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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18
OAK GROVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Eichman
spent Sunday at the home of VIII
Meier.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Reeck, Jr., are
the happy parents of a baby girl, born
Aug. Ia.
Miss Marion Gilmore spent few
days this week with her aunt, Mrs.
Andrew Boles.
Mr.. B. H. Moore has purchased the
Big River store from Andrew Boles
and expects to have complete lire
of goods installed soon.
Mrs. Catherine Reed, Mrs. Charles
Boyle and daughter Charlotte, from
Clinton, Ia, and Mrs. Andrew Boles
and daughter Revena spent Wednes-
day at Mrs. Marion Dunseath's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hildebrandt
were callers at the Julius Reeck, Jr.,
home Sunday.
David Peterson and family spent
Sunday at the Frank Manion horne
Albert Bradley and mother and lit
tic Johnnie motored to Red Wing Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Charles Boyle and daughter
Charlotte, of Clinton, Ia, sp, 4 the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18
OAK GROVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Driscoll OF
Minneapolis spent Wednesday and
Thursday with their aunt, Mrs. M
Corcoran.
Mrs. Reed and daughter and grand
daughter, spent the past week with
relatives and friends here.
Byron Fl. Corcoran and sister, Mar
garet, made a business trip to Ellis
worth Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Filkins and
daughter spent Sunday at the Chas.
LANCER home at TTimbelle.
Ed. Marks has purchased Ford
son tractor of the Kramer agency in
River Falls.
A number of the young folks from
here attended the dance at Ellsworth
Friday night.
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Subscription $500 Per Year

Judgment of members of our commit
tee. The last act occurred when the
Joint Senate Finance and Ways and
Means Committees of 26 Republican
members, chose Senator Smoot and
Senator Dillingham; and Mr.. Long
worth and myself as subcommittee
to iron out differences. That COM
mittee you may be sure will not agree
to any embargo, although it has been
urged by cabinet officers and by prac-
tically all Republican leaders of the
House and by very strong influences
outside of Congress. A protective
tariff which the writer proposed in
the first instance will probably be
agreed to and no further attempa in
my judgment will be made to write
an embargo in any tariff bill in times
Of peace. This is a prediction but the
writer was equally confident of the
sales tax prediction both ii which
we're passed against heavy odds but
won out because each was based on
correct political and economic prin-
ciples
Protests have been received against
the removal of Civil War Veterans
from the National Hospital at Mil
waukee and the writer has joined with
the delegation in protesting against
such action because of their request.
We will do what we can to prevent
any discomfort to them. We can only
protest but the delegation is united
in it's efforts to serve them.
President Harding showed his
hands the other day with the skin
worn off around the knuckles due he
said to the constant gripping of his
hand through an automobile window
when driving through New England
eff l can get the first grip on the
other fellows hand" he said, II feel
safe, but automobile windows were
not made for hand shaking" He
looks fine and had gained several
pounds during his recent vacation and
is again on the job.
Congress is expected to recess
about August Goth for several weeks
ard has been held in session to await
the passage by the House of the rev.
enue bill which was reported out Of
the Committee on Monday of this
week. Before reporting the measure
we held several sessions running late
into the night SO you may understand
the work here is not conducted on the
s hour schedule when under pressure
Members are looking happily toward
several weeks relaxation which will
balance the long session of our com
mittee practically continuous on eth
er tariff or revenue since the first OF
the year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

The Bible and Christian Life Con-
ference will begin next Sunday, Aug.
81, and continue through the following
Sunday, August %. 1t is hoped that
large number of people will attend
these meetings.
Beside the speakers already adver-
TIED, Peter MacFarlane, DR.. j. j.
Ross, and DR.. Curtiss Lee Laws, we
find on the printed program the
name of Moses Gitlin. Moses Gitlin
of Chicago is Christian Jew and is
,oon to begin work in Russia among
the Jews.
Lodging will be provided free for
all attending the Conference and
meals will be served in the church at
cost price.
in this Bible and Christian Life
Conference is brought 20 cur very
doors that for which many people
travel hundreds of miles. Let US make
the most of it for ourselves and fol-
our future work for the Master"
For those who cannot attend the
meeting services will be he'll IN the
River Falls church as usual.
The Sunday preaching services will
be conducted by F. L. Sullivan, field
worker for the Watchman-Ex Examiner.
Remember the street meeting on
Saturday night.
H. Eugene Bowe, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18
Our Weekly Letter
From Washington
From James A. Frear, M. G.

