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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
HELD UP TRAIN FOR GIRL
Sunset Limited Robber Did 1t for
Hotel Chambermaid-ls Miss
inc Now.

Los Angeles, Dec. est was for a
Los Angeles hotel chambermaid. who
has since fed the city, that John Bos-
tick, the youthful bandit, held up the
Sunset limited at Eel Monte, Dec. !.
The murder of the railroad official
Horace E. Montague, who was slain by
the robber as he entered a Pullman
car, was an unforeseen incident which
spoiled Bostick's plans for the girl.
Bostick laid bare this feature of his
crirne to Sheriff Hammel. He told
the sheriff he wanted funds for the
girl, who is supposed to be now in
Phoenix, Ariz., and he added that he
had intended to return to Los Angeles
and take her away on trip as soon
as excitement over the murder and
train robbery had died down.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Midwinter Grain Show.

More than $1,000 in cash and special
prizes will be awarded for the best
exhibits of grain and forage plants
shown at the twelfth annual meeting
of the Wisconsin Agricultural Expert
ment association, to be held at Madi-
son from January 8 to 10, 1914. The
fact that the rules of the association
have been amended to admit grain
raised on any farm in the state instead
of limiting entries to members alone,
as heretofore, will mean much larg-
er exhibition and more general state
wide interest in the dissemination Of
better yielding grain.
The samples of seed grain and for
age plants taken to the exhibition.
with the exception of clover seed, will,
according to regulation, become the
property of the association and will
either be sold at auction or retained
for experimental purposes.
Those samples that are given first
place in their respective classes, how
ever, will be entered in the worlds
competition at the national corn and
grain show, Dallas, Tex, and the grow
err will receive whatever awards are
taken there in addition to his win
nings at the safe exposition.
Another important feature of the
show will be the competitive displays
by the different county orders of the
experiment association. These will
consist of exhibits of both sheaf and
thrashed grains and forage plants.
The sessions of Friday, January 8,
morning, afternoon and night, viii be
held in the auditorium of Agricultural
hall. Addresses will be given by Off
GERS and members of the association,
specialists of the staff Of the college Of
agriculture and notable opponents of
larger, better and more profitable
crops One of the speakers from out
side the state is NJ J.. Bowman, editor
of Corn Magazine, Waterloo, Ia, and a
former staff member of the Iowa Col
Iege OF Agriculture.
Officers of the Wisconsin Agricul-
tural Experiment association are j. P.
Bonzelet, Eden, president; William
Leonard. jefferson, vice-president; r.
A Moore, Madison, secretary; ]. j.
Garland, Madison assistant secretary;
Moves Raessler, Beloit, treasurer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
COOPERATIVE FARMING NEXT
BIG FARM WILL BE RUN BY
WOMEN ON NEW PLAN.
Former Attempt Doing Well Until
Cupid Arrived and Broke UP the
Novel Enterprise.

