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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-05-04

The morning train to Hudson now
leaves at 7:16.
Prices greatly reduced in all kinds
of tinwork. A. ". Lund Co.-adv.
Chicken Dinner every Sunday at
the Gladstone, Csc per plate.-adv.
Sugar Friday and Saturday, cent
pound. See Stewards ad. ON page z.
You can get good service in our tin
shop department A. w. Luad CO.
adv.
Mrs. Blanche Meyer and Miss Ag-
mes Goodell of Hammond were here
Tuesday as delegates at the Congre-
gational convention,
DR.. Chas. Hunter of this city, q
recent graduate of the Palmer School
of Chiropractic, Davenport, Ia, has
located in Ellsworth.
Yelmer Swenson, of Big Lake,
Mimi, is now employed as salesman
in the hardware department at the
A. w. Lund Co. establishment.
Mrs. A. P. Weld accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Laura, will leave
Saturday for Billings, Mont. to visit
at the home of her son, Atty. Lyman
Weld.
nj. M. Walters is paying IS cents
Mound for butter fat. / am buying
cream for an independent creamery
that does not belong to any ring. That
is why they pay more than other sta
tions.-ady.
Dr. F.. G.. Darragh, Osteopath, eX-
pects to have his office in the Sam
Hoffman building on N. Main street
omen the latter part of this week or
the first of next. In the meantime the
Doctor may be found at Hotel Glad
stone.
A dispatch from Chippewa Fails
rives the following information on
the outcome of litigation over the
Great Northern Hotel lottery held
there last Fourth: The hotel goes
hack to the original owners, the CHIP
pewa Falls Hotel Co.; the Elks Cluo
keeps the money obtained through the
lottery. and Peter Layman. who won
the hotel, gets nothing but the sack"
Mrs. Nettie Collins, who lives alone
at her home on the South Side, suffer-
ed a stroke of paralysis some time
Monday night. On "Wednesday AFTER
noon neighbors who had become
alarmed at not having seen her about
went to her home to inquire. Inc
house was locked up. Gaining en-
trance they found her helpless and IN
a very critical condition. She is still
seni-unconscious and unable to rec
ognize anyone or realize her predica-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Weydt and
son Charles left Wednesday by auto
for Dorchester, where they will visit
Mrs. Weydt's mother and other rela-
tives for few days. They ey1ect 10
leave there Monday for w BEND,
where they have had their Merry-Go-
Round stored during the winter They
will ship their swing to Oshkosh
where they expect to open the season
Nav Is, and will make week or more
stands in different cities and towns
until the county fair season opens
when they will play the fairs. They
have already signed for the Pierce
County Fair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-05-04
ENT-TEACHERS ASSN

The date of the Parent Teachers
Association has been changed to
Tuesday, May 16 on account of COM
mencement week. A farewell pa ty
is being planned.
, 1922-01-03

more, but lands that are not taxed will
have to be taxed. The tax system under
which we are now working was provided
hy a Commission in 1907, it doesn't meet
with American ideas of taxation. We
are asking this Council to pass this law
to meet &cal conditions.
3rd Member for Christiansted Town
r A.Je&Gnder) remarked: Mr.. Chairman.
only wish to make a suggestion on the
Ordinance cow before the House. 1t IS
of vital importance to all members OF the
aeommunity, to the Planter. the Mer-
Ahant, and any member of the cOmmuni-
ty who owns a house. Congress has Just
passed a new income tax law and an TX
cess profit tax law, and we are no TAX
ing this important law which provides
for the assessment, levy and collection
of taxes under consideration. We are
always ready to welcome any new system
introduced, but | find the rates stated by
Government too high. | do not know,
Mr.. Chairman, whether it is in order to
ask the Chairman Of the Municipal Com
mittee to give US some idea on the mat
ter. as the ordinance has been tefore the
Municipal Committee for s0me time. l
think it necessary that the Council ap-
point a committee to look into this mat
ter, and let that committee issue Subp0e-
mas to private citizens to appear before it
and hear their opinion before final action
is taken on the ordinance.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(CanegatG) remarked: Mr.. Chairman.
| will make a short statement Of what
happened on the matter. The Munici-
pal Committee in going over this draft
of ordinance found as its first difficulty
whether one or two percent would be a
fair rate. With that lin view, we drew
up a resolution and forward same to. Gov
erment to +N;~ % -
.na. d resolution be introduced in
, 1922-01-03

