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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
BRUhDAGE STARTS
INQUIRY INTO EAST
ST. LOUIS RACE RIOT

East st. Louis. H.. July IL Attor-
ney General Brundage. Of Illinois ar
rived in East St Louis late yester-
terday afternoon to begin 4 state in
vestigation of the recent riots
We are going TO the bottom Of this
thing he said Il do not know how
long 1t will take. but We will leave
nothing undone to fix responsibility.
our investigation will be thorough
! cannot tell what We will do first
until ! have looked over the ground.
: NO negroes were shot and killed
hy Illinois guardsmen during the riot
Ing here on July ,. il was testified
a. The secret session Of the eor0ner'S
jury Yesterday, according to infor-
nation obtained today.
This testimony was reported to
have been given by Colonel 2 T.
Clayton. He told The jury that there
were not enough troops on duty here
on the afternoon of July > TO prevent
riots
United States Senator Lewis of II.
linois. insa telegram today. said he
favored federal investigation OF the
riots, and was urging it on the De
pattment of Justice.
A man arrested by Captain o. C.
F, COMPANY, Fourth Illinois
was released by the police.
ostensibly "on order of the states at
torney' Captain Smith asserted that
ne heard the man say.
I've killed my share of niggers to.
lay have killed so many am
lred and somebody else can finish
hem"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
NOTICE

Estate 90 JOHN OCHETTl, tie
ceased
Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned. administrator Qf the es-
tate of john Ocheti, late of the
County o. la Sale and state of Hi
nOis. deceased, viii appear before the
Probate Court oi said county. on The
"rst Tuesday tbeins he fourth day.,
of september, 1914 at the Probate
Court room in Ottawa. in said coun-
Is, when and where All persons hay-
ing claims or demands AGAINST said
estate are notified 70 attend and pre-
sent the same in writing for adjust.
ment
Da;eu the g,h day of July. a. d.,
1917 JENNIE All SSATT0.
Administrator.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received for the
construction of the Improvement OF
paris o.. Cornell stree, pavement etc,
OF the City OF Ottawa. BY the Board
OF Local improvements OF the City OF
Ottawa, until the 20th day of July,
A. D. l9l7. at the hour OF 10 o'c.ocK
a. M, at he city offices in 'h6 Cen.
tral Life luildiug. in said City uf or
tawa. Illinois, al which time and
place said bids VIII be publically
opened
Il is estimated that there will lie
about the following amounts of work
10 be dont and materials TO he fur-
nished: 81 Gu. yds. of excavation,
$50 lin II combined concrete curb
and gutter, l2S en-. yds. concrete f0un-
datiOn, IS Gu yds. OF sand. LISP so
yds OF brick pavement, grout filler
for l.lG2 SO. yds. OF brick pavement.
| ton Of asphalt
SAID Improvement shall be con-
stfucted and made in accordance with
he ordinance prov diug for The same
and the maps, plats, plans ana speci
ications for the same on file in The
Office OF the Public Engineer OF said
board.
Proposals must be made on blanks
furnished by said board and in com
plance with the instructions there
TO attached, which can be had ON ap-
ulcaton to the Public Engineer. ana
must be accompanied by cash or by
a check payable to the order of The
President Of said Board of Local I'm
provements in his Official capacity.
certified by a responsible bank for
an amount os not .ess than ten per
cent ut%j Of the aggregate of the
The contractor shall be pad in
bonds, bearing the rate of i've per
cent t51D per annum
No bid will be received unless the
party Offering il shall furnish eyi.
lence satisfactory to the Board of
.ccal Improvements that he has the
Necessary facilities. ability ana pecu-
l,ary resources to Wlfll the condi-
.ons OF tie contract aud execute The
work, should the contract be awarded !
o him.
Bidders vii. examine the ordinance
naps, plats. plans and specifications
nd also the locality in which said
YORK is to be done and judge for a
themselves all Of the conditions ard =
circumstances affecting the cost and v
atuie of the work :
The Board Of Local improvements
eseryes the right to reject any and "
Il bids, as authorized by law
Dated at Ottawa, Illinois, this 9th :
az Of July 1914. =
Il, i. BRADFORD. ,
layor and President OF the Beard of n
Local Improvements. u
W W. CURTIS. 81
City Clerk.
GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH,
ublic Engineer and Secretary of the
Board of Local improvements.
In Sweden they build houses of peat d
ricks. d
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