Taxation is placed in the same
category with death by many writ
ers because it is impossible to escape
If we do not pay the tax directly we
contribute something in the form OF
rents, transportation or in some 9TH
er manner, although the war taxes
which reach out to large profits OF
business are based uron Fundamental
principles that are believed to be
right and just in peace as well as
war. In other words, taxing accord
ing to ability to pay is a prlnclpie
that is on a sound basis. For the
last six months the writer has been
engaged in studying revenue and tax
matters with some of the ablest ex-
perts that have been available ana
while much has been learned large
field of information and mis- informa-
ton may yet be explored IN trying
to reach sound taxation measure at
this time. Our committee has been
IN constant session morning and at
tarnoon. excused by the House Iof
that nurpose and occasionally sitting
with the Senate Finance Committee
in the discussion of different matters.
We have had with us practically all
the responsible heads of the finance
side of the government and have even
been called into conference by the
Executive himself. This statement
i made to show the field of discus
sion and efforts to reach a decision
that has come in the preparation OF a
great tax bill running into $3,O00,0 00,-
900 and more. Secretary Mellon has
reduced his first estimates OF S54,-
5O0,0OO,000 to approximately $1,000
900 as the amount that must be
raised by taxation and from other in
comes with which to run the gov
eminent next year. This is based on
large economies in the government
by cutting down appropriations and
expenditures that have heretofore
been made all in an effort to reduce
taxation.
The committee has acted on several
important tax matters which have
been discussed in the public press
First a general sales tax which hat
some strong advocates on the com
mittee has been abandoned. The ccla
nittee recommends that me excess
profits tax be repealed; that the high
or surtaxes be reduced from 63 per
cent to 3S percent, leaving income
taxes at 40 per cent counting the
normal s per cent tax. These two
reductions reach $540,000,000 and
some features were rather vigorously
opposed by the writer in committee
but an effort has been made to reach
an agreement in order that the bill
NV be put through with such amend
ments as the House decides , make
in the bill. The tax has been taken
off of soda waters and luxury taxes
On umbrellas, carpets, higher priced
clothing and the tax on candy reduced
from five cents to three cents Per
pound. All transportation taxes,
freight and passenger, are to be re-
moved. These are only a few specif-
r. items that occur to me while writ
ing the weekly notes that have new
err failed to serd however important
the debates on the Floor or conferen-
ces in committee.
The fight against dye embargo
which is based on matter Of prin-
ciple that reaches to many other mon
orolies apart from the dye business
is practically won, according to the
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NEW STORE AT BIG RIVER

Ben Moore has purchased the vac-
amt store building at Big River and
will open a general store at that
place about Sept. l.
Ben is hustler and we are sure
ne will succeed in his new undertake
ing. Big River has been without a
store for some two years and the
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- C O NJ D a N -
Shoe Department
In Charge of Competant Man.

Iii A&inA &c VI q NOkttPSSetNS NAeA-ts
Mr.. G. Kulstad has been engaged
to take charge of our shoe depart
ment. He says he will not try to
sell" our customers shoes; he must
first of all have the right shoes for
the right feet and then he will assist
them in every way TO give ITEM the
correct style. We feel we are FORUM
ate in securing the service Of Mr.. Kul-
stad, who for so many years has been
connected with the shoe business in
River Falls, and that he will be able
to effici emily attend to yo'.r She
wants. More shelfroom has been CIV
en- to the shoe department and filling
up as fast as the goods arrive. The
stock will &c larger than We have
been able to show you before, and in
a few more days we viii haze real
shoe department.
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week at the Andrew Boles horne.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Hines were
callers at the Henry Mercord home.
Mrs. John Beskar spent day last
week with her sister, Mrs. Henry
Zorn, in River Falls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18

