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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
ASK RETAIL GROCERS TO
SIGN FOOD PLEDGE CARDS

By the display of fair price certifi
Gates in the windows of loyal retail
grocers, the public will be able to de.
termine what stores are cooperating
in the enormous food saving program
which the war has imposed and which
America is obligated to fulfill
During the week beginning Oct. z,
every retail grocer in the United
States was asked to sign a pledge to
conform to the rules and regulations
of the Food Administration and to CO.
operate fully in the conservation pro.
gram. All dealers who sign this
pledge will receive direct from the
Food Administration attractive certifi.
Gates which are to be posted in the
windows. The certificate reads:
The u. S. Food Administration.
This Certifes That ..........
has enlisted in the service of the
Nation and as a dealer in the
necessaries of life pledges to
abide by the Rules and Regula-
tions of the U. S. Food Admins
tration to give all customers the
Prices, selling the necessaries at
only a Reasonable Advance Over
Cost regardless of market condi-
lions, to discourage and prevent
boarding and waste, and to CO.
operate fully in the Food Conser-
walton Program in order to Save
Food for Our People, Our Armies
and Those of the Allied Nations.
The U. S. Food Administration,
Per Herbert Hoover.
The Food Administration counts on
the aid of the retail grocers in carry
ing out the food program for this
year, which calls for a so per cent in
crease over last year in the amount
of food and feedstuffs which America
must send to Europe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
Council Proceedings

Council Chamber, City of River
Falls, Oct. 10, 1918.
Special meeting of the Common
Council called by the Mayor for the
purpose of considering and acting
on the question of superintendent
of Water and Light.
Council convened at 7:30 p. m,
Mayor Smith presiding.
Roll call of officers, Aldermen
Mccormick, Bartholomew, Ostness
and Sutherland present.
On motion it was voted to retain
Mr.. Buck as superintendent at a
salary of one hundred and fifty
Q.50) dollars per month beginning
Oct. IS, 1918.
Aldermen Mccormick, Bartholo-
new, Ostness and Sutherland vot-
ing aye. On motion voted to al
journ.
F. V. Williams, City Clerk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
New Rules OF the
Food Administration

The Food Administration has asked
Food Administrators and deputies to
give publicity to the fact that every
one should save fruit pits and nut
shells which are essential in the
manufacture Of gas masks. The fol-
lowing is the list of the pits and
shells which should be saved:
Peach stones Date seeds
Prune pits Hickory nut shells
Apricot pits Walnut shells
Olive pits Butternut shells
Cherry pits Brazil nut shells
Plum pits
All householders and other con-
sumers should save their pits and
after drying them in the sun or an
oven deliver them to the local chapter
Of the Red Cross.
The Food Administration has an
nounced that where the wholesale
price of bread Ca pound loaf) is eight
cents or less the retail price to the
consumer on a cash and carry basis
must not exceed nine cents per loaf
and on a credit-delivery basis must
not exceed ten cents per loaf. Where
the wholesale price to the retailer is
twelve cents or less for a one and
one-half pound loaf, the retail price
to the consumer, on a cash and carry
basis, must not exceed fourteen cents
per loaf and on a credit-deliVery basis
should not exceed fifteen cents per
loaf.
The Food Administration has been
al owing everyone to secure canning
sugar if they had their fruit We
have been notified that the amount
issued has been so great that the
Administration can not tell whether
all Of it has been put to canning use
or not. Some people have taken adj
vantage Of the liberal policy adopted
and have been making preserves and
marmalade and conserves which re
quire lot of sugar instead OF
periodically using what they actual
| " needed for food conservation.
All merchants, eating houses
hotels and other establishments and
manufacturers procuring sugar OF
certificates issued by the Food Ad
ministration should turn all unused
certificates and certificates not need
ed back to the Food Administration
/ Sugar Committee at Madison.
Retailers may sell six pounds o
substitutes with "a IL pound sacl
of flour. This avoids the complica
ton of fractional pounds necessitatet
by the exact four to>one proportion
now in force.
The sale Of powdered sugar 70
domestic consumption and to re
! tailers for distribution anon
domestic consumers has been forbid
den and it can not be sold except 70
commercial manufacturing purpose
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
PRICE FIXED FOR HOGS
MARKETED IN OCTOBER

