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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-15

The City Auto Sales company re-
ports the following sales of Mitchell
and Grant cars: w. L. Hartman,
Gypsy Oil company. 5-passenger
Mitchell; Mr.. Brownlee. Gypsy Oil
company, 2-passenger Mitchell; A. x.
Richards, chief engineer Cosden COM
pany, Mitchell Club roadster; George
Chubbeck, contractor, Mitchell Club
roadster; L. Il. Blue. architect. D.
passenger Mitchell; Mrs. Parks, g.
passenger Mitchell; Mr.. Jarvis, Spas
senger Mitchell; Doctor Hood, Spas
senger Mitchell; John Brennan, West
Tulsa Furniture company, Grant Six
touring car; w. j. Wurman. paint
contractor, Grant Six: Mrs. Armour Of
the Gypsy Oil company, Grant Six;
E. Kaufman, oil man, Grant Six; Mrs.
Coy, Grant Six.
The City Auto Sales company also
reports that 1t has secured the
agency for the we'll known Selden line
of trucks. 1t has thirty counties,
from Gray and Garfield counties to
the Missouri line, including Gray and
Garfield counties south to Muskogee
and below, including McAlester, Hol-
denville and Okmulgee.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
ED. v. FOX, FORMER
OTTAWAlAN, MARRIED
IN CHICAGO SATURDAY

Saturday morning at . O'Clock Miss
Helen Ford, of Chicago, and Edward
V. Fox, son of Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas
Fox, of this city, were united in mar
riage at st. Mels church in Chicago.
Rev. Cavanaugh ofIiciated at the cere-
monies.
The bride is well known in Ottawa,
having visited here on several occa
sions.
The groom is a graduate of the
Ottawa township high school, but has
resided in Chicago for the past sew
eral years Mr. Fox. is at present hold
ing the responsible position as sales
manager of the Chicago Whole Wheat
Co. After honeymoon trip. in a
tour of the eastern cities they will
make their home in Chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
Byron and His Fat.

Poetry and too pronounced plump
ness do not harmonlze well. and no
one was more widely awake to this
fact than Lord Byron. Many were the
means he adopted for rlcding himself
OF his unwelcome "adipose deposit
In letter to his solicitor he said:
IL wear seven walstcoats and n great
coat, run and play cricket in this dress
till quite exhausted by excessive per-
spiratiou, use the bath daily, eat only
IL quarter Of pound of butchers meat
in tweuty-four hours. by these me-. '
my ribs display skin OF no great thick
ness and my clothes have all been
taken In nearly half a yard.'-I.ondon
Telegraph.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
Open. High. Low. Cl'
Shoe Leather.

Ieathcr for shoe manufacturing plf'
poses comes under two broad classili
cations, upper leather and sole leather.
These, as their names apply are used
respectively for the sole and for the
other portions of the shoe. The upper
feathers most commonly used are calf.
skin. coltskin or horschide ana kld'
Calfslin comes in various finishes
patent. wax, bright, dull, boarded and
velvet. Coltskin and horsehide arr
used principally as the bases for pat
ent leather. but they are also employed
In dull finish for mems high grade
shoes Kid may be glazed. patent, pen
bled or morocco according to the tan
ming process. New York Post.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
OTTAWA BOYS START
LONG OVERLAND TRIP
TO SHERIDAN, WY0.