Edmonton, Alberta, Dec. IL Henry
Howes of Bushby Park, Bristol, Eng
land. who is organizing the Women S
Cooperative Farming Society, Limited,
OF Canada, unde" the Industrial and
Provident societies act of England,
says in letter to George NJ. Hall, in
dustrial commissioner for the munich
patty Of Edmonton, that he will estab-
Iish cooperative farming colony
within 80 miles Of this city.
Girls and women from England. Ire
land and Scotland will be located on
the land and care for mich COWS,
poultry and pet stock and produce
gardens.
The plan was suggested to Mr..
Howes on recent tour of Western
Canada, when he visited a farm of 80
women from England and Scotland.
One of the members, college trained
girl, had charge Of the greenhouse.
Another did the Homework and one
looked after the poultry and outside
work. A Scotch girl opened district
store in the city and an English typist
did all the clerical work. The sixth
member of the colony attended to the
COW, bees and rabbits.
The scheme worked out satisfaStor-
lily until Dan Cupid made his apSear-
ance with his bow and culver Of ar
rows. carrying off four of the women,
who became the wives of farmers.
The weddings took place within two
weeks. The remaining two stayed a
month. doing all the work, when they,
too, fell victims
The farm was sold and the profits
divided equally among the six women.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
PLAN FOR CHOOSING
THE RESERVE CITIES
THE BANKING COMMITTEE AN
NoUNcEs 1T WILL HOLD HEAR.
INGS IN FOURTEEN CITIES.
PLAN TWO MONTHS WORK
Two Cabinet Members Expect to Have
System Launched by Feb. 22-Sec-
rotary McAdoo's illness Tenn
porarily Postpones Hearings.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The organiza
ton committee, which is to launch the
new federal reserve banking system
for the nation, announces its plan OF
action for marking out boundaries Of
reserve districts and the selection oil
federal reserve cities.
Public hearings will be held in Il
large cities of the country-New York
Boston, Chicago, st. Louis, Denver
Seattle, Portland, Ore, San Francisco
Los Angeles, Houston, Tex, New Or
leans, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Cleve
land.
Will Consider Other Places.
Although these cities are the only
ones to be visited, it was announced
the advantages of many others would
be considered and bankers and others
interested in cities not named in itg
list would be heard.
The two cabinet officers COMPOSING
the committee will spend practically
all of the next two months in this
work and expect to conclude their La
bors about the time all national banks
are given in which to announce their
intention Of becoming members OF the
system. 1t will not begin hearinaS un-
til next week.
McAdoo Is III.
Secretary McAdoo left his office suf-
fering from a slight fever, and the
other committeeman, Secretary Hous-
ton, decided to abandon the task until
Mr.. McAdoo's recovery 1t was said
the hard fight Mr.. McAdoo made to aid
in perfecting she currency law had told
upon him. He was a constant adviser
of both the senate and house commit,
tees and shouldered much of the bur.
den of representing President Wilson
in executive consideration of the bill
when it was yet in congress. His i'll,
ness is not believed to be serious, but
he is not expected to return to his
desk for several days.
The committees announcement fol.
lows, in part:
Banks Have Until February %.
Under the provisions of the federal
reserve act all national banks are re,
quired to signify their acceptance Of
it's terms and provisions on or before
February %, 1914, and all eligible state
banks and trust companies are per.
mitted to signify their acceptance with
in the same time.
''The committee will sit at the Gus
tom house in New York City January
and 8; in Boston on January and
6, and return to New York for addi-
tiOnal sessions on the Sth and 9th. The
committee will sit in Washington from
January - to II; in Chicago, January
10, 20 and 81; in st. Louis, January q,
% and "a; in Denver, January 26.
Hearings for the other cities will be
held January 2S and March j. Where
ever possible the hearings will be held
in government buildings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Interesting Figures.

Using the actual averages Of ex-
cessive moisture, and disregarding the
special shipments where moisture
content may run as high as q per
cent, the specialists find that the ex-
cess water shipped amounts to the
equivalent in weight for 1850 800
bushels of corn.
The presence of this excessive mois-
ture in corn not only adds to the net
cost of the corn after it is delivered,
but prevents the producer who ships
corn over the moisture limit from hav-
ing his corn graded as grade No. 2,
and consequently compels him to &C
cept a grade No. 8 or lower, with q
corresponding reduction in price for
his produce. Moreover, corn with an
excessive moisture content is liable to
deteriorate in storage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Cardinals Black Box Lost.

Rome, Dec 29.-All the evidence
thus far adduced concerning the black
box which was taken from the room
of Cardinal Rampolla the day he died
tends to show the cardinal was fear
full that it would be tempered with
The box, which is believed by some
persons to have contained the last
will and testament and other papers
of Cardinal Rampolla, was placed I'M
der his pillow by the cardinal the day
he was forced to take to his bed with
the seizure which shortly afterward
caused his death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Brother Visits Miss Rrance

Monticello, n Y, Dec. 29.-Miss
Adelaide NJ Brance, who has been
voluntary prisoner in the county Jail
after her detention in connection with
the death OF Melvin Fl. Couch. was
visited by her brother, II. l. Brance
of Hartwiclz, n. Y. The meeting was
mast affectionate. Mr.. Brance had not
seen his sister in fourteen years and.
until last Sunday, when she emerged
from the Office of the lawyer, had only
occasionally received a letter from
her. He has advised Miss Brance to
seek rest in a 3anitarium and is ready
to give her all possible help.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Investigate Breaking of Shaft.

