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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-04-27
THE "PENNANT'
SCORES BIG HIT

The Operetta, the 'Pennant" which
was presented by the combined Boys
and Girls Glee Club of the High
School was one of the most pleasing
and artistic productions ever put on
by our High School. The plot was an
interesting one of college days, built
on the love of a hard working Senior
for the charming daughter of "self
made business man" whose wife as
pired to marry her daughter to title
and to enter society. The operetta
was full of amusing situations, pretty
scenes, poppy dialogues, musical So
los and catchy choruses.
Catherine Chapman with her SIM
pie unassuming charm and remarkably
sweet voice, and
Matthias Nelson, who has an excel
lent vioce and an unusually pleasing
personality made strong leads.
Carol Brown portrayed the typi-
cal English dude so well that the
audience forgot Carol and saw only
Lord Woodby Rich.
Billy Parr, as Levi Lender, caused
laughter and applause whenever he
appeared. Added to his acting abili-
ty, Billy has a really good voice
strong and musical.
Richard Smith, the freshman just
from up country, was perfect In his
makeup and acting and his efforts to
escape the widow, and his final cap
ture by her, was one OF the good COM
edy bits of the operetta.
Nina Colwell, as the widow who
would and did get man, was de-
cidedly clever and showed real act
ing ability.
Evelyn Holt was the mother who
had social aspirations and she looked
and acted the part to perfection.
Lawrence Dawson, as the father
who loved vim and deeds better than
titles, but who was dominated by his
wife, was one of the-good characters
of the play. Lawrence has deep
| rich bass voice and his acting was
| fine.
The parts of Miss Young and Mis-;
Sweet taken by Shirley Sansburn and
| Marie Haugh, were well executed.
Ed FoIlansbee made most excel
lent coach while Ronald Baker and
Marvin Scott as friends of Jack, took
| minor parts well.
The choruses were remarkable fol
their clear musical tones and distinct
enunciation, and showed the careful
and efficient training given them by
the director, Miss Dorothy Hitchcock
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-04-27
CONGREGATIONAL

1880 a. m. AS this is Children's
Week, Dr.. Thrush will preach spec
ial sermon for Young people. All
young people are invited to be pres
ent, and so far as possible he would
be pleased if they would attend as
Sunday School classes.
11:45 Sunday School.
We join in the Union Services un-
der the Pierce county Sunday School
Association.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-04-27
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(FrOm The River Falls JournaD

April 1929, 1897
Johnnie Dale is building a new
house on his lot near the postoffice
at Beldenville.
-25-
Sam Herrick captured Is small
wolves near Centerville recently.
-25-
Ex-sheriff T. L. Nelson is prepar-
ing to build new hotel at Ellsworth
on the site of the Nelson House, des-
troyed by fire last fall.
-25-
The River Falls Light, Heat and
Power Co. are building brick en-
CINE house at the rear of the present
works.
-25-
A meeting was held Friday to dis
cuss the architectural plans of the
new Methodist church, to be erected
the coming season.
-25-
MISS margaret uTNeS Vi LtilS coiH-
munity and Mr.. Charles B. Stone of
Menomonie were married Saturday
April II, 1897, by Rev. C. H. Nc
Intosh at the home of the brides
uncle, Mr.. Henry McRorie. They
will make their home in Menomonie.
-25-
Coley Krauth has a new ice wagon,
done in red and yellow. It's of an i'm
proved pattern, very convenient, and
covered.
-25-
A. P. Forsyth has the agency for
the Crescent" bicycle.
%
Rev. VIM. Gill, having resigned his
pastorate at Roberts, will return TO
River Falls the last of the week and
take up his residence at the old par
sonage On 4th street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-04-27
SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH

Service in Mann Valley at 1920 a.
M. Text, John 10: 11-16.
In the city church Sunday School
at 11:45 a. m.
Wednesday evening Bible study
and prayer.
E. D. Strandberg, Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-04-27
METHODIST CHURCH

1920 a. m.-Regular services with
preaching by the pastor.
11:45 a. m.-Sunday school. The
average attendance is well over two
hundred, may there be no slump when
the fine weather comes on.
800 p. m.-Pierce County Sunday
school rally, program in the Methodist
church.
: $50 p. m.-Young Peoples devo-
tional service at the Baptist church.
7:30 o. m.-Rally service at the
Methodist church; special speaker,
union service, everybody come. See
program elsewhere in this issue.
G. A. Bird, Pastor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
EYES OF RUSSIA
TOWARD THE U. S.
PREFER TO ESTABLISH ECONQ-
MIC RELATIONS WITH PEO-
PIE OF THIS COUNTRY.

