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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
PAINTERS NABbED
WHEN bRAWL GETS
HOT FOR NE|GHB0RS
BRIDGE DECORATORS BROUGHT
INTO COURT At lNSTIGATlON
OF FOLKS LIVING IN VICINITY
OF THEIR BUNK CARS.

When bridge painters get into a
wrangle there is enough hulabaloo TO
keep an entire neighborhood awake
for a week as North Ottawa residents
can testify today. Practical demon
strations of just what can happen in
little tilt of this kind came last
night when the police were called to
a wOrkmen's car at the Rock Island
yards, to save someone from being
murder. as those in the neighborhood
thought.
The call resulted in a raid on the
place and three men, giving their
names as George Strait, George Vas.
ser and Emil Peterson. were taken in
to custody. All of the trio. when ac-
costed with the facts, admitted there
had been difference of opinion
among them, followed by free usage
Of redblooded Americans plan for
ending quarrel.
None of the trio were badly marred
in the fistic exhibitions and all were
able to 60 before Judge koenig this
morning, make the usual salutation
Good morning, judge" pay $500
and costs fine and then walk out into
the fresh air avowing they would be
better and more orderly men in the
future
Confessions of guilt facilitated JUS
tice and the trial made the shorter
thereby.
The prisoners are employed by tn,
Rock Island and have been employed
in the annual fall decorations OF rive
and ravipe bridges hereabouts.
Thee Nabbed During Night.
The tab a police headquarters saw
the names of three regulars inscribed
on it this morning The offenders
were picked up during the night b,
coppers on their beats and taken tt
the Station a la Bologna, there tC
await the coming of the Judge in the
/ morning.
Here is Peru Negro.
Charles Sanders. who bore all the
outward appearance of a typical
southern negro. was brought to OF
tawa this morning from Peru and
lodged in the county Jail to serve ou'
$50 fine
Sanders is booked for dsorderly
conduct, but the concensus oaf opinion
thruout the court house is that ht
was fined for trespass. There is al
unwritten law in and about La Sale
and Peru that all negroes must keel
on going once they land in those
towns. Sanders is believed to have
violated this order when he stopped
in front of a restaurant and looked
hungrily into the window at the mai
Tipping appetizing hapjacks with {
nimbleness that would make an!
mans, let alone a negroes, mouth
water
Anyway, Charles is held for disoI
derly conduct. There was nothing IL
mittimus about trespass.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03

One year after the telephone was in.
vented the phcnograph was produced;
in 1876 the human voice was trans
mitted. and in 1877 II was recorded
and reproduced
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
WASHINGTON HEARS MEN
WILL Sc ORDERED TO
REPORT IN NOV.
NO WORD IN OTTAWA
LOCAL BOARD GETS NO ADVICE
ON MESSAGES SENT OUT OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT CAMP
DODGE GET EQUIPMENT.
BULLETIN.

Chicago. Oct. 3.--Arthur Levy.
Charles E. Larson and Edward
Mooney, all certified to District
Board No. 3, by the Ottawa ex-
emption board, today were grant
cd exemption appeals because of
their having dcpendants. All
three were certified up for ser.
vice.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
THE WEATHER.

Unsettled and cooler to-
night. Thursday fair.
Rising temperature.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-09-28

mot at all. He acted for others,
and others. or rather one other, re-
ceived the bulk proceeds of the clever
satcheI robbery This same person
received also the $4,000 from the sub
treasury package. The work was
done by another of his efficient aids
Miss Vera Tichenor"
"The man who holds the strings in
this dout.e looting of the Unity Ma
tional," continued Marvel, is Malachi
Purvois. banker.
1.-The head and front of the combl-
nation is Purvois," he re-asserteo.
This is for private use only, OF
course, as we want no premature ex-
plosion. Now, then, social end comes
into this affair You know how FAR
| am away from that phase OF activity.
I have sent for you as an empirical
co-efficient. You will cultivate Pur-
vols. you will be invited to some so
cial function, you will meet Miss
Tichenor, possibly Ferret, in new
guise, certainly Alison Ransome."
when you have visited the inner
social circle of the tribe Purvois," pro-
ceeded Marvel tersely, report to me.
1 especially expect a close study and
analysis of this Miss Tichenor's eyes.
Particularly note how far this foolish,
but ingenious young Ransome is in
fatuated with her. This is all new to
you. It will be very old to you in a
week, after the mine is exploded"
1 left Marvel, feeling somewhat
thoughtful. l knew left him just as
he would wish He had given me a
mission to perform, with explanations.
if necessary, to come later. l knew
his methods so we'll that / accepted
directions and prepared to follow
them out.
Now as to Malachi Purvois, this
much was interesting to me: he
cleared his small private bank through
our institution. He was a newcomer
IN the local financial community, but
so precise, prompt and reliable in all
his dealings that he had won consid-
cradle notice as a coming scalper on
the outside of the legitimate banks.
Some of his dealings had been large.
His balances were not bad, he collat-
eraled everything securely and
seemed to have ample capital. So
far as l could surmise he was too
shrewd and going a man to commit
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-09-28