After carefully considering the
recommendations of Producers Com
mittee, the United States Food Admin
istration has deemed a minimum aver
age price of $18 per hundred to be a
fair market basis at Chicago for hogs
in October.
The packers have agreed to use
their best endeavors to prevent duc-
tuations OF more than soc per hundred
in any one week.
A joint meeting Of Producers and
Packers committees with the Food
Administration will be held later to
determine the November policies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
Notice

The Council requests that persons
owning or occupying property in
front of which there is sidewalk,
cut the grass and sod away from
the edge of the walk SO as TO give
the water a chance to get off the
walk.
This can be done with a sharp
spade, knife or tool especially made
for this purpose. These tools are
handled by the hardware merchants.
A compliance with this request will
greatly aid lin keeping the walks
clear from water and slusb.
City Council
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

PLEASANT VALLEY

sf.I-' 30 e z r = z's ' = ;
Herbert Smith visited relatives at
Woodside Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ofdahl spent
Friday in River Falls.
Mrs. G. L. Johnson visited rela-
tives in River Falls Friday.
Laura Ramberg was a Sunday
visitor at the S. A. Jackman home.
Some from here attended the pa
triotic day in River Falls Saturday.
Laura Thoen of this place recent
1~ underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Lyman Chinook spent few
DAYS last week at the G. A. Chin
mock home.
Miss Verna Kealy left Wednesday
to Join her sister who is teaching
school at St. Paul Park. Verna al
SO expects to reside there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
C0nfeCiiOners Use Small
Supply OF Sugar Supply

In answer to numerous complaints
that while consumers can get only
two pounds of sugar at their grocery
store, the confectioner' windows
next door are filled with candies.
Magnus Swenson, Food Administra-
tor for Wisconsin explained the
position of the u. S. Food Admins
tration toward the manufacture of
candy.
Consumers have no knowledge OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

and for commercial baking. If the
sugar has been purchased in good
faith Federal Food Administrators
are permitted to allow dealers to dis
pose of stock on hand.
UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION.
By w. G. HADDOW,
Pierce County Federal Food Ad-
ministrator.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to all the friends and neigh
bors whose sympathy and services
we're so kindly rendered in cur time
of bereavement.
Mrs. Allen L. Chinook
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. o. Chinook, Jr.,
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. &. 0. Chinook, ST.,
and family
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
CLIFTON


Mrs. Reed of River Falls is spend.
ing a few days at the home of her
son, Andrew Boles.
Louis Streible of St. Paul spent g
few days of last week at the home
of his parents here.
Quite number from here attend
ed the funeral of VIM. F. Houston
at River Falls Saturday.
Albert Corcoran was called to
Colfax, N. D., on account of the
serious illness of his sister Blanch.
Fred Endroff, ST., an old and re.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

liver Monson was home from Riv-
er Falls Sunday.
Misses Lulu Komisrud and Della
Halverson spent from Friday until
Sunday with Mrs. Emma Komisrud
near Maiden Rock.
Miss Ella Hanson returned Sun
day evening from Minneapolis
where she has been staying with
her aunt, Mrs. Green.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

Office stationery or all kinds
printed on the best of stock. at
the most reasonabl prices 1T the
Journal office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
KENNEDY CORNERS

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Miss Nora Larson visited at her
home Sunday.
O. K. Anderson and family mot
ored to Mr.. Anderson's brother's
near Menomonie Sunday.
Herbert Smith and the Jay Miller
family visited at Charles Smith S
near Baldwin last Sunday.
The SCHOOL in this district is
closed this week on account of the
i'lness of the teacher, Lillian Hok-
a0Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

If you have early Ohio potatoes
or onions to sell call me up. Ed.
Wadsworth, phone 405. River Falls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

For Sale-Big type Poland China
boars ready for service. Come
while they last. George Hastert.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

spected resident, passed away at
his home in Oak Grove. The de-
ceased wes rs years of age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
KINNICKINNIC


