Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02

ufn mere ana many more were turned
away when the newly organized local
council of defense held its first as
sembly meeting. Judge w. H. Wood.
ard, chairman; Prof W. H. Kiekhoe-
fer of the University of Wisconsin,
and H. j. James of Fort Atkinson,
chairman of the county council of de
Tense, spoke. advocating quick and
thorough preparation for the third
Liberty loan campaign.
Kenosha-Joseph Pappan, a Keno.
sha man who was supposedly buried
with ceremony here some three years
ago has turned up again. Letters from
San Francisco announce Pappan is
now superintendent of tannery there.
Three years ago, body recovered
from the lake was identified as the
body of Pappan. A brother of Pappan
and members of the society to which
he belonged are now wondering who
the man they buried was.
La Crosse-The libel suit of Rev.
Alfred Leslie Morse of Waukesha
against the Modern Woodmen of
America, which grew out of the re-
cent insurance rate war when, Morse
alleges, the order DETAINED his charac-
| ter by the publication of a booklet
dealing with his life as minister in
Wisconsin towns, was settled here.
The Woodmen paid him substantial
sum, attorneys said.
Madison-Owing to the fuel situa-
ton the saloons will close in Merrill on
| Sundays. The question arose as to
who should make the complaint for a
continuation of the enforcement of the
Sunday closing law. The attorney
general suggests that those who have
through custom kept their places open
on Sunday, be notified. An enforce
ment of the Sunday closing law is con-
| templated.
Racine An Austrian employed at
| the factory of the ]. |. Case Threshing
Machine company was roughly han
died by fellow employees. and would
have been thrown into the river had
officers Of the company not prevented
| it. The Austrian was ordered to kiss
the flag, which he did after crawling
| on hands and knees for a considerable
distance, and then willingly contribu-
| ted to the county war relief fund.
Madison ANY attempt to charge
extortionate fire insurance rates in
| Wisconsin will result in lawsuits, NJ
]. Cleary, state insurance commission
er, has announced. Circulars have
been sent through Wisconsin declaring
| the intention of the fire insurance
companies to add 10 per cent to pres
ent rates in large part of the western
| section of the state.
Madison-John r. Hayes, for sever
al years deputy state bank examiner.
has resigned to become assistant cash
| Ter of the Merchants and Savings bank
of this city. Mr.. Hayes has been one
of the deputies sent out by the de-
| partment for the examination of the
condition of the different state banks
of Wisconsin. The resignation takes
effect April l.
Madison-That it is the duty of dis
trict attorneys to enforce the law
wherever they know of violation and
that it is their duty to make COM
plants wherever they occur is the
opinion of Atty-Gen. Spencer Haven to
Dist-Atty. Ralph Smith of Lincoln
county.
Sturgeon Bay-The big government
transport which is under construction
at the shipyards here is nearing COM
pletion and the launching will take
place. it is expected, at an early date.
Preparations are being made to make
the day of launching big patriotic
event.
Appleton-Mayor John Faville has
withdrawn from the race for election
of mayor. The mayor said: LAS the
vote for Mr. Halves at this primary
election included more than half the
voters of the city, it is not necessary
for me to run"
acknowledgements will not vote on
the wet and dry issue this spring ac-
cording to present Indications If the
drys are casting their eyes in the di-
rection of Menasha they have yet to
make the fact known as no prohibi.
ton petitions are in circulation,
Neenah-Whistles blew and bells rang
here in formal announcement that in.
dustrial Neenah had commenced work.
ing for the war. One-half per week,
under the Kenosha plan, will be de-
voted to the raising of a war fund
Green Bay-The Brown County Bar
association unanimously endorsed JUS
tice Marvin B. Rosenberg as candi-
date for justice of the supreme court
to succeed himself.
Sheboygan-Dynamiting was resort
ed to break up ice jams in the She
boygan river which resulted in mum
dating large part of the factory sec.
ton of the city.
Wausau - Marathon county's z per
cent contingent to go to Camp Grant
will consist of seventeen persons who
have volunteered from class /.
Menasha-At a meeting of the Me-
nasha citizens il was unanimously de-
cided to adopt the Kenosha plan of
raising a war fund.
Waupaca-Car shortage and not
boarding was declared to be the cause
for the small shipments of potatoes
from Central Wisconsin markets from
the masses of testimony introduced by
the legislative committee. More than |
100 representative growers, dealers
and shippers from Waupaca and ada. |
cent counties gave testimony.
Madison-A more thorough enforce.