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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
WILL ASK GOVERNOR
TONAME SUCCESSOR
FOR JUDGE LARO|N
SUPERVISORS WILL SEND DELE
CATION TO SPRINGFIELD TO
CONFER WITH EXECUTIVE ON
PROBATE JUDGEsHiP.

An informal meeting Of supervisors
was held this afternoon IN the court
house to decide what course the board
should pursue in choosing a success
sor for the late Judge T. Lardin, of
the probate court II was unanimous
ly agreed upon that the governor
would be asked to do away with an
election until after December /, at
which time he will be permitted to
name a successor to Judge Lardin
without the expense Of primary and
subsequent election.
Besides deciding upon this import
ant step the solons agreed that they
would supply judge from some sur
rounding county for three days a
week and call upon Judge Mayo to
take care of the duties of the Office on
the other three days
1.-TWO elections would cost the cQun-
ty $4,000" said member of the i'm
promptu committee "and it would not
be ADVISABLE to burden the tax pay.
ers with this extra expense il we
could persuade Governor Lowden to
let an election go by default and then
when less than year remains of
Judge Lardin's unexpired term, ap-
point a man to take the place until
the general election in the fall Of
1918"
I'VE have named committee OF
five to 90 to Springfield to wait upon
the governor. We are now awaiting
a reply from w. H. Stead, who has
been instructed to see Governor Low
den and make an appointment with
him for us
The members of the committee are
/ Supervisors Wylie, ODonnell. Larson
States and Sr lceI These five men
as soon as .rangements can be
made will lie. se for Springfield to lay
/ their case before the executive.
Those who took part in today:
session were Supervisors ODonneli
Statea, Larson, Wylie, bronson, brew
er, Charley and Spencer They camt
/ here In response to hurried call ant
met in the Office of the county clerl
/ this afternoon.
/ The law makes it obligatory upor
the governor, they maintain, to cal
an election il someone, or some party
4 Of men demand such action. BY I'LL
months the county would be saved q
large burden of expense, and, in the
appointment of a successor, tic COVER
nor would have the advice CT some o
the county's best men. The commit
/ tee is certain he would select only
the man hest ntted for the place.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
MISS VlTTUM WILL
SPEAK IN LA SALE

Miss Harriet Vittum, bead of the
Northwestern University settlement
in Chicago, and next to Jane Adams
probably the best known chicago
woman, will speak at the Illinois Val
ley Manufacturers cub meeting in
La Sale Wednesday afternoon, April
Is. The meeting will be exclusively
for the ladies of the members.
While her topic has not been an
nounced, Miss Vittum will discuss the
opportunities for civic work by the
women of community. Miss Vittum
is a sister of w. {. Vittum, Ottawa
real estate dealer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
CAR SHORTAGE IS
WORSE THAN EVER
SAND CO.'S REPORT
CONCERNS ARE PRACTICALLY
IDLE WHILE SHIPMENTS ARE
HELD UP-SUPPLY OF CARS is
1000 IN ARREARS.

The car shortage in the Illinois Val
ley is growing worse, instead OF bet
ter. Plants are either idle or pay
ing their men for making repairs or
keeping them occupied at some un-
necessary work. in order to keep their
working organization together.
The shortage is reported to exceed
over LOCO cars, and plants that have
a daily capacity of from ten to 20 cars
are not receiving any cars whatever
or at the best only two or three week
ly. The sand companies are receiving
rush orders of sand from all parts of
the country, but many of the roads
will not permit their cars to go of
their own system either thru orders
from the public utilities commission
er or thru orders from the manage
ment of the road.
This renders it almost impossible
TO make car shipments to any foreign
points. If the car shortage is not
ItlItNcu hltuiu a tiiuC tHCiC wiz
be a tremendous loss to the operator
of mines and plants in the Illinois
Valley.
The prospects are not overly
bright and the agents or railways in
this city have not assurance that the
supply of cars will be increased in
the immediate future in view of the
war policy of the western service a
declaration of war by congress will
make it necessary to hold all cars in
the east for military service and for
use in hauling supplies to the allies,
England and France whom President
Wilson has urged upon congress TO
supply mith money, food and muni-
tions of war.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
HAS ARM MANGLED;
AMPUTATl0N SAVES
FURTHER INFECTION

