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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17

roblens Defy
Manufacturers
Advertising is not merely an
adjunct to sales-an extra pres
sure to be turned on as needed.
Today advertising is being en-
ployed by the greatest geniuses
of industry for it's vitalizing in
fluence upon every phase of busi-
ness activity.
tits used not alone to stimulate
sales.
neutrality-suspicious.. Itbreeds
loyalty. 1t opens new sources of
supply. It speeds and perfects
production. It attracts and holds
business friendships. 1t tortifes
credit. It seeks out latent defects
and corrects them. It discovers
new strengths and intensifies
them.
In Philadelphia there are busi-
nesses which in every depart
ment have work for the new kind
of advertising to do, weak spots
where, sooner or later, sudden I'M
expected problems will loom up
problems against which adver-
Using is the one sure protection.
,ISHING COMPANY
IRE, PHILADELPHIA
, Euening Post The Country Gentleman
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

RUTLAND TOWNSHIP COMMITS
SlONERS CECiDE AT ANNUAL
MEETING TO IMPROVE oTTA-
WAMARSEIlLEs HIGHWAY.
Especial orrespondentl

Marsciles, teb. AT the annual
meeting of the commissioners of Rut-
land township the matter of improving
the lower or canal road, between Mar
seilles and Ottawa, was taken up tor
consideration. The proposed improve
meat has the support oil business n,-
teresta in both Marseilles and Ottawa,
III addition 10 the farmers along the
route who have long been cut of from
suitable traffic by reason OF their loca-
ton between the canal and river.
The commissioners decided that as
soon as the weather conditions are ia
vorable the work of improving the
ROAD VIII ne started. 1t is now the in
teation to straighten out the lines of
tne road and drain it where necessary,
so mat 1t can be properly graded ana
Wldened before being surfaced.
Hy private donations from farmers.
automobiles and others who use this
highway for commercial purposes. it
Is expected to secure enough money
70 pay the freight on crushed rock
trom Joliet, the rock being donated bv
the state, This rock can be hauled
over the interurban. which parallels
the road, and dumped wherever want.
cd.
h. W, Hess, one CT the head men of
the Mckinley Syndicate, was In Mar.
settles and stated that he would not
Only donate toward the improvement
from his private purse, but that he
Womb see that any quantity OF Gin.
der, II they are desired. will be fur
h'shed from the hydro-electric plants
auxiliary steam power house.
1t IS the purpose to so improve this
highway that the heavy traffic will be
diverted over it, consequently making
1t POSSIBLE to keep the upper or bluff
road in much better condition all the
time with much less expense.
hy using the lower road for COM
mercial purposes the distance between
Marsoilles and Ottawa will not only he
shortened, but much danger to traffic
~ reason Of the hills will be elimin.
ated.
The proposed Improvement recently
received the sanction Of the Margeilles
"o@m's CLUB.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
OUTDOOR SHOWMEN co
ON RECORD FOR UpLIF1
Win Endeayor to Check Unjust
Attacks on Their Business.
Sunday Sends Message.

New York In these days of uplift
movements the statement of the newly
organized Association of the Outdoor
Showmen of the World that It's chief
purpose in life is to uplift and purify
the outdoor show business has attract
ed attention. The association Is a
unique aggregation of outdoor show
interests. embracing every variety of
outdoor amusement enterprises. from
the big exposition and circus to the
fair, carnival aud concession men, and
its officers are carrying on IA wide cam.
paign to secure membership in all
parts Of the world.
One of the outdoor showmen's an
nounccments. made at the organization
meeting and banquet at the Hotel AS
tor. was that of President Frank +.
Spcllman. who in explaining the scope
Of the organization said that Billy Sun
day had been invited to become mem
bcr aud to attend the banquet, rs it
was recognized that "he is the greatest
Snowman of us all Billy Sunday in
acknowledging the letter of introiuc-
ton said in characteristic fashion.
"iou fellows could 90 some for God If
you would"
I'VE have more practical objects. Of
course, than the ethical uplift Of the
outdoor show business" said President
Spe.lman. we propose to exert our
Influence to make certain that we get
square deal in the various state leg.
islatGrcs. We will have legal repre-
scatatires in every city and we will
correct other abuses that we believe
exist. We will eudeavor to check TN
Just attacks made on the outdoor show
b"sincss and to secure fair and cquita.
be treatment, We believe the public
win be With lis in this campaign"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
SOME BASEBALL CHAT.

