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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
ELECTRIC TEA WAGON
BEING MADE HERE

The ID. G. Lamb e. Co. recently in
corporated to manufacture electric
supplies and accessories has begun
turning out number of patented ar
ticles at his plant on the north side.
The two articles to be manufactured
are the pull light and the electric tea
wagon. The pull light is an electric
light on an extension cord fifteen and
twenty feet long and is contained in
bronze or copper finished holder.
Operation is very similar to that of q
curtain shade. These extension lamps
are in great demand around machine
shops and particularly garages, press
rooms, linotype rooms and places
where II Is impossible or not advisable
to provide regular lights. The Lamb
Co. have orders for great many OF
these extension lights.
Another item of manufacture Is the
electric tea wagon this little wagon
can be rolled about the serving rooms
in hotels, restaurants or private rooms
and are so arranged that an electric
plug can be attached to the wagon ant
the necessity of the dangerous gaso
( line or kerosene flames entirely elum
mated
Mr.. Lamb also has opened an elec
trio plating department and will d'
plating In bronze, nickle and coppe
as the customer desires.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
NAB MEN Who TRIED
TO STIR UP CREED
PREJUD|CES IN CITY
MAGAZINE SOLICITORS MEET
WITH REBUFF WHEN THEIR
PECULIAR SYSTEM OF SALES
MANsHiP FAILS TO PROVE OUT.

Accused of attempting to stir up re-
ligious prejudice Philip Regel and j..
w. Lyhon. two magazine solicitors
were arrested yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Arthur Barrett and Police Of
ficer Jerry Looney and taken before
Judge George Koenig where they were
each forced to pay $40 and then in
structed to leave the city at once.
The men represent Truth maya
zine published ii New York that pul-
poses teaching the Roman faith and
to expose those publications that have
been responsible for wholesale
charges against the Catholic creed.
The magazine or its publishers
were not at all objected to by the
local authorities and the arrest of the
two men followed when several Catho-
lie families were approached in man
ner that clearly was intended to
arouse them against their Protestant
friends and neighbors, to which they
took exception and warned the Of
fcials of the operations of Rigel and
Lyhon. They were Immediately plac.
ed under arrest and charged with dis
orderly conduct. When taken before
Judge Koenig they admitted they used
this means of arousing prejudice sc
as to make their business better, thel
paid their assessment and immediate
ly left the city.
4 One prominent believer in the Ro
man doctrines In speaking of the oC
ourrence said:
Ottawa is too nice a town to per
NIT of strangers coming in here Il
create prejudice among the people
We live here as one and il is imprope
that such a practice should be allow
ed to continue. In arresting these two
men the authorities took the righ
steps and | believe every fair minded
citizen will approve Of their actions
De tney CatnOllC OF PrOleSlaHt.
Actions Peculiar.
Both men behaved extremely pecu
liar, according to those they accosted
/ They had sliding scale" of charges
and number Of receipts taken from
them indicate they were chargint
whatever they could get out of theil
subscribers. A half dozen people sign
ed for the magazine and are awaiting
word from the Offices at New Yorl
telling whether or not the pair arr
bona fide representatives of the pub
lication
One merchant who was approached
by Lyhon and Rigel offered to TAX
them out into the back yard of hi
store and give them the trouncing HI
said they deserved"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
ATTEMPT WAS MADE
TO BLOW UP HOTEL
DYNAMITE WAS FOUND BENEATH
PORCH STEPS - AUTHORITIES
HERE ARE MAKING INVESTlGA.
TiON.

