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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
ELEVEN STATE LEGISLATORS
INTRODUCE NO BILLS

Eleven Members Of the Wisconsin
Legislature enjoy the distinction of
allowing the fifty-seventh session to
go into history without the eontribu-
ton by them of single bill. These
modest violets" of the legislature
are Sen. John Englund, Wittenberg;
Assemblymen Fred J. Busse, Thiens-
vile; Thomas j. Conway, Milwaukee,
Ben Halverson, Amherst Jet; Frank
L. Kerster, Crivitz; John L. Larson,
West Salem; Jacob Leicht, South
Germantown; Robert Naumann,
Manitowoc; George Schmidt, Area
dia; George Black, Platteville; and
D. j. Vincent, Genoa City.
Assemblyman Clinton Pierce,
Mauston, who, at the opening of the
session announced that he would off
set his 1923 record of introducing
the largest number of bills by intro
dGcing the least number this year,
again tops the list with 80, and he
also lead in resolutions with IL.
Senator Howard Teasdale was
champion bill sponsor of the upper
house with total of Sd.
The three women members of the
assembly introduced ten bills, one OF
which, by Miss Helen Thompson
Park Falls, became a law. 1t provfd-
es for the exchange of state lands
for forest, park and game preserves
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
LIBRARY NOTES

Contributions to the Library
Fund continue to come in. Recent
gifts are:
The Degree of Honor, $1,000.
The Beldenville Community Club,
SIS 90.
The following new books have
been added and are available from
the rental list:
Cooper-"Grass"
Quick Invisible Woman"
Davis-"The Keys Of the City"
Flandrau-"Bei Respectable"
Flandrau-"I ntrancedn
Pedler-"The Barbarian Lover"
Gross Golden Cocoon"
Lardner-" How to Write Short
Stories"
Hergesheinmer-" Balisand"
Sabatina-"T Carolinian"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
REUNION OF RELATIVES

A reunion and picnic was held in
Glen Park Sunday in honor Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank McKernon and child,
rem of Seattle, Wash, who arrived
Sunday FOR an extended visit at the
homes of Mr.. McKernon's mother,
Mrs. E. McKernon and sister, Mrs.
Julia Grain of this city.
Upon their arrival here Sunday
about 1880 a. m. they were informed
that Mrs. McKernon and Mrs. Grain
were at Glen Park for picnic and
that they were invited to join them.
When they arrived at the park they
were greeted by 112 relatives who
had gc thered to surprise them. The
following were present for the re-
union:
Mr. and Mrs. E. j. McKernon, Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. McKernon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Oberding, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Alton and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elk Partridge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Hanvelt, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Meier and children, Mrs. Charlotte
Meier, Dave Hanvelt, of Elmwood;
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Ewartzs, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Van Nortwick, Mrs. S.
Van Nortwick, Ray and Clarence Van
Nortwick, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Con-
dit, Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Fox, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Dittleff and children, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno McClarity of Rock
Elm; Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Sabattka,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Dittleff, Mr..
hrs Mrs. VIM. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorn ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Krepsiback, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Grain,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Grain and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grain
and children, and Miss Beatrice Mon
son, of Plum City; Mrs. W. H. Nc
Kernon, Miss Eva McKernon and
Lyman MdKernon, of Spring Valley;
Mr.. and Rob. Boyant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Mckernon, and Mrs. Hazel
Smith of st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Thompson, Lyle and Maynard
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wm Nc
Kernon and family, and Mrs. F. Nc
Kernon of Baldwin; Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Daily Of Minneapolis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank McKernon and family of
Seattle, Wash; Mr.. and Mrs. H. N.
Wood and son Norman, of Los
Angles, Calf; Mr.. and Mrs. O. A.
Sneldrew and daughter, Miss Bernice
and son Fred, Mrs. Ed. McKernon,
and Mrs. Julia Grain and children of
this city. A bountiful Inner was
served in the lodge and all had a
good time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
INTER. COUNTY All CLUB CAMP

