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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
MEXICO WANTS A
SORT OF NEUTRALITY

Mexico city. Mex oct 81 \ reso
luton calling upon Mexico to adopt
an attitude Of benevolent neutrality
towards the allies was given to the
senate committee on foreign affairs
today II is believed however that
debate IN the committee VIII net be-
commenced until late this week or
early next week The committee is
composed OF Rafael Zubaran, General
Rafael Copeda and Jose lui2 N0yelo
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY.

October 90, lS40-Great Democratic
meeting at Jacksonville. Illinois Gov
ernor John Reynolds, Judge Young.
Judge Breese. j. Lanborn, esq, Col.
E. d. Taylor, Mr., Cartwright and many
other distinguished speakers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
MAN SMILES WHEN
HORSE KICKS LEG OFF.
Here's Latest Adventure Of Con-
stables Durable Limb

SAdblS SbiA h'| I''lEs
PHILADELPHIA. Pa,-While Con
stable Jim Martin of Darby was
curlying Il horse the animal suddenly
let loose terrific kick. With a snap
the constable's leg flew off, hitting the
barn door, ten feet away.
Smiling beneyolently the constable
hoped over and picked up the mem
Der. He found it slightly in need of
repairs. but still good for years Of ser,
vice.
The constable's leg. which is Of
wood, IS noted for its durability. Five
years ago he took il out hunting with
him, and when his shotgun exploded
accidentally the leg got the full
charge.
About three years ago dog at
tackled him, sinking his teeth in the
knee Joint The constable sighed
YEARLY and Strengthened out his leg,
closing the joint on the dogs teeth,
When the animal went away he LETT
two teeth in the joint
Try the Free Trader Journa Want ADS
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
FINDS ROOSTER IN AUTO HORN
Honking Awakes owner, but Not the
Sleepinu Fowl.

WELLINGTON, N. Y.,-Late on Il
recent night Ambrose Putt was awak
ened by the blowing Of an automobile
horn in his garage. He hurriedly
dressed and armed with revolver
went to the garage and found roos-
ter roosting upon the horn.
Putt says the rooster was asleep.
and that the noise of the horn did not
disturb him,
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Grand Opera In 1880.

The following excerpt from Bprney's
History Of Music" published 10 1776,
describing the first performance Of the
opera "Bernice" in 1850, indicates that
there Is nothing new under tie sun" !"
even In sumptuous staging OF music
dramas.
There were choruses Of 100; virgins,
100 soldiers, 100 horsemen In iron ar
NOR, forty comets on horses, six trum-
peters on horseback, six drummers, six
ensigns, six great flutes, six minstrels
playing on Turkish flutes and six 9TH
ers on octave flutes, six pages, three
sergeants, six cimbalists, twelve hunts
men, twelve grooms, six coachmen for
trumpeters, six others for the process
sion, two lions led by two Turks, two
elephants led by two others, Bernice's
triumphal car drawn by four horses,
six other cars, with prisoners and
spoils drawn by twelve horses, and six
coaches for the procession.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
CHARLES E. MORRISON ASSISTED
TO PREVENT ONE OF THE PULL
MAN PoRTERS FROM FALLING
INTO THE HANDS OF THE FED.
ERAL AUTHORITIES.

I. Watson, 2725 Federal street, an
employee of the Pullman Palace Car
Company, was out west on his run on
registration day, June 5th, and on his
return to the city he was arrested by
one of the federal officers for failing
to register.
He was subject to a fine of $1,000
and Imprisonment, and Charles E. Nor.
rison, special messenger to Mayor Will
liam Hale Thompson, got busy in be-
half of Mr.. Watson. He accompanied
him to the Hon. Dennis J. Egan, chief
clerk of the election commissioners,
who explained to Mr. Watson that if
he could present him with an affidavit
setting forth those facts that he might
be in a position to help him out.
Then Mr.. Morrison rushed with Mr..
Watson to the Office of the corporation
counsel, and Captain James S. Nelson,
assistant corporation counsel, drew up
the affidavit for him, which was duly
presented to Mr.. Egan and Mr.. Watson
left the City Hall happy and smiling.
1t must be said to the credit of Mr..
Morrison, without any noise about it,
that he does a many good turn for Col
ored people who frequent the City Hall.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
MiIlais' Trust Me-"

A lady and gentleman were standing
before a picture by Millais called
Trust Me-" In which an elderly squire
confronts his daughter, who holds q
letter behind her back.
The picture admits Of more explana-
tions than one, for Mr.. Mfllais had
that rare faculty Of putting blended
expressions into his faces which puz-
zle US, as the expressions Of real
faces do.
But the one this gentleman was over
heard giving his companion is as new,
we are bound to say, to the painter
as to our readers. "You see" he said,
"she has got a letter In her hand
which she Is keeping back from the
man In the red coat. Well, he Is the
postman and has just given her the
letter. I suppose it's from abroad
She hasn't the money to pay the post
age, so she says, Trust me-"
The explanation was given with per-
feet gravity and In apparent good
faith.-London Mail.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Heather Shrlnes.