Washington, Dec 90. = With the
broken shaft of the battleship Yer
mont as an object lesson, the naval
boar5 Of inspection and survey viii go
to the Norfolk navy yard in a few days
to begin an exhaustive inquiry into the
causes for the breaking OF the great
main shafting of naval vessels. One
of the two great propeller shafts of
the Vermont snapped while the bat
tleship was breasting q storm in mid
ocean. two weeks ago, returning from
the Mediterranean to Hampton roads.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Louisville Teachers Seek Raise.

Louisville. Ky, Dec. 26. = Public
school teachers of Louisville are ask
ing an increase in salaries of So per
month. The campaign is in charge of
the Teachers guild, and citizens and
press generally are supporting it. The
request for a salary raise is being
made at this time in oroer to enable
the teachers to make their payments
in the Teachers Annuity fund, form
of pension or retirement fund recently
adopted here. The board of education
has the subject under Amusement.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
increags in 1918 Coal Quinn.

Washington. Dec So Despite labor
disturbances in Colorado. the inter-
ference of the Ohio floods last spring
and a general complaint of SHORTAGES
in the labor market, there was an in
creased production of coal i'm the
United States in 1913 of between 30
100000 and 100000 tons as com
pared with that of 1912 According to
estimates, OF Edward w Parker. coal
Etatistician of the geological survey
there will be total production of be
tween 565.000.000 and $4,000, 600 tons
at the end of the present yeaC.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
1904 Dollar is Found.

New Hoven. Conn, Dec. PA sill
yer dollar bearing the date 1904, IN
derstood to be quoted at $500 for
collection purposes. was found here.
William Sullivan. a laborer, eXcavat-
ing on the site of the ice rink for the
Yale hockey team, turned over with
his shovel an old jar which rested on
a boulder Sc san feet below the sur.
face of the street nearby. Under the
bowl was silver snuff box made in
Nuremberg. green with oxidization
In it was United States silver dollar
dated 1904. N good condition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
New Radium Source Found.

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec 29-Canotite
from which radium is produced has
been discovered along the base of
Mount Pisgah, near Mauch Chunk, Pa.
according to an article which appears
in a local paper. DR.. Howard A. Kelly,
OF Johns Hopkins university whose ex-
periments with radium as q cure for
cancer have attracted wide attention,
and DR.. Edgar T. Wherry, geologist for
the United States museum, Washing
ton, visited Mauch Chunk and exam
ined the deposits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Companion of Attorney Freed.

Monticello, \. Y. Dec. 3O.-Ade!aide
Brance, companion in the double life
OF Melvin \. Couch. the lawyer. who
died suddenly here, left the Monticsl-
10 Jail early Sunday. She had been
voluntary prisoner there since short
" after the mystery OF the attorneys
death WAS cleared up. Interested
friends took Miss Brance to resi-
dence in Fallsboro. where she re-
manned until daylight when it is IN
derstood she boarded Il train for a
visit to friends.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Amateurs Blow N. D. Safe.

Lucca, y. d., Dee. 30-The store of
y. r. Tendick, postmaster, was en-
tered by robbers and the safe blown.
The only things OF value taken were
two gold watches, a silver watch ana
$3.50 in silver. The postofiice is in
the same building, but nothing in that
department was touched Evidently
the work was done by amateurs for
the outside door OF the safe was com
pletely blown from the hinges. The
robbers We're unsuccessful in gaining
entrance TO the inner safe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Six Stitches in Mans Heart.

New York, Dec. 27-With six stitch.
es taken in his heart, VincenZo Lauro
victim of a stabbing ARRAY, is expect
ed 70 live When taken to hospital
in Brooklyn the surgeons decided that
the rare operation was necessary. Be
cause of the weakened condition Of
the patient no anaesthetic was given
but cocaine was used locally, the ribs
above the heart were cut through anC
six stitches taken in the heart tissue
The patient is improving SO fast thai
the surgeons expect his recovery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Lads Drown; Watchers Poweriess.

