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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-12
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RESOLUTION
Whereas the electors OF the City OF
River Falls did at a special election
held on the 31st day of May, 1922. vote
to authorize the Common Council to
issue $8,000.00 bonds TO construct a
bridge across the South Fork on
South Main street in the City of Riv-
er Falls, and whereas the lowest bid
for constructing said bridge exclusive
of approaches was $4,000. Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Common Council
of the City of River Falls:
That the City of River Falls do is
sue it's negotiable Corporate Bonds
for the sum of twelve thousand in
addition to the amount already
authorized, for the purpose of con-
structing a bridge across the South
Fork of the Kinnickinnic river on
South Main street, in said city, and
the approaches thereto; such bonds to
be issued in denominations of five
hundred dollars each, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent per an
| mum, payable semi-annually at the
office of the City Treasurer on the 1st
day of February and August OF, each
year; such bonds to bear date Febru-
airy, 1st, 1923, and to be known and
designated as "Second City Bridge
| Bonds" and have attached thereto
interest coupons, such bonds to be
numbered from one to twenty-four
and become due and payable as fol-
| lows:
Bonds No. one to two inclusive Feb
list, 1924.
Bonds No. three to four inclusive
Feb. LIST, 1926.
Bonds No. FIVE to six inclusive Feb
LIST, 1926.
Bonds No. seven to eight inclusive
Feb. 1st, 1927.
Bonds No. nine to ten inclusive
Feb. 1st, 1923.
Bonds No. eleven to twelve inclu-
sive Feb. 1st, 1929.
| Bonds No. thirteen to fourteen in
elusive Feb. 1st 1880.
Bonds No. fifteen to> sixteen inclu.
sive Feb 1st, 1881.
Bonds No. seventeen to eighteen
inclusive Feb. LIST, 1882.
Bonds No. ninteen to twenty inclu-
sive Feb. 1st, 1888.
+ Bonds No. twenty-one to twenty
two inclusive Feb. 1st, 1884.
Bonds No. twenty-three to twenty
four inclusive Feb. Ist, 1885.
That the aggregate amount of all
! the bonded indebtness OF said City
including 100000 authorized fol
brige purposes, is $54,0Qo.o0
The value of all taxable property il
the City Of River Falls according t
aach Of the last five preceding valu-
ations are as follows:
For the year 1922 S2,610,670.O,
| Cor the vear 1921 S2,547,54O.0C
For the year 1920 So, 465, $500
For the year 1919 S2,000,4 40.0(
For the wear 1918 S1,917, 106.OC
That the average Of said fveSyear.
valuation is S2,30s, 1880.
Such bonds shall show on then
face the amount of the indebtness @
the City of River Falls and th'
amount of Assessment of the taxable
property therein for each of the fiv'
years next preceding the date of thei
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-12

signatures of the ballot clerks on the
outside may be seen. Then the voter
should pass out of the booth or COM
partment, give his name to the in
spector in charge of the ballot box,
hand him the ballot to be placed in
the box, and pass out of the voting
place.
A voter who declares to the presid-
ing officer that he is unable to read,
or that by reason of physical disabil-
ity he is unable to mark his ballot,
can have assistance of one or two ell
ection officers in marking same, to be
chosen by the voter; and if he is to-
tally blind, he may be assisted by any
person chosen by him from among
the legal voters of the county. The
presiding officer may administer an
oath in his discretion, as to such per-
sons. disability.
The following is facsimile of the
official ballot:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-12

That the average o. said nVeS years
valuation is S2,90S,315.00
Such bonds shall show on their
face the amount of the indebtness Of
the City of River Falls and the
amount of assessment of the taxable
property therein for each of the five
years next preceding the date of their
Evening star., 1922-11-13
DR.. WILEY TO SPEAK
At CITY CLUB LUNCHEON
Ex.Gov. Goodridge May Be
Speaker at Next Weeks
Affair.

