The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-05-18
BADGER STATE


sin Municipalities on June Z and y.
Between 400 and coo delegates are
expected here during the meeting. The
league includes officers Of practically
every city In the state. The 1921 con
veation was held at GAINESVILLE.
The Bay Shore Street Railway Co.,
operating at Green Bay, applied to
| the railroad commission to discon-
tinue service, take up its tracks and
4 surrender its permit to operate a
street railway in Wisconsin. The
commission has tentatively set May 26
as the date Of investigation of the ap-
plication.
Alexander E. Matheson, GAINESVILLE,
leader of the drys in the assembly at
the last term, is to again be candi-
date despite the announcement to the
contrary made some time ago. In a
recent statement, Mr.. Matheson said
that his attitude on prohibition would
be the same and he would not favor
light wines and beer.
Mine tailings OF the zinc and lead
district of southwestern Wisconsin af-
ford a valuable source of lime and
magnesia fertilizer, as well as of road
building material, John Callahan, SUI
perintendent of public instruction, be-
lieyes. Only recently one mining
company sold 100000 tons of tailings
to the state of Minnesota for road
surfacing purposes. Large quantities
of the tailings are said to be available
for fertilizer.
When man voluntarily drinks
moonshine whiskey and then dies as
a result, the person who gave him the
whiskey cannot be accused of man
slaughter, j. L. Messerschmidt, assist
ant attorney general, rules. Mr. Mes
serschmidt expressed the opinion, how
ever, that If the man was so drunk
before being offered the drink that he
could not well resist, then there might
be ground for prosecution for fourth
degree manslaughter.
Cured recently in several southern
Wisconsin counties, according to re-
ports received by c. p. Norgord. COM
missioner of agriculture. Counties at
fected are reported as Grant, La
Crosse, jackson and Fond du Lac.
The department of agriculture says
every effort is being made to check
progress of the disease. 1t urges
farmers to vaccinate and to watch
their swine for symptoms of cholera.
Damages amounting to $4,000 were
awarded Dennis Fitzgerald, city sealer
and secretary of st. Roses Catholic
congregation, Racine, in his $4,000
damage suit against the Rev. John B.
Petite, pastor of the church, by the
jury's verdict. Mr. Fitzgerald had
charged that Father Petite slandered
him by statements from the pulpit in
which certain members of the congre-
CATION were called liars, hypocrites
and Judases," and by insinuations that
proper accounts of the church's finan-
cial affairs we're not kept
Miss Mary Conner, Madison, was re-
elected .president of the Wisconsin
Council of Catholic Women's organi-
cations at the business session of the
annual convention at Fond du Lac.
Other officers elected were: Miss
Katherine Williams, Milwaukee; Mrs.
Walter Smith, Green Fay; Mrs. Henry
Boyle, Fond du Lac, and Mrs. Eliza
beth O. Keefe, Oconto, vice-presidents;
recording secretary, Mrs. j. A. Brown
Racine; corresponding secretary, Miss
Grace Matthews, Kenosha; treasurer
Miss Mary Z. Burke, Watertown.
Enforcement of the automobile truck
regulation law enacted by the 1921
legislature to classify and limit the
weight of vehicles operated on Wis
consin highways, is to be vigorously
enforced, Elmer S. Hall, secretary OF
state, has announced. Truck owners
are advised that they must have the
weight without load, the actual adver-
tised carrying capacity of the vehicle
and the total weight of the vehicle
and load lettered on the side In plain
ly visible print. Failure to observe
this provision subjects the owner and
driver to a fine of not less than SIC
nor more than S25 for each offense.
Thirteen entries are assured for the
national balloon race to be held IN
Milwaukee on May 80 and 81 under
auspices of the Aero club OF Wiscon-
sin. These entries include five United
| States army balloons. Among the
army officers who will come to Mil
waukee to make observations are
| Major General Mason M. Patrick, chlel
of the air service, and Brigadier Gen
eral VIM. Mitchell assistant chief
The latter will fly from Washington
accompanied by two army planes
/ Twenty or more planes are expected
to come from all parts of the country
to fly over the city and give the bal
loonists in the big race a farewell
sendoff 1t is hoped to have President
1 Harding start the race from the Ar
/ lington radio station
The Price county board has taker
definite action removing the last OBJ
stacle preventing the erection of
new 100000 building for county
training school. Besides the training
school proper the building will house
the offices Of the county nurse. county
agent and county superintendent O
schools.
Private detectives cannot carry con
cealed weapons in Wisconsin. Assist