After months spent In idolatrous
lands have been unable to see much
real worship in heathen shrines. The
educated worship with their tongues
In their cheeks and the ignorant with
their hearts in their mouths. But the
amount Of real worship that exists In
heather temples Is very small.
Sometimes a bereaved mother will
enter the temple and draw from her
kimono the tiny bib of a departed lit
tie one and tie it to the statue of Jizo,
the god of motherhood Sometimes an
old man or woman, almost blind, will
enter the temple and rub the eyes of
a wooden god and then rub his own in
the hope that eternal darkness may
not close in on his 'affrighted soul In
some places Buddhist services are as
dignif1ed, as well attended and as help
full as our own.-Maynard Owen VIII
liams I'm Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Eat Less; Do More.

A fat nation is no good. Lean ma
tions accomplish things. We should
eat less and think more, have smaller
girth and larger chests, less on the hip
and more on the thorax, have fewer
potatoes at dinner and more books
after dinner, more exercise and less
chewing. A strong person can subsist
on little oatmeal and philosophy and
outwalk, outtalk, outthink, and In ev-
cry way outdo the person who travels
the long route from soup to nuts and
goes to sleep afterward as an anaconda
full Of sheep or monkeys might. Life
is lean affair of hungry appetites and
ambitions. Then they stimulate to
earnest performance. Tho regeneration
Of the American nation begins at the
dinner table. We need stoutness in
soul not soutness In fat. Eat less and
do more. Grow more above the neck
and less below the Chicago
Tribune.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
MEANING of $1,000, 900, 900.

Americas war loan of $7,0OO,O00,-
900 surpasses the powers Of the mind
to grasp. Spent at the rate Of dollar
a minute it would take 1888 years
to dispose of the appropriation. Loan
ed out at 6 per cent, S13 could be
spent every second for an indefinite
period without touching the principal.
The interest on the loan Is greater
than the entire running expenses OF
the government less than half a GEN.
tury ago, while the amount itself
would conduct the affairs of the gov
eminent for fully seven years on the
basis of the annual expenditures for
the last decade. Another and more
cheerful way Of looking at the situa-
ton is that, great as the loan is, the
wealth Of the United States Is such
that it amounts to the lending Of 81
out Of every $40 Of our existing tangi-
BILE resources. A penny day saved by
every inhabitant would cancel the prin-
cipal within twenty years.-Thomas F.
Logan In Leslie's.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
John Bunyan,s Indictment.

The bill Of Indictment preferred
against John Bunyan ran thus: "John
Bunyan hath devilishly and pernicious-
ly abstained from coming to church to
hear divine service and is a common
upholder Of several unlawful meetings
and conventicles, to the disturbance
and distraction Of the good subjects Of
this kingdom, contrary to the laws Of
our sovereign lord the king" He was
convicted and imprisoned twelve years
and six months.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Graphite as a lubrlcan Mt.

Graphite, says the Scientific Ameri-
can, is not lubricant, but an aid to
keeping bearing In good working Or
der by filling up the minute irregulari-
ties Of the shaft and bearing and pro-
ducing a beautiful polished surface
and in this way reduces friction. To
get this result only a very small guam
tity Of graphite is necessary, and if
too much is applied 1t simply collects
in wads and defeats the purpose In
tended. 1t follows that the proper way
to use graphite successfully is to mix
thoroughly a small quantity with the
lubricating oil at suitable intervals and
not to apply it continuously, for when
the above mentioned polished surface
is formed it will last quite lolng time
before requiring renewal.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Advice In Securing Riches.

Frederick Weyerhaeuser, Americas
one time lumber king, who died a null
timillionaire, once gave the following
rules on how to get rich: 'Make up
your mind to work at something real
ly worthy Of work and work hard. The
surest way to make money is to save
money and to use what you have.
Don't be afraid Of long hours or con-
slant attention to your work. Work
can be made a Joy, an economy, a
pleasure, IL you combine an object
worth while with the determined am
bition to win. Any young man can
get rich, can succeed, If he saves, If he
has definite and honest purpose and
is so filed with the purpose that work
ceases to be a hardship and becomes a
privilege"
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
elphia's Bio Clock.

