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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
GRAND RIDGE GETS
ITS ANNUAL VISIT
FROM BOLD THIEVES
SIX PLACES ROBBED FIVE
STORES ENTERED BY MYSTERl.
Gus BANDITS WHO STEAL
GETAWAY.

Grand Ridge awakened this morning
to find its pockets picked while it
slept. After almost years neglect"
during which time yeggmen and band
it crews passed them up" with per.
sistent regularity. the village discov.
cred it has not fallen from burglar
dom grace, but is back again In the
spotlight as the most robbed communi-
ly in Illinois.
Besides entering half a dozen
stores, looking over the places
sounding the cash registers for
change, the thieves then went to the
garage of O. $. Payne. where they
picked up his high powered Flivver
and made a wild dash for liberty and
freedom getting both. Proof that
the bandits were men skilled in the
profession is shown by their pench-
ant for Fords and an absence of de-
sire for small money. They entered
the elevator company's Office. opened
the safe very gingerly and when they
saw only few pennies lying in the
cash box, they ignored the small
coins and then slammed the safe door
with a resounding bang, as tho they
had been cheated out of some well
earned emoluments II was with
some difficulty that the combination
responded this morning. They gained
entrance to the elevator. which is op
Grated by f. J. Lindsey, by breaking
"a window.
From there they are supposed to
have gone to the Fred Newman mer'
chandise store, where they smashed
window in rear door to get into
the place They obtained nothing at
the Newman shop. The Frank
Smith drug store was next to be paid
a visit where a rear door was subject
ed to the same treatment given to
Newman's, The VI w. Poundstone
hardware store was entered by means
of an upstairs window. The c. w.
Peterson grain Office has broken
window to show where the men got in
there.
A close survey made of all the
places visited shows this morning that
no goods were taken and the thieves
got little reward for all their trouble
except Mr. Payne's Ford. The Ford
is described as being a five-passenger
wearing and Illinois number 24o5O5.
II has one new ire on a front wheel
and three old ones on the others.
This morning Sheriff Davis was no.
titled OF the burglaries bright and
early. He is keeping a weather eye
open for clews and thru the Ford
may be able TO trace the unwelc0med
visitors to their laire.
Auto Taken at Mendoza.
This morning Sheriff Davis was no
tiled by Chief of Mendoza Police
/ Charles Backman that a six cylinder
Studebaker had been pilfered from It's
garage during the night and that a
nineteen years old youth was seen
driving away with it. The machine
and its law breaking driver were sup
posed to be headed this way 1t is a
1914 model and carries Illinois No
'2647 and belong to H. f. Meloy. OF
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
CORPORAL TELLS Of
LIFE IN TRENCHES;
SAW MUCH SERVICE
CANADIAN HOLDS AUDIENCE
CLOSELY FOLLOWING HIS
TALES OF THRILLING AOVEN.
ruREs ON EUROPEAN FIGHT.
FRONT.

The audience that heard Corporal E.
X. Wishart in his talk at the high
school last night will undoubtedly new
er hear such an interesting and heart.
felt story again.
Only a fair sized crowd were out
but what the crowd lacked In mum
bers it made up in enthusiasm. Cor
poral Wishart's story bore the ear
marks of an honest story told by an
honest soldier He talked and an
swered questions for two hours and
the people present did not realize he
had been talking over thirty minutes.
so well he hold his audience.
He enlisted in the Canadian 1O2nd
Battalion Expeditionary forces at
Prince Rupert. British Columbia in
1915, and six months later was in the
| trenches in France. He fought around
Ypres for about two months and was
then transferred to a sector on the
Somme near Combles. Baupaume Per
Peronne and Coresilette. 1t was here
the allies put on their big offensive
called the Battle of Somme." Corp
oral Wishart participated in these
battles for five months without re-
moving his clothes. This was at the
time when the soldiers in the trench.
es fought until they were exhausted
and then went to the dugOuts for q
few hours rest AS soon as they
were able they would return to the
trenches and fought without ceasing
until they were exhausted again.
He described the Battle OF Somme
in detail telling how they fought
for five months without relief in mud
and water up to their hips. How the
Canadian troops made ten mile ad
vance on the enemy wadng over the
bodies of dead men all the way Dur
ing this battle he was buried alive
by shell and another shell bursting
near blew him from the ground agar
before he was suffocated Again thu
heavy concussion of bursting shel
tore his uniform from him without In
turing him. It was while fighting herr
he saw the British tanks first uset
and witnessed the first one uset
which eniilated the enemy trenches
and brought in $50 prisoners. He ex
planned fully the havoc wrought b,
some of the shells, many Of whicl
when bursting excavated holes larg
, enough to submerge the Ottawa higl
. school in.
It was during the Battle of Somm
, that Corporal Wishart was given tn
, title the Grand Daddy of the Somme
he being the oldest volunteer soldie
: on the French front. Although sixty
. one years old he does not look forty
1. and Is as hale and hearty az a MAJ
4. of twenty-five in spite of all his hol
4 rible war experiences He has gon
Q through many hardships and privs
a tions since his enlistment, havin
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
POUR CONCRETE
FOR LOOP PAVING

