River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-30
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Everywhere.
Washington

on she House bill repeating war tine
laws has been postponed until after
the holiday recess.
Washington-John F. Nugent OF
Boise, Idaho, was nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson to be member of the
federal trade commission.
Washington-Mem of the Amer
lean Historical association arrived
here for the opening session of the
organizations thirty-fifth annual meet
ing.
Washington-Judg j. F. MCGEE,
Minnesota fuel commissioner probably
will be summoned before the Calder
committee of the Senate in the invcs-
tigation of coal prices.
Washington-Ful military honors
attended the funeral of Commander w.
J. Terhune, former governor of Sam
os. The services were held in the
chapel at Arlington cemetery.
| Washington-The House Ways and
| Means committee voted to recommit
for ratifying the Edmonds bill pro-
posing to defer the date when penal
ties become effective for failure to pay
/ federal taxes.
Wilmington, Discharged with 6 n
bezzling securities belonging to the
Hercules Powder company, of which
| he was assistant treasurer, g. F. East
man today was held in $4,000 bail,
which he was unable to furnish.
Washington-D Distributing of forms
/ I'm tav fnf
will begin January 8, the bureau of
| internal revenue announced. Collect
ors for each of 81 districts will stimuli
| taneously release six classes of forms
| on that date
MISUNDERSTANDING was grant
ed by the interstate commerce COM
mission for permanent consoiid ation
| of the transportation business and
| properties of the Adams, American,
Wells Fargo and Southern Express
| companies, into the American Railway
Express company.
| Uncomfortable action by
Congress on the resolution asking i'm
mediate amnesty for prisoners held
for violations of the espionage act was
urged before the Senate judiciary com
mittee by Senator France. Republican
of Maryland, author Of the measure
and officials ,f the American Fedora
tion of Labor, headed by Samuel Com
pers.
Sporting.
New York-John Conway Tcole was
/ 81 al - T1fD paks ,Nai
| Baseball league to succeed Dave Fultz.
who has acted in that capacity for the
past four years. Toole has been con-
nected with baseball as club attorney
for the New York Giants. He will re-
ceive $4,000 year.
Los Angeles-Entries for the nation
al winter air tournament u be held
at Long Beach, December rs, 26 and
81, under the auspices of the Aero
club of Southern California, closed
with 16 plans signed for the 100 miles
scratch and 20 for the emile handicap
races, 1t was announced
Domestic
Hackensack, N. Admitting his
force was too small to cope with the
crime wave, Police Commissioner En-
gel has offered citizens free use of
the police safe to store their Va uables.
New York-One boy was killed and
several others were injured in the ex-
plosion of a bomb at Sterling Place
and Rogers avenue, Brooklyn. The po-
lice report that the explosion occurred
soon after the boys found the bomb
and picked it up.
Martinsburg, w. Va.-The Interwov-
en- mills, employing 1000 persons, an.
bounced a reduction in wages of 20
per cent The plant, recently closed,
will reopen January 8. The new scale
will be approximately so per cent
above the prewar scale.
Scranton, Pa-Four men were killed
and two injured in an explosion in the
pressing and packing mill of the Du-
pont Powder company at Belin village,
near Moosic, seven miles from here.
The force of the explosion was felt all
over the Lackawanna valley.
Uniontown, Pa.-Albert Smith, 10
years Olu, vi dAlAOpO, oOh VI a ACal
estate operator, under arrest here in
connection with many mysterious fires
during the past several months, in
which more than $1,000,000 worth of
property was destroyed, accompanied
state troopers in an automobile to the
scenes of thirteen of the fires. Fay
cite county authorities say he admit
ted having knowledge of all of them.
Ossining, N. Y.-Sing Sing prison,
overcrowded as a result Of the weeks
record receipts" of so prisoners, most
of whom were convicted of activity in
New York's crime wave, transferred
ITO men to other state penitentiaries.
The Institution now has 1,150 prison
ers, including Is in the death house.
New York The question as to
whether the $4,50O,000 balance of the
United States war fund shall be turn
ed over to the European relief council
is to be referred to President Wilson
according to an announcement made