Seneca, ILL.,, April l9-tSpeciaD-
The dastardly attempts to wreck the
Jones Hotel here Tuesday evening
were frustrated when Mrs. Barbara
Mcdowell discovered stick OF dyna-
mite, eight inches long, concealed
under the front porch of the hotel. A
fuse, on the message OF death, failed
to explode and II was only by mere
chance that Miss Mcdowell discovered
the explosive.
Had the arch flends been successful
in their plot the hotel building would
have been wrecked and the lives Of
twenty-five persons endangered.
Mystery to Motive.
The explosive. was sixty per cent
dynamite, having a much stronger
strength than the. dynamite used IN
TIE mines at Seneca. In an interview
given reporter this afternoon Miss
Mcdowell stated that she saw the
fuse Of the dynamite extending out
from beneath the steps of the porch,
Grabbing hold OF the cord-like fuse she
discovered the dynamite.
Mrs. Mcdowell did not discover the
explosive until noon yesterday. Wed
nesday morning she was in Ottawa
and during her absence a long dis
tance call was received but the party
would talk to no one but Mrs. Nc
Doweil. It is believed the person in
tended to warn her OF the fate.
No Threats Had Been Made.
No threats had ever been made to
Mrs. Mcdowell or her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John llveny, who runs the
Jones Hotel. Today an investigation
was launched by the authorities at OF
tawa with the hopes Of finding the
motive to the plot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
WILL REBUILD SPAN
AT UTICA; BRIDGE
IS TO REMAIN OPEN
TEMPORARY REPAIRS ORDERED
TO BE MADE BY COMMISSION.
ERs IN CHARGE-ESTiMATEs
ARE BEING PREPARED.

Tho Utica, Deer Park bridge which
was condemned by the state highway
department two weeks ago, as being
unsafe for travel, will be repaired i'm
mediately and bids invited for the CON
struction of the two north spans which
are said to be unsafe
This action was taken at meeting
held at the bridge yesterday and
which was attended by Engineer Old
er, of the state highway department
George Farnsworth, county sdperin-
tendent of roads and the highway
commissioner CT Utica and Deer Park
and special committee from the
board Of supervisors The engineer
estimated that cost of a temporary re-
pair woul1 be $1,000 and that the two
spans could be repaired for $4,000
and that the $2.4O0 expended at the
present time would not be wasted as
the false work could be used in the
construction of the new span. The en-
gineers, Older and Farnsworth were
directed to prepare specifications for
The new spans, Immediately The new
bridge will be of steel construction
with concrete lioor. The two old
spans have been in use for many
years They are of wrought iron con-
struction and long ago out lived their
usefulness. The other spans were taxi
en- out by cyclone, which swept thru
the Illinois valley about fifteen years
ago. The bridge will not be closed
during the construction OF the raise
work. But when the act Of bridge con
struction which will not began until
October. il will be necessary to close
the bridge for a period Of 30 to Ou
days.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
c.. 0. & P. ENGINEER
TALKS TO STUDENTS

w. F. Carr of the c., o. & p, railway
spoke to the La Sale township high
school students in the assembly hall
yesterday on the subject of civil en-
gineering This is one Of the T. II. S.
series of talks on vocational guidance
given by men actually engaged in the
trades and professions. Mr.. Carr's
talk was an unusual one from many
points of view. He not only outlined
the technical qualifications for his
profession, but he also emphasized the
moral qualities needed generally for
success in life. He spoke finely of
ideals, of the need of beauty in life,
and of that higher conception of utili-
ty which makes service and intellect.
ual freedom, and not great wealth. the
goal in life.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARE
GIVEN MORE POWER

With the declaration of state OF
war against Germany deputy sherifs
in La Sale count yare vested with
new power. In the present crisis the
deputy sheriffs have the same power
as deputy United States marshals and
they have been instructed to watch
carefully for acts by enemy aliens and
reasonable utterances or operations
by citizens friendly towards Germany.
Attorney General Gregory has sent
out circular letters to authorities in
structing them to have their assistants
watch carefully for any reasonable
acts.
Special deputy sheriifs, too, have the
power of United States marshals
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
CAPTAIN BALL TEAMS
WILL STAGE GAMES

What promises to be a novel enter
tailment is to be staged Friday eve
ming at the armory when the cham
pionship of the city at captain ball,
will be determined. All of the teams
in the competition are composed OF
young ladies who have been coached
by Miss Laura Eustis. In the first
game of the evening the Daughters
Of Isabella team will meet picked
team from the Congregational and
Methodist churches. In the second
game the BAPTIST and Presbyterian
teams will compete The winners OF
the two events will compete in the
final championship of the city. The
affairs is staged on an effort to raise
a fund for the Company G.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
FIRST GHENT CAR
GIVEN A TRY OUT

