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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28
o. p. WALBY KILLED

Orville p. Walby, World War veter-
an, and former resident of Hudson,
was shot and instantly killed Satur-
day night in his grocery store at
Minneapolis by a masked bandit.
The bandit commanded Walby to
throw up his hands, and when Walby
had complied the theft fired at close
range, the bullet piercing the victims
heart. The murderer then plundered
the cash drawer and escaped with an
accosnplice in an auto which was wait
ing across the street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28
Social Items

Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Carisch enter
tanned at dinner last evening.
o. E. s.
Regular meeting of lie o. E. S.
Monday evening, Jan. l, It 8 p. m.
Trinity Guild
Trinity Guild will meet with Mrs.
E. Van Voorhis on Thursday, Jan. A.
The Pollyanna Club
The Polyanna Club will meet Tues
day, Jan. 2, at the home of Mrs. Mer-
nil.
Dancing Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Campbell en-
tertained at dancing party Tuesday
evening.
Swedish Mission Aid
The Swedish Mission Ladies' Aid of
Mann Valley will meet Jan. 2, with
Mrs. Chas. Bjork.
y
Priscilla Art Circle
81 The Priscilla Art Circle viii meet
with Mrs. G. w. Chinook, Jr., next
Wednesday, Jan. 8.
4 Il u
Afternoon Party
! Miss Nellie Reese entertained a
humber of her young lady r~iends
TUESDAY afternoon.
- gssses 4srss t-~r. sssts,.s
Installation and Banquet
The Masonic Chapter installed of
ficers last evening. Installation was
preceded by a banquet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many neighbors, friends,
relatives and Beaver Lodge for their
kindness and sympathy shown us in
our recent bereavement, the loss of
our beloved wife and r,other, also for
the beautiful floral offerings.
p. VI. Slmons
Mabel NJ. Simors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28
RECORD CHRISTMAS WEATHER

So far as we can learn there are
none, even among the oldest settlers,
who can recall such beautifully mild
Christmas as last Monday.
The temperature is reported at So
above shortly after noon, and at no
time during the daylight hours was
the mercury below the freezing point.
1t had more the appearance of a
nice Easter Sunday than the 25th of
December.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28
CHRISTMAS SEAL FUND

We want to thank all that have
contributed to the christmas Seal
Fund" Those that expect to help or
havn't returned the Seals will they
kindly do so at once. The books must
be checked UP by the first of January.
DIR. ROlla Cairns.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28
1923 AUTO LICENSE DUE

The 1923 auto license is due, and
owners of cars are warned that they
are liable to prosecution if they use
the 1922 license tags after next Sun
day, Dec. 81.
The fee for pleasure cars is $40, as
heretofore.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28

The Fire Department was called TO
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Line
han, on the South Side, Friday after
noon. The blaze was extinguished be-
fore any considerable damage had
been done.
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CEMETERY MEETING

The annual meeting of the Green
wood Cemetery Association will be
held at the City Hall Saturday after
noon at $3.50, Dec. 30th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28
NEW YEARS DANCE

Next Monday evening, Jan. 1, big
New Years ball is to be given in the
Armory here.
Excellent music will be furnished
by the ever popular Flanders orches-
ira
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CITY TAX NOTICE

am now ready to collect taxes at
the City Treasurer's Office at the City
Hall. Also dog taxes are due now
and should be paid at this time.
Mrs. Sansborn, City Treas
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28

Mrs. C. Lindgren
Mrs. w. H. Lowell
Chas. A. Melander
J. M. May
Mrs. j. M. May
John Mueller
T. M. Manion
Julia Morse
r. Mitchell
Lovila Mosher
Mrs. J. E. Morgan
o. w. Newcomb
Mrs. 0. w. Newcdmb
Carrie T. Pardee
Mrs. M. j. Prucia
E. j. Prucha
Mrs. Myra Powell
Miss Sarah Powell
Mrs. F. D. Peirce
S. C. Peterson
w. d. Parker, Sr.
Mrs. w. d. Parker
w. D. Parker, Jr.
Mrs. P. w. Kramer
Mrs. L. E. Reid
Mrs. j. H. Rogers
Mrs. l.. S. Rounsevell
r w. REYNOLDS
Mrs. N. Reardon
w. G. Spence
Mrs. w. G. Spence
Fred Smith
Stewart Mercantile Co.
F. w. Smith
Mrs. F. w. Smith
Mrs. N. Schoonover
Mrs. Meta Sansburn
H. O. Standish
Mrs. Ella Taylor
J. R. Taylor
w. H. Thomson
Eunice Thoamson
Rev. Thorson
Mrs. Nellie Toby
Mrs. Ella Taggast
Rev. j. o. Thrush
H. r. Taylor
A. ID. Van Marter
.Jeno Vann
Mrs. Wales
Paul F. Weber
Chris. o. Wenzel
Chris. Wiger
Mrs. C. Whitcomb
MRS. J. Winn
Mrs. Alice P. Weld
Miss Laura Weld
R. S. Williams
J. S. Wadsworth
Mrs. Hilda Williams
E. A. Whitenack
Oscar Weberg
Mrs. A. H. Younggren
Mrs. N. Younggren.
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w. F. NJ. S.