Dr.. Harvey W. wiley will address
the City Clubs weekly forum lunch.
con tomorrow on Health ana Ef-
hoiency." II was announced today by
Claude ". Owen. chairman Of the
clubs forum committee. The commit
tee 10 expecting to complete arrange
ments this week for an address on
the following Tuesday BY former Gov.
James P. Goodridss Of Indiana, who
has just returned from an extensive
investigation OF conditions in Europe
and Russia for President Harding.
The address will begin ct ! PM,
the wiz station Of Wh!te 4 boyer.
Tomorrow evening the club will give
the nrst Of series Of free movie
niHhts' for the members and their
families. including children. A CONF
plets program, including charlss Ray.
a sx,:sc sssinsa!s Scrap 9vn.2e. Iron;
comedy. and { striking educational
picture, when the Normandy Fishing
Fleet Comes fn." will be offered.
The house and entertainment com.
mittets, which have charge Of these
nights, plan to offer these programs
:. t.ies ). nSntsSly .:s,aS Z, selecting Aims Of
perfectly safe In bringing their chill.
drefl. The second program will Be
given On Tuesday, November 2S. :
The entertainment and athletic com.
mitteAs. headed by Roy L. NeuhausSs
Z, ana cear':s ear g. + c,nS. Gi.gstt @ are busy "a
this season. which will be held 4
week from tonight. A big program of
athletic and vaudeville events is being
arranged.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
AUTO HITS LAMPP0ST
IN CRASH; TWO INJURED
Unidentified Driver Of Car That
Causes Collision on Wrong
Side Of Street.

The unidentified driver Of an auto.
mobile on the wrong side OF 10th
street near R last night ran into .
car operated by Miss Helen Burkart
Of 2o21., LIST street northwest and
knocked 1t against a gas lamppost
Isaac ". Burkart. sixty.two years.
father Of the girl. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Burkart, his wife. suffered body cuts
and bruises. They were treated by
Or. John H. Metzerott and went home.
refusing hospital treatment. The
wheels and eteering apparatus OF the
Burkart machine were damaged In
the collision.
Father and Children Hurt.
Frank Jollifrs and his two children
Of 1915 East Capitol street were In
jured yesterday when his automoo bile
colltded with one operated by John
W. Hatton Of Anaoostia. at 10th street
and Massachusetts, avenue northwest.
Jolliffe suffered slight bruises; his
son. Frank V. Jolliffe. two and one.
half years old, was cut about the face
and arms, and his six-year-old daugh-
ter, Sarah Catherine Jolliffe, was
treated for a broken arm in Emer.
gency Hospital.
Riggs ]. Picking Of 1861 Irving
street, was injured slightly about the
body when his motor cycle collidsd
yesterday with an automobile opsr.
ated by Thomas Morrow Of 354l .
street, at 18th street and Columbia
road. He was given first aid treat
ment in Garfield Hospital.
Two Hurt in Bus Crash.
Two unidentified colored persons
were injured slightly when an auto.
mobile operated by A. c. Green, coll
ored. of 325 Missouri avenue, hit .
Rapid Transit bus late last night At
18th and L streets northwest. The
injured, a man and woman, were
treated at Emergency Hospital for
cuts and bruises.
George r. Moberly. IS. OF the Car.
lisle Courts, 1401 Columbia road. wa
knocked down last night by an au.
tomobile in front Of 334 New Jersey
avenue northwest. suffering q cut
over the right eye and other minor
injuries. Moberly was. entering an
automobile. when the steering wheel
Of machine owned by James McCar-
thy of 400 East Capitol street loosen
ed and caused the driver to lose con.
troll. the accident resulting.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
MRS. VAN WINKLE PLANS
TRIP THROUGH EUROPE

Mrs Nina Van Wrinkle 10 planning
a trip to Europe. whore she will visit
the British Isles and the continent
for research work into the methods
Of policing various countries, al
though final arrangements for the
trip have not yet been made.
She made this announcement today
in reply to questions OF newspaper
men. She said that she had received
permission and authorization Of Maj.
Daniel Sullivan, superintendent Of
police, for the trip, but that the
women's bureau Of the Police De-
partment, Of which she is the head,
recently has been 20 handicapped by
q shortage Of help that she did not
yet know dsnnitsly whether 1t would
30 possible for her to set away.
Mrs Van Wrinkle recently received
a cablegram from Lady Nancy Astor,
inviting her to address women of the
British isles on police work as it is
done by women In the United States.
This will be one Of the main purposes
Of the trip. she said, although equally
important will be her visit to the
continent to inspect the various po-
lice systenne at work.
In the possible itinerary are includ-
ed visits to Amsterdam. to Germany,
70 Austria, to Rome ana 70 pari2
6ha expects 70 make her hnal ,deeiaaon
lH th4 tm1nAdt&Sa future !.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
K|TCH|N HAS HOPES
OF BEING SPEAKER
Minority Leader Believes
Democrats Can Organize
Next House.

