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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
HUNTING AND FOOTBALL.

Thirteen men were killed while on
hunting excursions in this state in the
brief open season. That is the num-
Der of young men killed in football in
the whole country this year, or as
many Pennsylvanians as have died
from this cause In a century. These
figures are offered not to prove that
football is without certain amount OF
risk, but to show that all human oc-
equations are accompanied by some
dangers, says the Philadelphia Inquir-
er. The law of averages is remark
able one. 1t indicates that about q
certain number of persons die each
year from fortuitous causes and II
one class is lacking the other supplies
the deficiency. Parents who are
afraid their boys will be injured or
killed playing football may be encour-
aged by the fact that 1t is proved to
be one of the most innocuous Of sports.
The danger from death or severe IN
jury in any college sport is not any
1A4eAN -
down by an automobile or trolley car.
Human life is precious and must be
conserved. Science has done much for
those who err In certain directions,
but it has nothing to offer those who
suffer from pure accident. All Of
which means that what is needed by
young and old is simply a modicum OF
common sense 1t Is not to be forgot
ten that the mother who kept her boy
home from school because he dream
ed he had died was an actual mourner
few hours later because he fell of
the roof. Let us all act sensibly, with
courage, faith and proper caution.
Those who take the most pains to es-
cape accidents are apt to be the worst
sufferers, but it is certain that boyish
sports are not dangerous compared
with the most ordinary aVocations OF
adults.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

A New York chauffeur, IL years old,
convicted of manslaughter in the sec
ond degree while on Joy ride, has
been sentenced to spend Is years in
the Elmira reformatory. The Judge
remarked that the next Joy rider
brought before him would be sentenced
to Sing Sing, adding: "You are only
IL years old, and it seems to me that
the state of New York is guilty it
self in permitting such youth as
you to drive an automobile on our pub
lie thoroughfares" The Judge Wos
right both In inflicting the penalty and
in his comment on the recklessness
that permits children to handle these
powerful machines, says the Indian
apoIis Star. 1t is not until adequate
punishment is measured out to care
less automobile drivers that their dis
regard for public rights will be check
ed. At the same time it Is worth while
to remember that not all the many &C
cidents by any means occur when
young drivers are In charge. There
is the Anderson case for example, re-
ported the other day, where business
man of mature years turned to look
back while driving his machine, and
at that moment ran down and killed a
child.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

Canada has custom house troubles
also. 1t seems some of the fair dam
sells and matrons of the Dominion
have the habit of coming over to "the
States" getting new gowns and wear
ing them back across the border, with
out going through the form of paying
duty, says the Troy Times. And it is
more than limited that the ladies not
infrequently indulge in smuggling in
other ways. SO the Canadian collect
ors have taken leaf from the book of
Collector Loeb of New York and at
the more important lines of travel to
and from the Dominion have estab-
lished extra vigilant guards, assisted
by women searchers. The result has
been some clever captures and con-
siderable addition to the Canadian
revenue From all of which 1t will be
seen that trying to cheat the govern
ment is a practice confined to no one
cline or country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
ROOT IS FOR TRUSTS
SENATOR TELLS PAN-AMERlCAN
CONFERENCE he DEPLoRES
OPERATIONS OF LAW.
INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY HIT
Declares Government Is Busy Break
ing Up OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
German PoIIcy-Henry White Tells
of Value Of Reciprocity.

