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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-08

FORD TOURING CAR-1914 model,
in first-class condition; newly paint
ed; good tires. 500 takes it. Harry
ID. Weydt, phone 1892, River Falls.
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For Miss Anderson

For Miss Anderson
A party was given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Anderson Monday
evening in compliment to their daugh-
ter, Miss Edith, of New York City,
who had been here for few days
visit.
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WOULD AMEND PENSION BILL

A bill amending the mothers pen
sion bill to increase The age of de-
pendent children who come under the
provisions of the bill from IS to Is
was introduced by Assemblman Ethan
B. Miner, New Richmond.
More Legislative News on Page 3.
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USED CAR BARGAINS

If you have used car for sale, or
any other article, list it in The River
Falls Journal Classified AID. columns.
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w. X. c. Social Meeting

The w. r. C. held very enjoyable
meeting at the home of Mrs. j. w.
Allard on Wednesday of last week.
The next social meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Carl Pearson.
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Social Items
W. r. c., Regular Meeting

w. II. c., Regular Meeting
Regular meeting of the W. X. G..
Saturday, Feb. 9.
Afternoon Bridge
Mrs. B. A. Symes entertained at
bridge Monday afternoon.
Bridge Club
Mrs. f. B. Carisch was hostess to
the Bridge Club last Saturday.
Rock Party
Mrs. A. Rosenthal entertained at
rock party Saturday evening.
Bridge Luncheon
Mrs. w. A. Baldauf entertained at
a one o'clock bridge luncheon today.
Mcdowell Club
Mcdowell Club will meet with
Mrs. H. A. Davee Tuesday, Feb. -.
The POllyanna Club
The Pollyanna Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Thelander Tuesday, Feb.
Is.
Birthday Party
A party was given at the home of
Mrs. James Stewart Friday evening
in celebration of her birthday.
w. F. NJ. S.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church will meet
Feb. Is, with Mrs. Herman Mueller.
Card Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Trig. Smuland and
Miss Myrtle Green entertained sever
al friends at cards Tuesday evening.
Baptist Mission
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Baptist church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Miles Thursday, Feb.
Is.
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Will take in dressmaking at my
home, 421 No. Pearl st. Mrs. ]. F.
BeIIum. Phone AS.
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Kinnickinnic Ladies' Aid

The Kinnickinnic Ladies Aid socie-
ty will meet Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.
M, with Mrs. George Fuller. Mem
bers are requested to bring thimble
and needle.
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Farm Loans-on improved farms,
from 512 20 to 6la e. G. A. Rasmus-
sen.
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Guests of Trinity Guild

Guests of Trinity Guild
Miss Edna Beardsley, Field Secre-
tary, House Of Church Women, will
be the guest of Trinity Guild next
week. All ladies interested are cor
daily invited.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

For Sale-Underwoo Portable
Typewlite, like new. $40. III. f. Doc
little, Ellsworth.
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WANTED

Wanted-To do washing, ironing
and cleaning. Mrs. Thoen, phone
581.
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Wcman's League
The Woman's League will meet
Monday evening, Feb. II, at the home
of Mrs. Stratton. Hostesses; Mrs.
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CLASSIFIED ADS.
LOST

Lcst-Double Lens, Gold Bowed
glasses at or near stock yards. Find
er please leave at this office and re-
ceive reward.
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Congregational Ladies' Aid
The Congregational Ladies' Aid So
ciety will meet next Thursday after
noon, Feb. Is, in the social rooms of
the church
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For Sale-An artist" model Strad.
violin in an imitation leather, plush
lined case. Violin alone worth $4,000
The instrument is regular size but
light weight, making it an ideal in
strument for youngster to learn on.
Whole outfit goes for $500. Anyone
interested, call phone SGT, after $50
p m.
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NOTICE

For RenG-Barn room. Inquire at
608 S. Main street.
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Stratton, Mrs. Hayward and Miss /
West.
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Baptist Mission
The Ladies Missionary society of
the Baptist church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Miles Thursday, Feb.
Is.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
WRESTLING SHOW AT AUDIT 0R/UM THIS EVENING
SECOND MAT SHOW
HERE THIS EVENING,
MAY sign zbYzkO