The center Of the dial Of the clock on
Philadelphia's city hall tower is 361
feet ~ inches from the ground level.
The length Of the minute hand Is 10
feet 8 inches. The weight Of the hand
is 225 pounds. The weight Of the dial
frame with glass is fve and one-half
tons. The clock is equipped with a
pneumatically operated thermostat for
controlling an electric governor pro-
vided to protect 1t from extremes of
temperature. The steel pendulums are
inclosed In cast iron cases to protect
them from magnetic infiuences.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

deLs, that merely sedate the pain con-
dufting and pain registering nerves
and brain, will cure them. Such per-
sons are sometimes sedated into not
Only temporary death of the pain
etnducting and pain registering central
1lervous system and its efferent and
different nerves. 1t is matter of COM
mon knowledge that such shallow
thinkers often pay the tremendous
price of eternal sedation. Many have
sbeen found dead with the mute but suf-
ficient evidence of an empty "head-
ache powder" wrapper near the re-
mains.
And so to take the various subter-
fuges for sense is Improbable at any
stage of the quest for health and long
life. Let US learn to treat primary NAL
aides and thus eradicate subsidiary and
more obstinate disorders.
Almost all diseases find it easy to
afflict those who have contracted con-
stipation. A clean gastrointestinal tract
is one of the biggest assets extant,
but foul one is liability of sinister
est import.
Correct eating and drinking are more
important than all other elements i'll
the correction and cure of constipation.
If you need the aid of such potentiali-
ties as drugs to help in the fight
against any disease, your family ply
sician would best be consulted and
obeyed. Don't take patent medicine.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
DR.. w. A. Driver
CONSTIPATION.

People who are much indoors and
who lead sedentary lives suffer consti-
patton. Most women complain of it.
Much of the heaviness and bearing
down sensation that is the lot of a
large number of women is due to that
condition. The possibilities for the de-
velopment of serious and fatal disor-
ders lie in that simple beginning. For
instance, piles can and often do follow
it. Piles is a way station between con-
stipation and fistula in ano, which is
capable of further degeneration. Can
Ger of the rectum is possible from
neglected piles or hemorrhoids as ths
doctor calls it.
Many other maladies find the begin
ming in the above named conditiot.
Constipation is evidence enough thtt
something is radically wrong with the
habits of the individual so burdenSd.
Constipation is not the primary wrong,
but it is the demonstrable primfry
wrong. For that reason, our efforts lhre
directed to the eradication of tributary
and secondary mal-function. That is
to say, humanity is addicted to the
habit of fighting constipation, ins teal
of the cause of it. To illustrate, most
persons who are constipated have head
aches and neuralgias or so-9alled
rheumatism and other painful ma hifes-
tations; they imagine headache pow
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
THE DEAR SWEET LADIES CAN
RETAIN THEIR HIGH HEELS.

The state senate this week saved the
day for the dear sweet ladies and the
legislature will not cut their heels down
nor try to hold them up by the heels,
as the following indicates:
Springfield, nl.-Illinois will not reg.
ulate the height of the heels of its
women's shoes. The senate has, after
considerable fun at the expense of Rep
resentative Kirby, introducer of the
heel regulation measure, voted almost
unanimously to kill it by striking out
the enacting clause.
The bill was joshed through the
house, but the senate made short work
of it.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
THE ANNUAL COMPETITIVE MIL
ITARY DRILL BETWEEN THE
ELEVEN COTTAGE COMPANIES
OF THE GLENwooD MANUAL
TRAINING SCHOOL.

Today the eleventh annual competi-
tive drill between the eleven cottage
companies will be held on the Glen
wood Manual Training School grounds,
and Mr.. Leo A. Phillips, the able and
genial superintendent of the school,
with the assistance of his good wife,
Mrs. Phillips, made it possible for the
relatives and friends of the boys, as
well as the friends of the school, to
greatly enjoy the occasion.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
A Simple Antidote to Poison.

1t Is valuable thing to understand
thoroughly what ample antidote to
take If one Is so unlucky as to swallow
poison Of any kind. Sweet oil is to be
found In nearly every house, however
humble, and half pint of it taken i'm
mediately is an effectual antidote to
almost all poisons. Any one with a
strong constitution should take a larger
quantity Of this simple remedy.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
THREE STORY BRICK RESIDENCE
ON LANGLEY AVENUE, NORTH
OF 3sTH STREET FOE SALE FOB
s325o.00 ON EASY PAYMENTS.