w. f. NJ. S.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church viii meet
Thursday, Jan. A, at the home of Mrs.
L. R. Alton. All are cordially invit-
ed
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The South Fork Ladies' Aid

The South Fork Ladies Aid society
will meet at the home of Mrs. Ernie
Ensign, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 4.
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How is the Hospital
Fund Coming?


I'll non.~xs)
UIlu VUlItlllk .
: !.
The following people nave pau
their subscriptions TO the hospi'a
fund. Ii your name IS not mere WI
you please add IL TO the iist anu .iio'
help the hospltal TO greet the ne"
year with clean slate
Mrs. Leo Anmoruster
Irma Armstrong
Mrs. w. ). Armstrong
j. II. Ames
G. A. Anderson
J. w. Allard
F. Baker
Truls Bennett
Mrs. E. Buck
Mrs. A. NJ. Baldwin
Mrs. C. H. J. Bliss
Mary Bradley
Miss Bridges
F.. l.. Bergstrahl
Gertrude M. Browel
Charles Bartholomew
Alice Bennett
Rev. G. A. Bird
Mrs G. A. Bird
Elmer Benson
T.. r. Brown
Mrs A. w. Brown
Anna Barrett
G.. w. Brikett
L. M. Barttell
Rosa Cheney
Mrs. r. u. Cairns
f. B. Carisch
w. D. Carleton
Mrs. James Cheseboro
DIR. Cairns
w. A. Chapman
Mrs. Marie Christensen
P. N. Collins
Mrs. E. H. Currier
b H. Cheney
Belle M. Deans
Mrs. w. B. Dawson
L. S. Doolittle
DIR Dawson
G.. G. Dewey
E. r. Deans
John Dusek
w. B. Dawson
Mrs. John Delander
H. A. Davee
Ray Ensign
A. L. Ewing
Mrs. F. D. Ensign
F. w. Finn
r. S. Freeman
DR.. Fortune
Miss Tossing
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Installation and Banquet
The Masonic Chapter installed of
ficers last evening. Installation was
preceded by a banquet.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Activities at American Ports

at this port is plentiful, and the dis
charge~of the Akcra here of that COM
modify caused much talk in shipping
and oil circles, because fuel oil in
San Francisco is cheaper than any
other port of the world The Akera
came here from Yokohoma.
Control of the outstanding stock in
five steamship companies operating in
the coastwisc passenger and lumber
trade has been secured by the Charles
K. Mccormick Company, and petitions
for dissolutions in reference to the fol-
lowing companies were filed to-day in
the Superior Court on behalf of the
Wapama Steamship Company, the
Multnomah Steamship Company, the
Cello Steamship Company. the Wah-
keena Steamship Company and the
Willamette Steamship Company as the
interested parties.
Under the new arrangements the
Charles r. Mccormick Company will
have control of full operation of the
fifteen coastwise steamers, of which
the tive above named companies
formerly had an interest. Charles r.
mccormick, head of the company
which bears his name, is now in Wash
lngton for the purpose OF securing a
number of the vessels of the Lake.
type from the United States Shipping
Board, which will be brought here and
added to the present feet.
The Bethlehem Shipbuildinr Com
pany was the low bidder for recon
ditioning the United States Army
Transport Logan, with tender of
Sl6,9S9. The transport was recently
purchased from the government by
Captain e. I. Winston, of Atlanta,
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Majestic Will Dry Dock
AT Boston ON Thursday

