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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-09
FoRDsoN PRICE CUT


The first announcement of the big
cut in the price of the Fordson trac-
tor was made through Henry Ford's
radio message Thursday evening, jan
uary 26, from our Dearborn Radio
Station to Ford dealers attending a
Fordson Tractor Industrial Show III
Cleveland, Ohio. The context of his
talk, which was heard very plainly in
Cleveland and surrounding districts, is
quoted below:
at is certainly wonderful to sit here
in my Office and say few words of
greeting to your Ford dealers OF the
Cleveland territory. The radio is an
outstanding tribute to mans inventive
genius. They say there is nothing
new under the sun, but we are con-
stantly inventing new things, every
day bringing some big improvement
over the previous days methods
Manufacturing operations have
undergone some wonderful revolution
airy changes during the past few years
we are all familiar with the big i'm
provements in transportation methods,
but the oldest industry has been the
most backward in the acceptance or
adoption of the new and up-to-date
methods Of doing things, and that IS
the farming industry. Being a farm
er, I am vitality interested in all farm
Improvements, and with this in mind,
/ have spent years of time and mil
lions of money in the development of
the Fordson Tractor, which really
think is one of the biggest possible
helps to profitable farming.
"As a general thing, the farmers
have bettered their financial condition
during the past Is months, but the
production cost Of farm products are
still too close to selling prices to al
low fair margins of profit. What the
farmer must do to put this business
on paying basis is to lower the cost
of planting, cultivating, and harvest
ing Of his crops. This alone will in
crease his profits, and with this
thought in mind it has been our COM
slant aim to lower the price of the
Fordson so that every farmer in the
land could afford to own one. 1t is
pleasure, therefore, to announce
through your Ford dealers that we
have today decided that the tractor
price should again be reduced, and in
considering a reduction, naturally my
thought has been to make it possible
for the largest number of farmers to
share in the benefits to be derived
through the use of our tractor, and
consequently effective tomorrow, jan
nary 81, 1922, the new price of the
Fordson tractor will be 1895. f. o. b.
Detroit. This is cut of $3.50 off the
present price, and while in making
this big reduction we have taken upon
ourselves a gigantic task in the rn-
duction of manufacturing costs. still
that talk, in my opinion, is not larger
than the farmers problem of today.
and I am glad to do my part in bring
ing about period of increased pros
perity for the farmer. Your part is
to carry this message to the farmer,
thereby enabling him to produce more
with less cost and shorter hours.
ssT am glad 70 have had this oppor-
tunity of talking with you and you
have my best wishes"
FORD MOTOR co.
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State Capitol News

Madison has an interesting char
acter in Victor H. Arnold, the head
of large bond house here. Several
things have occurred during the last
year to bring Arnold into promin-
ence. but the most sensational of his
acts was the announcement early in
December last that he would under
take to supply the holiday needs of
all poor families that applied to him.
The chief interest in this was aroused
in Christmas week, when it was
found by the newspapers that instead
ofArnold being applied to by a score
of families the applications ran into
hundreds, and that Arnold was sup
plying the applicants each with two
tons of coal, and groceries and meat
to last at least week. For a few
days preceding Christmas it was al
most impossible for regular custom
ers of coal dealers to get deliveries
as all the equipments were occupied
with the Arnold orders. In several
cases where groceries had received
Arnold's orders they feared the ord
ers had been increased. as groceries
enough to last an ordinary family a
month were listed. The grocers who
called Arnold up to ascertain if the
orders were genuine received sharp
rebukes, the donor reminding them
that he was issuing the orders. not
they. Various estimates have been
made of the amount spent on these
Christmas donations, but it is be-
lieved it was not less than $4,000.
Arnold came to Madison about fiji
teen years ago apparently with no.
thing and has built up such a buiness
that he has become a spender. One
of the remarks made by him during
the Christmas seige was that some
time other people would learn as he
had. that the way to make money
was to follow the teachings of Christ
literally, and spend like Christmas.
Arnold's latest claim to public atten-
ton is an announcement that he
will make public address in Madi-
son High School Auditorium on Feb
uary 18th in which he will review
his life and his religious theories and
pract cas. Whatever one may think
of ArnoId's methods of attracting
public attention one must concede
that the man has made good in but
ness, and has passed all his fellow
citizens as Christmas giver.
The statement often made that
during periods of depression the
farms of the country absorb some
of the surplus industrial labor is
not borne out by survey made in
Wisconsin by Joseph A. Becker, sta
tistician of the department of Agri-
culture. For every 100 hired hands
ON the farms of crop correspondents
on July LIST, 1920, there were only so
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-09
SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH

Service in Mann Valley at 1890 a.
IN. Text Matt. 20: 1-16.
Service in the city church at 1870
p. m. Text, Matt. 4: 10.
The Y. P. will meet at GAS. Be sure
to come and have a part in the pro-
gram.
Saturday at two o'clock p. m. pray
err meeting at the home of Oscar john
son.
Wednesday evening Bible Study
and prayer.
Demons believe in Christ; Saints
trust Him.
E. ID. Strandberg, Pastor
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the company as road for the APP.
proach to bride on the Minnesota
side. This closed very good chap
ter, as the contractors will begin wor
on the new wagon bridge over LAX,
st. Croix within two weeks, and the.
intend to have it completed hetwee5
four and five months. The amour
paid for the strip of land was $4,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-09

last fall and those in charge speak
encouragingly Of the outlook for the
future. This is as it should be and
parents are urged to take interest in
the fact that their children attend
Sunday school regularly.
There will be English services in the
evening at 1880, and all are cordially
invited to come. Special song by the
choir, and perhaps, some special in
strumental music.
A. L. Rnstad, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-09
EZEKIEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Preaching services conducted next
Sunday morning, Feb. IL, at 10 80,
conducted by Rev. N. L. Blomholm of
Hudson.
Sunday school hour beginning at
HAS. This department Of the church
has been growing every Sunday since
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-09

For Sale--Farm work horses. We
have several desirable farm work
horses listed with us for sale. Ramer
Auto Co.
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ST. BRIDGETs CHURCH

Services Sunday at a. m. and
1890 a. m.
Rev.. FIR. Dickoph
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-09
CLASSIFIED ADS.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

For Sale-No. L. C. Smith factory
rebuilt Typewriter, latest model.
Price $4,000 on view at Journal Of
flee.
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NOTICE

Try Bakers cough medicine; for
sale at Elliott & Wasson's. For asth-
ma, bronchitis or any cough.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-09

ROBERT NJ. ENLOE, Auctioneer,
River Falls, Wis. Phone lis M Terms
one per cent. General, Farm, Real Es-
tate Live Stock sales. For refererl-
ces, The Auctioneers' School Of Ex-
perience, Davenport. Iowa.
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
fANk MUSIC PEPPIEsT,
FRENCH DANCERS CLAIM

PARIS. June 20.-"A jazz-band
without American musicians 10 like
q restaurant without q French chef"
That In why, according to the pro-
prietor Of q popular the-dansant
place In the famous woods, the Bois
de Boulogne may lose its Jazz-music.
Resorts that employ jazz-bands are
being reminded by the authorities
that q law exists limiting their for.
eign personnel to 10 per cent OF the
total number employed In any single
capscity. ...,.
That means that out Of an orches-
ira Of ten jazz artists only one may
DO OF the American ''peppy' variety.
One such alone. the proprietors OF
the restaurants and cafes assert,
cannot make enough noise or execute
weird enough discords to please the
dancers. French musicians, they
confess, lack talent in this direction.
Only Americans-North or South
can make the Jazz jazzy enough.
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
LIS LURK FOR ARTISTS WHO PAINT WEALTHY PATRON.
Dancing Masters Put
New Moves Into
Old Steps