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. November ia
Possibility that the democrats might
finally be able to organize the sixty
eight congress at its regular session.
with him as speaker. providing Presi-
dent Harding did not call q special
session after next March I, was ex-
pressed today in statement from
CLAUDE Kttchin. representative from,
the second North Carolina district.
and minority leader.
Mr.. Kitchin. who telegraphed the
statement from his home at Scotland
Neck in response to a query as to
previous communications attributed
to him said:
says He Wns Misquoted.
said In spite of apparent republican
to organise House. and II no extra
session is called after March 4, 1923.
as the President has indicated. was
quite hopeful we would be able to
organize 1t. That in answer to 4 ques.
ton WHO would then be Speaker !
doubt that would be the Speaker"
Sees G. o. p. Aid.
Shortly after election day Mr.
Kitchin had been quoted along the
same lines and it was explained that
he believed the democrats would gain
enough aid from certain republican
and other elements In the House to
organize it.
Nj. Kitchin. who has been i'll 1T his
in press dispatches as rapidly regain.
ing his strength and was expected to
return to Washington for the special
session Of the Sixty seventh Congress.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
BELIEVE LUNAT|C
IN POISON PLOT
Doctored Candy Sent to
Scotland Yard Chief May
Have Come From Insane.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 13.-All night
long master detectives from Scotland
Yard secured London for the psrpstra-
tors OF the outrage upon their chief.
ously Ill today from malicious admin
istration Of poison. SO far no arrests
have been reported. Sir William is not
yet out OF danger. but hopes for his
recovery are entertained because of his
vitality. Scotland Yard officials an
nouncsd definitely this morning that
the attempt to assassinate Norwood
sent through the mail. These officials
said they believed this had been but
one step in conspiracy to kill many
people Of prominence. Accordingly.
the police have issued q warning to
all persons Of note not to eat anything
sent to them by post.
Sir William had fairly good night,
but II was officially stated that he still
IL seriously i'll. and his Scotland Yard
Neoroinates continue to maintain the
g1eatSst secrecy regarding the AFFAIR.
Second Attempt.
A Scotland Yard official is quoted as
saying 1t was the second attempt to
poason the chief by mailed chocolates,
laad Yard fortnight ago. It was ad-
dressed to Sir William and was opened
By an assistant commissioner. who.
Suspicious because of the packets
anonymity and the stale appearance OF
tia chocolates. handed 1t over to the
dstective department to trace its
origin, Inquiries apparently were
without result, and Sir William BEEN
fnI1y was not informed.
Gen. Sir Wyndham Childs. director
d criminal investigation. stated this
morning he felt sure the poison lin
tha chocolates was arsenic.
Fiad Chocolates Fixed.
It was recalled among those in
terested in the solution Of the mys-
tsfy that Sir William was perhaps
the man most instrumental in bring
Ing to the gallows the assassins Of
Wilson. and that this would undoubt-
edly cause feeling Of bitterness to-
ward him among the assassins'
friends.
some Scotland Yard on,cials be-
0eve the outrage was committed by a
lunatic.
Sir William is said to have eaten
the chocolates despite a cauticnary
remark from his secretary, as he
believed they were sent by friend.
Examination Of the remaining choco-
latss showed a small square mark
q the bottom of each, revealing the
fast that they had been opened, the
poison inserted and the squares re-
placed.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
D, c. RESIDENTS BUY
$16,0DD ORCHARD
550-Acre Tract Acquired
Near Cumberland, With
$4,000 Apple Trees.
Special Dispa tch. to The Star.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. November 10.
One OF the largest transactions in
orchard property in the Potomac
valley territory has Just been con-
cluded in the sale of the Knobley
mountains orchards OF $50 acres, the
largest In Mineral county. ". Va,
Ave miles south Of Keyser. to DR.. e.
p. Mertz, William A. Hill and George
Minetree, all of Washington. D. C.
The consideration is s105,000. The
property lies along the Old Twin