The following is a list of unclaimed
letters at the Ottawa post ONCE to.
idte, July IL. 1917;
Adams. NTH Martha.
Afford, Mrs, ", NJ
Brewer l. NJ
Garter. John.
Cousalin, Miss Mary. :.
Torrance. Miss Hazel.
Graham. Mrs. 4. T.
Holland Ed
kellams. Harrison
Mchr. lydia, Miss
McNutty, VIM.
Parshail, Raymond.
Ray, Joseph.
Speckman. Miss Mac.
Thomas. Miss Tilla.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11

For sale by W. D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11


GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH
Public Engineer and Secretary of the
Board of Local improvements
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
CHINESE REVOLT
COMES TO AN END


tBy an International News Service
Stan Correspondent
Pel6in, July 1.-THE movement to
restore Hsuan Tung, the young en-
peror to the throne, has ended in alb
solute failure.
General Chang Hsun, commander of
the imperialisl troops has telegraph
ed to the various provinces explain
ing that he restored the emperor be
cause the republican movement had
failed, domestic strife had increased
and no cabinet could be formed"
Previously, added General Chang
tIstn. the military leaders had ex.
pressed the need of such a change
But now. concluded the Imperialist
leader, the project is definitely aban.
doned the recent Imperial edict is re-
seinded and the old republican terms
and orders are restored
The new republic centers at Nan
king, where Fen Kwo Chang Is pro.
visional president.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
Helps Acthma and Hay Fever.

Now comes fac season when hay
fever and asthma cause thousands TO
suffer have been roubled for years
with asthma" writes h. c. Schaaf.
Crcston, O.. and find Foley's Honey
and Tar the only thing that gives me
relief. II loosens the phlegm 50 ! can
throw it OIL and sleep Had to sit
nights in my chair, not being able to
lie down, before using Foley's Honey
and Tar A standard family remedy
for coughs, colds. Group.
For sale by W. D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
Tilted Suitor Takes Acid

ST Louis Mo, July 11.--W men hi
sweetheart, Miss Annie Stance, re
fused to see him, William II. Schnei-
der II, swallowed carboic acid and
died on the front porch of her home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11

Paris. July 1.-THE Italian mis-.
sicn % the United States. headed by
the Prince of dine, has arrived in
France.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
concerts

ment, baseball games, band concerts
and special events for children
It's not bad reading this sort of
thing compared with the tale of 215
killed and 50a2 injured Of the year
1909.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-11
LEADERS TRYING TO
SAVE WILSON'S FOOD
BILL FROM DEFEAT
FINAL VOTE WILL BE TAKEN ON
JULY 2t-EXPECT COMPROMISE
MEASURE TO BE PUT UP To
SEAToR6.

HERE ARE SOME or THE
OBJECTIONS TO THE FOOD
AND LIQUOR CONTROL BILL
NOW BEFORE THE SENATE:
SENATOR REED-lt will in
jure the farmers.
SENATOR LoDGE-lt will
ruin business.
SENATOR PENROSE-lt is
absurdly ungrammaticsl.
SENATOR SMITH IS. -
1T will wreck the cotton mar
ket.
SENATOR SIMMONS - It
will upset the revenue bill.
SENATOR NELSON-lt will
destroy the wheat crop.
THE DRYS--lt is not dry
enough.
THE WETS-lt's too dry.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05
Pure
Religion
BY REV. L. W. GOSNELL
Superintendent Of Men. Moody Bibio
Institute. Chicago

TEXT-Pure religion and undefled be-
fore God the Father Is this. To sit tho
fatherless and widows in their affection,
and to keep himself unspotted from the
~world.-James 1:27.
We hear much of social service to-
day and men quote u text as a anc
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

How many people In the state o
Mississippi have had the chance to SCI
a wireless telegraph station and bt
shown how 1t works? Very few indeed
although practically all have read
something Of this great invention anc
marveled at its accomplishment. Wis
itors to the Exposition will have op
p~ortunity of seeing one, built and oper
ated by III home folks.
Chancellor J. N. Powers Of the State
University stated at the educational
conference in Gulfport recently that
the University would install a wireless
station on the Exposition grounds and
operate 1t during the Centennial. II
will be erected and operated by stu.
dents Of that great state institution,
Grown in Mississippi" boys.
The station Will have a capacity Of
receiving messages sent from similar
stations a thousand miles away. Time
will be received each day from the
government station at Arlington. Va,
in the suburbs Of Washington, approx.
fmately a thousand miles in an air
line. Communication viii also be had
with Key West, Fla, Galveston, Tex,
and other points.
This progressive move on the part
Of the University will be doubly ap.
p~reciated by the people of Mississippi
as well as our guests from other
states. Few were aware that such ad.
vanced methods were In use by our
home institutions and this will bring
that fact to the attention Of many who
otherwise would be . long time In
learning of It.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05
THE LIVE STOCK BOARD