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Miss Eva Cole is home from her
school at hudson because of illness
this week.
Several from here attended the
Liberty Day celebration at River
Falls last Saturday.
Our high school students are at
home this week on account of the
closing of the school.
The weighing and measuring of
children under 6 years of age has
been postponed until furthernotice.
Last Sat. about 80 were examined.
On account of the epidemic of IL
fluenza in the country our church is
closed. The chicken pie supper
that was to have been served this
week has been indefinitely post
poned.
Beware Of agents! The latest is q
man claiming to sell sachet powder.
At one place he tried to force the
lady of the house to smell 1t when
she refused to buy. 1t certainly
left a most disagreeable odor in the
room.
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WEST TRIMBELLE
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+ +
Wedding bells will soon be ring
ing.
Large focks of wild geese are
seen going south daily.
u. Marks family from Prescott
visited their son John Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Brickner and
daughter spent Sunday at J.Dean's.
Quite a number from; here attend
ed the party at T. Simon's Sunday
evening.
Dan DeiSs and family had party
Sunday for their son Dave who goes
to camp this week.
J. Moynihan and family and Mr..
snd Mrs. J. Clifford spent Tuesday
at the Dean home.
A large number Of friends and
relatives Of Geo. Deans surprised
him last Saturday evening. Re-
freshments were served and the
evening spent in dancing.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
CLASSIFIED ADS.
HOUSES FOR RENT

For Rent-Modern Z room house
corner of Fremont and Cedar sts.,
West side. w. H. Putnam.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

For. Sale-One hard coal heater.
Is in good shape. Price SIS. IN
ouire al this office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17

For Sale-Belgian Hares. Inquire
of Mrs. P. w. Kramer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-17
FARMS FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Onions for sale. Call Sam Herrick.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
Plans for Mitchell
Memorial Submitted

The form of memorial to be erected
IN commemoration of the life and pub
nc = service Of John Purroy Mitchell,
,ofmer Mayor and late maj jor III the
AVIATION Corps OF the United States
army, has been referred to special
committee for settlement. The execu-
tive committee met yesterday in the
once of Robert Adamson, chairman,
VINO was Fire Commissioner under
Mayor Mitchell. The members of the
special committee named by Mr.. Adam
son are George McAneny, Lamar
nardy, George W. Perkins, Alfred Z.
smith, President of the Board of AL
Germen; Borough President Frank L.
lowing, of Manhattan, and Cleveland
H. Dodge.
About sixty different suggestions for
the memorial have been received bv
the Mitchell Memorial Committee from
tne pubic. They cover a wide range
or ideas, including statues, monuments.
arches,. reviewing stands, watergates.
benevolent funds, endowments. schol
aarsnips; medals, prizes, hospitals, pub
nc paths' recreation centres, etc. Mr..
Adamson said the special committee
would thrash out all the proposed
plans ard agree on one that to them
seems most fitting, and report back.
frivatl Moses N. Thisted, who trained
Mt Gerstner Field, Lake Charles. La.
where Major Mitchell was killed, has
offered to the memorial COMMITTEES a
large piece of the propeller of the ma
chine in which Major Mitchell was flv-
Ing at the time of his death.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
Mrs. George G.. Scott
Opposes Sen. Baird

The last word-so farm spirited
correspondence that has being going on
between Mrs. George G. Scott, of Mont
clair, and Governor Edge, of New Jer-
sey, regarding Senator Baird and his
aNti-sutfrage attitude, was made public
yesterday. II is letter from Mrs.
Scott to the Governor. in which she
threatens a campaign against Senator
Baird this fall. The letter, written
August l6, is as follows:
My dear Governor:
II have your reply to my letter in
which | claimed that Senator Baird is
not playing fair when he refused to
accept the Presidents assertion that
the enfranchisement of women is a war
measure. You answered that l ought
TO respect the Senator's claim that the
President is not entirely fair in en-
deavoring to classify vote on this
amendment under war emergency
measure. l wish to maintain that, in
appointing Senator Baird, you elected
pubic promise that he would support
the Presidents war measures, not that
he was to pass judgment upon their
fairness. Senator Baird is now going
before the voters of the state for an
election and they must be told just
what sort of double dealing he is ca
pable of"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
Government Seizes
Royalties on Shows