On Monday afternoon, July 6,
twenty-eight boys and girls doing
some form of Club Work in Pierce
county will start for the first annual
Summer Camp, six miles north Of
Menomonie on Highway No. 25.
A very fine program has been out
lined for the three days that the boys
and girls will be there. Glasses will
be held in the forenoon of each day;
field trips will be conducted every af-
ternoon; time will be devoted each
day for games of all kinds including
Bow and Arrow practice and fire
making contest. In the evening
from 7:30 to $3.50 sunset services and
Camp Fire Councils will be held.
Moving pictures will be shown some
evenings.
The second day, Wednesday, will
be health day and visitors day. All
boys and girls will be examined by
doctors and nurses and prize of
fored for the healthiest boy and
healthiest girl, very good health
talks will be given by physicians and
nurses.
We hope that number of the par
ents and friends of the boys and girls
will visit the camp that day to see
how the Camp is conducted. Visitors
will be welcome any day.
All boys and girls will return Fri
day morning, July 10.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
WANT BABY ATHLETE
in THE MOVIES

A fine picture of Eva Jean Line
han, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Daniel Linehan of this
city, appeared in the drown sheet"
Of last Sundays Minneapolis Journal.
Mr.. Linehan is shown holding the
baby in one hand as she stands erect
at the age Of six months.
This picture has appeared in all the
rotograveur sections of this country
as well as in some of the most prom
inent magazines. 1t has also ap-
peared on the cinema screen in many
Of the larger cities.
Eva Jean is the youngest of nine
children, all of whom have perform
ed likewise at her age for their ath :
letic father. The parents did not
think this feat unusual, having been
so accustomed to all their other
children doing the same stunt" I'M
til close friends insisted upon a pic
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linehan are receiving
"fan" letters from all over the
country, expressing admiration and
surprise.
Mr.. Linehan has already received
inquiries from some of the movie
producers.
River Falls may boast of very
small and very young citizen who
stands in the front row nationally in
the baby world
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
BROTHER is HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE

Charles Hotter, aged % years, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs Goodheart Hotter Of
Arkansaw, came to his death about
s o'clock Saturday evening by falling
from bridge on S. T. H. Is, near the
Clint Taylor farm, about IL miles
northwest of Arkansaw. Though he
only fell distance of six or eight
feet his neck was broken and death
was likely instantaneous.
With him were three companions
his brother, John Hotter, 25, Allen
kalstrom, Is, and William HuIeatt
p, all of Arkansaw, who were taken
into custody by Sheriff Cy Van Brunt
pending the findings of the coroner's
inquest. Sunday they gave bond and
were given their liberty.
Many rumors are afioat and, in the
absence of the coronel's inquest and
its findings, it is impossible to state
some things as indisputable facts.
The coroner's inquest, which was
to have been held Tuesday afternoon,
was postponed until 10 o'clock Mon
day, June 20, at which time it is ex-
pected that it will be conducted at
the court house in Durand under the
direction of DR.. G. c. Harper, the
coroner of Pepin county 1t is posi-
bic that as a result of the findings
of the inquest several law cases will
result.
1t appears that moonshine liquor
cut some figure in the case, just how
much may come out and it may not.
1t appears that the Hotter brothers
had an argument near the Miles grist
mill about some liquor a few minutes
before the tragedy occurred. Each
was in different car and both cars
raced toward the bridge where the
awful affair happened. All four
parties in the cars then got out and
the argument was resumed. Whether
Charles was struck by someone and
Tell from the bridge or was pushed
off viii likely come out at the inquest.
Following the accident, if such it
was, the body was taken to the office
of DR.. Huleatt, who pronounced the
young man to be dead and advised
summoning the coroner.
The funeral of the deceased was
held from the family home at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning. Durand
Cmrier- Wedge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
INFORMATION 10 TAXPAYERS