A state constituted board that hae
performed most valuable service fol
the farmers and live stock men dur,
ing the eight years since its creation
is the Live Stock Sanitary Board,
charged with the duty of preventing
and controlling diseases of live stock.
No body Of men has worked with
greater interest or under more diff.
cult conditions than this one,
In the way of actual accomplish.
ment, not one can show more. While
the major portion of this comes un-
der the head Of tick e%radicationJ
there is a great deal more for which
the Live Stock Board deserves credit.
No state in the Union has shown a
healthier improvement in live stock
production and the work of this
Board is entitled to a considerable
portion Of che credit.
Every opportunity for advancing
the work and creating favorable in
terest has been taken advantage of.
There is to be no tagging in this ag-
gressive campaign as evidenced by
the fact that the Live Stock Sanitary
Board ID planning al educational ex-
hibit for the Centennial Exposition
and has provided means for its exc
cution.
DR.. e. M. Ranck, state veterinarian,
is already making plans for an ex.
hibit that will clearly explain to the
500, 900 Mississippians that will at
tend the Exposition why 1t is impor.
tant that they should acquaint them,
for the causes Of disease in
stock and the remedies necessary to
correct OF remove the trouble.
More people can be reached at the
and given demonstrations
concerning live stock matters than a
dozen lecturers could meet and talk
to in several years. Then with the
means for forcibly bringing to their
attention and interest the methods
Used by the Board In preventing and
disease, results that are wide.
spread and lasting can be brought
about.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05

Jackson. q man who has the conf
dence and respect of the people of the
state and a leading business man OF
the Capital City. Sen. Henry C. Lawn
Of Lumberton completes the list, q
prominent lumberman, Mason and leg.
islator, loved by q large clientele OF
ac~quaintances and with integrity un.
impeached.
These are the men who will have
charge of the affairs of the great Elk.
position. They are we'll known
throughout the state and hardly can q
man be found who might doubt that 1t
Will be economically, honestly and eff.
ficiently managed. They rere select
ed without reference to political, relig.
ious or social alignment, but because
they were well known, honest and ca.
pacitated to conduct its affairs in q
satisfactory manner.
These men have selected your hum.
Bile servant as Dlrector-General, ]. T.
Connel Of Gulfport as Executive Secro.
tary. and a mar well qualified in every
way for the position, VIM. Mehl of St.
Louis, landscape architect, a man who
has helped to build four of our great.
est expositionr Clyde H. Osborne, Di.
rector of Exhibits and Concessions, a
man who he'd the same place at San
Diego and one Of the two men who
were responsible more than n 9th.
ers for the success Of that enterprise.
Howard s. Williams of Jackson as
Director of Publicity, one of the liv.
est wires in the state and an excel
lent gentleman; L A. Scott as Au.
ditor, a man worthy and well qualified
in every way; Miss Henrietta Mitchell
Of Jackson as Directress of the Wom-
ans Building, and a lady whose
friends are legion. The architects are
two young men from Mississippi and
one from Louisiana, N. W. Overstreet
Of Jackson, P. j. Krause of Meridian
and VIM. A. Nolan Of New Or cans,
Their work will speak for itself.
These are the head of departments
selected SO far. 1t is an organization
that has the ability and capacity of
performing effective and valuable ser.
vice. With the well balanced Commits.
sion named above, together with the
active forces on the ground and work
ing every day, there is no reason why
the Exposition will not be a thorough
success insofar as their responsibility
Is concerned.
1t is gratifying to note that the
newspapers of Mississippi, almost
without exception, are giving to the
proposition their liberal and enthusi-
astic support. Its success means a
substantial benefit to their readers
and patrons. They have the power to
make or break 1t, but their former lib.
eral attitude toward similar projects
insures for the great birthday party q
backing that has not been excelled by
the press of any state that has aver
staged such q celebration.
The Mississippi Centennial EXPOSE
ton Is the states milestone of prog
ress. 1t is the GROWING event of the
century just closing and the dawn Of
another hundred years of peace and
prosperity.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05
MEMBERS OF EXPOSITION COMMISSION
This Body Is Representative Of All Sections Of Mississippi, and Deeply
Interested in the Success Of Great Birthday Event.
By q. Z. ~BLAKEsLEE.

