River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-05-05
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Washington

WaShington--A regular force Oh 1907
900 enlisted men is provided for IN
the army appropriation bill reported 20
the house
Washington-Pres Harding re-
ceived with full dignity the prince OF
Monaco, head Of the smallest kingdom
in the world
Washington-Hep Apple
by has presented bill proposing coin
age of 2l1a cent piece bearing like.
ness of Theodore Roosevelt.
Washington-John T. Adams OF
Iowa is expected to be SELECTED to sue
coed Chairman Will H. Hays for the
republican national committee.
Washington Immigration of aliens
will be prohibited for five years under
an amendment to the immigration bill
drafted by Senator Harris, Democrat
| Georgia.
Washington Nominations of three
members of the railroad labor board
were confirmed by the senate but those
of new army general officers were
postponed.
Washington-A decline of pei cent
in wholesale prices during March is
announced by the federal reserve
board on the basis of index numbers
compiled for comparison.
Washington-Bot exports to and
imports from Europe and South Amer
lea fell off sharply during March as
compared with the same month last
year, a trade summary shows.
Washington-The director of sales
OF the War Department announced that
Camp Dodge, near Des Moines, Iowa,
is being offered for sale through seal
ed bids to be received by the quarter
master general until May 90
Washington-Ch Chairman A. B. Cum.
minis of the senate interstate com
merce commission announced the gen.
eral inquiry into railway conditions
! would begin May 10, with railway exc
cutives as the first witnesses.
Washington President Harding has
| turned the threatened seamen's strike
over to Secretary of Commerce Her.
bert Hoover and Secretary of Labor
James J Davis for settlement, it was
announced at the White House.
Washington-Mai robbers got away
with approximately $6000,000 last
year, of which sum $3,000O00 has been
recovered, Postmaster General Will
Hays said in discussing steps taken to
remedy this absolutely intolerable"
condition
Washington-The Senate voted 40
to 23 to terminate the technical state
of war between the United States and
the people of Germany, Austria and
Hungary, The Knox resolution, iden-
tical in principle to that which Presi-
dent Wilson vetoed on May 81, 1920,
was adopted by substantially the
party vote in response to the request
by President Harding for legislation
declaration repeating the war resolu-
ton
Sporting
New York-The prince OF Wales and
Lord Lonsdale, head of the National
Sporting club of London, have been
invited, it was announced, to attend
the Dempsy-Carpentier fight as guests
of Tex Richard, promoter.
Havana-Jose Capablanca today is
chess champion of the world. The
youthful Cuban was given the title
when Emanuel Lasker, aged champion.
resigned the 18th game Of their series
here and declared his opponent cham
pfon. Capablanca won five of Is
games, drawing the other 10.
Minneapolis-D. j. Tortorich, New
Orleans boxing promoter offered $685.
600 for match between Mike Gibbons,
st. Paul Phantom, and Johnny Wilson,
worlds middleweight champion, ac.
cording to telegram from Mike Col
Inns, Gibbons manager Collins said
he had signed Gibbons for the bout
and accepted $4,000 as Gibbons share
San Jose, Calif-Hal Chase, noted
former major league ball player, was
arrested by local officers on a warrant
which they said had been issued in
Chicago in connection with recent in.
quiries INTO baseball scandal charges
The police said his arrest was based
on an Indictment charging conspiracy
In connection with the alleged throw.
ing" of games.
Domestic
Kansas City-The Kansas City Jour.
nal was purchased by Walter Dickey
wealthy clay products manufacturer.
Chicago Postmaster Carlisle an
nounced regular army troops may be
used to guard postoffices and mail
trucks.
Observation-Disclosures of Is of the AZ
w. w. sentenced to prison and who
have failed to show up were sent to
District Attorney Clyne at Chicago for
apprehension.
Jackson, Miss.-Ten bodies have
been recovered from the ruins of build.
ings wrecked in the tornado at Brax.
ton. More than 80 persons were in
jured, several perhaps fatally.
Boston-Louis Agassiz Shaw, assis-
tant instructor in applied physiology at
fhQ Harvard p,ndioaI eohonI -.