srty. Several years ago the railroad
was abandoned and scrapped.
$4,000 Apple Trees.
all bearing. and 1000 peach trees.
The oldest apple trees run from four.
teen to sixteen years.
The Knobley Mountains Orchard
Company recently had several Offers
for the property, and at meeting OF
the stockholders the offer of the
three Washington men was accepted.
The deal was negotiated by County
Clerk Thaddeus T. Huffman. former
postmaster of Keyser, who Is secre-
tary of the company.
To Make improvements.
The new owners expect to improve
and cultivate the property and add
many improvements. One of their
first acts was the appointment OF c.
R. Miller. recognized as one OF the
best orchardists in this territory, as
manager. Mr.. Miller has been farm
manager Of Potomac State School.
Ksyser. which position he has re-
signed. ...
The Knobley Mountains orchards
are noted for the wonderful expanso
Of scenery they command.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
Says Church Bar,
On Merryn1aking
Is BloW to Faith
~ the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. November 49,
Hostility Of churches and parents
to the play spirit is alternating
young folk from the rural church
and home and creating bitter op-
position or indifference to many Of
the most sacred American institu-
tions, Prof. John F. Smith of Berea
College. Kentucky, said in an address
before the American Country Life
Association
People of the open country" he
declared. need instruction In the
art Of providing abundant, whole
some recreation for themselves
and their children. The place
where the first step is taken by
those who prove to be great lead.
ers in social and economic move
ments is on the Fairgrounds"
Condemning the "sunup to sun
down" workday in the rural Sec
tions, Prof. Smith suggested that
the association should launch a
campaign for shorter working
hours, play craft and community
spirit in the country.
"A study Of the habits Of people
Of the country. he said, showed
widespread opposition to eroup
gatherings whose chief purpose
was funmaking and recreation.
Thousands Of persons. he added,
contend that one cannot be q good
Christian and attend meetinEs Of
merrymaking.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
ENGLISH PEOPLES
HOPE OF WORLD
Ambassador Geddes Praises,
Relations Between Two
Great Nations.
By the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCIATED treee
PHILADELPHIA, November 13.-Re-
lations have never been better between
the two great Engltsh-speaking nations
Of the world, Sir Auckland Geddes. Brit
ish ambassador. Saturday night declared
In addressing the English speaking
Union on 1.-THE English speaking peo-
pies are the hope Of the world
The greatest thing which Britain has
received from the war. said the ambassa-
dor has been the humanizatiOn OF the
state. The people have always been as
kindly. individually. he said, but it was
only out of the horrors of the blood
and mud and beastliness. which those
the kindliness of the individual was
able to become the expression Of the
state itself.
cit would be impertinent for me to
speak In detail of other countries as
have spoken of my own" Sir Aucf-
land said, but these moral gains
which have come to the British state
as such have not come to her alone.
Other nations, each in its own de-
gree. have experienced the same
thing. The whole-hearted throwing
Of yourselves in the war that was
one of the important events that
worked for the humanizing of ma
tions."
Humanixina OF Nations.
Turning to the prevention of wars,
he said: mot only must We get the
nations democratized, We must get
them humanized: and out OF the war
there already has come . great hu'
maniZation.
John Bull-the symbol Of British
public opinions always glad to
meet all his friends In council. but
there is none he is gladder to see
Brittania talking things over with
than your Columbia"
Roland s. Morris. former American
ambassador to Japan. who introduced
the speaker. told the calm with which
the news Of the armistice was re.
ceived in Tokia and said that in the
enthusiasm of reconstruction the
west must cultivate something af the
calm and confidence OF the orient to
carry it through the bitterness ct
early disappointments.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY
TO GIVE PLAY HERE
Antony and Cleopatra" Will BE
Presented at National ~ -
Museum.