For handling the Mississippi Cen
|. tennial Exposition. supervising an,
guiding its affairs, the Legislature pro
vided for q Commission that IL repre-
sentative Of the various sections o
the state. Believing that the poop .
might be interested In the personne
o; that body. their names and address
es are given.
Governor Theodore @. Bilbo is OK
officio chairman, Is the executive of
flcer Of the state, elected by the PEG
pie. and is throwing his energy and
enthusiasm Into the project. knowing
that 1t offers a splendid. opportunity o.
being made many times as valuable to
the people as the money invested will
amount to.
Lieutenant.Governor Lee M. Russell
OF Oxford and Speaker of the House
Sennett NJ. Conner Of Seminary are
also ex-offtcio members. They are
good men in whom the people have
shown confidence and are both enthu'
siastically aiding the project.
The Supervisors Of jackson, Harri,
son and Hancock counties had the
naming of n man from each county
Frank H. Lewis Of Pascagou'a repre-,
sents Jackson. He Is q large property
owner. = grower Of pecan and citrus
fruits and has made magnificent ex.
hibits at the state fair. Isham Reeves
Of Gulfport represents Harrison. Is a
member of the Board Of Supervisors,
and an enthusiastic and wide-awake
official. H. 8. Weston Of Logtown is
Hancock's representative. He is one
Of the largest property owners in
South Mississippi and a sterli1g bust
ness man.
Biloxi, Gulfport and Pass CHRISTIAN
were entitled to a man from each.
Walter Hunt, 3 splendid young man
and alderman. is from Biloxi; George
M. Foote, the progressive and ener.
getic Mayor Of Gulfport, represents his
town as Mayor Saucier of Pass Chris.
tian, M Of the safest men on the
coast, completes the municipal contin-
gent. Each Of these men Is sincere In
the belief that the Exposition can be
made invaluable to all of the people
of Mississippi and are working to that
end.
The Park Board Of Gulfport has a
special representative in the person
Of Hanun Gardner, one Of the leading
lawyers Of the coast and a thoroughly
reliable citizen in every way. In ad.
dition to these the Governor was en-
powered to appoint five, n from
each supreme court district Of the
state and two from the state at large.
From the northern distric he named
A. G. Anderson of Ripley, editor of the
Sentinel, former representative and
state senator, and thoroughly respect.
ed by his people; for the middle dis.
trict, Floyd Lopez Of Lake, q leading
business man, former representative,
and enjoying the confidence and es.
TEEN Of al who know him: for the
southern district, r. l.. Simpson Of
Gulfport, whose name is connected
every progressive movement In
South Mississippi, and is at the helm
of the largest commercial business In
his section.
From the state at large Governor
Bilbo named Swep J. Taylor, Mayor Of
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05
T. B. MINYARD
Artssian Well Contractor
Greenwood. Miss.

II interested In IN artesian well
write Or see me and get my prices
on same.
No contract too small or too large
to handle, especially IN the Gresnwood
tasSitAyy.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05

Each county In Mississippi, Ala
bama and Louisiana will be given q
day during the Exposition and special
programs arranged. On these days
special trains and other means Of
transportation will be provided for
transporting large numbers Of people
from the counties to the Gulf Coast.
It is freely predicted that two Of the
liveliest days at the Exposition will
DO Smith Day" and Jones Day" 1t
10 believed that not less than ten
thousand Smiths can be brought to
the big birthday party and az many or
more Joueses on the day set aside for
them
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05

ton for 1t. We
believe this Scrip
ture does sane
ton such service,
But some 10 SO
far as to declare
that such service
is the very heart
of religion, that a
mans belief
counts for moth.
ing, but only his
deeds, and again
quote u text as
proof. On this
point we do not
believe the Scrip
turs sustains
them. Everything
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05

Several national organizations will
hold their meetings during the Expo
sition in the great auditorium being
erected and a vigorous campaign is
being continuously waged for more.
1t is already assured that not less
than fifty meetings of various bodies
will be he'd during the Exposition and
in the Coliseum.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05

A salt water natatorium with both
hot and cold water for bathing pur.
poses will be located within the
grounds. Those who have longed for
the Justly celebrated baths Of the Pa
cific coast will not be compelled to
70 thousands Of miles for that luxury.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05

When you hear q man knocking the
Exposition. or any, other progressive
movement, don't forget that he Is
knocking the community In which he
lives and the state that offers him q
holnA.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05

The Exposition Is building a sub.
stantiAl pier several hundred feet In
length for the convenience of visitors
who desire to bathe or boat. 1t will
be equipped with all corvenlences for
this purpose.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-05
CONTRACT BLANKS FOR SALE.

