River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-05
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Washington Determination to go
ahead in the mapping out of policies
of the shipping board under the new
merchant marine act without awaiting
| the appointment of new members of
the board was made known by Admir-
al Benson, chairman of the board
Washington - Telegraphing orders
for special elections in states of Next
co where such voting privileges have
been denied the public have been issu-
ed by the department of the interior
at Mexico City, the Mexican embassy
was advised. The elections are to be
by October.
Washington-An increase of about
3 per cent in freight traffic in rail-
roads of the country the first two
weeks of July against year ago was
reported today During this year l.
597,295 cars were loaded, according to
the report, against 1,553,071 year
ago and 1,769,242 two years ago.
Washington-The Shipping board
announced acceptance of three bids
| for supplying total of 10,125,000 bar
rels of fuel oil for government tank
ers. Prices ranged from s1.10 to $3.50
barrel, the board, agreeing to char
ter to the bidders necessary tank
steamer transportation at monthly
rate of $3.50 per lightweight ton.
shington-Warning has been is
sued by the department of agriculture
to shippers of fruits and vegetables
| that interstate shipments in package
| form must bear statement of the
| quantity of each package. Some ship
| pers, the department said, are disre-
| garding the provision Of the federal
food and drugs act which requires
such labelling.
| Washington - Instead of being
swamped with applications for the
| Victory medals, the war department
has received only $4,000 since June 81,
when distribution was begun by the
| army. The department had prepared
to issue approximately $4,000 day
at which rate it would have taken
four months to complete the distribu
ton. At the rate applications have
been coming in, however, it would
take almost six years to issue the med.
ais to the men entitled to receive
| them
Sporting
White Bear, Minn.-Jack Burke,
| professional, at the Town and Coun.
try club, st. Paul, won the state open
| golf tournament championship the
second consecutive time at the White
Bear Yacht club course.
New York-Jack Dempsey, world S
champion heavyweight pugilist, is
mot" averse to fighting negro boxer,
| according to an announcement here by
| the International Sporting club, In
res ersing his attitude on tie color
| line, the champion stated he is ready
| to make a match with Harry Wills.
New York-Sir Thomas Upton,
owner of the defeated America cup
challenger Shamrock ", announced
that he had accepted the invitation of
Mayor Hylan to give civic reception in
his honor here The tentative pro-
gram includes a concert and public re-
ceptfon in Central park in the after
noon and dinner at one Of the hotels
in the evening.
Geneva, Switzerland A young
French Red Cross nurse, Marguerite
Tunchs, is said 70 have established q
record for women by swimming
across Lake Geneva, from Eyian d'Lut-
ry She v;ss ten and a quarters hours
in the wa,er and was bgffeted by
rough seas from .le middle oi the
lake Though the distance was only
about eight miles, she was obliged
frequently to change her course.
Domestic
Los Angeles-Two oil wells were OPP
ened on city owned property by an
| earthquake.
Los Angeles-Gasoline has been so
scarce here that when a train carry
ing 100000 gallons arrived from Okla
| homa it was officially welcomed by
Mayor NJ. p. Synder and officers of the
| Automobile Club of Southern Califor-
bia They met the train at Alhambra,
near here, and rode back on it.
| Cleveland, Ohio-The program of the
national encampment of the knights
of Pythias here included parade of
5000 men of the Nineteen Brigades of
the uniformed rank and 10000 mem
bers of the nonuniformed section, Ma
jor General William H. Loomis of
Grand Rapids, Mich, and his staff led
| the parade.
Fond du Lac, Wis.-Pat Riley, who
recently suffered from poisoning, is to
be committed to the state hospital at
Oshkosh. He states that he drank 20
gallons of dandelion wine within 10
days A druggist, of whom the man
sought to purchase poison, became sus-
| picious and substituted a harmless