Frank Volanski. aged 40 years, EN-
ployee at the Federal Plate Glass
Works, will be crippled for life. This
morning at o'clock he had the mis-
fortune to have his left arm caught
between two grinding tables and badly
mangled, and as a result amputation
below the elbow will be necessary.
Volanski was at work last night
with members Of the night crew In the
grinding room, where glass is pol
ished. His occupation was known as
that of "chain puller' In some un-
known manner his arm was caught
between the two grinding tables and
was badly crushed before the machine
could be stopped and the arm extri-
Gated. He was rushed to Ryburn Hos
pital. where DR.. +. T. Hathaway was
called to attend him.
The man was relieved of pain and
il was decided this morning. following
consultation of physicians that, am
putation of the arm would be neces-
sary to save further infection.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
GHENT SALES FORCE
MEET WITH SUCCESS

The seventyfive stock sales agents
for the Ghent Motor Co. are now at
work in various parts of the country
and stock subscriptions are being re
ceived very rapidly. The sales com.
pany has offered a prize OF a Ghent
automobile to the agent selling the
most stock within the next sixty days.
This is to be one Of the high priced
cars and u model of the Kind they eX-
pect to turn out.
The salesmen work IN pairs. Messrs
Boig and English, who were assigned
to Ottawa, and who did considerable
work here, have been transferred tc
Oklahoma City and expect to remain
there for six weeks in opening up
branch office OF the Client Motor Go
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
U. s. MARINES LANDED
IN NEW ISLAND POSSESSION

Washington, April Two hundred
and fifteen United States marines
from Haiti and Santo Domingo have
been landed in the Virgin Islands,
formerly the Danish West indies, to
form the first United States garrison
in this newly.acquired island possess.
ion.
In peace or war these soldiers of
the sea have ever been first in the
protection OF American interests and
property on land or sea, even before
we had an army CT navy Having
been stationed ashore guarding Amer
lean legations abroad and the nava
stations in our many island posses
sons for years, the garrisoning OF the
Virgin Islands Is no new duty FOL
the mafines,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
WISCONSIN is LOYAL,
SAYS c. P. T0UTON

Charles p, Touton, proprietor OF the
Starved Rock hotel, is back from a
trip to Wisconsin, and he had some
interesting observances of political
conditions in the state whence halls
Senator Robert M. LaFollette, who
has been in the public eye because of
his obstructonary tactics in the
Senate.
Touton declares that Wisconsin Is
as loyal as any state in the union
and that the people of German sym
pathy, as well as the others, do not
subscribe to l.aFollette's views.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
K. OF c. WILL ERECT
MEMORIAL GATEWAY
AT STARVED ROCK

AT the last State Convention of the
Knights of Columbus an appropriation
was made and a committee appointed
to prepare plans and build memo
to prepare plans for the building. of a
memorial gateway at the river en-.
trance to Starved Rock State Park
This committee will meet on Sunday
April Sth, together with members OF
Illinois Park Commission, to go over
the plans and locate the site for the
new gateway. The gateway will con
sist of rough boulders and will contain
bronze tablets properly inscribed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
OTTAWA |. O. O. r. AT
MORRIS DIST. MEETING

Two train loads of Odd Fellows
from Ottawa, Marseiles and Seneca
attend the district meeting held in
Morris al! day Tuesday and Tuesday
evening. The delegations from the
above named cities went to the cere.
monies via the c., O. & p.
During the course of the day and
evening one big class was initiated
and another took the first degree
Tuesday evening The crack William
Tell drill team from Joliet put on an
exhibition at Morris under the able
direction of c. w Berger. Music
was furnished by Powhan lodge band
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
ENGELsON GOES TO CHICAGO
TO GET MORE HUDSON CARS

John Engelson the Ottawa dstribu-
tor for the Hudson super-six, went to
Chicago yesterday to arrange for new
cars. His allotment was completely
exhausted during the week and the
only car he had for show purposes is
demonstration car He expects to
bring several new cars back to Ottawa
on his return
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
CIRCUS IS COMING
TO TOWN. KIDS; BE
IN OTTAWA MAY 3

