River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-10

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convention was larger than any pre-
ceding gathering, averaging 1000 at
each session.
Washington
Washington-The house passed and
sent to the senate the soldiers bonus
bill, 2S9 to so.
Washington Anthracite miners
formally announced the acceptance Of
President Wilson's wage commission
plan.
Washington-C Construction of an is
inch naval gun, which will be two
inches greatet in bore than any weap-
on afioat, has been begun by the navy
department.
Washington-Favo report on a
bill prepared by the Joint congressionl
al committee providing increases in
the salaries of postal employees, ag-
gregating S33,O00,000 for the first year,
was ordered by the senate committee.
Washington-The House passed the
Volstead bill permitting the formation
of associations of farmers for collec-
tive bargaining. Members from large
cities fought it on the theory that it
would permit an increase in the cost
of living.
MISUNDERSTANDING districts in
Minnesota and North and South Da.
kota would be authorized by a bill
passed by the house and sent to the
senate, to construct a dam at the out
let of Lake Travers and other food
river and the Red River of the North
Plans for the work must be approved
by the war department.
Notwithstanding a II years.
conservation struggle, congress sent to
the president the bill for the develop.
ment of the nations water power un.
der licenses granted by government
commission to private capital with
compensation paid to the government,
supervision of financing, construction
and operation by the government and
regulation of service rates by states
and municipalities.
Foreign
Rome-Pope Benedict has addressed
to the world an episcopal letter on
Christian reconciliation and peace.
The pontiff remarks that despite the
end of the war ill feeling exists.
Guatemala City-Seven men, includ.
ing army officers and civil officials
who participated in the bombardment
of the capital in April, have been SEN
fenced to death before a firing squad.
Geneva-A dispatch from Innsbruk
| says Gabrielle d'Annunzio is declared
to retain the loyalty of the Arditi
| troops. The Jugo-Slavs are said to be
preparing for a military offensive
| against Sussak.
Tokio-The cabinet decided to open
negotiations for a renewal and revi
sion of the Anglo-Japanese alliance
which Great Britain is said to be will
ing to maintain with notifications, &C
cording to the Yomi-Uri Shimrun
Havana-The Havana chamber oil
| commerce petitioned the Cuban gov
eminent to take necessary steps to see
| that 100000 sacks of sugar of the pre-
sent crop be retained on the island and
withheld from export. The chamber
of commerce explained that unless this
measure is taken the shortage of SUI.
gar in Cuba will be acute.
Domestic
Baton Rouge, LAZY unanimous
vote the senate federal relations com.
mittee reported out resolution pro
viding for ratification of the federal
suffrage amendment.
Reed City, Mich.-L. J. Putnam OF
Chicago, chief engineer of the Chicago
and North Western railroad. was
drowned in small lake near here
while attempting TO rescue his son.
New York-Five hundred and sixty.
six marriage licenses were issued in
one day in Greater New York city.
This was the largest number for one
day in the history of the license bur-
eau.
Los Angeles, Calif-One hundred
and fifty cowboys employed in motion
picture work struck here for an in.
i
crease in pay from $3.50 to $40 day.
The making Of pictures by six com.
panies was held up pending a settle
ment.
Chicago-Benjamin Beris, official of
a glass company here, was arrested
after Fred Calvin had told the police
that Beris hired him to break plate
glass windows in downtown stores to
stimulate business for the glass com.
pany.
New York-John Calender, vaude-
vile actor convicted of cruel treat.
ment to his daughter, Minnie, was sen
fenced to the penitentiary for three
months to three years. The girl testi.
fed he had branded" her and stuck
pins in her.
Seattle-Japanese centrifugal sugar
can be laid down in Seattle for approx
imately SIT hundred pounds, accord
ing to information received from Kobe