IT is hereby brought 10 public notice that
the Trademark shown below which
was registered in the United States
Patent Office, Washington, D. c., On
July 10, 1921, in the name Of Standard
Oil Company of New York, a corpora
ton organized and existing under the
laws of the State of New York, and
Trademark certificate No. 144, 944 is
sued therefor, has this date been re-
gisterod in the Office of the Govern
ment Secretary of the Virgin Islands
of the United States at St. Thomas, in ac-
cordance with the provisions in the regu-
lations governing the registration of
Patents and Trade marks in the Virgin
Islands, approved 30 June, 1920.
, 1922-01-03
S cen duly entered upon the Order Of

COpy VI lilS 1OSpOiI vi III AAA'H
sion appointed, in accordance with
resolution passed by the Colonial
Council, to mediate between employ
ers and employees.
The Chairman remarked: This report
is too long to read to the Council; it will be
placed on the table today and afterWard"
any member may see it by applying
the Assistant to the Council at the Of-oe.
1t is a very important matt" quite
interesting. ~
End Member for Christiansted own
(CanegGta) moved hat the Tort be
printed and circulated to Members of the
Council.
The Chairman remarked: From an
economical view point | would prefer not
to nave it printed. Members can have
access to it by applying to the Assistant
at the Council Office.
End Member for ;nris iansted Town
(C0n8gGta) in reply to the Chairman
said, pnis is a matter Wnich concerns
the Couacii; Members of the Committee
sat up until dark working upon il. feel
it should be printed AMI circulated.
Finally it was put to the vote and car
ried hat the Report BE- prinGed and circu-
lated to Members.
The Chairman then took up item 2
of the Order Of the Dav and remarked:
According to Par. II Of the By Laws
for the Municipal CO n nittee the Chair
man has forwarded a report for Septem-
Der qu 4rter for inspection of Members
of the Council. | will now lay a copy be-
fore you, and for ""~ week after it will
in the Cour Uldce for inspection
day from 9 a. N. to IL and % 5 o'clock
D. m.
Itepe +.
lonial Council Bill No. IL.
introduction Of and LIST discussion
on Colonial Council Bill No. II, Draft
of an ordinance, introduced by Gov
eminent providing for the assess
ment, levy and collection of taxes
upon real and personal property.
Government Secretary (Gafney) in in
PRODUCING the Ordinance said, Mr..
Chairman. In introducing this Draft of
Ordinance providing for the assessment.
levy and collection of taxes upon real and
personal property, we feel that the time
is at hand that we should have a proper
American system of taxation in this is
land. In in reducing this particular law
we realize mat 1t is noe D~arfec+; i; does
not confirm to all local conditions; that is
why it is placed before the Council. 1t is
now working in the neighboring islands
and giving excellent results. 1t is true
it ook a long time to put the system into
effect in St, Thomas, but the people
, 1922-01-03

The Mystery arrived late Saturday
night at. Frederiksted the mail for Chris
tiansted consisting of 1O2 bags, bow
ETC., reaching this town in two To-
a. m. and 10 a. m. New Year.
, 1922-01-03

4na, d resolution be introduced in
the Council that a commission be APP
pointed consisting of two members
elected by the Council and one by
the Governor to appraise all real and
personal property in the island"
The proposal did not meet with the ap-
prevail of the Government, consequently
the Municipal Committee felt that it was
unable to decide. In oar next meeting
it came up that this matter should be
discussed by a larger number of Nom
bers of the Council than constitutes the
members of the Municipal Committee,
and that it be sent to a committee
of the whole house. The Municipal Com
mittee then recommend that the matter
be introduced in the Council to go to a
Committee of the whole house.
, 1922-01-03

loniaI Council Bill No. IL.
introduction Of and LIST discussion
on Colonial Council Bill No. II, Draft
of an ordinance, introduced by Gov
eminent providing for the assess
ment, levy and collection of taxes
upon real and personal property.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Aid White Plains Schools
Committee Of 100 Seeks Data
on Educational Needs

Mrs. Arthur L. Livcrniore. Of Yonk-
ers- presided yesterday at the annual
meeting Of the Committee Of 100 at the
courthouse in White Plains TO con-
sider methods for improving ;he cdu
cational system Of The county.
Committees which were appointed at
an educational conference held
November 4, 1921, made their reports
and it was decided to appoint more
committees. Committees we're ap-
pointed to report on rural school voca-
tional needs. farm schools better or
sanization in elementary schools and
high schools. high school education and
junior, college and health education.
Among delegates who attended the
meeting were George A. Hall, Ambrose
T. McCabe, Walter II. Gilpatrck, Miss
May Cole. Mrs. Edwin latham, Mrs.
Homer foote, Mrs. Fred Hawley. Mrs.
William D. Cameron. Mrs. Charles
Gregory, Mrs. Willard Winslow Mrs.
Grace b. Purdy. Mrs. Charles s. Porter.
Mrs. K. ?. Brewer. Mrs. f. l.. Wurzburg,
Mrs. Francis J. Waters and Mrs. Clin-
ton T. TavlOr
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Bar Conference
Votes to Raise
Its Standards
Will Strive to Have All
Future Members Spend
Two Years in College in
Addition to Law Work
Root Scores Shysters
Declares Conditions Enable
Crooks and Blackmailcrs
TO Serve as ATTORNEYS