Wrestling fans in this vicinity to-
night will be given an opportunity
of bringing back for good the mat
game as one Of the regular sports Of
this community. Promoter Stuart
Robson will present his second pro-
gram of the present season in the
New Brunswick avenue Auditorium
this evening.
The first wrestling show did not
draw as we'll as was expected but
this was due to the fact that the fans
throughout this section were not
lware re the manner in which Rob-
!on<~. promote his shows. He
satisfied ose present at the first
event tha -se is to run this sport in
manner which will be to the salts
faction OF the fans.
Ernest Siegfried, the German
Oak, who was recently recognized by
Chairman Muldoon of the New York
State Athletic Committee as one of
three suitable opponents for Ed
Stranger" Lewis, present heavy
weight champion, will take on Carl
Vogel, the German Bone Crusher.
This match Is the result OF repeated
challenges by Vogel, who more than
a year ago broke Pendleton's arm in
g mat contest. VogePs tremendous
strength will be counted on in this
match. Siegfried. the European
wrestling champion, agreed to this
bout inasmuch as Vogel is a claimant
for his title.
Pendleton, the local favorite, has
n tough assignment in handling
Bono Mali, the Hindu champion. in
the semi-final contest. The Hindu
with his large feet and hands will be
q strange sight against the well built
former Olympic heavyweight cham
pion. Bono Mali has all the traits Of
his race and these have aided him a
great deal in his success on the mat.
Pendleton's ability has been shown
the fans of the country in his numer-
GUS contests while an amateur and
since he joined the professional
ranks. Pendleton, Zbyszko and Sieg-
fried are the only three men in the
world Champion zbyszko is side
tracking today.
The opening contest will feature
Joe Perelli, the italian middleweight
champion, and Bull Walker, the Bos-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
Original Ce|tics Play
Amboys at Auditorium
Court Night of April Il

Although the Perth Amboy Five
has only been in existence for a sin
gle season and that season not yet
brought to close, the manage
ment has brought to this city quin-
tets of the strongest calibre and hs s
also treated local fandom to attrac-
tions that have never before been
to Perth Amboy.
Aside from New Jerseys classiest
teams, the Kingston Club of the
New York State League, the world s
champion Original Celtics and sew
eral of New York City's and BrooK-
lyn's most aggressive combinations
Of basketeers, the local basketball
magnates brought the Common
wealth Big Five, colored champions
of the East to this city on two diff
ferent occasions, and in return
played the dusky dribblers on their
home court in New York city three
times.
The Perth Arboy Five have an
other novel attraction to offer bas-
ketball lovers this Saturday night
at the New Auditorium court when
the Silent Separates, national deaf
mute champions. furnish the oppo
sition. This silent quintet is the
product OF a school for the deaf and
dumb in New York city and aIl
members are basketball players of
the highest calibre.
The Dummies" have performed
extensively during the past few sea-
SON. in this state, New York, Con-
necticut and Pennsylvania and have
proven themselves worthy opponents
of every team they have stacked
forces with.
Chick" Farley, the local official,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
PASSA|C TEAM
HERE TONIGHT.
One of Locals Last Four
Sets in EIks' State
League

The Passaic Bills" occupants Of
sixth place in the Elks state bowling
league, will roll the Perth Amboy
Elks team on the Madison avenue
alleys tonight. The Amboy team Is
tied with Plainfield for seventh posi-
ton in the standing at this time.
If the locals win the match from
the Hudson county Elks tonight
there will be chance of the Amboy
team finishing in the first division.
Amboy has a match with the Jersey
City combination, leaders Of the
league, for the local alleys week
from tonight, with Hoboken on the
local alleys two weeks from tonight
and with Railway on the latter's al
leys in the last match on the sched-
ule April 10.
Other games in the EIks league
will bring together tonight the Jersey
City and Elizabeth teams on the lat
ter's alleys, Plainfield and Railway
at Railway, Rutherford at Union
Hill, Newark at Paterson and Bay
onne at Hoboken.
The Jersey City lodge team will
win the championship this season for
the sixth time. Paterson annexed
honore last year and the local lodge
has yet to win championship.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
ELECT MARTIN
COURT CAP TAIN
Second Election for 1924
Basketball Leadership at
High School
(High School Correspondent) }