Norman Yent2er and cousin, Frank
G. Yentzer, the former son OF
George Yentzer and the latter son of
Enoch Yentzer left this morning in a
Hudson automobile to make an over
land journey to Sheridan. Wyoming,
where they will go into ranching on
large scale They left Ottawa at
9:l5 o'clock this morning and expect
to be at their destinations end in a
week or ten days. George Yentzer,
accompanied the tourists as far west
as Princeton. Sheridan, Wyoming, as
near as can be told by the maps Is
about / 500 miles from Ottawa.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T.. Novey, OF
Chicago, were Starved Rock and OF
tawa visitors yesterday.
Miss Mae Murphy returned to her
home in Chicago, after spending the
past week with Ottawa relatives and
friends.
Attorney William Butler. Of chica-
go. spent the week end with Ottawa
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wendell. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Koen;g and daughter,
Louise and Michael Sanhcci, motored
to La Sale yesterday afternoon
Thomas S. Brunnick. of Chicago,
srent the week end with Ottawa rela-
t,ves.
Miss Sarah Dougherty returned to
he home in Chicago, after 50 ,nlilg
the past week with Ottawa ccii'y,s
Flrt Nader, Il Peru. VIZ, az Otta
wa visitor last evening.
Vincent Hanley of La Sale. called
on friends in this city yesterday ai;ei'
fOCn.
Miss Louise Wolfe. Of Serena, was
an Ottawa vVitor yesterday after
noon
Mr.. s. G. Gay and daughter, Kath-
crime, left today for Helena, Michigan,
where they will spend the summer
months
Daniel Whitney, of Morris, spent
the week end with Ottawa relatives.
John Farrell visited with friends in
Joliet Yesterday afternoon
pr Walter Schroeder and William
Reilley. of Chicago. visited with OF
tawa friends yesterday morning
Joseph Pray, of Depne, spent the
week end with his family in this city.
Vincent White, of Marselles. was
an Ottawa visitor yesterday afternoon.
James Scannell and Laster McMan-
nus motored to La Sale last evening.
Harold Hessling. a student at the
Northwestern University, Dental
School, has arrived home to spend the
summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM Ray Fetzer have
returned to their home in Chicago
after having spent the past week with
Mr.. Fetzer's parents, Nh and Mrs
Joe w Fetzer, 729 First avenue They
were accompanied by Miss Helen Bah
bett, Mrs. Fetzers niece.
Miss Emma Hoey, returned Satur.
day evening from short visit with
friends in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Herbert Heitzman has resigned his
position at the Megaffin shoe store.
Mr.. Heitzman has started to learn the
plumbing trade, being employed with
Barney Kruse.
Mr. and Mrs Vernon Riekert, OF
Minonk, Illinois, are visiting with
with relatives in this city for a few
days
Mrs. John Quinn. of Marseilles, was
an Ottawa visitor this morning.
Miss Dorothy Yockey, who spent
the past week with her brother
Supervisor r. V. Yockey and family
has returned 10 her home in Chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
vhaco Indians Of Brazil.

The Indians of the Chaco region IN
Brazil have been more successful In
opposing threads by white men than
have any other people Of South Amer
lea. Up TO few years ago 1t meant
annihilation for the white man to OPP
pose the Chaco Indians. 1t is In this
region that the rhea, or South Ameri-
can ostrich, IL found. The hunters have
been after them for years for their
plumes. The Indians are fond OF the
flesh, also Of the eggs, which are a
little strong. Incidentally, the Indians
are not at all particular whether the
eggs are fresh. The biggest nest found
by explorers contained thirty-seven
eggs, one Of which IL ample to supply
the needs Of hungry family.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
Soma Of the Birds.

Gagged chafiinches are celebrated Tor
their eagerness to compete with one
another in singing. They deliver their
songs alternately until one Is exhaust
ed and unable to take UP ms turn. ne
Is vanquished. SO excited do the birds
become that It occasionally happens
that one Of The competitors drops down
dead The originating and directive
causes of the particular song OF dlffer-
emf kinds of birds Is not understood.
But II is well known that they have u
great Gift of imitation. Parrots. piping
crows ravens and other such birds are
familiar instances. while little birds,
such as bullfnches. can be trained TO
whistle the melodies which human De
ings have invented. Exchange.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
TRANSFER GUARDS
TO STATE TROOPS

The following enlisted men OF Co,
c We're transferred to the state re-
serve on June list on account Of fail
IRE OF subscribe to the new federal
oath. and they are responsible to the
Governor of the state of Illinois and
will be assigned to one of the three
new reserve regiments which will be
formed in the state TO relieve the
three regiments now used in guard
ing munition plants and various pub
lie works turnout the state
Sargeants - Richard Kuyl. Fred
D0rnbusch.
Corporal c. G. Woodward.
Cook David G. WestcOtt.
Priyats-A C. Woodward, Joseph
Agnich, George r. Brown, Alfred II.
Getzelman, Charles Laurence. Ralph
Il. Price. Richard Woods, Robert
Woods, Charles l.akin. George Wind
shemer, Adolph Sommers, William f.
Foltz. Floyd Fiser.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
fearful 0tatesm men.