Business houses on West Madison
street today are getting n sample of
what the new loop pavement will look
like Under the direction of Supt
Witty, Of the John Cherry company
men began pouring concrete and made
rapid strides with the work. AS the
concrete end is well under way II fol
lows that in a short time brick will be
laid. The contractor and city are
hopeful of being able to complete ali
the torn mp streets IN the loop before
winter sets in to prevent further 9p
ations.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
Meqata Coming to U. S.

Toxic, Sept. lS-Baron Megata MS
the head of the second mission which
will go to the United States to dis.
cuss economic questions with Ameri
can officials Five officials and -four
business men will make up the re.
mainder Of the party.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
%" Puts Women in Shops,

St Joseph. Mo, Sept. lS.-Owing to
a shortage Of shopmen, caused by
many being summoned for military
duty the Burlington railroad shops
here have employed 20 women and
girls to fiji the vacancies. The WON
en- all wear overalls and jumpers and
are engaged principally in wiping 10
comotives and mas mechanics help
ers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept 1S--Twenty-nine
days in the workhouse is what 1t cost
John Lucas. 81 years of age. to re-
mark "To hell with President vii.
son, but God save the Kaiser" Lucas
began serving his sentence today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
COAST CITIES LOOK
TO WASHINGTON FOR
AID IN SHIP CRISIS
STRIKE BREACHES ONE OF
MOST SERIOUS PHASES IN HIS.
ToRY-30,00o MEN CONTINUE
DETERMINATIONS TO STRIKE.

San Francisco, Calf, Sept. lS-
With city officials, strikers and off,
GERS of the gigantic plants concerned
looking with anxious eyes towards
Washington from whence the next
move in the industrial controversy
here is expected to come the second
day of the strike of the Iron trades
dawned with the police and military
authorities prepared for any emergen-
Cy.
While more than 10000 men are out
of work and wandering about on the
streets causing grave apprehension on
the part of the police. their leaders
are endeavoring to find some method
of breaking the deadlock with the en-.
plOying corporations so that there
may be peaceful settlement of the
,'strike.
The ship building plants and other
munition factories are under the
guard of detachments OF United States
marines today and fear is felt by the
municipal authorities that If there is
a recurrence of the acts of violence
which characterized the walkOut
some one with sufficient pull" may
prevail upon the government to send
troops into the city to preserve order
Not only Is Uncle Sans vast ship
ping program being seriously hamper
ed by the strike, but the area feet up
on which the government hopes tt
turn to turn the tide of the war in fav
or of the allies is badly in need of tn
engines which are being turned ou
in large quantities by the Hall-ScOt
Motor Company OF Berkeley, which Il
one of the plants idle because of tn,
strike. This is the largest concerr
in the west making high class aero
planes engines and it has been oper
ated ever since the beginning of tht
war on "a hour schedule
Washington Offers To Aid.
Washington, Sept 1S--The Depart
ment of Labor today ordered w. T
Boyce, assistant commissioner of i'm
migration at San Francisco to offer
his Offices to conciliate the strike OF
$4,000 skilled mechanics which is hold
ing up the governments shipbuildinl
program.
Boyce was instructed to send full
reports on the situation to Washing
ton Immediately. If 1t becomes evi
dent that he will be unable to handle
the situation. other federal concilia
tors will be ordered to San Francisco
by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
Beef at $t7 Per CWt.