(High Scnoot CorreSpOnQent)
Donald Martin was elected to the
basketball captaincy of next years
high school varsity team at the cleo
tion held yesterday to vote off the
existing tie between Fine and the
new captain. This makes the second
captaincy that the redoubtable
Fighting Don" has won. He recent
ly was chosen to pilot the football
eleven in 1924.
The rise of Martin to scholastic
prominence reads like a Frank
Merriwell." When a freshman he
entire season. Last year he received
Charley Kochek was taken i'll, filling
the breach left vacant at guard.
Since then he has been at a regular
defensive berth. He plays second
base on the baseball team and is one
of the veterans left from last year.
Baseball DOings
T Candidates for the remaining in
field positions were called out yester-
day afternoon and received an in
spring talk from Coach Waddell.
The veterans from last year. who
were on hand yesterday were Cap
tain Bill Rhodes, Andy Seaman, Don
Martin and Benny DeAndrea. The
aspirants for the outfield were out
last week. The outdoor practice will
begin in the near future.
Manager Yale Wilmer has an
nounced that the games scheduled
with Curtis high of Staten Island
had been called off by the latter for
reasons unknown. Leonardo has
been secured in their stead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
COACH WADDEII FAILS
To TAKE ANY ACTION

No announcement has been made
by Coach Robert s. Waddell of the
local high school regarding the pos
sibility of his communicating with
South River High School to arrange
a game or series +Ha scholas-
basketball championship of the
county.
Coach Johnny Fitzpatrick OF the
South River team. county champions
for seven consecutive years, and d
foremost contender this season has
made known that he will give the
Amboy team just another week to
decide on communicating with him.
It is not up to the champion to seek
an opponent and If the game or ser
les is arranged, same ~hould be stag
ed on a neutral court preferably
Rutgers gym in New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29

will have his hands full in this trssea
as he will have to signal to mutes
with a flag and use whistle In CALI
ing fouls upon the Amboy outfit
Original Ceitfcs April II
The Perth Amboy Five manages
ment announced that they werea
negotiating for the services Of
Stretch Meehan to jump center
for the locals when they tackle the
Celtics at the local Auditoriuua
court on Wednesday, April II, for
the second time this season and are
confident that with this pivot, who
measures six foot seven inches and
the tallest center in the game,
jumping against ''Horse" Haggarty
of the Celtics that they have a
splendid chance 20 get c-sz VIII
the champions for the defeat doled
out by them carrier in the season.
Hank" Thomas win team up with
Willie Marion at the forward post
tions. Marion did not particulars
in the first encounter between these
two teams. Dewey Schwankert.
Pete Hanson and Harry Davis viii
take care of the guarding. Hanson
was also out of the initial contest
due to illness but viii be In fhf
game III this tussei.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL FIELDS

The second wrestling show Of the
present season will be held in the
auditorium on New Brunswick ave-
nue. tonight. A real card has been
arranged.
Big league baseball is about two
weeks off. The greatest sport OF
all will be started in this city a week
from this Sunday afternoon.
The Garfield bowling team may
help the Washington and Projections
along in their bowling champion
ship fight by beating the Lincolns
in a match on the Hobart street al
leys.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham
pion Of the wS~Ad. is expected to go
into action in defense of his title
before the end of July. He will wit
ness the Willard-Johpson bout in
New York in May.
Local basketball fandom is inter
ested In the plan to hook up the
Perth Amboy and South River high
school teams for the championship
of the county.
Athletic Officer Rufus Allen Of the
American Legion is completing plans
for his school field meet to be held
on Decoration Day. A great many
entries are anticipated.
No opponent has been announced
for the Roosevelt Separate basket
bali team on the Coughlin auditor
ium court this Sunday night. The
speedways beat the Separates last
Sunday
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
"Y" BOYS VARSITY. WINS
FROM OLD BRIDGE, 57-13