Washington.-Senato Elthu Root OF
New York, in an address Friday at
the closing session of the Pan-Amerl.
can commercial conference, praised
the principle of organization In Dusi-
ness and made plea for the organl-
cation and combination of American
business men for the promotion OF
trade with Latin America.
He deplored the fact that the opera
lions Of the law against the great In
dustriaI organizations reduced the
industrial efficiency Of the country"
eft is important to break up or
ganizations," said Mr.. Root, when
they are monopolizing the means OF
subsistence, but there is one way to
counteract this influence, and that Is
by substituting organizations on q
sound basis, not violating any law
but securing the concerted action Oh
great numbers of Americans who nave
a common purpose.
1.-THE great principle of organization
which is revolutionizing the business
of the world applies to the extension
of trade. Germany to considerable
extent requires a combination or nei
manufacturers, producers and com
mercial concerns; Japan also prac
tically does this. But in the United
States it cannot be done under gov
eminent leadership because the PEG
pie do not conceive it to be the gov
ernment's function. It seems to %
rather that the government is taker
up largely with breaking up organ1za
tons and that reduces the industrial
efficiency of the country"
Senator Root aroused enthusiasm
by his closing remarks that nowhere
on earth were there "a more noble
and admirable people among mer
than in Latin-America." He added
that only when the people of the
United States realized this and en-
tered into real friendship with these
countries would they reach a basis
where American trade could be ad
vanced.
Henry White, formerly United
States ambassador to France, spoke
of the value Of reciprocity with al
nations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
WILL SUE LUMBER BARONS
Department of Justice Is Preparing Its
Case-Report of Commissioner
Sent to Congress.

Washington-Two sharp blows at
the so-called lumber trust were struck
by the administration Tuesday.
One was statement from the de-
partment of justice that suit is to be
filed against the combine based on
complaints of discrimination, black
listing. price raising and apportion-
ment Of territory.
The other was report by Herbert
Knox Smith, commissioner Of corpora
tons, showing the enormous extent
of the holdings of the timber inter-
ests, giving warning of monopoly at no
distant date, relating the steady in
crease In prices and predicting still
greater advances by those who are
engaged in cornering the forest re-
sources of the country for speculative
purposes. This report was sent to
congress by President Taft.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
WAR IS THREATENED
RUSSIA TELLS POWERS IT WILL
MAKE MILITARY DEMoNsTRA-
TON AGAINST CHINA.
CHARGES TREATY VIOLATION
Gar Orders Troops Rushed to III Dis
trIct Across Border to Enforce
Free Trade Demand-Washlngto
to Ask for Peace.

st. Petersburg of Ch1na's
persisting violation of the ST. Peters
burg trade treaty of 1881, Russia
Thursday notified the governments Of
Germany, France and Great Britain
that she intended to make a military
demonstration on the Russo-Ch1nese
frontier War seems certain between
the two powers unless China backs
down from her present attitude.
Russian troops will be sent forth
with to the district Of Ill. The ex-
tent of the demonstration, 1t is added
In the diplomatic note, will depend
entirely upon the attitude assumed
by China.
Vital questions involved are free
trade in Mongolia, the extraterritorial
rights Of Russia in China and the es-
tablishment of Russian consulate at
Keobdo, Mongolia.
There have been rumors recently of
an intention of Russia to bring pres
sure to bear upon China because OF al
legged violations of the Russo-Chtnese
treaty. That the situation was acute,
however, has been denied, both by the
Chinese foreign board and the Russian
legation at Picking. It has been admit
ted that there were differences In the
interpretations Of the international
agreement as made at St. Petersburg
and at Picking. The treaty adopted
in 1881 expires this month and it has
been reported that China was not will
ing to renew tat least not until GER
tain notifications had been made.
The treaty Of 1881 provided for the
establishment Of the Chinese gov
eminent in the province Of Iii. which
had been occupied by the Russian arm
les since 1871. Interest in the Russo
Chinese situation will have to do
chiefly with the attitude Of the other
powers, though Russia's understand
ing with Japan and the other powers
would appear to have paved the way
for any coercive measures contem-
plated against China.
Washington.-The Russian govern
ment has ordered several regiments
of troops to the Russo-Chinese from
alSI, nCCo1 oAA6 " AAtSAAAS0hSO 0CAI "
the state department here by the Rus
sian government.
The United States state department
will Immediately ask both countries
to submit their grievances to The
Hague tribunal and hold in allegiance
any hostile demonstrations until that
body can act. This step will be taken
with a knowledge that Gar Nicholas
has always been stanch supporter
of The Hague court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
His Head Was Hard.