The first Ghent motor car to be
turned out at the local factory was
given a try out yesterday under the
personal direction OF Snpt. Moore. The
Ghent company is now working on an
order OF forty cars, all winch nave
been sold to the field men. These
cars are now beng assembled ana
on Monday workmen will start putting
the steel bodies.
After the first forty cars have been
completed work will begin on the
Client Standard car plans and draw
ings for which have already bee!
made by Supt Moore. THIS car VIII
sell for about $3.50
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
LEWIS SMILES WHEN HE
TELLS or GAYETY SHOW

Smiling all over, Manager Lewis ap.
peared at the Free Trader-Journal
this morning announcing that he had
booked the best vaudeville ever pre-
sented in this city. Feature in the
Offering for Sunday evening patrons
is the "Lono's Hawaiians," singers and
musicians, direct from the Land o.
Aloha. As an added feature to the
bill Santos Il Hayes, girls with tho
funny figures are on the bill
Another act has been booked fol
the children, Two other all star mum
bers are on the bill.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
DOLL HOUSE EXHIBIT
AT LIBRARY HALL

Doll houses, made by the children of
the third and fourth grade, are ey-
hibited today at Reddick's library. An
exceptionally fine display is to be
seen. The house made by the Shah
bona and Washington school In par
ticular are very fine. every detail In
the furnishing of the miniature houses
being carried out. The houses were
made at the suggestion of Miss Helen
Hodkineon, instructor Of decorating in
the public schools The houses will
be on exhibit until Saturday evening
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
ALIENS WILL RECEIVE
GUNS AT END OF WAR

Firearms, turned over to Chief OF
Police Zurich, by aliens will be re-
turned to them at the settlement OF
the war with Germany this was an
nounced by Chief Zurich this morning.
The guns given the police have been
securely wrapped up and each ALLEN is
given a receipt
Thus far only few revolvers have
been received at the station Failure
of aliens to turn over firearms pro
yides for heavy fine
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
HIGH SCHOOL LAWN BEING
BEAuTlFlED BY WORkMEN N

Superintendent OF grounds, John
Montgomery, ! of the Ottawa high
school Ia accomplishing some excel.
lent landscape gardening The lawn
in front Of the high school is being
sodded and before long grass will be
sown.
MIR. Montgomery expects to have a
heavy sod of grass in front Of the
school before the summer months arc
over,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19

phone Company will almost give 1t
away to some body who wants to build
q barn or can utilize the old lumber In
some building construction. The iirst
conner will probably get bargain
Ottawa can well feel proud OF It's
new talking machine industry 1t
promises within a few months to be
one Of the leading industries, If not,
the greatest employer of labor in the
city.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
DAVID GOLDSTEiN WILL
LECTURE AT GAYETY

David G0ldsiein. celebrated lecturer
will speak at the Gayety theatre this
evening on the subject, Peace and
War" Mr. Coldsten comes here I'M
der the auspices of Starved Rock
Council. Knights OF Columbus The
lecture will be free to the public.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
TODD FUNERAL WILL BE
HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral OF Joseph .. Todd will
be held Friday afternoon from the
late home at 22O Christie street Rev.
Briggs will oiliciate, lnterment will
be in the Ottawa Avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
Game Substituted for Indoor Ball.

On account Of the condition of the
armory floor games will have to be
substituted for the indoor ball game,
Friday night The children of the
schools are especially urged to come.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19
GERMAN PROPERTY is
TAKEN OVER FOR
FEDERAL USE
TAKE WAREHOUSES;
GOVERNMENT ORDERS SHIPPING
LINES TO REMOVE ALL FREIGHT
IN STORAGE-HOMES ARE SEiz-
ED FOR COVE RNMENT HEAD
QUARTERS.