and insurance companies, and when
the cane was shown me | guessed that
it's end had been used to lift the screw
in the car floor so as to give the
schemer an opportunity to stumble
over something When 1 ran down
this alleged William Goldsmith and
had a look at him, recognized him
as an old-timer long of the local
books, but now apparently returned
come back, it seemed. with a new
repertoire. His former prize dodge
was the lost eye
THE lost eyer" l queried In amaze
ment.
Yes. 1t is a trivial element in the
great aggregate, but to explain briefly
William Goldsmith, alias Tod Fer
ret, originator of quite a clever
scheme for raising the wind when in
need of funds. He would approach a
fruit stand and make some slight pur-
chase Suddenly he would put his
pear greatly distressed, while pulling
over the stock in a frantic search. He
would inform the proprietor of the
stand that he had lost his glass eye,
and after a search would tell him to
make a closer look and he would ca:l
again and gladly give twenty-five dol
lars il he found the eye. In about an
hour an accomplish would appear,
also make a purchase, pretend to find
the eye, disclose 1t, and the stand man
having in mind the reward offered
for it would bargain for 1t at ten or
fifteen dollars"
And this Ferret?"
This glass eye specialist" pursued
Marvel is also the owner OF that
cane. He is the man who stole the
$4,000 from the satchel young Ran
some and the bank officer carried on
the suburban train
oh, you know that?"
And considerably more"
Il can realize that, for you never
waste time on preliminaries that have
not a final important focus. | pre-
sumo this Ferret has retired from his
professional duties to enjoy life as q
man Of wealth and leisure?"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-09-28
] MUST SAY SHE WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE, BUT
MORE IN MANNER THAN IN BEAUTY

the folly of even knowing a Tod Fer
ret, or seeking as an Intermediary a
female bank looter. or having any use
for bank disappointment like Alison
Ransome.
But Marvel knew-he always knew.
There was zest in collaborating with
that great man, for IN the end there
was a gratifying blaze of discovery
and fruition so far out of the ordinary
that 1t was worth effort and was an
enjoyable event to participate in.
1t was not difficult to follow cut my
friends advice as to cultivating Pur-
vols. He had an eye to business, and
a specious professional call from my
self, the secretary of his clearing
bank, led to a cigar, then to lunch.
made a pretense of wanting his opin-
ion as to some Russo-Siberian bonds.
1t was natural that Purvois should be
familiar with these, for he had orig
inally come, understood, from a part
of the cars dominions where such as
he had been baited and driven from
pillar to post for generations. At the
end of week, in a cordial way, he in
vited me to a small social function at
his home.
There was my wedge. Behold me,
one evening, in the reception room of
a gaudy apartment floor. Everything
suggested the ephemeral. just as his
banking quarters had-a Punishment
easily convertible into cash, readily re-
moved, of light compass and light
value, but glazing and impressive in
a popular sense. There were some
twenty guests present. One was a
neutrality-suspicious. nabob of his class.
Another borrowed at the bank on bills
receivable discounts. A third was an
insurance adjuster for the assured
all men OF some means at the tip-top
of what was best in the commercial
Queer street.
l had a care only, however, for the
persons Marvel had named. did not
meet Ferret at all. At the table |
sat next to young Ransome. He
flushed at the first. Then fancied l
detected sort of appealing eagerness
to be friendly. At his right sat the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-09-28
Wanted Her for Himself.