Charles Doom, who warmed the
bench for the Giants part of last sea
son. reached the semitlnals In the con
test for coach Of the Harvard baseball
team, but was beaten In the finals.
Clark Griffith would trade Walter
Johnson for the Cleveland clubs fran
chise. Griffith knows who Is the meal
ticket on the Washington club.
Fill Carrigan may have seen the
handwriting on the wall. He has re-
fused again to manage a team that Is
largely composed of veterans who will
soon drop out Of the pennant class.
Jim Thorpe Is to return to the
Giants The Indian makes a trip from
the minors to the Giants and return
every season.
Charles Weeghman is willing to OK.
pend 100000 to make his Cubs pen
Hant winners. Judging from last
years team. Wceghman needs the
Rockefeller foundation back Of 1t.
Johnny Evers' ambition Is to attain
the longest period Of service of any
bail player Johnny cannot keep in
the game long enough to achieve much
Of anything, except as an umpire
batter.
The amateur problem has spread
from golf into tennis. rowing. athletics.
hockey aud billiards. and now boxers
ana Wrcsllcrs are shaking In their san
dals.
Minor leagues went into bout
against the national baseball commits
sion 1t lasted only one round, and the
minors didn't even get draw.
The Chicago cubs will be the first
team to start spring training. They
Wll lead in something anyway.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
A NJ ERICAN LEAGUE
HOPPE CLEANS UP $4,000.
Billiard King Amasses Fortune Under
Robert BEN amin.

AS the worlds champion balk line
player-further than that. the greatest
the world has ever secn-Willie Hoppe
had but fair success financially for sew
eral years lie became SO perfect In
bis field that he was without competi-
ton. and his rivals refused to pest the
forfeit to try for the title, so for
months the sport field had champion
who was not an attraction.
Then along came Robert Barnard
Benjamin, entitled Promoter and
Manager" Benjamin attached bis ideas
to Hoppe, and between them they have
cleaned up approximately S76,000.
This can be accounted for rs follows;
Hoppe and Melbourne Imam tour Of
Canada and United States from Octo-
Der, 1914, to February, 1913, $1,000,
Hoppe ard Yamada tour of United
States and Honolulu from October,
1919, to April. 1916 $4,000; present
tour to date, $4,000; Hoppe and George
Butler Sutton championship match.
$1,000; total, $4,000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
FEW CHANGES MADE
IN TRAINING CAMPS

According to the tentative plans Of
the maJCr league clubs, more than 10
per cent of the teams will return to
last years camps for the spring train
ns preliminary to the 1917 pcnnant
races, But one club in the American
league will work out the muscle kinks
on a new field. The National LEAGUE
teams SHOW Il more restless spirit.
three of the eight clubs having stated
that their players will prepare for the
diamond battles under different sur.
rcundingS next March.
The Chicago Nationals will train at
Pasadena, Cal, this spring in place of
Tampa. Fla; Pittsburgh has plannsf
to shift from Hot Spring. Ark, to Go.
lumbus. GA. while Tyr,a,.i,.n e. 80
perteJ IA aos.,y broohl|h Is eA-
l,e'''u - oes2' Daytona. Fla. for the
u,,'iioisS|lclt vacant by Pittsburgh at
a., y Springs. In the American league
'tiark Griffith will take the Washing
ton team to Augusta. Ga, instead Of
returning to Charlottesville. Va. where
the Nationals have trained for several
seasons All the other Junior league
clubs will journey to their old camps.
The full list of the National and
American league training quarters for
the coming spring are as follows:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
PRAISES
GETAWAYS SHOW

John F, Lux, sporting editor OF the
Joliet Herald-News, is high in his
praise of the benefit boxing exhibit
ton staged here Tuesday evening
Discussing the show he says;
Boxing got a big boost in Illinois
Tuesday night by the exhibition staged
for the benefit Of Company c. the ma
tonal guard company stationed at the
down-state city. The affair was
cioancut, wellstaged show and all the
Objectionable features of boxing were
among the missing.
|. A hall filled with smoke and
rocking with the odor Of liquor.
2. An audience Of crooks, drunk
ards and 'hardboiled Toys
3. Profanity galore.
Sure there Fave been boxing bouts
n anch setting. Eut now we're
'akins about the lite affair at OF
tawa the other evening which looked
more He a pink tea than a So
called brutal boxing match
There worO nearly 1000 persons in
the building. Most of them wore
prominent citizens, men of wealth and
reputation. There was no smoking.
no cursing and the audience was as
quiet as an audience in any theater in
The land II demonstrated that box.
ing bouts can be staged under favor
able conditions with objectionable
elements eliminated
And then the battlers. The two
Flynns, Red Cole Rcd" Dolan,
Nebergall and Ryan scientific box.
crs who put mp an exhibition of the
manly art which satisfied every man
in the theater They boxed on the
square, trickery low blows and other
lodges" Of the ring being among
the missing The men can conc back
to Ottawa any time and box before
another crowded house,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
COLLEGE FIVE WINS
FROM HIGH SCHOOL
WHiTNEY'S QUINTET PLAY LIST.
LESS GAME AT HIGH SCHOOL
Gym" YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
-oSMuNDSoN WAS AWAY OFF
FORM.