A. ]. Sass has accepted position
as cook for the employees at the in
sane hospital in Hastings. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sass will continue to run their
restaurant in Prescott, Mrs. Sass
looking after the business.-Pres-
colt Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Gowan, Mr..
and Mrs. D. j. Wells and family, and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Ryan and son, all
of New Richmond, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Lowe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18

same will be great convenience for
the people of that section of the coun-
Ellsworth Herald.
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husbands at a picnic in Glen Park
Tuesday.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
CHURCH MAY
SPLIT over
DR.. ISAACS

KANSAS CITY. MO. Dec. 5.-
Allen Chapel, well known as Kansas
City's Church on the Hill is on the
verge OF split a. the Rev. J. b. lsaaos
prepares 10 continue his pastarate for
another year. through an appointment
made last weel, by Bishop II. B. Parks.
1t had been confidently expected by
the majority OF the membership that the
Rev. Mr Isaacs would be removed, and
the bishop Is charged with breach OF
faith in reappointlng the minister.
As a result OF the crisis, the board OF
trustees has resigned.
The feeling OF members OF the church
is expressed in the following statement
made by a prominent member;
"Rev Isaacs came here two years ago
and found Allen Chapel the most popu-
lar and powerful congregation IN the
west. He had every opportunity 10 sue
ceed. The people knew that they had
TO give up the idolized DR.. Thomas and
they quickly adjusted themselves to the
change Any man with ordinary tact
and skill in leadership should have had
the smoothest kind Of sailing. But IT
was only a short time before the &C.
centric, exotic temperament OF the new
pastor asserted itself and a strongly
marked disposition of egotism and tyr
amy began to display itself. 1t soon be-
came evident to US that Rev. Isaacs was
looking out only for himself. He could
not be persuaded to enter into any OF
the general interests affecting the mem
bers of his race ip Kansas City. He
held himself in practical secluSion and
only visited with few select members
OF his church. having previously an
nouneed his principles concerning his
right TO select his own associates and
dispose OF his own time Naturally dis
satisfaction soon gained way and the
outside friends of Allen melted away as
if by magic Then followed many of
the actual members whose usefulness
and loyalty had been tested through
years of service.
"Rev. Isaacs practically took charge OF
the financial affairs of the church. He
chose his own stewards who were obe-
dent 10 his will and who raised his sal
airy and trimmings to an aggregate of
over three hundred dollars per month.
This should have given to Kansas City
man of very high type. In the mean-
time the physical side OF the church was
not only neglected but many debts ac-
cumulated. Creditors became clamor-
Gus Friends fell away and members
grew lukewarm Every time a church
officer worked up enough courage to
protest he was promptly dehorned and
set adrift.'
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
DENY PRES.
KING WAS
SENT Home:

WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 81
Ugly rumors in certain newspapers con-
cerning resident c. B. d. King, of liz
IBERIA, labeled as absolutely false
by DR.. st Lyon, Liberian consul
general, day.
According ''ese newspapers. Presi-
dent King X for Liberia within
forty-eight hou of the international
celebration of Afmistice Day, because
President Harding would have been
compelled to give him prominent place
in the procession on that occasion had
he stayed. One paper went SO far as to
say that President Harding offered
President King transportation home on
the u. S. warship. provided he would
leave before the celebration came off.
Altogether false and untrue" was
the way Dir. Lyon branded these. state
ments when they were called to his at
tention by a representative of a Balt~
more paper.
Under the Liberian Constitution, the
President is required to be on hand at
the opening ot-Congress the first week
in December President King had made
tniS 1dC1 klOWll TO Tue oldtC i|Spdi L
ment and President Harding. "a
Both assured President King that they
needed his presence here to complete ar
rangenentsE for the Joan and would see
to it that he was furnished proper
|tra1sportafion in order to reach his
country within the time required
II was under such circumstances DR..
Lyon declared that the loan arrange
ments were hurriedly completed and
President Harding offered the y. S.
cruiser Denver, which carried him to
Liberia in about eight days.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
LYNCH 63,
SAVE II FROM
.MOBS IN 1921
MONROE N. WORK ISSUES
ANNUAL REPORT ON
AMERICAS SHAME