New York, April l9Most OF the
lloboken, IN. j. water front, along
which the docks of great German
shipping companies are located was
placed under martial law today. Three
companies of the Twenty-second In
fantry of the regular army are patrol
ling the district
The Hamburg America and North
German Lloyd Lines were notified
that their vast warehouses and
wharves must be cleared of all freight
Immediately. The structures will be
held by the soldiers until further no
tice.
Immediately following the action Of
the Federal Government, Mayor Grit
fin of Hobokel, issued proclamation
warning all residents of Hoboken to
keep away from the military zone.
This is the first declaration of mar
tial law on United States soil since
this country entered the war against
Germany.
The private home OF Inspector Max
Muller Of the North German Lloyd
Limo and Captain Jaka Of the Ham,
burg American line have been taken
over by the military authorities and
will be used as headquarters for the
naval and army forces respectively.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-19

Washington, ID. c., April 19--Tha
differences of opinion between the ad-
ministration and Congress over the
proper way to raise the army of the
United States for participation In the
| crushing of Frussian militarism SER
iously menaces proper preparation,
| officials declared today. They said
that the President cannot accept the
House plan of mingled volunteerism
and conscription. He has decided that
the plan for the army general staff
is the only one which will bring the
army to proper strength and is pre-
pared to go to any length to force
Congresslto adopt that view.
The President already has decided
to appeal directly to the people to aid
his cause. Just Low this appeal will
be made is not yet known. II may
| take the form of an address to a joint
session of Congress- A public address
or note to the country at large
along the lines of his recent mani
festo. 1t is certain, however, that the
President, unless Congress shall
change front, will tell the nation
some plain and unpleasant truths
about the volunteer system and the
manner in which Influence Is now be-
ing brought to bear to prevent general
conscription being ordered
Amy chiefs who know the exact
situation openly declared that the
present delay and especially the open
differences between Congress and the
President are sure to have an III ef-
feet in Germany. The German news
papers by direct order, have done
everything possible to make the Ger
mal people believe that the entrance
of tke United States into the war was
in opposition to the wishes OF the
people generally
The army men point out that they
are certain to emphasize the differ
ences between the President and Con-
gress over the right way to raise an
army as proof of this fact.
In the very connection all branches
of the service today began taking
steps to check the rapidly growing be-
lief that as the result of the successes
of the French and British on the west
ern front the end Of the war is In
sight. That assumption, 1t is stated,
Is discouragng preparation and is es-
, pecially interfering with voluntary en-
listments Germany Is far from being
crushed, officials say and there is very
! little doubt that the armies OF the
United States must be poured into the
trenches to bring about ultimate and
complete victory.
}. The British Commission.
D Washington, D. c. April l9-The
+ personnel of the British commission
which will arrive here shortly to con-
- slider cooperative measures with Am
erican officials was announced today
| by the State department.
The commission Is headed by the
n RI Hon. Arthur James Balfour, NJ. t.
I o. Nj. The other members of the
party are:
The Hon Sir Eric Brummond, X. {.
NJ, G. c. b.
Mr.. Ian Malcolm, M p.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-20
TOURING IN VIRGINIA.
Washington Motorists Fall Short Of
Raising Money for Highway.

Raising Money for Highway.
Whether national capital motorists
shall do their spring touring in Vir-
g;nia, enjoying a tour % Richmond,
and on into the mountains OF North
Carolina, over q road free from toll
charges, ard with only a District
license tag, is now squarcly up to
themselves. according ~ officials CT
the A. A. A. District Of Columbia
Club. which has worked for re"riy
two years to bring about this mucn-
to-be-desired condition.
Working in opposition to extremely
adverse weather, conditions, and
surmounting the seemingly insur-
mountable task of building tour
able highway through ountry,sloplng.
ragged and boggy-the Chopawam-
sic swamp district of Virglnia-the
engineers in charge of the work have
gone steadily and persistently for
ward, coming to halt now jnly
through lack of sufficient funds.
When the plan to build the road
way through the Chopawamslc
swamp by public subscription was
promulgated the A. A. A. District of
Columbia Club offered it's service in
the work of collecting $4,000 in
Washington, feeling certain that this
sum could be raised easily and quick
~ once the benefits to motorists
and merchants were pointed out. AT
the end of a several months cam
paign only $4,000 had been sub
scribed. With this sum, and the
money subscribed by Richmond
Fredericksburg and Alexandria, work
was commenced, and the remainder
of the sum asked of Washington was
sought elsewhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-20