The Y. M. c. A. Boys Varsity bas-
ketball team defeated the Old
Bridge junior representative team by
the score Of 57-13 IN a loosely play
ed game on the Y. NJ. C. A.. court.
The ''Y' team scored twenty-seven
field goals to Old Bridges three
goals. s.s
The Varsity, coached by Physical
Director Schuyler C. Pew, exhibited
splendid passing and excellent team
work, the best that has. been seen
of them this year. In the! last two
games, the ''Yi' team has scored
ninety points to, their opponents
twenty. The "Y" team is scheduled
to play two games this week, one at
New Brunswick tomorrow night,
with the Livingstons in return
game, the New Brunswick team hav-
ing copped the first game of the SER
les. The other will probably be with
the Amboy Juniors, Saturday night,
at the local Y. NJ. c. A. court.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29

the highest honors available in this
sport has been called for Monday
night at o'clock. At this time ways
and means of raising the amount
necessary to pay the travelling ex-
penses of the team will be discussed.
The official entry blank has been
received by General Secretary Wal
ter H. War; from the Chicago z. NJ.
c. A. and this will be filled out and
returned early next week. A sur
prising amount Of interest Is being
shown in the proposed trip of the
team to Chicago, not only among ac-
tive Y. NJ. c. A. volley ball enthus-
lasts, but among non-members in
terested in promoting all kinds of
sports as well as members of civic
organizations who see in the trip a
means of putting Perth Amboy on
the map" and advertising the city
as a progressive municipality. ready
to support a representative team in
series of games played about 1000
miles from home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
.bLOONF F|ELD
CLUB TRAINING
Opening Game With Perth
AmboyS on Local Field,
April 8

Of all the combinations on ;heir
schedule the Bloomfield Field Club is
desirous of winning their initial
game which is with the Perth Amboy
Baseball Association nine and is to
be played on the Raritan Copper
Works field Sunday afternoon. April
8. This contest will be the season
oTener for th= local semi-pro nine.
The Bloomfields last year came to
this city and beat out the Perth Am
boys with Charley Dutch" Schesler,
a product Of Bloomfield and now of
the New York Giants, in the box for
the home team. This was one Of
the best contests played on the Rari-
tan Copper Works field las. summer.
For this season the Bloomfield
manager has bolstered the strength
of his team somewhat and he is con-
fldent that his tribe will once again
carry off the semi-pro championship
Of Bloomfield. The Bloomfield club
beat out the Bloomfield Elks for the
championship Of that town last sea-
son.
A practice session will be held by
the field club this Sunday afternoon
and the locals also expect to practice
on this date, weather conditions per-
mitting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
CONCH STARS
WIN CONTEST
An1boy Independents Lose In
Free Scoring Game
Score 56-45.

The Perth Anboy Independents
lost a free scoring game to the
Gonch All-Stars last night at the lat
ter's court by a 56-45 count. The
phenomenal shooting of Stachowski,
former South River high star and
Andy Smith, captain of this years
New Brunswick high school team
was too much to overcome.
Stachowski was his "old self" yes
terday as he dropped them in with
either hand. Smith, probably the
best schoolboy shot in the county.
swished the double pointers in with
startling regularity from past CEN
ter. These two forwards accounted
for 40 of their teams Sc points and
without them the Gopches would
have never been in the running.
The Amboy team was way off and
played only in flashes. The only
man who seemed to be in form last
night was Ham Fine. He scored
six from the field and easily outplay-
ed Purdy, his highly vaunted oppon-
ent from the New Brunswick Indus
trial League. Grieve and Polkowi
also dropped in few from the fl Id.
At the end Of the first half the
score stood 21-23 in the home teams
favor. -.-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
Meeting Monday To
Plan Chicago Trip
of VOvey Ball Team

Realizing the importance of regu-
lar practice for the z. NJ. C. A. var
sity volley ball team, Manager n.
Christian Nielsen has arranged to
have Captain Herbert Rankin stack
his "over thirty" state champs
against the varsity in a five game
series Saturday night, commencing
at Sis. Perth Amboy's second team
proved its strength at Greenwich,
Conn, on New Years Day and again
at Railway on Washington's Birth
day and should give the varsity a
good workout. Efforts will be made
to have the varsity play two matches
a week from now until their depar-
ture for Chicago in May when they
will participate in the national
championships.
The physical committee and the
board Of directors Of the ''Y" have
endorsed the trip to Chicago and a
meeting OF all Of those interested
in having the local team compete for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
.r.~.. -~.,A-. Z
HIGH SCHOOL
TEAMS CLASH
New Brunswick and Perth
Amboy Combines In In
dependent Game Here.