The United States turned impresario
yesterday. Future announcements may
disclose it in the light of worthy rival
to X. & f. or the Shuberts
From the Office of A. Mitchell Palmer,
Enemy Alien Property Custodian. came
the announcement that the American
rights to n great many enemy owned
grand operas onerettas, play. songs and
books had been taken over and in the
future all royalties collected for these
rights will be invested in Liberty bonds.
incidentally, the government will col
lect royalties from number of talking
machine records made by prominent
enemy aliens.
Francis ?. GarvaN. director of the
Bureau of Investigation, is going into
the matter of royalties still further,
possibly with view to collecting mo-
tion picture, lecture tour and similar
rights.
Included in the list of operettas
taken over are "Her Soldier Boy"
played all last year in New York; "Pom
Pom" "Sari," miss Springtime," an
other favorite of last season, and "The
Chocolate Soldier" one of the most
successful musical comedies ever pro-
duced
The list of plays includes MADAME
X" and "The Concert" Among the
grand operas are "Saome." "The Jewels
of the Madonna" and "The Secret of
Suzanne"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
Polish Women Prove
Expert as Farmers

Yesterday marked the end of the first
week's work of the Polish Women's
iarrn unit in Monmouth County. N. j.
1t is the first unit of foreign born
women recruited by the land service
committee of the war work council
Of the National Young Womens Chris
tian Association. It's members are
well-to-do home makers. all identified
with the Polish Patriotic Organization
in Newark. n. J. Not one of them
ever has worked in the fields since
coming 10 this country, although sew
eral have had experience on their
fathers farms in Poland. They are
digging potatoes now. Later they will
husk corn.
Newness to the work and unseason-
able August weather retarded the field
records somewhat in their first week.
They work in pairs. Fifty-three bar
rels before noon on one of the hottest
mornings was the highest record for
one team. They are paid 10 cents a
barrel
They live on one os the farms Of
tae Henry Cross estate. near Holmdel,
=. j., eight miles from Red Bank
The majority of the women work for
Nh. Cross. Automobiles call for and
return the others. who work on neigh
boring farms morning and night.
Mr.. Cross provides the house and
the Y. W. c. A. supplies the furnish
ings and food.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
Mrs. Belmont Assails
Arrest Of Pickets

protest against the conditions of
the jails in which the pckets at Wash
lngton are now confined was sent out
yesterday by Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont
from the New York office of the Ma
tional Womans party, 13 East Forty
iirst Street. Mrs. Belmont contended
IN her statement that the women are
treated with less consideration than
enemy aliens. and charged that their
arrests are "an attempt to suppress
the Administration suffrage record"
Inc statement reads, in part:
These women, whose crime is pro-
testing for the liberty Of women, are
oeing held in an abandoned jail build
ing which has not been used for years.
1t was formerly the old District work
mouse. It is so damp that there is
acute suffering from the cold. AS a
result Of open plumbing the air is so
unspeakable that the prison matron
cannot sleep in the building at night.
IN addition, all suffrage prisoners are
refused books, papers, warm clothing
or visits from friends or relatives.
lhese women were not arrested for
tne petty technical misdemeanor with
which they are charged. They were
arrested for protesting against the suf
Irage blockade in the Senate, which the
fresidcnt could end at any time. Their
arrests are an attempt to suppress the
administration suffrage record" /"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
McAdoo Outlaws
Public Be Damned
Railroad Policy
Insists That Travellers Be
Treated with Every
Possible Courtesy

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s-"The pub
lie be damned" policy on the nations
railroads was outlawed to-day by Di-
rector General McAdoo In an order
requiring railroad employees to be
courteous. he SAYS:
complaints have reached me from
time to time that employees are not
treating the public with as much CON
slderation and courtesy under govern
ment control of the railroads as un-
der private control. ! do not know how
much courtesy was accorded the public
under private control, and | have no
basis, therefore, for accurate compari-
son. | hope, however, that the reports
OF discourtesy under government ad-
ministration of the railroads are in
correct. or that they are at least con-
fined to relatively few cases. What
ever may be the merits of these COM
plants, they draw attention to a ques-
tlon which is Of the utmost Importance
In the management of the railroads.
For many years it was popularity
believed that the public be damned
policy was the policy of the railroads
under private control. Such policy
is indefensible either under private
would be particularly indefensible un-
der public control when railroad en-
ployes are the direct servants of the
public
"'The public be damned policy will
in no circumstances be tolerated on
the railroads under government con
troll. Every employe of the railroad
should take pride in serving the public
courteously and efficiently Courtesy
costs nothing, and when it is dispensed
it makes friends of the public and adds
to the self-rcspect of the elnpioye."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20