WASHINGTON, Feb %. Tic ma
:ionsl conference of bar associations AT
is closing session to-day adopted prac~
ticaliy unanimously tho recommends
.ion Of the American Bar Association
hat future members Of The bar be re
CURED 10 have AT least two years col
'ege education in addition 20 their req
ular law school work. The action Of
;he conference was on resolution
which. 1T had been explained. would
place the associations under the moral
obligation Of striving to havy this odu-
cs.ional standard set up IN their states
and unIvcrs tiles.
The vote was taken in tho midst Of
sr ovation to Elihu Root, who had lust
(ohciuoed q stirring appeal to the rep
Tesentatlves Of the more than $50 assoc
cations present not to permit the oil
lustrious examples of the successes Of
ne past to block tho publication Of
the American bar of the future
Root Answers Speakers
Mr. Root took the floor after dele
gates from several states had voiced
oisapproval of 'unjustifablc methods
10 drive poor but deserving applicants
rom the legal ranks and after former
senator honas, Of Colorado. had con
GUIDED a donunciatory address on What
h termed ''sn uncalled for movement
i ms appeal Mr. Root pictured con
dltions which he declared enabled
crooks and blackmailcrs to practice
frsud Under the protection of
single and to call themsolv LAWYERS
hy reason Of "dcplorablo conditions
which should bc corrected without de-
a.. While tho demonstration WAS at
IS heiEht when lie had concluded.
duiius itcnry Cohen. OF New York.
moved tho adoption of tho resolution
and the motion was carried on a rising
vote
The delegates late to-day were re-
ceived st the White House bv presj-
dent and Mrs. Harding and to-njoht
attended banquet at which addresses
were delivered by ). A. Severance.
president of the American Bar Associa-
non; Attorney General paughertv:
senator George " Pepper. Of Pennsvi-
van'a' and William L. Frierson. forme,
solicitor General of the United States.
Approved by Daugherty
The principal topic centered around
legal education and all Of the speakers
EXPIRE approval Of any effort that
Mlsnt tend to enhance the standards Of
me bar. especially the Attorney Cen
eral. Who declared that the ambition
o. the Department of Justice "is to be
ep5vl IN installing a judiciary which
.'ali be credit TO America and Amer
Nan m stitutions and to the profession
Olgalch We are all proud to belong"
ne morning session OF the confer
efs was opened by William G. McAdoo
q New York, who, while approving
ne 1ovement for better legal educa,
le'a- standards and the two-year col
reg provision of the Bar Associations
recommendation, explained that "un-
= .'unatoiy was unable myself to
.hloy a college education."
VI Dee. Of New York. and Josiah
''aiFei. Of Delaware. expressed oppo-
ioA. and W II. Ellis. of Florida. intr@-
iseed resolution, which was defeated.
'lorIding that the respective state bar
associations be empowered to establish
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25

sho said. told mo that my husband
was gong with other women
she decided. she snid. to have him
watched. On October i2, 1921, she
snid, friend. Miss Helen Plechner, of
'5 Park Avenue, New York, tclephoned
hcr that she had seen Bowman enter
a hotcl with another woman. sign the
register "a. D. Bowman and Wife and
go up IN the elevator with the woman.
Miss Plochner testified along the same
lines. and added that she saw the
register.
When Mrs. Bowman got to the hotel
she said an opportunity to see the
register was denied her. The next day.
she declared, she called up the hotel
and asked to speak to Mr.. Bowman.
and was told he was not there; that he
and his wife had left.
The special masters reason for dis
missing the petition was that it had
not been proved that Bowman had
been guilty Of misconduct. The peti-
tioncr. being resident Of New York,
hH said, could have brought suit here
end could have subpnnacd tho regis
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Wife Fails TO End
Secret Marriage
I'm Divorce Action
Unable 10 Prove Arthur ID.
Bowman, Princeton Stu
dent, Was Guilty of Mis-
conduct in Il Hotel Here