Presentation Of Antony and Cleo
patra," by the Shakespeare Society in
the auditorium Of the New National
Museum. Tuesday night, November 81
was announced today. Admission will
be by card. ana those interested may
make inquiry OF DR.. &. v. Wilcox OF
southbrook Courts. president OF the
society.
Antony and Cleopatra" 10 Q rarely
presented play. as In Its entirety il
Is a pageant Of foPty.two scenes and
could be presented, ~ written. only
on the Eli.absthan stage and in the
manner Of that ttme-in continuous
action.
The condensed version. however. l,
to Be used by the society in its pro.
duction OF the play. 1t was made
by Mabel Owens Wilcox. director OF
the dramatic department., and consists
Of mine scenes. only three OF which are
cut These scenes give the heart OF
the tragedy in connected story
omittinS all Roman and battle scenes
They are. three from act I. two from
act II. one from act III. two from aci
~ and one from act v.
:, The staging Of the socisty's pro.
duction 10 entirely original, ana IL
directed by Waiter W. Beck, who wal
Ben drsst's leading man. and also
stage manager or dramatic director In
other companies.
Evening star., 1922-11-13

tracted in Rome . fortnight ago.
reached such a stage that after the
address, her phySician Immediately
ordered her 70 bed and prohibited her
from receiving visitors. The phy-
ste,an said later that her illness was
not serious.
Mrs. Catt,s Address.
Addressing her audience in the
reichstag today in English. Mrs. Gait
said of the results Of the war and
the delay in the settlements connect
ed with It:
quite the same romantic faith in men.
Men Of the world have made 20 much
Of a mess Of things that no one yet
After ali the fruitisss eonfesences
the war, Mrs. Gait continued. women
were getting tired Of waiting and
believed themselves able now to take
hold, OF some one thing and Do Il
right. Inquiries she had made during
women would like to take in hand
had brought forth considerable senti-
ment in favor Of having the women
Of the world get behind the coal queS.
tion and carry on such propakanda
that there would be enough coal for
everybody.
Greatest Thines Out Of War.
Democracy and the emancipation Of
woman Mrs. Gait cited as the great
est things that had come out Of the
war. She urged the German women
to keep up their faith and act unitedly
for their country.
Mrs. Gait was received by ChAncSI.
Tor Wirth Saturday afternoon, ana
in the evening was rendered . recsp.
tion by the woman's league.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
.ASSA|LS CORRUPT
PRAC1|CESLAW
West virginian to Attack
ConstitutionaIity of Act
Limiting Expenses.
sp<eia! D.spsteh 10 The star.


HUNTINGTON. W. Va, November
&c. Fred Edwards. millionaire
manufacturer Of this city. announced
I, today he would attack the constitu-
tionaltty OF the corrupt practices act
as the result OF Judge l.. E. Mathews
sentencing him to be disfranchised
for three years and fnIng him $1,000
In common pleas court
Edwards had Deen indicted on two
/. counts. One charged him with cA-
pending In Cabell county s37.50o dur
Ing his unsuccessful campaign for
the republican nomination for United
States senator. while the corrupt
practices act allows only an expendi-
count charged Edwards with d!!ng
his expense account with the Secre-
tary Of State after tho legal time
limit.
Offers No ApoloSy.
Edwards threw himself on the
mercy OF the court. while not admit
ting any guilt When asked II he
had anything to say before Judgment
was imposed. he declared he had no
II was given to understand by At
torney General Daugherty in Wash
ington," he said, that the Ntwberry
case had settled the corrupt prac-
tees act and that I had nothing to
fear 80 long as my expenditures were
not Of corrupt nature. ! expended
more money than the state seems 10
have permitted and do not deny 1t.
have no apologies to make and 1
win accept any verdict that the court
Edwards added he had no desire to
serve jail sentence. and In the
he could have "jursisd his expense
account like the others did" but re-
fused to take such q course. Ed
wards declared he had been the vic
tim Of "duplicity" in several sections
that Edwards spent $4,000 on his
campaign.
Edwards attorney, John g. Marcum,
asked the court to allow him to with
draw the plea on the Indictment, which
was done. Formal notice Of appeal TO
followed by the declaration that an at.
tack would be made on the validity Of
the corrupt practices act.
SatIsfactoFily Accounted For.
In the course Of his opening state
nnent Attorney Marcum declared that
the $S7.500 expended in Edwards be-
half In Cabsll county had been salts
factortly accounted for by James A.
Hughes. Edwards campaign manager.
who received $500 Of II, and by Ira
J. Harshbarger. former mayor Of Hunt
county. who received $4,000. The
money was used in defraying publicity
in state newspapers. train fares. once
rent and general publicity, and there
was not the slightest hint that any OF
it had been used for illegal purposes. IL
was declared
The remainder Of the Sss,ooo was
given to group OF political leaders to
organize the northern congressional dis
tricts and the farmers for Edwards, and
investigations by some Of Edwards
friends have failed to disclose that the
money was expended for the purpose
intended" Attorney Marcum declared.
Evening star., 1922-11-13
$10,000,0 900 AUTO PLANT
TO BE BUILT IN w, VA.
Construction Work to Begin I'm.
mediately at Ridgeway-To
Make Low-Priced Car.
,nec,al D,spatch to Tho Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va. November Ia
Work on erection of ten-million.
dollar automobile manufacturing plant
and town site will begin within
ten days at Ridgeway. W. Va. nine
miles from here. according to an
nouncemen made here Pittsburgh
and New York interests were said
to be promoters. Phil & Miller,
Inc, contracting engineers Of Pitts.
burgh, said the first unit, built Of
steel and brick, will be 5000 feet lone
and cost $500. 900.
The company was said to have 20.
quired 1000 acres Of land near the
Pennsylvania railroad at Ridgeway
for factory and town site.
The contractors said the company
proposes to sell direct to usero
four-cylinder automobile at a price
considerably less than anything 81 its
quality can now be procured on the
market First deliveries are to be
made early next spring.
1t was reported. but not confirmed,
that Studebaker interests were back
Of the projected enterprise.