It has been a long time since the
Yankee Robinson, one Of the pioneer
shows visited Ottawa For several
years past they have been in Canada
almost exclusively, but with the
breaking out of the war and the busi-
ness depression that followed in GER
tain lines the circus people are get
ting out of Canada and into the United
States.
The Yankee Robinson show is wild
west and animal circus and will be
in this city on Thursday, May 3, and if
arrangements can be made to cross
the Fox river bridge the circus will
show on the East Ottawa grounds, il
not then, it will 90 to the driving
Park.
The circus is given over almost en-
tirely to wild and domestic animals,
such as acrobatic lions. riding leo
pards and tigers, juggling sea lions,
high diving monkeys, pigs that do ev'
erything but talk, waltzing zebras
baseball playing elephants, high
school horses, clown elephants. come
| dy Teddy bears-bears that actually
do more comica! stunts than the mod
ern clowns. In addition to the bis
wild animal circus, all OF the popu
lar features of the old time circus
are carried together with a complete
wild west show, which brings the
performance to wonderful close
The Yankee Robinson circus this sea
son maintains it has the most won
derful, sensational and pleasing ex
hibition before the American public
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
RUNAWAY IN LOOP
ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD

A team of horses belonging to Matt
Gahan. Wallace township farmer,
made record dash thru the business
district this afternoon at o'clock,
The team started near the Reed i'm.
plement store and looped Madison,
Columbus and La Sale streets once,
and then went west on Madison just
one-haf block east of the city limits.
Neither the animals nor wagon were
injured. No one was in the wagon at
the time the horses started on theiI
spirited sprint. Several attempts were
made to catch the team as they dashed
thru the business district.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
FATE OF $4,000 IN
HOSPITAL BONDS To
. Be DECIDED FRIDAY
TAX PAYERS AND VOTERS OF
BOTH SEXES WILL HAVE
CHANCE TO PASS UPON PROPO-
clTICN FOR s. E. KING ANNEX.

Tomorrow Ottawa will decide the
late OF the proposed $4,000 bond is
sue for the construction of the S. +,
King annex to Ryburn Memorial hos
pital. A campaign in which every eff
fort has been made by hackers of the
bonding proposition to enlighten the
voters upon tire effect the tax vii:
have upon them, has just been con
GUIDED.
Predictions are made in different
quarters that the plan for supplying
the city with suitable building in
which to house and care for its sick
and injured, is the best one possible
and will be looked uDon in this light
by the voters In other sections op'
position has arisen and present in
dicationG arc that the contest will be
close enough to warrant everyone
turning out to the polls who have
theirs and the city's interests at
heart
There have been seven places de
sgnated as polls and these will be
open from O'Clock in the morning
until + o'clccN at night. Men and wo
mon are permitted to cast their bal
| lot upon the proposition. The selec
/ lion made by % city for polline
/ places follows:
First Ward Jwn Hall.
Second Ward Basement Hotel OF
tawa
4 Third Ward Perfutt s. barn Lafas
ettc street.
! Fourth Ward Weller Store. corn
er Columbus and Joliet streets.
Fifth Ward llenich building, llS
! Chestnut street.
Sixth Ward Schaefer's hall
Seventh Ward-Josts barber shop
Main Gnd Harden streets.
Principal opposition among those
who are objecting TO the bonds i
found on the tax issue, There arr
some who advance other theories Al
reasons, but all admit that Ottawa Il
soreIy in need OF suitable institu
ton for the care OF it's people whel
they become i'll or victims Of accj
dent There IRE those who DISAGREE
with Tie m,.icpal ownership ide
insCfare as it relates 10 hospital
while they are strong advocates o
The private or sectarian hospital plan
Forces behind the bond issue ar
well organized and will do all in thei
rover to get tho vote out Wha
opposition has been found comes onl
from The individual and there seem
TO be no concerted action on th
part of any clique of voters to kill
the $4,000 proposition with an
floods o. ballots tomorrow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
APPRAISERS NAMED
FOR MOL LONEY ESTATE

The appraisers appointed to place
value on the property OF the late
NJ. r. Moloney will consist of w. J.,
Sincn. j. Il. Carew andsP j Mahoney.
The bond of executrix Mrs. M. 7. Mo-
loney has been filed for Sl5C.000 The
affairs of the estate will be attended
to By Mrs. Moloney and her counsel,
Attorney JAS. J Conway.
The Moloney building will continue
under the management Of Miss Mae
Flynn. who has looked after it for
heveral years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
Sink Beloian Relief Ship.