PARIS. June 20.-The old
fashioned dances which we're
daintily tripped in the days be-
fore the Jungle began 10 fur
nish the latest dance steps got
into fast company today.
The French dancing masters,
In annual convention here. took
the old-timers In hand and de-
cided to put some pep into
them.
After reviewing a dozen Of
proposed new dances for the
forthcoming season Of terpsi-
chorean activity, the dancing
masters approved and adopted
the following three for the fash
ionable ballroom:
1. The paxettp, a variation of
valse espagnole.
2. The auadrille noveau (and
here Is where the old dances
get theirs), combination of
the old-fashioned figure dances
combined with the one-step, the
fox-trot and the shimmy.
8. The 'houh. consisting of q
series Of hesitations and bal
ances which give q "wave" ef-
feet.
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
STAY ASKED FOR TWO
IN ROCKVILLE PRISON
Special 10 The Washington Times,

Special TO The Washington Times.
ROCKVILLE Md, June 20,-
Maurice e. Nokes, OF Poolesville
district, this county, and Clarence
w. Pinkett. OF Loudon county, Va,
both colored, who were sentenced In
the-circuit court here recently TO be
hanged for the murder of Frank
Baker, colored. Of the Poolesville
neighborhood, win in all probability
not pay the penalty next Friday, the
day set by the governor. Their at
torney. John A. Garrett, has not only
taken the necessary steps to have
the cases reviewed by the Maryland
Court Of Appeals, but he has asked
the circuit court here to grant his
clients a new trial on the ground
that the verdict was not In accord.
ance with the evidence, and has also
pstitioned the court to modify the
sentence,
A copy of the court records was
today mailed to Governor Ritchie
and action by him staying the execu.
ton n looked for within the next
day or two. Sheriff Alvie A. Morley.
however, has everything In readiness
Cor the double execution
The Washington times., 1922-06-20

with no hope for an immediate
trial because of the crowded caien.
dar. District Attorney Weeks said:
The Investigation viii be taken
up again within a few days, I am
going to call more witnesses whose
names will not divulge at pres.
ent. However. might say that
among them Is Lwoman whose tes.
timony cannot help from being Inn
portant"
Bheriff Werner is continuing his
hunt for Charley Ross and the nys.
terious "Jack" described in Wards
confession AZ two members of the
Llackmail band. Werner received
information that two well known
bootleggers" who were near White
Plains on the night OF the slayfns
might be connected with Il or might
be the men Ward knew as Ross
and Jack.
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
WARRANT FOR
!. WARD 5 FATHER
/. NOW PLANNED
Testimony Already Given In
Case Is Deemed unsatisfac-
tory-To Be Recalled.
BY UniserssI Service.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, June 20.
Issuance Of a bench warrant for
George 8. Ward, father of Walter
&. Ward. confessed slayer OF Clar-
ence Peters, was forecast today
when II become known that testi-
mony given before Justice Nor
schauser was mot satisfactory"
The most important witness be-
fore Justice Morschauser yesterday
was Mrs. Leland Stanford Wood.
sister of Walter Ward. 1t in un.
dcrstood that Mrs. Wood told the
Justice that she had no knowledge
OF a blackmail plot against, any
member OF the Ward family. She
insisted that her father and brother
had never talked to her about the
events that led up to the slayipg Of
Peters.
After Allen r. Campbell, counsel
for Ward, had testified. he said:
"I was aAlsed IL knew anything of
the arrangement by which the elder
Ward was TO leave or stay out of
the jurisdiction OF the court while
the grand jury investigation was In
progress, and ] replied that / did
not.
"The court then asked me why
MFR. Ward remained out of the juris.
diction when he knew that he was
wanted to testify. answered that
the only information ! had on the
subject was that Ward was on 8
business trip.
VI then asked permission 10 ap
pear as counsel for Walter Ward
and my request wss denied"
In the meantime the son Of the
millionaire baker languishes in Jail
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
mexico ENVOY I
invited TOD. c,
by PRESIDENT
De la Huerta Asked to Discuss
Diplomacy Cables Chief
for instructions.
~ Universsl Service.