Announcement was made tiais
morning that the Perth Anboy high
school Independents will play ths
New Brunswick high school Inde-
pendents on the Y. NJ. II. A. court
here next Wednesday night. This
should bring joy to the followers Of
scholastic basketball as it viii give
local faudom a chance to compare
the strength of two of the leading
light senior teams in this part of
the state.
The Amboy Independents vii
have in their lineup all of the men
who won eighteen successive wins
for the 1ocat gIiga school against
some of the leading scholastic quin-
tets II the state. Captaifis s,kssd asR
Deoley, Pete Grieve and Il -.
Westcott, forwards, Ham Fine, $50
ter: Don Martin, Fat Breslow and
Fat" PoIkowitz, guards, will play.
In the lineup Of the county seat
team will be the men who played In
the state championship tourney and
lasted until the semi-final round.
Captain Andy Smith will bring with
him Page, center; Wisheart aLd
Paulus, guards, and Snedsky. a Fast
forward, who with smith compose
ono of. the best pair of advanced
n.en n the state.
rne school, following will no dou5t
support next weeks game and turn
ouL in large numbers to see two OF
the best quintets put out a. the
respective institutions perform. TIE
fact whether or Not Arnboy was
str ong enough to enter the state
tournament will also be brought out.
Next week being Eas-er weeE lEa:y
Of the Alumni will be on deck to see
in action one of the BEST scholsalic
cui7tets this city ever boas.ef OF.
Stsidcs the game there VIII be
dancing before and after tEe con-
test Tickets are on sale ana can
e ohtaiaed ;Tom any of the psAyefe,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
NATIONALS IN
BIC VICTORY
Take Three Games From
Leading Ironclad Outfit
Last Night

Bowling in superb form the Ma
tionals took fall out of the Iron
clads in the three game Elks local
bowling league match on the Madi-
son avenue alleys last night. This
three game defeat for the Ironclads
reduced their hold on first place to
two games. In the second contest
the Nationals rolled 956, annexing
the league high team score in con-
tests rolled :. date. Bert Redwood
and Chester Darling had an inter-
esting battle for high average hon
ors in this match. the latter winning
with a 1S4.1 average, Redwood hav-
ing 1874. Tomorrow night the PAGERS
and SterIings will battle for the cell
lar berth.
The 8noroSs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29
Form Bowling Tourney
TODecide City HOnOrs,
Starts After April 4tfl

An organization known as the
Perth Amboy Bowling Association
was organized at meeting in the
Argonne hotel on Hobart street last
night, which was attended by nine
leading bowlers. An individual
championship tournament will be
started after April 4.
Anyone desiring to enter this
tournament as long as they have
rolled on a local team this season
can obtain entry blanks at the Ho-
bart street hotel tonight and the
entry fee will be $3.50. Entries
are open to April 4, when another
meeting will be held and a schedule
formed around the men who have
turned in blanks and the fee.
According to the system of rum
ming the tourney decided on last
night, each entry will bowl every
man entered three games and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-29

bowler credited with the greatest
number Of wins will be declared the
champion. A gold medal with the
inscription individual city cham.
pion" will be awarded to the winner.
Bill Jenkins, Meyer Larson ana
Henry Simonsen are the members
of the executive committee " the
league, and Howard Richards, John
Jago, Andrew Gadek, William
O'Hara, Ben Jorgenson and Harry
Applegate were the other bowlers
present at last nights session.
The champion OF last year can en-
ter this tourney and IL he fails to do
so, according to the rules adopted
last night, he will be ruled out Of
the running. If he is beaten IN the
tourney he can challenge the win
ner and the latter must accept the
challenge.
All games viii be BOWED on and
alleys at the Argonne hotel.