River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-10
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Washington--Th port of Seattle
won its fight in the supreme court fol-
title to valuable waterway rights IN
Seattle harbor
/ Washington Prohibition Commits
sioner John F. Kramer ordered cen
| sus of all liquor in the possession u
/ wholesale druggists.
I Washington-The joint resolution
directing the stopping of enlistments
until the Regular army is reduced to
$4,000 men was passed by the House
over President Wilson's veto.
Washington-The famine situation
| in China has reached such crisis that
100000 people may die unless imme
/ date help is given, according to in
! formation received by the State de
/ partment
Washington-The remarkable de
crease in the number of physicians
who prescribe whisky, is causing great
satisfaction in dry headquarters, &C.
cording to Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel
for the Antisaloon league.
Washington-Join efforts to enact
soldier bonus legislation in this ses.
sion Of Congress will be made by Sen.
ators Penrose, Pennsylvania, and Nc.
| Cumber. North Dakota, both Republi-
| can members of the Senate finance
committee.
Washington-Reg of the coal
industry to prevent prices rising too
high or going too low was advocated
| before the Senate committee consid-
| ering the Calder coal regulation bill by
| Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the
/ Geological survey.
| Washington-Val of livestock on
| farms and ranges in the United States
| has decreased more than s2,250.000,00
livestock about 100000 according to
estimates announced by the depart
ment of agriculture.
Westinghouse President Wilson is
/ having collected and arranged for
early reference all papers and docu-
ments in his possession relating to the
work of the Paris peace conference
with a view to the preparation of a
book on the peace negotiations
Washington-Victor l.. Berger. So
cialist editor of Milwaukee, and four
co-defendants who were convicted and
sentenced to terms ranging from ten
to twenty years for violation of the
war time espionage act will be given
new trials under a decision by the
United States supreme court.
/ Sporting.
Los Angeles-The Is round bout be-
tween Jack Dempsey, heavyweight
| champion, and Jess Willard. former
champion, scheduled for March II,
/ in New York, has been Indefinitely
postponed, Dempsey announced.
st. Paul-Eyerett MCGOWAN, st. Paul
speed sensation, took another clean
sweep in his race toward the Amer
lean championship. Ben O'Sickey,
picked as McGowan's most dangerous
opponent until he meets Bobby Nc
Lean, was the victim.
New York-Tex Richard will pro-
| mote the Dempsey Carpenter bout for
the heavyweight championship of the
world, alone. He made this announce
ment after conference with William
A. Brady at which he agreed to take
over the interests of both Brady and
Charles B. Cochran of London, Eng
land, who is seriously ill.
New york-The "Undaunted," three
nlasted schooner yacht, owned by
Francis r. Mayer, commodore OF the
Atlantic yacht club, has been entered
in the international Yacht race for the
championship of the seas" cup offer
ed by King Albert of Belgium. 1t was
| announced here. The race is to start
July 4 at Sandy Hook. N. j.. and will
end at Ostend, Belgium.
Domestic
Little Rock-The Arkansas senate
passed bill providing capital punish.
ment for bank robbery.
Little Rock, Ark-The Arkansas
senate passed bill for repeal of the
law prohibiting the sale of cigarets.
Jefferson City, Mo.-After heated
debate in which discussion covered
the subject OF gambling IN all it3
forms, the lower house of the issouri
legislature voted to send to engross-
ment the Bolts "anticrapshooting"
bill.
Aberdeen, Wash.-Rewards totaling
$500 were offered for the arrest of
the man who attempted to dynamite
the American Legion building here
Wednesday night by placing a bundle
of dynamite with lighted fuse attach
ed, under the corner of the structure.
Chicago-A gain in enrolment of
20,305 scholars in America and a total
gain throughout the world of 1892
was indicated in the annual report of
Dr. w. s. Bovard at the meeting OF
the Sunday school board.
apolis-Lemuel Bolles,- ma
tional adjutant, said the American
Legion would take steps to seek out
the man who is reported to have aided
Grower RergdnI tn ascana from Cana.