River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-06-23
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Washington-The new shipping
board organized and elected T. v.
O'Connor of Buffalo, N. Y, vicechair-
man.
Washington new working agree
ment, embodying a ID per cent wage
reduction, was signed by the shipping
board and marine engineers.
Washington Byrus Wood of Green's
burg, Pa, has been selected by Presi-
dent Harding as ambassador to Spain,
succeeding Joseph e. Willard.
Washington resolution proposing
all investigation of life and fire insur-
ance companies by special house COM
mittee has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Kindred (dem., N. W
Washington Official representations
against the impressment of naturalized
American citizens into the Greek army
have been made to the Greek govern
ment by the American legation at Ath-
ems.
Washington American coastwise
shipping would be exempted from pay
ment of Panama canal tolls under a
bill ordered favorably reported today
by the senate interoceanic canals COM
mittee.
Neutrality-suspicious. republicans, at
conference, discussed the proposed
cutting down of the representation in
congress Of southern states owing to
the alleged disfranchisement of Ne
groes, but reached no decision.
Washington - The United States
probably will not be represented at the
coming meeting of the council of the
League of Nations, which is to take up
the question of mandates for former
enemy countries, it was said at the
state department.
Washington Viceadmiral HI. r.
Jones was assigned to command the
Atlantic fleet, with the rank of ad-
miral. He will succeed Admiral H. B.
Wilson, who will lower his flag on June
| 80, to assume command of the Naval
academy at Annapolis.
ashington-Rumors of the engage.
ment of Prince Regent Alexander of
Serbia to Princess Mary Of England,
which were circulated at the time of
the princes recent visit to London,
are denied in an official dispatch re.
ceived from Belgrade by the Serbian
legation here.
/ Washington-A marked reduction
| during che last decade in the number
OF draft animals employed in the larg-
est cities was shown by the 1920 CEN
sus. Figures made public by the CEN
sus bureau showed $3.50 horses in
New York city as compared with 1885,
224 in 1910 and 30,3SS in Chicago,
against 6s,122.
Sporting
Minneapolis-Mike Gibbons Of ST.
Paul knocked out Eddie McGoorty of
Oshkosh in the fifth round Of ten
round contest here.
Belmont Park-Goaler, selling pla-
ter, and a 10 to shot, established a
worlds record in winning the Bayside
handicap. He ran the mile and fur
long in 1:49 fiat, fifth of second I'M
der the time set by Man o. War at
Aqueduct last year.
Leavenworth, Kan.-Jack Johnson
former heavyweight champion, now
serving sentence in federal prison
here and who will be released July Z,
has been offered $4,000 to meet Harry
Wills at Jersey City, N. j., Aug. 8, it
was declared here.
Minneapolis Stanislaus Zbyszko
won wrestling match from Henry
Ordeman in straight falls. winning the
first on an armlock and scissors in so
minutes, 80 seconds, and the second
with body scissors in IL minutes, Is
seconds. Ordeman had toe hold on
Zbyszko couple of times but the
worlds champion, who wears no shoes
on the mat, succeeded in wriggling out
of the danger.
Domestic
Seattle Thirteen soldiers were Sc
riously injured when notorious carry
ing 10 ran into stone wall at the en-
trance to Camp Lewis.
Pittsburgh The degre of doctor OF
laws was conferred upon Secretary of