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

| Plymouth Jail Christmas greeting to
| his thousands of creditors bidding
| them be of good cheer.
New Yorktown Prince Mahidol
Songkla, of Siam, brother of the king
| of Siam, returned to the United States
after an absence of seven months in
| his native land.
Cleyeland-A terrific explosion
shook the home of Peter Treadway
and sent him to hospital, police
found it was caused by a barrel Of
cider and not bomb.
Jacksonville, Fla.-Morc Than 200
members of the Ku Klux Khan silently
paraded the streets of South Jackson
Vile, completely disguised in white
caps. masks and gowns and headed by
herald, bearing flaming cross No
explanation was given.
Louisville, Ky.-Three hundred and
seventy-five alleged moonshiners were
arrested and TIA Illegal stills with s.
73S gallons of liquor were seized In
the southeastern prohibition district
in November according to report is
sued here by prohibition officials.
New Neutrality-suspicious. confessed
Russian Communists, with the de-
meanor of pleasure tourists, were de-
portation passengers on the steamship
Imperator sailing for England, where
they will be reshipped on the second
leg of their long journey to Russia.
Detroit, Mich.-Mistaken for thief
as he was hurrying to his church with
communion cups under his arm, Rev.
Harry G. Miley, pastor of st. Paul's
English Evangelical church, was stop
ped and badly beaten by crowd. The
minister was knocked down twice and
kicked by members of the crowd be.
fore he could make his identity known
Northwest
Ironwood, Mich.-Five thousand sin
hundred twenty-three hunters killed
5,079 deer on the Northern peninsula
this season, according to figures just
made public.
Helena, Mont.-A bill by Senator
Walsh of Montana, for relief of vet.
Grams, is the fruit of their trip to
announced, on their return.
| Astoria, Ore Frank Wagner. known
as dutch Frank" an escaped convict
from the Oregon penitentialy, was
killed in duel with Warden Compton
of the prison and nine other officials.
Helena, Mont.--Trapping of beav.
ers has fallen off ,'harply with the de.
cline Of prices paid for skins. Only
200 permits have been issued this sea
son, according to game warden, as
comp AIRED with 1000 last year.
Spokane, Wash.-A million dollar
electrolytic zinc refinery is to be built
at Kellogg Idaho, by the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mining and concentrating
company, according to an announce
ment her. by Frank M. Smith, director
of the company's smelter at Kellogg
Helena, -Constitutiorality OF
Montanas prohibition law was up
| held by the state supreme colrt. The
| court overruled the decision of dis.
| trict court which held that the state
| prohibition law was imperative be.
cause of the 18th amendment to the
| federal constitution and the passage
of the Volstead enforcement act
Winnipeg-A newspaper publishe. a
story that 10000 Mennonites of this
province of Manitoba are planning to
migrate to southeastern Mississippi in
| the United States where an agreeme Mt
has been made for purchase of $4,000
acres of land The Mississippi gov.
ernor has promised "every religious
and educational freedom demanded"
it was stated.
Foreign
Tokio-A combined earthquake s.S:6
typhoon has wrecked most of the
buildings on the island of .Yap, accord
ing to meager advices reaching here.
Helsingfors, Finland-Nearly nine
hundred thousand former afficers anG
officials of the Czarist regime in Rus
STA are still informed in 81 prison
camps there, according to Soviet news.
papers.
Mexico City--Albert j. PAM expects
to leave for Washington the first week
in January TO assume the duties oil
Mexican ambassador to the United
States. His appointment to this of.
fee has been ratified 81 the Mexican
senate
Berlin-Though GernL.ny is reported
to be ruined" the volume of betting
during the Berlin racing season OF
1920 exceeded all previous records
Total returns amounted to almost 442,
100000 marks, the government receiv.
ing 100000 in stamp duties.
London-Estimates submitted by the
army and navy departments have been
returned by Premier Lloyd George as
chairman of the cabinets finance com.
mittee and he had instructed the de.
partments to reduce their figures bJ
more than one-half, SAYS the DailS