There was time when English
statesmen wcpt upon small provoca-
tion. pepys makes frequent reference
to this weakness, while the story OF
the long parliament Us written by
D'Ewes gives the impression that the
legislators Of that day were singularly
prone to tears. They wept on the
slightest provocntlon, nnd sometimes
their excessive grief was so noisy that
proceedings had to be stayed until the
lachrymose lawmakers could compose
themselves. tH-A9if}
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
MEMORIAL HELPERS
Thanked BY G. A. r.

Resolutions thanking those who as
sisted them on Memorial Day have
been adopted by Seth c. Earl G. A.
Il post, as follows:
Resolved by Seth G. Earl, Post 1876
G A. r. that we return our thanks
to the teachers and pupils of Ottawa
township high school, ami to those cit.
liens of Ottawa, who generously con
tributed flowers. Also to Mrs. w. W..
Nash and the ladies assisting her and
the members of the committees who
lovingly placed the flowers on each
soldiers grave
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
FATE ALONE FO|LS
PLANS Of WOU[D-bE
WIFE MURDERER
MAN PRESSED GUN TWICE
AGAINST WOMAN'S HEAD AND
SNAPPED. TRIGGER BUT WEAP-
ON REFUSED TO WORK PROP
ERLY-NOW IN JAIL.

An evil meaning gun that failed 10
explode is occasion for this story be-
ing written out of the obituary col
umns. As result of her experience
with fate, the woman, resident of
La Sale, can claim thru the rest Of
her natural life she has been living
upon borrowed lime" 1t was not or
dained that, she should die of wounds
inflicted by her crazed spouse. In
stead she suffers only from nervous
ness as result OF her experience
while the man is prisoner at the
County Jail, where no is held under
5000 bonds pending the disposition
of his case by the grand jury.
Howard Culp. whose insane jeal-
ousy has made culprit Of him, is the
would-bc assassin. Culp was arrested
at La Sale after he had failed in his
attempt to coldly murder his wife
Mrs. Violet Culp, from whom he had
been estranged,
/ The testimony given out at the pre-
limiaary hearing before Judge O'Byrne
+ in La Sale. shows CUP TO have been
as iendish in his actions as a brute
could possibly be, and still fail in his
4 purpose. At the time Of the near
shooting Mrs. Culp was sitting in
their home talking to William Dug
dale, who, in company with his son
I Howard, rooms with the Culps when
/ front door and turned Culp could
not get in and his wife, who was
watching him from the window, saw
him turn and walk away A moment
later the glass in the pantry window
was broken in by Culp, who had taken
this means of entering the house.
Draws Revolver on Wife.
When he was inside the room he
drew q revolver from his pocket and
I placing il against his wife's temple
said: How do you like the feel OF
this?" He snapped the gun at the
same time, but the cartridge was de
fective and did not explode. Mrs
Culp grabbed the mans hand, but he
twisted her hand behind l.er back Ill
did not let 20 and she called for as
sistance
After his wife had called for he'll
he grabbed her by the hair and plac
ing the gun, cooked, against her head
said he was going to kill her.
Duedale. who was in the other room
hurried to awaken his son, Harold
who was in bed, and the two went t
her assistance So determined was
Culp to carry out his purpose that i
took the, combined efforts of the two
men to disarm him and that was only
accomplished after a twenty minute
struggle.
When the officers went to get hin
from his cell they discovered that III
had tried to kill himself with brok
on bottle. He had slashed his throat
He appeared in court with his throa
bandaged and when confronted will
the evidence of the witnesses he con
fessed that his intentions were to mur
der his wife and then take his owl
life.
The prisoners weapon was shown
in court and was found to be loade
in all the chambers
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
Odd Origin Of an Epidemic.

Tn house IN the EngIish tOWh OF
Exeter some wears ago sat two men.
one of them Informed his companion
that the last time he was In the town
he suffered from smallpox In that very
room. "In that corner" he said, was
II cupboard where the bandages were
kept. 1t is now plastered over but
they are probably still there" And he
took poker, broke down the plaster
and found them. From their "iind' the
two men contracted the disease, ara II
spread through the town and wClAed
fearful havoc. London Telegraph.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
kcrmarehah.