IF property owners are to re-
eeive the full benefit Of the attempt
of the Wisconsin Tax Commission to
secure better equalization of taxes
through equitable, lawful assess
ments, they must take advantage Of
the remedies provided by law. In
the Wisconsin system of taxation,
much of the burden of securing a
proper assessment rests upon the
owners of the property. The Com
mission, through its assessors of in
comes, are ready and anxious to aid
property owners in every possible
way" These instructions and this
advice is offered to the taxpayer
from the office of Geo. l.. Vinegar,
assessor of incomes of this district
at Hudson, Wisconsin. You may adj
wise taxpayers to seek further advice
from this office.
Remedies
/. 1t is your privilege and duty
to examine the assessment roll while
in the hands of the local board of re-
view This board meets soon. Find
out when and examine the roll. If
your assessment is out of line with
other taxable property, be sworn and
demand correction. Unless you are
sworn the board is powerless to make
any change.
2. If you fail to obtain justice
and fair treatment from the board of
review, appeal to the Wisconsin Tax
Commission for re-valuation Of
your property. This appeal must be
fled within twenty days after final
adjournment of your local board Of
review.
3. In case of a grossly unequal
assessment, a reassessment may be
ordered by the Commission on petit
ion Of the owners Of not less than
five per centum of all taxable pro-
perty IN the district.
4, You may pay your tax under
protest and file claim for refund with
your town or village board OR city
council. With personal property you
must have appeared before the Board
Of Review.
5. If the proper board refuses to
refund you you may bring a legal
action.
6. A sixth remedy is by non-pay-
ment of the illegal tax and a COM
promise, as provided by law, after
they have been returned delinquent.
To be effective, relief must be
sought early. Begin with the Board
of Review. Seek the advice of this
office. Act promptly and demand
justice. Kick about the assessment.
1t may be too late to kick about the
tax.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
CHAUTAUQUA
TICKET SELLERS

All chautauqua ticket sellers are
asked to meet at the Public Library
Monday morning, July 6, at 1000
O'Clock. The chautauqua advance
agent will be present. Reports of
ticket sales viii be givsn. Any
ticket sellers having more tickets
than they can dispose of, are asked
to turn in 3hoir surplus at that time.
Belle NJ. Deans,
Chairman Ticket Com.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE

The next meeting will be held in
the Rest Rom, Monday afternoon,
July 6, at three o'clock. This is the
time Of year to be patriotic, come and
attend this meeting and see what the
Improvement League il doing to show
love of country. Remember our city
IS part Of the Country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
DISTRICT ATTORNEY APPOINTED

Atty. Theodore Waller, formerly of
Blooming Prairie, Dunn county, has
been appointed District Attorney to
succeed Atty. K. s. White, resigned.
Mr.. Walters present home is at
Spring Valley.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
THE TWILIGHT LEAGUE

The SmulGnds are out IN front
again in the Twilight League race.
Trigs team neatly cleaned che
Supreme Ice Creamers Monday night
by q one sided score of 10 20 8.
The Medleys came back Tuesday
night and gave Cap Hurds boys a
lacing to the tune of to 5. The
Medley boys were on a hitting spree,
D. Smith, Johnson, Gibson and
Kruger each getting two-baggers.
Capt. Medley slammed the pill out
for three hits himself, and it was his
hitting that brought home the bacon.
Fox and Smuland are playing to-
night.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02
BORN

Benedict.-At the City Hospital,
Tuesday, June 80, 1925, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Benedict of Kinnickin-
mic, a son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02

Murder charges We're dismissed
against Hotter at hearing held in
Eau Claire, Monday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-02

Chautauqua begins July 1O.-adv.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Man 90 Feet Tall Could Not Use Legs.
British Scientific Association Is Told

BY Science Service.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, August
29.-Why is an elephants ankle so
thick, and a mouse's so slender? The
answer is bound up with the same
facts that would make it impossible
for a human giant 60 feet tall to take
two steps without breaking both his
legs. Explanations of some of the rid
dies of size and proportion in animals
were set forth by DR.. j. B. S. Haldane,
one of the most famous of English
scientists, and author of the well known
book of scientific prohecy, "Daedalus, -
addressing the British Association for
the Advancement of Science, in ses-
sion here.
The 60-foot giant imagined by DIR.
Haldane would weight about a thou
sand times as much as an ordinary
man-say, 10 tons-while the space
on his thigh bone where muscles could
be attached would be increas sed only
a hundred times. The poor ogre would
thus be vastly too heavy for his legs,
and would infallibly collapse from
sheer overweight. So that when we
have really heavy animal, like an
Evening star., 1925-08-30