Luther College succeeded in down.
Ing Coach Whitneys 1--WE in listleSs
basketball game yesterday afternoon
at the high school gym The final
score was is to rs, giving the cole
Sans the game by a margin of lNo
points. Big Oscar OsmundsOn was
away Of form, which meant that the
ottawa team was not working. Whit
ney's lads showed poor accuracy at
0as6et shooting. and were very weak
on passing The College bunch showed
their best form on passing and got
over the small playing area in nice
stvle.
During the first hall of the game the
high school lads were forced to shoot
Tor the basket at the east end of the
sym, which is fastened to the brick
"all. Once they missed at shooting,
the bah was declared "out, thus Civ.
ing the College bunch a great mum,
Der OF chances at passing The Col
te6e lads, however, were at the same
disadvantage in the second half and
consequently did not score as many
points.
Pierson, right guard for Luther Col.
lege, played a nice game. He tossed
IN a total Of six points and prevented
his maa from scoring a point.
Both teams possess plenty of fight
ana went into the game with a deter.
m'nation to win. Ottawa lacked the
necessary speed to have any team
work.
On the tip off az center Mathre il,
varlably beat Mathes on the lump,
thus throwing a slug into whatever
team work the high school lads might
attempt. The first half of the battle
ended with Luther College leading by
a score Of Il to s.
During the last l,alt of the game the
toilegians made seven points while
Whitney's Tigers made eight. The
i3iiowing IS the lineup
Luther Colleue-1S
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Browne g. Wiley, Compt's Soils.

STATE or ILLINOIS, La SALE co.
SIS, In the Circuit Court to March
Term, A. b. 1917
Lawrence W. Ashcraft VS.. Sophie
Ashclait. In Chancery. Divorce.
Gen. No 2lJSl.
Affidavit Of aCn,reaidenco of Sophie
Ashcralt, the above defendant, having
been filed in the Clerks office OF tie
Circuit Court OF said County, notice
is therefore hereby given to the said
nonresident defendant that the com
rlainant filed his bill of complaint In
said Court in the Chancery side ther J.
OF, on the 9Th DAY of February. 1917,
and that thereupon Summons issued
out OF saiL Court, wherein said suit is
now pending. returnable on the sec.
ond Monday in the month of March.
next, as is by law required Now, ull-
less you, the said nonresident defend.
ant ab0cV named, Sophie Ashcratt,
snail personally be and appear before
said Circuit Court, Oh the first day Of
the next term thereof to be holden at
Ottawa, in ana for the said County on
the second Monday in March next,
and plead, answer or demur to saio
compliments bill Of complaint, this
same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be TAX
en- as confessed and a decree entered
against YOU according to the prayer OF
said bill
JOHN l.. WITZEMAN.
Clerk.
Ottawa Illinois, February ., 1917.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
Felt Lige 90: Now Like 81

Many persons complain about feel
ing old before they should Like
weak link in a chain. weak organ
cAleC5les the whole body. Oyorwork-
cd, weak or disordered kidneys lower
vitality. A, W. Morgan, Angola. La.
writes. Il suffered with pains in the
back. am 81 years old but felt
like man of 30 years old. Since
took Foley's Kidney Pills feel like
did when was Il" In soc and slod
sizes ". y. Duncan, Druggist.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
Clear Bad Skin From Within

Pimply, muddy compilations are due
to impurities in the blood. Clear up
the skin by taking DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Their mild laxative quail
ties remove the poisons from the sys
TEN and brighten the eye. A full
free, non-griping bowel movement in
tho morning is the reward OF a dose
of Dr. Kings New Life Pills the night
oeiore. At your Druggist, Csc. /
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
Former Puoilist Now Minister.

Kid Wedge. formerly lightweight.
has reformed and Is now the lighting
pafson o. northern Wisconsin. He
teaches Sunday school class boxing,
besides the good things In the Bible.
He has asked the state for n club II.
cense to conduct the manly art.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
MACK BANKS ON THRASHER.
Expects Husky Younestcr to Deliver
Wallops Like Caker.