Riga, Jan. 14.-Soviet Russia is
approaching Genoa kith its eyes open
to the plans of the European diplo-
mats and it also realizes how much
more preferable economic relations
with America would be than with the
European allies, according to the So
Wet view as presented by an Official
of the soviet legation at Riga.
The Russian authorities view the
Genoa conference as the opening of
new economic Intervention i'm Russia.
The official declared that the Franco
English plan to exploit Russia thru
Germany will fail because Russia will
not permit France to absorb German
profits made from Russia, and that
the soviets intend to force their
claims for damage done by the white
armies and also for the czar's foreign
properties before the conference.
The speaker said Russia does not
want financial consortium to take
charge of the country, and he declar-
ed his government is willing to fight
economically as well as. on the bat
tlefield.
Russian newspapers carry leading
articles regarding the possibility of
Russian-American relations to be re-
sumed to the mutual advantage OF
both.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Two Indians
Are Slain

Isabel, Jan. 14.--Mr. and Mrs.
John Pfaff and George Softer are
being held in connection with killing
of two Indians at the Pfaff home 13
miles south of Isabel. Mrs. Pfaff's
story, told to the coroner's jury, was
that the Indians had procured liq-
uor from Softer and come to her
home in an intoxicated condition. She
refused to let them in and when they
became mean she grew frightened
and shot them in their heads with a
shotgun, killing them instantly. She
turned the bodies over to Softer, she
claims, to have them taken to Isa-
bel and turned over to Deputy Sher-
iff Twito, but Softer threw them
down an old abandoned we'll.
States Attorney Puder and Sheriff
Glenny conducted an investigation
the coroner's jury freeing Mrs. Pfaff
on her own testimony, finding that
the shooting was done in self-de-
tense. Softer was held under $1,000
bonds for selling liquor to Indians.
Later investigation seemed to show
that the woman's testimony was false
and both she and her husband were
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Urge Importance
Using Best Seed

Brookings, Jan. 14.--"M Many South
Dakota crop growers are overlooking
the possibilities of economical and
profitable production by their failure
to use the best seed of the proper
varieties" states Ralph E. Johnston,
extension agronomist at State col
lege.
"The different varieties of any one
farm crop are known to produce diff
ferently. To secure the best seed OF
the proper variety should be the aim
of every grove. The extra price for
this class of seed is far below its pro-
ducing power.
"A start can be made with a
small amount and the increase Is rap
i'd. County agents and the State
college extension service are in touch
with sources of good homegrown
seed Of the best varieties and are an
xious to help all growers wanting
this kind of seed stock"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Many Women Sign
League Petitions

Pierre, Jan. 14.-In going over the
petitions of independent candidates
for legislative positions, Secretary of
State c. A. Burkhart finds that there
are large number of women sign
ers on those of nonpartisan candidat-
es. There are few women on the pc
tition of candidates of other parties.
The names would indicate that hus-
bands would sign and wives would
sign, Immediately after them. On one
petition filed there were fifty-seyen
signatures of men and thirty-four OF
women. According to the indications
of the petitions the women in the
households of nonpartisan leaguers
are taking more interest in politics
than any other women in the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
WOULD G RANT
POWERS TO HARDING
AMENDMENTS OFFERED TO
FORDNEY TARIFF BILL BY
SENATOR SMOOT or UTAH.