elephant or rhinoceros he must
have his bones and joints greatly
thickened and strengthened to support
his weight.
A whale can "get away" with an
immense body, because the water
buoyS up most of 1t. The indefinite
increase in whale meat that one whale
can accumulate is. however, stopped
by another thing. the limitations of
his digestive tract He simply can't
catch and digest enough food to fill
up the ocean with one animal In
sects meet their Waterloo in the
growth competition because their
breathing apparatus is faulty. They
have no system of forced draft breath
ing, like vertebrates. but must depend
on the diffusion of drifting of air into
the simple tubes that open into their
bodies. Hence even the gigantic in
sects of past geological ages. with
wings foot long. could not grow
bodies thicker than lead pencil.
AT the same session, B. K. Das. an
Oriental scientist. exhibited living
specimen of the famous climbing
perch of India. This fish lives nor
nlally in mud, and must have atmos-
pheric air to breathe. II kept under
water too long. il actually browns.
Mr.. Das stated that there are five
species of fish in India that have de-
veloped air-breathing apparatus.
The roast beef of Old England" is
giving way TO roast pork, a committee
on dietary reported. Bacon and eggs
Still hold their own at the breakfast
table, and the demand for fruit tarts
continues strong.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
COL. SMITH IN ILLINOIS
RACE FOR u. S. SENATE
State Commerce Commission Head
Has Led Republicans There
for Several Years.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 29.-Col. Frank
+. Smith of Dwight, H., chairman
Of the Illinois Commerce Commission,
is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States Senator
and will enter the primaries next year
TO contest for the seat made vacant
by the expiration of the term of
Senator Mckinley.
Allen T. Moore of Monticello, mem
Der OF the Republican national COM
mittee from Illinois, announced Mr..
smith ) candidacy tonight. Col.
Smith. the announcement said, has
given years of his life to the public
service and to his party, serving on
every party committee from precinct
committeeman up to and including
chairman of the Republican State cen
tI'al committee, and has helped nomi-
nate every Republican President
elected in the last % years.
As State committee chairman he
managed the campaign which re-
suited in the election of the late
Senator Medill Mccormick in 1918.
and also managed the State campaign
III 1920, when President Harding, Gov
Evening star., 1925-08-30
MUSSOL|N| TACTICS
. ALARM BALKANS.
staly'S Military Expenses
Larger Than Rome Admits,
Nearby States Believe.
BY Gable to The Star aud New York World

BY Gable to The Star aud New York World.
GENEVA. August 29-The Balkan
states are somewhat nerturbed by sew
Mussolini. and the demands of the
f--ess of the United States for an in
Guiry into Italys military expendi.
lures reflects their own uneasiness
Although Italy says she spends less
today for the upkeep of her army
than at any time since before the
World War, there is no doubt she is
Spending far more than the balance
sheet of the treasury discloses.
The facist militia is admittedly 150,-
GOO strong, but il is considered at Bel
grade, Sofia and Athens to reach
nearer 800 600. It's budget is secret,
even to members of the Italian Sen
ate, who have more than once com
plained that the figures which the gov
ernment says have been expended for
the black shirts wouldn't even keep
them in boots and uniforms, whereas
they are all well equipped, even better
than the regular army.
While il is understood MuSSolini is
helping 70 solve the unemployment
problem by having the militia. this
docs not explain why they are trained
as regular troops and even participat-
cd in the naval maneuvers recently.
NusSolini, in a dispatch to reporters
attending the maneuverS, utterS a
promise to build more warships, and
while this may be a bluff to the Bal
kans, ii may also have a dangerous
proportion of the truth.
The new minister of finance. Volpi.
recently rebuked Mussolini for prom
Using the garrison OF Rome "a good
Latin war Soon," but these Incidents
and especially the intensive military
training of the fascist militia along
sde the regular army. perturbs Italy's
Balkan neighbors.
Copyright 1925
Evening star., 1925-08-30
BETTER PAY SOUGHT.
Railway Mail Clerks Plan to Act
on Retirement.