secret courtshir, secret wedding
and a secret olvorcc action are thc
record OF two years happenings in tho
'',o OF princeton University junior
VINO thought his wedding Il prank, ac-
cordIng to his wife. The student is
Arthur Donald bowman, twcntv-throc
Ntnrs Old, of New Haven, Conn. His
WHO. who WIS Beatricc lncz Greene. of
West Eighty-third Street, New York,
is twenty four.
NY husband was just college bow
ana ne seemed to consider our mar
rlagc as prank or joke and it did
not rest seriously on him. Mrs. Bow
man told Special Master Richard
Stockcton. of Newark. yesterday. Tho
report OF the special master recon-
mended the dismissal OF the petition.
but Samuel Kalisch jr has filed an
exception in behalf Of Mrs Bowman.
In her testimony Mrs. Bowman de
clarcd that their marriage had been a
secret and so far as she know was not
known TO her husbands parents. Then.
marriage took place in Princeton.
January II, 1920. the Rev. Or. Svlvcs.
ter W. Beach, or the Presbyterian
Church, performing the ceremony. The
only witness was Uric Dahlgren ir
also student.
After that, Mrs. Bowman testified.
She saw little Of her husband. his
visits being confined principally to
week kend trips to New Haven. Later.
She said, she came 10 New York and
obtained work in trus. comnrnT.
here Her husband never provided her
with any money or home she de-
clared. Friends who knew us both. :,
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Brooklyn Chamber
Opposes Official
Referee System
Calls Ii a Substitute for
Pensions and of Little
Value to Judiciary; Ap-
proves Convention of 80

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
IN report made public yesterday on
'he proposed amendments to the in
dietary article in the state constjtu-
Non' expresses its opposition TO the
the continuation Of the official referee
system
The draft. by rather involved nro-
vision tho report says. an effect sub
s'antlally pcrpctuatcs the present term
OF eN-judges heretofore appointed as
official referees. We oppose these nro-
visions. The official referee systcn, as
at present administered. is but . s,h
st'tutc for pensions and is of comnara-
''Veiy little value to the judiciary svs-
tenn of the state with APPROVAL of j.,
dlclary pensions, particularlv ubo,o
salaries arc but moderate. but thoso
should be awarded directly and not k,.
indirection." '''" ''o' pv
me report approves the recommends
Won oi che Convention of Thirty. an
pointeo last year, for abolishinr thc
ouu"Iy courts of Kings. Bronx. Queens
";.u " n'cnmond counties and transfer
r,ng 'helr criminal jurisdiction n 40
Court of General Sessions and tho;e VHe
clV1i jurisdiction to the CITY Cnu,t
noth OF which exist now only in Vcv,
IN our judgment the consolidation
OF these courts should 20 furtbcy w. tG,,
report continues, land the pronosnd
Sourt OF General Sessions and tbo 'C;;t Ci,,
Sourt should be united in one court
hApencnce has demonstrated tbat :, a.
Iargc court with divers powers ''f,' f,',.r' :"
''ors ms better than different courts
ne report approve most Of tho roo
o,"'1 on "'71e,ndatlons re, made y the Convcntion
Sora. Sc 'n'r'y, y, and is signed by formcr
,lua'u; Fduard :, 1nnries ar. II. Fuller, chairman:
old j. Baily George A. Arkwr;rl'' 3'-'',' ~ ms 1ar
pert L.; Carpenter. Alexander No''o..
noI2' George d. Friou. Thon.s '''', y
re'efs' re |. n. SicvNright and Edward r
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Jurist Is Sw au,pcd
In Mob Wailingfor
Glimpse of Mary
Judge Hand Has Strenuous
Encounter With Pickford
Fans and ) Deputies Are
Necessary to Rescue Him