Kormnnshah Is n name familiar by
reason of the famous rugs when the
city has for many years sent out INTO
all quarters. Lying atlwnrt the great
caravan route from Bug'lad to Tehe'
run, amid rich pastures and fields OF
wheat and barley, Kerlnanshal stil'
makes vigorous show Of trade. It's
glory, however, has departed, It's great
walls, three miles in circuit. nre III
ruins and its moat choked with rub
Dish. Like so many other cities there
alUuts, Kermanshall Is d place Of the
3hst. Argonant.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04

CONTINUED from Page ~
ton day, and Mayor Bradford and
Commissioner Palmer have issued no
orders.
To Give Credits.
Each unit is to get. credit for the
number OF men who. April /, were
members Of the national guard, or
who have since that date entered the
military service of the United States,
either as members of the regular army
or the national guard
With eniistments now in excess OF
100, il will be seen that the city of
Ottawa must he near its quota, and
that, in all probability. none of The
Ottawa men who register Tuesday will
be subject TO draft at this time. II
a second or third call for 100000 or
1,0o00OC men goes out, then they viii
be liable to draft.
The exemption boards are to he
agreed upon at conference with
Gov LCwden this week. He viii
make appointments for Ottawa and
La Sale county on recommendations
made by the senator and state repre-
sentatives from this district, and in
accordance with recommendations
from the medical fraternity.
Every precinct in city and county
has been manned, and all the regis.
trars have been equipped with blanks
and other necessary data.
An active campaign of publicity has
been carried on turnout the district
These named TO take charge OF the
I registration have been given copies OF
the law and all have made study OF
the rules 1t is believed that every
precinct is fully prepared to meet the
responsibilities OF the day.
The registration law Is one of the
most drastic ever authorized by the
United States Congress. II requires
every male resident, no matter what
his physical, business, social or fam
lily obligations may be, to register on
this rate, if within the required age
All those who have reached theiI
31st birthday anniversary, must reg
lister In other words, those q to 81
years old, inclusive, are required to
Its their names with the registrars.
The only exemptions are those who
are already under federal military or
ders. The sick, the lame. the halt
the blind, every one else within tho
required ages, must register married
and unmarried. rich or poor, high OF
lowly all are included, with the sole
exceptions in Ottawa of members o
Company c who have subscribed t,
the Hay oath.
The penalty for willully disoheyin'
the law is year in the penitentiary
There are no alternative fines.
found guilty, the offenders must g,
to the penitentiary
: The duties Of these boards will b
to examine those who claim exemI
ton. and determine the juotice of tn
claim. The law requires all to regi;
F., ter, even those who are known to b
physically ineligible for war service
, The question OF exemptions viii com
, later. and in view Of the Iact tina
authorities at Washington are anx
ions TO get names Of The cycnpio
boards this week, Il Is believed III
work will be hurried,
The present plans are to have tn
new army drafted and under order
before Sept ]
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
Fourteenth Century Lie.

Fourteenth Century Life.
In the fourteenth century people lived
In mud huts, with rough door and no
chimney. 1t was not till century lat
q that the erection of chimney was
considered more than an indulgence In
luxury, q IRE commonly being built
against the mud plastered wall Of the
hut and the smoke escaping through
the roof. All furniture was Of wood.
Most persons slept on straw pallets,
with log Of wood for a pillow. Even
the nobility had no glass In the win.
dows during this time. Cleanliness was
not characteristic of the people, and
Thomas a Beckett was considered more
than necessarily nice because he had
the floor Of his house strewn with fresh
straw each day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
MARRIED 26 YEARS;
NOW SEEKS DIVORCE

Twentysix years after her marriage
TO John William Worrell Mrs, Susan
o. Worrel, of Streator has instituted
action for divorce on grounds Of de.
serton.
The Worrells were married Novem-
Der 4. 1891, and separated November
10, 1914. Mr.. Worrell signed an zap
pearance' consenting to decree "on
the evidence
The couple have one child, boy
of 10, who is now with the mother.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
a Mlahtx Man.