was seeking to make the welkin ring
had an entire uninspired audience in
front of him. He would have done bet
ter If he had asked the waiter to pass
the tray Of cocktails up and down the
aisle rather than to the other charac
ters on the stage.
we don't mean that Browns second
act Is entirely without amusing con-
celts. He had a quartet OF walters
toners and created no end of mer-
riment until they were somewhat over
worked by the author. There was
observation in the singing walters al
most of a certainty Wen wager Mr..
Brown has been to Billy Gallagher's.
There was not quite enough material
to MI out the second act and so the
author has tried to hold it up by bring
ing in good many character types.
This is not a good scheme.
Brown is at his very best in the third
act, when he gets down to scenes be-
tween two people. The reconciliation
piece of theatrical writing. 1t is easy
and humorous and with skilful
gentle touch of that comic spirit which
checks laughter, And this part of the
play was also played best of all Ruth
Findlay was the best member of the
cast. There was not trace of strain
IN her work, and she managed to be
sweet without once using her teeth or
her toes or her shoulder blades. Hers
was very delicate and exceedingly eff
fective work.
Wallace Eddinger was much better
in his light comedy scenes than in
those points at which the play ap-
preached broad burlesoue, as it did in
the second act He PLAYED in nicely
with Ruth Findlay in the last act and
between them they managed one of the
deftcst loves scenes that we have
watched hereabouts for quite awhile
Mr.. Browns first act is not quite SO
good as his last, or at least as the best
parts of the last act 1t wabbles in
meter quite bit. Some of it is high
comedy and some burlesque, but pretty
much all of it is amusing.
Josephine Meyer. although she was
stressing her points just trife, did
great deal for this act Her per-
formance is we'll conceived and spirited
Frank Longacre, the best Of boy actors,
was also an amusing collaboration in
the fun of the lrst act, as was Fannie
Bourke Ada Lewis and Alan Dinehart
did some good work and some not so
good. Lydia Dickson was not alto
gether happy through out, but her char
acter was one of the authors least
successful. She was called upon to
play a young person who was bur
lesqued pretty completely and pretty
cruelty. The task was hard one.
This new play is one of much prom
Use and fulfillment too. Mr.. Martin
Brown should be welcomed into the
circle of playwrights who see things
and after seeing them set them down.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
On the Screen

If you can. try to forget that Ethel
Barrymore ever made picture before
and then GO to see her in the screen
version of "Our Mrs. McChesney" at
the Strand. She is not only our Mrs.
McChesney, but she is our Ethel
Barrymore az we'll
All of the whimsicality, all of the
charm and the beauty, which are hers.
are seen on the screen. Nothing is
lacking. but the golden voice, and
somehow the lack of that is not 80 ap-
parent as one would fancy that it
would be. She can say much with her
eyes
Miss Barrymore's charmingly pre-
sented Emma McChenney will eradi-
and pert concert-hall singers of a
season ago. They wero never Ethel
Barrymore.
The lines of the play have been used
IN the titles with good effect. and the
supporting cast is excellent.
Lucille Lee Stewart is Belva Sher-
wood. the chorus girl who marries
Emma's beloved son Jack Jack is
played by Wifred Lytell a juvenile
who looks greatly like Bert Lytcll.
Ralph Ince directed the picture.
winch is one reason why 1t is SO di
verting.
The comedy is called "Know Your
Neighbor." Besides the Strand Review,
there is a picture called "Chjnese Co
operation in the War" and an Outing
Chester travelogue called "Pin
Feather Piccaninnies
Merry Zentay, violinist, played Faust
Fantasie" arranged by Wieniarski, and
Grace Hoffman sang the Polonaise
from "Mgnon." The overture is
Flotow's Stradella" II. u.