1t is a common belief that the ne
gro's head is hard, capable of with
standing almost any blow.
The following story told by promi-
nent young dentist of Danville, H.,
would seem to indicate something OF
the kind anyhow. Two negro men
were employed on tearing down a
three-story brick building. One ne
gro was on top of the building taking
off the bricks and sliding them down
a narrow wooden chute to the ground.
some thirty feet below, where the
other was picking them up and piling
them.
When this latter negro was stoop-
ing over to pick up brick the former
accidentally let one fall, striking him
directly on the head.
Instead of it's killing him, he merely
looked up, without rising, and said,
what you dom thar, niger, you
make me bite my tongue. The Cir
Gle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
CONFESsES INSURANCE PLOT
William Robertson Admits Body
Found In Burned House Was Ia
ken From Grave.

Ola, Ark William Robertson,
brother Of Henry Robertson, who
was supposed to have been burned to
death recently when his farm house
was destroyed by fire near the village
of Birta, has confessed that the char
red bones found were those of con
Wet whose body was secured by rob-
bling a grave. The brother supposed
to have been cremated held policy
and an investigation started when a
claim was presented for payment cul.
minated in the arrest of William Rob
ertson. A reward has been offered for
the capture of Henry Robertson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
SEES A PROSPEROUS YEAR
Charles M. schwab Returns From Eu-
rope In Optimistic Mood Over
Business Outlook.

New York.-Charles M. Schwab re-
turned on the Mauretania Friday from
his midwinter vacation in Europe a
more pronounced optimist as to the
worldwide business outlook for the
wear than he was when he left New
York three months ago.
every sign points to an unusually
prosperous year, not only In the
United States, but throughout the
world" said Mr.. Schwab. "The de-
preston that to greater or less ex-
tent extended around the world fol
lowing our big panic Of 1907, appears
to have been replaced by a vigor of
confidence and activity that augurs
we'll. Business in all lines is boom
ing, and in nothing more than In steel
and iron. We could have no better
sign than this"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Surprise to Sheehan.

This is the first I've heard of it, )"
said Mr.. Sheehan. mo, didn't know
he intended to come out as candidate
though of course his name has been
mentioned. I haven't seen his letter
and don't want to see it. There is
nothing for me to say
Charles F. Murphy was at Good
Ground, l.. l., and would make no
comment until he had read the letter
himself.
Senator Franklin ID. Roosevelt, the
insurgent leader, was interested, but
rather non-committal. Personally, of
course, everybody likes Martin Little
ton, and all Democrats recognize that
he has done effective work for the
party" he said.
How Mr. Murphy will take the an
nouncement | shan't surmise. No
doubt it will be remembered that some
years ago Mr.. Littleton arraigned
Tammany Hall in a public speech
more bitter than | since remember to
have heard anywhere.
II wonder who counselled Mr.. Lit
Teton to come out with an avowed
candidacy now. That would be the in
teresting thing to know. Personally
admire his courage, but is he well adj
vised? It is not always the outspoken
candidate who becomes the compro-
mise choice of a deadlocked party"
Mr.. Littleton was emphatic that he
had not consulted with Mr. MurDhy
about his candidacy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
And IL Was All Imagination.

II wonder how much imagination
governs some persons senses~ re-
marked visitor at the st. Regis yes
terday. "For a Christmas present
sent to a young woman of my &C
quaintance one of the most elaborate
sachet cases could find. 1t was sucR
a beautiful thing that didn't put per-
fume in it, for some women prefer TO
use a certain kind all the time, and |
thought I would leave it to the re-
cipient to put her own particular sach-
ct powder in the case. You may Inn
agine I was somewhat amazed to read
this in her enthusiastic letter OF
thanks: TITS perfume has pervaded
the whole room New York Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
SOCIETY SEES PRIZE FIGHT
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., and Hon. Rob.
ert Beresford Have Knockout
Battle in Gould Gymnasium.

New York.-The family of George
J. Gould and a score of guests, In
Guiding some of the most prominent
society men and women of New York
and London, saw Anthony ]. Drexel,
Jr., and Hon. Robert Beresford fight
to knockout in the Gould's private
gymnasium at Lakewood, N. J.
Drexel, although he put up a plucky
and clever fight, was floored repeat
eddy by the English amateur cham
pion, and was SO helpless at the end
of the third round that his seconds
dragged him from the ring and adj
mitted a knockout.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
BORAH SCORES NORTH
SAYS RACE PREJUDICE AS
STRONG AS IN SOUTH.
Asserts Hypocrisy Is Shown Toward
Neqro-Take Direct Vote
Bill Up Today.