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 11.-Comman-
der c. A. Bartlett, general marine su-
perintendent for the White Star Line
at Liverpool; Captain Roger Williams,
manager of the operating department
of the international Mercantile Marine
Company, and W. D. Wilson, repre-
senting Harland g. Wolff, Of Belfast,
Ireland, were in this city Friday with
United States naval officials to com
piete arrangements for dry docking of
the giant Majestic.
The big vessel will be foated into
the huge dock at South Boston on the
high tie Thursday morning. Mr.. Will
son will remain here until the work on
the vessel has begun, but Messrs. Bart
lett and Williams completed their part
OF the business and returned to New
York. Commando. Bartlett and Cap
tain Williams arrived in New York on
the steamship Homeric on Friday.
The Majestic is scheduled to sail
from New York Wednesday. Hundreds
of persons here had been hoping for
the opportunity to inspect the giant
while it was here, but it is explained
that because of the need of haste in
the repairs the courtesy cannot be ex-
tended.
A marked revival of grain shipments
through this port will be noted during
the next few weeks. With the closing
OF navigation in the st. Lawrence
cargoes are diverted here. Montreal
mas been SO clogged that many grain
carriers have been forced to sail with
out their cargoes.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Montreal Ocean Shipping
To Total 1900 for Season

MONTREAL, Que, Nov 11.-ocean
steamship arrivals here will total more
than 1900 this season, according to
Captain ] r. Symons, harbor master of
Montreal. At midnight on Wednesday,
1,116 ocean vessels had entered the port
as against 964 during the whole season
of 1921.
That this activity has not interfered
with the program of improvements be-
ing carried out by the port engineering
department is shown by the record Of
work completed. ''This year we have
built 2.5O0 lineal feet of high level
quays, consisting of 800 feet at Jacques
Cartier Pier and LOO feet at section
~ near the foot of Delorimier Avenue" I"
said t. w. Garvie, chief engineer of
the port "By the end OF the season
we shall have completed a further
l,ngth of about coo feet of quayage
at the Imperial Oil wharf and we hone
to finish the substructure for another
$500 feet of high level quays at the
extension Of King Edward and Alex
andra piers"
This week has found the port in the
throes of handling the record grain
crop Passenger liners are gradually
dWlndling, the popular Melita being. one
or those to sail from Montreal for the
last time this season.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
lntercoastal Shipping
Sets Philadelphia Record

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11.--Inter-
coastal steamship lines report the
greatest volume Of business in the his
tory of their organizations, both in
east and west bound cargoes. Some
compare it with the rush of business
during the banner year Of 1919 in the
foreign trade. Freight cars in great
for the various lines. The business is
so voluminous that railroad serving
the port last week held a meeting with
representatives of the steamship lines
to consider an embargo.
Tho steamship companies do not
have sufficient tonnage to cope with
the great movement, and virtually all
lines are chartering in the open mar
ket. Ships with 5000 to 5000 tons
dead weight capacity are loading here
exclusively, and still more ships are
needed. Even with this greatly in
creased business the lines are for
warding the shipments promptly, al
though labor is not normal.
Lumber and canned goods are COM
ing in from the Pacific in unheard of
quantities. Solid shiploads of lumber
have arrived and others are in transit.
Last week the Blue Triangle, of the
Nawsco Lines, came INTO port with a
15-foot deckload, the greatest ever
seen mere on steamship.
The Santa Malta, pioneer of the
Pacific Mai Steamship Company, is
discharging cargo from the Pacific.
Norton, Lilly G. Co., local representa-
tives of the line, say that sailings will
be maintained on a regular monthly
schedule.
An average of about four steamships
sail from here each week for the Pa
cific with capacity cargoes. The pc
troleum trade has increased. Many
steamships have been chartered for
full cargoes Of grain
The Pennsylvania Railroad reported
that shipments from the West were
beginning to move with greater speed.
Several small parcels Of grain have not
yet reached the seaboard, however.
Great quantities of wool, sugar, pig
iron, ores and fruits are being i'm
ported. To care for the increased
business the outside force of customs
employees will be increased soon.
A class of navigation and engineering
cadets will be graduated from the
Pennsylvania State Nautical School,
schoolship Annapolis, Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