Connie Mack Is hanI,INg on husky
yogn%ster by the name Of Thrashcr to
como tlronah With some wallops next
summer which will make the laus at
Shibe park. Philadelphia, recall the
days of Frank Baker and his biz stick.
Incidentally Mack Is OF the belief
that In Thrashcr, MclnniS. Bodlc Witt.
Strumk ard Schang he Will have six
PLAYERS in his lineup able to make con.
siderable trouble for the opposing
nlteherS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Quincy Quincy people are wonder
ing what their own net little vessel
The Somers." 4 superannuated but
still sen worthy craft. could do in ease
Of a war. The boat originally he
longed to Germany. 1t was purchas-
cl before the Spanish American war
AMI during that conflict acted as a
scout 1t later was turne! over to
The Quncy division OF the naval re-
serve for practise work. Many Quincy
naval mlitiamen say it could be- used
rs Il dispatch boat or scouting craft.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Peoria A baby's "Da IA" settled
the sentence for William Ransom
when he was arraigned in police cOur,
here on complaint of MS wife who said
he threatened her The flther ran
to the baby and the mother couldn't
hold out against the sight aud asked
that the charge be withdrawn. They
were rcConcilel in the courtroom.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
SPORTS
SCOOP
s..****al.ss..s.s..:....s..*....ss.:.,s::+
Economic Preparations,

| Tn the Event of War With Germany
II the invasion Of the Teuts should
come we had better start now and
prepare for war. First of all there's
aoin' TO be a shortage of food. We
recommend the savin' of the crackers
off the whip cause in the civil war
they only gave the soldiers one crack.
er meal. All schooners, big and
email should be seized Immediately.
licenses need not be revoked. Every.
body should be made to plant gardens
next spring, in order that they'll be
large number lookin for flats. First
Of all we ought 10 plow up tn city
parks and start raising potatoes be-
fore the prises raisd higher. Hus.
bands with military training should
stay out Iatr nights so they'll will be
1T for the hardshps during war time
The government should Immediately
seize all the imburger cheese and gar.
lie in the country and hold it in store
for poison gases. OF course, if they
really got in here we could fool 'em
little. We might ask them to wait
until Or. Schroeder bought a drink
and they'd die of thirst, or we could
lock them up in room with Ed Vad.
nok and let 'em bite their lips off, or
let them talk to Toby Dooian for
awhile and laugh themselves to
death.
Those Walks.
The other evening we called the at,
tention to the supervisors Of streets
regardn' that huge snow drift at the
north approach to the Illinois rive
bridge. With yesterdays snow storm
the pile is still higher and its COIN &c
be mighty hard task for South OF
tawa rcsidnts to get by there. For
the love of Mike, clean those walk
off or else give US some shoves and
we'll clean 'er, ourscIf
disappointment.
On account of the strenuous socia, !
many Of the Badgers were
unable to attend the Moose dance last
evenin.' The Badgers are gettin' al
groomed up for the big masquerat,
next Monday night and yam have tc
watch their speed then.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
ILLINOIS Briefs.

Springfield \ valuable watch stol-
en- FROM Henry Harboll, of this city
has heeu received through The smil
ing face of baby pasted in the case.
The watch came back through the
mail Enclosed in the package was
note informing Harhold that, Il
am sending it back because OF the
baby" The watch was stolen shortly
before Christmas while Ilarbold was
shopping.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Peoria A border maiden met B.
her husband while he was with the
Illinois troops in Texas is responsible
for the wrecking of her home. accord.
Ing to divorce petition tled by Mrs
Myrtle c. Rackes against her husband
William f. Backes. When she motto.
ed a sudden lack OF interest in cores
pondence by her husband she went
to the border, she says. She met the
other woman there, she alleges.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Summary base hitE-BOyle,
Joe Kelly 2, Dougherty, Simon, f.
Spraguo, Three base hit. Vallat
Struck ort-by Viehman 10, by Rior-
dan s. Wild pitches ViehmaR l..
Passed balls Sprague 2 Sacrifice
hits--lobst Tine of game---1:14. I'm
pires-Eun ald Jaeger
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Champaign DO not let anyone do
for you what YOU can do for yourself?
Remain as much as possible in the
open air" These are the two rules
for long life which were followed by
Mrs. Winnie Henderson, colored who
died here at the age of ZIG years. She
had forgotten the date she was born
before her death, but reconed her
age from the war OF 1912. when she
remembered she was about twelve
years old
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Polish women are renowned for the
beauty Of their hands. They place
graccfulncss of the hands above all
other charms
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Summary Two base hits Schu-
macher Eichelberger, Heiberg, Halt
gan. Stolen bases--Lark, Kelly.
Struck out--by Heiberg 10, by Clegg
10. Base OH balls off tieiberg /, or
Clcgg /. Three base hit McEvoy
Passed balls--+Le ipold 2. Time of
zane Ito. l'mplres lJunn and Jae
ger
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