MEXICO CITY. juno to.--Presi-
dent Harding has extended an In
formal invitation to Adoifo De La
Huerta, Mexico's secretary OF A.
nance. now in New York. to 90 to
Washington and discuss diplonaatic
matters.
Senior de La Huerta has tele-
sraphed Precedent Obregon for in
structions. When the secretary left
Mexico City he was only efnpow-
cred TO deal with the debt ques-
ton. II was stated emphatically
at the time that no diplomatic over
lures would be made .by him while
In the United States.
The success OF the financial ne
eotiations has greatly changed this
situation. No official pronounce
ment has been made by President
Obregon. but 1t Ia regarded az GER
tain he viii direct de La Huerta
to meet the American Government
officials IL, in fact, message TO
that effect has not already gons
forward.
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
Atlanta Churches
Unite Against
Ku Klux Klan

ATLANTA, June 20.--The
Protestant Churches of Atlanta,
through their committee on CO.
operation, yesterday opened fire
on the Ku Klu Khan In q pub
lished statement calling on
".every freeborn Georgian to
unite with us in destroying this
secret, masked tyranny which
threatens and strikes in the
dark" -
Prominent ministers declared
this was merely the beginning
Of q vigorous campaign to
stamp out the menace Of Sin
visible government"
Excerpts from the commit
tees statement follow:
"When any officials in At
lanta are threatened with death
for voting their convictions, the
churches should take notice.
"When these threats are
made in an effort to force the
members Of Atlanta's board of
education to dismiss from our
public schools teachers because
the teachers happen To be mem
bers of a particular church. it
Is time for the members Of the
churches to take action"
"Can you doubt that democ-
racy and our fellowship are
doomed, il We permit the night
riding mob, the masked bully
and the secret assassin to drive
the light from Georgia, en-
throning in this State, the most
evil of all tyrants, religious in
tolerance and hate?"
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
WEEKS URGES
YOUTH TO JOIN
NATIONAL GUARD
Secretary Of War. in Virginia
Address, ExtolIs Military
Training. ..-
Nv In,erp.t,onai Now. Service.

LEXINGTON. Va. June 2o.-The
youth u the nation who have had
the advantage Of a military school
training should waste no time In
joining the National Guard or the
Organised Reserve. Secretary OF
War Weeks declared today In an
address before the graduating class
of the Virginia Military Institute.
which he called the West Point
Of the South"
Young men with such training
are better fitted for citizenship than
those who lack II, he told the
graduates.
"I appeal to you," the Secretary
said, whatever may be your voca-
ton after leaving this institution,
TO devote some part of your time
to the affairs OF your country. II
is not necessary for you to hold
public office, but II Is essential that
YOU give to your country the benz
1T OF the training and education
you have received here.
Resist all attempts to turn from
the representative form Of govern.
ment created by the Constitution
and take an active interest in the
affairs OF the community to the es'
tent Of seeing that only wise. trust.
worthy and courageous men are
elected TO public office.
''Thts is the duty Of the GOOD
citizen and. unless we can attain
from such schools as this, and tic
multitude Of schools maintained
throughout the country. the men
capable of performing these i'm
portant duties Of citizenship, then
we must face the certainty OF a
failure OF popular government"
The increasing number Of mill.
tsry schools is a good sign, Sec
retary Weeks asserted, "and one,"
he added. (which should give great
satisfaction to those believing In
adequate military preparation.
II do not mean preparation for
war" he said. IAN education at
such school does not create d
passion for war. In fact, my ex-
perience has been that those who
know most about war are the ones
most desirous Of preventing IT,"
you have been trained TO lead
men," he continued. Should your
country become engaged In war. II
would be your duty to command
your fellow-men in the defense OF
the nation.
Let me urge you to keep your
selves prepared for efficient service
to the nation In event Of such nu
emergency. by joining the National
Guard or the Organized Reserve. =
"If YOU do not wish to become
connected with the military organ.
ization, at least take an active In.
terest In the military establishment
and determine that your country
will have the best.trained and most.
efficient military force II Is possible
to develop, and that II shall be Ct
sufficient strength to meet the re-
quirements Of the nation"
The Washington times., 1922-06-20