CONTRACT BLANKS FOR SALE.
The Commonwealth Office has for
sale RENT, SHARE and WAGES
CONTRACT BLANKS, BLANK
BILLS OF SALE, PAYROLL
BLANKS. pROMIsSORY and COL.
LATERAL NOTES, NURSES REC
ORDS, etc., in any quantities desired
ct Reasonable pttss..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-27


which the subcommittee will report,
is said to be favorable to the bill,
which, if true, will bring the fight out
in the open on the floor of the house.
TERRIBLE SCENES LEFT BY
GERMANS IN RETREAT
BY VIM. Philip Simms
With British Armies in France,
March 27.-One day spent in terri
tory just wrenched from German
domination by Franco-British arms
would make the most timid human
pacifist iacHabbit stand on his hind
legs and spit in the Prussian war
hounds face.
If American voters could spend
an hour among pinched faces of ba-
bies, hear the stories of wrOnged
women, could see piIlaged towns,
sacked cities and devastated cOUn-
tryside-then any Washington poll
tician refusing to help resist the kali
ser's decision to treat Americans in
the same way would find himself sud-
denly snatched from his chair by the
nape Of his neck and hustled where
the whang-doodle moUrneth forever
more.
rs America coming into the WARP"
a woman with sick husband and
several small children, asked me at
Nesle.
Tell your people, for Gods sake
for their sake-for everybody's
sake-heIp us stop the war, because
it won't end until those horrible
Prussians are beaten. And with
America in, they'll be beaten the
quicker.
eff you had lived as I have lived,
for two and a half years compelled
to kow-tow to them like a servant,
you'd understand.
MY 20-year-old sister, with lots of
other girls and women, was sent
away by these Prussians-to where
and to what fate we don't know. My
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-27
BODY HAS
CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING

The local transportation commit
tee last night was given two chances
to do something for the people who
elected its members to the city coUn-
Gil. Two resolutions were introduced
by Aid. Kennedy.
One directed the local transporta-
ton committee to do everything in
its power to improve present service
conditions on the city's traction
lines.
The other instructed the city law
department to recover approximately
$4,000 spent illegally by the street
car companies for advertising. Most
of the money went to the loop press.
Kennedy insists, and he is well
backed in this, that the advertising
charges are laid against the wrong
accounts in the car companies
books, so that the people pay 55 per
cent of the charges because that
part of tie payment is diverted from
the traction fund which goes to the
city.
The worst feature is that the adj
vertisements are used to push the So
year franchise that the majority al
dermen in the council are now fight
ing.
1000
NuAbN DDECIHENT n NSEIV
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-27
ouARp PREsIpENT cLosELY

GUARD PRE0IDEN OLOoELT
Washington, March 27-Precau-
tionary measures of the most elabor-
ate kind will be taken to protect
President Wilson from any harm
when he delivers his war message to
congress one week from today,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-27

the whole affair seemed apparent to
many. 1t is practically known in adj
vance that the subcommittee will
render an Unfavorable report on the
bill, but the Industrial committee, to
which the subcommittee will report,
is said to be favorable to the bill,
which, if true, will bring the fight out
in the open on the floor Of the house.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-27

was i'll; my babies, because they were
too young.
I'VE had COWS, horses, pigs, chick
ens-bUt the Germans took all. At
first they paid for them in notes
scrubbed on any scrap of paper
handy. But for over a year they have
taken what they wanted, without
even giving us these notes.
Before they left asked them if
they wouldn't give me a little cash
in place of some of their notes-but
they laughed in my face"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
q FOR RENr-FuRN,sHeD ROOMS IL

LARGE FRONT ROOM, SUITABLE
for two gentlemen. Four blocks
from Higgins and Main; 1S4 Madi-
son st