andria hospital was held last even
ing in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce. The report submitted by
Mr.. Robert S. Jones, chairman, of
the committee in charge of the con-
struction of the new hospital build
ing, was to the effect that the build
;ng will be completed ready to turn
over to the trustees sometime during
the month of April.
The report of the secretary and
treasurer, Arthur Herbert, was read
and accepted, after which Worth HUI
fish was reelected president of the
board, Gardner L. Boothe, vice-presi-
dent and Arthur Herbert secretary
and treasurer for the ensuing year.
The following named gentlemen
were elected as the executive commit
tee: Robert S. Jones, Gardner l..
Boothe, J. NJ. Duncan, J. T. Harrison,
j. R. Cation, Frank l.. Dyson, Harry
Hammond, VIM. A. Moore, Jr.,
James Bayne, L. Ruben, Calvin Butts,
VIM. H. .Hellmuth, A. D.BrocGett,
Carroll Pierce, Howard w. Smith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-20
SUNK SUBMARINE.

Running Duel at Sea Between
Freighter And U-Boat.
New York, Feb. 20.-Tn a running
duel at sea between the French line
freighter Guayne and German SUBJ
marine, the U-boat was sunk, officers
and crew reported yesterday on their
arrival here from Bordeaux.
The submarine, they declared, fired
three ineffective shots at the ship,
and went down when the Second
shell from the sixty-five millimetre
gun on the Guayne struck squarely.
The submarine, Captain Rousselot,
said, appeared on the vessels port
side on January %, when the ship
was one day out from Bordeaux.
Captain Rousselot would not talk
of the engagement in which the sub
marine was sunk, as the French ad-
miralty forbids discussion by Off
GERS of merchant ships of any opera
tions against submarines.
The crew, under no such restrlc-
tions, talked freely, and pointed out
the gunner whose deadly aim sent
the U-boat to its doom. The gunner
is a tall Breton, who declined to have
anything to say about his exploit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-20
FOOD RIOT IN NEW YORK.
Actual Want Caused by High Prices
Precipitates Trouble.

New York, Feb. 20.-A serious food
riot biazed out in Williamsburg yes
eerday. Enraged men attacked pro-
vision stores and push-cart peddlers
while their women folk on the roots
of tenements threw flaming missiles
of oil-soaked papers and rags upon
the dealers carts.
A thousand residents Of the poorer
quarters participated in the uprising
Police reserves from the Bedford ave-
nue. station were hurried to the dis
trict.
With clubs swinging they charged
and drove the rioters into their dwell
ings. Last:night; the neighborhood
was guarded by extra patrols and
the food stores were barricaded.
That the outbreak was the culmina-
ton of lone period of actual want
caused by the high prices of provis-
ions was made plain at protesta-
ton meeting in Williamsburg last
night. Upon the platform and in
sobbing accents woman told of
the privations Of herself and her
family. ~: r=a.;
| 1t was at p. m. when the house;
wives went out shopping for the eve
ming meal that the riot took place. 1t
ended in the suspension Of all busl,
ness in that neighborhood, and tIhe
widest rumors of more yiolerce-t
come if.the sfoods8aff famheh~asre
not speedily ,nitigated. -: sAt&h q
- ---- ;. :
+ When in Washington and hungry
stop at Scnneider's Restaurant 1ztt
streets opposite Raleigh. ,,rs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-20
SERVICES DURING LENT.
In Christ, Grace And st. Paurs Epis'
copal Churches in This City.

In Christ, Grace And st. PauPs Epis-
copal Churches in This City.
Today is shrove Tuesday, pancake
day, and tomorrow, Ash Wednesday,
marks the beginning of Lent, period
of pentinence in all Episcopal and
Catholic Churches. All social activl-
ties on the part of members of those
denominations will cease until Easter
week. Informal affairs will occur
from time to time, mostly charitable
benefits. The services in the three
Episcopal. churches of the city Tor
this week will be as follows: Christ
Church, Ash "Wednesday, II a. M, in
the church and 1880 p: m: in the Par
ish Hall. Friday afternoon at D
o'clock, in the church. St. Pauls
church, Ash Wednesday at IL a. m.
and Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The services in Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church for tomorrow, Ash
Wednesday, will be Holy Communion
at 7:3O a. M, Morning Prayer and
address at 1890 and Evening Prayer
and address at 1880. The week day
services in this church will begin with
Evening Prayer and address at 7:3C
p. m. Friday of this week and Mon
/ days at 500, Wednesdays and Fri
days at 1880 p. m. during Lent.