about freely and strange and un.
usual epithsts were shouted. but the
affair quieted down after some stu.
dents burned an effiGy Of Lord L. In
protest against his censorinE Of the
arts.
Then Leverhulme began to nesoti.
ate with Sir william Orpen for q
study In oils Of the Lord In a stand.
ing position. Sir VIII told the peer
that the brushes would catch him
much more happily on canvas II he
sat himself down. So Milford sat
Not satisfied with being made more
comfortable, he demanded the hand.
some oil painted picture At half
price. II seems once he asked the
painter about. rates and Sir William
said q full length came q little high.
er than a head and shoulders. but
he didn't, want TO knock off anything
Just for feet, 90 there they were.
Orpen explained II was principle and
not price that he was fighting for,
because an artist does not deal In
canvas by the yard.
And then men laugh at women for
battling with dressmakers who sew
up gowns that make them look like
barrels-and worsel
Wins, Then Loses.
In our own country, not so long
ago, William o. Burton, portrait art.
list, had some similar difficulties
He is, by the way, brother OF
George Burton, who achieved noto
riety when Miss Charlotte--now
Countess Zichy--jilted him on their
wedding day. William Burton, the
artist. got a judgment against Mrs
Claire Cornell for 81 900 due on a
painting he made Of her daughter
Claire. There was some doubt abou,
the likeness. A municipal Judge de,
cided II was a good representation
The appellate division of the su
prem court said 1t was not 30 good
and reversed the judgment.
Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun,
of Washington, ordered a Muller.
,Ury to do portraits OF herself and
her daughter, Mrs. P. Arthur Drury,
with which she seemed and did
not pay, and later said they sat.
isfied. The two pictures were to
cost $1,000. They kept the paint.
ings and did not pay. and later said
they were displeased. Muller-IJry
brought suit against Mrs. Calhoun.
Now how are all these things to be
decided in America?
Van Donghen, of Paris, laments a
decision recently made here In Pitts.
burgh condemning the artist Ralph
Barton to keep q portrsit Of q million.
aire because II did not satisfy his
clients notion Of how he should look
Artists, II you are painting for a
living, study the sitter's vanity as
much as his featureei
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
cRANDALl MAY REBUILD
KNIcKERBocKER THEATER

A committee appointed by the
Eighteenth Street and Columbia
Road Business Mems Association
met Harry M. Crandall yesterday
and told. him that business men,
whose enterprises are in the vicin.
ity<of Columbia road and Eighteenth
street, are in favor of the rebuild
ing OF the Knickerbocker Theater.
Crandall told the committee that
II the residents of that neighbor.
hood favored their petition he would
start rebuilding the theater at once.
In order to get the views of the
ISOLATION will issue petitions urging
that those in favor of the recon.
struction sign them and return to
the committee.
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
CROOKS PLOT TO WRECK
CHICAGO POLICE, CHARGED

CHICAGO, June 20.--A criminal
plot to undermine the police depart.
mont by putting crooks" on the
force was carried in the flood OF ap.
plications for 1000 new police jobs
recently authorized by the city c0un.
Gil, according. to Charles Fitzmorris,
general Superintendent OF police.
Investigation of applicants has led
to the solution of robberies amount.
ing to $4,000. the chief said yes.
terday. ~.
One man who had received his
star was arrested while attending
a police school Of instruction and
confessed to a recent tee 900 robbery
of q dairy company. ...
"Of the first 200 applicants forty
two had police records" Fitzmorris
said.
The Washington times., 1922-06-20
FATHER SLAYS HIS SON,
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE

CovINoToN, KY. June 2e.--C. B
Brooks, sixty-five, a farmer, living
IN Kenton county. eight miles from
Coyington, shot and killed his son,
j. Leslie Brooks. thirty-three. this
morning. He then went into a work.
shop, and, substituting a shotgun
for the revolver he had used, ended
his<own life
Just before the double killing the
wives of the two principals tried to
stop the enraged father when he left
the house with q revolver In each
pocket. He turned furiously on
them and fired several shots. The
tragedy, 10 said to be the result of
many bittsr ouArrela.