According to the records compiled at
Tuskepec institute by the Department
NJ Records and Research, Monroe y.
Work. in charge, there were - m
stances in which officers OF the Ia"
prevented lynehings. OF these were
IN northern states and o. were IN
sortbcrn states. In 1920 there were 30
s,eh Instances, 20 ia southern and 10
~ northern states. In 90 OF the cases,
Lthe prjsoners were removed, or the
wards were augmented, or other pre-.
i.I,ttons taken. In o instances armed
-fof ,as used to repel the would-be
sivne r. 7ncerning the cases ot
lvnt Is there were ~ instances IN
viii, prisoners were taken from the
iaiI and 10 instances in which, before
Teaching a Jail, they were taken from
officers OF the law.
There we're 63 persons lynohed IN
1o5f OF these, 62 were IN the south
md / in the north. This IS two more
than the number, 6l / r the year Nv
of those lynched 50 were negroes and
d were whites. Two OF those put TO
,Ieath were negro women Nineteen
ar less than one-third of those put to
,rath, were charged with rape or at
soted -ape. Four OF the victims
burned to death Three were put
10 death and then their bodies were
lurned. The charges against those
burned 10 death were. murder :; rape
and murder, :.
The offenses charged against the
whites were. murder } rape l. One
of the women put to 1'ath was charged
with assisting man to escape VINO nau
tilled an officer OF the law. he othcr
was charged with melting racial trou-
kles The offenses charged against the
nrero men were. murder IL at.
temptcd murder,-5, rape, IS attempted
rape. 3; killing men IN alteration, =
no special charge, ) wonndlng men, =
furnishing ammunition to man resist
mo Arrest. 2: leaders IN race clash =
charge not reported, 3 assisting, man
to esc..pe who had killed officer OF law,
n making improper remarks to wom-
al /: threatening TO kill another J.
entering young woman's room, J.
III sulting woman. /; writing note 10
woman. I; attacking a man and woman.
4 The states in which lynohings occur
red and the number in each state are
a follows. Alabama. :, Arkansas o.
I,rida, S; Georgia, II; Kentucky /;
Iouisiana, s. Mi sissippi, "a Missouri
Il, North Carolina. 4 South Carolina,
s; Tennessee, ! Texas, J; Virginia, l.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
Debs' Last Act Was To
Kiss Black Murderer

ATLANTA, Ga.,y Dec. 3l.-One of
the sidelights on the release of Eugene
V. Debs from the Federal pententiary
here was his act of kissing Sam Moore,
serving life sentence for murder.
He killed man in prison He has
served thirty years. Until Debs came
he was incorrigible. Debs made him
think himself a man. Warden Dyche
asked Debs if he had anything to ask
on his last day in jail.
r want to see Sam Moore said
Debss Moore was brought out into
the corridor. Debs threw his arms
about Sam and Sam nearly collapsed.
He recovered himself and Debs kissed
him. Sam wept and they shook hands.
Debs then said: IF never do another
thing, I'm going TO fight for one more
chance for Sam Moore"
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
16 DIE IN
EARTH SLIDE
IN MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 3l.-Six-
teen men are reported to have been
killed in an earth slide which occurred
at Russwood Park here early Mon
day afternoon. Two dead bodies have
been removed from the mass OF earth
which enveloped the workers without
warming. At the time of writing, four
teen were still believed buried under
meath tons of earth. Seven men were
rescued in time to save their lives.
Immediately after the slide a force
of 200 men seized shovels and spades
and began a frantic work of rescue to
release the prisoners from the land
slide which had swept over them.
Every ambulance in the city was hur-
ried to the scene Immediately after the
crumble of 75-foot bank, 10 feet in
height on the Madison Avenue side of
the new baseball park.
Will Coleman, ~ Florida Street, Jim
Lewis, 40l s. End Street, and Clayton
Sanders, 2l2 N. 4th Street, were res
cued and carried to the General Hos
pital. Coleman is not expected to
recover.
The body of an unidentified man,
killed at the slide, is at the hospital.
Another unidentified man is uncon-
scious, and not expected to recover.
II is believed that the cavern was
caused by vibration from passing
street cars.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
PINCHBACK,
IN
POLITICS, DIES
A ROMANTIC FIGURE OF
RECONSTRUCTION ERA
PASSES OFF SCENE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--A polit-
ical landmark was wiped out of exist
ence here Wednesday night in the death
of p. S. B. Pinchback, former acting
governor of Louisiana, United State
representative and senator-elect.
Death came at the ripe age OF 81, the
last thirty years being spent far from
the state where he once was king and
king-maker. To few men does it come
10 run a greater gamut of public Office
than TO this son OF slave. Born OF
slave-owning father who freed his
mother early, educated in Cincinnati he
began life on his own responsibility Is
cabin boy on a canal boat, like Car
field. He was among those who Ell
listed in the sixties, and was a cap!aia
of volunteers. However, the create
part of his military activity was as i
recruiting officer. As military man llr
was not a success, for he refused to
suffer the inequalities that were the lot
of colored troops even from the Fed
eral side, in that day. The same in
tolerance of prescription remained III
him all his life: the same courage to
fight against odds, al it is remarkable
that a-Hnan whese-ve jsife was 50 oftci,
the target for attack by political enc
mics, lived TO die in his bed
His first political office, held in 1897.
was swiftly followed by others, until
in 1871 he was school director; in 1872
elected to Congress, acting governor IN
1873 and surveyor of the Port OF New
Orleans in 1882. He was refused his
seat as United States senator, though
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
Lone Bandit
Holds Up
Gamblers