The fastest OF the English whippcts
can tear along over the ground at sew.
entcen yards second.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

There Is only one way to get along
WITH some people. aud that is their
wa! Philadelphia Record.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

In spite Of the frigid weather fair
sized crowd witnessed two of the
grandest pitchers battles staged ~
the league in some time. 1t was a
youth against veteran when the Fed
eral Plate Mason game started ano
this time the veteran won out. The
Masons succeeded in nosing ahead by
a 9 to 2 score and downing the West
Ottawa glassmakers of any pennalt
hope they held in mind. In the sec
ond encounter Dan Rordan looked the
better in his argument with Bert Vieh
mann, who did tie twirling for the
Moose. The X. of C,'s won by score
OF to 8.
First Game.
In tho first encounter no scores
were hung up during the first stanza.
With two gone Heiberg poked a dou-
BILE into the Dleachers ald remained
on second while Vallat whitfield.
Schumacher poked out a double at the
Mason turn in hitting and remained
on second while three stickers whitfield.
In the second Lark was given life
at first by McEvoy's error on Led
rich's peg. He went to second while
Carrier was cutting the wind and
passed ball left him at third. Lark
.cored on kellys out at first.
With two down in the fourth Me
Evoy drove out pretty triple. Brain
ards double allowed him to score With
the first tally.
In the fifth the Masons scored
when Eichelherger singled and went
n, second on passed ball and scored
tS e,sxs-echer's single.
~ m, tiAiis Sss.sss marker for the Mason
The winning ~. seventh
ic tribe was put over in TIE ~
McEvoy was given a ticket to first
base. Irion singled and the next two
were easy outs and the runs were ne,i
on first and second Eichelberger
pushed out a double. sending McEvoy
homo and leaving lrion on third
With two on Randall failed to hit in
the pinch.
Second Game.
With big Ian Riordal working III
championship style the Moose gang
found 1t hard way to get around the
paths. Viehmann twirled a nice game
but when hit the blows went lor extra
bases. Six OF the eight drives made
by the f. of C.s were for extra bases.
On the other hand the Awatto Lodge
were easy sailing for Rordan, who
held his opposents to two hits uAtll
the final frame Altho the score was
close, it lacked the usual fighting
spirit that has characterized both
mines in previous games.
The X. of C.s went into easy sailing
by piling up four runs in the first
three frames From then on they con
tented themselves by keeping the
Moosedom from crossing the pan,
The Moose put over one run in tn >
second without the aid of a hit, they
scored one in the sixth on julie Val
lat's triple and another in the seventh
on two singles. Both teams gave their
pitchers excellent support. BY virtue
of their winning last evening the X.
OF C.s have practically cinched place
in the first division Of the league race.
The following are the scores for both
games.
First Game,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
MASONS DEFEAT FEDERAL PLATE
BY SCORE or TO2 X. OF c'S
WIN FROM MOOSE IN LisTLEsS
GAME.
STANDING IN CITY LEAGUE.

Results Of Last Nights Games.
Masons 3, Federal Plate 2.
X. of c. 5, Moose 3.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
RAGS WANTED

We will nay Sc per pound for clean,
cotton. rags at this Office, !
- WNN ~-~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09

Ottawa, Illinois, February 0, 1917.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-08
YOU WILL FIND REAL BAR
GAINS IN SPRING GOODS AT
COINS GENERAL STORE, 754 w.
WASHINGTON AVE.
A CONCENTRATED CLEANER

Yankee Cleaner" registered as a
Trade Mark in U. S. Pat. Office and
in Foreign Countries.
Yankee Cleaner takes the place in
the home, public building, Office, ho-
tel, restaurant. church, school, fac,
tory, warehouse, club, cafe, hospital,
railroad coach, steamship, store and
garage of securing soaps, metal pol
ishes, soap powders, silver pastes
and polishing soaps and powders in
endless variey-Yankee Cleaner out
does the best of them all at their
own speciality, and at trifing cost
J. W. BROWN, Local Agent.
Phone 9194.