washington, d. c., Jan. IA
Broad powers asked by President
Harding in administering, the pro
posed new tariff law to meet chang
ing world conditions which congress
could not anticipate would be granted
under amendments to the Fordney
bill proposed today by Senator Smoot
of Utah, ranking republican on the
senate finance commission. The pres
ident would be authorized to increase
and decrease tariff rates by not ex-
ceeding SO per cent of the rates fixed
in the bill; to proclaim American
valuation as the basis for assessing
duties on any given list of imports;
to change rates within the limit of
SO per cent to meet situations aris-
ing in American markets from depre-
ciated foreign exchanges; to prevent
dumping in American markets, and
discrimination against American for
eign commerce by foreign countries.
Adjustment of rates to equalize diff
ference In trade of specified articles
in the United States and competing
foreign countries could be made only
after investigation and hearing, and
would not be effective until within
80 days of their proclamation. Thirty
days also would have to elapse before
adjusted rates because of deprecated
currency would come into effect and
before proclaimed American valua-
ton could be put into force.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
ALLEGED DAKOTA
ROBBERS CAUGHT
THREE SIOUX CITY MEN ARE
CHARGED WIT HTHEFT AT
wATERTowN.

Sioux City, Jan. 14.-In less than
four hours after Del Marker, of Wa
tertown, S. d., had arrived in Sioux
City and furnished Detectives Thomas
Green and Maurice Farley with ac-
curate descriptions Of the three ban
dts who Saturday night held up and
robbed him of $3.50 and a diamond
ring valued at $1,000 in hotel room
at Watertown, three Sioux City men
were arrested by the detectives and
identified by Marker as the holdup
men.
The men gave their names as Roy
Shea, % years old, 2201 Lafayette
street; M. Herman, "a years old, Voss
hotel, and Dave Berman, Is years
old, $40 Myrtle street They were
lodged in Jail pending investigation
Shea and Herman both have police
records, according to detectives.
Berman was arrested in down
town pool hall and offered no resist
ance.: Shea and Herman were arrest
ed at Fouth and Jones streets. Shea
and Herman denied having played
any part in the daring robbery. but
Berman weakened, according to the
detectives after he had been put thru
severe grilling.
1t is said that Shea and Herman
registered at Watertown hotel un-
der the names of Paul Gaines and
Eddy Mahoney, according to police
They became acquainted with Mark
er and Saturday night went to Mark
er's room where the trio, including
Charles Zeck. a companion of Mark
er's entered into poker game.
1t is believed the alleged bandits
came to Sioux City Monday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
BloOded Hogs
Die Suddenly

Woonsocket, Jan. Ill. A.
French is at loss to account for the
sudden deaths of Al head of his
blooded hogs valued at $2,725. The
animals seemed to be victims of some
strange disease which made them vio-
lently i'll and was accompanied by a
madness or sort of frenzy, just prior
to their death.
Mr.. French has been in the hog
raising business for nearly rs years
and declares that he has never had
like experience nor suffered loss
from a disease similar to this.
OF his original herd of Hampshir-
es, Mr.. French has only his famous
boar, pride No. 55555" and five
brood sows left. Five of the sows
which died cost s225 each.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
FOUNDATION OF
RECOVERY LAID
RESERVE BOARD REPORT EN-
CoURAGEs BROADER CONFT-
DENCE IN 1922.

Washington, Jan. 14.--The most
encouraging feature of the business
situation at the opening of the new
year is that positive foundation has
apparently been established upon
which to build banking and business
development during 1922, the federal
reserve board declares in its monthly
bulletin for January.
Policies to be pursued during 1922
the board asserted, should therefore
be conservative rather than merely
conservative, land will probably show
the results of this conservative quail
ity in the form of proper enlarge
meht OF banking accommodations
greater ease and liberality in the
money market and better prospects
of business and economic develop
ment.
The progress of business recovery
during the past year was declared to
have been exceptionally uneven, but
in those lines of industry, which sup
ply the immediate needs of the gen.
eral public a very satisfactory de-
mand for goods has been experienced
and productive activity has steadily
grown
''It continued TO be true. however" !"
the board continued, that no COM
plete or general recovery of domestic
business will be possible save through
the rectification of foreign condi-
tions. The economic outlook in the
leading European countries at the
opening of 1922, however, Is evident
ly better.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
FOOD COSTS
ARE LOWER
GOVERNMENT FIGURES NOTE IL
TO Is PER CENT DROP-sTILL
WAY ABOVE COSTS IN DAYS
1918.