loss ana damage up to e8 a g..
/ the American and Euronea, sos, ssii
limiting the liability to tbe ia" eusfasss
the vessel. which may be moxa o saiae d
than GS a ton. Ste W lts.
After considerable debate
mise was agreed upon. II W.. eOaaFs1
mended that the ship owner as e. reeeeis
me option Of making b;s sa. lape
either ~ ton or the value ~ .,Aoillt5 .
sci, whichever was most !, me 9es
vantage, for loss or damaon his ID.
AS an Offset to this it was ~. = ea'gp
ed that the snip owner shaals s11nhiehd. y ,'
to the extent of an additionat se ss iiaHs
for loss of life or persopat . tcs
This repreSented a con,plets .nluries
from the American prsetis. aepartuse
United States delegates w., 49,, ana the
the latter provision. They we.a agalnst
ruled. were oyer.
United States Wins psim
3. Regulation of MORTGAGES :.
time liens. With respect To Ia th,a gsa mar,
me diplomatic Conference alea ~ goal
international practices to consSdas .,so sR'
was the almost universal ruiz H.. oas
2hlp mortgage is subject Ia s 80 -
maritime liens that NAV s,.1.. ssiiess
mortgage worthless The otbe- ny
recent United States Law. fba r,nsa aas iss
marine act Of 1920, giving ieee'.al8 ~
ferred position to the first w.. 80 plt
ne American delegates made : go .ass
fight for the United Stafes nni. s..efg
view, declaring tnat unless naort...ss prs,,s Z
are given better clain il viii s. sdss ,i;@
cult to persuade investors 70 ma a. s''s
money into such securities. TIE ass. .sa
ican argument was favorabfy reca,na5
ny tne representatives of other " ~
t1ons, with the result that an ess,.
will be made to reach an internatias.s s.
agreement along the same lines.
Negotiations on ship owners Iiabtss
ana mortgages are still far from u,
clusIon. and will be continued bv : MI n.
committee appointed by the DinIoms.s
Conference. These two subjects i.
| not ready for submission to Ire :
nous maritime nations in the forms
commercial treaty.
4. Government immunity. Il was ~.
| ognized by the Diplomatic Conferss,,
that ocean transportation as an insu.
try is seriously menaced by the u,ss.
tice Of various maritime nations. esos.
cially the smaller countries, in elgir.
ing complete immunity for cover.
ment-owned vessels from ordnsrt
commercial risks, such as claims ics
loss, damage, collision, etc. The %.
sensus Of the delegates was that eug.
ernment ships, when operated On /
commercial basis, should be subject Ii
all claims, as in the case Of priystely
owned tonnage. Further nego.istons
on the subject were left to the sab.
committee. The delegates pnTstey
registered their approval of theaeticn
of the London Conference ontEis sab.
ject.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Shipping News and Reports From All Parts of the Wor
Diplomatic Conference Adopts
International Maritime Rule,
London Regulations Bills of Lading Approval
Immunity For GovernmentOwned Ships &,
tackled as Danger TO Private Commercial vessr

The Diplomatic Conference which
met at Brussels from October II To rs
made an excellent start toward inter
national uniformity in important mari
time laws and practices The confer
ence adopted protocol embracing the
liability of ship owners, regulation Of
mortgages and liens, and rules for the
carriage of goods by sea. I he delegates
also gave their personal approval to
the resolutions of the London confer
ence of the Comite Maritime Interna-
tional on immunity of government
ships. Work on the rules for the car
riage of goods by sea was practically
completed, and q commercials q treaty
will be submitted to the various mari
time nations shortly for their ratifica-
tion.
This is brief summary Of the activ-
tiles Of the Diplomatic Conference OBJ
eained in an interview with Judge
Charles M. Hough, who, with Norman
Beecher. was appointed sy President
Harding to represent the United
States. Judge Hough was seen at his
chambers in the Federal Building yes
terday shortly after his return from
Europe. lie brought with him the frat
Brussels conference.
Judge Hough pointed out that when
the Brussels Conference was called by
Belgium last August only two subjects
for discussion were mentioned These
were the limitation of shipowners' liza
bjlity and the regulation of ship mort
cages and maritime liens. AS result
of the meeting in London, which was
attended by representatives of all the
maritime nations in private capacity.
the Diplomatic Conference added to its
program consideration of the rules for
the carriage of goods by sea and the
question of government immunity.
Uniform Rules Urged
According to information obtained
from Judge Hough, the present status
OF these various international aues-
tions is as follows:
j. Rules for the carriage of goods by
sea. The Diplomatic Conference large
" ratified the work of the London
Conference on bills of lading. The time
within which shippers must bring
suit for loss or damage to cargo was
limited to one year, instead of two.
Shippers must file notice Of apparent
damage to cargo within three days after
delivery, otherwise there is presufnp-
tlon against damage. This, however
does not bar suit alta later date. The
work on the international rules for
bills of lading is now about ready to
lay before the maritime countries of
the world.
2. Ship owners liability. The DipIo-
matte Conference had before it two in
ternational practices, the British Gus
tom that the ship owner is liable for
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
International Company
Takes German Shipya1