There are some good stories OF AN
glo indian life in Lady Login's newly
published volume OF RecOllections'
One particularly amusing one hinges
Upon the marriage of her brother Gen
Charles Campbell, to Miss WeuiySs
at Cawnpore.
The bridegroom (writes Lady LogIA'
appeared to take a very languld lh'e,-
est in the ceremony, being very s'a'A
in answering the responses.
The Eurasian clerk thereupoh tVoN
upon himself to prompt him IN MS
part; but when It came to the ques,
ton "Wilt thou lake this woman "
be thy welded wife?" and the Jealous
official replied for him in loud hasI =,
chant. Ell WILL" General CampDe"
electrified the congregation by turn'HS
round in towering passion AN'
shouting at him:
''I'll be hanged if you do, sir
The effect, to put it mildly was ~ ".
cidedly disconcerting to everyoou! ,
but, anyway, it put more lire l's,
Campbelrs participation in the resi- %
the service.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-09-28

Of the Ransome incident. I use the
singular, for the substituted sub-treas-
ury package and the rif1ed bank
satchel were parts and parcels of one
plot, schemed out by one master
mind, with more to come"
Il am interested" | said, and pre-
pared to listen.
Marvel opened the broad drawer of
the table to take out long. thin arti-
Gle. 1t was cane, slight in looks.
but / found later on handling it.
strong and rigid as a steel bar.
1.-The cane you found in the car
where the satchel was ripped open, i"
| began.
NO" he dissented; zone something
like it, but this is quite another cane.
Naturally, losing one, the original
owner supplied his equipment with
another"
Equipment" l repeated.
Kit is better" added Marvel. "See
here"
He held it so that the lower end
was directly towards me. He manipu-
lated some clutch or screw in the
handle. There protruded then from
the hollow bottom of the cane a slop-
ing piece of metal about half an inch
square.
1T looks like p screwdriver point"
I remarked.
Eyes" nodded my friend, this cane
is masked screwdriver. About three
months since a man, later giving the
name Of William Goldsmith, started
to leave a street car. In doing so his
foot met an obstruction. He plunged
forward, struck the floor and was lift
ed out to the street to await the am
bulence, having suffered dislocated
shoulder. The company was glad to
settle with him for fifteen hundred
dollars. Investigation showed that a
screw holding a metal plate to the
bottom of the car had come loose and
worked up nearly it's length. The
charge of negligence against The rail-
way company, therefore, was patent.
| heard of the case quite incidentally,
but when l did two points suggested
Immediately interested me. l had on
my list an ambulance-chaser worker
who had been an acrobat, and who
had the power of throwing his Shout
der or hips out of joint to order. His
graft was to work accident, street car
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-09-28
Good Humor Appreciated.

"Good humor may be said TO oe o-
of the very best articles of dress o"'
may wear in society."-ThackeFA3'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
TO APPEAL FOR FUNDS

Decision to issue an immediate APP
peal for funds was reached at meet
ing of the board of managers OF the
Associated Charities held yesterday
afternoon.
Reports from field workers showed
4 heavy increase in relief expenditure
over last year. In October. $951.5S was
expended through the Associated
Charities. and s541.16 through the Citi-
zens' Relief Association.
This increased demand for relief. in
the face Of abundant opportunity for
employment, is explained by the SICK
ness or death OF the breadwinner in
not a few instances.
Cash relief was given to 126 families
in October this year. as compared with
such relief to lis in October. 1916. The
shoes and other necessities also has
swelled the relief budget. The cost OF
milk alone Is so per cent higher. 1T
was stated, and a fifth OF all famti1es
getting relief were given milk In ad-
dition to other articles, In respect 70
the employment situation statement
of the board says:
"Fifty-seven persons were procured
employment that should prove perma-
nent The demand for able-bodied
workers is far beyond the supply; nor
is there any reason. according to re-
ports given at the meeting yesterday,
why any one willing and able to work
should not easily find employment Ihe
provident savings fund of the society
received in deposits last month S9oi.3o
from 1614 depositors. This money Is
being saved to be expended for fuel.
clothing and against, times OF sick
ness or extra winter demands.
Fourteen members of the board of
managers are actively engaged in war
work, including that of the Red Cross
at home or abroad.
The board confirmed the appointment
of the following chairmen of the Dis
trtct conferences for the coming year:
Georgetown conference. Rev. George
W. Atkinson; West End, Louis a.
simon; Central. section A. A. J. Dris-
coll; section B. Prof. George w. Cooke:
Southwest, Prof. Frank A. Woodward;
Northeast. Pro. Frank O'Hara: South
east. DR.. Thomas Moore. and Northern,
Arthur D. Call.
Miss Dorothea Denys was elected
member of the board as q representa-
tive of the Junior League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
by no means so damning ~ the PIE
mier would make them"
Sees New Claims Of Confidence.