Kansas City. Mo- Sept lS.-Native
fatted "JJ," steers sold here today
at $l7 per hundred weight, the rec
ord of all records al all United States
live stock markets.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
Stores Close at Noon.

Tomorrow will be merchants day
at the fair All stores of Ottawa and
some of the industrial plants will be
locked mp at noon and will not Opcr
again until Thursday morning. The
Free Trader-journal in keeping witt
its policy to give It's employees :
chance to see the fair by daylight, vii
print its Wednesdays edition at noon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
WILL FACE TRIAL
A. c. CARLSON CONFESSES HE
TOOK COLD MEDICINE CON-
TANNING OPlATE KNOWING
TRAIN WAS ONLY SHORT DIS.
TANCE AHEAD OF HIM.
BULLETIN.

This afternoon Deputy Sheriff
Mischke swore to warrant
charging Engineer Carlson with
granddaughter before Judge koc-
Mig. The sheriff of Kane county
was then notified to hold the rail
roadman for the local authorities.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
Schools Close at Noon.

Schools of the city, including the
high school closed at noon today TO
permit teachers and pupils an after.
Moons visit at the fair Country
schools were also closed down for a
portion of the day, and as a result Of
this order the grounds are overrun by
boys and girls of all ages. Fathers
and mothers in most instances accom-
panied their young hopefuls to the
exposition.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
GLORIOUS WEATHER
HELPS SWELL TURN
OUT AT FAIR TODAY
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS OPEN.
ING OF COUNTY EXPOSITION
MERCHANTS TO CLOSE EsrAs
LIsHMENrS TOMORROW NOON.

Old Sol, glowing warmly upon OF
tawa, gave the La Sale County Fair
Association start on what promises
TO be its most successful year in his
tory, this morning. The weather va
abundantly conductive of large attend
ancc and as IA result many farmers
put down their tools and came 10 OF.
tawa for the day. The crowd began
arriving early and late this afternoon
they were still coming, augmented by
hundreds of school children, who were
guests of the association for the day
Exhibits were all in place BY noon
and the displays were marveled at by
the thrOngs who viewed them. Par
ticular interest centered about the
livestock exhibits where all kinds Of
valuable animals were shown Next
came the fruit and vegetable exposi
ton, the largest. it is said, since the
association began to feature the
pumpkin as n show proposition.
The poultry and automobile eyhi
bitons are attracting their share OF
business as are also the concession
aires who have scores of inviting Of
fers to make to the passing spectator
In manufacturer hall there is a large
exhibition of machinery and farmns
accessories, while in floral hall many
merchants are showing off their ware
in neatly decorated booths.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
Races Draw Many.

The racing program was the prin
Cipal center of attraction during the
afternoon Hundreds upon hundreds
packed the large amphitheater where
they secured seats at an early hour
and waited for the judges to call the
2:25 trotters onto the field for the
first heat superintendent Of Speed
Charles Campbell. looks for some fast
going In this event and with a purse
suitably large to make try worth
while, the contest promises to be bit
terly contested There are nine start
ers in the event.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18

A delicious dish is made by baking
eggs In small tomatoes or poached on
rice,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Wed.
nesday, probably unsettled
Wednesday night.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-18

Continued on page g.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-09
ANOTHER JAIL
DISTURBANCE

Monday afternoon there was an
other riot in the county Jail, caused
by the taking of one of the I. w. w.
prisoners from Jail to see a visitor
from California, who wished to talk
with him and present letter from
his (the prisoner's) father.
The prisoner Oh. Hublin) refused
to leave the tank with the deputy,
Sheriff McCulloch being away. The
visitor saw Mr.. McCulloch in Seattle
and obtained permission to see the
prisoner and talk with him. But the
prisoners refused to let Hublin go as
the Sheriff, in whom they have conf
dence, was absent and violence or
some other wrong would be done to
Hublin. The riot then occurred. Po-
licemen and firemen were called, the
hose turned on, and the prisoner TAX
en- from the tank. After the inter-
view with the visitor" name not
given, the prisoner was returned to
the tank. Sheriff McCulloch took
Hublin to Seattle Jail Wednesday.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-09
"CAN'T-STRIKE" LAW
FIRST SLAVERY STEP