Topham, the prince Of English strong
men, had knots OF muscles where the
armpits are in the ordinary man. He
could take bar of iron one and one.
half inches in diameter and five feet
long, place the middle of 1t over the
back of his neck and then force the
ends forward until they met before his
face. ON one occasion he called upon q
village blacksmith and made NJ him an
everlasting enemy by .'icking NJ n NUM-
her of horseshoes and mapping theln IN
two as easily as if they had been pine
sticks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
NAME COMMITTEES
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
OUTING, JULY 4TH
ANNUAL PICNIC AT CHAuTAU-
QUA PARK TO BE GALA AFFAIR
PARADE DISPENSED WITH
( PLAN ATTENDANCE or LARGE
CROWD.

The Fourth OF July promises to be
q gala day for the Sunday schoo, folks
of Ottawa, both old and young. Up
on that holiday will occur the big pic
mic and patriotic demonstration of the
Sunday-School Union at Chautauqua
park Plans are now well under way
and committees have been appointed
by the superintendent association to
look after the various details of the
affair.
As previously announced the parade
in the downtown district will be aban-
dOned this year. owing to reasons al
ready given The entire day will be
spent at the park, and ample enter.
.tainment and amusement will be pro
vided for those in attendance.
In view of the fact that the picnic
will take place upon a holiday, it is
expected that the crowd will be q
large one. as many who have been de
MED the privilege of attending other
years. will be able TO be present upon
the Fourth. At least nine Sunday
schools will take part in the picnic
The various committees selected are
as follows:
Patriotic Demonstration.
L. c. Brand, chairman (Epwortll
NJ. Ed, Wilson Myers First NJ. Ed
Erwin Norem (Trinity Lutheran)
Miss Laura Eustis (BaptisU, John
Mottax Omitted EvangelicaD, Mrs. II
H. WOlslegel tPresbyterian) Donald
Hay Congregational H. A. Lipp
Zion EvangelcaD.
Program.
Fred Keller, chairman First NJ. Ed
Hans Gulbransen (BaptisU. Miss
Evelyn Barry tCongregationalD, Miss
jeanette Coble Omitted Evange,cal
Miss Esther Frischauf (Zion Evan
gelicaD.
Sports and Amusemcnts.
August Ledrch. chairman Zion
EvangelicaD. Dudolph clus tziou
EvangelicaD, Earl Brand (Elpworth
M. ED, Mrs. Oscar CARTRIDGE tFirst
M. E.), Henry Mcdowell (Baptist)
Elmer Anderson Trinity Lutheran
Rey. ] #. Vonckx (Presbyterian)
Sidney Weiss (ConefegationaD, Ma,
Meckenstock Omitted Eyanse,icai)
Norman Scherer (Christian).
Transportation.
j. G. Schumacher, chairman (Con
gregationaD. f. +. Roberts (Baptist)
f. "A. Reed tpresbyterian) l.. G
Brand. tEpworth M. Ed, Fred Fischer
First M. I'D Emery Norem (Trinity
Lutheran), Rev. !. Diyon UNITED
EvangelicaD, Ed Claus tZion Evan
gelicaD.
Refreshments.
B. O. Berge, chairman (Trinity
Lutheran), John Roemer Omitted
EvangelicaD, Miss Mary Acton (I'irs
M. E., James Erb (Epworth M. E.)
Otis Bach (Presbyterian), }. w
Coble Omitted EyangelicaD, Raymond
Frankenhauser Zion Eyangelical
Arthur Prichard (i5apilst), RALPH
Rath Congregational c. A. Schere
(Christian)
Grounds and Publicity.
F. M. DeLapp, chairman Baptist
w. H. Lawrence Congregational
V. A. Capsel (Presbyterian.)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
Overtime Pay.

pa, what Is meant by overtime
payT
Overtime pay, my boy, is the re-
ward for doing a little extra labor, and
there are two kinds"
"That so? What are thcyW
."Wel. some men insist on collecting
their overtime weekly at a specified
rate, and others are willing to work
overtime and take their reward In q
successful future. | recommend the
latter course for you."--Detroit Free
Press.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
ROY s. TEAUSANT DIED
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

Roy s. Teausant, three and one-half
years old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Teausant, of Canal avenue, died yes.
terday morning, at Z O'Clock following
short Illness
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Bur
ial was in Ottawa Avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
Probably.

"You need little more iron in your
blood" said the physician.
'Gee, doc, is there iron in the blood!
asked the patient.
Eyes, to be sure. There is iron IN
cyeryboiy's blood"
Il suppose the iron is what makes
the nails grow, hcy?'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.