Up to yesterday noon Judge Learned
Hand, Of the United States District
Court, enjoyed tho almost UNIQUE dis
t'nction Of having been in the Federal
Building regularly for the last four
days without paying any attention to
the presence Of Mary Pickford, who is
defendant in a suit for $l0S 900, which
's on trial III the courtroom adjoining
Judge Hands BY 1905, however,
thero was no one in the building who
had better reason than he to know that
a celebrity had spent the morning in
his vicinity. He had just been rescued
by ilvc deputy marshals from the crowd
OF Mary Pickford fans which had as
Semblcd IN the corridors outside on
the chance Of seeing the actress as she
went out TO lunch
As matter of fact, Mary never did
go out to lunch. but had a meal sent
IN from Broadway caterers. But the
crowd which saw hcr leave the court
room by side door leading to Judge
MACK chambers. in which the food
WAS waiting, became convinced that she
was attempting a getaway through the
room in which Judge Hand was hold
~ wy /, ne resulting tumult LETT
ilttlc doubt as to the futilty Of such
rusc, had it been attempted.
Early in the afternoon the case for
the plaintiff, Mrs. Cora {. Wilkcnning.
was completed with the testimony Of
Geraid Bacon, play broker. to the effect
mat ~ per cent was a reasonable com
mission Tor an agent arranging the
atrlcal contract. The suit involves a
81 '623,o2o agreement between Miss
Pic<forll and Adolph zukor. which the
plaintiff claims to have engineered in
1916. motion made by the defense
to dismiss the suit for lack Of evj
dencc was denied and the rest of the
day was consumed by preliminary ar
gument for Miss Pickford The trial
Wlll be rcsumcd TuesdaN rnrninn
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Amherst Dramatic Club
Gives Two PLAYS Here

Amherst College Masquers, the
amherst dramatic society, presented
Two plays at the Hotel Commodore last
nlght, first, "The Rising of the Moon. "
an Irish patriotic offering by Lady
Gregory, and later the piece dc re-
s,stance. an English version of
fierre Pateln" said to be the oldest
French farce extant.
me presentations We're witnessed by
large audience and were literally
applauded. The gathering took place
under the auspices of the Amherst As
sociation of New York. The story Of
pierre Patelin" is irresstibly comic
and Its Interpretation by the Amherst
company was praiseworthy
Following the dramatic part of the
program a dance was held, in which
zoo couples participated. Among the
patroncsses were Mrs. Frederick Gill
lette, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Mrs. Morti-
mcr l.. Schif, Mrs. Charles s. Whit
man and Mrs. Alexander Micklcjohn.
wife Of the president of Amherst Col
leCc
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25

opera Company led the audience il
S,rhglng THE S;ar-Spaneled Banner
N',lrld Pellet'cr played the piano.
rach OF those who subscribed to the
lund at yesterdays meeting viii re
o''Ve founders certifcatc inscribed
" Wv" inc SIGNATURES Of Franklin d
hooscVcIt, former Assistant Sccrctar,
OF the Navy Frank l.. Polk. former "a.
Slstant Secretary of State: John w
paws, former Ambassador to England;
'leveland II. Dodge and Colonel Ed.
ward II. House
Among those who acted as ushcrs at
,he meeting we're: Mrs. Peter Sexton
Mrs William Rand, Miss Amcy Aldrich
MRS. Charles L. Tiffany, Mrs. J. Ram
s'y "cGsc' MISS Nancy Cook, Mrs. Dan
lol O'Day, Miss Elizabeth Babcock
Miss Ethel Stcbbins. Miss Violet Le-
roy, MIS- Hugo llayman Mrs. Frederick
Greene and Nh. Robert Wilson.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Decision Reserved in Case
OF Justices Pistol Permits

Decision was reserved Yesterday In
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn on
the question of whether justices Of
the court in the city have the power
to issue pistol permits
The question was brought before
the court in habeas corpus proceedings
for the release of Frank Uale. an un-
dertaker. Mr.. Uale was arrested for
violation of the Sullivan law and held,
despite his production Of a pistol per-
nit issued by Jusice Strong, Of the
Supreme Court. The District Attorney
asserted that within the city limits
only the Police Commi issioner had au-
thoritX 70 issue pistol permits.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
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The big thing is to get Kelloees
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them up and also free your breath
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New-York tribune., 1922-02-25
Bishop Manning Consecratcs
~. .SincOn's Episcopal Churcl,

81. Simcon's Church. at Tooth Street.
cast of the Grand Concourse, was con
secrated yesterday morning by Bishop
William e. Manning More than fiftv
clergYnscn Of the diocese were present
and filed in long procession around
tie church. Holy communion was celc-
bratcd, and the regular conservation
services were conducted by Bishop
Manning, who urged support of the new
church. An address was delivered by
the Rev Ralph J. Walker, rector of the
church st. Simcon's is new cdifice
of Gothic architecture.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-25

'heir l own regulations and qusiincations
Tor admission to the bar.
ermer Attorney General Wicker
mann spoke IN favor of the movement
to improve conditions OF tho leoal ,,ra
tcssiou. and cited numerous cSar,rlo
or inexcusahle conditionsr which no
SAID. were brought about through lax-
ltq OF training on the part of those ad -
m'tted to the bar. Frank II. Sommer
and James Byrnc, of New York. and
lnomas Peterson, of Pennsylvania'
aIso spoke III favor of the college cdu-
cational requirements