Washington Senator Borah as
serted on the floor of the senate that
the prejudice against the negro was
no more pronounced in the south
than 1t was in the north and added
that the northern states played the
parts Of a hypocrite in contending to
the contrary.
His declarations regarding the ne
gro were made at the close of pro-
longed speech in opposition to the
Sutherland amendment to the senate
resolution providing for the election
of senators by popular vote. That
amendment would have the effect of
giving congress control of senatorial
elections.
The Idaho senator contended that
congress would have the right to pro-
tect the individual voter in senatorial
elections even with the constitutional
provisions giving specific authority in
that direction eliminated, and in SO
doing aroused sharp antagonism from
| Senators Nelson. Carter and Suther
land.
I, Mr.. Borah treated the Sutherland
| amendment as device to hill the res
olution, declaring it to be a bulwarh
from behind which the measure might
be shot to death.
The Idaho senator's pronouncement
on the race question was in response
to the recent assertion of Senator
Root that without the Sutherland pro
~wS-
the southern negroes of federal pro
lection in the exercise of the fran
| chise.
| Mr.. Borah dissented from the New
York senator's view, and in doing Sc
used language which elected congrat
| ulatiOns from many senators.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
VOTE MILLIONS FOR FORESTS
Senate Passes Measure to Buy Land
on tho White and Appalachian
Mountains.

Washington. - After many years
of delay the bill looking to the
creation of national forest reserves in
the White mountains and the southern
Appalachians passed the senate, the
vote standing 81 to 9.
The bill appropriates 100000 a
year until 1916 for the purchase of
land for forest reserves in eastern
states, and especially in the White
mountains and southern Appalachians.
The bill passed the house of repre-
sentatives last session and 1t lacks
only the signature of the president
to become a law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
GOMPERS APPEALS FOR AID
Seeks to Raise $5oo,0oo to Be Used In
Los Angeles Labor
Fight.

Washington. - Samuel Gompers,
president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, has sent to all labor
organizations throughout the country
a circular asking aid in raising a fund
of half a million dollars to be used in
fighting opponents OF organized labor
at Los Angeles.
1--WE are issuing this appeal" said
Mr.. Gompers, ''for the purpose of aid
ing our fellow workingmen in Los
Angeles to maintain their rights and
liberties as men of organized labor"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
FINDS CURE FOR INSANITY
Member of staff of Glasgow Asylum
Injects Substance Into Blood
of Patients.

London. - Newspapers ascribe to
Doctor Oswald of the staff of the
Glasgow Insane asylum, the an.
nouncement of an important dis.
coyery which promises certain cure
for mental disease. The substance
was discovered by German profess
sor and perfected by research expert
ments In Germany and Glasgow
When injected into the blood of in
sane persons 1t renders them immune
from further attack.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Feb. 2O-Wheat, May.
97ssc; July, $3.50; No. 1 northern,
$3.50; No. northern, 96Bc; No. 1
durum, SIC; No. 3 corn, 42%c; No.
white oats, soc: barley, 9Oc; No.
2 rye, 771ac; No. fax, $2.70%.
Duluth, Feb. 20. Wheat, May,
97Ac; July, 98Ac; No. northern,
96Ac.
South st. Paul. Feb. 20-Cattle-
Steers, $2.90@365: cows, $3.50@4.00;
calves. S4.OO07.5O: hogs, $7.OO@7.2O;
sheep, yearlings, $2.O0@3.5O.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Dorothy Arnold Not Found.

New York.-Miss Dorothy Arnold
has not been found, and her
friends have no more definite informa-
ton today than they had Sc days ago
as to what has become Of her. Inquiry
demonstrated that story to the effect
that she had been found in Flower
hospital was untrue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

"I wonder why Mrs. Flimgilt regards
her husband as stupid. He has been
very successful in business"
Perhaps" replied Mr.. MeektonD
hes like so many Of the rest of us
who can't possibly learn to keep the
score of bridge game"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
John D.'s Brother Is III.