Sees New Claims Of Confidence.
The Daily Telegraph. disagreeing
with the critics Of the premier. de-
clares that what he said at Paris mas
given him new claims on the conn-
dence and loyalty of the country. Inc
newspaper denounces those who 1t says
are attempting to bring down the gov
eminent. and declares the success OF
the attempt would be a blow to the
spirit Of the alliance far worse than
any defeat. for it would mean the COZ
lapse of ali confidence in tho intentions
There is no conceivable alternative
to the premiership of Mr.. Lloyd George
which would not in the present sl1ua'
ton be wholly disastrous"
The Telegraph expresses conHoence
that the nation will support the pre-
miar. who. it says, will know how &c
deal with the situation.
The lobby correspondent OF the Dally
News asserts that a grave politica
situation exists. 1t declares the con-
servatiSe members of the cabinet are
angry because they were not conSultec
In advance regarding the subject mat
ter of the speech, and also that any
such speech should have been delivered
in Paris instead of here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Lace Curtain
Specials"
A Table Cover
Special"

S0c HemstitcheA Mer-
cerixed Table CovefsD HAC
neat patterns; q very OI
exceptional value: &sA
64x56 inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Dictatorship Is Seen.

After condemning again the schema
for the proposed council, the newspa-
per continues:
y Mr.. Lloyd George. having made him
self political dictator at home, pro-
poses to make himself military dicta-
tor. too. In order to bring this about
the allied cause has been subjected to
this deadly, reckless thrust. The re-
putation of the country has been
cruelty wronged, and its sacrifices be-
Titled and traduced"
The Times finds itself confirmed by
the perusal of the full text Of the
speech In the opinions expressed yes
terday. Its criticisms are less vehe-
ment than those of some of the other
newspapers. Nevertheless 1t says:
Least fortunate of all Is the i'm
preston conveyed by the speech that
all the past efforts of the allies have
been unwise or wasted. We approve
of plain speaking: no people thrive on
It so we'll as the British. Rut dis
hcartening statements INST Nc justified
- --;ss. and the facts in this case are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
"Loase Talk" Charged,

The Daily Mail. which is one of Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges strongest sup
porters and extremely antagonistic to
former Premier AsGuith. comments edi-
torially upon the premier's Paris speech
under the heading The Old Gang on
the Make" and writes OF the partisan
maneuvers to secure the return ia
power of Mr. Asquith and his follow
ers. which, it says. nobody could con-
template without alarm. Nevertheless.
1t lectures the premier for Inducing in
loose talk" in his Paris speech.
The Daily News says editorially:
we face a crisis which threatens the
existence of the alliance and the fate
Of the war and the world" 1t describes
the premier's speech as IAN unprece-
denied disaster and the most lament
able blow struck in this way, a blow
worth many victory to the enemy.
and the equivalent Of many a defeat
70 rthe allies.
If encouraging the enemy and de-
pressing ourselves is crime. con-
, tinues the Daily News. this is a crime
without parallel Twice a Islander on
the country. a Islander as gross as II
was cruel. as false as 1t was mis-
chievous-it held US up to the obloauy
+ of Europe and the world, as the chief
author of the misfortunes that have
befallen our cause. 1t invited our al
, lies to distrust u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Agreement Revealed.