Washington, Jan. 14.--Retail food
prices in 16 principal cities in the
United States decreased IL to Is per
cent in the IL months ending Dec
Is, last, the bureau OF labor statis-
tics announced today. The figures
show that prices prevailing last
month in 13 of the cities from which
1913 statistics were available had in
creased since that year from 33 to SO
per cent.
During the month from Nov. is to
Dec. Is, 1921, IL of the cities report
ed decreases in food prices and two
reported increases, Mobile, Ala, and
Savannah, Ca, had the highest pc.
cent of. decrease. Other declines in
cluded the following:
Indianapolis and Salt Lake City, II
per cent; Minneapolis and Washing
ton, 16 per cent; Omaha, Is; Chicago
and New York, IL per cent
Decreases during the month ending
Dec. Is included Indianapolis and
Salt Lake City, three per cent; Wash
ington, two per cent; Omaha, one
per cent; Milwaukee and New York.
per cent or less. Chicago and Dali
las reported increases of less than
of one per cent.
New York, with So per cent, led in
the increase in average retail food
costs since 1913; Omaha, Al per cent
and Salt Lake City. 33 per cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Marketing Problems
To Have Attention

Brookings, Jan. 14.-Marketing
problems will he emphasized on the
program of the annual meeting of the
South Dakota Corn and Grain Grow
ers' association to be held at Mitchell.
January 1920, according to DIR. A. N.
Hume, secretary. A. L. Middleton.
of Eagle Grove, Ia, farmer of long
experience who has been many
years active in cooperative market
ing of grain and is now prominently
identified with the United States
Grain Growers, Inc, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
r. G. Miller of the United States
bureau of markets will give practical
demonstrations in grain grading and
will answer questions having to do
with this subject.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
THE |RlRH
FREE STATE
SOUTH IRELAND PARLIAMENT
APPROVES TREATY WITH
BRITAIN.

Dublin, Jan. 14.-The South Ire
land parliament today unanimously
approved the peace treaty with Bri-
tain, establishing the Irish free state
De Valera and followers were absent
from the meeting Ratification by
the South Ireland parliament means
that representatives of every factor
in the south except the extreme rad
icals under De Valera have approved
the action of the Sim Fein parlia-
ment in it's vote accepting peace
treaty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
South Dakota
Rabbit Farm

Montrose, Jan. 14.-Kenneth Platt
a Montrose man, is making a success
of rabbit raising. He has the dis
tinction of conducting the only rab-
bit farm. In South Dakota, and per-
haps in the northwest. The rabbit
farm is conducted as a side issue to
other activities, but is proving profit
able in these days Of low prices for
grain and corn and other farm prod
utcts. In peiod of a few months he
sold rabbits to the value of over $500
and has a large number of the ami
mails left Some Of them are pure-
breds and captured prizes at Sioux
City. Ia, two years ago, and at fairs
held at Huron and Salem.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Daily Market Report


Minneapolis, Jan. 14.--Corn.
Firm: demand good; No. 8 yellow
mainly III ga and 12c under Chicago
May. No. 2 yellow closed at AZ IL
and AZ 3-4c; No. mixed at AZ and
AZ lie.
Oats.-Firm; No. whites a. and
i 1-2c under May; offerings nght.
No. whites closed at 81 SIS and 80
5-Sc; No. 4 whites at 80 5-S and 81
1-8c.
Rye-Demand fair, offerings light.
No. at 1-2 and &c under May. No.
Q rye closed at 72 1-2c and 73c.
Barley. Unchanged; offerings
small, demand fair. Prices closed al
Al and sac.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
HAYS TO LEAVE
THE CABINET
WILL BECOME HEAD OF THE
MOVING PICTJ RE INDUS
TRY.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Postmaster
General Will Hays today announced
his intention of resigning from Presi-
dent Harding's cabinet to become the
movie king of the United States. Of
ficial announcement of his intention
to retire from the cabinet was made
today by Hayes following a confer
ence at the White House this morn
ing in which the president reluctant
ly acquiesced to the postmaster leav-
ing the cabinet Hays becomes head
of the National association of the mo.
tion picture industry representing vir
tually the largest film producers in
the country. Hays will absolutely
divorce himself from politics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Found Guilty of
Rapid City Killing

