fill
the vacancy caused by Mr. Hoard's
resignation.
MILWAUKEE-By a peculiar COIN
cidence two sheriffs from different
parts of the state entered the police
station at the same time for the same
man. One was from Milton Junction
and the other from Fond du Lac. They.
came to Milwaukee for Fred Demen-
cher, twenty-three years of age, who
is charged with horse stealing. Dem
encher was taken back to Fond du
Lac and after the outcome of his
case there will be turned over to the
authorities in Milton Junction.
MlLWAUKEE-The Old Settlers
club put itself on record as an organi-
cation of connoisseurs of art. Reso-
buttons were adopted to send a dele
CATION of three of the oldest members
to the production of "Salome' in the
Auditorium, and have them report to
the club in full at its next meeting.
The delegation selected was composed
of Peter Van Vechten, chairman; Jer-
emiah Quin and T. p Wilbur.
MENoMONlE-State Senator James
H. Stout is dead from Bright's dis
ease. Senator Stout was born in Du-
buque, Ia, Sept 25, 1848. He was a
philanthropist and took a keen inter
est in educational matters He was
wealthy and very prominet man in
the affairs of the state.
BELOiT-The Salvation Army dedi-
Gated building which, with the lot,
has cost S12 ,000 Many citizens joined
with the army in the exercises and
there were speeches by business men
and public officials, including Mayor
Cunningham.
MADlSON-State Bank Commission