H Asquith brought the council mat
ter before the house by interrogating
Premier Lloyd George on the functions
of the council.
Premier Lloyd George, in replying
to Mr. Asquith. said that the best way
of answering the question was to read
the actual terms of Athe agreement
between the British. French and Italian
governments for the creation of a SUI
preme council of the allies. The text
of the agreement follows:
"First-With a view to better CO.
ordination of the military action on
the western front, a supreme war
council is created composed of the
prime minister and a member of the
government of each of the great
powers, whose armies are fighting
on that front, the extension of the
scope of the council to other fronts
to be reserved for discussion with
the other great powers.
"Second-The supreme war council
has for its mission to watch over
the general conduct of the war. 1t
prepares recommendations for the
consideration of the governments
and keeps itself informed of their
execution and reports thereonto the
respective governments.
'Third-The general staff and mill
tary commands of the armies of
each power charged with the conduct
of the military operations remain re-
sponSible to their respective gov
ernments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Concerning Our Service

TELL way improve service and we will
thank you. Speaking of thanks" Many customers
have thanked US for the convenience of Divided Pay
Account. May explain the matter to you?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
MINISTERIAL CRISIS
LOOMS IN ENGLAND
Premier Lloyd George Under
Fire Owing to lnteraI-
lied Council.
DEBATE COMES MONDAY


BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 1.-THE storm
warning of a ministerial crisis which
Jared up suddenly as result of Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges speech in Paris
subsidized almost as suddeny. In the
house Of commons yesterday the pre-
mier contented himself by reading the
actual terms of the agreement creating
the allied council. which. he declared.
made It clear that the council was
merely advisory and possessed Of no
executive power and. therefore. could
not override decisions of the respective
governments or their military STATS.
The premier further offered to sub
init letter in the formal debate next
Monday. IL the house desired. and with
this offer the matter was dropped. 1t
is assumed that the debate will have
lively sbsrp%t1r and. although the
Possibility of a crisis is not excluded,
1t is suspended until next week. The
general opinion is that in the present
difficult situation. despite the existence
in some quarters. no statesman is anx-
tous to shoulder the heavy responsible
ties the premier holds.
A section Of the British press made
a great play on the alleged connection
of Winston Spencer Churchill with the
crisis on the ground that he was with
Premier Lloyd George at Rapallo and
issued last night declared that Mr..
Churchill was not at Rapallo and there
fore took no part In the conference
at which the agreement was reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
As to General War Plans.

"Fourth-General war plans drawn
by competent military authorities
are submitted to the supreme war
council, which under high authority
of government insures its concord
ance and submits. II need be. any
necessary changes.
"Fifth-Each. power delegates to
the supreme war council one perma-
nent military representative, whose
exclusive function is to act as tech
meal adviser to the council.
"Sixth-Military representatives re-
ceive from the government and the
competent military authorities of
their country all proposals, infor-
nation and documents relating to
the conduct of the war.
"Seventh-The military represen-
tatives watch day by day the situa-
ton of the forces and the means of
all kinds of which the allies and
enemy armies dispose.
"Eighth-The supreme war council
meets normally at Versailles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
To Have No Executive Power.


The premier went into further ex-
PLANTATION. saying: From the forego-
ing it will be clear that the council
will have no executive power and that
final decisions in the matter Of strategy
and the distribution and movements Of
the various armies in the field will rest
with the several governments of the
allies. There will therefore be no oper-
atoms department attached to the
council. The permanent military rep
representatives will derive from the ex-
listing intelligence departments Of the
allies all information necessary in or
der to enable them TO submit advice to
the supreme allied council.
The object of the allies has been to
set up central body charged with the
duty of continuously surveying the
field of operations as whole BY the
light of information derived from all
the fronts and from all the govern
ments and STATS and of co-ordinating
the plans prepared by the different
general STATS. and. II necessary, of
making proposals Of their own for the
better conduct of the war"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-22
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
ARREST STRIKE LEADERS.
Will Wait Until They Commit Over,
Act by Ordering Strike.

Washington, Aug. 1S.--The pres,-
dent is making a personal study OF
the situation in the northwest where
Industrial Workers of the World
threaten widespread strike.
Department of labor conciliators
reported that the situation seems lit
tie or no better, but department of
justice agents reported little change
In the recommendation said to have
been reached between State and fed
eral representative at a conference
all strike leaders will be summar
lily arrested as soon as strike begins.
An official in close touch with the
situation surrounding the threatened
miners strike in the Birmingham
district said he believed the strike
could be averted by development
to be expected soon.