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.--"Shall
California Labor Be Free or Slave 2"
is the title of pamphlet issued by
the state federation of labor against
"can't-strike" law pending in the
state legislature.
The measure is intended to apply
to public utilities and prohibits
strikes until Is days after dis
pute has been finally dealt with by
board. No limit is placed upon the
duration of the inquiry.
In opposing this bill the unionists
make these strong points:
public rights cannot be based
upon individual wrongs.
"The public interest cannot super
sede the individual interest where the
personal liberty of the individual is
concerned.
"No given number of men, how
ever large, can enslave a single man
for their own purposes, however i'm
portant these may be.
"The individual right to quit work,
considered by itself, is merely the
right to look for another job. In
dividual rights are valuable in pro-
portion as they may be exercised COL
lectively.
"To say that under the proposed
measure men may quit work individu-
ally but may not do so collectively
is to play upon words, to offer the
shadow and deny the substance of
right.
Labor in the United States is alb
solutely free to strike, and that free
dom must be maintained. To sur
render that freedom is to go back
ward toward the era of slavery, to
retrace the long steps of mankind in
the long struggle for human free
dom. Assembly bill No. 53S is but
small step, it may be, but it is a
step in the wrong direction. 1t is
the first step that counts in all cases.
"The right to quit work is the
one thing that most clearly differ
entiates the freeman from the slave.
The man who is forced to work when
he wishes to quit is by that fact re-
duced to state of slavery.
"The argument of public conven-
fence, if carried to it's logical conclu-
sion, would lead to the virtual en-
slavement of certain classes of la
Dor for the benefit of other classes.
Ultimately it would lead to the en-
slavement of all classes of labor and
the destruction of free society.
ga strike undertaken merely to
vindicate the right to strike would
be a tragedy. Shall the legislature
force this condition upon the people
or shall it maintain the peoples lib
critics as the fundamental condition
of public interest and social prog
ress?"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-09
ROCKEFELLER is
NO SPENDTHRIFT

Boston, Jan. 2.-While Robert E.
Dow, editor of the Brooklyn Entomo-
logical society, is convincing the
public that Adam took Eve as his
second wife and that he was beau
tiful blonde and a perfect SO, Bos-
ton financier editor even in the midst
of paniky times in the market, fig
ured that if any man had saved one
dollar a minute from the time Christ
came to earth, 1916 years ago, he
could not match the wealth of John D.
Rockefeller today. Here is what the
financier editor says:
"John D. Rockefeller's wealth is
now estimated at substantially over
one billion dollars. 1t is a sum so
huge few people are able to graspe it.
"Let it be assumed that Mr.. Rookie
Teller was born at the time of Christ,
1916 years ago January l, Let it
also be assumed that during these
1916 years, less one week, Mr.. Rookie
Teller earned one dollar for every
minute of each day, figuring twenty
four hours to the day, and seven days
to the week. Let it be further as
sumed that Mr.. Rockefeller saved
every dollar that he earend during
these 1916 years. No allowance need
be made for any living expense.
"On this basis, working every min
ute, day and night, for 1916 years,
earning a dollar a minute and saving
every dollar earned, Mr.. Rockefeller
would not have greater wealth today
than he is estimated to have accumu-
lated in his brief actual lifetime to
date.
"In the 1916 years since the time
of the birth of Christ there have been
1887 years, having 365 days to the
year. There are 1440 minutes in each
24-hour day. Therefore, during the
1887 years having 365 days, there
have been 07,S47 200 minutes.
There have also been 479 leap
years since the time of Christ, and in
these 479 years there have been 252,-
1872, 160 minutes from the birth OF
Christ uptil next Monday. And it is
estimated that in Mr.. Rockefeller
wealth pile there is dollar for every
one of these minutes"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-09
Are You With Us?