Amsterdam Apr. THE Belgian re.
lief steamship Tregier, bound from
New York for Rotterdam. with grain,
has been sunk by German subma'
rine.
Six members OF the crew were
wounded while the submarine was
shelling the ship. The members OF
the crew were landed today and re
ported the destruction of their vesseI
off Schevenlnges.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
FIVE KILLED IN CHICAGO
RESTAURANT EXPLOSION

Chicago. April AN explosion
wrecked the North Halsted Street res
taurant when 1t was packed with din
ers this afternoon, killing five persons
and injuring thirty.fve others. Two
adjoining buildings we're wrecked. A
leaky gas main is given az the cause
of the explosion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
JACOB ECKERT is
GREATLY IMPROVED

Jacob Eckert, the Lostant hardware
dealer and former resident Of this city,
who was injured Tuesday evening
when he was thrown from Ford auto
near Grand Ridge, is greatly improved.
Mr.. Eckert is still confined to the
Streator hospital, but will be removed
to his home in Lostant Friday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05

Brick Company ASKING for a franchise
to run a tramWay across the Utica
bridge. This was referred to Il joint
committee of the Board and they in.
stuctcd me to ascertain the safe-car-
iying load of the Utica bridge in its
present condition. | in turn, made
measurements and sent the same to
the State Highway Department for
them to figure the safe.carrying load
OF this bridge, which the enclosed let
ter explains very thoroughly.
Under the circumstances and in
view of the findings and recommends
tions of the State Highway Depart
meat feel ii my duty to direct the
commissioners of the Towns OF Deer
Park and Utica to close this bridge
TO traffic until some time when the
two north spans can be reconstructed
or strengthened enough SO that the,
are tit for traffic,
The plans OF any bridge to be con
stlucted or repaired by the county o
Townships under the Tice Road law
must be approved by the State High
way Department, and am writing
them today for their recommendation
in regard to this bridge, and until
hear from them, ! canlot recommen
any plans for the reconstruction or re
| pairing of this bridge on account Q
the fact that the plans must be az
4 proved by the State Highway Depar
ment first.
/. Very truly yours,
!. GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH,
Cnunt c,tnorintondput of Highways
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
KELLY BAKERY ADDS AUTO
SERVICE FOR PATRONS

The Kelly bakery. on Madison
street have purchased an auto to af-
ford prompt service to their patrons
to any part of the city. Deliveries
will be made now on Sunday morn
ings.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
EX-STARVED ROCK
0WNERLEADS PEACE
DRIVE ON CAPITOL
FERDINAND WALThER BREAKS
INTO liMELiGHT DURING PACi-
FIsTic ONSLAUGHT UPON OFF,
CiAL WASHINGTON.

Ferdinand Walther, former owner
of Starved Rock, who is well known
in Ottawa, has joined the pacifistic
movement to keep the United States
out of war with ANY and all European
nations" Walther as president OF
the German-American alliance, OF
Chicago, had delegation of peace
seekers to Washington thereby break
ing into the public prints, and now
is in the nations capital using what
ever influence he can bring to bear
in hope of staving off impending
strife with some country, some
where in Europe
Walther sold Starved Rock to the
state, paying him price which Is said
to be large enough to leave him COM
Portable margin of profit. Since dis
posing of his interests in this locali'
ty he has returned to Chicago and
since the allies and Central Powers
have been mixing ii on bloody battle
fields, he has been active in German
American society affairs. The or
ganization he heads is said to have a
membership of nearly one hundred
1 thousand men,
OF his visit to Washington at the
head of the Chicago peace delegation
the Herald, of that city, says.
There has been white rabbit in.
vasion of Washington today Paci
fists, militant and suppliant, over
ran the capitol and Senate and House
Office buildings with their propaganda
to vote against war
Militant pacilists assaulted Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, who refused
to listen to their arguments and tive
OF them are held under arrest, await
ing police court trial.
Suppliant pacfists besieged the of.
fees of Senators Stone and La Fol-!
lette, bearing bouquets OF flowers and
peace, kilograms, urging untiring eff
forts by these champions of peace to
keep the congress from declaring
war on Germany
twenty-five From Chicago
All paciilsts finally gathered on the
great steps at the east front of the
capitol, down which have walked
Washington, Lincoln, Grant and Nc
Kinley, who have upheld American
rights and dignity through the his
tory of the country by force Of arms
and were photographed
Prominent in the groups of paci
fists, coming from every section o
E the country for the greatest demon
: stration they have ever made to con
= eress, was one Of twenty-five from
! Chicago made up of German-Ameri
E cans. 1t was led by Ferdinand Wa
! ther president of the German-Amer
: can Alliance of Chicago, and j. II
: Jacobsen They came in specia
. car, in which they will live Will
: here or until after definite action |
+ taken by congress OH the war ques
+ ton
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05