Grand Lodge. Mich, Dec. 29.-El-
mer McDaniels and Harold Sackett,
each about - years old, were drowned
in Grand river here. The stream was
frozen over for the first time this win
ter and the lads ventured out on the
ice, which was too thin to support
their combined weight. With hun
dred persons, powerless to render aid,
watching from the river bank, one OF
the lads struggled 20 minutes trying
to crawl upon. the broken edge of the
ice before he sank.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
SHIPPING METHODS
CALLED WASTEFUL
MOISTURE IN CORN is PAID FOR
BY SHIPPER, SAYS
REPORT.
CHANGE is NOW BEING URGED
Government Specialists Can File Sta
tistics of Interest to Farmers and
Grain Men of Entire
Country.

Washington, Dec. 27.-In the belief
that American methods Oh shipping
several important staple foods by
freight are decidedly. wasteful and that
this waste in money adds materially
to the coct of food, several specialists
of the department of agriculture have
been conducting Investigations into
shipping conditions in the United
States. AS a result of these investiga-
tons they are convinced that in sew
eral particulars the systems used by
United States shippers are far less
economical than these employed by
foreign shippers, notably in Germany.
AS result, the specialists find, in
several instances, that food is started
on long freight journeys in such con-
dition that heavy freight charges must
be paid on elements which have to be
taken out of the food at the end of the
trip before it can be used as food.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Comet is Seen in Minnesota.

Cambridge. Mass, Dec. 29.-Obser-
vations of Delavans comet by Prof.
H. c. Wilson of Northfield, Mimi, and
by Prof. Prof. A o. Louschner of Berk-
eley, Cal, were reported in kilograms
received at Harvard university. Ac-
cording to the elements of the comet,
computed by Einarsson and Nicholson
of Berkeley from observations on Dec.
II, Is and IS, the perihelion passage
will occur on the night of June Is.
The elements are described as ex-
tremely uncertain.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Plan Changes in w. ". G.

At the conference at Madison which
was attended by the heads of the diff
fcrent departments, the colonies Of
each regiment and their adjutants
plans for changes in next summers
program in the Wisconsin National
guard were taken up for discussion.
One Of the radical changes in the
school line which will probably be
adopted the coming year will be to
hold q school for noncommissioned Of
ficers instead of commissioned officers
at Camp Douglas, the appropriation
preventing both schools being held
and the sentiment appeared to be un-
animous that the noncommissioned Of.
ficers were entitled to the school
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Rhodes Scholar Named.

Lucius II. Shero Of Racine, who took
his bachelor of arts degree at Haver
ford college, Pennsylvania, and grad
uate student at the University of Wis
consin for two years, receiving his
master or arts degree in 1912, becomes
the Rhodes scholar for Wisconsin.
There were two other candidates in
the field, Ralph 3. Yewdale, Milwau-
kee. representing the University of
Wisconsin, and contestant from
Lawrence college.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
j. T. conley Gets Promotion

Chicago, Dec. 29.-J. r. Conley was
appointed general freight agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road
and f. +. Otis was named assistant
general freight agent with Offices in
Minneapolis. Both changes will be
effective Jan. 10. Mr.. Conley will take
the place made vacant by w. E. Prem
dergast who resigned to become a
member of the Western Classification
bureau.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Patents to state Inventors.

Theodore c. Amoth, Madison, horse
shoe: Henry NJ Bulls, Milwaukee,
printing press attachment; Charles
E. Cleveland, Fand du Lac, twin band
saw mill; George #. De Vein, Milwau-
kee. vanner; Otto NJ. Gilbertson, La
Crosse, machine for cutting and feed
ing sanitary paper coverings for closet
seats: John e. ellison, Port Washing
ON, friction clutck; Michael Iverson,
stoughton. surgical appliance; Theo-
lore w. Jordan, Milwaukee. trolling
levice; Fred N. Lang, Bayfield,, adhe-
sive plaster.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
1914 State Fair May Not BE Held.