New York.-William Rockefeller,
brother Of John D. Rockefeller and
active for years in the management
of the Standard Oil company, was
confined to his home with lumbago
Friday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

Proportionately it is said, the num-
Der of insane people in this country is
increasing faster than the population
IS growing, taking asylum statistics for
it. Even at that, there is scarcely a
fellow but will declare that the asy-
lums don't get them all, either.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
ALL GAY

First Tramp-The doctor as order.
ed me bath.
Second Tramp-You do look pleas
ed about it.
First Tramp-'E's ordered me q
mud bath.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. Feb. -Cattle-Market
steady; beeves, s5@e.S0, Western
steers, s450@75O; stockers and feed
ers, $3.S0@5.80; cows and heifers,
$2.65@5.45; calves, $4,000.
Hcgs-Market slow at yesterdays
average; light, s7.20@7.55; mixed,
s7.00@7.50; heavy, s6.95@7.40; rough,
s6.95@715; good choice heavy, s715
a TAO; pigs, $7.40@7.65.
Sheep-Market steady; native, $50
4.7O; western, $3@4.75; yearlings.
S4.75@560; lambs, native, s4.90@640.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Plot to Wreck RenuhIic MINED

Lisbon, Port. = The Munde reports
that the authorities have discovered
a secret meeting place where con-
spiracy has been Matched to overthrow
the republic and recall King Manuel.
Fifteen arrests have been made, in
GLIDING lieutenant in the army.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
nsuohter of Revolution Dead.

st. Louis.-Mrs. Caroline M. Hypes,
ninety-eight years old, who was one
of the two surviving real Daughters
Of the American Revolution, died at
Greencastle, Ind, Thursday. She was
the mother of DIR. B. M. Hypes OF this
city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

A feminine scientist wants moth.
ers' course established in colleges.
Still, the old-fashioned mother appar-
emily understood her business very
well, and probably present-day scien-
tific infants are not so happy as her
cuddled and petted babies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

A prisoner who stole Is cents was
discharged by the judge. That is a
great disappointment to the authors
of weepy poetry. who naturally ex.
pected the offender to be sentenced to
IMPRISONMENT for life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Quake Shakes Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City-Four earthquake
shocks were felt in parts of the city
Wednesday and were registered by
the university seismograph. They oc-
Cured at 9:56, 1918, IL and 11:04
o'clock. No damage was done.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Steals Turkey, Gets Life.

Georgetown Ky.-Caswell McCat.
ten. negro, was Friday sent to the
penitentiary for life for stealing a
turkey from the roost of Scott coun-
tv farmer. This being his third con-
yiction for similar offenses, he was
given the life term under the habitual
criminal act.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Saved bv MIsnlaced Heart.

Kansas City, Mo.-To the fact that
his heart is on the right side, Edward
Dale, who was shot by Mrs. Media
Ufford, probably owes his life. The
shot entered Dale's chest at the
natural location Of the heart on the
left side and pierced the left lung.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
blanche Walsh Stricken.

Peoria, Ill.-Standing In the wings
waiting her cue just before the rise
of the curtain Thursday, Blanche
Walsh, the well-known actress, fell to
the stage in a faint.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
California Court Demands Probe

Sacramento, Cal.-The state SUI
preme court Wednesday demanded
an investigation by the legislature
into charges which have been circu-
lated in connection with its decision
in the case of Abraham Ruef. in
which a rehearing was granted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
CHICAGO Elevator Burns.

Chicago, Illinois. - Fire destroyed
the Calumet elevator, six-story struc-
ture, containing five hundred thousand
bushels of grain, causing a los esti-
mated at five hundred thousand.
Seven firemen were injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Kansas Farmers Oppose ReciprocIt,

Salina, Kan.-Four hundred farm
ers, delegates to the annual conven-
ton of the Kansas organizations Of
the Farmers Educational and Cooper
alive Union Of America, here Thurs
day unanimously condemned the Can
adian reciprocity agreement as detri-
mental to the farmers interests.