Death has been decreed to Mooney
despite the strenuous protests of
Organized Labor. He will chang" by
the neck until he is dead" on the
gallows at San Quentin Penitentiary
on May 17th-perhaps. The million
dollar fund of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce is doing it's
deadly work, and unless the organized
labor movement of all North America
backs up the Chicago Federation of
Labor, the San Francisco Labor Coun-
Gil, the Alameda Central Labor Coun-
Gil, the Bay District Councils of Car
penters and Painters and all our other
local unions who are protesting
against the proposed murder of Broth
Their Mooney, then the awful spectacle
of our murdered innocent brother will
haunt us to our own graves. In all
the history of judicial crimes nothing
equals the situation.
Money is needed badly to publish
the truth of the situation to the whole
world and more than that, we need
your whole heart and soul to educate
every man, woman and child in Amer
lea to the deliberate, cold-blooded
murder of innocent men and woman
here in San Francisco, simply be-
cause they loved their kind and
fought for better conditions for them.
Can we count on you to cooperate
with us to the end, whatever it NAV
be?
Israel Weinberg, of Carpenters
Local No. 483, goes to trial next, and
his trial will start in about two
months from now. Ed D. Nolan, of
Machinists' Lodge No. 68, may go to
trial about the middle of May. The
International Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners have been ap-
pealed to by Brother Weinberg's
local to enlist the cooperation of the
American Federation of Labor in his
defense, and the International As
ISOLATION of Machinists have retain
ed Frank L. Mulholland, widely known
Toledo lawyer, to defend Brother No
Ian.
We invite your heartiest co-opera-
ton both with them and us in secur
ing fairer trials for them than those
accorded Brothers Billings and Moon
ey. The innocence of these men is no
guarantee that they will not share
the bitter death mapped out for Tom
Mooney. Time is passing quickly and
Immediate action is urgently needed.
So send all the funds you can possibly
spare to our Defense League, 21O
Russ Building, San Francisco. We
MUST SAVE THE LIVES OF DIR
INNOCENT BROTHERS AND SIS
TER NOW STANDING IN THE
SINISTER SHADOW OF THE GAL
LOWS.
WE WILL NOT LET TOM MOON
Ely DIE!
NOR THE OTHER FOUR ETH
Err!
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-09
County.
Grover c. Shiplet, Plaintiff,


VS..
Opal Shiplet, Defendant.
The State of Washington to Opal
Shiplet, the above named defendant,
Greeting:
You are hereby summoned to appear
in the above entitled court within
sixty days after the first publication
of this summons, to-wit, within sixty
days after the 23rd day of February,
1917, and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled court and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff
at his office below stated; and in case
you fail to do SO judgment will be
rendered against you according to the
prayer of the plaintiff whose COM
plant has been filed in the office of
the clerk of this court. The object
of this action is for the plaintiff to
obtain a decree of absolute divorce
from the above named defendant on
the grounds Of abandonment.
R. j. FAUSSETT,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Post Office Address: No. 206-7
Stokes Block, Everett, Wash.
Date of first publication Feb. %, 1917.
Date of last publication Mar. %, 1917.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-09
LABOR DENOUNCES CONVICTION
OF MOONEY AS JUDICIAL CRIME
Continued from first page

markable verdicts which are rendered
in the trials of the two trade union
lists accused of participation in the
preparedness bomb outrage. Upon
the flimsy evidence presented in each
case there should have been a prompt
acquittal or at the worst hopeless
disagreement with the majority vot-
ing mot guilty. This, at least, was
the forecast of all unbiased persons
who followed the trials. Yet the
class jury in bath instances returned
verdict of guilty
"Of course, if these men were real
ly guilty of that dastardly crime
they should receive the full penalty
of the law. But if there is only a
serious question as to their guilt,
and there clearly is, they should have
a new trial and they should have a
trial at the hands of men truly rep
resentative of San Francisco's citi-
zenship.
eff there is to be struggle in San
Francisco for the permanent estab-
lishment of Chamber of Commerce
law and Chamber of Commerce or
DER well and good-lay on, Mac
Duff!
"But we shall insist that this game
must be played according to Hoyle.
AS long as the battle is undecided
there must be real 1aw,' as made by
the people, and no order from
sources that would hang saint if
it should suit their purpose!.'