DENVER, Colo, August % LP).-
More adequate retirement pay will be
sought by railway clerks, and action
10 this end probably will be taken dur
ing the national convention of railway
mail clerks, to be held here from Tues
day through Friday.
This was revealed by officers who
have arrived TO attend meetings of
directors.
The present retirement law for raj
way mail clerks provides maximum
of S120 a year. The fund from which
this is paid is made up from regular
assessments on each clerk.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Small and Senator Mckinley were
elected He also served as state
chairman in 1924, when Illinois re-
turned a large vote Tor president
Coolidge and Senator Charles Deneen
md Gov Small We're elact ed
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Although Germany has an overpro-
ductio2 Of coal more than a quarter
of e million tons of the fuel are i'm
ported from England to coast ports
each InaUi h
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15
Music and Library Department
Meet with Mrs. DrummOnd

The last meeting of the year of
the Music and Library Department
met Tuesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. A. +. Drummond. The u.s.
ual musical program was enjoyed.
This was a Book Party, and each
member was supposed to come with
some article or articles of dress Of
whole costume indicating the book
she represented. Mrs. Ralph Gill
man won the prize for best repre-
sentation of book and Mrs. Mary
Hall for guessing the greatest num-
Der of books.
The annual report showed n profit
able year. The new slate of officers
was elected rs follows: Mrs. Mary
Hall, chairman; Miss Katharine
Boutelle. vice chairman; Mrs. A. +.
Drummond, secretary and Mrs. Anna
Drummond. treasurer.
The hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. Alfred Kennison, Miss
Mrs. Nora Thayer. Mrs. Murray,
Mrs. Herber. l.. Emery. Mrs. Carrie
Hutchins. and Mrs. Charles McGann.
Elaborate refreshments were served
by this committee.
This committee is sponsoring the
play Daddy Longlegs" which will
be given under the direction of Miss
Extreme Flood early in May. In the
Opera House. The tickets are being
distributed othe various committees
of the club and are now on sale, in
the hands Of the club members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15
DIR. Towne Speaks
At Meeting of
Lions Club Tues.

why the Lions" asked DIR. John
G. Towne last evening as he opened
his talk before the meeting of the
Waterville Lions club. And in an
swering that question the doctor de-
clared that everything good in this
world has been born of sacrifice and
so it Is with the Lions clubs and
similar service organizations. The
first service man was the Man on the
Cross and 1t Is to follow his example
that service clubs were formed and
have progressed so rapidly since the
war, these clubs taking the places
Of the churches which had failed to
fulfill the role which the reconstruc-
ton period following the war open
ed to them.
Speaking OF war. he declared that
the cheapest kind of peace is pre-
paredness and everyone must do his
duty as a citizen. He deplored the
fact that segregation of foreigners
was allowed in this country, giving
examples of it's faults that may be
found right here in Waterville and
he declared that citizens should mix
more with these people that do not
appreciate American citizenship and
teach them the things that the faith
ers of the country intended them to
know. He also said that it was the
duty of citizens to attend more and
more religious exercises and he
maintained that the reason that this
country was slipping in business was
because there was too much jealousy
and too little real competition.
In closing he touched on the fund
Of S5,OOO,OOO which the American
Legion is raising in this, country to
insure care of the disabled veterans
and of the orphans of veterans. The
campaign in Maine is now underway,
this States quota being $4,000 and
he felt that it was the duty of mem
bers of service clubs to get behind
this worthy cause.
Fifteen men die every day as the
result of injuries or sickness con-
tracted during the war and there are
SO, 900 orphans in this country. 15,0oO
of them being objects of charity or
being aided by the Legion of kindred
organizations. 1t Is the aim of the
Legion to care for orphans and the
disabled through the use Of this en-
dowment fund which will give $780,
600 a year for that purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15
WINSLOW

There will be no meeting of the
Lithgow Club today. The meeting
Is indefinitely postponed.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle will
hold its regular meeting today at the
church parlors. A fine dinner will
be served at noon.
Ora Kittredge of East Winslow is
in Augusta where he is serving on
the jury.-Friends in town of Mrs.
G.. A. Chamberlain will be very sorry
to learn of the serious illness of her
sister, Mrs. III. A. Tozier of Water
ville.-Mrs. Scott Burns of Clinton
has returned home after being called
here by the death of her mother.
Mrs. Miranda Ricker.-C. +. Ware
of Fairfield was a business caller in
town yesterday.-Miss Lula Stuart
is employed at the Wardwell Dry
Goods Company in Waterville in the
alteration department.-Mrs Ella
Shorey was a visitor in Waterville
Tuesday.-G. w. Cakes of Waterville
was visiting friends in town last eve
ming.