Young Wife DO you think 1t jusii-
fable for n wife to take money from
her husbands pockets?
Older Wife--lt isn't case of justlll-
cation at all. 1t Is question OF lindins
any to take.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05

One OF the native tribes In the Philip.
pines produces fire by rapidly com.
pressing alr In sort Of syringe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05

Frequent cutting OF the hair In
crcascs the thickness Of the individual
hairs, but lot their number
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05

;Ccntlnued ON Psge 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
THE WEATHER

Probably rain tonight,
followed by clear Thurs
day; somewhat colder.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-10
You Need A Spring Laxative

DR., Kings New Life Pills will re-
move the accumulated waste of
winter from your intestipes, the bur-
den of the blood. Get that sluggish
spring fever feeling out of your sys-
TEN. brighten your eye, clear your
complexion. Get that vim and snap
Of good purified healthy blood. DR..
Kings New Life Pills are non-grip-
ing laxative that aids natures pro-
cess, try them tonight. At all
Druggists, 25c.-Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-10
Bad Colds From Sudden
Changes

Spring brings all kinds of weather
and with it come colds and TIE re-
vival Of winter 20 CHS ard hoarsc
ness, Dr.. B-lls Pine. Tar H ney
will head off new colder stop the
.oli one; the soothing bassms relieve
the sore throat and heal the irritated
tissue. Get a bottle to- day and start
treatment at once. At your Drug
gists' 25c Formula on the bottle
Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-10
Town STEPPED In History.

Tnrragona, Spain, contains about 3d.
600 Inhabitants, and pursues lively
trade in wines. nuts, fruits and oil.
Martel and Pliny celebrated its sunny
cline. and Its wine. which In their day
We'd with the Falernian, but the full
bodied wines produced there today are
used to give to port healthier hue.
The monks who were evicted from
France a few years ago continue In
this town their secret process Of making
the Grande Chartreuse, but, contrary
to popular belief, Tarragon vinegar Is
not a product of Tarragona. Spain., On
the whole. no visitor to Spain should
neglect visit to this wonderful old
citadel. with Its cyclopean walls and
doorways, ajimez windows, ancient
chapels. cathedral and ruins, STEPPED
In the history of dozen races.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-10
ReeoanIre Value Of Birds.

The quite general interest In bird
life and protection indicates the more
general recognition of the value Of
birds in the great reciprocal relation
ships and harmonles of nature. Nat
urnlists calculate that the progeny OF
a single pair of Gypsy moths, I'M
checked. would In eight years. destroy
every vestige of foliage In the United
States. Insect.life IS increasing to an
alarming extent. adding 10 the cost
and the hazards of crop-ralslng. 1t Is
said that the expense of fighting In
sects and the losses because of their
depredations cost Massachusetts S.
100000 annually. The loss is unqucs-
tionably duplicated In other states.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-10
within FACTOR IN DISEASE
Surplus or Deficiency Of Flesh Is BIG
Menace to Life at Various
Ages Of Man.

Between forty and fifty a man who
allows his weight to remain high is
running more danger of an early de-
mise than he would run If he con-
tracted typhoid fever. What is more,
if he were stricken with that dis
ease his chances Of recovery would be
10 per cent less than normal: A man
who is thinner than the average, on
the other hand, has less danger Of
dying in this decade than a man who
tips the scales at the normal figure,
says a writer in the American Maya
zine.
When a man is in his twenties a
deficiency of 20 pounds in weight
makes him IL per cent more liable
to fall before the scythe of the i'm
placable reaper. A slight surplus Of
flesh seems to assist one in escaping
diseases that cause death in this
period-principally tuberculosis and
typhoid fever.
A man in his fifties who is 20
pounds over normal weight has a Is
per cent mortality handicap to face.
Should he be 40 pounds over weight
his chances of dying are increased
as per cent thereby.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-10
Could Not Be Spared.

Helen got into the bad habit Of
running away to some of her play
mates homes, and her mamma final
ly put stop to 1t by tying her up q
few times as punishment. The 9TH
er day she wanted new rope to re-
place broken and WORKOUT one on
her sled. but her father wasn't able
to locate one around the house. Then
Helen said: II know where there's q
piece of rope, but that's the one NAM
ma ties me up with when run away"