The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-17

tend the graduating exercises OF the
university, her son Fred being one of
the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs +. II. FRANKIE are here
from Winnipeg, Canada, on visit to
Mrs Franke's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris. Lippert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vraney enter
tanned last Thursday evening, the oc-
casiUn being the fifteenth anniversary
of their wedding.
here last week to spend the summer
with Mrs. Dewey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. NJ. Carstens.
Mrs. Thorval Torrison attended the
graduating exercises of the Chicago
Musical College, her daughter Airline
being one of the graduates.
John Jacob Aston, Jr., must have
more than S20,0 year upon which
to live. Little Abe Lincoln at his age
cost the family about $40 year.
Mrs. Nellie Cooney attended the
commencement exercises of the Osh-
kosh Normal School last week. Her
daughter, Miss Dorothy, graduated.
Mrs. Chas. Dow of Stoughton and
Mrs. Fred Haines of RockIand, H.,
have returned to their homes after a
visit with their sister, Mrs. Gustave
Torrison.
San Francisco is the scene of this
years annual meeting of dancing mas
tiers who declare that "trots, hugs and
wiggles' are vulgar, barbaro9s and
must be abolished
VIM. Houghton and daughter Myrtle
were at Milwaukee last Thursday to
attend the graduating eXercisesof the
Normal School. Mr.. / oughton daugE-
ter was one Of the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs Wenzel Popears, ac-
companied by their son Emil, Of Kos.
suth, left last week for Manawa, Wis,
to visit their son, DR.. VIM. Popelars,
who located there few months ago.
Walter NJ. Joyce returned Friday
from Madison where he attended the
state convention of the q O. f, He
was chosen as delegate to the inter
national convention which will be held
in August at Providence, Il. |.
Mrs. Barbara Wimpf, who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Hinrichs, Buffalo street, was
81 years old Sunday and received the
congratulations of her many friends on
the occasion. Mrs. Wimf has grown
up with the city having lived here con-
tinuouSjy for over seventy years. She
is still active and takes keen interest
in the affairs of the day.
American Citizen, City: Question
VIII you give in few words the ''pro-
clamation" of the war zone?" An
Swer-On the 18th of last February it
WAS announced chat after February Is
Germany would consider the waters
about the British Isles a war zone, =
that all enemy ships in those waters
would be destroyed, and that neutral
vessels were warned TO avoid these wa
ters. Tie zone does not include the
seas directly adjacent to any neutral
countries in Europe. The proclama-
ton said: "lhe waters around Great
Britain, including the whole of the
English Channel, are declared hereby
TO be included within the zone of war,
and after the 18th instant february
all enemy merchant vessels encounter
ed in these waters will be destroyed,
even if it may not be possible always
to save their crews and passengers.
Within this war zone neutral vessels
are exposed to danger, etc
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
X. Y. L. Liberty, Wis, Question
Can you state briefly what is the stat
u.s. of a legally adopted child; can such
a child, for instance, inherit property
from its adopting parents in England
and United States like child by birth?
Answer-Adoption understood as a
legal act, whereby an adult person
takes minor into the relation OF a
child, and thereby acquires the rights
aad assumes the responsibilities of a
parent in respect to such minor, is not
recognized in the laws Of England or
Scotland, though there are legal means
by which one may be qualified to as
sumo the name and arms and to inherit
the property of stranger. The the
DRY of the English law is that the par
ent, as natural and legal guardian,
cannot be permitted TO abdcate his par
entail responsibility, though he may,
by abuse or neglect, forfeit it, and in
such cases, the Court of Chancery may
transfer the custody to a proper guar
dian.
In the United States, adoption is per-
miLted or regulated by statutes in most