Rapid City, Jan. 14.--Steve Bod
ish was found guilty of manslaughter
in the second degree by jury in dis
trict court here. He was charged
with stabbing to death. William Nor
gan, a trick wild west rider, in a
cafe in this city. The jury deliber-
ated for 81 hours.
The verdict carries with 1t a penal
ty of four years in the penitentiary
and fine of 1000. 1t is expected
thai sentence will be passed at the
close of the present term of court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14

Washington, Jan. 14.-Postmaster
General Hayes has definitely decided
to accept the offer to become the vir-
tual head of the motion picture indus
try in the United States. Hayes ac-
ceptance of the 100000 offer made
by the national association of the
motion pictures industry will be Civ
en- at conference of representatives
of the association at 1880 today. He
is virtually certain to leave the cab
met March 4
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14

holiday week and only a small
amount fwork could be handled,
there have been about $50 warrants
issued for claims filed by the former
soldiers of the state.
1t is expected that Fred Ray of
Yankton will be in the capital about
the last of the week and the usual
output of about 200 claims daily will
be resumed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
sioux City Live stock

Sioux City, Jan. 14.--Top hogs
dropped back to $7.50 and the bulk
of all sales at $7.40 and $3.50. The
quality was good. but there were
more mixed loads included that sold
around $500 and under. The bot
tom Of the market was $3.50 for
packers. The pig market was steady,
with . top OF 1t $500 for natives.
the highest they have sold this sea-
son.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
One Woman
Is Holding Out

Los Angeles, Jan. 14.--One lone
woman is holding out against nine
women and two men who are willing
to convict Arthur C. Burch of the
murder of John Bolton Kennedy, ac-
cording to rumor at the hall of JUS
tice. Today Burch said he would be
acquitted and had nothing to fear.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14

Washington. Jan. 14.--The United
States will pay the soldier bonus
without one cent OF additional taxa
ton upon the people under plans re-
publican leaders in congerss were
working on today. This plan calls for
paying the bonus with interest on the
foreign debt or by sale of bonds is
sued against TIE collection of the
war debt principal. The proposal
that the foreign debt be used to pay
the bonus undoubtedly will be adopt
ed if it proves feasible, and believe
it will be, representative Fortney,
chairman of the house ways and
means committee, told the United
Press. President Harding is in favor
of the plan and has personally COM
mended it to me.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Total of Bonus
Claims Is 1851

Pierre, Jan. l4.--Although it was
estimated for time before the holi-
days that the soldiers compensation
board would get out 10000 claims to
ex-service men for their Christmas
presents. up to January 10. 1851
claims had been honored.
Since Christmas. part OF the force
having taken q vacation during the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Prominent Man
Found Dead

Plymouth, Wis, Jan. 14.-Henry
Krumrey, president of the Wisconsin
Cheese Federation, and friend OF
Senator LaFollette, was found dead,
hanging in his cottage at Crystal
Lake late last night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14
Dairy Shows
In st. Paul

st. Paul, Jan. 14.--This years ma
tional dairy show and the worlds
dairy congress in 1923 are both sched
uled for st. Paul according to advis-
es from the executive committee of
the national dairy show at Chicago
today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14

Washington, Jan. 14.--Full ac-
complishments of the national prohi-
bition bureau on the eve of the third
birthday of the eighteenth amend
ment This summary of last years
enforcement supplied to the United
Press exclusively showed arrests for
drunkenness decreased so per cent.
Nearly one million gallons of liquor
have been seized. thirty thousand
criminal prosecutions were begin and
twenty thousand convictions obtain
ed. Property seized totalled nearly
thirteen million dollars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14

ARE. Ted and are being. held without
bail while furth investigation is be-
ing Lade and a pest morten examina-
tion IS being conducted on the bodies
of the murdered Indians.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-14

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Japan
ese agreed today upon the uncondi-
tional return of the leased territory
of Kiao Chow to China as soon as the
Shantung question is settled and an
agreement thereon becomes opera
tive, it was stated when the Shan
tung negotiations conference con-
Guided their session.