While more than 100 gamblers
were engaged in blackjack and poker
games at a gambling house at 35th
st. and Prairie Ave-, Christmas day,
lone bandit, armed with .45 cali
bre automatic pistol, entered the den
and threw the gamblers into pande-
monium.
The bandit covered the players, and
ordered them to leave the money on
the tables. A mad rush took place,
the players seeking doors, windows,
and every available means of exit
Tables were knocked pell-mell, and
silver, paper money and cards were
scattered in confusion over the floor
As the room was amptied the lone
bandit began scooping up his loot
One gambler, little bolder than the
rest, is said to have fingered an instant
to try to pick up some of the money
he saw lying around. The bandit
raised his gun and fired twice at him
point blank. Whether he was hit or
not is not known.
After seizing all the money in the
game, the bandit coqly walked out as
he had come in. His identity is said
to be known, as he is a weil-known
gambler himself, and patron of the
game which he held up.
No complaint has been made to the
police, and no arrests have been made
in spite of the fact that the identity
of the gambler is known. The game
is said to be operated by L. H.
Thomas.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
Man Killed
In Argument
Ouer Booze

Henry McEwen is dead and James
Bailey, AZ. 55l2 Lafayette avenue, is
under arrest following a fight between
the two i'll front of 5S17 Lafayette
avenue.
McEwen, who is Bailey's stepfather,
had engaged his son-in-law in a vio-
lent argument about Bailey's habits of
drinking.
McEwen is said TO have attacked the
younger man with poker, inhicting
several wounds about his head and face.
Bailey then drew a knife and stabbed
McEwen in the abdomen. He died later
of his wounds.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-31
Soldiers Not
Due MerCy,
Says Weeks

WASHINGTC>S19 c. Dec. ST.
Citizens throuslHd Vie country are up
in arpS'sgsfnstl tse opposition furnished
by Che War Department in granting
clemency TO the sixty-three former
members OF the Twenty-fourth Infan-i
try, who are in prison on a charge -ef
participating i'll the Houston riets Oh
August, ~f917. ssssssfas.- =. !
- The decision of the WasD department
was made public Thursday when Sec
retary Weeks wrote to Chairman Kahue
of the House military committee.
"The only reason cletnency has not
been extended aadfi IS not now recon-
mcnded," Weeks stated, 'is that on ac-
count of the ofenses OF which these
men clearly were guilty they are not
entitled to 81 "lemency."
Secretary then reported that
fifty-eight of the ITO men convicted of
participating in the riots were serving
life sentences, while five others were an
prison serving sentences of fifteen years
each. OF the remainder, nineteen were
executed, six have died in confinement
and the rest either have served out their
terms or have been granted clemency,
The resolution, introduced by Repre-
sentative Anthony, Republican, OF Kan
sas recalled the famous cases of 1917,
and it was believed that close inves-
tgation into the War Department rec
ords would place new light on the
alleged hasty and summary conviction
Of the men.
The measure is for the purpose OF de-
terrnining whether or not the men were
convicted on circumstantial evidence,
and II so, how far fetched.