Nonresident, offers for sale a three
story brick residence, clear of all in
cumbrance, located on Langley avenue,
north of 3Sth street; for $3250.00 on
easy payments. Rental $50 per month.
If you desire bargain, address T. L.
Care of this paper or phone Wentworth
2597.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
A Skirt HandAr.

A good improyised skirt hanger Is a
strong hatpin. Fold the skirt twice at
the band, stick the hatpin through the
back In two places, leaving enough Of
the pin exposed to hang over a nail or
hook. The skirt will never be pulled
out Of shape.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Word From Br'er Williams.

Once pom a time Man lost so much
sleep worryin' over trouble what wuz
to come dat when Trouble come sho'
nufr de Man wuz dead ter de worr,
an Trouble walked all over him an
said: Hes too trihin' fer me ter fool
with. 1 wouldn't waste time on no
sichp'-Atlanta Constitution.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
FIVE AND SIX ROOM FLATS FOR
SALE.

For Sale bargain, 5 and room
brick flats; all modern, 5931 and $685.
La Fayette Ave-, rented to Whites at
$1,000 and $500 a fat. Small cash
payment, balance $4,000 per month, in
cluding interest. Price $5000.00, worth
more. Nehf. 81 N. La Sale st. Tele-
phone Franklin 1866.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
TO RENT.

FOR RENT in new Colored district,
south of 59th street. Beautiful modern
newly decorated, light 5 and 6 room
brick fats, stove heat, large yard, con-
venient to eel" and surface lines.
Reference required. Flats shown by
appointment. Rents, $24.00 and $27.00.
NEHF and NEHF,
81 N. La Sale Street.
Telephone Franklin 1866.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Anatomy and Frisnd.hip.

MY dear" said the host to his wife
as he started to carve the leg Of lamb.
cant you give Mrs. Brown anything
better than this cold meatr'
"Oh," cried Mrs. Brown, "that's all
right, so long as It Is cold leg and not
cold shoulder Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
BETHEL LITERARY SOCIETY.

This coming Sunday, June 18th, at
$3.50 O'Clock in the main auditorium of
Bethel, church, Mr.. A. 81. Roberts will
address the Literary under the auspices
of the Kings Daughters. Rev. r. c.
Ransom, who was the founder of Bethel
Literary Society, will be present.
A very fine musical program will be
rendered. Sandy W. Trice, president.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carey and the
rest of the family, who have passed the
winter in their elegant new home at
Los Angeles, Cal, will arrive in the
city this coming Wednesday and they
will be at home to their many friends
at their old homestead 4427 Grand
boulevard. Some of the big politicians
are still mentioning Mr.. Carey for
mayor of Chicago in 1919.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
BIG REAL ESTATE BARGAINs
Sacriice-Two F1atl
Only $3.50

Biggest bargain in the City. Fine
Interior, new baths, good light, con-
-enient to 35th St., Indiana surface and
Elevated ears-only $500 Cash down.
Phone or write H. E. Evans, SIT E.
End st. Phone Oakland 2726.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
,-sf Bits of News and Comments CT
Men and Measures.
EN1IsTMENTs BY NEGROES
URGED.

President is Asked to Remove Restric-
tons so that Members of Race May
be Accepted in All Branches.
4 New York, N. Y.-"I know of no
. Nv that precludes the Negro citizen
from enlisting in the Marine Corps or
+ he artillery of any other branch, other
& han that unwritten law laid down By
rTtarists in the United States of the
Hsrman stripe"
This sentence is taken from a letter
ritten by Robert Lewis Waring of
& as city to President Wilson, urging,
/ behalf of the 100000 Negroes IN
4 fs country, that he remove all re-
thetions that prevent them from ell
+ listing in any branch of the military
srice. Mr.. Waring believes that the
President, as commander-in-chief Of
the ration's military forces, has the
hght in time of war, to open all
hsnches of that service to all Amer
lean citizens.
although it may be said," wrote
Nr Waring, "that the Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-ffth Infantry and the
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry are open to
ny people for enlistment, Negroes. who
ue abreast of the times are Inundated,
mtraged that they must be held up to
the world falsely as race of citizens
hiking courage enough to lead in bat
fe Bless the hand that will give me,
and the thousands like me, a free hand
10 serve my country as other men are
lermitted to serve it."
Whisky Dealt Hard Blow.
Washington, D. C.-The United
Sates senate dealt the first blow to
|thisky last week by knocking out tie
CHmmins amendment to the espionage
|hl.
This amendment Jumped up the beer
md wine industries with the distilleries
md forbade the employment of any
&feal in the production of intoxicating
lquOr during the war.
1t was pointed out in the debate that
Tbs meant that, there being three
tear supply of whisky in the store
N0uSes, while beer is only brewed for
Immediate consumption, the country
'Ould be placed on a whisky basis and
ne American workman, deprived of his
''eustomed mild beverages, would be
"feed to turn to the bonded poison.
Now it is intended that a new bill
Ito be introduced forbidding the use
u the grain that is needed for bread
NunS in the manufacture of spirituous
liquors.
As Senator La Toilette pointed out
u the debates over the proposal to stop
le making of any sort of intoxicahts,
'e barley that is used in the manufac.
'ufe of beer is not used to any extent
S human food, which did away with
''e argument that the conservation of
'0OdstuffS was involved.
Ine vote against the Cummins
Iendment was forty-seven to thirty
wen. 1t clears the decks for the cam
s,'sn for legislation that will put
,~sky in the same class as morphine
w opium and leave beer and light
leS in the category of such indul-
q sI4'eS as tobacco, which is practically
= ' course taken by both France and
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
BAND WILL PLAY IN PARK.

st. Louis, Mo.-Heretofore, all bands
employed to furnish. music during the
summer in the parks of St. Louis have
been White. At least one Colored band
will be hired this summer
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
His AdXantada.

81 know more about that woman than
she knows about herself"
'How can that be possible?
Easily. know she isn't pretty, but
she doesn't"
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
LowDEN STOPS HANGING.

Springfield, Ill, June 15.-Governor
Lowden commuted to life imprison-
ment the sentence of William Lewis, a
Negro, sentenced to be hanged at Belle
vile Thursday.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Largest Organ.

The largest organ in the world Is the
one built by the famous German build
er, Watcher, and Is situated In st.
MichaePs church, Hamburg, Germany.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
LOS ANGELES TO HAVE NEGRO
Y. M. O. A.

Ground has been broken for a Y. NJ.
C. A. building for the Colored people
of Los Angeles, Cal, to be erected at a
cost of $4,000.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
The Qod.

At the age of two years the dog at
tains maturity; at fifteen 1t Is getting
old; beyond twenty 1t seldom lives.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
HOTEL TO ACCOMMODATE TIE
RACE PATRONS.

Waukegan, nl.-The Sherman House
has been made q Colored hotel to pro-
vide accommodations for the hundreds
of Negroes coming to this section from
the South.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

o.. SOl' James H. johnson is still at Fort
" oklahOma, and while he is absent
Johnson is having their pleasant
s' $3.50 Prairie avenue, redecorated,
y will be very neat and attractive
NJ 'u all the finishing touches are COM
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

Mrs. Williams, who was Mrs. Alone
Townsend, and is now residing in Jer-
sey City, N. J., is spending one month
in this city visiting with her old
friends. She is the house guest of her
sister, Mrs. Dolly Jennings, 364s Prai-
rie avenue.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Salmon.

Salmon are swift swimmers. They
can travel through the water at the
rate Of twenty-five miles an hour.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

Charles E. Morrison, special messen-
ger to Mayor William Hale Thompson,
has removed from 1914 Vernon avenue
to the elegant home of Mr.. and Mrs
James A. Scott, 371O Prairie avenue,
where he will be pleased to meet his
friends.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

God hath yoked to Guilt her pale
0ormentor, Misery.-Bryant.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
CHIPS

Mrs. Franklin A. Denison, 1892 Cal
umet avenue, and the children departed
this week for their summer home near
Benton Harbor, Michigan.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

Mr.. Levi Edward Southe, of the Chi
cago University, and nephew of Mrs.
E. L. Davis, left Monday night with
other university men to enter the Off
cers' training camp at Ft. Des Moines,
Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-31
cLIFFORA THOMPSON WRITES
ANOTHERLETTER FROM FRANCE
Webster City Young Man Says
Weather is Now Colder. \

Clifford Thompson, a Webster City
young man who is in active service
with the American Expeditionary.
Force somewhere in France,y writes
to,his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Thompson Of this, city, under
the date Of December3 and the letter
has reached here with no erasure by
the censor Clifford says he thought
he would write. again to let them know
he was still ION top" He says he re.
ceived the Christmas package sent
him by relatives and friends here and
from his. remarks it is judged he was
very much. delighted with the contents.
"We have had some snow here, "the
letter states, ..and It has frozen a lit
tie. 1t isfas Lot better than mud only
we are not used to the cold.'