Unless at least $4,000 is raised and
Wisconsin state fair in 1914. This was
provided for the use Of the Wisconsin
board OF agriculture there may be no
the statement made by the president,
secretary and several members OF the
board after two hour executive SEES
sion on Friday in Milwaukee.
The statement authorized by the of
ficers and members OF tue board is
as follows:
I'VE have $648.O7 cash on hand.
The bills payable by the board exceed
the bills receivable by between $1,000
and $4,000. The so-called debt of the
board is $14,500 in notes for perma-
nent improvements on the fair grounds
and for bills incurred by former
boards. These notes are entirely Gov
cred by a state appropriation which
can be used for no other purpose than
that
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Moisture in Corn.

One of the heaviest wasted freight
items is the freight paid for the trans
portation of excessive moisture in
corn. The waste water now being
shipped in corn in the United States.
according to the estimates Of the spe-
cial3ts, has a serious bearing on the
actual cost of corn, and also is one
explanation for the great shortage of
cars at tie corn shipping seasons.
The specialists find for example
that the American people are paying
freight on 436,682 tons of water in
shipping their corn from the produc-
ing sections to the market. This
means that at time when there is q
great shortage of cars. there is the
equivalent Of more than 1856 freight
cars of 10000 pounds capacity loaded
with water which is responsible for
the enormous losses resulting from the
deterioration of shelled corn before it
is finally consumed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-01
Detroit Depot Burned.

Detroit, Mich. Dec. ga spectacu-
lar fire, starting from cause undeter.
mined, swept through the main depot
Of the Michigan Central railroad com
pany here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-19
ECZEMA SPREAD OVER BODY

Roxbury, Ohio.-"When my little boy
was two weeks old he began breaking
out on his cheeks. The eczema began
just with pimples and they seemed to
itch SO badly he would scratch his
face aud cause a matter to run.
Wherever that matter would touch 1t
would cause another pimple until 1t
spread all over his body. 1t caused
Disagreement while it lasted. He had
fifteen places on one arm and his
head had several. The deepest places
on his cheeks were as large as a sill
yer dollar on each side. He was so
restless at night we had to put nit
tens on him to keep him from scratch
ing them with his finger nails. II he
got a little too warm at night it
seemed to hurt badly.
I'VE tried a treatment and he didn't
get any better. He had the eczema
about three weeks when we began
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I
bathed him at night with the Cuticura
Soap and spread the Cuticura ONT
ment on and the eczema left"
(Signed) Mrs. John White, Mar. 10,
1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-19

fresh eggs should be brought from the
farmer and then he would take more
care in regard to gathering and keep
ing his eggs in a cool place. Also, he
would get more for them.
The low price in the summer is
due, not so much to over production,
Is to poor quality. Like other things,
quality is what counts; but under the
present system of buying, no farmer
can afford to take care of his eggs
as he gets as much for inferior as for
good ones.
The distance eggs have to travel
from producer to consumer and our
careless system of handling which per.
mits bad and poor quality eggs to 60
into the channels of trade, are things
to overcome in our marketing. The
first difficulty has been overcome in
Missouri by a few poult-ymen and
farmers, who ship their eggs direct
to either large consumers, such as no.
tells, restaurants, or else to retailers
in the city. These eggs that are
shipped r absolutely fresh and all Of
a uniform size and color. All extra
large and extra small eggs are culled
out.
One way to ship is in cartons, paste
board boxes holding one dozen each.
These are placed in crates holding 80
dozen. Farmers handling eggs in this
manner receive from 10 to 20 cents
more a dozen than they would receive
in their local market. Not many farm
ers alone produce enough eggs to fol
low this system Of marketing, but by
cooperation such a system could be
followed, and the field for this system
Of marketing is undoubtedly large.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-19

could do, the enormous enlargement
Of Servia, due to the unfair partition
of Macedonia, has been achieved. On
the other hand, a Balkan alliance,
with the point directed against Aus
tria-Hungary, is not likely to be form
ed for many years to come, and this
was the greatest danger this mon
archy had to face before. With Rus
STA, too, her relations are now decid-
eddy better; in st. Petersburg they
have become convinced that Austria
Hungary has no Interior purposes at
heart, and seeks only lasting peace on
the Balkan.
Striking a sort of balance, then,
the author arrives at the conclusion
that Austria-H Hungary issues out Of the
fiery furnace of the last year with no
diminished prestige as a great power,
with no loss Of friends, but certainly
with some economic losses and with
more cares for the future.