DANZIG, Oct. 20 (By Maill.--It
great shipbuilding and railway shFs
at Danzig, formerly belonging 10 tS
German government, have been turae.
over to an international compaE!
under a fifty-years' concession.
This was the expedient determine
upon by the English, French az
Italian commission appointed by t
Council OF ambassadors in Paris I
settle the contention bc'ween the gar
ernment OF Poland and the mufF.
ipality of Danzig as to who sapaaa
have these works. Thirty per esat O
tire shares of the international con-
pany has been taken by Cravens Con-.
pany, of England; 30 per cent by th'
Societe Batignolles, Of France, and tn' y,
remaining 40 per cent by group 3
Danzig and Warsaw banks. The osaia
consists of three Englishmen, thie'
Frenehmen, two Poles and two cifiSsa'
of Danzig.
The first business Of the new sos q,
pany will be the assembling OF ig
freight cars recently importeu Y
Poland from America.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

Inc standard of living in this
country is so different from that in
foreign countries that it is absolutely
unfair to compare American wages with
those OF foreign vessels.
"One of the most unfortunate lines
OF reasoning to-day is that by cutting
wages one obtains efficiency 1t matters
not in what capacity man is en-
ployed, If the wages for that rating
are higher than the wages for the same
ratings in other lines, then the most
efficient man viii be found for the
place.
Perhaps the reader may find in the
scale OF wages herewith presented suf-
hclent explanation as to why the ma
tiVe-born American does not adopt
the profession Of the sea.
Reducing Insurance
Much could be written about the
subject of insurance, all ciasses, but it
would not influence the prevailing opin-
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Plan Short Route From
Europe TO South America

A saving of eight days will be ef-
f.ected between Europe and South
America it the proposed Transmauri-
tanian Line is completed, according
to report to the Department of Com
merce frem Consul Robert r. Brad
ford, of Casablanca, Morocco.
II is proposed that this line form q
connection with the existing railroads
from Paris, which connect with Lon.
don, through France and Spain to
Aigeciras and Fangier. The route
woula begin at Tangier and stops
would be made at intermediate points
to Dakar, whore connections would he
made with fast steamers for Natal
Brazil. From there passengers would
be carried to all important cities of
South America
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Sullivan Points Out Possible
Economies on american Ships
Operating Expenses Can Be Equalized With Foreign
Competitors; Government Aid Necessary to OFF
set First Costs; Wages Below Levels Abroad

Considerable discussion has been
aroused by the statement Of Captain
Daniel A. J. Sullivan, before the So
ciety of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers at the Marine Show last
week, that American steamship lines
can equslize their operating costs with
their foreign competitors, but that a
subsidy is necessary to Offset higher
first costs, depreciation and insur-
ance
Captain Sullivan submitted figures,
obtained from ships papers, to show
that the wage scale on American ves-
sells at the moment is actually below
the British, Danish and Swedish 1t
was his opinion, however, that no effort
should be made to keep the wage cost
down to the foreign level, as the in
evltable result would be the employ
ment Of foreign seamen. He would
| have the pay scale sufficiently attrac-
tive to keep American citizens on the
sea as profession.
Similarly he pointed out that saw
ings can be made in subsistence stores
but here again he warned against a
niggardIy policy, which would have the
same results as an abnormally low
wage scale. His plea, in effect, was
one for the American standard of liv-
1t was the opinion of Captain Sulli-
van that, while the steamship COM
panies have just demand for assist
ance from the government, there arc
also many things which they can do
Tor themselves to bring about savings
particularly in fuel, cargo handling
and stores, which are three of the big
gest expenses in ship operation.
Reasons for a subsidy are outlined
by Captain Sullivan as follows:
FIRST, on account of the higher first
cost of the vessels built in the United
States.
Second, the American merchant ma
rine is the only important American
INDUSTRY not protected by tariff.
Third, to equalize the present unfair
paid to the merchant marine by other
nations in competition with the mer-
chant marine Of the United States.
Fourth, on account of protection to
other industries, the standard of liv-
ing OF its employees is raised to a
much higher level than the standard
in any other country, and it is unfair
to the scattering profession to force
them to standard of living which
would not be tolerated ashore.
Analysis of Costs
In answer to the many critics who
say that Americans cannot operate
ships successfully, Captain Sullivan re-
cited the history of the clipper days,
when vessels under the American far
traiied behind none.
Outlining the cost of operation on
American ships, data was presented on
three vessels in transatlantic trade,
reduced to an average of one voyage,
as follows: