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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

CITY WATERWORKS.
North Carolina In Lead In Safeguard.
ing Its Peoples Health.

A few years ago only towns and
cities of 10000 and 5000 inhabitants
were supposed to have public water
supplies. according to Warren H.
Booker of the state board of health Of
North Carolina. but now there are
very few towns in the state having Il
population of 1000 or 1900 that do not
have well supervised water supplies.
Mr.. Booker Is ut the head Of the en-
ginearing and educational department
OF the state board of health and has
oversight of the states public water
supplies. According to some recent
figures got together by him, ninety
seven towns in the state have public
water supplies. ffty-eight Of which are
county seats. Other county seats That
have over 1000 population. according
to the 1910 census report aud that still
have no public water works, are: Will
liamston. with population Of 1874:
Whiteyille, 13GS; Mocksvile. 1868;
Troy. 1,05i Other towns having a
population in 1910 of over 1000 and
having no water works are: Belhaven,
2.SG3; Randleman. 1850; Caroleen,
1892; Spring Hope, LAG; Enfield,
1.1d7; Gibsonville. l,1G2: Kernersyille,
1,12s; Dallas, LOGS; Madison, 1883;
Ramseur, 1,022; Lagrange. 1907.
But the most encouraging feature
about this work, particularly as it re-
lates TO public health work" says Mr..
Booker. lis that not q few towns with
population less than 1000, according
to the census Of 1910, have either put
in water works or are making plans
for the same. These might be men,
toned as Saluda, with population OF
23J; Franklin. $40; Raeford, $50; Elm
City. $50; Bryson1 City. 612; Rowland,
Ts1; Warrenton, S07; Farmyillc. SIG;
Carthage, SG3; Ellsin. 1856; Brevard.
9l0. ana Murphy. OFF, tM
According to other figures collected
by Mr.. Booker, more attention Is given
the subject Of safeguarding the peo-
PIES health through its water supplies
In North Carolina than in any Other
state The l915l6 report Of the state
laboratory Of hygiene shows that for
that period $3.50 water analyses were
made That the state has been COM
paratively free from epidcmics Of a
water borne origin, typhoid fever IN
particular. for the past several years
is no doubt due to the general interest
that has been taken IN sanitary mat
tiers, particularly to pub iS.- water sup
plies and sewerage.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
CONDEMN BACK YARD FENCES.
New York Charity Organization Socie-
ty Says They Are a Menace.

1T was happy thought" says the
bulletin issued by the New York city
board of health. (which prompted the
suggestion by the tenement house com
mittee of the Charity Organization SO
ciety that the long. dreary rows Of
high board fences common to every
tenement section in New York city he
eliminated and be replaced by metal
fences
Although this is primarily cam
paign against unsightliness, the bule-
tin welcomes the move as one which is
bound to improve health conditions in
the community. for the iron fences
will mean more light. freer circula
ton of air and marked decrease IN
the accumulation Of dirt and rubbish
The tenement house committee has
issued an appeal to tenement builders
and owners based on purely business
considerations. A little four page cir.
cular has been prepared by the com
mittee to demonstrate that the use o.
metal fences will not merely benefit
the community, but that it is profit
able investment OF the first order.
Among the counts against ths hid
eOus wooden fences now in vogue thy
committee mentions the following:
They require continual attention and
repairs. making constant additional
expense; they are an ever present tirt
danger; they make fine hiding place,
for thieves; they encourage the ncca
mutation of rubbish, and they shut Oft
considerable Slnlight and air
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
CITY HOME RULE BILL.
State Senator Of New York Proposes
Amendment Affectinq Cities.

Home rule for every municipality in
New York state Is the aim Of a pro-
posed constitutional amendment which
has been presented by Senator Ogden
h. Nils. The amendment follows in
general way the lines of q proposal
that came Before the late constitutional
convention and went down to defeat
with the rest of the revised constitu-
ton when submitted to the voters II
provides that only general laws affect
ing cities shall be passed by the legis.
ature and forl,ldding the passing OF
any special act affecting the affairs or
property OF Il city. ~ one or more coun-
ties situated wholly within city.
The amendment also empowers mu-
inequalities, through their local legisla.
tive bodies. to adopt aud amend local
laws not Inconsistent with the state
constitution or the general laws Of the
state 4. AE
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
IN SKIES
ToKEEP FOE FROM
SEEING POSITIONS
GERMAN kVIAToRS ATTACK Al
LIED filters WHO SEEK CON
cEALMENT5 AND TROOP ALIGN
MERTs.

London, April 9-IleaYy fighting By
lara and air was in progress ali day
Easter Sunday over the g-ca.cypar;
o. the western front.
Dispatches received today statei
that the mighty sky engagements tor
mastery of the air, in which both
sides have already lost scores Of ma.
chimes, is still in progress. The Ger
mans are fighting viciously to prevent
the Anglo-French airElsn from learn
ing the battery locations and the troop
alignments behind the C.mbrai-St.
Quentin-Ls Fero Laon line.
There we're smart counter assaults
and thrustins actions during the night
The artillery quelling was plrticu.
larry severe on the Meuse River. in
Champagne (around Rheimsl north of
the Alsne, between Arras and Lens
and in West Flanders. German gun
ners continue to concentrate heavy
ire against Rheims and the city is
slowly crumbling into ruins beneath
The rain Of pr0jectiles.
Military experts believe that the
scenes are being set for another gigan-
tie battle on the western front. The
offensive of the allied airmen and the
growing fury OF the cannonades all in.
dicate preparations for another hurst
CT infantry operations on a grand
scale
Dramatic details are given of the
fighting among the clouds. In some in
stances Brithish airmen few fifty
miles behind the German front and
fought running battles with the Ger
mans while going nearly $50 miles an
hour American aviators have been
taking a prominent part in the aerial
actions
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
Especial Assessment Notice."

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the Council Of
the City Of Ottawa, Illinois, having or
dercd the Improvement OF certain
parts OF Adams street and other
streets and street intersections appur-
tenant thereto in the southwest part
OF the City ots, Ottawa, by grading
draining, curbing and-pavlng the same,
by an ordinance passed ~ said Coan-
Gil on the 1st da yof February, 1917.
and approved by the Mayor OF saii
City OF Ottawa, on said LIST day Of Feb
ruary. 1917, the ordinance for the same
being on file in the office OF the City
Clerk of said City, having IMPLIED to
the County Court Of La Sale County
Illinois, for an assessment Of the cost
of said Improvement according to
benefits, said assessment, being pay.
able In ten (10) installments, each
bearing interest at the rate OF Ave per
cent. per annum and an assessment
therefor having been made and return
ed 10 said Court the final hearing
thereon will be had on the 25th day
of April, 1917, at the hour Of 10 o.
clock al m. or as soon thereafter as
the bushes sof the Court will permit
All persons desiring, may file objec.
tions In said Court, before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated, Ottawa, Illinois, April 0, 1917.
THOMAS G. WILSON,
Appointed to Make Said Assessment
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
Especial Assessment Notice"

Notice is hereby given to all per.
sons interested, that the Council of
the City Of Ottawa, Illinois, having or.
dered that improvement of certain
part of Cornell street in the south
part of the City of Ottawa, by grading.
draining, curbing and paving the
same, by an ordinance passed by said
Council on the 3lst day of January.
1917. an dapproved by the mayor of
said City OF Ottawa. on said 3lst day
OF January, 1917 the ordinance for
the same being on file in the office of
the City Clerk of said City, having
applied to the County Court of In
Sale county, Illinois, for an assess
ment of the cost of said Improvement,
according to benefits, said assessment
being payable in ten Q0) install.
ments, each bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent. per annum, and
an assessment therefor having been
made and returned to said Court, the
final hearing thereon will be had on
the 18th day of April, J9l7, at the
hour of 10 O'Clock a. m. or as soon
thereafter as the business of the Court
will permit.
All persons desiring, may file oh
jections in said Court, before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated, Ottawa, Illinois, April o.
1917.
THOMAS G. WILSON,
Appointed to Make Said Assessment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
WAR BREAD"

We probably won't be driven to the
adoption OF war bread in this
country, after the manner of Ger.
many. II is inconceiyablc that we
should face any food shortage serious
enough to necesstate the systematic
adilteration aad deterioration of our
bread. We shoil hardly have to mix
barley and potatoes with out wheat
-four. Nevertheless. there Is already
sound reason for ccoacm,zing In this
matter, and tl;cre will be no reason as
the season advances.
We can economize easily enough, II
we choose II, instead OF using white
bleached -four deprived OF the grain
germ and most OF the valuable miner,
81 salts, we should use the whole
wheat, II ID said that we should add
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
mot a Cent For 'Tribute.r

The saying millions for defense,
but not one cent for trlbute." Is at
to General Plncliney, who was
to France indhe early part Of
this century. History says that when
General Pinckney was Informed that
the payment Of certain sum might
settle the diplomats suit then existing
between France end the United States
be Indignantly replied Millions for
defense, but not one cent for tribute.
1t Is said, however, that long after
ward, upon the general being asked By
members of club to which he be.
longed whether he had ever made such
a remark, he replied. no; my answer
was not flourish like that but sim.
ply Not a penny. not Il pcnnyv"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
Especial Assessment Notice."

Notice Is hereby giver to all persons
interested. that the Counci! of the
City of Ottawa, Illinois, having order
Ell the improvement CT certain parts
OF Van Buren, street and other streets
avenue ana alley intersections in the
south part CT the city of Ottawa, by
grading, draining, vurbng and pay
ing the same, by an ordinance passed
by said Council on the 31st day Of
January, 1917, and approved by the
mayor OF said city of ottawa, on said
31st day Of January, 1917. the ordi
nance for the same being on file in
the Office of the City Clerk of said
City, having applied to the County
Court CT La Sale County, Illinois, for
an assessment OF the cost Of said i'm
proyement according to Benefits, said
assessment being payable in ten t10)
installments, each bearing interest at
the rate Of five per cent. per annum
and an assessment therefor having
been made and returned to said Court,
the final hearing thereon will be. had
on the 25th day Of April 1915, lat fthe
hour of 10 O'Clock a. m, Or as soon
thereafter sthe business OF the Court
will permit.
All persons desiring. may file OBJ
iections in said Court, before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated, Ottawa, Illinois. April 8, 1917
THOMAS G. WILSON,
Appointed to Make Said Assessment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
4.
BOOST! BOOST. BOOST!

j IL Your town is drifting backward
! And your help needs make the
!. gift
!. Speak word that viii encourage;
= Do some deed that will uplift.
f. Don't sit back and wait for others:
I. Get upon the fighting roost.
/. And with all the might within you
= Just boost, boost boost!
/. II your town is up and growing,
I. Idle be Il moment. no,
: Be we up and doing something
!. That will make it bigger grow
+ Praise your nclghbor for his labors: .
!. Do not join the knocking trust .
!. Watch and seek for more improve .
Z ments .
I. And boost, boost, boost,
!. Boost your schools and boost your .
!. churches; ,
!. Boost your doctors: boost your |.
: band. .
/. Boost for better stores and bust /.
: Boost Make everything look .
!. grand. .
:. Boost your lawyers; boost your !
: farmers: :
= Boost, lest YOU decay and rust.
!. lie We up and doing something,
!. Just boost, boost, boost, .
+ C. \. Stoner In Town Develop .
+ ment Magazine .
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

practically &C. ,OOC bushels or so to
our wheat crop, That would make the
supply last just that much loAger. II
would provide us with cheaper bread.
And we Should simply be doing what
the dietary exports have been advis.
ing us to do all along. The whole
wheat bread they Insist, is much
more wholesome Ana those who al.
ready have the habit maintain that it
has a better favor, when once you
become accustomed to it,
II we care to 60 further than that,
there is the possibility of adopting a
var bread that would be still cheaper,
nc less wholesome, and characters.
tlcally American 1t would be made
OF a mixture of wheat with our most
distinctly American cereal-Indan
corn. Most of US know the appetizing
flavor and dietary merits Of corn
alone In the form of corn bread, grid.
die cakes, corn-mufllns, etc Ground
line and mixed with wheat flour, the
corn meal makes an excellent bread,
readily digested by all but the anost
delicate stomachs, and combining the
admirable food qualities of both cer.
Gals.
There would be no hardship IN such
an innovation There would be econ,
cmy and common sense. It would
enormously expand our available food
supply, ineurilg our own people
against want and providing big sur
rus for the hungry nations or Europe
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
RING LING BROTHERS. CIRCUS !
OPENS IN CHICAGO.

Saturday afternoon, April 9TH. Ring.
ling Brothers Circus opens its TWEEN
tyfourth season in Chicago The an,
hual visit of the Ringlings is always
IN event on the Chicago calendar
This year the mammoth institution is
said 10 TEEN with new wonders and
to be the greatest ever offered by
the famous brother showmen,
An army of workmen are busy at
the Coliseum building making ready
Tor the biz show. AT the circus quar-
tiers, IN Baraboo. Wis. another and
larger army have spent the winter
months in preparing novelties for the
1917 season. The ring, aerial and
hipodrcns event will be preceded By
the gorgeous fairyland spectacle,
Cinderella" Its scenic and electrical
effects and the wealth of costumes
promise to surpass anything ever seen
IN Chicago. A cast of more than 1000
Characters will tell the fascinating
story and there win be ballet of 300
fairy fayG
me regular circus performance will
embrace scores of new and startling
acts. The entire personnel of the
famous Wirthy family of riders viii
make their FIRST appearance in Chica-
&c. May Wirth is hailed as the worlds
greatest equestrienne. She is the
only rider-among men or women
doing forward somersauh from the
back of a galloping horse. Other re,
markable artists. among a galaxy OF
fully 400. will be the great interna,
tional quartet Of wrestles numbering
Pierre le Colosse, Carl Vogel, Edwin
Johnson and Tonic Izra; Hillary Long,
who will loop the loop with skates at.
tached to his head; the MACPHERSON
Clan, of Highland horsemen; Austral,
ian woodchoppers in amazing con,
tests; 10 speed mechanics setting up
automobiles in d-breaking time;s
whole companies Of world famous aer-
ialists; scores of trained animals in
fascinating acts and a coterie Of 60
clowns There will be the largest
collection of freaks ever exhibited In
Chicago; remarkable Wild West
show Ringing Brothers 5-continent
and host of other wOnds
ers. Following the opening, Satur.
day afternoon, two performances will
be given daily for short seas +
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
Moving Pictures In Alaska.

Every coast town In Alaska. from
Juneau to Nome. and practically every
town with a population of 200 or more
has n moving picture theater. All get
tie best films and produce the biggest
features The picture theater at Can.
die. 200 miles north Of Nome. is locat
cd nearer the pole than any other pic.
y'ire show In the world. Prices of ad
mission range from ~ cents to 80
cents in coast towns and generally ST
in interior towns like Fairbanks and
lditarod. When features of unusual
merit or expensivehess are put on the
admission price Is raised. having in a
few instances been as high as So for
extraordinary attractions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

Twenty-Five years ago there was MS
much golf played in the United States
as there is baseball played In the cen.
trail villages OF the FIJI islands, which
Is to say practically none whatever.
Yet there are today more than 5000
golf courses, covering more than 300
oo0 acres, Inhabited by something like
100000 players Of both sexes from
twelve to eighty years Of age. In the
broad spun Yf sport no one,Hln recall
such development AZ this IN 80 shorl
a time. Gmntand Rice In New York
Tribune.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
MENTAL ENERGY.

tt bays to think. Il is like put.
ting money out at interest. DOL
lars make dollars. and thoughts
make other thoughts. We are SO
accustomed to having this old
world reward Us for things We
do in dollars that we forget there
is such a reward as brains--men.
tai growth. Happy the one who
sees ali these things in their
proper light, who recognizes in
every failure = lesson learned, in
every effort a reward.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
Sone Pertinent Qusatinns.

A recent QUESTIONABLE sent out by the
Marion (Ol Chamber of Commerce
covered such questions us removal Of
orerhanging street slgns. increased vo-
'ational educational work, "A proposed
subscription campaign for hospital,
Use. OF the high school building M a
clty hall and military training for high
school students.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

Photo by American Press Association
While the Germans hail the recent re-
tirement Of their army in France as n
wonderful military achievement. calling
II n strategic movement OF the highest
order the British and French speak 9TH
erwise and say 1t was forced principally
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
ORGAN MUSIC FOR CHILDREN.

In all the cities ard larger towns
OF the United States there are hun
dreds and thousands Of boys and girls
who never hear good music" declares
Dr. p p Claxton, U. s. Commissioner
of Education. IF they hear music at
ALL it is of the ragtime or vaudeville
type or the mechanical music of the
moving picture theaters. Some of
them hear and join In the Sunday
School songs to the accompaniment
Of small organ or piano. OF music that
appeals to the best OF their emotions,
that stirs the soul and helps to form
good taste in music they hear little
or none. Many of these children live
amid the ugliness and squalor Of the
slums, where there is little to appeal
to, and help form the sense of beauty
and grandeur in light and color. form
and space. Yet, in these same towns
and cities are scores and hundreds OF
costly churches, beautiful and attract
i've In the vaulting of their ceilings, in
the tinting Of their walls and the col
ors of their windows, and impressive
in their spaciousness In almost every
church there Is great organ with its
wide range of tone and its possibli.
ties Of harmonies which stir the soul
to its depths and may help toward
better tastes and nobler ideals. But
these churches remain closed and the
organs silent when the children work
In the mills or play in the alleys and
their souls starve unconsciously.
why should not every church in
which there is good organ and which
has a competent organist open it's
doors freely to children between the
ages OF eight or nine to seventeen or
eighteen for one hour every week at
such time as may be most convenient
for the largest number of the children
within its reach and arrange for its
organist to render for the children the
best music in their best style? Some.
times the organ music might be varied
by orchestra and singing, but it should
never partake of the nature of les.
son for the children 1t should never
appear to be in any way didactic, nor
should any music low or trashy in its
nature be included in the program.
The program should be arranged for
the young people. The older people
should OF course be admitted, but as
the guests Of the children. Children
Should be permitted to come and 60
quietly. If ushers are provided to help
them find seats, there will be little
danger of their becoming noisy or dis.
orderly All children, the poor and
rich alike, should be invited and made
to feel welcome, They should not be
expected to dress for the occasion.
There should be about the occasion no
Formally that might tend to keen any
children away. 1t should be easy for
newlboys, messenger boys, shop girls,
boys and girls from the mills, and
children at play OIL the street to 20 i'm.
mediately from their occupations, list.
en- to the music for all or portion OF
the hour, and return directly again To
their occupations or play.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
No Advertising Signs on California
Highways.

The California state highway com
mission will take down ali advertising
signs along the California state high
ways.
Before the next touring season be-
gins the California commission plans
to erect its own signs and markers ON
all the state highways. and tourists
will lose nothing in the way of direc.
tons by the order removing ADVERT;
ing signs, It Is announced
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
Mahogany Growth.

The rate Of growth OF mahogany is
show in southern Nigeria, where the
site OF a town destroyed sixty years
ago has been covered with forest Of
mahogany trees, some of which are
more than ten feet In diameter.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

The weight OF ore cars descending Il
mine in South Africa is used to pro
duce power by pulling II cable wound
around drum that drives a dynamo
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

by their superior artillery fire. Even Ger
man writer's pay tribute to the massed
artillery OF the allies and call the bonn
bardment of their lines "helish,' Wheth.
err or not the allies are really superior in
big guns remains TO be seen. They say
they have been able TO bring up their
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY

April 3, 1S39-Chicago's first daily
newspaper, the Chicago American, be-
gan publication. William Stuart, edi-
tor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

The Free Tradef-Journal may lie
found at the news depots of Wheeler
4 Malo, Kneussl Bros. and Me
satiins Cigar Store.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

guns over the ground devastated by the
Germans and will be able 10 shell the
kaiser's troops out OF their new defenses.
The picture reproduced is one of the lat.
est received from the British trent in
France and shows the advance Of one Of
the British field guns.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-09

Entered as second class matter Nov
20 1916. at the postoiilce at Ottawa
Ill.,. under the Act OF March 3. 1879.